four months, in four different jurisdictions. that same front runner has a little respect or voters and election process that he refuses to even participate in this debate, and no other candidate with a real shot of winning the nomination is willing to take on that front runner. no one is up to the task of condemning him. in fact, they are more likely to embrace a potential criminal potentially criminally actions. this debate is about far more than winning votes. we will see on full display a party that has all but abandoned democracy and our countries small d democratic values. this week, we need to know whether these candidates will adhere to the rule of law. whether they will accept the results of free and fair elections, and whether they will allow us to uphold our institutions. so that s what we are discussing tonight. not who is up or who is down. we are way beyond that. and we will be doing a disservice to you if we try to make it seem like this upcoming debate is an
the news at 5:00, spencer and linsey: tonight, as we come on the air, a historic storm unleashes its fury on the southwest. hilary comes ashore, triggering dangerous flash flood alerts for millions. a state of emergency is declared in california. the national hurricane center warns of catastrophic and life-threatening flooding. landslides and mudslides are also in the forecast in this, the first tropical storm to hit the area in decades. hilary has already turned deadly in mexico. some streets in los angeles now underwater. stores packed with people stocking up on supplies. palm springs and other cities normally dry now bracing for an onslaught of rain. we have team coverage. matt rivers and zohreen shah on the ground in southern california. rob marciano times it all out. also tonight, wildfires scorching washington state. three large fires now burning uncontained, at least one person has died. 20,000 acres burned and nearly 200 buildings damaged or destroyed. we talk to
- also guinea pigs. - also guinea pigs, ok. i m getting a theme going here. what else? but maybe it s much simpler than i m making it out to be. for inspiration, i ve turned to a particularly unfiltered bunch. ice cream and robots? ok, what else? - like, something like, something like a bird caucus. - like a bird caucus? - yeah! - i think a bird caucus sounds really interesting. i m not sure what that is. - [laughing] - i always say that! - [laughs] - oh, that made you happy! oh, my god, this is gonna be the greatest party ever. go! bird caucus? bird caucus. yeah. eureka! bird caucus. [nicky blitz blast off ] - getting too close, better pull on back - what if i travel the world, exploring what makes some places happier than others? - need a one-two. - i m looking at the ways that where we are. - yeah, i m a-comin , i m a-comin - affect who we are. - whoo, i m a-comin i m a-comin , yeah. - it s been said that the search for happiness is the chief sou
news. instead trump is seeking a sit-down interview with the former fox news host tucker carlson. as a means of counter programming the republican debate. this is not something that fox and the rnc can be happy about atul. and it is shaping up to be yet another chapter in the long running saga between donald trump and fox news the network that helped make donald trump president in the first place. let me step back a little bit do you remember the first time trump ever participated in a republican primary debate? it was august 20 15th, that debate, much like the coming one, was hosted by the republican national committee and fox news. meghan kelly was one of the moderators. and when she asked trump about some of the absolutely vile language he had used to describe women in the past trump was incensed. the next day trump took his grievances to air on another cable news network. she gets out and she starts asking me all sorts of hurdles grigor s questions, and you know you cou
miles with 100 or more shirtless navy seals. good morning. rachel: we are looking forward to that. bring them in. pete: the run kicked off. we promised you shirtless and we delivered. it is a 1 mile run over the water s edge where we will put on fins and start to swim. bill brown at the navy seals giving a lot of inspirational speeches reminding us what it is all about, service and sacrifice. new jersey state police, fire department, an amazing event, they are all running behind this edge. we are going to bring in charlie this morning. reporter: so excited. will: you are hosting us throughout the morning as we are in and out of the water all morning long. reporter: i don t have faith in myself to complete this. i have faith in both of you. will: the mic is over to you to join the run. reporter: hand it over. all right. get it going and we are following them all the way until the swim complete at battery park, from there they will run to the world trade center so good