Its all expected to start no sooner than x thursday, after the first president ial debate in milwaukee, wisconsin. On that note, nbc news is also reporting that after quite a bit of back and forth, donald trump has officially decided not to attend that first debate, which is being hosted by fox news. Instead, trump is seeking a sitdown 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 at all, and it is shaping up to be another chapter and 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 here, do you remember the first time trump ever participated in a republican primary debate . It was august of 2015, and that the bay, much like the coming on, was hosted by the Republican National committee at fox news. Meghan kelly was one of the moderators. When she aske
County georgia. A grand jury bused in as prosecutors lay out their evidence that donald trump tried to steal the states electoral votes. Witness testimony moved up from tomorrow to today, the trump attacks on a key witness, and Text Messages that directly link the former president s legal team to a Voting System breach. And hawaii wildfire aftermath with the death toll close to 100, were hearing about government failures, failed fire hydrants, Warning Sirens that didnt go off, plus a claim that live power lines were not cut off. The raid on a small kansas newspaper, the editor targeted in the raid joins me this hour. Welcome to the lead. Im jack tapper. We start with our Law And Justice lead. Right now a grand jury is deciding whether to indict donald trump. It was expected to take at least two days for Fulton County District Attorney fani willis to produce her evidence. A number of key witnesses who had been told to show up tomorrow and testify have now been called in to testify. Thos
Administration is wavinging them in. Here is whats happening on a daily basis at key crossing points. Federal government releasing bus load after bus load of migrants to private organizations where they are being assisted with travel to cities and states across the country. Little fear of deportation when they cross that border, dana. Dana we want to take you to one of the flash points along the border. Bill melugin is in mission, texas. Good morning, bill. Good morning to you. The day before title 42 ended back in may dhs Secretary Mayokas held a Press Conference at the white house where he promised tougher consequences for any migrants caught crossing illegally after title 42 ended. Listen. I want to be very clear. Our borders are not open. People who cross our border unlawfully and without a legal basis to remain will be promptly processed and removed. Will be promptly processed and removed, he said. Thats not the reality of what were seeing on the ground here in the Rio Grande Vall
Today on inside politics, under the cover of darkness or in the plain blinding light of day. The georgia indictment puts a familiar question on Donald Trumps plate. Just when and how will he turn himself in . Plus joe biden tries to conquer confusion. In just a few hours, the president will use the white house as a stage to explain to voters that his economic plans one year after becoming law have worked. And the politics of mr. Polite. Tim scott uses iowa as a test kitchen to see if voters just might prefer a happy warrior over a form er president. Lets go behind the headlines and inside politics. Up first today, donald trump and his 18 codefendants space an august 25th surrender deadline. The sheriff says they can turn themselves in any time between now and then no matter rain, nor sleet nor snow nor time of day. Between now and then, expect legal maneuvers to muck up the case. Nick valencia is live for us. So far, no sign of any of the defendants. Reporter thats right. According to
Cnn newsroom. Im Paula Reid In Washington tonight in russia, president Vladimir Putin is proclaiming Russian Unity after polls closed in a three today president ial election, with no genuine Opponent Running against him. Putin is expected to win, keeping him in office until 2030 and continuing as russias longestserving leader since soviet dictator Joseph Stalin cnns Matthew Chance is in moscow matthew, what else did putin have to say tonight well, it was a, an extraordinary post election sort of makeshift Press Conference, Ad Hoc Press Conference that he gave two members of the press, the local press the Foreign Press as well. There were members, theyre asking various questions. He just finished giving his thank you speech to volunteers and to supporters in the auditorium, saying that the election victory, that the final results hasnt come in yet, but the election victory a represented essentially, and im paraphrasing him here. A mandate for his continued work in the country, which we