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mar-a-lago today with his most powerful ally in washington as president biden blasts the former president as a convicted criminal in a massive new ad buy. the maneuvers from both sides ahead of their first debate next week. a new phase in israel's operations in gaza, and netanyahu disbanding his war cabinet. what does it all mean for the war against hamas? scorching heat from detroit to boston as wildfires rage in california. the extreme weather that's turning this summer into a slow broil. good morning. thanks for being here. it's 10:00 eastern. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin this morning with the intensifying race for the white house today donald trump hosts house speaker mike johnson and the head of the campaign committee working to elect house republicans at mar-a-lago to talk strategy, while president biden is seeing green coming off a record fund-raiser, raking in $30 million at a hollywood event with big-time stars in attendance. nbc's vaughn hillyard is tracking the latest with the trump campaign. allie raffa is at the white house. also with us, jennifer horn, former rnc executive committee mem bher and ashley etienne normer aide to vice president harris and speaker pelosi. >> early this afternoon we expect speaker johnson to privately meet with donald trump, the presumptive positive nominee at his mar-a-lago estate. you'll recall a similar type of meeting took place two months ago in which speaker johnson who at the time was on the cusp of being vacate friday the speakership, a threat majed by marjorie taylor greene to cobble republicans, to do what they had done just a few months prior to kevin mccarthy. donald trump stood in speaker johnson's corner. over the last two months we have seen speaker johnson not only go to his manhattan trial and walk out and talk to cameras in support of him. he's called on the u.s. supreme court to intervene in his appeal to undo his criminal conviction stemming from that new york trial. he's also placed two key trump allies on the house intelligence committee to donald trump's liking, including former doctor ronnie jackson. for donald trump and mike johnson, there's mutual interest here. of course, for donald trump, if he were to get back in the white house, it's in his interest to have a governing co-lags with the republican house majority in order to pass through legislation that he would like to enact come 2025. for speaker johnson, there's, of course, key incentive to hold on to the support of donald trump. you'll recall donald trump was in washington, d.c. last week. he met with house republicans and gave behind closed doors acknowledgment and approval to speaker johnson and noted to marjorie taylor greene that she should be nice to him. for these two men, this meeting is significant. we're 4 1/2 months out from the general election. we expect not only a tight presidential race but also key house races that could very well turn in democrats' favor and make speaker johnson no longer the speaker come 2025. >> we just got a note that meeting set for 1:00 p.m. eastern today. allie, this $30 million fund-raiser for president biden. do we have any idea how he's planning to use that haul on the campaign trail. >> reporter: you add that to the more than $26 million it brought in in march for the big high-profile new york city fund-raiser, and you get a sense for this growing war chuft the biden campaign has. they're adding more field offices to the more than 150 they already have opened across battleground states. they're also hiring more organizers. but the biden team says their main focus, their main investment is going to be in paid media. they say that is the best way to communicate directly with voters, especially in this critical stage of the campaign with just over a week to go until the first general election presidential debate. we're already seeing this fund-raising money being put to work. the biden campaign introducing a new ad called character matters that directly attacks former president trump for his guilty verdicts in several of his legal cases. take a listen to part of that ad. >> this election is between a convicted criminal who is only out for himself and a president who is fighting for your family. >> i'm joe biden, and i approve this message. >> reporter: and is particularly notable given the distance that the president has created between himself and former president trump's legal challenges in the last couple months. the biden team really wants to hone in on this messaging. their argument is while the president is busy caring about the american people, former president trump is caring about himself. lastly, the biden campaign says they're using that $50 million ad blitz to target minority voters. there will be new efforts to reach to black americans, asian americans and latino voters. >> allie and vaughn, thank you: jennifer, you just saw that new biden xain ad, what's your reaction to it? >> i think it's a great ad. i think it's strong for president biden. it highlights what we know is the worst of donald trump and the best of joe biden. i think the messaging and the visuals on it are really strong. i think as his campaign goes forward, particularly at the debate in about ten days, that that's going to be the kind of distinction that joe biden is going to make. we know that in general the american people are going to respond negatively to donald trump's -- to his legal convictions. i think that the ad, if i remember the full add correctly, uses the phrase sexual assault, and it shows biden with children and a smile and what he's most known for, his ability to connect with people and to be compassionate and empathetic. i think it's a really strong commercial. >> what do you make of speaker johnson going to visit trump again in mar-a-lago? they just saw each other last week. is trump going to be a drag, or is he going to help vulnerable republicans? >> well, i think that vulnerable republicans will probably find him to be a bit of a drag. i think that mike johnson going back down to mar-a-lago again, going down to see the president again. i read that he may be going back later this week with some of the folks from the senate. johnson is making it very, very clear that he is in for trump. i find it particularly unsettling -- i know it's an election year and, of course, johnson is going to be in for republican successes, but he's spending an awful lot of time where he's supposed to be speaker of the house for all americans in courtrooms and in these overly glam florida home of a candidate rather than in washington doing his job. i think the connection that he's trying to build with donald trump ultimately is not just bad for the country. i think it could end up being bad for a lot of republican candidates. >> ashley, i want to play some of the comments from president biden talking to jimmy kimmel at that campaign fund-raiser this weekend. watch this. >> the idea that if he's re-elected he's going to appoint two more flying flags upside down is really -- i really mean it. >> could this be the scariest part of all of it? >> i think it is one of the scariest parts. the supreme court has never been as out of kilter as it is today. >> ashley, how big of a motivator might this be for democrats and should the president perhaps put out a list of potential supreme court nominees? >> i don't think he should go so far as to put out a list. democrats have for some time been amplifying the threat that the supreme court poses to the very rights that we enjoy. for years we were talking about in the context primarily of reproductive rights and we saw what happened when the court reversed roe. we talked about it as it relates to affirmative action. they refersed affirmative action. what we used to posit as a threat is no longer an excess senl threat. it's an actual real thing that's happening every day. i think people actually get it. voters get it. particularly democratic voters get it better than they ever have before. what we're also seeing is it's having resonance with these independent voters, the 1% to 2% that will make the difference in the next election. this message is not just geared towards democrats and the democratic base, but it's also geared toward those independent, those 1 to 2% that will make the difference in the next election. >> i also want to ask you, ashley, the comments we're hearing from trump. he had an interview saying i have so many black friends that if i were a racist, they wouldn't be friends. they would know better than anybody and fast. he also spoke at a black church this weekend in detroit. take a listen to part of that message plus a reminder of other comments he's made recently to try to appeal to this voting bloc. >> we've done more for -- and i say it proudly -- more for the black population than any president since abraham lincoln. that's a big statement. >> then i got indicted a second time and a third time and a fourth time. a lot of people said that that's why the black people like me because they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against. >> ashley, he has made some inroads with the black voters in that voting bloc. what's your reaction to these types of comments? >> there was just a "usa today" poll that came out that said black voters overwhelmingly find the president's statements offensive, as i do i. it sort of challenges my mind and he tries to pander to us in the same breath as he demonizes and insults us. i don't think it's actually having a big impact. i think this narrative is overrated that he's appealing to black voters. i think there are some on the margin. the large majority of black voters, specifically blashg men remember under trump black unemployment was double under trump, how he tried to invalidate obama with the birtherism movement, how he told police to dominate the protesters after george floyd's death. we will never forget those things. i think this narrative he's making inroads with black voters is actually just complete hype. i don't think it's actually real. but you contrast that -- the former president's record to the current president's record and you have black unemployment is at a record -- lowest record it's been at ever. you have black wealth up 60%. black businesses growing at the fastest rate as it has in decades. so this is an area which i don't think the biden campaign obviously is not going to let up. let me add one more thing, ana, before we leave. it's actually having the opposite effect, the focus on black voters, than what trump actually wants. i've worked in four presidential campaigns. it's typically not until october that we start to focus on black voters. because there's so many polls out now and donald trump is going to the bronx and to detroit and all these other places trying to appeal to black voters, you have the democratic party that's now doubling down on aggression sierra nevadaly appealing to black voters with $25 million ad buys, where recently the party just launched african americans for biden. there's a huge effort now to appeal and engage black voters faster, sooner and more aggressively than the party ever has before. >> quick final thought to you, jennifer. >> ashley is absolutely right. i'm kind of a fan of donald trump getting out there in front of black voters or hispanic voters or lgbtq voters. i think the more they see him, the more they hear from him, the clearer it becomes just how -- frankly i think he's inherently racist. people don't like to use that word and be that bold. i think that he is. i think he has a history of that. he is the "there are good people on both sides"al president. he can't stop himself from suggesting that he is as targeted by law enforcement as the history of black people in this country. these are outrageous statements he makes. i think they expose him for who he really is. i thif it also highlights when he behaves this way and highlights again joe biden's position and his long history of become the more empathetic, compassionate fair-minded human being as compared to donald trump. >> again, drum answering those questions about whether he's a racist where, if i were a racist, i wouldn't have black friends. direct quote from him in that interview with semafor. >> ladies, thank you nor the conversation. ahead, the scorching heat set to blanket much of the u.s. this week. are you in the hot zone? plus, a legal question. will the supreme court rule against trump when it comes to presidential immunity and could they step in over his felony conviction in new york? also a warning from the u.s. surgeon general today involving your children and social media. and israel's war cabinet being dissolved. so what does that mean for the war against hamas? we're back in 90 seconds. ♪♪ citi's industry leading global payments solutions help their clients move money around the world seamlessly in over 180 countries... and help a partner like the world food programme as they provide more than food to people in need. together, citi and the world food programme empower families across the globe. ♪♪ here's to getting better with age. here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need... ...without the stuff you don't. so, here's to now. boost. 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>> reporter: ana, you're right when you say this is a major shakeup. the war cabinet has been managing the war effort for these last eight months. remember it was kind of a team of rivals, political opponents joining netanyahu's government after the october 7th attack, but they have now resigned from that unity government saying they disagree with netanyahu's handling of the war. this comes amid tensions between the israeli government and the israeli army over getting humanitarian aid into gaza. this morning a new phase of israel's operation in rafah is under way. the idf says it's pausing fighting for 11 hours each day near a critical border crossing to allow more humanitarian aid into gaza. the move announced during the muslim holiday of'd, gazan families trying to celebrate among the ruins of war. there's no life. gaza is destroyed. there's no gaza anymore. aid groups welcoming the decision and calling on israel to do more to address the danger of famine. the far right of israel's government blasting the army, saying whoever made the decision to pause the fighting was a fool who should not continue in his position. an israeli official claiming prime minister netanyahu was unaware of the decision and found it unacceptable saying the fighting would continue in other parts of rafah as planned. the israeli leader also announcing he's dissolving the war cabinet after his main political rival be signed from the body last week. over the weekend netanyahu fixing pressure as protesters in tel aviv demanded a deal to free the hostages, even if it means ending the war. a week after he was rescued by israeli commanders, freed hostage andre kozlov speaking out. >> israel, hamas, i ask you to make a deal as soon as possible. >> reporter: a senior adviser to president biden is here in israel today to discuss nat gaza, but the intensifying fighting between israel and aaron-backed hezbollah in southern lebanon. the white house is saying it's doing everything it can to try to keep that fight from erupting into a full-scale war. >> raf, in the back of our minds is what's happening with the cease-fire negotiations. any movement? >> reporter: ana, here is the diplomatic choreography. a little more than two weeks ago, president biden laid out the three-phase plan to end the war in gaza, free the hostages. hamas responded to that proposal last week with a whole series of changes, one of them which is they want a firm timeline for when israel forces will withdraw in gaza. secretary blinken said some of the changes that hamas is looking for are potentially workable. some of them are not. we're now at the stage that egypt and qatar, the two main mediators, are trying to figure out is there a way to bridge this gap between israel and hamas and see if this deal can be moved forward. ana. >> raf sanchez, thank you. keep us posted. meantime the kremlin is reporting that ugs president vladimir putin will be visiting north korea starting tomorrow. this visit is expected to focus on expanding military cooperation. it comes as putin's top spy chief says conditions will be tougher for ukraine if they turn down putin's current peace agreement. remember putin's conditions include ukraine withdrawing troops from four regions annexed by moscow since the 2022 invasion. russia demanding ukraine renounce plans to join nato. 80 countries at a swiss peace conference called for the territorial integrity of ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement. next on "ana cabrera reports," a growing fire out west that has burned up an area nearly the size of manhattan already while a crackling heat wave extends from the midwest to the east coast. the late evident on this extreme weather. plus, the red-hot competition to make team usa. who has gold in their sights in paris. paris. with nurtec odt, i found relief. the only migraine medication that helps treat and prevent, all in one. to those with migraine, i see you. for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura and the preventive treatment of episodic migraine in adults. don't take if allergic to nurtec odt. allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. it's time we all shine. talk to a healthcare provider about nurtec odt from pfizer. it's time to feed the dogs real food, not highly processed pellets. the farmer's dog is fresh food made with whole meat and veggies. it's not dry food. it's not wet food. it's just real food. it's an idea whose time has come. -remember when i said we need to screen for colon cancer? 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