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>> ashley: i'm ashley strohmier, in for carley shimkus. it is going down with elon musk on twitter. >> todd: what does this all mean? the republican primary bench keeps getting deeper and deeper. the governor is the latest candidate to turn his hat in the ring, on the heels of south carolina's tim scott. >> ashley: lucas tomlinson has more. >> lucas: president biden approval ratings continue to suffer, the highly anticipated official announcement from florida governor ron desantis coming tonight on twitter. here is elon musk with a preview. >> i'll be interviewing ron desantis and he...

interview as a contender. >> todd: the governor will become the latest candidate to throw his hat in the ring on heels of south carolina senator tim scott. >> ashley: lucas tomlinson has everything you need to know ahead of tonight. good morning. >> lucas: good morning. this move has been months in the making, now official, florida governor ron desantis will declare he's a 2024 presidential candidate tonight on twitter. here is elon musk with a preview. >> we will be interviewing ron desantis and he has quite an announcement to make. and will be for first time something like this is ...

Shutdown is all but certain at this point. Republicans in the house failing to pass a short term measure to fund the government, but the House Speaker says he has other ideas. Top official at the white house will join us on how the administration is bracing for a shutdown. Plus senator Dianne Feinstein, Longest Serving Female senator in history, passing away at the age of 90. How her impact is being remembered from congress to her home state of california. And speaking of the golden state, donald trump is in california this hour speaking at a republican convention. His message as one conservat...

Years as a young adult in california, there were two female senators, senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, both elected in 1992 during the socalled year of the woman. I was 9 years old when that happened, too young to grasp what was going on, and not entirely aware of Anita Hill Saga that prompted it so to me it was norm toll look to have washington and see two women representing my state. Completely normal to see one of those women led by bipartisan or to see her lead the Intelligence Committee or see her held to account for egregious wrong doing after 9 11 or see her stand up to the ...

“There are qualified women across Maine who belong in fields dominated by men," says Governor Janet Mills