Kind of a preview of how shell run her court and this case. And in deciding whether to grant Special Counsel jack smiths request for protective order limiting what the disgraced expresident can and cannot say publicly about the case, judge chutkan cuts through Talking Points like a hot knife through butter. On the First Amendment protections, they are so fond of citing, mr. Trump, like every american, has a First Amendment right to free speech. But that right is not absolute. Adding that without a protective order, the disclosure of discovery materials could lead to witnesses being harassed or otherwise interfering with a fair trial. What about the fact that trump is running for president. And chutkan did not mince words on that eithe saying, this is a criminal trial and i will not take into consideration the impact will have for have for a political came on either side. He will have all of the rights hesen tieptled to. The existence is not going to have any bearing on my decision. I i
Beach was closed earlier after at least one possible shark sighting. Talking with officials to use the hightech drones to see if they can see shark activity. As the woman continues to recover, telling everyone to be vigilant. Sandra is she still in Critical Condition . Shes in the hospital in stable condition now, she was in critical last night, but still, when we saw pictures from the beachgoers were injuries were bad. Sandra a lot of blood loss, i know that. And we are at brandnew hour here, top of the hour and a fox news alert, two Top Republican candidates holding duelling events in the Battle Ground state of New Hampshire. Donald trump campaigning the First Time Since his indictment. John and we are about two weeks out from the first republican president ial debate right here on fox. Sandra and America Reports kicks off hour two. Sandra smith in new york. John im john roberts in washington. Any moment now President Biden will take the podium all the way across the country in arizo
Escape. Also breaking overnight, ohio voters delivering a major win for Abortion Rights in a special election. Does it spell trouble for republicans in 2024 . And lawyers for donald trump and the Special Counsel due back in court friday. Their fight over what trump can and cannot talk about as the former president strikes a defiant tone on the trail. I will talk about it. I will. Theyre not taking away my First Amendment right. Good morning, its great to have you with us. Its 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with a win for Abortion Rights advocates that could have major implications for 2024. Voters in ohio overwhelmingly defeated a gopbacked Ballot Measure that would have made it all but impossible to enshrine Abortion Rights in the state constitution come november. Now, ohio was the seventh state to put Abortion Rights on the line. 14 months since the Supreme Court struck down roe v. Wade and the seventh to back Abortion Rights. Were talking a clean swe
weekend. the 119 congress is the least productive in decades. that could cost republicans big come this november. some of them already acknowledging that they had the embarrassment of not having nothing to run on, and a monmouth university poll released last month found only 17% of americans approve of the job congress is doing. this is as crucial issues like taxation, the border, ukraine aid, and government funding remain unresolved. joining us now to discuss it all is the house democratic leader congressman hakeem jeffries of new york. welcome to you, sir, thank you for being here. this is truly one of the most unproductive congresses in decades. what is your take here on the current border fight that is currently happening on funding? this is about ukraine aid at the end of the day, but donald trump seems to be scuttling any potential for a deal that is going to come together. this is a do nothing republican congress of epic proportions, and what we have seen is that the
president. he happens to be the leading candidate to get the gop nomination and be atop the primaries when it s all said and done, making him joe biden s primary and main opponent. is that the man that s going to be charging the president, the former president of the united states, is that the justice department that he controls? yes, the justice department specifically accusing trump of violating the espionage act. congress passed the espionage act a few years before world war i. the law was meant to target spies who might turn against the united states during wartime. joe biden s justice department is trying to argue that trump is a spy, which is really absurd. now, the president said as much in a rally over the weekend. he addressed the indictment against him in public for the first time. the baseless indictment of me by the biden administration s weaponized department of injustice will go down as among the most horrific abuses of power in the history of our country. i t