Welcome to the Journal Editorial Report im Paul Gigot as heads into the final stretch a new cnn shows they are in a tight race in six Battle Ground states with Vice President Kamala Harris leading among michigan and former Donald Trump ahead in arizona. Two are nearly even in Georgia And Nevada and dead heat in all important State Of Pennsylvania where the candidates are set to meet next week in a high Stakes Debate that could set the tone for the final eight weeks of the campaign. So what should we expect when the two face off on tuesday in philadelphia . Lets ask Wall Street Journal Columnist Fox News contributor karl rove. Karl, welcome good to see you as always. So we have the big Harris Surge for several weeks after she got in. A lot of talk now that maybe that momentum has stopped. And maybe trump has stopped her surge and it is now pretty even. What do you think . Where are we . First of all it is not a very big bump historically because this race is remains tight. It looks like
A crucial supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action could come tomorrow, as colleges and universities grapple with the possibility that race might no longer be a factor in admissions. The Central Question being decided this time is should Affirmative Action continue forever In The Name Of diversity, and are the gains achieved worth the harms allegedly inflicted on Asian American students . This is the most important civil Rights Case of our era. I dont think its an overstatement to say theyre freaking out right now. One admissions official told me, some colleges are so worried about being sued in the wake of this decision that theyre thinking about scrubbing racial and ethnic data from their websites. There has to be some discrimination here. There has to be something against Asian Americans specifically. This case is going to be something more than just about admissions. The notion that noticing race is per se unconstitutional could be devastating for a number of areas of the law. An
brian: so cool. i used to have a normal clarinet. as you know i was all junior high but you are looking at super bowl 57. of course, this is the best band in america until tomorrow s and they are up early for us here in arizona because we are back on the road and it s a fox super bowl and now we are back on the set. and we have woken up everybody in and around the stadium, guys. that is the pride of the west. and now you know why they are so proud. steve: that s right. hey, good morning, brian. ashley: good morning. steve: congratulations getting out to arizona. i have bad news for you. it s actually warmer right now in new york city than it is in arizona. we got 53 degrees. there where you are it is 4 wait, hand warmers are you serious? yeah. what has happened? what is happening in arizona? you go there because the dry heat. guess to be 100 degrees if not more there. it s warmer in new york in february than it is there, brian. brian: listen, if you guys would a
bannon s change of heart, his trial will go on. also late today, what we learned about tomorrow s january 6th hearing who will testify now? and the other key witness we re expected to hear from. rachel scott with new reporting. the war in ukraine. and tonight, the white house now warning it believes iran is getting ready to help russia. what they re expected to send to fight the ukrainians. james longman standing by, reporting from ukraine. japan in mourning over the assassination of former prime minister shinzo abe. and what we ve now learned tonight about the alleged gunman. bob wood. dick: is there. here at home tonight, the urgent manhunt under way for the armed suspect wanted for shootings at several 7-elevens today. elon musk terminating his deal to buy twitter. what musk said about it all. and american strong tonight. the plane stuck on the tarmac and the spontaneous performance. you have to see this. good evening and it s great to be back with all of you
heart, his trial will go on. also late today, what we learne hearing. who will testify now? and the other key witness we re. and tonight, the white house now warning it believes iran is getting ready to help russia. what they re expected to send to fight the ukrainians.from japan in mourning over the assassination of former prime minister shinzo abe. and what we ve now learned tonight about the alleged gunman. bob woodruff is there. here at home tonight, the urgent manhunt under way for the armed suspect wanted for shootings at several 7-elevens today. multiple people shot across several locations. elon musk terminating his plan to buy twitter. could twitter now sue him? and what musk said about it all, of course, on twitter. and america strong tonight. the plane stuck on the tarmac and the spontaneous performance. you have to see this. good evening and it s great to be back with all of you at home after the july 4th holiday. we do have a lot to get to tonight. what c