2024, we send our congratulations, goodness knows you have earned it and so much more. thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these extraordinary times. we are so grateful. the beat with ari melber starts right now. here here, thanks for sharing that. have a good show. appreciate it. welcome to the beat, i am ari melber. steve bannon s path to court, new developments on his case. democrats are on the senate floor demanding action to reform the supreme court. senate republicans trying to block it. we have those stories coming up in the hour. we begin right now with the white house race. the first debate is just two weeks out. it s the earliest presidential campaign ever. the biden campaign pushed the schedule in a bid to galvanize its side. as the general election begins in earnest, we hear from so many people that this is one of the most important elections ever. but, when you ask why it s so important, the answers do vary. there is one thing th