the news continues v6 on cnn well, welcome to all be watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim bruen herbert. this is cnn newsroom us president joe biden and former president donald trump are getting ready for their first debate of the 2024 election season. will tell you how they re preparing for the face off here in atlanta, us officials tell cnn they re worried that israel s iron dome defense system could be overwhelmed if hostilities with hezbollah boil over into a full scale war controversial new law in louisiana requires the ten commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms. civil liberties groups are already calling it unconstitutional live from atlanta see cnn newsroom with kin group who were less than a week away from the high stakes debate between us president joe biden and former president donald trump happening right here on cnn. now ahead of that showdown, trump is looking to his vp hopefuls and other allies for
good day. 2:00 p.m. eastern, 11:00 a.m. pacific, i m jose diaz-balart in today for chris jansing. we are following multiple big stories including a push by donald trump to get his classified documents case thrown out. the battle over special counsel jack smith s authority and why there are also questions swirling about the judge. plus, donald trump s veep stakes enters the home stretch. the top three contenders who have emerged from a list that once included 20 names. and breaking news from the supreme court, the major decision on whether domestic abusers should be able to own or have a gun. and the one justice who dissented from the other eight. but we begin here in florida where the trump appointed judge overseeing the former president s classified documents case is growing under some scrutiny for holding hearing after hearing after hearing without ever even setting a trial date. and it s happening again today. judge aileen cannon holding what will be the first of multi
thomas. in a 32-page opinion objecting to what he considers a lack of due process. still not delivered by the high court, with only a week or so left in this year s long-awaited decision on whether former president trump is immune from prosecution. and whether emergency medical care can disapprove abortions if necessary. also, the judge in the mar-a-lago classiied documents case raising more questions as she permits outside interest groups to argue long-decided issues. has still not set a trial date a full year after she first got the case. a stunning new york times report that fellow judges had advised her to recuse herself because of her inexperience. have her questionable procedures accomplished making sure this doesn t get before a jury before the election? good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the supreme court has just ruled 8-1 to uphold a federal ban on gun ownership by people under restraining orders for domestic abuse. the case was brought by
to prove fear ending up as a mean and a bizarre and alarming clash between china and the philippines on the high seas, the chinese coast guard launching a quote, brutal assault, a filipino general while slamming beijing s over the attack saying, quote, only pirates do this and artificial intelligence may be coming for all our jobs. and faster than thought possible. a new survey has a stark warning for americans were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here. the cnn news central just one week from today, president biden and former trump will go head to head right here on cnn, the debate in atlanta will be the first of this year s presidential race. and we just learned that former president trump will get the final word after a coin flip to determine the order of closing statements and podium placements. but before they we take the debate stage next week, both candidates are preparing in very different ways today, president biden headi
the federal election case brought by special counsel jack smith has been on hold for more than six months now. that in and of itself a victory for trump as he uses every lever of the justice system available to any criminal deft to his advantage. to avoid standing trial before the election in november, at which point if he prevails and is elected, he can dismiss the felony counts he faces for attempting a coup. as we have pointed out on this patrol before, every day that goes by without a decision one way or the other from the supreme court is a victory for trump. it s a day that trump gets closer to his goal. it s a glaring delay for many other reasons as well. there s the fact that not one but two of the nine justices are facing calls for recusal. one whose home flew a flag flown by the january 6th insurrectionists at the catch toll on his property. the other has a wife who was involved in urging state legislatures to overturn joe biden s victory. there s the facts at hand