saturday june 3rd, i m ali velshi, if you can believe at the iowa caucus which has kicked off the republican primary seasons are only about seven months away. the slate of candidates lining up to the 2024 republican presidential nominee has been filling up for the past couple of months. the field is about to get crowded over the next several days, but three more republicans expected to officially announce the presidential bids in the early part of next week. on tuesday, the former new jersey governor, chris christie, is expected to jump into the race with the formal announcement schedule during a town hall event in new hampshire, where he finished in six place. the last time he ran for the presidency in 2016. on wednesday, the former vice president, mike pence will celebrate his 64th birthday by making his presidential bid official and the months of speculation and setting up a challenge against his former boss. on the same day, the incumbent north dakota governor, doug burgu
one person who used to work for donald trump and one person who is willing to speak out against them. spoiler alert, they re not the same person. plus, speaking as a current republican front one or, we have brand-new reporting on two separate investigations into the twice impeached ex president. and will head to florida, they that currently looks every bit the picture of a trumpian dystopia thanks to trump s own closest competitor, governor ron desantis. then i ll call to order today s meeting as a velshi banned book club, featuring a very important book by a very brave offer who s been targeted for his work. not just by a book banners, but by the taliban. velshi starts now. good morning, it is saturday during the third, i m ali velshi. if you can believe, if the iowa caucuses which kick off the republican primary season are only about seven months away. the candidates lining up to be the 2024 republican presidential nominees have been filling up for the past couple of mont
the senate does not have. so is this going to get done today, tomorrow, or certainly before june 5th? reporter: we re hoping before june 5. senators are trying to haggle if they can do this today or if they can do this tomorrow. there is a real desire here to not have to work the weekend, and it s probably a combination of that desire, some jet fumes, the need to get out of town, and then also an agreement on amendments that s likely to get us there. one of the things that s holding this up is people like senator lindsey graham who are unhappy about the way they see defense spending capped in the current bill. he s upset with his own party for negotiating this. here s what he had to say about this. watch. i blame myself for not being more involved and more active because in my wildest dreams, i never believed that the republican party would take the biden budget that they ve attacked for a year and celebrate it as fully funding. reporter: and look, graham is not the onl
done before the end of the day. what multiple sources are telling our team on the hill. and i ll get the administration s perspective from nec deputy director in just a couple of minutes. plus, the comments from former president trump caught on tape and now in the hands of the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents. and it s a horrific case involving unspeakable crimes. an ex-cia officer accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women, the evidence seemingly overwhelming including photos and videotapes, but today a judge is being asked to throw it all out. but we start in the senate where the scramble is on to push the debt limit bill through the senate as soon as tonight, cramming what would typically be maybe a week s worth of debate and drama into hours, with lawmakers now under the threat of a catastrophic default if they don t get this done by monday. here s majority leader schumer just a few hours ago. june 5th is less than four d
later, a conversation with a shirt mckay who saved a climber barely clinging to life on a so-called episode on mount everest. good evening, we begin with a cnn was first out that the justice department has him admitting he kept classified documents about a potential attack on iran. as you will see any moment, he had nothing to say on camera to, cnn he did however weigh in on his social network quoting from the relevant part of a longer rant, quote, the illegally leaked by the doj, fbi, special prosecutor, the document story is a continuation of which all-time. cnn s kaitlan collins joins us who joined me now. earlier today, former president trump was shouted questions about cnn s exclusive reporting did not answer those questions. what does the state of, this is the former president who speaks thought about just everything his remain silent so far? yes, he has commented on the documents as he has done multiple times our town hall. remember after that when he asked i