i m alicia mendendez with symone sanders-townsend and michael steele and new york city. today, the next president really against his criminal conviction and his party revolting against the justice system. michael: joins us at the table to react . and what comes next for trumped as the assumptive nominee said to be sentenced days before the gop convention. conservative supreme court justices refusing to take the ethical high road and how should democrats respond. grab your coffee and your tea and settle in. welcome to a supersized edition of the weekend. donald trump s felony conviction and the fallout is a historic moment for this country. the guilty verdict showing us no one is above the law, not even a former president but since the conviction we have seen a sharp rise in attacks against prosecutors, the judge and the jury. yesterday, trump unleashed a rambling tirade filled with lies undermining america s judicial process. and right on cue his gop allies parroted and
confirmations were pushed through today. that means for the first time since july, the joint chiefs do have a full slate of senate-confirmed officers. that includes admiral lisa frank kennedy, tuberville saying he s standing by the block cade we means they will have to continue to do them one one. thank you foror joininin us, cnn news with abby phillips starts right now. the gaza skylights up with rockets and flarest risks losing the war of public opinion. that s tonight on news night. good evening, i m abby philip in washington. to want, the sights and sounds of war, caught on cnn s cameras, lighting up the sky in gaza, can the united states tell it s ally how to fight a war? and can the leader of the free world stitch together democrats viscerally torn apart by israel s campaign. just in, sources say that president biden and his administration are all warning israel that it has weeks, not months to uproot hamas from gaza. and that every image of a dead palestinian child
to you. the reid out starts now. tonight on the reid out. donald trump poses a direct threat to every fundamental american value. he doesn t care about you, only himself and will hurt anyone and anything in pursuit of power. republican adam kensinger endorsing president biden as they try their best to lower expectations and make absurd accusations about biden. the supreme court has sprung another leak, this time accidentally releasing what appears to be a draft decision in an ohio abortion case. we begin with a question to pierce through the noise about the debate. will it matter? as a concept, it matters deeply. a democracy depends on pitching policies for the country. that s a normal part of an election, candidates who present themselves in a civil way as they have done since the beginning of the country. that s not what we have. we have a normal president and a former president who rants and rambles and lies. a 44 count felon and coup plotter who tried to stea
good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. first it was cocaine and steroids, now it is energy drinks. the expertations game for tomorrow s big presidential debate is shifting more often than a race car driver at indy. and we re learning more about the growing stakes as a new poll say a majority of americans will be tuning in. plus a stunning courtroom surprise. the man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a fourth of july parade in illinois at the last minute in court rejecting a plea agreement. how survivors and families of victims are reacting as the case now proceeds to trial. and an american journalist in a glass cage as his secret trial begins in russia. the falsely accused wall street journal reporter faces up to 20 years in prison following a trial expected to last for months. i ll ask an executive for the journal what this means for efforts to free him. but we begin with the expectations game. which has tak
criminal court in downtown houston, texas where the second migrant is set to am before a judge as we learn new details about the girl s murder, criminal investigation and suspects immigration status. welcome to a now hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill hemmer is off. great to have you, bret. bret: i m bret baier in washington. the judge yesterday setting bail for one of the suspects at $10 million. the other suspect will face the same judge today. they are accused of tying up the 12-year-old girl, killing her by strangulation and tossing her body under a bridge. dana: the district attorney telling us that additional evidence could trigger the death penalty. it is clear that a sexual assault likely happened. since neither defendant has admitted that, circumstantial evidence will have to prove it. we re waiting on lab tests now to see if the capital murder charge can be upgraded to one where they are death penalty eligible. dana: matt finn is live in ar