Republicans roll into Iowa State Fair for Deep Fried Tingys and a chance to deepen a connection with voters. It maybe the only chance to see the front runner, whose Debate Stage Decision is still tbd. Plus lifestyles of the rich and connected. Yachts, vip pass, ranches, hospitalers, private jets, Clarns Thomas got it all on someone elses dime. Who paid for what and how many times the justice may have broken the law. And a Cnn Exclusive, joe bidens Campaign Manager joins us for her first interview here in minutes. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and Inside Politics. Up first, new reporting. A source tells me that nikki haley just signed the Loyalty Pledge required to punch her ticket to the first debate stage. Haley is the third republican candidate to do so. More on that in a few minutes. Were going to start in iowa where candidates hope to turn a state fair into their own field of dreams. The fair is a tradition drenched in butter and opportunity and risk. It give candidate
Inaction. Sandra the new york city mayor has been saying that for the last year. Nearly 100,000 migrants have arrived here. So many that families are now sleeping on sidewalks and in makeshift tent cities that are popping up. Thats all expected to cost a whopping 12 billion down the line. Gillian perhaps most surprising is the mayors lack of communication with the commander in chief. Have you talked to the president directly . We had a conversation last year, we communicated with the white house several times. We have a body, a contingent from Homeland Security here now. Gillian last year . Chaos up north stems from the chaos unfolding down south. Illegal Border Crossings are surging in the Rio Grande Valley. Bill melugin, what kind of activity is the Border Patrol seeing today . Gillian, good afternoon to you. Cbp source tells me as of this morning, more than 19,000 migrants in federal custody nationwide and that all four of their main Border Patrol sectors are already almost at capac
Our very first president s or candidate we are going to hear from hales from the iowa of the south, shall we say, just like i will florida, keeping their businesses and schools open, they stand up for parents and they let freedom flourish. Please look up to the stage Florida Governor ron desantis. Gov. Desantis hello cedar rapids. Are you ready to send joe biden back to his basement in delaware . My wife and i have kids, so when we are in the white house, none of our kids are going to be bringing cocaine in the white house, dont worry about that. In fact, before we took our first trip to iowa a couple months ago, i played them a famous movie from the 1980s which involved iowa. We happened to be at the Clayton County fair and we had a little time after that so my fiveyearold son and i were having a game of catch. He said daddy, is this heaven . [laughter] i said no, its iowa. I want to thank Ashley Hinson for her great work, i want to thank your governor for her great work, and i want t
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Skiff at maralago so the former president can review secret Prosecution Evidence at his home without having to go to a government facility. Our legal experts will weigh in. And the very latest on the utah man fatally shot by fbi agents while trying to serve a Search Warrant on him after he allegedly threatened the president , the Vice President , and manhattan da alvin bragg on line. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. We start in hawaii today where conditions are finally improving at least for the crews battling three powerful wildfires raging still on maui. At least 36 people are dead. Officials say that number could soon rise as sunrise begins to reveal the extent of the devastation. Survivors described the situation as apocalyptic. Everyone i know is now homeless. In 36 hours, our town has been burned to ashes, nothing left. Lahaina appears to have been burned incredibly bad. There are a lot of very terrible stories coming out of there. And i am bracing for the mo