Today on inside politics, under the cover of darkness or in the plain blinding light of day. The georgia indictment puts a familiar question on Donald Trumps plate. Just when and how will he turn himself in . Plus joe biden tries to conquer confusion. In just a few hours, the president will use the white house as a stage to explain to voters that his economic plans one year after becoming law have worked. And the politics of mr. Polite. Tim scott uses iowa as a test kitchen to see if voters just might prefer a happy warrior over a form er president. Lets go behind the headlines and inside politics. Up first today, donald trump and his 18 codefendants space an august 25th surrender deadline. The sheriff says they can turn themselves in any time between now and then no matter rain, nor sleet nor snow nor time of day. Between now and then, expect legal maneuvers to muck up the case. Nick valencia is live for us. So far, no sign of any of the defendants. Reporter thats right. According to
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
with compelling video showing russian fighter jet maneuvers harassing u.s. drones in syria. that interrupted a mission against isis targets. pentagon officials are calling it reckless and unprofessional. another example of russian aggression against the u.s. and international skies. jennifer is live with the la latest. all day we have been following an incident in which three russian planes harassed three american drones over syria. we have learned of a second incident involving a russian warplane and u.s. drone. details are coming in. central command released this video of a second incident of a russian war play harassing a reaper drone over syria. clearly meant to harass. we called on them to cease this reckless behavior. three russian military planes began harassing three jones targeting isis in syria. central command released of this video of the incident. the jets dropped multiple flares in front of the drones, first thing forcing the drone pilots to perform evas
from iowa. nikki haley and ron desantis head to head. this is the final push before the first votes which are in iowa. jake tapper and dana bash moderate tonight at 9:00. and i ll be back with anderson for a special hour of ac 360 starting now. we are now just about an hour away from the final republican primary debate before the iowa caucuses next monday. if you re just joining us, i m coming to you along with erin burnett from new york from the campus of drake university in des moines. ron desantis and nikki haley squaring off tonight. cnn s dana bash and jake tapper are moderating. adding to the interest, the unexpected, right, and raising the stakes, the former governor and now former candidate who did not qualify but is so crucial in this race as it moves forward, chris christie. that s right. governor christie stepping out of the race just a short time ago. we re starlgt off this hour with that headline that he made late today, suspending his campaign. here is s
the u.s. is arming ukraine with more american ammo and rocket launchers. the lead starts right now. stocking up ahead of a likely russian spring offensive. the u.s. deploys another $400 million in military aid to ukraine. can president biden secure even more as russians encircle the strategic town of bakhmut? plus, from prominent attorney to convict, the swift prison sentence today for alex murdaugh after a jury took only a few hours to find him guilty of killing his wife and son. and drag shows shut down. tennessee becomes the first in the nation to put new restrictions on the performances. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper today. we start with our health lead. moments ago, the white house announced a lesion removed from president biden s chest last month was a common type of skin cancer. cnn s phil mattingly joins us now from the white house. tell us more about this diagnosis. reporter: that lesion was removed during the president s annual phy