president biden giving a speech about political developments in the republican party. plus, nuclear inspectors are finally allowed a tour of the nuclear facility in ukraine s east. we are little more than two months away from the u.s. midterm elections, and joe biden is determined to give democrats a fighting chance to hold onto u.s. congress. biden delivered a fiery speech in philadelphia, branding donald trump and his allies as extremists who threaten democracy. biden says that he will not stand by while maga forces threaten political violence. they promote authority and leaders and they promote values that are a threat to our personal rights. to the pursuit of justice. to the rule of law. to the very soul of this country. biden said that not all republicans are extremists, and he called on americans to fight to protect democracy. reporter: president biden delivered one of the most forceful speeches of his presidency thursday night in philadelphia, taking direct a
look at that, there s a whole lot of crazy right there. election deniers. insurrectionists. weirdos, freaks, you have it all. the republican candidates in arizona, all of them extreme, all of them insurrectionists, all of them people who actually don t believe in american democracy. they believe in their form of government, where, well, you only recognize elections where your side wins. and this is what folks on the far right have been working on for quite some time. what this says about trumpism and the future of the republican party. also, a russian court sentences wnba star brittney griner to nine years in prison. we will have reaction from president biden and the latest on efforts to get her home. and monkeypox now declared a national public health emergency. we ll speak with a top health adviser about this later this morning. willie, we have a lot to talk about. we also have some polls out of ohio. it seems that butter is down by 10 or 11 points, according to h
their concerns were about the president s eight and potential liability if he runs again in 2024 pick apart the white house says it is a go. the press secretary had this answer when pressed by our own peter doocy. the president has been asked that question many times and he has answered it. s answer has been simple, which is yes, he is running for reelection. kayleigh: the press secretary seemed taken aback when asked about 2024 on cnn. does the president have the stamina to continue on even after 2024? you are asking me this question. oh, my gosh. he is the president of the united states. i can t even keep up with him. we just got back from california. that is, that is not a question that we should be even asking. kayleigh: i mean, oh my, he is the president of the united states. that is why we are asking the question. that is what we are concerned. it is because don lemon he have the stamina? the whole world is watching the same thing and you have to call it.
guess what since nineteen hundred and thirty eight, the republican two point lead on the generic congressional ballot is the best position forlo republicans at this point in any midterm cycle in over 80 years. my estimate for the twentyup twenty three house make if the election were held today which again it isn t we stiller have five months. m on five months from tomorrow would be republicans 200morr thirty six seats to two hundrede and forty one seats. democrats wonmo ninety four to a one hundred ninety nine . that is a stomping or that would be a stop. yes. yes it would and yes of course it s biden who is the drag in nineteen sixty two the president s approval rating jfk 71% bill clinton in nineteen ninety eight it was 63%. is just 41%.it was 63%. why is his approval rating so low? well i think this slide willh give you the answer. this is the net approval ratingp on the economy at this point in a presidency. joe biden minus. twenty six points. that is the lowest high f
now stands at five , including four victims and the shooter who apparently turned the gun on himself. none of the victims has msms beenid identified, but witnesses sayo two of them appear to be dressed as a doctor and a nurse. othersrs could be patients or visitors. ck the shooter is identified as a black male between the ages of thirty five and 40 . we arere told the entire shootig lasted less than four minutes and that tulsa police went into the building without hesitationt .. and the tulsa mayor saidd the city should be proudshou that clearly a reference to the delayed entry we saw lastt week s. ce valde texas police are still in the building doing room to room checks and say that at least one witness did locked himself in a closet during the shooting. so far, sean, we do not have a motive. we ll bring you more as a wes get it john . all right, trace, thank you . now we ll continue to update you throughout the hour tonight as more information becomes available. buton we