welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. we are tracking several stories tonight, including another supreme court ethics scandal, tying gop appointee samuel alito to another billionaire on a fishing trip. we ll get into that later. it s a big story. but our news program begins tonight with not only the criminal trial of donald trump, now slated to begin on august 14th buck the broader ongoing threat of right wing individual lantyism and authoritarianism. tonight we begin with a special report on that very challenge, and trump s efforts to hijack the criminal justice system that now is trying to potentially hold him accountable. we re talking about a range of actions that has prompted already fear of violence over the violent rhetoric and whether that could turn to action. we re about one week out from the federal arraignment that trump did try to prevent. we remember he was forced to sit silently in that miami courtroom. outside cameras showed a very small crowd. the scene was
early. colon cancer surging especially among people younger than the recommended age for screenings. jacqui: study suggests cases could double by people under 40 by the end of the decade and could be the leading cause of cancer deaths for people under 50. researchers are baffled as to why it s even happening. john: do they have any theories, and what can you do to keep it from happening to you? we ll try to answer that question for you today. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. i m john roberts. great to spend friday with you. jacqui: happy friday, john. colon cancer impacting hundreds of thousands across the country. and medical analysis from dr. saphier. john: game time in a number of hours, los angeles dodgers are set to host a group of drag queen nuns during the team s annual pride night. sisters of perpetual indulgence will also receive an award, and it has many catholics upset. jacqui: faith leaders say it mocks catholicism, and the wee
today on inside politics a plea deal for the president s son. the justice department says hunter biden will admit he broke federal tax and gun laws. a development already kicking up a hornet s nest of house republicans. plus, we have brand new cnn poll numbers this hour. they confirm donald trump s big early lead, but not as big as it was. and the former president walks into a trap of his own making. he goes on fox news and talks a lot about the legal case against him. did he accidentally confess to some of the crimes he s accused of committing? i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, crimes and punishment. we learned this morning that hunter biden plans to plead guilty to tax crimes, not paying his taxes on time. we also learned the president s son struck a deal on a gun charge and prosecutors will ask mr. biden be put on probation. i want to go straight to delaware where this all went down. that s where cnn correspondent cara accide
made progress, but just how much is an open question with dramatic consequences for geopolitics. plus, reckless. a security threat, a consummate narcissist, two former trump officials warn another trump presidency would endanger the country, but only some of his gop rivals showed they re willing to confront him head on. a debate from affair over race on this juneteenth holiday. the first black president and only black republican in the u.s. senate disagree on how much progress america has really made on race. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, the american secretary of state takes a big trip and a big risk. today, antony blinken stood shoulder to shoulder with china s xi jinping. that handshake, 35-minute meeting was even possible, sends a signal that china and the u.s. are serious about taking the teeth out of tough talk these past few months. listen to the u.s. secretary of state as he strikes a realistic, but generally posit
on board. one pilot. four tourists. the company leading this tour is ocean gate expeditions. type of sub they used is pictured here. the dive takes customers to see the wreck which sits 12,500 feet beneath the ocean s surface. they re stuck down there somewhere. the company has yet to comment on the report or confirm whether one of their subs is currently missing. the coast guard, though, telling us that the rescue operation is way off the coast of newfoundland, canada 900 miles east of cape cod, massachusetts. let s pause there because oceangate has issued a statement in the last few minutes saying they are able to do whatever they can. they do confirm that this is actually their sub. and they will keep us updated as best they can. we re following them on their social media platforms but also now in contact with them and we ll let you know how this is going. a couple of things have changed about the story. we weren t sure if they were supposed to be down there for days or ho