welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. we re tracking several pieces of news in this coming criminal trial of donald trump. his allies advise delay, this key tack we hear about in dealing with the indictment. we know jack smith, however, guaranteed a speedy trial. my office will seek a speedy trial in this matter, consistent with the public interest and the rights of the accused. there are some complexities with the case, but the federal judge is making news with a fast time line, ruling that trump s espionage trial will now be set to begin august 14th. that s just eight weeks from now, and trump s run for office is ongoing. it puts the trial on a collision course with the first republican presidential debate the following week. it will be held in a small florida courthouse, and this plan is putting even more pressure on trump to get in gear. he has seen several lawyers depart his defense team. he was recently adding new ones as of last week. now, to be ready for a trial
outfront next, sources close to trump say they re preparing for yet another indictment. this as the attorney general fights back against trump s attacks. plus, exclusive cnn reporting from the front lines. ukraine making significant gains across the south. our crew on the scene taking cover as a russian plane dropped bombs nearby. our fred pleitgen is there. and a spoiler alert, the white house trying to squash a possible bid by the group no labels. how much could a third-party candidate hurt biden? let s go outfront. good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, team trump bracing for the former president to be indicted, again, this time in georgia. sources close to the former president tell cnn they believe the former president will be indicted there for trying to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. it s a new development, it comes as the attorney general merrick garland is breaking his silence speaking for the first time after the historic indictment of
the senate projects debate between iowa republican senator joni ernst and new hampshire democratic senator jeanne shaheen. the debate and conversation streamed live on fox nation today. designed to facilitate substantive discussion of policy and hopes of finding areas of agreement or common ground. we will have highlights from that event a little later in the show. bret: breaking tonight, former president donald trump is in florida this evening ahead of his appearance, his court appearance tomorrow afternoon in miami. he faces a 37 count indictment, including obstruction and how he handled classified documents. correspondent griff jenkins is in miami with the latest. vening, griff. griff: good evening, bret. the former president is here in miami, expected to be meeting this evening with his new legal team and despite the political bluster, bret, he is fully aware of the seriousness of these charges. the first former president to ever face formal criminal charges landing
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are coming to you live it. millions of people on the other side of the globe are bringing in 2024, fireworks lighting up the skies above the iconic temple there in bangkok. the colorful display never gets old. a gorgeous site it is new year s eve day this is a special edition fox news live i am molly line in for arthel neville. and eric shawn are both off today. rich: i am rich edson appeared celebrations across the globe at every hour today in our new york studios the crossroads of the world s one block away at their the nypd is hard at work making sure the brightest lit block party on the planet is safe for the hundreds of thousands expected in times square. waiting for the ball to drop at the stroke of midnight. police have already set up a perimeter around the area. they are screening everyone, no exceptions and security is very tight. we have alexis mcadams live inside in a subway station in times square with more and with the city is doing to get ready for the bigge