mar-a-lago today with his most powerful ally in washington as president biden blasts the former president as a convicted criminal in a massive new ad buy. the maneuvers from both sides ahead of their first debate next week. a new phase in israel s operations in gaza, and netanyahu disbanding his war cabinet. what does it all mean for the war against hamas? scorching heat from detroit to boston as wildfires rage in california. the extreme weather that s turning this summer into a slow broil. good morning. thanks for being here. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin this morning with the intensifying race for the white house today donald trump hosts house speaker mike johnson and the head of the campaign committee working to elect house republicans at mar-a-lago to talk strategy, while president biden is seeing green coming off a record fund-raiser, raking in $30 million at a hollywood event with big-time stars in attendance. nbc s vaughn h
agency of russia s 2016 operation but something different and something new. i don t know. we certainly have a long way to go. there is a lot of distrust out there. it is certainly growing and there are major questions over verification of people and all ind coos of things that we see on the different platforms. molly roberts, really appreciate it. thank you. thanks for having me. and be sure to tune into a new episode of the 2010, tonight at 9:00 am eastern and pacific only on cnn. hello and thank you for joining me. i m alex marquardt in today for fredricka whitfield. we begin for what has been a violent holiday weekend all across the united states. gun violence rattling communities from washington state to georgia. and in illinois, authorities are trying to figure out who opened fire at a juneteenth celebration if the chicago suburb of willow