that is the puzzling part of this case, shannon. the judge who handled the rape case was out of the cincinnati area. judge joseph bruzzese was overseeing a case as a wrongful death lawsuit, that wasn t due to be heard next monday. there are accounts of an individual who had been out drinking and still in the car with nate richmond monday morning. that individual said he had to be in court yesterday. four hours ahead of the ambush, nate richmond was pulled over for a defective headlight. shannon: keep us updated. thank you. bill: president trump now will hold a rally later tonight, phoenix, arizona, also making a stop along the border. what the white house hopes to gain from this trip as the protesters await his arrival there. shannon: plus, the president rolling out his afghanistan strategy promising no safe haven for terrorists and an ultimate victory for america. straight ahead, analysis was u.s. ambassador john bolton.
crippled by the obama rules of engagement that it has been pathetic, including finding somebody they knew was a taliban person and were not allowed to shoot at because the rules of engagement and the 12 lawyers involved said that is wrong. this is a huge break from the last eight years and will dramatically empower our military to be far more effective. bill: he says he will visit to the border tonight and he has a rally in phoenix. there will be protesters, how many, we will see. they will garner a level of media coverage as well. what does he gain from doing this rally tonight? well, think he keeps faith with his base, committed to controlling the border, gives them a chance to tell them the legal crossings are down 76%. also attributed to john kelly, and gives him a chance to remind the courtroom supporters across the country of the core values
does he go rogue tonight? you just never can predict with the president. last night it was the most president performance in the white house because it had all the elements. it was a prime time address on issues of the war and peace. he was acting as commander-in-chief, a military audience, it had all the elements and president trump delivered a very solid speech. the worry of his staff and his supporters is that he will go rogue in phoenix tonight, decided to relitigate charlottesville or who knows what and step on all the progress he made last night. but no doubt last night with a solid performance. bill: you say there is no doubt he is gotten behind a policy that he clearly did not support. we mentioned this a little bit yesterday. in the campaign he talked about the invasion of iraq as a big fat mistake. but he didn t say so much about afghanistan. in fact he said in 2015 that he
waiting for the water to fall to safer levels before going in. now back to a live look here. 10 inches of rain falling overnight. responders also saving stranded drivers throughout the town. please going door-to-door as they can t update the folks and get them evacuated when possible. they could be out there for some time. shannon: they look surprisingly calm. they say no immediate danger. those pictures seem to tell a different story. bill: you got one decision to make, either lower the helicopter down or wait for the creek to back down. the sun is out, that s the good news. the storms came quickly last night. we want to give you every opportunity to express your first amendment rights no matter what your opinion happens to be. however, as mayor of the city of phoenix, i am expecting you to be civil, respectful, and peaceful. shannon: phoenix mayor greg
to remind the core of trump supporters across the country of the core values that lead them to vote for him in the first place. it will be fascinating to watch because he is clearly in transition. bill: mike emanuel is already in place. convention center at phoenix, arizona. the rallies there later tonight. what are the expectations there in phoenix? good morning. there are significant preparations for both president trump supporters and protesters together on the streets here in downtown. with temperatures expected above 100 degrees, things could get a little testy. many downtown businesses are expected to close early after the city s democrat mayor has expressed his concerns. some democrats are already taking preemptive shots. economic opportunities for everyone. [indistinct] before coming here to