actions the attorney general merrick garland oversaw actions that were taken by jack smith, the special counsel. she wanted to know, for instance, whether the attorney general, specifically on personally approved the indictment. this indictment against donald trump and a couple of other people who worked for him here in fort pierce. and she also questioned trump s attorneys when trump s attorneys emil bove beauvais, said that he believed that jack smith was essentially a shadow government the argument that they were making here today will, was that jack smith was illegally appointed by the attorney general because he came from outside the government. he s not someone who has been approved by the senate. this is a long-shot request, but it is one that the judge for some reason decided needed to be heard, needed to have have an entire hearing. and she also allowed outside parties are groups that had nothing to do with this case, to actually spend a couple of hours making argume
washington bureau chief sam feist. today is his last de it cnn. he s moving on to become the new ceo. ceo of c-span here in washington, it will be the exciting new adventure for him. but all of us at cnn will miss him big time especially erin burnett outfront starts right now i d front next the breaking news, trump s vp list focusing on three candidates with his family and our eyes now split on who s best will tell you who wants whom plus steve bannon making a last ditch effort to stay out of prison will show you the facility where he set to serve his sentence and a man who is serve time, they re himself will tell us exactly what bannon can expect more breaking news this hour, 1,000 people feared dead because of extreme heat, temperatures as high as 125 degrees fahrenheit let s go out front and good evening. i m erin burnett outfront tonight. we begin with the breaking news trump zeroing in on a vp, cnn with new reporting tonight because we are learning, it may come down to
including pennsylvania, where he is campaigning this weekend. but this is not the only advantage trump has. all of the anti-israel protests arrested during the columbia university takeover just got a free pass all thanks to the manhattan da alvin bragg. there is public outrage over this story and we ll bring you details. also we ll put a smile on your face with this kid. he looks young but he s headed to college in the fall. there s definitely a friday energy in this building. he s 12. he s going to college, to nyu. i can t wait to talk to him. we are not 12 years old, but you are watching fox and friends first. all of that coming up over the next hour. first we start with this. another absolutely tragic consequence of our broken immigration laws. two venezuelan nationals who crossed the border illegally are charged with murder of a 12-year-old girl in texas. horrific. the police say that 12-year-old was strangled to death by these two migrants from srepbz way t
burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, trump s favorite, judge about to put jack smith and the hotseat as a judge in the classified documents case faces new questions tonight about whether she should step aside. plus the final word goes to trump new reporting tonight on why biden is letting the former president have the last say in next week s debate, what is biden strategy and sounding the alarm tonight, the chairman of the house intelligence committee accusing the biden administration of sleepwalking as putin threatens to put a nuclear weapon in space i wish mike turner is my guest tonight. let s go out front and good evening. i m erin burnett outfront tonight. trump s cannon ball. trump s favorite, judge aileen cannon, could be hours away from deciding if jack smith gets fired and at this hour tonight, cannon is facing new questions as to whether or not she should be even overseeing this classified documents trial, the mar-a-lago case, according to the new y
morning in mexico, bringing heavy rains and leaving at least three people dead. the governor of texas announced a disaster declaration there as gusting winds and rain from alberto lashed the coast, triggering a dangerous storm surge that has flooded neighborhoods with several feet of water. meantime, today marks the first day of summer, and a dangerous heat wave is gripping much of the country. right now, 65 million people from the midwest to maine are under heat alerts, with temperatures soaring as high as 20 degrees above average in some areas, and more record highs expected. out west, the sweltering heat is fueling 29 wildfires as firefighters work around the clock to battle the blazes. in mm new mexico, the fires killed two people and destroyed more than 1400 structures. joining us now sam brock in surfside beach. how are conditions there today? reporter: good morning. right now the offshore winds continue to blow in from the gulf. as you can tell by how i look now, and