we are expecting more decisions by the supreme court, including the one that we are waiting for. this is not the week to check out this coming week. it is not. alicia, look at the smile on her face, she is ready. i am sad that symone sanders-townsend is not here because we were dressed like twins and that michael was rotating around us. now i am wondering, are you icarus? are you flying too close? don t do that. i will pull you back. it is a burn. have a fantastic time and we will see you back here next week. velshi starts now. good morning. to sunday, june 23. in a few days, joe biden and but donald trump will face off against each other the first showdown since the 27 election cycle. the men will be in atlanta to participate in the first of two scheduled general election debates this season. it will last 90 minutes, both campaigns have agreed for to take place in a television studio without an audience present. take place one month after donald trump was convicted
the horrific stories. it s a lot to walk like a lot to carry as like with these people. you know, you told me this, pastor sean, that at this point many people who lost family members have come to expect perhaps that family member is gone but it s hard for them to get the imagery and the story of what happened in lahaina when they get the knock on the door. that s right. sometimes there s a little bit of information that may have kept hope alive and they re waiting to see how that piece of information plays out. when they get the description of where their loved one was found, whether in a building, in a car, on the road, you see it in their face like they re reliving those last moments and it s just terrible. let me ask you more about the first responders. there s a lot of focus on the mistakes made that day. i know both sides of the story are true and many men did heroic
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