good evening, i am died benson along with kennedy, anita vogel and joe concha and welcome to the big weekend show . the big story tonight while it fight night for former president trump, he s going to the u.s. tilt in new york jersey as he fights for his political life after new york jury convicted him 48 hours ago. i don t mind being out there because i m doing something for this country and i m doing something for our constitution. it is very important, far beyond me. this can t be allowed to have enjoyed the president, should never be allowed to happen in the future. this is far beyond me, this is bigger than trump, bigger than me, bigger than my presidency. democrats and many of the media got exactly what they wanted out of this will depart. donald john trump chairman. a convicted felon. [cheering] convicted felon. why should americans vote for a convicted felon? convicted felon. he is a convicted felon. a convicted felon. convicted [laughter] wha
good evening, i am died benson along with kennedy, anita vogel and joe concha and welcome to the big weekend show . the big story tonight while it fight night for former president trump, he s going to the u.s. tilt in new york jersey as he fights for his political life after new york jury convicted him 48 hours ago. i don t mind being out there because i m doing something for this country and i m doing something for our constitution. it is very important, far beyond me. this can t be allowed to have enjoyed the president, should never be allowed to happen in the future. this is far beyond me, this is bigger than trump, bigger than me, bigger than my presidency. democrats and many of the media got exactly what they wanted out of this will depart. donald john trump chairman. a convicted felon. [cheering] convicted felon. why should americans vote for a convicted felon? convicted felon. he is a convicted felon. a convicted felon. convicted [laughter] wha
outside the courthouse but, yesterday, the biden campaign held the surprise event there. i don t understand that. we will tell you who was there and dig into that campaign strategy. also ahead, the latest from gaza where israeli forces are moving into the city of rafah. it comes days after an israeli air strike ignited a deadly fire at a camp for displaced palestinians. let s dive in to our top story. after 21 days of heated testimony, the defense and the prosecution delivered closing arguments yesterday in donald trump s criminal hush money trial. nbc news laura jarrett has a recap. the first trial of an american president soon in the hands of seven men and five women. prosecutors closing their case arguing former president trump orchestrated a criminal conspiracy to influence the 2016 election to pull the wool over voter s eyes, they say, by ordering the payoff of stormy daniels and covering it all up. they tried to establish a pattern of mr. trump damaging stories
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
word. tonight the biden campaign calls out trump s comments on race. new tensions with israel. the fallout from benjamin netanyahu video slamming the biden administration. louisiana has a new law. the 10 commandments must be posted in all school classrooms. the constitutional showdown on this wednesday night. good evening, once again. we are now 139 days away from the election. today marks 159 years since the last black slaves were given their freedom in texas. a day recognized as juneteenth and millions of americans from coast to coast celebrate. this is the fourth year that juneteenth has been designated a federal holiday. president biden signed into law in 2021. his campaign is out with a new powerful added. this juneteenth, we salute those who built this country. those who sacrificed, suffered, and refused to be defined by pain or silenced by oppression. we celebrate freedom. freedom to live, breathe, play, choose, marry, vote. with joe biden and kamala harris,