Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We want to begin tonight with that firestorm on capitol hill. The former special counsel robert hur testifying about his investigation into president bidens handling of classified documents. The special counsel was defiant, standing by his conclusion that no charges were warranted. You may recall, though, it was his final report that angered the white house. The report included personal assessments about the president s age and memory, mentioning his son, beaus, death. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle used the hearing to score political points ahead of the 2024 president ial election. Republicans blasted hur for not charging biden with a crime, while democrats aimed to point out the differences between the current president and donald trump, who is facing charges for mishandling classified documents, saying trump obstructed all investigations. The white house views the matter as over and says the case is closed. Cbss ed okeefe is
Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We want to begin tonight with that firestorm on capitol hill. The former special counsel robert hur testifying about his investigation into President Bidens handling of classified documents. The special counsel was defiant, standing by his conclusion that no charges are warranted. You may recall, though, it was his final report that angered the white house. The report included personal assessments about the president s age and memory, mentioning his son, zelenskyys death. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle usually hearings to use head of the president ial election. Republicans blasted hur for not charging the crime while democrats aims to point out the differences between the current president and donald trump, facing charges for him him its only because my document saying trump up obstructed all investigations. White house the matter is over and says the case is closed. Cbss ed okeefe is going to start us off tonight
Martha we have not seen a rematch like this in more than 100 years. A former president runs against a current president. Also today, our brand new fox Power Rankings show that the american electorate is quite depressed about it. Well show you why that is the headline here. 72 say theyre dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country. 60 view both candidates unfavorably and 20 said they would support a thirdparty candidate. Former President Trump has a lead in the battle to 270 electoral votes, which is what you need to win. Moments ago, peter doocy pressed the white house about the president s willingness to debate. Is President Biden going to commit to a debate with donald trump . Thats something for the campaign to speak to. Well, we know when the debates will be. We know where theyre going to be. Is he going to go . You should speak to the campaign. In 2020, once it got down to oneonone, joe biden said i can hardly wait to debate him. How about now . Im going to sound lik
place down near the situation room down below. the west executive entrance is closer to the situation room. it is also next to west executive drive, where for example, the vice president s vehicle was parked. ashley: we will bring the administration s latest excuse for dodging reporter questions. carley: did you hear this, brittney spears said she was backhanded by a security guard while trying to talk to wendy. how both are reacting this morning. you are watching fox and friends first s, i m carley shimkus. ashley: i m ashley strohmier. after haul nothing 35 million for second quarter fundraising. carley: white house hopeful ron desantis raking in $20 million as gop candidates look to gain momentum. alexandria is live with more. alexandria: in council bluff, iowa, this is the largest crowd he has seen. will take a hit from agricultural policy. here is what the trump campaign released. they said desantis has problematic policy position that hurt farmers and demon
cocaine is in the library, in the residence. then, the white house suggested that it was found in a heavily traveled area in the west wing where many visitors come through, but now, third change. fox was told it was found in a cubby by the west executive entrance not far from the situation room, where the nation s most sensitive secrets are tracked. every hour of every day. that s hardly an area where the average joe walks by. the secret service is reviewing all cameras and access logs of staff and regular visitors. they are expected to conclude their investigation early next week. president biden, as he has done all this week, is again refusing to answer any questions on the matter. reporter: mr. president? [inaudible] kayleigh: not a word. now, the house oversight chairman james comer is demanding more details about cocaine found, once a briefing with the secret service, and fired off this scathing letter. the presence of illegal drugs in the white house is unaccepta