Breaking right now. A new cnn snapshot of the president ial contest. We have important insights on the Hardening Support for the front runner, the indictments and the giant gap between how they helped trump now or might hurt him in november of 2024. Plus no stroke, no Seizure Disorder, no parkinsons. Senator Mitch Mcconnell gives more detail explaining what did not happen when he froze on camera, but it is unclear if this new information will quiet questions about how long he should stay in his job. And new reporting on the Special Counsel. Sources tell cnn that jack smith is still asking questions about a trump lawyer. Could we see another indictment . Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and inside politics. Up first, a brand new read of what americans are thinking at this early point in the president ial race. New cnn poll numbers are out right now. Lets get started with david chalian, what are we seeing . Were seeing what is basically a oneman race for the republican presiden
With the investigation, cnn reports this, questions asked of two recent witnesses indicate smith is focusing on how money raised off those baseless claims of voter fraud was used to fund attempts to breach Voting Equipment in several states won by joe biden and squarely in jack smiths sights, unindicted coconspirator number three, thats trump codefendant attorney Sidney Powell. Cnn reports this, quote, according to sources, witnesses interviewed by jack smiths prosecutors in recent weeks were asked about powells role in the hunt for evidence of vote fraud after the 2020 election. Including how her Nonprofit Group defending the republic provided money to fund those efforts. If team trump was literally trying to break into the Voting Machines after the fact, then the truth spun by chris krebs about the security of the 2020 election was a real fly in the ointment. There is no foreign power that is flipping votes. There is no domestic actor flipping votes. I did it right. We did it right.
6th a national embarrassment. Pierre thomas with late reporting. Also breaking at this hour, the urgent manhunt outside philadelphia tonight and the new images just of the escaped convicted murderer. Authorities closing schools, expanding their search area. Where they believe he is now. Trevor ault on the ground there. The record heat. 70 million americans, texas, all the way up to New York City tonight. This is expected to last for days. Were also watching what could become another very powerful hurricane. Ginger zee tracking the potential path. The bombshell in the Alec Murdaugh case. The husband and father convicted of murdering his own wife and son what his attorneys are now claiming. So, will he get a new trial . Tonight, news on Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell, after freezing in front of reporters on two occasions. What the capitol physician is now saying. Rachel scott live on the hill. The first lady dr. Jill biden testing positive for covid. The president , two tests now
When . I dont know. Norah the 45th and 46th president s to meet on the debate stage. What were learning about why they agreed to a rematch. The Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. The stage is set, the dates are picked, and President Biden and donald trump are already throwing jabs ahead of two president ial debates that are now on the calendar. Until today, it was unclear if there would be any general election debates, but that all changed this morning, when the two men, who cant agree on anything, agreed in a matter of hours that they would face off on june 27th and september 10th. The first date, now just 43 days away, will be the earliest televised president ial debate in american history. Cbss nancy cordes starts us off tonight from the white house on how it all came together. Reporter President Biden threw down the gauntlet at 8 00 a. M. Eastern in a video posted online. Wel, make my day, pal. Ill even do it twice. Report
And donald trump, apparently agreeing on something most ben calendar that neither biden shen and thats unprecedented in modern history. It all came together quite suddenly, i would say on wednesday morning following this challenge from biden and trump lost two debates to me in 20 0. 20 that he hadnt shown up for debate. Now hes acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day pal. Ill even do it twice. So lets pick the dates i hear youre free on wednesdays oh, okay. The former president did not take long to rsvp. He hit back with this job posting. Its my great honor to accept the cnn debate against crooked joe biden, the worst president in the history of the United States and a true threat to democracy on june 27th likewise, i accept the abc debate against cricket job on september 10 thank you djt. It is rather interesting that the Biden Campaign insisted that one of the rules is going to be they will cut the microphones to eliminate interruptions if someone talks too long so