questions swirl about who left it there? the new york post with this cover. snow white house. the president true to form ignoring reporters questions about any of it. [shouted questions] julie: while it was all unfolding. the optics raising serious questions about what is going on behind the scenes, about the democrats first son being a serious political liability. especially given the scandals in his private life, his recent plea deal and tax and gun cases and while there continue to be new revelations about his business dealings and biden influence peddling scheme there is more. there seems to be a political liability for the president when it comes to his son. last night the first son was spotted right there along with the first family for the fourth of july celebrations. we see hunter pop up at a number of different events including a recent state dinner. the white house refused to comment on its recent story, a deep dive on hunter biden s relationships and dau
he has been able to push forward and get done historic pieces of legislation. he has gotten more done than any other president. senator tim scott running for the gop nomination is here and joining us next. first peter doocy live on the north lawn. democrats at the highest levels in town are starting to suggest today that the biden 2024 platform doesn t really matter that much because they think whoever the republican nominee winds up being is going to be easy to beat. we ll see what alternative emerges on the other side. an extreme alternative. we want to protect and strengthen social security and medicare. the other side wants to end those things as we know them today and they will continue to try to do that. bill: chris christie entering the race today. chris sununu dropping out with a warning in the washington post to others trying to dethrone trump in the primary saying. too many other candidates are simply running to be trump s vice president. that s not leader
president trump. i don t know how that will go. that s what s happening. bill: the story is about to get interesting. dana: the new york times reporting desantis made the come heents on a call with donors. here is what he said. quote, you have basically three people at this point that are credible in this whole thing. biden, trump and me. i think of those 3, 2 have a chance to get elected president. biden and me. based on all the data in the swing states, not great for the former president and probably insur mountable because people aren t going to change their view of him, end quote. that sets us off in a new direction. you start and tell us where you think we are. dana: next week you are also going to see tim scott officially get into the race and there could be others, chris christie is letting it be known he might as well. yesterday the governor of north dakota is thinking of getting in, chris sununu and glenn youngkin is suggesting he might get in. which tells
he demonstrated. let me close with this. there is no greater responsibility of government than to insure the safety of the american people and those who serve and protect us all. we re incredibly proud of all of you, i mean that. incredibly proud of all of you. we will have your back as long as we need to, as long as you are engaged. just in the past two weeks our nation has observed national fallen firefighters memorial weekend. national police weekend, national peace memorial officers day and also hosted this event several times as president and vice president and co-sponsored the bill that created the metal of valor when i was a u.s. senator. these are the same some of the most meaningful things i do as president. knowing you, meeting your families, looking in your eyes, seeing your courage gives me so much hope for the country. you represent you represent the very best of us. you represent the best of who we are as americans and god bless you all. may god protect publ
world. i m laila harrak. thousands of people ordered to evacuate their homes in california as the storm-battered state endures another round of heavy rain and flooding. donald trump facing new legal woes. the former u.s. president now weighing whether to testify before a grand jury about his alleged role in a hush money scheme. plus, a major step for the middle east as iran and saudi arabia strike a deal to restore diplomatic ties. the surprise agreement helped along by beijing. we ll break down what it all means. announcer: from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. we start this hour in california, where residents are getting battered by more storms, the result of yet another atmospheric river. at least two people are dead and nearly 10,000 people are under evacuation orders. more than 40,000 homes and businesses currently without power according to poweroutage.us. the central coast has been the hardest hit with creeks being turned into raging rivers