of pounds that saudi arabia has been investing in sport in recent years. the sense is that all of that has been gearing up to this moment, but i think it will come as a shock to people. after all, because of the extreme temperatures, it s likely that the traditional summer slot will have to be moved again, as it was in qatar. with all the disruption that that would entail. there is concern over the way that fifa appear to have paved the way for the saudis bid by accelerating and restricting the bidding process rules. and then, of course, because of saudi arabia s notorious human rights record, its discriminatory laws, there are those accusations of sportswashing by campaigners. now, the saudi authorities deny all that. they say this is about growing the game, diversifying their economy, boosting tourism, inspiring their people. they say some of the criticism is hypocritical, but others will say that money has been put before morals here. what is certain is that this once aga
new york city courtroom this week with closing arguments set to get underway tomorrow, tuesday. in the first ever criminal prosecution of a former u.s. president. welcome to a new hour of fox news live. i m julie banderas. rich: i m rich edson. we could get a verdict this week after more than a month of testimony featuring 22 witnesses. the two sides are making their final case tomorrow. then a key moment the judge will deliver instructions to the jury sending them out for deliberations to decide trump s fate. julie: andy mccarthy pointing out the judge has a lot of power over this jury and how they view the case. watch this. try to see the case the way the jury is seeing it and in this instance i think the jury is seeing it through the lens of judge merchan, who has been very indulgent of the prosecution s dodgy theories here and i can sit here and poke holes at him at day. it doesn t make a difference. we re not in there speaking to the jury. rich: peter doocy live
i m going to sub-l in paris. and this is cnn the stage is set the day is here and just 15 hours, joe biden and donald trump will be squaring off and what could be the most fateful presidential debate in us history. good morning, everyone. cnn this morning his live in atlanta. it is 6:00 a.m. here on the east coast. i m kasie hunt. it s wonderful to have you with us when president biden and former president trump take this age tonight here at cnn s world headquarters in atlanta, a sitting president and an ex-president will be debating for the first time ever. and it is just shy of four years since they last song each other face-to-face before joe biden beat donald trump. and in a modern first, trump refused to stand on stage and hand power to his successor at the inauguration. so help you god. so help me god. congratulations, mr. president trump, flying away from the white house in his helicopter, leaving washington for the last time as president, i remember watching t
christmas all eyes are on a much anticipated returned by the princess of wales where alive outside buckingham palace with the very latest let s the us president and his rival on the campaign trail preparing to face off at their first presidential debate. and russia is president s lays out term to me, he is war ukraine responds with a hard nut in just about two hours time. the uk hughes, catherine princess of wales is expected to appear in public for the first time in nearly six months. the surprise announcement came friday, along with a photo taken at windsor and an update on her battle with cancer. princess catherine says she s making progress, but isn t out of the woods yet. still in the coming hours she set to attend trooping the colour events. the official celebration of the monarchs, birthday, king charles said he s quotes, delighted that she will be there well, cnn correspondent anna stewart joins us now outside london s buckingham palace. and anna, this is of c
on bump stocks. the justices saying it cannot be classified as a machine gun. reaction and what else the court is still considering ahead. fighting words. donald trump calls the city in a critical swing state where he plans to accept the republican nomination for president horrible. good day, i m jose diaz-balart in today for andrea mitchell. right now, president biden is preparing for his private audience with pope francis as the g7 summit comes to a close in italy. today is the first time a pontiff has attended a g7 summit. officially, he is focusing on the ethics surrounding artificial intelligence. he is also holding personal mini-sessions with world leaders. president biden last met with the pope in 2021 before the wars in ukraine and gaza erupted. the pontiff has been calling for peace in those conflicts, sometimes drawing the ire of many around the world. there s no new movement that we know of towards a cease-fire in gaza. one senior hamas leader today insistin