as well. marc thiessen, andy mccarthy, nicole parker and juan william following along as we watch this play out in real time live this afternoon as we wait for the president to finish and to come out. first to mark meredith live there outside the courthouse in miami. hello there. hi, mark. martha, hello to you. the story at this hour is two very different scenes. the former president with his legal team and across the aisle the special counsel and the justice department ready to begin this long and lengthy process following the indictment unsealed last week. shows the former president will face 37 different felony charges as a result of allegedly holding on to classified documents and not turning them back over to the government. that s what is happening inside. outside the federal courthouse in miami a different story. you have a media spectacle where you have trump supporters and trump critics out here ready to make their opinions very well-known. we ve seen a couple hund
On your screen there the Podium Set Up at the Department Of Justice where federal officials will be holding a Press Conference to announce Bribery Charges against democratic senator bob menendez along with his wife nadine. Well bring you the remarks when they begin. A Federal Grand Jury allege they received, quotes, Hundreds Of Thousands of dollars in bribes using his influence in washington to enrich several new jersey businessmen, as well as the egyptian government. As for menendez future on capitol hill, a source says he will be stepping down as chairman of a committee while this goes on. We are awaiting that News Conference to begin. Ken, what else is inside this indictment . How serious are the charges . Reporter extremely serious. This is a Bribery Indictment against Senator Menendez and his wife nadine. This involves new jersey businessmen who sought and got the senators Assistance Intervening in criminal cases. The indictment says menendez went into Business Transactions for a
protesters in myanmar brings condemnation from the united nations. so why hasn t it taken action? some americans will be waking up in a few hours to some much needed money in their bank accounts. on friday, president joe biden promoting his success in getting the nearly $2 trillion relief bill through congress. but he also recognized there is more to be done to make sure americans get back on their feet again. so there s a lot of work for all of us left to do, but i know we ll do it. to everyone american watching, help is here, and we will not stop working for you. there s money in the relief bill to boost covid-19 vaccinations, which do appear to be improving numbers-wise. the cdc reporting that more than 100 million doses have been administered so far. about 35 million people now fully vaccinated. and as more people get vaccinated, the cdc also releasing new public safety guidance. on friday, officials updating their guidelines for child care programs, advising that
republican idea, 80s 1776:00 deal. we re in a moment where people are hungry for that. that s why i m in this race. martha: what is your fact that president is ahead by 38 points over ron desantis at this point? these things don t seem to hurt him at all numbers-wise. if anything, they may be helping him. i could care less for the politics. martha: but you want to win. for the near term numbers. before the first debate, none of this matters. where trump was in june of 2015, that s where i am today. the debate stage will be critical. it will force the other republican candidates to come out and say this is what we stand for and why we stand for it. if we disagree, let s have it in the open so we can define our agenda. my strategy in this race is that we want to be leading the way in defining the agenda. me prediction is that s what the the voters will reward next year. following a similar track as trump did. that s my prediction. i think it s going to be a
federal circuit court and first korean-american woman on a federal appeals court. joining me, claire bond potter. professor potter, thank you very much for being here. numbers-wise, this is historic and big in terms of diversity. talk about why president biden in particular getting the slate of judges through is so important. thanks for having me, jonathan. it s important in part because joe biden promised that he would govern to an america that was diverse. he s had a lot of trouble getting legislation through but getting 40 judges through that are so diverse, not only really keeps that promise to make the judiciary as diverse as america is but it also ensures that as legislation is challenged, as