minutes? the lead starts right now. from iowa to new hampshire to the white house, candidate hit parade, kissed babies, and tried to make their case face to face with voters with one notable exception. then a burst of blast, but not fireworks. three more mass shootings in texas, indiana, and philadelphia are the latest sites of a uniquely american tragedy. plus, hidden cameras in the women s locker room exposed a troubling pattern of sexism and abuse. in this case, it was the police behind the offense. see what a cnn investigation reveals, and meet the brave women who want answers. welcome to a special edition of the lead. i m abby phillip in for jake tapper. we start with our politics lead. today is independence day in america, but it is no holiday for the many who are hoping to become the country s next commander in chief. republicans are all out on the campaign trail in the key battleground states of iowa, new hampshire, where voters pride themselves on getting
so get allstate, and be better protected from mayhem, like me. roar. (sfx: family screams in background) the july fourth holiday marred by mass shootings in two american cities. philadelphia authorities captured a suspect they say wore body armor and a ski mask as he shot and killed five people and injured two children. just a few hours later, in fort worth, texas, a gunman indiscriminately fired into a crowd, killing three. also tonight, the kremlin claims it foiled a ukrainian drone attack on moscow, calling the attempted strike a terrorist attack. this as russia s relentless shelling kills two in the southern ukrainian city of kherson. cnn is live on the ground in ukraine. plus today is not a holiday for republicans hoping to move into the white house in 2024. they re hitting the campaign trail and parade routes in the key early states of iowa and new hampshire. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off. i m alex m
david: fox on top of the fireworks coming early after the supreme court s maxon president student national president biden student student loan bailout. trying to figure how to keep the handouts coming. so, how is utah republican congressman plan to keep that from happening? we will be asking you. and july 4 travelers are fuming with delays and cancellations soaring. let s just say a tweet from the faa is not helping. we will explain it. plus meet the former navy seal who fought for freedom. now he says he is fighting for a shot at the u.s. senate seat in montana. but it is going to be a tough battle part you are watching five. and welcome everyone in david asman and for neil on this holiday weekend. so much to get to it let s get right with alexander the white house on the fallout from that decision on student loan bailouts and a lot of other decisions as well, alexandria. good to be with you. this trio closeout ruling has been framed by the by the administration democrats
survey out showed trump 51% of support among the republican primary voters. governor ron desantis form other vice president mike pence in a distant third. incredible poll numbers are one of the main reasons the marxist left is weaponizing the criminal justice system to try and stop us. if i wasn t running or if i was doing badly in the polls, all of this investigation bull [bleep] would stop immediately. and i did nothing wrong. it s under the presidential records act. i did nothing wrong. today, governor desantis is expected to talk about one of trump s top issues, immigration. is he in texas, getting a firsthand look at the border. he has even released an ad called no excuses detailing how he would make immigration and border security a top priority. southern border. a record 2.7 million migrants cross the border. across the border. seeing unprecedented. switching parties for president biden, he continues to dominate in the democratic primary polling even as sur
overseas business dealings and him millions of dollars of cash. he was in a meeting with the chinese company. climate regulations taking a bite out of the iconic new york pizza slice. some more important things to worry about. pizzerias with coal and wood burning ovens will be forced to install pricy emission devices. give us pizza or give us death. audit yes emerging of president trump discussing highly confidential documents detailing attack on iran. ainsley: tape being used as evidence in the indictment handling classified information. steve: gillian turner joins us from the white house with more. good morning, gillian. good morning to you guys. the federal criminal indictment against trump references as you just mentioned the specific audio from back in july of 2021 taken at bedminster in new jersey. the indictment says that in it in this will tape what you hear is the former president showing classified information to a writer and publisher about the gove