welcome to prime time weekend, let s get right to the week s top stories. 22 witnesses, 21 days of court, 80 hours of witness testimony later, the first-ever criminal trial of an american ex-president is coming to a close. the fate of the ex-president could be in the hands of 12 every day new yorkers from all walks of life. the prosecution has one last chance to hammer home it s case against trump and closing arguments, that happens tuesday, given that the defense put up just to witnesses, their eight hour cross-examination of michael cohen lasting four times longer than their entire presentation, only the manhattan da is wrestling with the challenge of reminding the jury about all of the testimony presented. all of the documentary evidence, bombshell after bombshell, after bombshell. here s just some of what the jury heard as told by the press covering it. jurors listening intently today as the former publisher of the inquire testified about the confidential arrangement
evening. i m bret baier. we re coming to you tonight from fox news world headquarters in new york. and breaking tonight, you have heard it all day. we are three hours from the start of what figures to be the most important event of the 2024 presidential campaign so far. president biden will face former president trump in the debate in atlanta. tonight both camps are setting exceptions, and getting in some preevent spin. meanwhile, there is still no decision from the u.s. supreme court on the former president s claim of immunity from prosecution. however, they have come down with some important decisions. we will get an update from shannon bream on that in a minute. we have fox team conch tonight. fox news chief legal correspondent, anchor of fox news sunday shannon bream with the latest from court. aishah hasnie atlanta new rules on the debate how they may impact what we see and hear tonight. we begin with peter doocy live on the north lawn of the white house with something
harris: all right, we are watching. the day is getting out. we are tilting at any moment, president biden will be departing m david. for the first time in 4 years for those 2. we don t even know if that 2 will shake hands or anything. they will be standing closer together this time. instead of the usual 12 feet, they will be 8 feet apart with their lecterns. the uncertainty and expected fireworks are why it is expected to be the most watched presidential debate in history. one of the key questions tonight is whether biden s weeklong debate prep at camp david will pay off, or will trump do better going out on the campaign trail and having more of a mixed wrap? this is outnumbered. i m harris faulkner with my cohost kayleigh mcenany you re joining us today, and their martha maccallum, fox news contributor and president of american spirit enterprises tammy bruce and fox news contributor senior fellow at the american enterprise institute and former speech writer to president
[ cheering and applause ] greg: thank you. i should bathe more often i guess. happy wednesday. tomorrow night is the much anticipated cnn debate happening in less than 24 hours meaning biden camp has sent a new list of questions. trump is expected to be asked tough questions likes solving the middle east while biden is expected to be asked questions like are you okay and can you hear me. squad member jamaal bowman lost his election bid last night in his concession speech he plans to spend more time with his family, exercising and hating jews said he would never stop fighting for the people who got him elected unless they die crashing into buildings. the new film a quiet place and day 1 is airing apparently it takes place at o brien kill mead book signing. hillary is releasing a new memoir 17 days before the election promising to teach readers how to age with grace i guess that s the name of the chick bill is banging. lauren bo bert secured the gop nomination after tuesday
trump and biden take the stage in ten hours. we ve seen them spar. last time around four years ago. a 90-minute contest this time that could have big consequences in november on election day. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. we re looking at the venue live right now in atlanta. and there is already a noticeable difference between the candidates and how they have gotten ready this week. president biden spent seven days doing mock debates with 16 advisors at camp david. we haven t seen him in a week. donald trump used multiple ways to prepare for tonight including very public events as he hit the campaign trail to talk and listen directly to voters. fox news chief political analyst brit hume said biden better be ready after spending a week away from the white house. the president, by the very nature of his or her job, his job so far, is cognizant of the details of the major issues. you have to deal with them all the time. so this level of preparation i