Today and onehalf twist. Where does the former president released dan on abortion what he said, and what voters could make of it. Keeping them honest. Also tonight that vulgar post he spread online about sex acts. Kamala harris and hillary clinton, because running mate was asked about it and how he tried to explain it is causing fresh up. Later. All we re learning about the tragic killing of a star hockey player and his brother by a suspected drunk driver that very night for their sister s wedding good evening. Jim sciutto here sitting in for anderson, the former president will be speaking tonight at the moms for liberty convention here in washington that is the rightwing group which got its start pushing to restrict sex education topics in schools and banning books on gender and sexuality from school libraries. We begin though, keeping them honest with the not the former president has just tied himself into over abortion for the first time either, and potentially not without electoral
Race. Recent from a clear trump the advantage to no clear leader plus donald trump caught between a rock and a hard place. His track record on abortion, he would veto but abortion ban that was sent to your desk well, what s happening is you re never going to have to do it. And voters support for fertility treatments. I kept hearing that i m against it and i m actually very much forward. And triggers conservative theory in the process. And what she left unsaid same old, tired playbook. Next question harris declines to enter the chat why she s ignoring the debate over trump, race, and gender live at the table. Nayyera huck mike dubke chuck rocha and shermichael singleton. Welcome to a special edition of newsnight, state of the race good evening. I m audie cornish in new york. Abby phillip has the night off, so let s get right to what america is talking about. Where exactly does donald trump stand on abortion? the answer would depend on whether you asked him yesterday or today for example
just five days ago. including an 83 million dollar defamation judgment against the republican front runner. and as the general election campaign has basically begun. standing by to talk about have a gun and take on trump and offer his reaction to e. jean carroll s massive victory against him. plus, from my department store in the 90s to her day in court this week, andrew weissmann and katie phang are going to join me for a deep dive into how carol s case against trump got to this point. and what comes next? also, could nikki haley be doing joe biden a favor by calling trump confused? and what are the factors the haley team is weighing as they decide how much to turn up the heat? and later, there is some big civil war energy coming out of texas, as greg abbott taunts the federal government with his actions on the border. i ll talk to about just how crazy things are getting, in his home state. as we come on the air today, we re getting some breaking news out of th