cnn poll numbers show america s deep pessimism about the economy might be easing up. every hour 70% of americans don t want a biden/trump rematch. alan weisselberg on the verge of pleading guilty for if the second time. this time to a purge charge. donald trump creates a culture of lying. if you are associated with him, have to be very, very careful for taking a risk. four of the seven migrants charged. this attack last week on two new york police officers may be fleeing to mexico. what we re seeing is a collision of things that have deeply affected new york and the country. i wish he would have killed us instead. the mother of the oxford, michigan, shooter, defending herself. who is responsible for storing the gun. my husband is. good friday morning, top of the hour. i m phil mattingly in new york. a week that saw donald trump and joe biden squaring up for a likely new rematch. donald trump s lead is up four points, identical to what it was in the fall.
experienced donald. trump going after his son, hunter biden. this was back in this timber 2020 debate. when president trump said that hunter biden had been dishonorably discharged for using cocaine from the military to be clear, he was administratively discharged, which is different. he also mocked a hunter biden, if you ll recall saying he couldn t get a job until president biden had become vice president. so who up the defense, if you also remember that president biden gave at the time saying, look, yes, like a lot of american families are families. one that has dealt with the problem of addiction, but i m proud of my son and i love my son. eighth had said at the time that that ended up being actually one of the most resonant moments coming out of the debate. but i think all of this just goes to show the biden team s broader strategy of trying to prepare for anything and everything. but donald trump might throw his way thursday night in christian. i understand. you have
people are throwing questions at him left and right. think about the number of hours he s gone just for these 90 minutes. i have dealt with this man when he was a senator, when he was a vice president, and when he was president. and i will tell you he s not the same person he was before, so let s not lower expectations. he s going to be prepared. the best he s ever going to be prepared, so what america needs to judge is this is joe biden at his very top. after previously attacking president biden for his mental acuity former house speaker kevin mccarthy is now warning against lowering expectations ahead of tonight s debate. we ll dig into those comments as both candidates gear up for their highly anticipated matchup. plus, donald trump continues to tease who he will pick for his running mate, telling his supporters the possibilities will show up at tonight s debate. but when will he finally make his choice? and also ahead, another significant abortion opinion was mistak
pete mundane at reagan national airport. this is cnn biden and donald trump plan to use during thursday nights historic cnn debate two years to the day since the supreme court overturned roe versus wade, how that ruling is impacting lives and our political landscape today. plus it s hard to deal with that much water i it s it s it s a monumental undertaking nearly two dozen counties in iowa underwater the governor seeking emergency relief from the white house this fro israel and pro-palestinian protesters clashing violently outside a los angeles synagogue right 6:00 a.m. here in washington alive. look at the white house on this monday morning. morning, everyone kasie hunt, it s wonderful to have you with us. the rematch americans say they have been dreading, will be fully joined later this week when three days from now, president biden and former president trump meet for the first presidential debate of 2024. when, they take the stage in atlanta thursday night, it will
be convicted. right. those are good things in his column. do you think there would be any downside here for president biden were hunter to be convicted? of course, as the personal toll, of course. do we think there is political im impact? yeah, there are low information voters who are like, they re both in trouble with the law. i would say hunter biden is very different than donald trump and being a crack addict because you have an addiction is very different than a myriad after criminal charges, many cases which you ve been able to punt. then you have the fraud cases. i don t think they re the same at all, but i do think, you know, everything can be a problem, especially in politics. certainly, those close to president biden worry about just how he will receive this news. we know he is deeply worried about his son. also, the first lady coming back from france to go to the trial. i mean, the sister has been there. everyone in biden world, they re a close family. i t