to celebrate july 4th in several key battleground states. we ll show you how the presidential contenders marked the holiday. plus a federal judge orders the biden administration to stop talking with social media companies. what it means for the effort to tamp down misinformation about covid and so much more. and later which of these things is not like the other? looks like the gop needs to brush up on its social studies. how its twitter page mixed up the american flag. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 5th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we certainly hope you had a happy and safe july 4th. the white house celebrated america s independence yesterday with a barbecue, a concert, and of course plenty of fireworks. we re turning from a weekend at camp david, president joe biden addressed military members in the crowd who he called the protectors of democracy. you are the backbone, the reality of why we are
i am hoping to speak and to help my lawyers reveal all of the defects of this case. this is a case that should have never been brought, and it was brought. it s very unfair. could this be the start of a new day for the 2024 gop race? chris christie dropping out. the field could solidify behind one trump challenger as soon as next week. we don t need a politician who tells you what she thinks you want to hear just to try to get your vote. every time he lies, drake university don t turn this into a drinking game, because you will be overserved by the end of the night. 25 hours after hunter biden surprised congress, he is in california preparing to face a federal judge this afternoon. good to be with you. court is in a break and donald trump is speaking. we will show live pictures in a moment. andrea mitchell is on assignment. donald trump s defense team should be finishing their closing arguments relatively soon this afternoon. right now they are on a morning break. t
you ve seen an exclusive, the missing binder of secrets, highly classified information related to russian election interference. what went missing in the final hours of the trump white house hasn t been seen since. what was in it? who had access? the disappearance and the mystery around it not known until now. so any moment now we could get a verdict on damages in rudy giuliani s defamation trial as the jury weighing a potentially $48 million decision resumes dleb operations. former president barack obama and president joe biden back together again at the white house, the major 2024 project behind this rare reunion. i m sara sidner with john berman and kate bolduan. this is cnn news central. you are looking at breaking news right now, exclusive new cnn reporting about highly classified intelligence that went missing at the end of the trump administration. the information relates to russian election interference. information that was deemed so secret it could only
the past, that challenge goes up exponentially with artificial intelligence tools. senator mark warner, thank you so much. that does it for us. chris jansing reports starts right now. good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. courtroom or campaign stop, donald trump s message is the same. the former president blasting the judge, the attorney general and the legal system outside his civil fraud trial. it may work as a political strategy, but what about a legal one? plus, the suspect in the shooting at unlv identified as the man who was once turned down for a job there. latest on what we know and the horrific sense of deja vu or a community that went through the worst mass shooting in u.s. history and now has to heal all over again. and our new investigation into how incredibly difficult it is for families to get justice if their loved ones are killed, not by local police but by federal officers. why is it so hard to get even information
there is a clear path to dictatorship in the united states and it is getting shorter every day. new warnings including from former republican officials about the risks of a second donald trump presidency. in gaza the death toll is surging as israel expands its military operations against hamas. palestinian civilians and more than 130 hostages caught in the middle. an urgent push is under way to get israel and hamas back to the bargaining table. exhausted and demoralized. the new report on the stress air traffic controllers are under and the risk that it carries for air travel. i m kate bolduan with sara sidner and john berman. this is cnn news central. new this morning with donald trump surging in the polls, fresh sounds of alarm about what a second trump presidency might mean. and some of the warnings are coming from one-time republicans. quote, let s stop the wishful thinking and face the stark reality there is a clear path to dictatorship in the united states and