Reached the number of delegates to secure the nomination. It happened on the very same night that President Joe Biden clinched the democratic nomination which means the stakes are set us before. As donald trump will be on the ballot, the 2024 election will not be defined by Big Policy Debates or disagreements between the two candidates and parties of which there are many, but rather by a very basic question whether or not we want our democracy to continue as we know it. Because donald trump has made it clear in public speeches and announcements he will take a Wrecking Ball to the rule of law, he will pardon the january 6th insurrectionists. And he will serve in his own words, this is a quote, a dictator on day one. Voters who go to the polls in a few months have to answer the question whether the 248year democratic experiment sees its birthday . That choice has been laid out in stark detail, voices not just on the left or center, but also the far right. Remember this, from liz cheney.
Basically all of the reports and videos being sent to me is like an apocalypse. Stories of despair and destruction from hawaii. As firefighters battling multiple blazes and residents and tourists seek any shelter they can. A man accused of making threats against u. S. President joe bidens shot and killed by fbi agents attempting to arrest him. And new details on what former President Donald Trump and his allies can expect when a georgia prosecutor pursues new indictments from the 2020 election investigation. Next week. Good to have you with us. Right now, wildfires are burning through two islands in the u. S. State of hawaii. The flames are raging Out Of Control and on now they have killed at least six people. Footage from Need Tourist Hot Spot shows a decimated community that looks more like a war zone then a tropical haven. Many people do not have power or cell phone service. And thousands are in shelters as Emergency Crews Carry Out Search And Rescue operations. The National Weather
Place this week. So what changed . And playing out in the last few hours, a preview of what will be one of the biggest cases in our nations history, the United States versus donald j. Trump. The former president s lawyers, jack smiths team, and u. S. District judge chutkan all facetoface in court for the first time. Its high stakes going head to head over the parameters of a protective order dictating who, including trump and under what circumstances should be trusted with government evidence. The dramatic new details from Behind Closed Doors and what it all could mean for the judges first ruling in the case. And Paradise Lost in hawaii, a birds eye view of whats left of lahaina, after wildfires ripped through the island. This apocalyptic scene wont be the last with other fires still burning and hundreds still missing in what has now become the second deadliest fire in modern u. S. History. One local now grieving the loss of his home and his fathers ashes. Thats the one thing i wanted
disappointment saying colleges are stronger when they re racially diverse. we can t go backwards. you know, i know today s court decision is a severe disappointment to so many people including me. we cannot let the decision be a permanent setback for the country. with me right now, politico s white house bureau chief jon jonathan lemire at the white house, and democratic strategist and former executive director of the new york state democratic party, basil, so jonathan, first to you, every time there s a supreme court decision we hear how consequential elections are. what s the fallout you re following here? you just heard from president biden express real dismay at the decision. he urged colleges to consider candidates backgrounds, races, ethnicities when it comes to institutions of higher learning. he was asked as he was leaving the room there after making his statement, he was asked by a reporter if this was a rogue court, meaning the supreme court, and he paused and
needs help there. stunning new report comes from the new york times and details how biden administration is seeking to maintain the president s family man persona before the 2024 election. and it comes just days after hunter biden settled his years long child support case over his estranged 4-year-old daughter. the deal lets hunter off the hook for tens of thousands of child support payments, dollars i should say. it also stops his daughter navy from using biden as a last name. but hunter did agree to give his daughter some of his paintings. well, what more could a little girl want? the new york times headline describes the ordeal as hunter biden s daughter in a tale of two families. and it reads the story surrounding the president s grandchild in arkansas who is not yet met her father or grandfather is about money, politics and what it means to have the biden birth rite. the report goes on to reveal president biden s public image is centered around his devotion to