donald trump in a defamation lawsuit. we ll explain why the doj is backing off its previous position. plus two months worth of rain in two days. vermont is just starting the recovery process from that disaster. we ll get an update from one of the state s top lawmakers. all right, good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 12th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. we begin with the major developments out of the nato summit in lithuania. the alliance says it will invite ukraine to join but only when allies agree and conditions are met. the group did not give a time line or details on what those conditions might be. vague wording is in line with what president joe biden said last week, calling a pathway to membership for ukraine, quote, premature while it is at war with russia. as the new york times points out, it appears the president and like minded allies have prevailed over poland in baltic nations that wanted a formal invitation for ukraine t
todd: here we go. first polls opening in new hampshire in less than one hour from now. americans in the granite state will cast ballots in the nation s first primary election this election cycle. know ares lost last seven out of eight popular votes for president, that is nothing to be proud of. we should want to win majority of americans. only way to do that is if we elect a new generational conservative leader. when you step into that voting booth, you are going to be signalling that we want crooked joe biden, the worst president in the history of our country. get him out, his radical left lunatics, the establishment in the nation s capitol, we re going to do things and do things right and bring our country back with your vote. todd: this is election day tuesday morning, i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. this is underway, one small new hampshire town voted at midnight, tradition that dates back 60 years, all six residents voted for nikki haley, the right h
kayleigh: hello, this is outnumbered, i m kayleigh mcenany here with my co-host emily compagno. also joining us fox p business anchor cheryl casone, senior fellow for independent women s forum kaylee mcgee white and fox news contributor and host of david webb show on sirius xm david webb. the battle for new hampshire underway with six days until the presidential primary. former president trump remains the clear front-runner with 50% support. nikki haley firmly in second place and governor desantis in third. trump and haley are holding rallies tonight and desantis is holding a town hall this hour. vivek ramaswamy threw his support behind trump in this fiery speech last night. we are in the middle of a war in this country. that is what this is. it is between permanent state and the everyday citizen, between those who love the united states of america and a fringe minority who hates this country and that is why last evening i met my friend, we met in person and i told him
a hamas leader linked to the october 7th massacre. all of this escalating as the conflict could become a regional war. also, with less than two weeks before the iowa caucuses, the race for the white house kicks into gear with top trump challengers. and president biden returning from vacation to face new challenges, as he plans to hit the road with a retooled re-election message. and i ll be joined by the premium ambassador to the united states, after a new year began there with a barrage of deadly strikes against kyiv and kharkiv, and no agreement with continued u.s. military aid. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. tensions are growing throughout the wider middle east today, stoking international fears that the israel hamas war is now spilling far beyond gaza s borders. more than 100 people, including children, are dead after two explosions in iran ripped through crowds commemorating general souleymane. he was the prominent ahead of the revolutionary
let s get right to it. we begin with the actually unprecedented collation of politics that america is facing in 2024, whether we like it or not, whether we re tired or not, which i get. but the nation has never actually put a former president on trial. several prosecutors are working on that for a task, even as donald trump s civil fraud trial stretches through december of 2023. and in 2024, as you probably heard, if you d watch the news, defended trump faces several criminal trials in different districts while running for president again. procutor jack smith separately, the stolen intelligence documents case in florida. the atlanta dea pushing ahead of convictions 2023. and then you ve got over 90 felonies changed. that is not normal, even if it has been normalized. the first trial initially slated from march, well those schedules can change facing more serious warnings from people who know about this, from actual legal experts. discussing a very real possibility t