Much great to see you. Thank you for thanks to all of our viewers for joining us tonight. Cnn News Night with Abby Phillip starts right now tonight. Breaking news. Kamala harris and Tim Walz Sit Down for their first Interview Right here on cnn its. A Highstakes Interview for the new ticket. Well discuss the biggest questions voters want to hear and on the verge of a deal the debate of the season two weeks from today, as Harris And Trump it closer to a faceoff. Plus if at first you dont succeed indict again Jack Smith reworks the indictment against trump in the Election Interference Case what does it mean for the campaign live at the Table . Scott jennings, bakari sellers, Doug Heye and Lauren Leader Welcome to a Special Edition of Newsnight State of the race good evening im Abby Phillip in New York. Lets get right to what america is talking about tonight. An interview 37 days in the making. That is how long its been since president biden dropped out of the race, believe it or not, its
And although i will no longer be a candidate, i will not stop using my voice for the things i believe in. In all likelihood donald trump will be the republican nominee when our Party Convention meet in july. I congratulate him and wish him well. I wish anyone well who would be americas president. Our country is too precious to let our differences divide us. That was part of nikki haleys speech yesterday announcing the end of her president ial campaign. It means we are now 242 days away from a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump. But today the focus shifts to washington and President Bidens state of the Union Address. Well go through what hes expected to say tonight to congress and the american people. And meanwhile, on capitol hill lawmakers appear to have another deal in place to avoid a partial Government Shutdown. But speaker johnson again needed support from democrats to overcome dissent from within his own party. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on
Who investigated President Bidens mishandling of classified documents, a man named robert hur is grilled by House Members on the capitol. Concluding nothing President Biden did was worthy of prosecution, but that did not stop republicans in congress from making a fourhour circus out of mr. Hurs testimony today. Thats because todays hearing wasnt actually about matters of law. It was about scoring political points. The only reason Joe Biden Accidently taking classified documents with him when he left office, and the only reason that matters at all is because donald trump woefully, willfully, purposely took documents with him when he left office and then tried to obstruct justice to cover it o all up. These two cases are not the same, but just dont take my word for that. Here is Special Counsel hur reading from his own rt on the matter. Unlike the evidence involving mr. Biden, the allegations set forth in the indictment of mr. Trump if proven would present serious aligating facts. Keep g
Youre watching cnn newsroom, im rosemary church. Former u. S. President donald trump staring down a deadline related to charges he tried to overturn the 2020 election. Well hear from one of his lawyers. President joe biden is set to hit the road to tout his economic achievements to voters. An amazing rescue at sea. The trials this man endured during the trip out, before the coast guard found him alive. Special counsel jack smith has requested limitations on evidence provided to trumps team, specifically, theyre asking the former president not to receive his own copies of sensitive material fearing he could use it to threaten witnesses. The deadline to respond is just hours away. Smith responded to trumps post on social media. Including this one, if you go after me, im coming after you. One of trumps attorneys says he will fight the protective order, clai claiming prosecutors want to hide information from the american people. The point is that we will not agree to keeping information th
Twitter account targeted by the Special Counsel. The evidence jack smith was searching for and new details on twitters resistance to the probe. And President Biden touting his economic agenda, but are americans onboard . What new polling shows about the impact of his economic policies and chances in 2024. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, august 10th. Im ali vitali in for Jonathan Lemire. We start with breaking news. Officials in hawaii say at least 36 people have been killed by the fast moving wildfire sweeping across the western part of the island of maui. Dozens more injured and treated for burn. Hundreds of homes and businesses are destroyed, and communications on the island are crippled. Thousands of residents have evacuated with some even diving into the ocean for safety. The devastating wildfires have been fanned by strong winds from Hurricane Dora passing well south of the hawaiian islands. In a statement yesterday President Biden said hed ordered all