life. how are democrats responding? biden cabinet secretary pete buttigieg and congresswoman alexandra ocasio-cortez join me next. and holding court. as republicans celebrate conservative rulings, trump takes credit. is that enough to make voters overlook their concerns? he s getting cornered. we need leaders that are willing to be bold, that are going to be honest. republicans candidates chris christie and will hurd join me to respond in moments. plus, justice for whom. new attacks from top gop candidates on minority rights. instead of taking children to church, they believe in taking children to drag shows. but are they out of step with voters? our political panel will discuss. hello. i m dana bash in washington, where the state of our union is divided, 6-3. key decisions by the supreme court this week once again upended american life, with a trio of sweeping rulings that divided americans and moved the country to the right, prompting far-reaching consequenc
two months after announcing his campaign bid. he will have a rally tomorrow in philadelphia. he could potentially lose the first two primaries if iowa and new hampshire hold contests first. as they ve done in the past. this time biden s team won south carolina which he won in the primary to be the first state to primary. i wonder why. they indicted the president, they indicated the president won t be on the ballot in new hampshire before the palmetto state and that could hand a victory to rival robert f. kennedy, jr. or another long shot democrat. florida governor ron desantis is calling on california governor gavin newsom to step up to the plate and run against biden. you know what, stop pus footing around. are you going to get in and do it or sit on the sidelines and chirp. throw your hat in the ring and then we ll talk about what s happening. i want to go back. no one wants to lose the first two states. this is a sign of biden s unfettered weakness within the party. i
contracts down on ac activists. rachel: agent people were detained in hong kong, acured of disrupting order in a public space. his year, a carnival has been held where those vigils used to take place. and that s the new hong kong for you. in 2020, they were protesting the ccp and there were, i mean, gazillions of american flags as our protesters in the summer of 2020 were burning flags, american flags in hong kong they were flying american flags and calling for freedom of course, that didn t come to them. now you see these fake pro beijing protests instead of the tradition of honoring those brave people who tried to fight against communism in tiananmen square. every inch of space you give over becomes a place where freedom does not exist. president trump said the provocations are because we look weak from what happened in afghanistan to the minor incursion in ukraine. rachel: to the falling on the stage. to the falling on the stage of beijing, may be unnoterly looking at
donald trump agreeing to that or sticking to that, not to mention that promise will be a problem for current candidates who have already said they would never support trump if he gets the nomination. and then there are other republicans about to jump in, including chris christie, trump s number to bike and north dakota governor doug joining me now on the road, nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard in des moines. , this is the first time we have seen a lot of these gop hopefuls on the same stage, why are these events crucial for these candidates? hey, right. this really was the summer campaign kickoff here. but you just laid out why it is extra important. it is because the debate is just two and a half months away. and in order to spread the message for so many of these candidates to a broader part of the electorate, being on the debate stage is going to be key. you just laid out, they are not 45,000 unique donors. some of these candidates, they are going to have to w
new cbs polling on how voters see the candidates now. the president with his family at camp david after a weekend of fund-raising. we ll have the latest. also tonight, police in utica, new york, release new body cam video after the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy. drop it! i m michael george in utica, where the community is demanding answers about the actions of the officers. powering up. hurricane beryl takes aim with life-threatening force. the race in the caribbean to get ready. plus, how weather could impact your fourth of july getaway. a record number of americans taking to the roads and packing planes. i m adam yamaguchi at the los angeles international airport, where they are bracing for potentially record-breaking crowds. and later, a sweet discovery at george washington s mount vernon home. they seem pretty well preserved to you? the cherries are incredible. we take a trip back in time ahead of america s 248th birthday. announcer: t