thinks he is the best candidate to defeat donald trump. the bottom line here is that we re not going anywhere. i am not going anywhere. i wouldn t be running if i didn t absolutely believe that i am the best candidate to beat donald trump in 2024. he s just a liar, and he hasn t done a damn thing since the debate. he s been riding around the golf cart at mar-a-lago talking with his wealthy friends. you know me well enough to know this, i ran because i never bought on to the trickle down economic theory. i never bought into the notion that we have to walk away from the rest of the world in a cave to putin or anybody else. i ve never believed any of, that and i m confident that s who the american people are. by the way, this morning the president also sent a two-page letter to his democratic allies writing among other things, quote, the question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now and it is time for it to end. we have one job and that is to beat d
behind. what do you do? these are the types of impossible choices that parents across this country are up against. we ll talk to one of them in a minute. headlines like these make it even more frightening. children s hospitals, mostly in the south, overwhelmed by a surge in young covid patients. one mom in tulsa spent the last week documenting her toddler s battle against covid. little aurora needed a ventilator. the good news, she is now breathing on her own and will be able to go home soon. you would think stories like these would inspire some gop governors to rethink their war on mask mandates. just today, the superintendent of leon county school district in florida announced he will defy governor desantis ban on mask mandates. this comes after governor desantis promised to make good on his promise to withhold paychecks. the state says two school districts must rescind its mandates by this weekend or lose out on pay. this morning on fox news, the u.s. surgeon general push
quickly, about 16 miles per hour. that puts it about 30, maybe 40 miles from the rhode island coast. by 2:00 p.m. it s clearly on shore, and then it s just going to rain itself out. notice the winds are not an issue as we get through this evening. the highest gusts will be out on long island, possibly block island, newport. the legacy of this storm we ve already had tremendous amounts of rain around new york city and portions of new jersey. still a couple flash flood warnings. 36 million people are in flood watches. it is going to pour this afternoon, all night tonight, and periods of tomorrow. we are going to see additional rainfall totals up to about 5 to 6 inches. i m happy to see we ve gotten the storm a little bit weaker, now down to 65 miles per hour. bill karins, one question for you. did i hear you correctly that you say this is going to impact 36 million people? that s how many people are in the potential risk area for flash flooding. so not all of those people a
sandra: today s lineup includes karl rove, and marsha blackburn. john: but first this friday afternoon, israeli prime minister netanyahu were bowing to respond with a new level of force to any further attacks from hamas is a cease-fire takes effect in the middle east. i m john roberts in washington, this is america reports for a friday. sandra: and you say that with a little more enthusiasm? happy friday to you. and great to see you. i m sandra smith a new york. it benjamin netanyahu s warning comes as they put the trips to an early test, israel and hamas reaching an agreement yesterday after 240 people were killed in the first outbreak of violence since the 2014 gaza war. it president biden praising his administration for the cease-fire despite reports it was egypt that brokered the deal. john: all of this as pro-palestinian protests are expected around the world following friday prayers. sandra: trey yingst live in gaza. a cease-fire went into effect after 11 st
suspected shooter and the victims in this instance as well. good evening, halle. federal and local authorities are working around the clock to try to figure out the last piece of this puzzle which is a key one. what was the motive here? what motivated this shooting and they re doing so by going through every bit of the suspected gunman s history. his mental history. executing search warrants on his vehicle, his home, and his social media account to see if there was any postings in recent days that may shed light on a possible motivation here. we know that he purchased a firearm just a week before the shooting and witness accounts from inside that grocery store paint a terrifying picture of what it was like as he shot indiscriminantly at the strangers inside. calling for help, asking police to rescue them as they were protecting themselves and each other from gunfire. now as that is ongoing, the grief here in boulder is substantial. this community is deeply devastated by wha