special counsel jack smith announcing the third indictment of donald j. trump after months of investigating the former president and his allies and their efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. this hour we ll have in-depth coverage of the accusations against trump and the new information we re learning about his attempt to stay in power from that sweeping federal investigation. and we ll also look at how this latest legal issue could impact the presidential campaign as he has used previous indictments to boost fund-raising. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, august 2nd, a historic day. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting it with us. and we ll begin this morning with history once again. former president donald trump who took an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the united states constitution has been indicted for allegedly trying to subvert that very same document. in washington, d.c. yesterday a federal grand jury of trump s
president. and if i had to bet, i would bet it s near. do you believe there s enough evidence? well, they would indict if there s not evidence, but from what i ve seen there s substantial evidence there. that s former attorney general bill barr with a bleak prediction for his former boss. it comes as there are major developments connected to donald trump s handling of classified materials. we ll bring you the very latest. also ahead a key witness in multiple investigations into the former president finally gives testimony to a grand jury. plus chris christie makes it official. we ll show you his pitch for the 2024 republican presidential nomination. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 7th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we re learning more revealing new details this morning about two separate grand juries looking into former president donald trump s handling of classified documents after he left the white ho
based on a fox news poll, the field has catching up to do. how is this race shaking up? let s go to julia manchester, kristen hahn and gop pollster lee carter. lee, start with you. governor desantis getting ready for a week where he will go to iowa, new hampshire, south carolina. they sound familiar. how important is it that he makes traction in those states? it s critical. he s message has to get big traction. it didn t last week. he s got a big job ahead of him. he has in many ways to reset his campaign. the last two months, he s been dropping in the polls. his excuse, he s not finally run yet. this is not official. now he has to make the case that he s the right man for the job. he has to focus on the economy, focus on inflation and stop focusing on the woke wars. that s what hurt himself the last two months and this will be chris call for people hearing him in a different way. julia, that underscores the challenge for governor desantis. the woke wars are probably crit
graphic. watch. [bleep] the marines say they were just enjoying the beach when they asked a group of teens to stoplighting fireworks after being hit by debris. that led to the altercation where the men were jumped and repeatedly stomped on. violence spilling out in other parts of the country as well. nine people were shot including three children on a board walk in florida. and chicago turning into a war zone. at least 53 people were shot, 11 of them killed, making it the deadliest weekend the windy city has seen in eight years, despite efforts to prevent it. the state deployed 30 yellow vested peace keepers to help suppress violence. didn t work. newly elected leftwing mayor brandon johnson was touting money and promise that things would be safe ahead of the weekend. this weekend the soul of chicago will be on display for residents, families and visitors. your safety is my top priority. to that end, our public safety agencies have plans in place for the weekend and summer
speaker kevin mccarthy left the meeting sounding optimistic about how things were developing. biden told reporters that he was confident about reaching a deal, and that all parties were in agreement that default was not an option. mccarthy had even said that it, was, quote possible to get a deal for the end of the, week but signs of renewed discord svelte back out on friday. republican aides pause the discussion, and saying that it was, quote, not productive. democrats and republicans remain far apart on a number of issues, including spending cuts, and work requirements for federal benefits, which mccarthy has said is a red line for him. talks between congressional republicans in the white house have yet to, presuming yesterday, mccarthy s made his dissatisfaction public. tweeting, quote, president biden does think that there was a single dollar of savings to be found in the federal government s budget. he d rather be the first president in history to default in the death tha