the former presidents immunity claims in the 2020 election case . what does this mean for the trial s start date? plus israel says it is expanding its offensive in gaza tonight, as a new cnn investigation uncovers where israel has been dropping massive 2000 pound bombs. new concerns about american paul wheeling as he reveals a prison official that is targeting him inside that dangerous russian labor camp. how worried is his family about his safety? his sister is my guest. let s go out front. you do good evening, i am internet for erin burnett. out front tonight, for now the when you donald trump, the supreme court fusing to decide right now if trump is immune from the alleged crimes he committed as president, including his efforts to overturn the election. the decision from this court came in the one page, one sentence order, rejecting the request by special counsel jack smith for expedited review. this means the issue, which is at the core of the election interference case
but the threat of violence also looms directly over the jewish community like never before in recent american history. attacks on jewish institutions, they are up 61% from 2020 according to the anti-defamation league. just yesterday, the fbi warned of what it describes as a broad threat to synagogues in new jersey. the new york times reports that as a result of a warning, the new york police department immediately announced it had stepped up its monitoring to ensure the safety of every area that encompasses our jewish citizens and synagogues. of course, we all know that none of this is happening in a having vacuum. it s bubbling through sports, culture and our politics. they re the anti-semitic outbursts on social media by kanye west. there s the refusal by kyrie irving to disavow a post he made linking to a documentary filled with conspiracy theorys about jewish people. he s been suspended for at least five games. a statement from the team reads in part kyrie irvin
bill: 10:00 in new york. early voting starts on monday in pennsylvania. there is a hotly contested senate race there. dr. mehmet oz and lieutenant governor john fetterman going head-to-head. it is one of the biggest toss-up battles in the battle for power on capitol hill as we say. brand-new hour starts today. it is friday, i m bill hemmer. sandra: nice to spend friday morning with you, mr. hemmer. here we go. hour to. i m sandra smith. nearly 40% of pennsylvania voters cast their ballots by mail in 2020. early voters now will have to make their choice without a single debate as fetterman faces growing questions about his health, of course, after suffering a stroke back in may. dr. oz says fetterman is cheating voters by waiting to debate until the end of october and by using closed captioning at his request, which is not allowed on the senate floor. bill: some voters in philadelphia say fetterman s health problems are less important to them than his policy platform.
reporter: chairman bennie thompson publicly claiming the january 6th house select committee will not refer former president trump or anyone else to the justice department for criminal prosecution. what i prefer that we complete our work and seal that work with the department of justice. and they will make that call after that. reporter: even without a referral, the justice department would prosecute. but some committee members feel those comments are premature. we have had a discussion about that. i thought we discovered that decision until we concluded our investigation, at least that s my understanding. reporter: vice chair liz cheney pushing back on thompson s statement. writing in a tweet, the january 6th select committee has not issued a conclusion regarding potential criminal referrals. despite the discord in the committee, attorney general merrick garland said he s monitoring its findings. i am watching. and i will be watching all the hearings. and i can as
national attention we shouldn t will take you there. donald trump campaigning outside milwaukee, denying he called it harp, but local voters make of it and new reporting. he was planning to stay elsewhere during their republican convention shift. also tonight, our first look at vladimir putin s visit to north korea and the healthy seeking from fellow despot kim jong un. and later a mega church pastor onetime trump s virtual advisor admits to inappropriate sexual behavior after allegations it was with a 12-year-old girl. good evening. we begin with breaking news primary great night. and oklahoma, georgia, and virginia, were kind of high power proxy battle is about to be decided congressman bob good, chairman of the house, freedom caucus, and a staunch conservative facing a challenger backed by the former president. you might ask, why didn t trump? back? good, because the congressman dared endorsed ron desantis for president. a lost by the incumbent could be yet another dem