and he d still have an overwhelming lead. the maga base doesn t need to see him repeating applause lines, and most view the indictments as a partisan vendetta, and each charge has pushed up his polls. now, let s say my calculation is off and reporting on the courtroom dramas knocks so points off his 10 points off his total. so what? trump is at 59% in the latest wall street journal poll and could still win the nomination without breaking a sweat. the biggest possible pitfall i see is that he loses iowa or new hampshire and that upends the race. love him or detest him, trump knows how to drive the the news cycle. he can attack his critics on truth social, post videos and do tv interviews. the idea he ll somehow be silenced is a fantasy. i m howard kurtz, and this is mediabuzz . howard: with a federal judge setting a march 4th trial date for the justice department s indictment do on election interference charges, that s the day before super tuesday, the commentators
inquiry on joe biden. i will not fundy government because i will not fund the weaponized part of the government. we won t continue to fund the biden regime s weaponized government, so there should be no funding for jack smith special counsel. i will get reaction to that threat from marjorie taylor greene, in just a bit. and former president trump, and several of his codefendants want to distance themselves and avoid facing the same jury in georgia. we will have that story ahead as well. we want to begin with the president, right now on the ground in florida, surveying the devastation from hurricane adalja, biden arrived in the state just a couple of hours ago. and is expected to speak in just over an hour for governor ron desantis, he will not be meeting with the president, claiming a meeting would hinder response efforts. we want to bring in who is live for us in live oak florida. just down the street, we ve been following the president meeting with local officials there
legendary singer-songwriter jimmy buffett has died at the age of 76. his website announced his death overnight posting this. jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of september 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music, and dogs. and it was back in may that buffett was hospitalized and forced to postpone part of his tour. his team didn t confirm what caused the hospitalization then, and no cause of death has been released. buffet was known for his breezy hit and barefoot performances, all explaining life as a beach bum. just sounds like vacation. it does. stephanie ee almlam takes a at his journey and all the places in between. reporter: jimmy buffett s laid-back songs captured the lazy day feel of paradise. reporter: some called his signature song gulf & western. country and caribbean music. i loved the caribbean music. my grandfather sang the calypso song. all of this amalgamation came in and came back out. i became a performer and that gave me the v
you re live in the cnn newsroom. good evening. four indictments in in roughly four months until republicans first nominating contest. donald trump continues to dominate his rivals in the gop primary. new wall street journal poll finds trump support among republican voters growing to a whopping 59%. former president expanding his lead over his next closest competitor, ron desantis, to a commanding 46 points. joining us now to talk about this, vanity fair special correspondent, molly, and ana navarro. guys, great to see you. thanks so much. ana, is it all but inevitable that trump will be the republican nominee next year? it s certainly looking that way. you know, i think it shouldn t be surprising. part of me want to be surprised but i m not that he has this hold on the republican party. and that the indictments that his legal problems that all the things happening around him mean nothing. because the loyalists have complete and absolute allegiance to this man. it s tw
government officials were communicating with hunter biden s financial firm. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m gillian turner. good to be with you, john. john: i m john roberts. dana and bill both have the day off. we have the joystick in washington and not giving it back. gillian: not until 4:00 when we re both off the air. john: the lawsuit comes after the national archives responded admitted to having more than 5,000 emails potentially associated with joe biden s office. fox news cannot independently confirm hunter biden was copied on any of the emails. but there is a group suing to get the actual records. critics are asking why vice president biden would even use pseudonym email accounts in the first place. not only is that nefarious in its intent, it shows that they really truly want to hide something. we went from joe biden saying that he never had a discussion to now joe biden having full and complete access of the white house and the vice presi