included in the promise of the country today. i still believe that. i m still optimistic, but i need you. so my question for you is simple, a simple one. are you with me? talk to your family. that was president biden receiving chants of four more years from a crowd in philadelphia yesterday where he and the vice president made a pitch to black voters. we ll have more from their campaign stop in just a moment. meanwhile, the former president was stuck in a courthouse holding room as a jury deliberated his fate in the criminal hush money case. we ll recap everything and bring you expert legal analysis. also ahead we ll go through new reporting on senator rick scott s latest bid to replace mitch mcconnell as the next republican leader in the upper chamber. all right, good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, may 30th. still may. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. we are on a verdict watch this morning. in just hours the jury in the donald trump hus