Reached the number of delegates to secure the nomination. It happened on the very same night that President Joe Biden clinched the democratic nomination which means the stakes are set us before. As donald trump will be on the ballot, the 2024 election will not be defined by Big Policy Debates or disagreements between the two candidates and parties of which there are many, but rather by a very basic question whether or not we want our democracy to continue as we know it. Because donald trump has made it clear in public speeches and announcements he will take a Wrecking Ball to the rule of law, he will pardon the january 6th insurrectionists. And he will serve in his own words, this is a quote, a dictator on day one. Voters who go to the polls in a few months have to answer the question whether the 248year democratic experiment sees its birthday . That choice has been laid out in stark detail, voices not just on the left or center, but also the far right. Remember this, from liz cheney.
mitchell reports. we are live from pnc park this pittsburgh. the main event is tonight when john fetterman faces off against trump-backed republican, dr. oz with fetterman trying to lower expectations for his performance due to his continuing recovery from a stroke. in the home stretch, pennsylvania is crucial. if democrats are going to keep control of the senate. even have a chance of keeping control of the house. as momentum shifts to the republicans over concerns about inflation. we will get the latest from the political reports david wasserman. adidas ending their ties with kanye. new reaction from brittney griner s teammates after the russian court today rejected her emotional plea, pleading from jail for a shorter sentence. she now faces eight more years in jail. unless vladimir putin agrees to a prisoner swap. we begin this hour with politics right here in pennsylvania. that big senate debate tonight with two weeks until the midterms. joining us, dasha burns
shannon. i had no idea she went through that tragedy as a kid. and just the sense of guilt. oh, my god, so profound. her mother and baby sister and cousin were killed in a car crash when she was just four years old. it s amazing. i appreciate you listening. it s great. everyone should check it out. it s obviously a subject you know a lot about and you really bring out these important threads from people like stephen colbert and lauren anderson. thanks. i appreciate it. have a great weekend. thanks anderson. welcome to cnn tonight. i m jake tapper in washington. today donald trump was issued a subpoena from the january 6 committee, which wrote to trump, quote, we have a semiabled overwhelming evidence that you personally orchestrated and oversaw a multipart effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and to obstruct the peaceful transition of power, unquote. at the same time, in the same investigation, trump s former chief strategist steve bannon was senten
it s helpful. all there is is available on apple podcasts or whenever you get your podcasts. the news continues. cnn tonight with jake tapper starts right now. jake? hey, anderson. i listened to the one with molly shannon. i had no idea she went through that tragedy as a kid. and just the sense of guilt. oh, my god, so profound. her mother and baby sister and cousin were killed in a car crash when she was just four years old. her life, it s amazing. i appreciate you listening. yeah, no, it s great. everyone should check it out. it s obviously a subject you know a lot about and you really bring out these important threads from people like stephen colbert and lauren anderson. thanks. i appreciate it. have a great weekend. thanks anderson. welcome to cnn tonight. i m jake tapper in washington. today donald trump was issued a subpoena from the january 6 committee, which wrote to trump, quote, we have assembled overwhelming evidence that you personally orchestr
anything more to the point tonight. 67%, two in three, say american democracy is in danger of collapse. the percentage of democrats and republicans who believe it, identical. however, don t go looking for a bipartisan silver lining. the poll doesn t ask people to give a reason why they believe this. so it s possible, even likely given such other recent polling that a deep partisan divide exists over what people think is wrong. to use a political science term, ain t good. it does not bode well. but it certainly sets the stage for what the president will say tonight. and the backdrop, significant new developments in the court battle over documents seized from the former president s mansion and what he said today about pardoning january 6th defendants. let s go first to cnn s jeff zeleny who is at independence hall in philadelphia. jeff, what more are you learning about the speech tonight, which begins in just a few minutes? reporter: john, we are berning that president biden