don junior, his son said about what he was going to have as his speech, donald trump be, different different how i just certainly deescalate some of that rhetoric now, obviously leslie donald trump is not known for de-escalating rhetoric, but this was a harrowing experience and we are talking to allies, supporters, advisers behind the scenes, who say they really believed that he is changed and means it seriously when he wants people to tone down that rhetoric, when he makes these calls for unity in the party. now obviously, we re waiting to see for donald trump actually says on thursday. but again, talking to the people around them, even talking to some of his supporters were in the room last night when he walked in with that bandage on his ear the first time so many people had seen him in public since that assassination attempt. they said he looked different. that he looked emotional that is what i am hearing from his senior advisers as well, that he is taking this event,
this is about what we need to do to bring back new york city. plus the capital riot committee starts the work tomorrow as the feud between the house speaker and the republican leader gets more public and yes, more pointed. and it is infrastructure week again. still no deal despite the president s pledge to get one by today. republicans just rejected the democratic offer that was aimed at closing the big divides. we begin the hour with this covid surge. big new debates coast to coast about how to handle rising case counts. mask debates are back. vaccine mandates another big flash point today. just this morning, the new york city mayor put the entire city work force on notice. get vaccinated by september 13th or be required to get weekly covid tests. this means everybody. this means obviously everyone who worked in our schools, our educators and staff. it means the nypd, the fdny, all city agencies p. people who work in offices and the frontline. everyone. because september
ohio sends a signal to the nation. voters there decide on a ballot measure with big implications for women and 2024 as brand new poll numbers show a second straight summer of deep discontent with the supreme court s decision to wipe out roe. plus the reset ripples all the way the to the top. ron desantis replaces his campaign manager. will the shird shakeup in less that be a month be a charm. and tell it to the heart. republicans say an impeachment inquiry is the only one and the only way to move forward versus joe biden. new cnn reporting pins down when house republicans plan to do this. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. first, a special election that will tell us a lot about 2024 and just how much abortion rights will motivate voters. today ohio goes to the polls. it may seem like a mundane question about constitutional math, but you read between the lines, it is very clearly about abortion. republicans want to make it harder to rewrite
today on inside politics, the united states investigator vus donald trump. the grand jury meets again and the nation is on pins and needles. plus a new national poll shows donald trump and joe biden running even and as of now, criminal indictments have not tanked trump s chances of become ing the once and future president if he s on the ballot. and it s the vice president on the line. a former business partner tells congress that hunter biden put his father on speakerphone 20 times. democrats say it was part of an illusion. republicans see it as a biden lie. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, we are closely watching for any indicators that a federal indictment against the former president is coming. the grand jury that will make that decision whether or not to charge donald trump with january 6 related crimes is back in today. cnn s katelyn polantz is live outside the federal courthouse here in washington. what are you seeing t
front runner donald trump says he was informed that he is the target of the special counsel s investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. mrs trump has until thursday to report to the grand jury. if jack smith has evidence of criminality should donald trump be held accountable? here is the problem. this country is going down the road of criminalizing political differences. i think that is wrong. alvin bragg stretched a statute to be able to target donald trump. even people on the left acknowledge if it wasn t trump the case would have likely not been brought against the normal civilian. you have a situation where the department of justice, the fbi have been weaponized against people they do not like. the number one example happened to be against donald trump with the russian collusion. that was not a legitimate investigation. that was being done to try to drive trump out of office. what i have said is as president my job is to restore a single s