Along with charlie hurt and joe concha. Welcome to the big we can show the big story height second assassination attempt on former president donald trump. The republican presidential candidate says he is safe and well after being targeted while golfing at the trump international golf club in west palm beach this afternoon the suspected gunman s car was pulled over by martin county police he was taken into custody. Also found at the scene the shots were fired were weapons. Hanging on a fence there were two bags of goat pro and a long gone over two months ago the former president survived versus attempt during his rally in butler, pennsylvania. Former presid president has resd to the shooting writing there were gunshots in my vicinity. Before rumor starts spiraling out of control, i wanted you to hear this first. I am safe and well. Nothing will slow me down, i will never surrender. Joining us now is host and former chief of staff to attorney general edward meese and the reagan administr
We all exist in the context, michael. We do. Given that, that is all we have to do. Rape will continue our coverage right now. Take it away, ali. You have two speech, amazing and intentionally amazing, no matter what you do. Michael steele today is giving us labor day stuff. He has probably got a whiskey snifter there. I mean, somebody accused him of having bourbon in his cup, ali, i am going to investigate myself. All morning, michael is leaning it over, checking out, i m with you, michael. It is labor day. You guys deserve a break. I am just a woman, ali, at work trying to do my part. I love you both. We will see you tomorrow. I hope you have an amazing afternoon. Check velshi starts now. Good morning. It is saturday, august 31st. It is 66 days until election day. This morning, i ve got georgia on my mind, a state crucial to understanding how this election is playing out both in that state and nationally. For decades, georgia, a decidedly red state did not get much attention in presi
happy wednesday! so, last night new hampshire clarified a few things for us. first, that donald trump will probably be the nominee for 2024. true. that s as much a lock as president biden making up a new word. we ll teach donald trump a valuable lesson. don t mess with america unless you want to get the benefits. wait. what was that lesson exactly? don t give a microphone to someone with dementia? the second lesson that dana perino will never be welcome in new hampshire again. that was a water fountain, not a bidet. now somehow nikki haley came out and gave a victory speech which is kind of like the hindenburg declaring victory over fire. but she is doing a speech like she won. she said she is doing a speech like she won. she didn t win. she lost. this is not your typical victory speech. let s not have somebody take a victory when she had a very bad night. she had a very bad night. a very bad night. yet i can go up and say to everybody thank you for the victory. i s
caucus day, and it has some beef with new hampshire s primary. he is sidelining it, why? congresswoman barbara lee is here to read between the lines for us. and there is a nationwide uptake in swatting s across the country. what is behind these criminal hoaxes, and how do we rein them in? i am a man with a dean, let s do it. after months of speculation, polling, punditry over the 2024 race for the white house, we are now hours away from the first contest of the election season. tomorrow at seven pm local time, about 24 hours from right now, voters in iowa will be asked to brave what appears to be the coldest caucus day in decades. and according to the last and final poll before caucus day, a new nbc news des moines register poll shows donald trump maintaining his commanding lead over his rivals. that is not unexpected. right now, 48% of likely caucus goers say the twice impeached, and quadruple indicted ex president has their vote. that is an almost 30 point lead over forme
no room for error. house speaker kevin mccarthy is facing his biggest test yet as lawmakers return to capitol hill. and a key committee with hardline republicans could tank the deal in the next couple of hours on the debt ceiling. can republican leadership with the deal they need for final passage and could this cost kevin mccarthy for his job as speaker. moscow attacked eight drones. two people were injured. ukraine denied any, quote, direct, involvement as its own capital kyiv continues to be hit with a wave of attacks overnight. plus, fleeing in panic and fear. nine people shot near hollywood beach in florida. victims ranging in age from 65 to just 1-year-old. the search now under way for a suspect. we re following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in, right here to cnn news central. there s a republican revolt brewing in congress right now, just a couple hours before president biden and speaker mccarthy s debt deal faces a crucial house co