good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc in new york city. another new first for this country. the first trial of a sitting president s son getting under way in delaware just days after the end of donald trump s historic trial. what will the impact be both personally for the president and politically for his re-election. we ll go live to the courthouse where jury selection has been going on since 8:30. plus, the man who became the face of the covid response, dr. anthony fauci coming face-to-face with his congressional critics for the first time since leaving his post. the demand by one democrat for an apology, and what provoked an emotional response. the latest drama from capitol hill coming up. potentially devastating news for the families of israeli hostages. prime minister netanyahu saying today that president biden got it wrong on the details of a potential peace deal. and in his words, the claim that israel has agreed to a cease-fire without its conditions bein
Boost to her campaign. it would have been a preposterous thing to say. color me skeptical. i think there is some fund-raising benefit. outside of that, i m still skeptical there s a political benefit. let s talk about early polls. a lot can happen between now and when people get their ballots. 52% of independents believe the jury reached the right verdict and think it should end his campaign. those double haters, the folks that don t like trump or biden, 65% say the verdict was correct. 67% say it should end trump s bid for the white house. tell us how you read that poll. those are the crucial voters, the double haters. they come in all shapes and sizes. there are some that are liberal and unhappy with biden and inflation or gaza. and some that are former republican-type voters. so i think the fact that there is such an overwhelming response among that group, two-thirds