for next week s debate, his super pac has advised him to take a hammer to vivek ramaswamy but defend trump if trump is attacked by chris christie. here was some reaction after fulton county d.a. fani willis indicted trump and 18 codefendants for state rico violations. south carolina senator tim scott said this. we see the legal system being weaponized against political opponents. that is un-american and unacceptable. vivek ramaswamy said that should he become president, he would pardon trump. the reality is this, these are politicized persecutions through prosecution. trump s former vice president mike pence, who has criticized trump for putting himself above the constitution, says he prefers that trump s fate be decided, quote, by voters, not criminal courts. ron desantis said i think it s an example of the criminalization of politics. i don t think this is good for the country. even chris christie, who has been consistently critical of trump s underlying conduct tol
hello, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredericka witfield. the southwestern u.s. is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as hurricane hilary churns off the pacific. we just learned moments ago that the storm has weakened just a bit to a category 3 storm with 125 mile an hour winds. it s lashing mexico with strong winds and high waves right now. forecasters warn it could dump more than a year s worth of rain across parts of california, nevada and arizona. the storm is expected to weaken as it moves north, but the threat is so severe, a tropical storm watch has been issued for california, the first ever for that state. people there are trying to prepare as best they can. cnn meteorologist allison chinchar is joining us. a new advisory has just been issued. while it may have been downgraded a little bit, that s still very threatening. right. keep in mind the weakening was forecast. we knew as it slid into cooler waters, this was going to happen. in te
come to light. democrats were promising a new direction for the war, and to make their case they d just nominated a decorated war veteran to be their nominee, a man who d been awarded the silver star, the bronze star, and three purple hearts for valor in combat. thank you i m i m john kerry, and i m reporting for duty senator john kerry made his military service in vietnam a central part of his campaign for president that year. in the weeks after he accepted the democratic nomination, kerry consistently led the incumbent, president george w. bush, in the but then in august everything changed.in that was when these campaign ads startedca airing. i served with john kerry. i served with john kerry. john kerry has not been honest about what happened in vietnam. he is lying about his record. it s a central image of john kerry sl campaign, the candida literally wrapping his arms around his vietnam teammates. now republicans are challenging kerry s war effort with a
of grieving and loss. what s next for the island? the mayor joins me next. a donald trump could soon face a fourth indictment. i did nothing wrong. and now president biden s son may go to trial himself. it s in the public interest to appoint a special counsel. will legal troubles dosm nate this election? oversight committee democrat dan goldman joins me to discuss ahead. crunch time. it s political season at the iowa state fair. give careful consideration to the choice you will make. with the debate in less than two weeks the gop should be a party that appreciates a competition of ideas. who will be on stage? will herd joins me in moments. hello. i m jake tapper in washington request the state of our union in shock. the fire that swept through maui this week is now the deadliest u.s. wildfire in more than 100 years officials said last night with at least 93 people dead, and that figure is tragically expected to only grow as emergency workers uncove
handful of swing states, it s potentially those specific voters who will decide who wince. but maybe a better question to ask, who is the voter who voted for donald trump in 2020 but does not want to vote for him again in 2024. the new york times and nbc have identified a batch of these very voters as have election pac republican voters against trump. here s what some of them have to say. for the first time in over 50 year of voting in presidential elections, i will not vote republican. i m a two-time trump voter. donald trump has shown that he has no regard for the laws of this country. biden may not have policy that i agree with, but i know that democracy will be saved under biden. i voted for trump in the past elections. i cannot do it now. trump is a gutless coward. who would last five minutes in a combat zone. his character does not suit the presidency. i will no longer be voting for president trump. because trump wants to act like a dictator. at first li