of ayman. a modern conspiracy falls apart. has republicans wanted to paint the biden family as criminal. their star witness has just been charged with crimes of his own. then, biden s big week. the president just wrapped up major winds at home and abroad. plus, the gop has just six months to take out trump before the primaries begin. can anybody in the primary field grow a backbone and take him on? i m michael steele, in for a man. let s get started. t s get started. the smoking gun and republicans investigation into the biden family appears to be nothing but smoke and mirrors. gal left, a key witness in the gop s probe and the co-head of an energy think tank has repeatedly accused president biden and his family of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from china. this week, in a stunning case of irony, he found himself at the center of criminal investigations. according to a newly unsealed federal indictment, he is been charged with arms trafficking, sanctions violations
coverage of the extreme weather with meteorologist adam klotz standing by and robert ray on the ground in san antonio, texas. but we begin with matt finn who is live in santa monica california, with the latest on the blistering heat. hello, matt. reporter: hi, mike. it s been pretty hot and sunny here all morning long here in santa monica. now these clouds or perhaps the ma rein layer has rolled through which is serving as some relief from the hot sun. traditionally, the beach is an escape from more inland los angeles. we actually talked to a family a short while ago who came here all the way from las vegas to escape the heat there, and all morning long we ve been talking to people who say they just want to get out of their hot and stuffy neighborhoods inland in l.a. and come here along the water. we don t want to come later on, cool, crisp weather. it totally depends where you live. if you live in the valley, you re sweltering. if you with live anywhere near the beach,
the 2024 race in how it s taking shape. truly, an ex essential election. first gop led house passed a defense spending bill prioritizing attacks on civil rights over securing a deal to protect national security. amendments in the legislation would end diversity training in the military. they would ban gender-affirming care for trans service members, banned the pentagon from reimbursing travel expenses for service members who seek abortion access out of state. today on msnbc, congress men adams if, the democratic leader of the house arms service committee explains how this legislation undermines our military. the bill they passed will make it less likely, and more difficult for women to serve in the military for trans people to serve in the military. it will also make it less likely that people of color get an adequate chance within the military. because it will not address those issues. what that means is, in a time when the department of defense is struggling to meet its r
on the reidout i m proud to be a pro-life governor and i ll be a pro-life president. of course, i want to sign pro-life legislation. i think it s something that we need to develop a culture of life in this country. the republican presidential candidates except for trump flock to iowa to embrace wildly unpopular issues like an extreme abortion ban. it s surely no way to win a presidential election. plus, desantis in damage control mode after failing to launch without extreme awkwardness and glitchy failures. he s looking to reassure right wing donors and activist said that he s not scott walker or jeb bush. also tonight, new reporting on a target letter sent to the special counsel sent by the special counsel to a trump staffer, which could be an indicator of how jack smith plans to prosecute the classified documents case. but we begin tonight with some advice for the republican party. to win elections you got to read the room. you listen to the american people.
sexual assault charges. today he told the court being promiscuous doesn t make him a bad person. and tommy tuberville blocking promotions, and accusing fellow republicans, and stay silent where active service members suffer. we begin with mike memoli at the white house for more on the pressure campaign from the white house toward senator tuberville. what exactly are they doing, mike, and do they think it s working so far? reporter: this is a white house that really likes to highlight what you might call these split screen moments, and we saw them do just that yesterday as they put out a memo illustrating what they thought was the president s strength overseas fortifying and expanding what is really at the foundation of our national defense strategy, the nato alliance, with what they see the senator from alabama doing back at home, putting our national security at risk by holding, delaying promotions, and what the republicans in the house have been doing, having show votes