in mind. thank you for doing that, we will pick up exactly where you left off. have a good weekend. have a good show. good show. russia without putin, that was one of the chants shouted by the people who alexei navalny, thousands of people who knew that they were risking their freedom, possibly their lives to say that. alexei navalny who was harassed, poisoned imprisoned, and ultimately killed is proof of what happens to those who defy putin and russia. navalny s widow yulia and their two children did not attend the funeral because of fears of their own safety, russian police patrol the funeral, they stopped mourners from entering the church, unable to view, as you saw the open casket where navalny s body was covered with red and white roses. the new york times reports that cell phone service in the area had been reduced to the lower band with 3g standard and described it as a mobile shutdown. that s what it means to live in russia with putin. despite this, a quarte
classified documents case to begin on august 12th. that is correct. donald trump asked for that trial to start just three months before the presidential election. except, that request may not exactly be what it sounds like. it could very well be a game of 3d chess. it does not sound like something trump placed on that often, but play with me here. trump pitching that august date could be a way of trying to block the other federal criminal case, the special counsel s much more serious a federal election interference case from going to trial before the election. yesterday we got that massive news, the supreme court has agreed to hear trump s argument, that those criminal trials in the d. c. case should be thrown out because a presidential immunity. but the court did not schedule oral arguments on that case to start until the week of april 20 seconds. because of that delay, even if the supreme court decides this case incredibly quickly, this election interference case most likel
while that case moves forward, the others not so much. the federal elections case brought by special counsel jack smith suffered a huge setback this week when the supreme court stepped in and delayed the start date of that trial. potentially pushing it back until after the november election, which leads to other trials. today we got significant updates on both of those cases. today in florida, for the first time ever, both donald trump and jack smith were in public court together. for the case over trump s handling of classified documents at mar-a-lago. among other things, they were there to discuss when trump s trial in that case would begin. the special counsel s team requested that the trial begin july 8th, giving them sufficient time to complete the trial before the election. trump s team begrudgingly suggested the trial could begin august 12th, which prosecutors were quick to pounce on, saying one thing the parties agree on is that this case could be tried this summer. t
tonight s laid, campaign crunch time. a handful of caucuses and primaries this weekend will be among the lost opportunities to change the presidential picture ahead of super tuesday. former president trump is campaigning in virginia tonight as a divided republican party holds a caucus convention and michigan. caucus is also being held in missouri and idaho. meanwhile, tomorrow s primary and the district of columbia could offer nikki haley one of her a few opportunities to win a contest outright. main while, president biden is preparing for his state of the union address, thursday, we are he ll have an opportunity to speak directly to the american people about his accomplishments, including the recovering economy with stock markets at all-time highs. and possible progress in the middle east. they administration has begun airdrops of humanitarian aid into gaza and stays far discussions are underway. a well received speech could help reverse a different popularity that has the p
documents. and this isn t a gotcha show, but i want to ask you about you re currently 81 years old. who told you that. all jokes aside this is real concern for american voters. how do you address that concern as you come up to the 2024 election? well, a couple things. number one he s about as old as i am and he can t remember his wife s name. that was president biden last night on late night with seth myers. today the president could face a sizable protest vote in michigan s primary. we ll go through that straight ahead. meanwhile, the president is optimistic that a cease-fire in gaza could happen in a matter of days. we ll bring you the very latest on the negotiations between israel and hamas. and that comes as congressional leaders are set to meet with biden today at the white house in hopes of hammering out a deal to avoid a government shutdown. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, february 27th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting yo