Thank you for joining us this morning. Im jessicica dean, Cnn News Infrastructure right now from campaign rivals to running mates, potentially maybe, who knows donald trump is talking about nikki haley in a whole new way today, the nicknames hey, attack leinz now distant history after she said she would vote for him, it is projected to be the busiest travel weekend and over two decades, what you need to know if youre one of the millions of americans set to head out for memorial day overnight. A monumental shift in College Sports, Revenue Sharing with athletes and other words schools will pay them directly to play. The huge range of implications from this major decision. Im john berman with kate bolduan, amara walker is in for sarah in this is Cnn News Central so what is this, what an olive branch looks like in 2024, you be the judge after their bitter rivalry during the republican primary, gone are the days and trump calling nikki haley bird brain, not mocking her name making one of he
Inspection colleague, three three leaf filter today, more physically filtered. Com adrenaline just like every tur n urine the cnn newsroom, im wolf blitzer in washington, and we begin with a Major Development are 2024 president ial race here in the United States. President joe biden and donald trump have just accepted cnns invitation to host, to hold a debate on june 20. Thats just in a few weeks thats months earlier than traditional faceoffs take place between, between two president ial candidates the announcement comes after a heated backandforth earlier this morning between the two, the president Challenge Trump to two debates and then trolled him over his hush money trial. Listen to this shop laws, two debates to me in 2020, it sends said he hadnt shown up for debate. Now hes acting like he wants to debate me again or make my day pal, ill even do a twice so lets pick the dates down. I hear youre free on wednesdays former president responded quickly calling on biden to quote, get re
hill he s facing a grilling from republican about the origins of covid-19. also today for the first time in history, the son of the sitting president of the united states is on trial. jury hey, selection now underway in hunter biden s federal gun case and history is being made. mexico elected its first female president claudia sheinbaum. we ll have a live report. hello, i m wolf blitzer in washington and urine the cnn newsroom happening. now up, i m capitol hill republican lawmakers are turning up the heat on the man who led the us government s response to the covid pandemic dr. anthony fauci faces more questions on that response and the origins of the virus that killed nearly 1.2 million americans. dr. fauci will also face questions about email exchanges involving one of his top advisers a subpoena from the republican-led committee turned up emails were dr. david borons appears appears to be trying to avoid public record laws cnn s lauren foxes up on capitol hill for us,
well, i m sure the appellate process going all the way to the highest court in new york would take longer than to conclude before november. but well, i don t think he s likely to go to prison i think he s likely to get a probationary sentence a lot of people agree with you on that trump s fate, as you know, michael is in the hands of judge merchan, whom he has repeatedly attacked throughout the trial and continues to attack. do you think he might impose jail time? what do you think? house how s the judge going to react? that and trump s refusal to apologize or say anything at all about the conviction you know, it s that s a good question. it s interesting because the concern is his conduct during trial and then also his contempt findings will either one of those impacted sentencing i don t think so. you know, with respect to his conduct during trial, wasn t
your house solomon in new york this cnn as a convicted felon, donald trump now awaits sentencing after a jury found him guilty on all 34 felony counts in his criminal hush money trial. his fate, which could include potentially prison, is now in the hands of judge juan merchan, whom he attacked throughout the proceedings. but there s still a chance, trump, but potentially may not serve any prison sentence his legal team is moving to appeal the verdict in the new york appellate division, and if a five-judge panel on that court upholds the decision, the state s highest court will then weigh in let s discuss this with criminal defense attorney former trump impeachment attorney michael vendor, been michael, thanks for joining us. the appeals process. as you know, better than i do, is likely to drag on potentially for many months could trump avoid a prison sentence by delaying the process through the election