welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. we are tracking several stories tonight, including another supreme court ethics scandal, tying gop appointee samuel alito to another billionaire on a fishing trip. we ll get into that later. it s a big story. but our news program begins tonight with not only the criminal trial of donald trump, now slated to begin on august 14th buck the broader ongoing threat of right wing individual lantyism and authoritarianism. tonight we begin with a special report on that very challenge, and trump s efforts to hijack the criminal justice system that now is trying to potentially hold him accountable. we re talking about a range of actions that has prompted already fear of violence over the violent rhetoric and whether that could turn to action. we re about one week out from the federal arraignment that trump did try to prevent. we remember he was forced to sit silently in that miami courtroom. outside cameras showed a very small crowd. the scene was
three very, very good people in. they re great people. very smart people. i just hope that they re going to be fair. because the other side please the ref. well, the courts decision coming shortly after president joe biden mentioned trump in the riot multiple times in a major campaign speech in pennsylvania. take a listen. trump said that there was a lot of love on january the 6th. the rest of the nation, including law enforcement, saw a lot of hate. and violence. one capitol police officer called it medieval battle. that same officer called vile racist names. he said it was more afraid in the capital of the united states of america in the chambers then when he was fighting as a soldier in the war in iraq. with today marking the third anniversary of the deadly riot, new videos emerging of the mob gathered outside the house chamber door talking with two republican lawmakers, who had broken windows. what was said in just a moment for you. all of this is coming with just
a new police body cavity or shows a man grabbing an officer s gun. and the deadly confrontation that followed. imagine dealing with is on your next flight, wild wind tears through a south korean jetliner as passengers hold on for dear life. jericka: the quick-thinking actions from the firefighter who saved his son. saw him kind of jumping in and sinking down towards the bottom of the pool. jericka: tonight, a closer look at pool safety this holiday weekend. we ll stay celine dion has canceled the remaining days of her current world tour as she continues to battle a rare health issue. jericka: and it s friday, so you know what that means. we are on the road to harvard to honor more than just the graduates. the feeling of knowing that you are valued, seen, and appreciated will always go a long way. jericka: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. i m jericka duncan in for norah. tonight, the holiday travel rush
republicans about what should be in any compromise. the devil is always in the details and the two sides are still pretty far apart on some of those details. we have fox team coverage tonight. chad pergram is on capitol hill to tell us what is going on behind the scenes but we begin with white house correspondent jacqui heinrich live from the north lawn with the biden administration perspective. good evening, jacqui. good evening, bret. the white house called a lid before 5:00 p.m. with no deal and earlier today the press shop held its last scheduled briefing before tuesday, meaning, as things stand, the american people are set to spend four of the remaining seven days before the economy could go off a cliff without getting questions answered. and some are coming from within the president s party. and they are making progress. i want to be clear that the negotiations we re having with speaker mccarthy is about the outlines of what the budget will look like, not about defa
the deadline to avoid an economic catastrophe. they appear to be inching toward a deal as the clock winds down. we re keeping an eye on the roads and in the air, with memorial day travel rush under way. this weekend could be one for the history books. new reporting about what allegedly happened the day before the fbi showed up to former president trump s estate looking for classified documents. in rome, 24 hours after pope francis tells telemundo his health is improving, he s sick again. we have details. and thousands of little girls across the country line up to see the new little mermaid movie with a new take on arielle. people aren t perfect. they re different. so, i think this one is mostly like, she s different. and we begin with what could be encouraging signs in efforts to raise the nation s debt limit and avoid a potential economic catastrophe. white house and republican negotiators are said to be inching closer to an agreement with just days left until th