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a hearing now over, now complete, for the day in florida. that is where former president donald trump has been all throughout the day. his attorneys have attempted to convince judge ilene cannon to toss the 32-count criminal case against him involving classified documents found at mar-a-largo. andy mccarthy joins us in moments and also later we will speak with the new rnc co-chair, lara trump, who is here with us on the story as well. a big sign of where democrats are putting their focus as november approaches. moments ago, vice president harris in an unprecedented move for president or vice president. she has visited a planned parent hood in minnesota. as i said, this is not happened before for a sitting vice president at an abortion clinic. watch this. in this environment, these attacks against an individual s right to make decisions about their own body are outrageous and in many instances just plain old immoral. how dare these elected leaders believe they are in ....
when? weeks and still has not ruled. nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. where do things stand after today s arguments? reporter: judge aileen cannon said she would rule promptly on these two motions to dismiss and seemed skeptical this afternoon of the argument about the presidential records act. remember, what donald trump is saying under the presidential records act he could deem any record in the white house whether classified document about nuclear secrets or identity of the cia officer, foreign asset, he could deem that a personal record, take it home and store it in his bathroom. special counsel jack smith says than an absurd argument and eastern the judge said i don t see how that gets dismissal of the indictment. that one. another argument, motion to dismiss on the grounds the espionage act is unconstitutionally vague. argued that this morning. a long shot. a law used hundreds of times to prosecute people who have taken home or leake ....
you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. in washington, the clock is ticking and the push is on. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are racing to sell a tentative debt ceiling agreement to their respective parties. minutes ago, the president confirmed that he spoke with mccarthy by phone. they finalized the last of the details and said the deal now moves to the full congress for its approval. if they reject it or can t iron out their differences before june 5th, the u.s. could default on its debt, a scenario many experts say would be disastrous. not just for the u.s. economy, but for the global economy as well. and that threat still looms ominously over the capitol at this hour. up on capitol hill, lawmakers from both parties have their reservations. so passage is not guaranteed and all of this is unfolding as that fiscal deadline gets ever closer. cnn s priscilla alvarez is over at the why for us. eva mcken is live on set. let s b ....
voting. the biggest prize the balance of powner congress. for democrats that means the ability to push forward with president biden s agenda. he will be in maryland tonight to rally for the democratic candidate for governor there. and here is a look at what is at stake. 35 spots in the senate. there for the taking and as jim just mentioned, dozens of governor votes will be cast. secretary of state and attorney general as well. voter enthusiasm is soaring into the election. more than 40 million ballots have been cast across 47 states outpacing the 2018 numbers in states where the data is available. it is still too early to know what overall turnout will be. will it reach 2018 levels could. could that be higher. we ll have to wait longer to find out. let s kick off this morning in wisconsin. hotly contested senate race there could be perhaps one of the states that is a decider for democrats in their hopes of keeping power in the chamber. luc lucy kafanov is there. ron j ....
trying to expand their territory, but they ve got their own problems to deal with. starting with new allegations against herschel walker. we ll go to georgia live in just a minute where a walker event just wrapped up. plus, president biden trying to sell pessimistic americans on his economic message, pointing to new gdp numbers that are stronger than forecast, as proof of things getting better. with food and gas prices up 10% in a year, does anyone care about the gdp? i ll ask white house deputy chief of staff jen o malley dillon when she joins me later in the show. the mass exodus of health care workers just ahead of what s expected to be a brutal covid and flu season, the alarming statistics and what they mean for you coming up. we start with the midterms and a deep sense of late campaign uncertainty gripping some of the closest races in the country. in pennsylvania some top democrats are second-guessing john fetterman s decision to debate, appearing in pittsbur ....