Ali is coming up. Sticking the landing. I thought you were referring to the fact that i passed the show exactly at 9:00:00. Much like vice president harris. We all do, you know we all have to perform in different ways. We all have our lane. You really stuck it tonight. And now we ve gone 20 seconds over. You and i together. Sorry, sorry, sorry. No, you stuck the landing my friend. Vice president candidate j. D. Vance has a new line he likes to repeat on the campaign trail. You know the big difference between conservative and liberals is no one has tried to kill kamala harris in the last couple of months and two people now have tried to kill donald trump in the last couple of months. I would say that s pretty strong evidence that the left needs to tone down the rhetoric. Two assassination attempts in as many months and i think it s time to say, to the democrats, to the media, to everybody that has been attacking this man and trying to sensor this man for going on 10 years, cut it out or
Hutchinson, one of the few republican candidates who has been critical of trumps legal problems despite the fact the former president seems to be gaining, not losing political strength with each and every indictment. Were keeping also a close eye on the Security Situation surrounding the courthouse as a mix of federal and city Law Enforcement blanket the area ahead of trumps rapidly approaching arrival. Were also learning new details about the latest indictment that appears to rely on testimony from high level Trump Administration officials including former Attorney General bill barr and of course former Vice President mike pence. So lets start the hour with nbcs Aaron Gilchrist outside the court, Peter Alexander and kristen welker, the cohosts of weekend today, former fbi general counsel, andrew weissmann, kristy greenberg, and former u. S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg on set with us. So aaron, kick us off from outside the courthouse. Whats the atmosphere out there as we get closer to Pre
minutes? the lead starts right now. from iowa to new hampshire to the white house, candidate hit parade, kissed babies, and tried to make their case face to face with voters with one notable exception. then a burst of blast, but not fireworks. three more mass shootings in texas, indiana, and philadelphia are the latest sites of a uniquely american tragedy. plus, hidden cameras in the women s locker room exposed a troubling pattern of sexism and abuse. in this case, it was the police behind the offense. see what a cnn investigation reveals, and meet the brave women who want answers. welcome to a special edition of the lead. i m abby phillip in for jake tapper. we start with our politics lead. today is independence day in america, but it is no holiday for the many who are hoping to become the country s next commander in chief. republicans are all out on the campaign trail in the key battleground states of iowa, new hampshire, where voters pride themselves on getting
arctic blast paralyzed iowa. we have record cold weather, snowfall, record everything. nobody can forecast what the turnout is going to be. are we in for an iowa surprise? plus, mike in the middle. this place is a joke. republ republican threaten to shut down the government. we ve wasted an entire week. if he doesn t show up, i guess we ll just have to wrap it up without him and assume that these were bribes. plus, replacing george santos. people are concerned about safety, about the economy. how much are biden and trump shaping races where they re not on the ballot? inside politics reporting from inside the corridor of power starts now. good morning. i m manu raju. it is finally here. after months of rallies, handshakes and photo ones, the presidential candidates will face off tomorrow in the first contest of 2024. the stage has been set in the hawk eye state and now the political world is reacting to a major new poll from the des moines register and nbc ne
good to be back with you on the second hour of chris jansing reports. israel s full cabinet meeting on their plans for a post war gaza. what the future could look like for more than 2 million people caught in the conflict. we re going to have a live report from tel aviv. plus, from japan, a commercial jet bursting into flames after a collision on the runway. what passengers are sharing about those frantic few seconds they had to escape. plus, breaking news. the president of harvard will resign less than one month after she was on congress. first, we head to the middle east where israel s full cabinet is expected to be meeting now to discuss the future of gaza after the war with hamas. this is according to an official who tells us the current plan would involve local palestinian plans not the palestinian authority administering areas of gaza. matt bradley is reporting on this from tel aviv. welcome. what more can you tell us about this critical meeting? reporter: it so