massive damage are banned by more than 120 countries around the world because of their risk to civilians. president biden defending his decision. james longman in ukraine. new images coming in. the massive cargo ship fire now burning for nearly 48 hours at one of america s largest ports. two firefighters killed battling the smoke and flames. the blaze kicking up and spreading to more decks. the ship now listing, raising concerns it might sink. aaron katersky at port newark. the urgent manhunt at this hour for a murder suspect who escaped from jail in the northeast. the dangerous fugitive accused of multiple violent attacks last seen in the recation yard. how he got free. where were the guards at the time? the record-shattering heat. the earth reaching its hottest temperature for the fourth day in a row. extreme heat across the u.s. from coast to coast. temperatures well into triple digits in california and arizona. severe storms moving from colorado all the way east thi
place down near the situation room down below. the west executive entrance is closer to the situation room. it is also next to west executive drive, where for example, the vice president s vehicle was parked. ashley: we will bring the administration s latest excuse for dodging reporter questions. carley: did you hear this, brittney spears said she was backhanded by a security guard while trying to talk to wendy. how both are reacting this morning. you are watching fox and friends first s, i m carley shimkus. ashley: i m ashley strohmier. after haul nothing 35 million for second quarter fundraising. carley: white house hopeful ron desantis raking in $20 million as gop candidates look to gain momentum. alexandria is live with more. alexandria: in council bluff, iowa, this is the largest crowd he has seen. will take a hit from agricultural policy. here is what the trump campaign released. they said desantis has problematic policy position that hurt farmers and demon
the weapons capable of causing massive damage are banned by more than 120 countries around the world because of their risk to civilians. president biden defending his decision. james longman in ukraine. new images coming in. the massive cargo ship fire now burning for nearly 48 hours at one of america s largest ports. two firefighters killed battling the smoke and flames. the blaze kicking up to more decks. the ship listing, raising concerns it might sink. the urgent manhunt at this hour for a murder suspect who escaped from jail in the northeast. the dangerous fugitive accused of multiple violent attacks last seen in the recreation yard. how he got free. where were the guards at the time? the earth reaching its hottest temperature for the fourth day in a row. temperatures well into triple digits in arizona and california. severe storms moving from colorado all the way east this weekend. rob marciano tracking it all. the walmart shooter getting 90 consecutive life sen
of their son. we re going to talk to evan gershkovich s freshman year college roommate in just a few minutes. we ll talk about the person he calls a, quote, exceptional friend and journalist. plus, we have breaking news to share. the man accused of shooting and killing 23 people at an el paso, texas, walmart in 2019 has just been sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences on federal charges and that is just his first round of sentencing. we re going to have the very latest for you any moment when we get our nbc news reporter who s there on site for us. we begin this hour at the site where republican primary race begins, that being iowa. right now former president donald trump is hitting the campaign trail in council bluffs as he continues to campaign and fund-raise. the republican leader writing in a lengthy statement last night that the doj is going after him and claiming that special counsel jack smith, quote, purposefully omitted the presidential records act. are quote,
in ukraine it s confirmed a new offensive to push out putin s troops is under way. i m debora patta in kyiv where president zelenskyy says his military is optimistic about defensive actions under way. clearing the air. air quality improves for millions of americans, but canada s wildfire fight heats up. survival story. four children found alive in an amazon jungle 40 days after their plane crashed. and later, an uber driver steers his life in a new direction earning a college degree on a free ride. announcer: this is the weekend evening news from new york. donald trump made his first public remarks since this week s bombshell federal dime, 37 counts. he described his re-election campaign as a final battle with corrupt forces he maintains are destroying the country. tonight he speaks again in greensborough, greensboro, north carolina. that s where we find scott macfarlane who leads us off tonight. scott. reporter: mark, less than 72 hours until donald trump