thank you, ali, for that reporting. that does it for us today. see you back here tomorrow beginning at 10:00 a.m. you can catch our show online around the clock on youtube and other platforms. i m ana cabrera from new york. andrea mitchell picks up our coverage. right now, fright night. the fight night that biden and trump campaigns are gearing up for. their first face off at this week s debate, but the candidates are taking very different approaches to their warm ups. on today s second anniversary of the dobbs decision, abortion is front and center along with the other debate topics the biden campaign is promoting. we look at what they re promoting and the trump campaign and the impact of the landmark decision on abortion on families across america. and the second of three days of hearings in the mar-a-lago documents case critics say are completely unnecessary amid continued questions about delaying tactics and judge cannon s questionable decisions. plus, prime minis
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also mike mccall, and highly respected counterterror expert, former assistant national security adviser francis townsend from the bush white house. another contender, retired marine general john kelly was also under consideration, some say for secretary of state. joining me is janet napolitano, president of the university of california systems. very good to see you. thanks for joining us. first of all, your possible you can ses sores in the role of homeland security. a lot of very qualified people under consideration, but what about sheriff david clark, who is controversial, to say the least? i really can t speak to the sheriff s qualifications, but what i can speak to is the depth and breadth of responsibilities that a homeland security secretary has. when they formed the department after the attack of 9/11, they threw in there 23 different agencies and then they created a few additional types of
letter. it is regrettable, this is from john boehner, that no opportunity was afforded to consult with congressional leaders as was the custom of your presented ses sores before your decision as commander and chief to deploy into combat our men and women in the armed forces. so if the militarlet s bring in. this is a very forceful letter from john boehner, you know. as i understand there is no response from the white house on this as of yet. where does this go from here, dan? you know i think one way to put this in context is to look at who is voicing this criticism it s not just the speaker it s democrats and republicans, and how you can tell the typical blow hardz apart from