why to the grocery bills keep going up? we are going to get smarter as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. we are now 250 days away from the election. two candidates for president went to the border today, one wants to sign a bill to dramatically improve it. the other block the bill so he could run on it. my colleague gabe gutierrez has a closer look at today s visits. reporter: facing criticism over his handling of the immigration crisis, president biden making his second trip to the southern border while in office. it s time to act. reporter: arriving in brownsville, texas, blasting house republicans retaining a bipartisan border security bill at the urging of former president trump. it s the toughest set of border security reforms we ve ever seen in this country. it s time for the speakers and some of my republican friends in congress who are blocking this bill to show a little spine. reporter: the p
opposition leader. hello, i m wolf blitzer in washington and you re in the cnn newsroom right now, donald trump is inside a florida courtroom for a crucial hearing. it could decide when the criminal case over his handling of classified documents goes to trial. the judge is set to determine whether it will move forward as planned. in may or be delayed. trump s lawyers now say they would accept the trial in august. that s three months before election day here in the united states. cnn s chief legal affairs correspondent, paula reid is outside the courthouse in fort pierce, florida for us. paula, have you heard anything yet from inside the court? yes. well, if we just got our first update, a handwritten note from inside the courthouse, we re learning from our colleagues who are inside watching these proceedings. it s so far the special counsel and trump s lawyers, they have been discussing this larger question of timing such a consequential issue in this case, because we know
good sunday morning. it s sunday, march 3. welcome to cnn this morning. i m danny freeman. hi, everyone. good morning. i m jessica dean, victor blackwell, and amara walker are off this morning and here s what we re watching free for you today. super tuesday sprint. it s down to the wire for the nikki haley and donald trump campaigns. the former president s sweeping three more states this weekend while making a controversial comparison i stand before you today. not only as your past and hopefully future president, but as a proud political dissident and as a public enemy of a rogue regime. this is a rogue and dangerous machine last lifesaving help from above the first wave of aid from the us. air lands in gaza as the un now warns, hundreds of thousands of people, there are on the brink of famine where the ceasefire talks between israel and hamas still now, that s ahead in a live report and fire and ice, the biggest wildfire in texas history still raging out of control
today, in a unanimous decision, the justices ruled that it s not up to states to bar trump from their ballots under the 14th amendment, so he gets to stay on the ballot in colorado, where the primary is tomorrow, maine, and illinois. they can t kick him off either. this decision is significant because the supreme court has never had to rule before on whether or not states have the power to disqualify a candidate, even an insurrectionist. this outcome is not necessarily surprising. the moment most legal experts heard the oral arguments and, specifically the back and forth with the justices, most of them predicted the court wouldn t take the step of barring the republican front runner from the ballot, that they would find a way out, and they did. now, would a different outcome have sent a stronger message that you cannot foment an insurrection and be allowed to run for federal office? yes, it would have. would it be better for the prospects of president biden s reelection if do
treated for prostate cancer happening around christmas and new year s time. the decision to keep the president and others in that period in the dark for days. secretary austin spent several days in intensive care and transferred authority to his deputy but didn t tell her why and didn t inform the white house immediately. this is the first time he will answer lawmaker s questions in public and keep an eye on that coming up right now. he has picked a beautiful spot. disrespect to brownsville residents he has chosen to waste his trip looking at absolutely nothing. this trip is just so pointless. bill: we spoke to a bounceville resident earlier today as president biden gets ready to leave the white house making a rare visit to the southern border. his second as president. the same day as former president trump will be there as well. brand-new hour begins now. dana has the week off. she is back on monday. i m bill hemmer. welcome to thursday. hello, gillian. gillian: i m gi