so glad you are with us on cnn this morning. top of the hour. and it is pre-debate morning. the rnc has released the official lineup for tomorrow s presidential debate. frontrunner donald trump not on this list. instead, he is getting ready to surrender the next day on felony charges in georgia. a california clothing store owner shot and killed over a pride flag. our friends will join us live. a deep dive report from the new yorker reveals elon musk s influence over wards and the federal government s inability to rein him in. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. former president former president says he will turn himself into the fulton county jail this thursday. it will be his fourth arrest this year. trump agreed to a $200,000 bond on 13 felony charges for trying to overturn his 2020 loss in georgia. his bond set some strict conditions. the judge has warned trump he is not allowed to threaten or intimidate any witnesses and his 18 co-defendants in the
bill: final prep is underway in milwaukee. debate the unofficial kickoff for the 24 election cycle. it is also a critical opportunity for candidates in need of a break-out moment. dana: ronna mcdaniel is here and tell us what she is expecting from this group of candidates. bill: team fox coverage begins in milwaukee. grady trimble on what voters want to hear. we begin with alexis mcadams. set the stage for us there as the candidates get ready. good morning, alexis. hi, bill. waiting to see here in milwaukee and all eyes on the debate stage. we talked to people on the ground who say they are looking forward to hearing from these candidates out there talking about policy and introducing themselves to the american public. everyone is preparing differently as we showed you. vivek ramaswamy is playing tennis, other people are spending hours on the preparations. two candidates will be out there have done this before, former vice president mike pence and former new jersey go
meanwhile, in the federal election case, special counsel jack smith is pushing back against trump s attempt to push the trial to april 2026. and a new court filing, smith writes that with the 90 public its right to a speedy trial. both sides were said to me here on the issue next monday. also following the latest on another key figure in trump s legal battles. abc news reports that his former chief of staff mark meadows told jack smith and is investigators that he could not recall trump ever discussing the classifying broad sense of classified materials before leaving the white house. former vice president mike pence also told abc that he was not aware of any broad based effort to declassify documents. comments from pence and mark meadows underlines trump s main defense in the classified documents case. if there were such an order, it s impossible to imagine that neither his chief of staff nor his vice president would know about it. one of them, if not all of them would cer
dozens more unaccounted for. we re live from the burn zone coming up shortly. first this. like father, like son. president biden and son hunts both under special counsel investigation. is it too much to overcome, we wonder? we ll find out in time. good monday morning. i m bill hemmer live in new york. hello. dana: good to see you again. i m dana perino. this is america s newsroom. it s been a very tough weekend for everyone in hawaii. much more for you on that. we want to get to this information. the appointment of a special counsel on hunter biden is the latest as the president deals with his own special counsel for mishandling classified documents. the legal challenges are mounting. that is bad news for a president already facing questions about age and electability. bill: meanwhile hunter s special counsel. the same prosecutor who tried to give the sweet plea deal about a month ago. according to republicans, that just does not simply pass muster. dana: peter doocy
criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in this state. the indictment brings felony charges against donald john trump. it was so important we had to wait until midnight. among the 19 included in the indictment is trump ozzie for me former attorney rudy giuliani and former chief of staff mark meadows. trump is facing 13 counts in georgia now bringing his grand total, look at that number, to 91 criminal charges across four indictments. never in american history has there been one. they have now brought 90 plus 1. 91 against there most feared political opponent. the former president has been charged with the racketeering influenced and corrupt organizations act which is what prosecutors used to go after gangsters and mob bosses. it carries with it a 20 year penalty. we know the left will not stop until they put them behind bars. the grand jury issued arrest warrants for those who are charged. i am giving the defendants the opportunity to