and a former nba star says he is going to russia to free brittney griner but the biden administration is not on board with his plans. good morning. welcome to way too early, on this monday, august 22nd. yobz is taking a well deserved break. we will start with the news. former president donald trump says he is planning a full descent to keep the justice department from analyzing the documents seized from his home. in a posted social media site on friday, trump accused federal law enforcement of quote destroying our country, and teased that he would soon file a motion based on the protection from unreasonable search and seizure. further details was shared by trump s top attorney on saturday who said he was considering a motion to appoint what s called a special master in the case. this would be an outside official selected by a judge to carry out the judicial matter on the court s behalf. as of this morning, however, there is still no indication that trump s team has actu
laura, see you tomorrow. we re going to get to it. no, i ll see you the day after tomorrow. my bad. this is don lemon tonight. what we were just talking about, we are hours away from one of the biggest primary elections this season. george kemp, t brian kemp ha strong lead over perdue. and tonight mike pence had to be hustled out of the capitol, remember, as rioters were chanting about hanging him. why were they doing that? all because he refused to throw out electoral votes, which he had no power to do, anyway. he is now campaigning for kemp. when you say yes to governor brian kemp tomorrow, you will send a deafening message all across america that the republican party is the party of the future! a deafening message that is not going to sit well with his former boss who is all about 2020. no surprise. trump is slamming pence, calling him desperate to chase his lost relevance and claiming he is hoping someone is paying attention. he was saying that about someone e
russia s invasion of ukraine only heightens the goals of fundamental principles of national order. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show. it is tuesday, may 24th. and right now, u.s. president joe biden is wrapping up his diplomatic tour in asia. earlier mr. biden kicked off the second in-person quad summit alongside leaders of japan, india and australia. the controversy was over the summit after controversial subjects. he later clarified that the issue is unchanged. and biden also spoke one-on-one with narendra modi, one key topic, russia s war on ukraine which mr. modi has been reluctant to condemn. the war was a major topic, mr. biden addressing it in his opening remarks. have a listen. russia s assault of ukraine heightens the importance of fundamental principles of international order, international law, human rights must always be defended regardless of where they are violated in the world. so the quad has a lot of work ahea
retiring. mo brooks is hoping to advance there without trump s endorsement after brooks said that voters should move past trump s 2020 defeat. and in arkansas, sarah huckabee sanders is favored to win the republican nomination in what is a deep red state. but the spotlight will be on the race for governor in georgia today. the popular incumbent governor kemp faces david perdue. kemp was a target of trump after he refused to help overturn the 2020 election results, that race also pitting mike pence against his former boss. pence stumping for kemp at a primary eve rally monday. the polls indicate kemp is headed for a rematch with stacey abrams in november. and meantime herschel walker is expected to easily win his senate primary in georgia setting the stage for one of the most closely watched senate races pitting the former nfl star against the current democratic senator raphael war warnock. joining us now to break it all down, rachel bay. nice to have you this morning. let s
good morning. to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world it is tuesday, may 24th. and we begin with a proxy war playing out on primary day, and the fate of the republican party at stake. voters will head to the polls in five states today. but the spotlight is really on georgia, where former president trump s 2020 election grievances loom large. last night former vice president mike pence stumping for incumbent governor brian kemp in an election eve rally. and this race is pitting pence against his former boss who is supporting pence s primary opponent david perdue. kemp has been a top target against trump s vengeance campaigns. trump issued a statement that may be unprecedented when it comes to former running mates. he said, quote, mike pence was set to lose the governor s race in 2016, before he was plucked up and his political career was salvaged. now desperate to chase his lost relevance, pence is parachuting into races hoping someone is paying attention. we re liv