for safety. the humanitarian crisis that started at the southern border is reaching further across the entire country. officials in at least two northeastern states now demanding that the biden administration step in. and a history-making mega millions jackpot. details on the single winning ticket in last night s billion dollar plus drawing. and we begin this morning with the results of a special election in ohio that could have national implications for the battle over abortion rights. ohio voters rejected issue one last night, a republican-led measure that would have raised the threshold of what it takes to amend the state s constitution to a 60% super majority. according to the ohio secretary of state, still unofficial results, 57% voted against the measure, 43% in favor, and while the word abortion didn t show up anywhere in the ballot, issue one would have applied to a referendum in the fall when voters will be asked whether to enshrine abortion protections in the
thanks alex. the breaking news at this hour tonight is the astonishing news that donald trump s criminal defense lawyer, john lauro, who did a very solid and serious job in the courtroom today during donald trump s third criminal arraignment of the year, where donald trump once again pleaded not guilty, that lawyer then went on television and any fact pleaded donald trump guilty to the charge of attempting to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the united states. everyone except donald trump knows the criminal defendants should not speak publicly about their cases. the same is almost always true for criminal defense lawyers. the most common response from criminal defense lawyers to requests for interviews about their pending cases is one word, no. most successful criminal defense lawyers never grant television interviews, never. too many of donald trump s lawyers are too eager to talk on trump supporting television about their client. and so tonight tr
you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. good evening. we are inching closer to i deadline in the government s case against former president donald trump over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. trump s lars now have about 22 hours to respond to a legal filing from special counsel jack smith. he requested a protective order after trump posted this on social media on friday. if you go after me, i m coming after you. smith wants the judge to limit trump and his legal team from publicly discussing sensitive evidence in the election interference case. today on cnn we heard from one trump lawyer who says he will fight that protective order. the defense attorney also says trump did not tell vice president mike pence at the time to throw out key electoral votes. he says the key distinction is that trump merely asked. you re saying that asking is action. no, asking is aspirational. asking is not action. it s core free speech. what president trump d
indicted for you. with gop voters have second thoughts about making him their nominee. plus inside of his legal strategy. we ve never had a situation where a spirited debate about the constitution has become a criminal case. is that trump s strongest defense? and will a federal judge punish him for a threatening post on social media? i don t think this judge or this prosecutor are going to tolerate that. and president biden is running for re-election on a strong economy. bidenomics is restoring the american dream. could he convince voters that his plans are working? welcome to inside politics sunday, i m abby phillips. as donald trump s legal peril grows so does his anger at everyone he holds responsible. last night he unleashed his fury on president biden an the special counsel. we re kicking biden s ass, and that is the problem. and if i wasn t, if i wasn t, we wouldn t be under investigation by der ranged jack smith. forces put forward by the sham, th
i think they have more evidence as to president trump s state of mind. donald trump s former attorney general with an ominous prediction for the former president in the 2020 election case. it comes as trump faces arraignment today in federal court in washington. we ll get a live report from washington, d.c., and legal analyst on what we can expect from today s hearing. meanwhile, former vice president mike pence just gave his most direct criticism of his former boss. we ll play those comments for you. also ahead, new reporting on a private meeting between president biden and former president obama over concerns about the 2024 election. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, august 3rd. along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. senior attorney and fbi official, chuck rosenberg. reporter for the washington post, jackie alemany. and pulitzer prize winning columnist and a