Good morning, everyone. Its friday. Were glad youre with us. Its been quite a week for this country. Quite a week. Its framing what is going to be ab intense consequential months ahead. Lets get started with five things to know for this friday, august 4th. Sour, defiant, we have new reporting this morning about Donald Trumps State Of Mind after he was indicted for the third time in four months. The former president proclaiming his innocence and accusing the Special Counsel of leading a political persecution. Also new overnight, democratic lawmakers want to watch the trial. They want a judge to allow cameras in a federal courtroom. The July Jobs Report will come out. A key number for the fed. Also this morning a reenactment of the Parkland High School shooting. As part of a lawsuit against the officer who failed to enter the build whg a gunman killed 17 people. Two sailors under arrest and have been indicted for allegedly sending sensitive Military Information to chinese Intelligence Of
It s a tough spot. the other two dates can move. these trial dates come and go. they can move to accommodate each other. a lot people this morning saying they want it televised. talking about what neil wrote in the washington post saying it should be televised. he writes, your most important to let americans see what happened in the courtroom and assure them that justice is being done. how can you argue with that? i ll ask you if they can do it legally in a minute. it s a noble sentiment, and certainly as a member of the media look, what it leads to is grand standing. that s always been the fear. that s why they haven t allowed cameras new. we know trial lawyers. no disrespect. i m the daughter of a trial lawyer. i love trial lawyers. you put them in front of a camera and they start to perform. as they should. you re supposed to take advantage of every opportunity,