a line across. it you ll see moderators, lights, cameras all the normal stuff. a number of candidates with varying degrees of presidential potential will be lined up with their best flag, pins, and prepare lines ready for that debate. the days leading up, we ve been watching all of these candidates do the things candidates normally do. they re giving their speeches, shaking hands with voters, making the rounds at the iowa state fair. visiting swing states, but no matter how much they try to cling to a sort of, alternate reality, where this is any primary. and any of the meld a bag full of a bunch of hopeful presidential candidates. that s pretty disconnected from the situation here back on planted earth. and it s a weird one of the situation is a weird one. it s one where the front runner has has been indicted four times, in four months, and has to turn himself into jail this week, this week, the same week of the debate. reportedly maybe even the day after the debate. it s
right now, tropical storm hilary is barreling towards the u.s. after making landfall in mexico s baja peninsula deception bracing for heavy rainfall and flooding, this is what you re seeing right here. it s a live look at los angeles, but it s been raining for much of the day. that s where the danger is for the storm. all of the rain is expected to bring flash flooding across the region. major flooding and damage reported in mexico s historic city authorities confirm at least one person died in that city. tropical storm warnings and flash flood warnings increase up and down southern california s coast between san diego and los angeles. the streets have already started flooding. meteorologists predict the region could see ten inches of, rain what three ages of rain could fall per hour. joining us now with the latest, nbc s liz, before we get to the latest, actually getting reports of an earthquake in southern california. what can you tell us about that? it s pretty wil
his investigation into president joe biden. then, biden s soft response to china sparks another smack in the face from the chinese communist party, as amazingly janet yellen is served hallucinogenic mushrooms by her beijing hosts. the person who arranged our dinner did the order and it was a delicious mushroom dish i was not aware that these mushrooms had hallucinogenic properties. i learned that later. maria: what will it take for communist china to show any respect to the biden administration. former u.s. trade representative robert lighthizer on taking on china through tariffs and fees. then the 2024 presidential race officially begins this upcoming week with the first gop debate as vivek ramaswamy told me here last week, the republicans are looking at young people and independents. we re bringing them along in droves with us. the difference between a 50.1 electoral margin this cycle and a landslide is young people and i think this can t be just a 50.1 democrat versus
Election. i think a lot of families have been out in the summer, they are getting their kids back in school and now they re dialing into the fact that we re going to be electing a new president within a year, and this is going to be the debate stage where we re going to be able to tout what republicans can do versus the failure of joe biden. listen, maria, you just went through it. people are hurting. the average families pay 10,000 more under joe biden, 2,000 more in energy costs. this bidenomics is costing american families and they are hurting. not just with that, with fentanyl, with kids who still have deficits in school, with crimes surging. they are looking for a solution and this debate stage gives them that first glimpse of hope for 2024. maria: let s take a look at the lineup. i think president trump will not be there on the debate night. what are your thoughts on that and who did make the debate stage? well i m still holding out hope that president trump will come. i think
Act because it s more of a spending plan on his climate change initiatives than a vehicle to reduce inflation. in a few fox news poll a majority of registered voters are giving the president a thumb s down across-the-board on his job performance with the economy, inflation, border security, and foreign policy. these topics expected to take center stage when the republican national committee holds its first presidential debate this upcoming wednesday night in milwaukee, which you can see here, live right here on fox news, beginning at 9:00 p.m. eastern. it is unlikely that former president trump will participate in that debate. even as the 45th president dominates the field in the latest fox news poll maintaining a 37 point lead over his nearest competitor florida governor ron desantis. joining me now with a preview on what we can expect at the debate this wednesday night is the chairwoman of the republican national committee ronna mc daniel. it s great to see you. great to be with yo