and arizona asked for the rain its been a, an accompanying problem for some states. but for the south, its not drifting its leaving the midwest, it's leaving places by illinois and the staggered be the southern states the season . pretty big down. pause over the next 2 or 3 days, leaving dry behind. but also, of course, leaving the fairly high temperatures quickly running through barbados will be tropical storm elsa on its way to cuba this weekend. it still had an order 0 really good. why a 3rd of children in love on are going to bed hungry. our software is being developed in south korea, in an effort to reduce suicides under the sports belgium and actually headline the year a quarter finals. peter's going to be here to look ahead to that big game. ah, can an image ref.

the showers didn't get flash flooding all the way to arizona may be in new mexico. beyond, on the shelves are reaching north into idaho, not quite into where the dixie fire was with this hope in the next day or so. not so much of british columbia, the father bidding here and the smoke is being brought across in that flow. you saw on the satellite feature, meaning you can even see as far east as new york, weatherwise showers, and maybe a higher set in the northeast and new england. fewer in florida. it's not by dry here, but the southern states are seeing a dry spell throughout the gulf, mexico and the caribbean. dady shows all the thing at the moment in the small islands and he has found yoder in cuba to some degree in mexico, particularly southern mexico during survey and possibly friday that it gets bone dry as you move into brazil and quite cold rios, only 16 degrees the with a bag energy and change to every part of our universe. or small to continue the change all around the shape, my technology and human ingenuity. we can make it work for you and your business. ah, ah. the me looking

here's a bit of good news across arizona. we know more than 20 wildfires burning, but the north american bar soon is going to give us some heavy bouts of what weather for the state on saturday. and you know, for canada, we've got some storms moving across the canadian province of ontario. so that will impact her on the news with her bank energy and change to every part of our universe. the more small to continue the change all around the shape by technology and human ingenuity. we can make it work for you and your business. ah the ah. challenges there. reminder of our top story, this all heavy monsoon rains have triggered floods and land sides and west and india, killing at least 100 people. social roster who was 30 people was still living at least 5 guests as violent protests. ralph, this just sounds like the compound a funeral of assassinated president job and i'm going to take a lease was killed at his home more than 2 weeks ago. after years delay the tokyo 2020 summer lympics have officially opened with a loki ceremony an

a lot by what is effectively a south with monsoon in for example, arizona has been flooding from that still 14 phoenix, but we not see the reco breakers in las vegas just recently. we won't see him again either. by the time we get to monday or few shout in, the plane stays around these south eastern states and up to the property. as far as d. c. to be honest, but it's nothing out of the ordinary. the same student in the caribbean. once again, i think we'll see the showers flourish and the smaller eastern islands. otherwise, every rule get davy shouted. it warms up by day, you get a shout. the heavy ones in costa rica and probably panama. but we won't leave mexico. they're not extensive, but they're around all the same for the size, generally speaking, it's seasonally normal. nother low is circulating through the plate, bringing big showers to europe. why? the on counting the costs from internal conflicts, just sanction. political and economic troubles or mounting can prime minister abbey . let's get a grid plus react to the taking norway to court over arctic thrilling county the calls

wildfires, this one only about 4 percent contain some spots where we have seen wildfires, for example in arizona, we're getting into our north american monsoon. so that rain is certainly helping land in canada, where we do have some heavy rain pulling into the canadian province of quebec. on sunday. the news was a bank to every part of our universe, more small to continue the change all around the shape by technology and human ingenuity. we can make it work for you, and your bill ah, ah, ah, the data line of our top story, demonstrators are taken to the street from several brazilian cities, calling for the impeachment of president seattle sonata angry, over the handling of the pandemic, and allegations of corruption processing european cities as governments push from vaccine pos, force police in france use tear gas to disperse. protestors in the capital demonstrated further against the green pass that would only allow vaccinated people for you have the cobra 1900 virus, into restaurants and other indoor area to turkey. soldiers have been killed in an attack on the armored vehicle in northern cit

in the face of such extraordinary challenges. audit recounts, were conducted in arizona, wisconsin in georgia, was re counted 3 times. to clear those who challenged results in question, the integrity of the election. no other election has ever been held under such scrutiny. says high standards. the big eyes. yes, that's a big why. yeah. yes. when you, when i probably suggest the most examine and the fullest expression on the well of the people in the history of this nation should be celebrate example of america as best but is day. we continue to see an example of human nature. it's worth something darker, the more sinister in america, if you lose except the result, you fall, the constitution. you try again. you don't call back faith and then try to bring down the american experience just because you're unhappy. that's not safely. yes. think that so that's not the mark received. you know, nile of the right to vote suppresses it's subjugate, lie a full frame for alexis most on american thing. and then they can imagine the most on democratic most unpatriotic id. sadly, not impression in

wildfires, this one only about 4 percent contained some spots where we have seen wildfires, for example in arizona, we're getting into our north american monsoon. so that rain is certainly helping landing canada where we do have some heavy rain pulling into the canadian province of quebec on sunday. the fun county with coff beyond and tourism, the world's richest men making a grab to control access to trillion. dollar space industry on taos, the new coal. why rich nations of emitted agriculture from climate change and how flowering call lives in iran? counting the cost? well, now just if you want to help save the world, needs into your elbow in, ah, the ah, your to go there. a reminder all top stories demonstrate is across brazil, according to the impeachment of president enjoyable snark, for handling, coded 19 and allegations of corruption. now there were some caches in top highlight that protest in other cities were mostly peaceful people in europe, in protesting to a government push the so called vaccine possible. they think it's an infringement on that. the liberties in paris, police broke up

we've had heavy rain caused flash floods in areas of utah and nevada, as well as new mexico and arizona. and those thunderstorms are going to continue into the weekend. it's not any here. we're also seeing the threat of severe storms in the mid west. we're talking powerful winds of up to a 100 kilometers per hour as well as hale and the possibility of a tornado to ranging all the way from south dakota down to indiana, we could see those storms kick in the great lakes that have dry up a bit and is the head to the east coast. it is looking rather dry for new york city this weekend has plenty of sunshine coming through the east of canada, though it will remain rather wet and windy, which is in contrast to the west. we are expecting another wave of intense heat to kick in, and temperatures in british columbia are expected to continue to climb those hot and dry conditions on not helping the wildfires that are raging their further south though it is a wet picture for the coastal areas of texas, and as we move to central america, it continues to be a pretty wet picture for mexico around the ba

so what's happening at all these various legislatures, whether it be taxes, whether it be arizona, whether it be georgia, is that something that is allowed under the constitution, they can implement these voting restrictions. and then the voters, if they don't like them, can kick the republicans out of office and put democrats in who could change it. and that's the system of government in the united states. but it's also the central debate that's taking place in american politics right now. whether or not this is just whether or not this is moral and whether it up is hurts minorities disproportionately. ok. kimberly we have to leave it. they will come back to little later. i'm sure mr. biden shows up there where you are in philadelphia. good talk. you, kimberly, thank you very much. degree in places say they've seized a major town in a new offensive in ethiopia. they're spokesman says the town of rail was taken after federal and m. r a forces withdrew. it's the most intense fighting there that they've seen this since they capture the regional capital. mckelly last month corresponded. cathe

here's a bit of good news across arizona. we know more than 20 wildfires burning, but the north american bar soon is going to give us some heavy bouts of what weather for the state on saturday. and you know, for canada we've got some storms moving across the canadian province of ontario. so that will impact her on the dead, john, virtually racing, comfortable and dominating international competition. when i went south korea's musical prodigy ah, one out of 0. ah al jazeera ah ah all me ah, ah ah, you're watching l. just a reminder of our top story. police and have here fi, take out some protesters just outside the compound with a funeral of assassinated president jovan. noise was taking place and he was killed at his home loans helix. us emergency service is a more than 5 and a half 1000 square kilometers. replace across the country. thousands of people have had to evacuate the homes. the fire season is being made worse by long and severe drought and heavy monsoon rains if you're going to flood demand slides in western india,

we don't want to be as seen as a continent of cobra. algebra, arizona trace has more nor from boucher in nigeria. so far africa received only $65000000.00 of vaccines. for 1300000000 people on the continent, less than 15000000 of those those as well actually from the vaccine elias complex. so the question now is, how can these countries get enough to relate the population? in fact, africa, talking about 1600000000 doses of coffee, 19 vectors in order to correlate 60 percent of its population, which if feels will be safe enough to try to tackle the covered 1900 pandemic in africa. now the expectation was that the graph had 800000000 doses of the vectors by december last year. and by 6 months after, know, those of covered 900 vexes, came from the international alliance or international effort to help low and medium income countries to deal with the panoramic. so the african union invoice was really, really angry. and apart from that, he's also talking about how europe, maybe so difficult for african countries to sort of buy these vaccines to from there manufacturers in europe. whenever

this fire near the arizona utah border is one of the many that's close highways and roads. scientists say severe droughts and the climate crisis are fueling extreme temperatures. the bootleg choir in oregon is the largest blaze, an area twice the size. the city of portland is in flames and is disrupting power transmission lines to california. thousands of people across many states have been evacuated. we got out in time. i looked in my rear view mirror, and the flames passed over the road and headed down my driveway. and burned both sides of my property in oregon, he related deaths are also on the rise. many have died alone in their homes, with temperatures reaching $46.00 degrees over the last year. we have prepared for a search and just because it could be 19 and a year ago we were just emerging from restrictions. and honestly, it never crossed my mind than that we would be a wave of dust from heat as we have these last few weeks. the extreme conditions pose yet another challenge for emergency crews. we have to be very careful about we where we insert cruise to make sure they don't

west is what some storms edging into, new mexico, affecting parts of arizona's. welcome weather. because we have had a historic drought in this region, and we've got some severe storms rumbling across the central plains all the way up to the great lakes, some of those heavy showers and storms expected in eastern parts of canada. and as we go into friday, it's going to be the east coast that sees some of that wet weather, some shop of thunderstorms expected in new york. and we could see some flooding in new york city. there is a move to central america. it's a pretty wet picture pots and mexico. we've got scattered storms rolling across those southern areas. we've got a bit of a tropical disturbance developing off the pacific coast of mexico. we'll keep an eye on that to see if that develops into something. and that should weather update for now. the weather bag, energy and change to every part of our universe. more small. to continue the change all around the shape by technology and human ingenuity. we can make it work for you and your bill. ah. the me balances here where these a

welcome rain for arizona, but we have seen some flash flooding here. we could see that in new mexico where those rains are expected for more, more heavily across those deep south states though the rains do continue, we could see some storms affecting georgia and into the carolinas. but for the north east, we have got a welcome break from the wet weather on tuesday. as we go into wednesday, we are expecting more storms, particularly affecting new york. and we will see the temperature dip down to the average the weather bag. energy and change to every part of our universe. more small. to continue the change all around the shape by technology and human ingenuity. we can make it work for you and your business. the the vacuum al jazeera, reminder of our top stories this all i feel has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that is killed at least 31 people at a busy market in iraq went off in the crowded area that our city tuesday is the 1st official days, eden rock, so many people were out shopping for holiday. the 2nd phase of filling the controversial

there have been 3 recounts in georgia, arizona is in the midst of another audit, and in 17 republican states, since november, state representatives have passed law after law, limiting access to the ballot. they say it is to protect the integrity of ballot, but there is no evidence of widespread electoral fraud. 80 state and federaljudges have dismissed every case that has been brought. and sojoe biden was in philadelphia today to warn americans not to take these freedoms for granted. this is not about republicans or democrats he said — the right to vote he said is about who were are as americans. and the whole world is watching. hear me clearly. there an unfolding assault taking place in america today, and attempt to suppress and subvert the right to vote in fair and free elections. an assault on democracy, and assault on liberty, and assault on who we are, who we are as americans. make no mistake, bullies and merchants of fair, peddlers of lies are threatening the very foundation of our country. it gives me no pleasure to say this. i never thought in my entire career i'd have to sa

in arizona and wisconsin, and georgia it was recounted three times. it's clear for those who challenge the results and question the integrity of the election. no other election has ever been held under such scrutiny, such high standards. the big lot is just that, scrutiny, such high standards. the big lot isjust that, a big lie! applause. the 2020 election, not hyperbole to suggest the most examined and the fullest expression of the will of the people in the history of this nation. this should be celebrated. an example of america at its best, but instead we continue to see an example of human nature at its worst. something darker and more sinister. in america, if you lose, you accept the results. you follow the constitution, you try again, you don't call facts fake and then try to bring down the american experimentjust because you were unhappy! that's not statesmanship! applause. that's not statesmanship! that is selfishness. that is not democracy, is a denial of the right to vote. tt is a denial of the right to vote. tit suppresses and subjugates the

that is to say, the decision to really support what arizona had done. the biden administration change it. the patient is not so much specifically these two restrictions as whether they actually adapted a new standard which would require intent to discriminate and a course, they did not do that. sure, further restrictions, but it does not appear they went as far as the bide trump -- trump administration ask them to go. guy: we always appreciate it, a little guidance on what these rulings actually mean. next, we are going to be talking about the second half. what do you want to own? what do you not want to own? -- is going to be joining us next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ guy: from london, i'm guy johnson. taylor riggs is over in new york, in for alix steel. taylor, market are setting a high bar for the first half. stocks in europe are doing well. stocks in the united states, doing pretty well. europe, the second-best half since 1998. could we top that in the second half? let's talk about the second half of the game. abigail doolittle is looking ahead. ab

we have a white house meeting with a top democrat from arizona. they are the senators preparing to potentially work through the weekend. what i would like to hear is what is the new deadline? tom: that is important. senator schumer spoke about, nobody gets to go home, which is serious talk in washington. now that you are doing the washington gig, you get to take off the month of august. today tell you that? >> that is the gig in europe, too. jonathan: deadlines just the same. >> same as the european union or brexit. you will hear it is time for crunch time talks, deadlines, etc., lawmakers do want a break. they want to go home in august. there is a deadline in the sense that we have a debt ceiling approaching. there are other issues being held up because they are trying to work on this bipartisan infrastructure agreement. the democrats want to get it done so they can work on their big plan, the $3.5 trillion package. jonathan: good to catch up. this is not a trick question. hands up who is waking up in new york city if you know the answer to wheth

vermont, south carolina, iowa, arkansas, oklahoma, texas, arizona, georgia, and utah on the debate over masks in schools, here is cnbc's valerie castro >> no way, you are not masking our children >> reporter: the debate is raging all over the country, and parents are making their opinions well known. >> i don't think anyone's thinking logically, anymore. i think they have just let this really just run crazy with these -- with masks. it -- it's over. we don't need it, anymore. >> reporter: districts issued their own policies last school year, and bucks county, pennsylvania, was mask optional. but on tuesday, a protest broke out at a press conference held by parents who say the spread of the delta variant, along with the cdc's new guidance is enough to make this year mask mandatory. >> in another couple of weeks, it is likely to be even worse. >> reporter: but others say a repeat of masks in the classroom will be detrimental. stafford county, virginia, is considering a full mandate. >> my 8th grader, this past year, went into a deep spiral depression because of virtual learning and becaus

wildfires now raging across 12 american states according to national interagency fire center idaho, arizona, montana, kr calik california ards and oregon the beckwourth fire in california is the biggest in state. it's now 46% contained crews say they reached a very good place but across the west there's still reporting conditions we have never before seen >> fire behavior here is the last couple of days has been phenomenal we're in the bulls eye of an extreme drought here where the fire is at and the conditions on the ground are exhibiting just that the rate is spread and fire behaviors incredible it's opinion really taken its toll on our firefighters response >> wildfires in california are far out pacing those last year almost 5,000 fires total, scorching more than 140,000 acres. nearly triple the area of this time last year oregon's bootleg fire is coming dangerously close to a critical area for power lines it's threatening to cut power to millions in california on the banks of lake tahoe, here is jake ward. >> reporter: if you want to understand how much heat has transformed california,

their quest to impose restrictions on voting in a 6-3 decision the supreme court ruled in favor of arizona's voting restrictions rejecting claims under the voting rules ballots cast in the wrong precinct are invalid and now a class 5 felony for third party community groups to collect mail ballots. covid plunged the country into a recession and many lost jobs and businesses despite that there is a new report out showing most americans got richer in the pandemic last year u.s. households added more than $13 trillion in wealth, the biggest increase recorded according to the federal reserve. christina, how did americans come out of the crisis with more money? if. >> wealth increased despite the pandemic because of several factors. many were able to save more and pay off debt think of the savings on restaurants, babysitters and travel and took advantage of the loans like a mortgage. you add monetary stimulus, government aid and a strong rally in financial markets, up goes the bank accounts the wealthy are more likely to own stocks and mutual funds and disproportionately benefitted. low are income

their quest to impose restrictions on voting in a 6-3 decision, the supreme court ruled in favor of arizona's republican-backed voting restrictions. the court rejected claims that the restrictions discriminate against minority voters and violate the voting rights act. under amazon's voting rules, ballots cast in the wrong precinct are invalid, d it's now a class 5 felony for third party community groups to collect mail ballots >>> well, covid plunged the country into a recession many people lost their jobs and their businesses but despite that, there is a new report out that shows most americans got richer during the pandemic last year u.s. households added more than $13 trillion in wealth that's the biggest increase ever recorded, according to the federal reserve. christina, h christina, how did americans come out of this crisis with more money >> it's true across all income brackets, wealth increased despite the pandemic because of several fa factors. many were able to safe more. think of the savings on restaurant, baby-sitters and travel they also took advantage of the low interest rates t

and in arizona, state data shows the number of covid patients in icu beds has doubled over the past month alone >>> tokyo 2020, simone biles bowed out of the gymnastics team finals as you no doubt heard, then of her teammates she later said, they stepped up when i couldn't arguably one of the biggest stars in the games making the decision to as she puts it, put her mental health first. now will she defend her individual all-around gold >>> shannon miller no stranger to the pressure of fighting for the olympic medal the most decorated female in gymnast history here on the treasure and scrutiny facing our athletes >>> the man accused of killing eight people at spas around atlanta just came clean on at least part of what happened that day. his plea and his punishment. paul loves food. but his diabetes made food a mystery. everything felt like a “no.” but then paul went from no to know. with freestyle libre 14 day, now he knows how food affects his glucose. and he knows when to make different choices. take the mystery out of your glucose levels - and lower your a1c. now you know. try it f

oregon, falling 13 spots, and these a case of slowing economic growth, especially international trade arizona dropping ten spots, finishing last this year for life, health and inclusion wyoming also falls kansas falls on its infrastructure, workforce and economy. you can see where your state ranks, and all of our past rankings going back to 2007. we do this every year. we're thrilled to be back. it's a huge team at cnbc and cnbc.com that puts it together i always do like to thank our senior producers here, who do so much, but there's a lot of other people behind this so we hope you take a look at our web sites, read about our study, where your state ranks. that's top states for 2021, guys >> we certainly will in fact, we do we also pass on our thanks to the same people, and to you as well, scott. my question is, whether there are any quick fixes, for those states that have dropped significantly. up from, cleinfrastructure, for example, is not a quick, easy fix. >> reporter: it certainly seems as though the battleground will go back to talent. workforce was a big issue before the pandemic it's

georgia and arizona and the carolinas about to approve it. it allows high earners to avoid the $10,000 s.a.l.t. cap by routing that through pass throughs s.a.l.t. taxpplies to busowners they give it a full amount on the personal taxes the state wins since it collects the revenue. the pass through owner wins because they avoid the s.a.l.t. cap. the loser, of course, is the federal government they stand to lose tens of billions of pass throughs that now take the larger deductions and it helps pass through owners and investors, it doesn't help salaried employees since most super high earners get some portion of their income from pass throughs, like hedge funds or private equity, it could reduce pressure to repeal the s.a.l.t. cap in washington we know this is all part of the reconciliation discussion pushed by chuck schumer and nancy pelosi and others in the high tax states we will see as this kicks in in all these states, if that pressure is reduced and if they can get it done. >> robert, this seems like the stupidest of all work around actuall

amplifying the big lie and praising arizona republicans despite what arizona senate president and leader of the effort karen van publicly says. >> this is not about trump. this is not about overturning the election. this has never been about anything other than election integrity. >> reporter: her e-mails tell another story. obtained by watchdog group american oversight last month. van writes in a december e-mail she spoke with mayor giuliani at least six times in two weeks and mentions a private two hour meeting with giuliani and the trump legal team. in november van writes she asked the trump legal team to please file a lawsuit to halt vote certification in the state. she tells another voter last december about a personal call from president trump thanking us for pushing to prove any fraud. but van wasn't the only elected official who received calls from the trump orbit. maricopa supervisor bill gates got a voice mail 2020 from then trump lawyer rudy giuliani. >> i have a few things i'd like to talk. maybe we can get this thing fixed up. >> reporter: do you believe this entire thing wa

particularly, the arizona one. i mean, that have been just so readily debunked, including by the republican-election officials in maricopa county. >> right. >> so, you know, it is a con. it is a scam. and -- and people are involved in fantasy fulfillment for donald trump. >> and it goes on. i mean, now, maggie, he's going to -- to arizona to go onstage. to have all the politicians who are going to be running are going to be on the stage with him or dying to -- to get a photo with him. and there will be, i'm sure, more e-mails going out about sending money to him to continue fighting for what they are calling is election integrity. even though that's a ruse. >> it's interesting, anderson. you know, he -- he was talking -- some reporting that he was talking to an adviser a couple of weeks ago and he was trying to push this person to say, you know, that -- that this idea that he could be reip st reinstated in august is real, which it isn't, to be clear. squ and he was trying to push this person to say this arizona eff

i want to start with this arizona stuff. i mean, we've known for a long time, obviously, that the president has been interested in getting states to basically find the votes that he needed in order to win. what went on in arizona, i think, highlights the big challenge. it didn't end after election day. it didn't end after the inauguration. we have an audit going on there. and this is a little bit from giuliani's voice mail to one of the republican arizona officials. he says to him, if you get a chance, would you pleads give me a call. i have a few things i'd like to talk over with you. maybe we can get this thing fixed up. i think it's a shame republicans are both kind of in this situation, and i think there may be a nice way to resolve this for everybody. this is like the kind of thing that you would see in a gangster movie or something like that. but it's happening in american elections. what does this matter at this point given that this is the predicate for voting restrictions that are coming down the pike in states like

democrats challenge two arizona rules. one, that tosses out ballots when voters show up at the wrong pre precinct. the ruling was 6-3. that a reflection of the court's powerful conservative majority and it sends a clear signal this court believes states get wide latitude in the voting rules. we are joined with the big final day decisions. >> very big, indeed. and the take away from this is that this is going to make it a lot harder for challengers of these voting laws to actually prevail here. because in this 6 3 decision written, this didn't just uphold the arizona laws that have been in effect for many years. but this restricted the ability of challengers to really challenge section 2. and the reason why this is so important is that really section 2 is the only way now for these people to challenge these voting laws. that's because in 2013, the supreme court struck down essentially section 5 of the voting rights act. that was a section that mandated that jurisdictions with the history of racial discrimination, they neede

donald trump is going to arizona. while a team of volunteers spent weeks scouring ballots for proof they were shipped in they were from overseas here's a news flash that trump did not spend a single dollar from the $75 million raised from the pac for this audit or another ballot review across the country so it seems the team realizes nothing is going to reverse the results 0 of this election. yet here we are 263 days after the votes were cast with very few republicans willing to publicly accept there's no hail mary in arizona. let's check in with kung law there in phoenix. >> reporter: still pretty lively right now as this place is beginning to fill up. this is an indoor theater and expected in a few hours is donald trump to headline this entire event why the atmosphere here when you go around and talk to people here to see trump is absolute refusal to accept the election results. when you talk to them and ask them what they think happened in november 2020, they don't believe what happened. instead they parrot the lie

most arizona voters, the majority of arizona voters believe that. they don't support this ongoing fake audit. they see it for the sham that it is. and they are tired of these political games. they want leaders who are going to put the partisan games aside and get to work on real issues we're facing, funding our schools, investing in infrastructure, rebuilding the economy. that's why i'm running for governor and folks can join me at katiehobbs.org. >> president biden is reportedly more at odds with leaders of the voting rights movement. they don't think his words are squaring with his willingness to push congress to pass legislation. do you think they're doing enough? >> the bottom line is that we need to have action taken at the federal level to protect access to the ballot for all americans here in arizona and across the country. we're seeing unprecedented attacks on americans' right to vote. and we can fix that with federal legislation. and i think this is an all hands on deck moment to do that. >> all right, katie hobbs, thank you so much for joi

now there are no good options for this audit here in arizona. it was -- first of all, it was unnecessary. our republican county board of supervisors, which is 4-1 republican conducted two audits using election assistance commission approved companies, bipartisan commission, non-partisan professional companies two audits confirmed we had a fair election here in maricopa county. it was no purpose to begin with but since it's been a conclusion in search of evidence and now that no evidence of fraud or error has been detected, they've taken to inventing statistics and facts made up out of thin air about more ballots received than requested, which of course is thoroughly debunked. there is no good resolution for this. when i started, there is no good that can come out of this. >> here is the thing, when this audit and, you know, i put the quotes around it, when this is done, whatever it's done, it been going on and on and still goes on and on and there is an outcome and what chris said is powerful. you can go off the cliff or jump off the train going

ward targeted arizona election officials with a pressure campaign, according to "the arizona republic." but inlike in georgia where the gop secretary of state recorded a call with the president, the keymar -- key maricopa county election official refused to speak to trump. ron brownstein joins us. why are these latest revelations significant to you? >> happy fourth to you and everybody watching. i think there are two real important conclusions that come out of these revelations in arizona. one is that we simply do not know all the ways in which donald trump used and abused his power as president. it just underscores the need for a more comprehensive understanding of what he did in office. and all of the ways in which he may have gone beyond the proper boundaries of the use of presidential power, especially given that he may ask the country to restore it to him again in a little over three years. i was talking to our colleague john dean a couple of weeks ago for a story i was writing. he noted that when nixon left office, we had so much of a better idea of everything that had happened

. >>> later today, former president trump will hold a rally in arizona. it will take place in maricopa county where a sham election audit has made the state ground zero for trump's big lie. it comes as "the washington post" reports that trump's pac raised $75 million this year. and none of that money has gone to arizona's audit or similar efforts in other states. despite trump saying that they are key to overturning the election that he falsely claims was stolen from him. here's cnn's sunlen serfaty. >> reporter: former president donald trump. >> we were doing so well until the rigged election happened to come along. >> reporter: remaining fixated on the baseless claims of election fraud pushing hard for state ballot reviews of the 2020 election results. in a steady stream of public statements and comments, promoting the so-called audit of maricopa county ballots in arizona. >> i want to congratulate, by the way, republican state senators in arizona and other places for their great work. that they are doing and exposing this fraud. >> reporter: but privat

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not recommended for use, in arizona's summer. cooled by fans and a network of portable coolers, the white hoses hanging all over the facility. this is now home to maricopa county, arizona's, 2020 ballots. a handful of workers began the day with the "star-spangled banner" and god bless america with some ymca dancing. the song donald trump used at his rallies leading up to the 2020 vote. why is all of this happening? the arizona audit spokesman says the numbers they have, after a handcount, don't match with maricopa county's. >> sometimes, we counted more. you know, so it's -- but there's variations in the -- the count. and we are just trying to get to a number that's -- we believe is accurate. >> reporter: whatever they do find, it won't impact the 2020 election because arizona's also, two previous audits by maricopa county didn't find any widespread fraud, but he maintains they could find gaps to continue the question the election. >> i'm saying that's the possible. i'm not saying it did. just a risk raises questions and that's w

what do you think the lasting effect of this audit will be for the republican party in arizona? it sounds as though it could become a litmus test, republicans trying to win elections in that state may have to attach themselves to the results of this audit. what do you think? >> i think most people have even forgotten -- most sane people, let me rephrase, have forgotten that this audit is going on, right? joe biden has been president for over six months now. he swore in six months ago. but the people who are not -- who are part of the trump cult are putting all their eggs in this maricopa basket and there is people that actually believe that trump is getting reinstated in august. they can't tell you how, they can't tell you why, they can't give you any sort of legal precedent, they can't make a logical argument. but the same way the tooth fairy shows up, they think there's going to be somebody showing up and spreading dust and trump is going to be president. and then we ask ourselves how is it possible that people are not getting vaccinated? and it's because the republican party,

. ♪ ♪ >>> topping our political lead, former president trump heads to arizona this weekend to boost the big lie that the election was stolen from him, which we know is not true. this as the so-called audit of the 2020 votes in maricopa county launched by arizona republicans continues. let's launch right into it with our panel of ladies wearing red. you've got on red shoes. [ laughter ] so let's talk about this. really it's stunning what "the washington post" is reporting, that former president trump's political pac stockpiled $75 million, and most of that money is staying in its war chest. why not put your money where your mouth is? >> well, billionaire presidential candidate is someone who's also known for never wanting to really risk his own money when it comes down to it. there's a lot of talk and very little action. and i think it really demonstrates that at the end of the day what this is all about that war chest is all about is his own political future, what happens to him, his ability to run again in 2024, and not so much financing this sham audit in arizona, which i think even h

the state of arizona. joe biden wins arizona and he wins it narrowly. phoenix, big. that's where you win in arizona. you win here. that's blue. let's go back four years. that's red. donald trump carries arizona then. one of the examples, you can do it in georgia, too. donald trump runs strong among white suburbans. joe biden runs strong four years later, he takes arizona and changes the -- map. the shifting mood. come over here and look at this giant game. 66% for hillary clinton. 28% for donald trump. joe biden still won but 59-38. donald trump improved his standing. 10 points among hispanic voters. how does that translate on the map? remember in the 2020 campaign. democrats had dreams. we're going to take texas back. you see a lot of blue down here. right? in this part of texas. but take a look. this is 2020. right? biden lost texas. donald trump won it comfortably. go back in time. you see more blue. right? when hillary clinton -- i mean when donald trump carries texas over hillary clinton shelf did better here. has the tiny county, maverick county. but 76% for hi

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the recent ruling in the arizona case is a perfect example of where even president carter at one time said that the biggest problem, the biggest potential for cheating in elections is through absentee ballots. even he said that. that was part of the reasoning for the arizona decision there. >> if you're going to apply that principle, then that same principle would have to apply in the other states that trump won, north carolina, texas, ohio. if you look at the voter fraud and so forth and the amount of it, if you look at that, it's less than .001%, meaning that the election itself from all we know was like 99.99% successful with eligible voters having their voices heard through their vote. that's pretty good, is it not? >> what i know is this, is that the changes made to the election process in the state of georgia were made by the executive branch without the approval of the legislative branch. our constitution is perfectly clear that it should be made by the legislative branch. that's why i applaud the georgia state legislature for the election integrity act that makes voting easier

they're winning the audit in arizona raking in big bucks. $5.7 million linked to individuals who promote the big lie including michael flynn, sydney powell and the former overstock.com ceo patrick burn. donations are on top of $150,000 the group was paid by the arizona senate. >>> the fight against a looming recall election in arizona. >> we've seen trump republicans across the country attacking election results and the right to vote. now they're coming to grab power in california. >> that's the massachusetts senator, elizabeth warren, former president candidate, linking to restrictive voting against the country including the former president. thank you for joining us. we'll see you back here tomorrow. ana cabrera picks up right now. >>> thanks for being us. we are entering a new era in the pandemic fight in the u.s. vaccine requirements. soon president biden is expected to say all federal employees will have to prove they're vaccinated or face strict routine testing. corporate america already going there. facebook, google, netflix and more now requiring or mandating shots. the resoundin