cnn hero. thanks for watching. our coverage continues. good evening. president trump wanted tanks and troops for fourth of july and he has them. is the president trying to turn july 4th into a celebration of donald j. trump. tanks and trucks are working and giving himself a prime speaking role which presidents have not traditionally have done and there will be a fly by, air force one and blue angels. the president is planning the event down to the last details which makes perfect sense. donald trump certainly knows a thing or two about branding and if you can link yourself with america's most important national celebration, why wouldn't you? . sure, you risk making it about yourself but that doesn't matter to this president.

he hugs the flag and claims to have the armed forces on his side politically. no one questions the enjoyment he gets out of these things and as a military history buff, i think they are cool, as well. but all that said, independence day in washington has traditionally been a nonpartisan, non demonstrational all encompassing celebration of the joy being an american and thanks to those who made it possible. if you've ever been on the national mall, on the 4th in years past, that character, that quality, well, it's plain to see. no political speeches by anyone, let alone the president. let alone from the lincoln memorial, where vips and friends of the president will be seen out in front. the white house says this will be a nonpartisan event, but keeping him honest, this is a president who a couple days ago said this at another supposedly nonpartisan event speaking to troops during his visit to south

korea. >> very shortly, we will have the most ready, the best. we already have the best military in the world. but we're going to have it at a level we've never been at before. our equipment, whether it's the missiles or the planes or the ships or the equipment for the soldiers, it doesn't matter. we have the best. and we had the budget to do it. and that wasn't easy, because i will tell you, this is not a political speech, but the democrats were not going to give it to you. that i can tell you. [ cheers and applause ] they weren't going to give it to you, folks! they weren't. [ applause ] they want open borders and the hell with the military. that's not good. >> not a political speech, he says, even as he's making it one, speaking of the armed forces. the president today tweeted about the role in the 4th and i'm quoting now, the pentagon and late military leaders are thrilled to be doing this and show to the american people the strongest and most advanced military anywhere in the world. it's hard to determine whether top pentagon leadership is

thrilled or not to be taking part in this. they're not talking and frankly, it would be improper to express an opinion one a or another. to their credit, that's not something the military does. they are duty bound to obey all legal orders, whether talking war or a parade. cnn jake tapper asked stanley mcchrystal whether he thought his former colleagues were, as the president tweeted, thrilled. >> well, i won't speak for military leaders, but i will say they are very proud of the young men and women who serve alongside them and for them. we proved that on the battlefield. we proved that around the world. i don't think we need to bring them on to the national mall to justify their effectiveness. >> would you want to be there, if you were still in uniform? would you want to be sitting there while tanks are on display and elite planes and other things are being brought out in this way? >> if my soldiers were forced to come on a holiday and stand in the sun to do an event, i would want to be there alongside them. >> not exactly a ringing endorsement. remains to be seen exactly how the president behaves and what

he says if it becomes a political event when backed up by tanks and troops, that would be a shame. this is a country that's like no other. and july 4th is a day celebrating that fact. so what is this change and how it's celebrated about? we'll have to see what the president has in store. perspective now from leon panetta who served as cia director in the obama administration and chief of staff to president bill clinton. secretary panetta, we usually see military parades from north korea, russia, china, authoritarian regimes not only sending a message to the world but also perhaps to their own people about how tough their regime itself is. is this the right thing to do in the united states, having tanks and flyovers? >> i don't think it is in keeping with what our country is all about. we're the strongest military power on the face of the earth. and we have never had to display that power to the world in order to prove it. we know who we are. we know our strengths. and very frankly, our view has always been that we should

appreciate our liberties and our freedoms, because in a democracy, the most important thing is that we protect the values that our country is all about. that doesn't mean we have to roll tanks down the street or roll troops down the street, because we know who we are. we appreciate those that serve. but most importantly, we are all part of one family when it comes to america. >> the white house is pushing back on criticism saying this is not a political event. is it realistic to think that the president is going to be able to give an entire speech

and not make at least part of it political? i mean, he's -- he loves to ad lib, obviously. he loves to play off, you know, the crowd. and it would be hard to imagine him just doing a straight speech reading from a teleprompter. >> well, not this president. this president almost politicizes every event that he's a part of, every speech that he gives. ultimately, has a political tinge to it. so i can't imagine he's going to speak for 20 minutes and not include politics in that speech, which i think would really undermine what the 4th of july is all about, particularly in washington. i've been part of those events. i've been there with my family. there are families on the mall

that enjoy that day. they enjoy the music. they enjoy each other. no politics has ever been included in that event. when i work for the presidents of the united states, they watch the fireworks from the balcony of the white house. that's -- that was their approach to saying, you know, we're going to enjoy the fireworks and this day. but this is really a day for the american people to enjoy our birthday. >> it's also interesting, because obviously this all costs money, the blue angels, air force, 900 american guard corps have been called for security. the president has always been very critical of things like alliances with, you know, south korea or other countries, based on a financial concerns of tens of millions of dollars or more. >> well, you know, i think we're all missing jim mattis as secretary of defense. i think jim mattis, when he was asked by the president to have a military parade, you know, resisted it based on the cost.

and based, i think, on the traditions of this country. unfortunately, he's not there. and so the white house is basically running the show. and i think it is going to cost money. it's going to cost taxpayers money, and it's going to send a message that the united states is basically not -- not celebrating the 4th of july for what it is. rather, we have a president who is trying to somehow emulate other authoritarian figures in the world that have to have these kinds of parades in order to prove that somehow they're a powerful country. we have never had to do that. >> i think back to, you know, an ad lib he made in front of an audience a while -- couple months ago saying he has the police on his side, he has the armed forces on his side, and the bikers and construction workers. the president is now saying that, quote, the pentagon and our great military leaders are thrilled to be doing this.

you are secretary of defense. do you think that's actually true? >> no, i don't. i think the military would prefer to have the 4th of july be a day for the american people to enjoy themselves and their families and enjoy the fireworks and enjoy the music. we've never turned the 4th of july into a military event, and we shouldn't do it now. i think there's a consensus among military leaders that that's the wrong -- the wrong thing to do. we are strong. we have never had to display that strength to anybody. >> secretary panetta, i appreciate your time. thank you. >> good to be with you. there's plenty more ahead tonight, including a troubling new report on conditions kids are facing in some migrant detention facilities. we've heard the stories. this is straight, though, from the government's own watchdog. we'll talk about it with a

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after touring a different facility in clint, texas, yesterday, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez said in a tweet that migrants had to drink out of toilets. massachusetts congresswoman ayanna pressley was on that tour and spoke afterwards, directing a message to the pro president trump demonstrators who were there. >> i want to talk about their parents! the mothers! the tias who i sat with who wept openly in our arms! not even knowing our names! because of the trauma they are experiencing! and because they don't know where their children are! keep yelling! this is very appropriate! vile rhetoric for vile actions! hateful rhetoric for hateful behavior! racist words and venom for racist policies! >> and congresswoman pressley

joins us now. congresswoman, so you visited that facility in clint. the photos that we're showing are from the facility in mcallen. do they match what you saw in clint? >> first, let me say i went to el paso, because this is an issue of consequence. the humanitarian crisis not only at the border, but this is an issue being felt throughout our country. the district that i represent, the massachusetts seventh, is 40% immigrant. the families i spent time with yesterday are from honduras, el salvador, guatemala, cuba. and every day with this administration, whether we're talking about mixed immigration status, policies from hud or military policies to separate families or the department of homeland security, every day they are working hard to criminalize immigrants and to separate them as families. and so this is why i went to the border. and what i saw has haunted me. it is unconscionable. and it is very sobering confirmation that the system is

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and do we need to be treated like dogs? i was with women who have not showered in 15 days, and i asked the doctor at that cvp facility, did he think this was a public health violation? a human rights violation? and his response to me was that it was probably unsavory and unpleasant. but that it was debatable as to whether or not it was a public health threat or a human rights violation. and that is what we're dealing with. negotiating the most basic decency and humanity. >> why -- why is someone going for 15 days without a shower, we've heard reports of no access to soap in some places or toothbrushes at customs and border protection facilities. are they not designed to deal with the numbers of people

they're seeing? with -- yeah, the numbers? >> well, again, this speaks to how broken the system is. these facilities, to detain asylum-seekers were designed to hold people for 72 hours. and you have people who have been there for 60 days. in sweltering heat. sleeping on concrete floors. and, you know, cynics and critics have said to me, why do they come here? these parents are doing what any parent would do for their child. the stakes are high and they are taking great risk to ensure a safe, better life for their children. and any parent would do that. the trauma that i saw, again, we entered into this facility, this

cell. we did not even say we were members of congress. we didn't have an opportunity even to utter our names. and the women fell into our arms. grateful for any shred of humanity. >> let me -- >> or compassion. >> let me ask you, kellyanne conway said that congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez's claim that -- one woman said to her she had been told by an official to -- to drink out of a toilet. kellyanne conway has said that's outrageous and untrue and the acting secretary of homeland security described it as being unsubstantiated saying it was, quote, clean and unmanaged. that was the facility you were at. i'm wondering how you respond to that. was it clean and well-managed? did you hear this person say what congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez says she heard? >> well, let me just say this. i believe the people closest to the pain should be closest to the power. and that that is why i went to the border to hear directly from these families impacted. and in this cell, i went to test the water, and, again, we learned that these women had only been relocated in the last

24 hours. and, again, sweltering heat. over 100 degrees. and so i asked the question, what is the heat index that prompts you to move someone from these tents inside? they didn't have an answer. i asked them the square footage of the facility, they didn't have an answer. i asked them how the temperature is regulated inside these cells. they didn't have an answer. i asked why women had been there for 50, 60 days, they didn't have an answer. i asked them why the two women who were crying because they had been separated from their children just yesterday, where were their children and they couldn't answer. so i don't want to quibble about the details of inhumanity. when i went to test the water of the sink, no water came out. i challenged the cbp staff there. and said if these women want water, what are they to do? this is not -- this is unsanitary. it is a public health issue. and it is inhumane. these women have been here for 15 days without a shower and now you have taken them out of tents probably because you knew we were coming. and this is exactly why i went.

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president trump lashed out for a second straight day at his home state and it's unclear why now. yesterday you'll remember he tweeted in defense of his defunct and widely discredited charitable foundation calling new york's case against it, quote, part of the political witch hunt. today he continued to focus on the state's recently elected attorney general, and again the president did not use her name. quoting from the tweets, quote, people are fleeing new york like never before. they own a business, they are twice as likely to flee. and if they are a victim of harassment by the attorney general, the state, like what they're doing to our great nra which i think will move quickly to texas where they are loved. he goes on, texas will defend them and indemnify them by new york state and governor cuomo. force new york taxes, you too high, then they sue you just to complete the job. james responded to the first day of the president's twitter attack with this defeat eye yesterday, and i quote, as the elected attorney general of new york, i have a sworn duty to protect and uphold state law. my office will follow the facts of any case, wherever they leave. making a mistake, no one is above the allow, even the president.

she added, my name is latisha james. you can call me tish. we spoke with her tonight. do you have any idea why donald trump decided to go after you? >> i have no idea. >> but did something new happen? >> no. we've launched a number of investigations and i don't know why yesterday he decided to mention me in his tweets. actually, he really didn't mention me. >> he didn't use your name. >> no, he didn't. it was basically a criticism of new york state, criticism of our governor. and as if our governor somehow i'm the attorney general for governor cuomo. and i just -- >> he actually -- he said that the attorney general cuomo uses his attorney general as a bludgeoning tool for his own purposes. unlike the attorney general of the united states, you are an

elected official. >> so lesson. i'm elected. and the only laws i have to be held accountable to are the residents of the great state of new york. >> what currently are you suing the foundation about? >> as you know, the attorney general of the state of new york has jurisdiction over all charitable organizations in the state. and we have an obligation and duty to ensure that beneficiaries and donors of certain charities are following the law. and so we are basically following the law and the evidence, wherever it takes, and this foundation in particular we filed a complaint and that complaint alleges that the trump organization -- that trump -- president trump, as well as his family members, used this particular organization as a personal piggy bank. and that, in fact, they used it for political donations and for personal contributions and expenses. and as a result of that, as you know, it's in violation of the laws of the great state of new york. >> they used it -- they used it to support his campaign in some cases.

>> yes. >> according to what you're alleging. >> yes, in violation of the law. >> they also, according to -- i think it was the "washington post," they also at some point paid -- bought two paintings for i think it was $20,000 of donald trump from some charity from like a charity auction that were then i guess hanging in one of his properties. >> yeah. and the board of directors consisted of his siblings, his children. they never met -- >> '99 was the last time they met. >> there wasn't a rule, didn't follow protocol and they were not accountable to anyone. so as a result of that, we decided to investigate, and we are in the midst of discussions with their attorneys. >> the president also tweeted today, accusing you of harassing businesses in new york. i guess the nra, as well. and essentially driving people and businesses out of the state of new york. >> so i don't know why the president of the united states is having a moment. all i know is that the nra -- >> having a moment -- >> -- the nra, as well as the trump foundation are under jurisdiction of the state of new york. >> because they're chartered here. >> and they're a not for profit

organization that was organized under the laws of the state of new york. and as a result of that, we have an obligation and duty, my office and i as the attorney general, forced the law. and based on the in-fighting and all of the news reports, we have decided to look into these allegations. and we're going to follow the allegations and the evidence wherever it leads. it's important to understand that the nra has an obligation and duty to its board of directors and all individuals who contribute to it and to the donors and beneficiaries. >> there are certainly a lot of supporters of the president who will look and say, look, you're a democrat, and so is the governor. and all of these things, you know, the foundation investigation was launched once he was running and became president. this wasn't while he was a private citizen. and that politics is behind this. he says his kids are having to pay tons of money in lawyers' fees to defend themselves. >> so i would dispute that. i was elected in january of this year.

and as a result of that all of the in-fighting and media reports, we have an obligation and duty to follow the facts and evidence wherever it leads. >> you said politics has nothing to do with it. >> has nothing to do with it. the reality is, we have an obligation to the donors and beneficiaries of any charitable organization in the state of new york. and if there is, in fact, any allegation of wrongdoing, we have an obligation to launch an investigation. >> how do you feel about the -- department of justice announcing today that the 2020 census is going to be published, printed without any citizenship question? that's something they wanted, this administration had wanted, a question about citizenship of everybody. you and others in new york fought against that and spearheaded those efforts. is that a victory as far as you see it, the fact that the census will go out without that question on it?

>> so the office of attorney general, state of new york, as well as california, we challenge this administration who attempted to put a citizenship question on the census form. the citizenship question has not been on the census form since 1950. it would have suppressed the number of individuals who would have cooperated with the census. this -- and we believe -- >> because people -- you're saying people, in your opinion, people would be afraid if they were undocumented, not citizens, they would be afraid to admit that in a forum. >> so individuals who are undocumented and latinos and immigrants in general would obviously not cooperate with that. and all evidence suggests the numbers would have been suppressed and the outcome would have been suppressed. we believe that everyone counts and therefore everyone should be counted. and is this a victory for democracy and a victory for people and a victory for fairness and equity. >> and just finally, the suit against the trump foundation continues, even though the trump foundation as ceased to exist. do you have a sense of the time line, when this -- >> no, i can't give you a time line. i can just say we were in discussions with the counts -- with the attorneys for the trump

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house democrats investigating the white house today escalating their fight filing a lawsuit demanding the president's tax returns be released to them. democrats in the ways and means committee used the president's words against him to explain why they need to check the irs auditing process. and i'm quoting. president trump himself has repeatedly questioned the integrity of the process by which the irs audits his tax returns, complaining his returns are under, quote, continuous audit and that the irs' policy of annually auditing presidential returns is, quote, extremely unfair, unquote. the lawsuit also quotes the president's comments to chris cuomo for why he thinks he's always being audited. this is from -- this is from minutes after a 2016 republican debate. >> i'm always audited by the irs.

which i think is very unfair. i don't know, maybe because of religion, maybe because of something else, maybe because i'm doing this, although this is just recently. >> what do you mean, religion? >> maybe because of the fact i'm a strong christian and feel strongly about it and maybe there is a bias. >> you think you're being audited for being a strong christian? >> you see what's happening. >> we definitely see what's happening. the white house lawyers see it, too. basically they know this fight works out their way one of two ways, a favorable ruling or run out the clock and the democrats pass the 2020 election. joining me now is jeffrey toobin, former federal prosecutor and dave johnson, tax and accountant and author of "the making of donald trump." jeff, we have talked about this before. the laws on the face of it seems pretty clear. >> you know, several of the disputes between congress and the president are legitimate. this is not one of them. this is an easy case. there is a specific law that says the ways and means committee upon request can get tax returns. period. what i don't understand is why chairman neal and the other

democrats on the committee have wasted so much time. i mean, here it is, it's july. and they're finally filing this lawsuit. they knew they were going to have to do this all along. i understand the need to make a record. but the fact that, you know, they allowed the white house to drag this out this long before they got into court, which is going to take months, you know, they may not -- as you pointed out earlier, the administration may succeed in just running out the clock. >> david, you said before that we will end up seeing the president's tax returns. is this how you thought it would happen? if, in fact, it does happen this way? >> well, i'm surprised to some degree that the administration won't comply with the law. and i think the committee has made two mistakes. one, the one jeffrey pointed out. they have taken too much time and been too polite. the other is under duty of federal regulations falls on the irs commissioner. and i don't understand why they haven't called him in, ordered him to turn them over, which he will never fail to comply with,

because it could cost him his law license in california, and he wants to go back to being a lawyer, representing wealthy people who have been caught cheating on their taxes. >> he could actually lose his law license? >> oh, sure. yeah. i mean, that -- ask jeffrey. i think he could lose his license over refusing to follow the law. >> i actually doubt that that would happen. especially considering secretary mnuchin, who is the boss of the head of the irs, has said we are not going to comply with these subpoenas. so i don't really think there is any danger of the -- of their law license. and i think, you know, this is just the most obvious, and frankly, egregious example of the white house and the president himself personally just blowing off congressional oversight. i mean, you know, see you in court. >> and with the understanding that the clock is running. >> if they -- i mean, it could good to multiple courts, could it not? it could go all the way to the supreme court.

>> it will certainly go to the d.c. circuit, the court of appeals. at that point, you know, the losing side will probably seek and the supreme court will take it. all these cases between the congress and president are starting to bubble through the appeals process. and you notice, none of them have been resolved yet. because it's a slow process. >> and david, it is traditional that the sitting president has his taxes audited, and is that correct? that's what a number of people have said on this program. and that therefore congress can argue, well, they have a role in making sure that's done properly. >> well, it has them reviewed, is the word used in the regulations. but, yes. and i think it goes right to the heart of why we need to see the president's tax returns. you know, richard nixon famously said, i'm not a crook" and we later learned he was indeed a major league tax cheat whose lawyer went to prison. and the last time congress changed this law, which was in 1976, the office of legal counsel at the justice

department made only one significant observation about congress getting tax returns. it said the chairman of the relevant committees have to personally sign the letter, asking for them. and that's how there's no dispute over the law here. trump is just behaving lawlessly. >> david k. johnson, i appreciate it. jeffrey toobin, as well. appreciate it very much. just ahead, a verdict of a navy s.e.a.l. in the murder of an isis detainee. a live report from san diego when we return. you try hard, you eat right... mostly. you make time... when you can. but sometimes life gets in the way, and that stubborn fat just won't go away. coolsculpting takes you further. a non-surgical treatment that targets, freezes, and eliminates treated fat cells, for good. discuss coolsculpting with your doctor. some common side-effects include temporary numbness, discomfort, and swelling. don't imagine results, see them.

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has the president had in all of this and all of the planning about the july 4th celebration and who is going to be attending? >> well, anderson, the president has been a central figure in all of this, and he's the reason essentially this event is happening. it's been a dream of his since he saw troops marching down the streets and wanted to make this happen on veteran's day last year but got scrapped because of the criticism and logistical issues. now the president is still at the center of this and there are still logistical problems because the president wants more tanks, wants different aircraft doing flyovers, wants chiefs of the armed forces standing by his side while up here. one thing that the president is facing criticism over, anderson, is the who is invited. now, this is an event open to the public. 15,000 general admission seats. but if you can see right here behind me, there is going to be a vip section behind the president. we're told that the republican national committee has gotten

some of those tickets, as well as the president's campaign and essentially will be his political allies, top donors in the audience here on thursday. so that is why there's been so much focus on this. and, of course, there are going to be questions about making this happen logistically here in d.c., because even local officials are saying the streets of washington just aren't made for heavy artillery tanks to be rolling down them, even if they're just being stationed here at the base of the lincoln memorial. >> yeah. kaitlan collins, thanks very much. we'll continue to follow that. now to breaking news on the military trial. a jury found eddie gallagher not guilty of murder of an isis detainee. cnn's nick watt is in san diego. walk us through this verdict, nick. >> reporter: anderson, there was seven charges he was facing and looking at life behind bars. he will be home a freeman by the fourth of july. as you mentioned, stabbing that isis detain knee, not guilty, firing his weapon into crowds of

civilians, not guilty. using a sniper rifle to shoot an old man who was a non-combatant, not guilty, using a sniper rifle to shoot a young girl, not guilty. also s also, he was charged with also not guilty. the only charge he was found guilty of was posing for an unlawful photograph with the corpse. the maximum sentence is 4 months. he's already served nine months. he will be going home. the defense said this was not about murder. it was about young seals who didn't like gallagher and wanted him gone. and it looks like the jury agrees. >> in terms of the evidence the prosecutor was using against gallagher. it was essentially the testimony of other seals?

>> yeah. it was that photograph. and his own words he had texted that photograph that trophy with captions like got my hunting skills on. got my knife skills on. the prosecution said that was enough to prosecute. there were no forensics in the case. the alleged crime scene was a battlefield. inaccessible. there was no body no autopsy. forensic pathologist took want stand and said i can't tell you what the cause of death was. the defense kept saying that no body, no forensics no science. no case. gallagher didn't testify. we haven't heard from him. he came out shyly. he doesn't want to talk until after sentencing. he said the next few days look like freedom. his wife was more talkative said this is finally vindication. after being terrorized by the

same government that sent her husband over seas to fight terror. >> appreciate it. thanks. i want to check in with chris. >> so, we'll take a look tonight at what this state of play is within the democratic race. these new polls. why they're moving. is kamala harriss move sustainable? or just what she pulled against biden in the debate. and then i have a closing argument about the fourth of july and the tanks. i'm not botheredered by the tanks. the bigger issue is what the president ignores about what the country represents. >> the president's love hate relationship with twitter continues. maybe we have the answer for how the president can get his message out. this is rick blomquist.

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time for the ridiculist. we begin with the cranky sherly temple of presidents. also known as fox news. twitter is being mean to him and he might have to do something about it. that's my shirly temple. >> they don't treat me right. a will the of people try and follow me. it's hard. i have so many people come up and say it's hard they make it hard to follow. what they're doing is wrong, and possibly illegal. and a lot of things are being looked at right now.

>> a lot of things are being looked at rite now. they're hooking at the homeless thing. the biden stuff. what's going on. ufos. twitter, there's something going on there. who believes that big fat phony follow button. it doesn't work. never has. people are talking about. i hear things. smart people know it. some people know it. media doesn't know it. as soon as he's done looking to twitter he can go back to the fourth of july parade. there's no way to know what the president is exactly talking about as far as twitter making it hard to follow. of course fox news really presses him for details or proof of claims. we know according to the daily beast the head of twitter had to explain to the president that numbers of followers drop when spam and bot accounts are

deleted. he doesn't really need twitter to air his grievances. he could fire up his web cam and kick it old school. if he's looking for advise. no better role model than my favorite online influencer. >> hello, here again. second video blog. got a lot of e-mails and my space questions about e. coli. what is going on. so i have a soft shell it looks like a flour corn tor till. loaded with bacteria. of the virus. it's like a i'm not surprised. to many lay people the produce the lettuce the green onions. are loaded with the e. coli

virus. keep that in mind. choose wisely. and good eating. don't live your life by fear. >> all right. one of my favorite character ts she did before she became really the big star she is now. if you haven't watched marbles you're losing yours. that's what the president should be doing. find out what the heck is going on with green onions. you can always roll like marbles before the parade passes by on the ridiculist. >> the news continues. live long and prosper. "prime time" starts now. >> i am chris cuomo. welcome to "prime time." brand new national numbers are in. kamala harris is locked in a dead heat with joe biden. is that real? lths test. one of her main surrogates is here tonight to make the case. we have congresswoman hill to look into the future.

and deal with the present. what is she and her fellow member ts in congress going to do about the ticking time bomb at the border? that is what the facility managers are now calling the unsustainable over flow. after many months of failure to act by this administration. and this congress. take a look for yourself. these are the new pictures. none of what you're seeing now is new. so who's going to step up and what will that mean? and, why did nike just do it. did the sportswear giant dishonor the american flag right before america's birthday? that's a great debate. let's get after it. all right. look, here's the reality of the moment. after the debate only two points separate biden from harris in a new national poll. that's a virtual tie. of course. a key surrogate ise