as the fact sheet of the trilateral leaders summit at camp david describes these initiatives.if faithfully implemented, will not only help the us, rok and japan to reinforce their bilateral relationships respectively, butthe region toward a future that is a secure prosperous and dynamic. therefore, that the camp david outcome and shore as an enduring beacon as we navigate this era of a competition against illegal, illiberal regimes. the leader of the free nations should ever act unilaterally >wlwithout appropriate consultation, taking steps that might risk undermining the spirit principles and commitments so deeply ingrained in camp david t words of president abraham lincoln serreminder for unity. as oura house divided against itself cannot stand. thankthank you very much, kim. for those remarks. well now move to the next part of the program which is with richard johnson as our featured conversation. let me introduce richard. he is the deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and countering weapons of mass destruction policy. where he is responsible things, nuclear d

thanks. >> president biden remains at camp david. david is live at the white house with more and how mr. biden is getting ready on thursday. hello, david. >> hi mike. president biden is keeping a low profile. he is at the presidential retreat camp david in the mountains of maryland. we are expecting somewhat of a quiet week physically here at the white house as the president of the united states conquers down with aids, go through binders, goes through prep questions. the debate kicks off this thursday evening. he spent a few days at his beach house in delaware before heading to the presidential were street camp david. it is not clear if he will go directly from camp david or perhaps make a stop to see supporters before. >> the president has debated donald trump in beat them twice already. >> you can bet president biden paying close attention for supreme court ruling this week that will determine whether donald trump, his predecessor and opponent will stand trial perhaps this year before the election for allegedly trying to overturn t

so this is the camp meetings at camp david that followed the camp david accords and.tions were going on in the in the press at camp david, the press is almost never allowed onto the camp david grounds. the press stays in thurmont, which is a town notable only because that's the nearest place you can stay if the newsmakers at camp david. so they brought they decided they would have a photo op for the press who were cooling their heels at thurmont and they put put them on two busses and sent them up. barbara walters, who was covering covering the trying to cover that summit meeting and when they then they so camp david, as you know, is like pretty secure like it is a pretty well protected place. so the when the photo was over, they loaded the busses and the secret service, the journalists on the busses. and there were 49, not 50. and that's one journalist was missing. and that was barbara walters. so a white house official got on the bus and said to sam donaldson, also worked for abc and was a good friend of barbara's where's barbara? and he said in my my brother's and

the outcome of the camp david summit show path as we navigate with the liberal regime.teral action that is could potentially compromise the spirit and commitment to camp david should be avoided. our unity is critical and as president abraham lincoln once famously said a house divided against the serf cannot stand. in particular the history, also steer the regular antonio the future that is secure, prosperous and dynamic,9 therefore, the camp david outcome shine as enduring as we navigate this era of a competition against a liberal regimes. no leader of the free nations could act unilateral without appropriate consultation taking sts that might risk undermining the spirit, principles and commitments so deeply engrained in camp david that the wise words of abraham lincoln serve as constant reminder for unity, house divided against itself cannot you. [applause]■ >> well, thank you very much for those we will now move to the next part of the program which is with richard johnson as our featured conversation. let me introduce richard, he's the deputy assistant secretary of d

tonight, we're learning about president biden and the mock 90-minute debates being held at camp david. and donald trump, what he's saying about biden's ability on that debate stage now, and about some of the rules for thursday night, including no audience. here's rachel scott. >> reporter: tonight at camp david, president biden's debate prep entering a new phase, with formal 90-minute mock debates. bob bauer, the president's personal lawyer, standing in for donald trump. the intense sessions a stark contrast to trump, who has been holding campaign events, policy meetings with adviser, and doing media interviews. >> and people say how are you preparing? i'm preparing by taking questions from you and others, if you think about it. >> reporter: but trump has also been reflecting on his past performances on the debate stage against biden, especially that first one. >> i'm not going to answer the question, because. >> why won't you answer that question? >> because the question is -- >> you want to put a lot of new supreme court justices -- >> -- radical left -- >> will you shut up, man. >>

>> reporter: president biden hunkered down at camp david, huddling with advisers with no public events scheduled this week. >> he's now a convicted felon. >> reporter: biden's campaign out with a new ad highlighting former president donald trump's legal problems. a senior biden adviser says the president will be punchier against trump and it's a moment where the campaign hopes to break through to a larger audience yet to tune into the election. leading the debate prep is ron klain. a source tells nbc news biden's personal lawyer bob bauer is playing trump during the debate sessions, reprising his role from 2020. >> to be honest it's hard to say some of the things he says, some of which are very fact free. >> reporter: it's a stark contrast from former president donald trump who is holding informal policy discussions with advisers. no mock debates, while still holding public debates. the former president is fund-raising in louisiana after campaigning in pennsylvania over the weekend, mocking his opponent for not leaving camp david. >> he's sleeping now. they want to get him good and str

. >> biden advisor cedric richmond was part of the team that prepped with him at camp david for the bettert of a week. >> we just wanted to make sure that he was prepared for the antics of donald trump and hearing lie after lie after lie and making sure that he is talking to the american people and make sure that they understand that he wakes up every day focused on them. >> reporter: one open question tonight, whether these two men who have made no secret of their mutual dislike, will shake hands when they walk on stage. they didn't in 2020, but that was due to covid protocols at the height of the pandemic, norah. >> norah: nancy cordes in atlanta for us. thank you, nancy peered also in atlanta, cbs's cheap election campaign correspondent robert costa, who has been speaking with both campaigns an, president biden hold up for a week at camp david p what does e need and want to accomplish tonight. >> reporter: great to be with you, norah p for president biden, according to conversations with his top advisors, it is not so much abut addressing the age question, it is about the issue of the e

i feel like this is what's going on at camp david.before the debate, parking lot of that is peopleing with getting the doses just right. they have to treat his cognition, give him something to help him think straighter, to wake him up for his alertness and then, you know, he's been agitated. we see that all the time. and that's a common symptom or sign of this cognitive disorder that he seems to be suffering from. so they're probably going to give him something to take the edge off that as well. hay didn't get it right at the state of the union. he came out, he was alert, but he was a yelling, angry old man, and i think they've got an uphill battle here. i think they've going to have to do something to wake him up and perform a little better during the debate, and i don't think that's what the american people want out of their president. i think they want somebody that can do this on their own, you know? they have to make incredible decisions, they have to multitask every day. we don't want somebody who has to be medicated to perform

molly: alright, president biden intensely prepares at camp david.mbers of his own party are concerned his campaign may be on the wrong track one democratic strategist telling ask co's if the election at work today we would lose. cannot change? yes is it on the path to do so? i do not see that yet. columnist and fox news contributor liz at peak joint is now with more on this. thank you so much for joining us this much watch tv debate as we gear up for it we love the excitement. that quote was an act seo's. part of the other information was about how democrats are concerned about victory. relied on generally six on democracy concerns on donald trump's character. what do you make of the concerned democrats have as a head into the debate? >> biden is trailing in the swing states. it's going to be a close election is going to come down to, as it did in 2020 of votes in those states in this debate is an opportunity for both the men to answer charges against them. biden obviously has a very low bar if he can remain standing and it sounded vaguely coherent

jon: president biden's quietly huddling at camp david ahead of this week's cnn and presidential debatespresident donald trump builds momentum in key swing states it. good evening i am jon scott and this is the fox report. ♪ we have a team coverage with alexis mcadams swung the trump campaign political analyst on deck with analysis. first we go live to david who is at the white house. >> good evening a quiet weekend at the white house. president biden first lady jill biden not here at the white house bird president biden not expected to be here over the next several days he's been hunkering down at the famous presidential retreat in the maryland mountains camp david with advisors with binders likely someone standing in for his predecessor. and now opponent donald trump preparing for the cn and presidential debate that kicks off at 9:00 p.m. eastern time on thursday night but also simulcasts here on fox news. president biden seen in maryland heading to camp david to spend some time with aids but who goes straight from camp david to the debate on thursday br but on fry he will hold a rally

the dobbs decision that overturned roe versus wade, while president biden is at camp david, the rest his team the vice president, the first lady, are all going to be out sort of commemorating this anniversary, talking about this issue with voters, which is when the biden camp really does believe is going to be a galvanizing one for them. november. >> and we know it's we've seen results to this point that that's an issue that that's been galvanizing for many voters from the midterms too special elections that we've seen in specific states where abortion was literally on on the ballot in those cases. but kevin, i wanna go back to a little bit of what you said before because who are these people that he is actually preparing with? what do we know about this team? he's a biden is notoriously, he has a notoriously tight group of advisers. he doesn't let new people and all that often you are seeing this at his preparations camp, david, it's being led by ron klain, who is his former chief of staff, but probably more importantly, he is the most seasoned debate coach and the democratic party.

what do you do for a week at camp david with 16 advisors? >> apparently come up with some one-liners. the biden campaign before a single where it has been said. sent out a list of important trump lies to look out for circulating a fact jack on issues like abortion, the economy, immigration and more. according to a new "politico" reports, one thing we can all watch out for tonight is for biden to make an early effort in the debate to get >> harris: didn't do it deny the results of the 2020 election. >> he is honestly not going to present on donald trump who has been out at the rallies. the problem for trump is he's going to answer for all the things he has been saying. >> biden campaign staffers have reportedly been drafting jobs to get under trump's skin. in january 6th after reviewing trump's most fiery social media posts and appearances. biden is guarding himself or trump's accounts on his attacks on his son hunter. the strategy is to "lash a little anger they could resonate with americans whose own families who have struggled with addicti

obama has camp david wired in the 16 camp counsellors are reporting back to barack the joe biden is notressing them and debate prep. cannot nail his lines. can't maintain his energy. it's leaked into the media. >> what you need is a cell phone and i think at this moment joe biden has to go out there with a cell phone on the age thing. i'm so old i may not make it to the next 90 minutes without needing to sit down and taking a sip of water but i never disgrace the office of the presidency. i will never hand state secrets over to the enemy. i never called vladimir putin a really smart guy. i'll never frame a love letter from kim jong-un. he has to come in and punch him in the face. biden doesn't go in there and punch him in the face with his own things he's proud of and the thing is lost before it starts. >> if nicole wallace is hearing biden is having trouble standing at camp david for 90 minutes betty white might not cut it. the oddsmakers see it coming. nate silver the democrats numbers guru says the presidential race isn't a tossup. trump's odds of winning or 21. trump pulling away ah

also out there at camp, david is bruce reed, who is sort of the top policy hand to president biden andwas one of the ones who helped compile these binders ahead of this intensive debate camp out in maryland so out there, jeff science, the president's chief of staff, two of the top messaging gurus for president biden mcdonald and needed done. and also steve or chetty and cedric richmond who are very close to president biden and a lot of ways this overlaps very closely with the team that helped prepare president biden for his 2020 debates. they feel like they had a good thing going there that they want to replicate this time around. i think for this debate, the team has a number of objectives. one is to turn out a very punchy performance that can show president biden is aggressive and is willing to go after president trump. they really do want to hold trump accountable for some of his past statements. and comments and certainly that is something that they will be practicing out there at camp david ordinarily, i think presidents like to get outside when they're out there in the woods. i l

you know, he shouldn't be at camp david for 10 days doing.if he was such a sound politician, you know, did obama spend 10 days at camp david before a debate? did bush spend 150 days at camp david before a debate? of course not. they were competent people who could actually get a incidence out without muttering and this guy can't. that's why he is resting, and, you know, it's awfully sad. you want somebody who can run this nation and be a great leader and represent the country. all of them both sides of the aisle well. this guy can't do it. again, i think my father is going to have an amazing night. is he totally in the mood and in the zone. he came off that plane looking good. i could tell. i think that's a look that maybe only a son can truly see came off looking strong and he is going to do great tonight. >> what was that look? you said you have seen that before? when else have you seen that look? >> during a lot of debates to tell you the truth. stunts where he just had a certain glow. he came off that plane tonight. he is in the zone. is

president biden has been at camp david since thursday. he and his team are rehearsing behind closed doors with no public events on his schedule. >> gillian: former president trump was in philly this weekend and he got an emotional response from one young supporter. >> make sure he gets a special sandwich for himself. come here. look at him, huh? look at this guy now. come here. >> good morning, mike, president biden kept a low profile over the weekend. that low profile expected to continue this week. it has been quiet at the white house. the president and first lady have not been here over the past several days. that cadence expected to continue over the next few days as the president is at camp david in the maryland mountains with aides. he is expected to leave from camp david to go directly to the cnn debate on thursday at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. simulcast on fox news. on friday the president will hold a rally in north carolina with reporters. trump was in philadelphia at temple university with thousands of people. hitting the campaign

president biden the first lady art camp david to date with their children and grandchildren after attendingaisers at new york's wealthy enclave in the hamptons. that follows calls for major newspapers from across the country for him to leave the race after his debate performance. a fr front-page editorial the atlanta journal lord writing of biden should withdraw from the race for the good of the nation. it is all happening former president trump awaits the supreme court ruling on presidential immunity tomorrow. his sentencing in new york the following week first hush money felony convictions. in a moment we will get reaction to all the latest headlines providing supporter senator john fetterman trump supporter jd vance first we begin with lucas tomlinson at the white house. >> good evening, shin and that is right president biden is huddling with his family at camp david to answer the question many are asking, should he drop out of the race? >> and mr. president. [inaudible] requests biden ignored the question as he left the hamptons. this banner seen flying overhead former president donald

here is what i can tell you about what is happening at camp david.s was a long planned visit to camp david. he will be there with his family. the topic of the 2024 election would have come up regardless but, obviously, now the debate, his campaign what to do next will be front and center. look. taking a step back, willie, donors, supporters, lawmakers on capitol hill have content the week quite frankly, in panic mode. one telling me he can't win. another saying this race is effectively over. remember, they have cast this as a battle for the nation's democracy, so with the stakes that high, that is the question for president biden, does he think he can continue? does he think he can beat president trump? here's what i'll be watching for. the polling. i think top lawmakers are saying let's take a beat, let's wait for the polling. then let's make a final determination. willie? >> so if the president gets out of the this race, it opens the question of what comes next? it's not so easy with a short time between now and the democratic national committee co

we know president biden is at camp david working with a bunch of advisors.en's team has been engaging in mock debates with president biden's personal lawyer playing the role as trump. trump has spent much of the last week campaigning attending a rally at temple university in philadelphia as well as the faith and freedom coalition conference in dc. trump advisor jason miller said, quote, how do you take a week off like that when you are the leader of the free world? a florida congressman, byron donald, was asked about the two contrasting strategies to prepare for the first debate, questioning if he had any concerns that there was downplaying by biden's mental acuity that might actually help make biden look better. >> donald trump has said he expects biden to do a good job. being here for the last couple state of the unions, i think he will come in, he's doing a ton of prep work, never heard like that, 8 days at camp david. that's what he is doing. >> reporter: despite donald trump being herein palm beach, his campaign is hosting a roundtable with the black bu

debate, what a contrast between the candidates, biden is held up first at the beach and now at camp david, you won't hear that much from him, he is in deep basement mode, trump exact opposite, he's out and about plunging into crowds and deeply cities. in philly he dropped into a steakhouse and give a 500-dollar tip and wrote no taxes on tips on the receipt, today he's off to new orleans meeting and greeting and raising money, to the market stocks coming off the best we can make from the s&p 500, more weakness in a.i. tech stocks but smaller caps are doing well, the dow up maybe 80 in a fractional loss for the s&p and nasdaq is out about 50. bitcoin drifting lower, $61000 for that coin at the moment, interest rates of change, the tenure covenant just below four and a quarter percent, just over four and a quarter% up slightly, the two-year it's 4.74%, just below four and three quarters percent, oil hovering around $80 a barrel, 80.79, gasoline down 1 cent at 344, notes change for diesel 3.79. politics what are the russians up to with their nuclear antisatellite program, should we have somet

you have joe biden hunkering down at camp david we won't see him 2348 t until thursday.t's what we are being today. president trump went to philadelphia for that rally, today new orleans for fund raising event and as he said with glenn youngkin on friday. >> charlie: does everything differently. and who knows if he really does know who is he going to pick. is he very good at sort of keeping the audience's attention. >> ainsley: tease us a little bit. >> charlie: kind of what he does. if i were a betting man that list on the screen people going to the watch party. i would bet all my money it is going to be one of those. >> steve: here's the thing about that list? where is tim scott? tim scott is into the picture. >> ainsley: is he on that picture right there. >> steve: okay. >> but on the attendees to the watch party. >> steve: watch party list tim scott was not there also, yesterday, kristi noem was on nbc. she said she had not received the vetting paperwork, so it looks she is probably out of contention. just the fact that right after the debate on thursday night, then

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hunkers down with key advisers camp david.r of federal judges dealt a major blow to a student loan bailout program. we break down how it might impact him in november. >> lawrence: and home at last. american tourist ryan watson now reunited with his family after being held in the turks and caicos since february. all for having spare ammunition in his luggage. he will join us this morning. >> ainsley: welcome home. >> steve: no kidding. and welcome to the first hour of "fox & friends." it starts right now. ♪ >> ainsley: wikileaks founder julian assange leaving the u.k. after a plea deal with u.s. authorities. he spent more than five years in london avoiding extradition to the u.s. after publishing leaked military records back in 2010 and 2011. he will plead guilty to espionage charges today in a u.s. federal court in the northern mariana islands in exchange his british prison sentence will count as time served allowing him to return here or to his home in australia. the second illegal migrant accused of abducting and strangling

>> well, we're on di2 of debate camp out at camp david in the mountains of maryland. and what we're hearing is that it's going to start off relatively informally. they have prepared these binders for the president to go through it, kind of crystallizes the policy differences between himself and former president trump has some questions that has some potential answers. and i think really our goal is to bat around some retorts, some zingers, some comebacks. really try and frame the debate in the way they want it to eventually were told that this is going to culminate into some of these mock debates. the full 90 minutes standing at a podium i'm going back and forth. and that has been interesting because we've been hearing over this past week or so from bob bauer, he's the president's personal attorney and he played president trump and biden's mock debates back in 2020. and he talked about what it was like to embody trump in that listen to what he said whenever you do this, you want to strike a balance between trying to approximate the experience but it's not an opportuni

president biden is hunkering down at camp david former president trump courts the black voters in philadelphia he did this over the weekend, take a listen. >> we are going to bring law and order safety back to our streets, we are going to bring success back to our schools we're going to bring prosperity back to our forgotten communities and we are going to liberate once great cities make philadelphia better and more beautiful, than ever before. but saving once incredible place begins with stopping the killing and crime that is setting records every single week, the unions are being incredibly impacted by all these millions of people pouring into our country, so, but the african american population being destroyed by joe biden we will also work to lift up black, hispanic andorre communities, in philadelphia and all across the united states. >> maria spoke with florida congressman byron donalds about trump gaining ground with black voters on "sunday morning futures", president trump support amongst black voters going to actually vote anywhere from 14 to 18%. how you get to 25%, is you go through

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biden preps at camp david.ed up in camp david camp named after david where he will spend the next week preparing for this cnn whatever that is presidential debate as a chef you know it prep time means will any amount of prep time and help him. >> is the culinary equivalent of microwaving stakes before a massive banquet reminds me of the fourth rocky had drago and rocky. drago was in the lab using all the technology and rocky was punching dead rotten trees you got biden in a lab getting a modern version of a lobotomy in the perfect combination of amphetamines crack and botox trying to determine how he makes it an hour long you've got trump a mcdonald's eating 25 big meals talking to the community going to a diner sipping a coffee i don't know if he drinks coffee probably not and he's going to come out and rocky drago's but. >> maybe but cat makes a good point often on this show which surprises me first that biden will work on them mercy and sympathy factor number 2 if you underestimate them so much it doesn't ta

the camp david accords resulted in peace agreements between egypt and israel. israel and left sign i. egypt sent in the best of their to tell only after the treaty, egypt was excluded from the i repeat 4. yes. and egypt presidents adults was assassinated by fundamental this militant but even so camp david's set of process and motion. eric this for 80 normalization brokered by the united states. is rhodes most important ally? that was also the case for the agreement with jordan. the kingdom had long held back from england deal with israel, a head of a potential, the court between israel independent students more than 1000000 of them, then lift in jordan many in refugee camps. but when even the palestine liberation organization recognized as ro, jordan's king felt the road was open for ending the state of war with his role. his hopes, economic fruits, of trading with israel, and support from the u. s. there were peace treaties with districts us because those countries have actually been that's more with as well today. both countries and forecast that israel drills offshore. and jordan d

he has spent one week at camp david only focused on debates. people are throwing questions at him left and right. think about the number of hours he's gone just for these 90 minutes. i have dealt with this man when he was a senator, when he was a vice president, and when he was president. and i will tell you he's not the same person he was before, so let's not lower expectations. he's going to be prepared. the best he's ever going to be prepared, so what america needs to judge is this is joe biden at his very top. >> after previously attacking president biden for his mental acuity former house speaker kevin mccarthy is now warning against lowering expectations ahead of tonight's debate. we'll dig into those comments as both candidates gear up for their highly anticipated matchup. >>> plus, donald trump continues to tease who he will pick for his running mate, telling his supporters the possibilities will show up at tonight's debate. but when will he finally make his choice? >>> and also ahead, another significant abortion opinion was mistakenly

. >> the president this morning continues to be hunkered down at camp david.tuning his messaging, honing his attack lines. he's huddling there with over a dozen advisers and over the coming days, his prep is expected to evolve from gaming out questions and answers to holding 90-minute mock debates. >> mr. president, how is debate prep going? [laughter] >> michael: yeah, that's the most dubious thumbs up i've ever seen. that's the football player as he's being carted off the field. "he's going to be okay, folks, his thumb is working!" but that's right, joe biden is holing up at camp david and doing 90-minute mock debates, although most of it is just him walking up to the podium. and if you're wondering who could possibly prepare him for debating donald trump, joe biden has just the guy. >> attorney bob bauer will be standing in for trump during mock debate sessions, yelling insults at biden and trying to get under his skin. >> you are playing a role, you're trying to make the experience as realistic for the person you are working with as possible. >> michael: r

>> reporter: well, norah, he has been holed up with his advisors at camp david for several days now, but starting yesterday they began holding full mock debates where the president stands at a podium with advisors playing the roles of donald trump and the moderators, trying to anticipate the attacks that might come his way, and working on the points he wants to make. i am told he especially wants to highlight trump's record on reproductive rights and highlights some of his own account which men's when it comes to the economy. >> norah: and nancy, what do we know about how former president trump is preparing? >> reporter: well come he has been campaigning, so he has not had as much time in the past couple of days for a formal sessions. instead, he and his team have been focused on raising expectations for trump biden's performance. they keep accusing him of doping, without any evidence whatsoever. they did the same thing, i should note, back in 2020, and have also begun attacking the two moderators of the debate, saying they won't be fair, even though trump agreed to these moderators

. >> reporter: biden is now settling in at camp david for days of private prep, led by former chief of staff ron klain, personal attorney bob bauer slated to play trump in mock debates. with biden's campaign focusing on framing trump as a threat to democracy and abortion rights. speaker how is the debate prep going? >> reporter: trump sources say he is getting briefed on various policy topics by several senators and is preparing to counter president biden on inflation and immigration. the former president has for months challenged biden to take a cognitive test, but suggested on thursday biden was a skilled debater. >> i assume he's going to be somebody that will be a worthy debater. yeah, i would say so. >> okay. >> i don't want to underestimate him. >> reporter: in the fundraising, trump outraised biden in may after trailing the president for months. the former president's efforts got a $50 million donation from billionaire timothy mellon, one of the largest single contributions ever. sources close to former president trump tell me they know the money rates will only wrap up this sum

. >> reporter: sources tell me president biden will prep for the debate later this week at camp david, and trump allies tell me his prep is more informal and is also moving closer to a decision on a running mate with north dakota

president biden hunkered down at camp david for intensive press. tonight the vice president weighing in during an exclusive msnbc interview. >> i think the debate is gng to make clear the ntrast between ourpresident, the works on behalf of the erican people, fight for the american people, and the former presidt who pretty much is full time fighting for himself. >> reporter: a strong performance could help win over like kirk, a republican who voted for nikki haley in the primary. you voted in the pennsylvania primary for a candidate that wasn't in the race anymore. why? >> i just felt it was important that my voice was heard, and i think to really send a message that there are others out there like me, you know, that would prefer an alternative to president trump. >> reporter: nikki haley won 20% of republican primary voters in his home county of erie, pennsylvania, after leaving the race. the biden campaign targeting these voters with ads and staff while haley has since endorsed t the question now, where do these voters go in november? >> my vote w

so the president clearly having some tough conversations with his family at camp david. they are pivotal and all of his decision-making, they are the key players and they are encouraging him to stay in the race as of now, nelson as you also have new reporting about how some democrats feel about the idea of replacing president biden at the top of the ticket. what are you learning? yeah, that's right out. and look first of all, there's deep fear of going forward with joe biden right now, but also deep fear of what it would be to replace him remember that would mean going into the convention. it only happens if joe biden decides to drop out because of the way the delegate rules work. but also, there are obviously a number of people who would be potential replacement candidates who i'm hearing from people around them have been getting hundreds of texts and emails starting on thursday night during the debate. and i can keep keeping going ever since. and some preliminary plans starting to be thought out and watching each other, watching each other's moves, trying to figure out

. >> reporter: the president is planning to head to camp david this week to do debate prep. ron klain will be leading those sessions. trump is not planning to do any formal prep, we're told, instead, he's bouncing ideas off friends and advisers. and we're learning about the rules of this debate. we've now learned the candidates mics will only be on when it is their turn to speak. david?

>> so since the camp david meeting just to underscore the importance of this trilateral at since campdavid there had been over 50 major initiatives between the three countries in a range areas mike and we wanted to take stock of that at the vice minister level. i'm close to both of the these guys work relentlessly so we thought it would be nice to have a meeting in p are out fighting could then enjoy each other a little bit so we had t a wonderful session we reviewed all the different steps that we we are taking some concern about what was happening with russia and north korea how to plan ahead for what steps we might take trilateral at we were able to enjoy some good southern virginiacue. >> to build on earlier about putin's initiative are the farthest from today's indo pacific talks working with china and russia to put pressure on north korea but do expect russia to provide north korea with nuclear support for their program and how do you think china feels about that? and the south korea now saying they may providing lethal aid to ukraine how areha two theaters emerging? let me take

president biden at camp david out of the public eye for nearly a week huddling with advisers and holding mock debates. former president trump back at mar-a-lago doing more informal prep, today calling a campaign event with black businessmen. >> inflation is a disaster. it's killing the black community, and it's killing the country. >> reporter: tomorrow's face-off will be their first since heated clashes in 2020. >> radical left -- >> will you shut up, man? >> reporter: hoping to avoid chaotic cross-talk, the 90-minute debate will feature muted mics when the other candidate is talking. no live studio audience, and mr. trump expected to focus on the economy and border while president biden will likely zero in on abortion rights and threats to democracy touting the endorsement of frequent trump critic adam kinzinger. >> this is about defending the greatest country in the world. >> reporter: mr. trump and his allies accusing president biden without evidence of planning to use performance-enhancing drugs or even just caffeine. >> will he be on energy drinks or something? >> reporter: the bid

president biden and the mock 90-minute debates at camp david. donald trump and what he's saying about biden's ability on that debate stage. and about the new rules involving mics and no audience. >>> tonight, special counsel jack smith revealing never before seen photos showing classified documents and how they were allegedly stored at mar-a-lago, amid accusations from trump's team that fbi agents mishandled the documents. and in new york tonight, the gag order partially lifted in the hush money case, where a jury convicted donald trump. so, what does this mean now that he can talk about it with this debate coming? >>> tonight, for the first time, martha raddatz on the $230 million u.s.-built pier off gaza. she is there to report on this being built to deliver humanitarian aid to palestinian civilians caught in the middle of this war. martha tonight on the challenges in keeping this pier up and running. >>> just in, wikileaks founder julian assange now back on u.s. territory tonight to plead guilty, after fighting extradition for years. where he

. >> reporter: tonight, president biden is hunkering down at camp david with over a dozen aides, preparing for the most consequential moment yet of this campaign. sources say one of biden's top goals on that debate stage, to hold donald trump accountable for his actions as president. and today, a preview. on the two-year anniversary of the supreme court decision to overturn roe versus wade, the biden campaign releasing this ad. the president speaking directly to camera. >> here's what donald trump says about your freedom. after 50 years of failure, with nobody coming even close, i was able to kill roe v. wade. decades of progress shattered, just because the last guy got four years in the white house. >> reporter: the first lady hitting that message, too. >> because donald trump is dangerous to our families and to our country. we cannot let him win. we cannot sit by while our freedoms slip away. >> reporter: trump has boasted about appointing the justices who overturned roe, saying abortion laws should be left up to the states, doubling down in washington, d.c. over the weekend. >> thanks t

he's hunkering down at this remote retreat of camp david to huddle with those closest in his team, to prepare for this, we know that he was asked when he left for camp david how the preps were going to go and he gave a thumbs up to the cameras as he departed but as far as what we now, these intensive sessions consist of, we know they are being led by his former chief of staff and the president is also surrounded by his closest advisors and they are preparing the president for the policy that's expected to be brought up but also, those unscripted moments, was inevitably going to be, they expect, the unscripted personal jabs from trump so all that is being factored into the preparations underway at camp david and as you heard, our colleagues had an interview with vice president harris and she talked about what she expects to be the main goal that president biden will aim to hit on the debate stage on thursday, listen. >> joe biden and this debate will make clear the contrast, you know, of the many issues in our country and our world, that are complex and nuanced, november of 2024 is bin