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CNN 5 Things

6 AM ET: Debate countdown, Evan Gershkovich trial starts, military veterans pardoned & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

It's just one day until the first presidential election debate on CNN, as One Thing host David Rind speaks to voters in Georgia. We've got projected primary results from New York and Colorado. The trial of American journalist Evan Gershkovich started in Russia today. The Supreme Court is gearing up to release some very high profile rulings on everything from presidential powers to abortion access. Plus, President Joe Biden is expected to pardon US veterans convicted under a military law that banned gay sex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, June 26th.

0:08.0

We're just one day away from the first presidential election debate on CNN.

0:13.4

It will be one for the history books, as Joe Biden and Donald Trump

0:17.3

become the first president and former president to go head to head.

0:21.0

But how interested will voters be when they take the stage in Georgia

0:24.4

tomorrow night? CNN's David Rind has been in Atlanta, taking the temperature of the locals.

0:30.0

Yeah, Joe, so we spoke to a few people playing pickup volleyball and soccer right outside the football stadium here.

0:36.0

And honestly, most of them were not planning on watching the debate.

0:41.0

Team USA Men's soccer has a big match against Panama that night.

0:44.3

Will you be watching?

0:45.3

Probably not, no.

0:47.3

One guy we spoke to was named Bradley.

0:49.2

He's a political science PhD student at Emory University, but even he didn't seem interested.

0:54.7

I don't think anything new was going to come up, right?

0:57.1

Like are they going to announce a brand new policy position in the debate?

0:59.8

Or is it a chance for their speech writers to really practice their one-liners.

1:03.8

Just like the debate itself, it seems like election fatigue is setting in earlier than ever.

1:09.1

For a look ahead to tomorrow's debate, listen to today's episode of One Thing with David Rind.

1:14.0

Available wherever you get your podcasts.

1:17.0

CNN projects that New York Representative Jamal Bowman will lose his Democratic primary to Westchester County Executive. of

1:25.0

Jemal Bowman will lose his Democratic primary to Westchester County Executive George Latimer.

1:26.0

It's the first defeat for a member of the so-called House Squad of Progressive Lawmakers.

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