6 AM ET: Trump steals the show, Biden's pressure continues, power outages investigated & more

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🗓️ 16 July 2024

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Former President Donald Trump has made his first public appearance at the RNC since a gunman tried to kill him on Saturday. The investigation into the shooter continues, but authorities are struggling to find leads. Special Counsel Jack Smith is planning to appeal a judge's decision to dismiss Trump's classified documents case. President Joe Biden is still facing private calls to step aside, while public pressure has died down. Plus, heat, storms and power outages are hitting large parts of the US. 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 Tuesday
0:06.4	July 16th.
0:08.8	It's been a big start to the week for Donald Trump.
0:11.3	The former president has made his first public appearance since a gunman tried to
0:15.2	assassinate him on Saturday.
0:17.4	He stole the show at the opening night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee,
0:21.5	when he walked up to the VIP box with a white bandage covering the ear
0:25.6	that was clipped by the bullet that could have killed him. He was officially nominated as
0:30.0	the party's presidential candidate yesterday and announced his running mate.
0:34.4	Ohio Senator JD Vance is a venture capitalist and the author of the best-selling memoir Hillbilly
0:40.1	Elegi. He was once one of Trump's harshest critics, but now it's thought he
0:45.1	could help the former president appeal to working men and women. And these
0:48.7	voters at the RNC appeared to be happy with the choice.
0:51.6	I'm happy he got somebody who's a veteran and I'm happy that he's got someone who loves this country and wants to make it great.
0:58.6	It shows people that were not exclusively wrong by the old.
1:01.6	I think the fact that he didn't support him at first, but does now,
1:04.3	shows all the more that JD is pro-America.
1:08.0	Meanwhile, the investigation into the assassination attempt on Trump continues.
1:13.3	Authorities have been able to access the shooter's phone
1:16.4	and are hoping it gives some clues into his planning and motivation for the attack.
1:20.6	Otherwise, investigators are struck by the lack of leads they're finding so far about 20-year-old
1:25.6	Thomas Matthew Crooks' mindsets.
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