good to be with you this afternoon. i m peter alexander, in today for katy tur. and president biden is about to touch down in new york. yup, new york. not your typical battleground state, 12 days out from these crucial midterm elections. why? because republicans are pushing their advantage deep into the blue strong hold during these final weeks. the president will intensify his efforts to paint republicans as a threat to the economy and the wallets of every day americans in a speech this afternoon. he s going to speak directly to residents in the syracuse area. there he is specifically, an area that stands to benefit specifically from the economic legislation that he has passed in recent months. but is it too little too late? new polling from usa today and suffolk university suggests democrats have an uphill climb and voters prefer the generic republican congressional candidate over a democratic one, that is a nine-point game for republicans since july. suggesting most of the
the rising tide of threats some amplified by people in power is escalating the risks. and it prompted this warning from hillary clinton. a woman who knows all-too well what it is like to be targeted. ask yourselves, please, why would you entrust power to people who are either themselves unable to see how terrible it is that someone would be attacked in their home or don t really care because they think that it will somehow get them votes that will get them elected. and speaking of big political names, some of the biggest are on the campaign trail today including former president obama in arizona. we have brand new poll numbers from there and from wisconsin where margins in both the senate and governor s races are razor thin. and soon the gunman in parkland, florida is expected to be formally sentenced to life in prison. not the death sentence so many families have been hoping for. later this hour, i ll talk to the reverend risher whose mother was killed in charleston. w
desperately-needed crop. details how president biden is responding to this inflation and gas prices hitting a record high. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin in the ukrainian city of severodonetsk which is being fought over street by street. ukrainian governor said most of the city is under russian control, but he says ukrainians are still putting up resistance. russian officials say negotiations are under way about hundreds of civilians believed to be sheltering at a local chemical plant. in mariupol, russia isn t trying to give proper burials to civilians killed during its bombardment of the city. russian forces have torn down 1,300 high-rise apartment buildings even though there were dozen of bodies buried understood beneath. and ukraine is condemning what it calls a sham trial of three foreign fighters who fought in its military. they ve been sentenced to death in a pro-russian separatist. in the past hour, ukraini
of defamation, answer, yes. as against amber heard, we, the jury, award damages in the amount of $10 million. as against amber heard, we, the jury, award of punitive damages in the amount of $5 million, do you find that ms. hurd has proven all of the elements of defamation? answer, no. emily: ruling in favor of johnny depp on all three of his accounts, but awarded amber heard $2 million writing in part, the jury gave me my life back. i am truly humbled. while hurd wrote, i am even more disappointed with what this means for other women. this is a setback, takes us to a time when women who spoke up and spoke out kobe publicly shamed and humiliated. it sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously. jenna, i come to you first on this, amber hurd says she represents all women, does she? jenna: i think she represents the nuance that the is kind of circumstances present, and i think as we us approach splitting hairs, we have to think very specifically a
Including 2 3s of democrats saying that President Biden is too old for another term. Today in pennsylvania, he said hes going to be there next year right at the top of the ticket. I tell you what, someone said, you know, that biden, hes getting old, man. I tell you what. Well, guess what . The only thing that comes with age is a little wisdom. Ive been doing this longer than anybody. Guess what . Im going to continue to do it with your help. That seems to be a subtle response made by an author that interviewed biden world for a new book. They said President Biden could bow out. Based on all of your reporting, how much of a surprise will that be to you . Id say it would be a surprise to me, but it wouldnt be a total surprise. The reelection strategy is starting to come in to focus as well. President biden wants to talk about Trump Without Naming trump. Guess what . The great real estate builder, the last guy, he didnt build a damn thing. Under my predecessor, infrastructure week became