Of the union. And what that says about the race ahead also tonight with three days to spare the former president comes out with the nearly 92 million in dollar bond in one civil case. Well tell you how he did it and the question is, can he do the same for the other nearly half a billiondollar judgment and a day after President Biden committed to building a port to bring aid in the gaza, look at just how long that might take in corresponded course awards, confrontation with israeli is trying to block any aid from getting in. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. We begin tonight, keeping them honest with how President Biden and the man last night he called my predecessor spent their day after the State Of The Union. It was a study of contrasts President Biden went on the Campaign Trail speaking this evening at a suburban philadelphia middle school, hitting many of the themes he laid out last night. But with one difference, he named his opponent donald trump with the maga republicans are
State of the union, Hitting Reset on his reelection campaign, and taking his message on the road to voters in battle around states. Plus as the president touts his record, the new february jobs report beating expectations, we break down the numbers and what they mean for you. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central this hour, President Biden will arrive in the critical 2024 battleground of pennsylvania. This is part of a new campaign, push to amplify the message we first heard in a confrontational and somewhat unconventional state of the Union Address last night at times, it sounded more like a stump speech. To be fair, he was contending with some heckling republicans no surprise, things were politically charged because of that looming election rematch with former President Donald Trump lets get you out to the Campaign Trail with cnn senior white house correspondent, mj lee, whos in pennsylvania for us. Mj. What do we kno
Joins us from miami. So why is he speaking out now kaitlan . Well, anderson, in part because hes worried that americans and voters will never get to hear this story before the election in november. Obviously, trumps legal team has sought this strategy of delay, delay, delay, especially when it comes to the classified documents case. And so this witness, someone who was a longtime employee at maralago for 20 years, is now speaking out publicly because of a concern that that it may not come to light. I mean, donald trump has repeatedly called this investigation a witch hunt. Brian butler, who until now was known only as Trump Employee number five, is now saying that he disagrees with that. He doesnt believe its a witchhunt and he was able to provide key testimony to the special counsel, jack smith here, including about key moments, including one where walt nauta, who is trumps body man, turned codefendant, asked him to help load boxes onto a plane that was bound for trumps club in new je
And tensions between them. Also tonight, the president is preparing to address the nation and the many challenges hes facing right now, ill ask a key member of the biden camp what the president needs to accomplish in his state of the Union Address tomorrow night and a terrifying close call for the Ukrainian President , Volodymyr Zelenskyy, or russian missiles striking not far from his convoy and killing five people welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer, a urine. The Situation Room tonight the path is clear for President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump to do battle again an unprecedented and likely very divisive rematch that both of them have been expecting. And Many Americans have made it clear they dont want youre cnns jeff zeleny tonight. The curtain finally goes up on a historic president ial rematch. Joe biden and donald trump emerging from Super Tuesday primaries as the effective nominees of their parties. But there are
The Supreme Court today making it a reality and making history settling an issue thats been unclear since reconstruction. All nine justices deciding that neither colorado nor any other state can bar him under the 14th amendment, Section Three insurrection language quoting from the opinion, quote, we can clued that states may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office, but states have no power under the constitution to enforce Section Three with respect to federal offices, especially the presidency. The opinion was per curiam, meaning not attributed to any specific justice however, in a concurrence that you might say reads more like a dissent justices sonia sotomayor, elena kagan, and Ketanji Brown jackson take issue with the rulings broadness, which they suggest is to quote, insulate this court and petitioner from future controversy. The petitioner, of course, being donald trump, asked for him he praised the ruling, then pivoted to the courts. Next big decision on pr