there is a clear path to dictatorship in the united states and it is getting shorter every day. new warnings including from former republican officials about the risks of a second donald trump presidency. in gaza the death toll is surging as israel expands its military operations against hamas. palestinian civilians and more than 130 hostages caught in the middle. an urgent push is under way to get israel and hamas back to the bargaining table. exhausted and demoralized. the new report on the stress air traffic controllers are under and the risk that it carries for air travel. i m kate bolduan with sara sidner and john berman. this is cnn news central. new this morning with donald trump surging in the polls, fresh sounds of alarm about what a second trump presidency might mean. and some of the warnings are coming from one-time republicans. quote, let s stop the wishful thinking and face the stark reality there is a clear path to dictatorship in the united states and
reports. we begin with breaking news, in the last 24 hours, donald trump suffering two major legal blows when it comes to his actions on and around january 6th. three judges, on a federal appeals court unanimously dismissed trump s claims that he has immunity from several claims connected to the capitol riot. the judge overseeing the justice department s criminal case ruled trump has no protection from prosecution as a former president. let s go right now to nbc s dasha burns joining us from cedar rapids, iowa. where donald trump is expected to speak in this next hour. welcome to you, dasha. how is trump s legal team reacting to these back-to-back losses? well, trump spokesperson is reacting to both of these lawsuits, saying in a statement, in a response to the federal appeals court ruling, this is a limited narrow and procedural ruling, the facts fully show that on january 6th, president trump was acting on behalf of the american people. carrying out duties as president of
Next, we continue our coverage of this weekends meeting in washington, d. C. You are watching American History tv on cspan3. Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us this late on a saturday afternoon. I am the executive director of us icomos. I will describe who we are and set a little context. Welcome to the session on World Heritage and the New Birmingham National Civil rights monument. Joining us today on the panel, we will be doing brief introductions. Glenn eskew from Georgia State university who is coordinating the civil rights World Heritage nomination. Brent leggs, stephen morris, and patricia sullivan. First, a little bit about us icomos and why i am here. While i am listed as the chair of this session, glenn eskew is the architect of this session. I am here to provide context for the significance of the investments of Energy Taking place. Us icomos dates back to 1965. We are one of the 110 or so National Committees of the International Council of monuments and sites. It is an
Im w. Kamau bell. This episode of united shades of america was filmed in late 2019, months before the covid19 pandemic swept the country, and also months before george floyd was killed by minneapolis police. And the wave of protests that followed. At the time, i was welcomed into peoples homes and i was able to have the kind of intimate conversations that have become impossible during the pandemic. Youll see handshakes, highfives and hugs. Now, im grateful to have had that opportunity, and i look forward to being able to do it again some day. I hope you enjoy this episode. When i was a kid, all i knew about iron was hostages, hijacked planes and jimmy carter wishing he remained a peanut farmer in georgia. As i grew up, not much changed. America saw iran as the enemy. States like these constitute an action an axis of evil. No matter how close we get to things looking like thigh they finally turned a corner once and for all let it end now. They dont. The United States is locked and loade
Empire State Development (ESD) announced the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Graycliff Estate will be adding a new visitor center to complement the recently renovated historic home and surrounding property, improving the 8-acre site s visitor experience, and better telling the story of Darwin and Isabelle Martin s spectacular summer home on Lake Erie.