ac 360 begins right now. good evening, we begin with the contest for who will lead the republican party as its presidential candidate in 2024 as well as a touch of irony. both are embodied by the op-ed that larry hogan wrote for this sunday s the new york times. in it he writes, to once again be a successful governing party we must move on from mr. trump. he also takes aim without naming him at florida governor ron desantis and what he refers to, quote, as angry, divisive politics. in hogan s view they need someone other than those two, a common sense conservative who can broaden the party s base, someone his argument suggests like him. the irony is he s writing those words in an op-ed explaining why he is not running for president which with all due respect to nikki haley. each spoke over the weekend and though ron desantis was more measured in tone than the former president at the conservative political action committee convention, both portrayed themselves as leaders
this sunday s new york times. in it he writes, to once again these successful governing parties, we must move on from mr. trump. he also takes aim without naming him at florida governor ron desantis and what he refers to his quote, angry, divisive and performative politics. now, in hawkins view the party needs someone other than trump or desantis. non divisive, common sense conservative who convert brought in the parties base, someone he argues is just like him. the irony is, he is writing those words in an op-ed explaining why he is not running for president. which, with all due respect, candidates nikki haley and ramaswamy leads the fields as the trump and rhonda santos. each spoke over the weekend though governor desantis at the reagan library was more measured in tone than the former president at the conservative political action committee, both portray themselves as leaders in a culture war. we will demolish woke tyranny. they should not be teaching a second grader t
scary moment in the sky, an airline passenger accused of trying to open the emergency door and stabbing a flight attendant. we will have more on that and a closer look at the recent mishaps plaguing the airline industry. california buried under snow with more on the way, some people trapped in their homes for days, with supplies running low. their message right now, we need help. plus, kidnapped in mexico, cnn has learned the identities of the four american sticking at gunpoint as the fbi ask the public for help finding them. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us, growing concern about a patient safety in the united states, our series of incidents both in the air and on the ground. the latest during a united airlines flight from los angeles to boston on monday, a man allegedly tried to open an emergency exit door midflight before attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon. the man fran
just ahead on cnn they were buying medicine and they were caught in a confrontation. i would have told him don t go any further. more close calls on the ground and more runway incursions experts say are the result of an overloaded system. and it was just a big shake. they accuse the united states of plotting to create an asia pacific version of nato that could risk a repeat of a crisis breaking out in the region. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, march 7, 9:00 a.m. in london, 3:00 a.m. in eastern texas. matamoros, mexico where investigators are working to track down four americans believed to have been kidnapped by a mexican cartels. and two families in south carolina have identified them. a relative contacted the fbi on sunday as soon as she found out the group is missing. they haven t spoken to their loved ones in days and are hoping for the best. felt a little uneasy because i told them i had a dr
by gunman in matamoros was a case of mistaken identity. u.s. official tells cnn a mexican cartel likely mistook the americans for haitian drug smugglers when in fact they were tourists there for medical procedures. at least three of the victims were from lake city, south carolina. the mother of one says there is not much to to ndo now but pray wait. the waiting is the worst part. it has its advantages and disadvantages. but however, no news is good news. that is the way i m staying with it. no news is good news. reporter joining me live from bogota. what are the governments doing to get the americans back? reporter: the authorities are conducting search and rescue operations across the border area in particular in matamoros. and you can see from the images that yesterday there was increased police presence especially from federal mexican police. and at the same time the fbi is conducting their investigation on the northern side of the border. and they visited the hotel