donald trump dominating right now. this is the picture being painted from new polling out this morning, polling in georgia, polling in michigan and in iowa. will a president of harvard be forced out of her job for what she said about genocide before congress? major developments expected before the end of the day. and a trail of destruction in tennessee, six people are dead after multiple tornadoes ripped through the northern and central part of the state, including the nashville area. one of those tornadoes traveling more than 40 miles on the ground. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right now right here to cnn news central. this morning there is some new insight into where the presidential race stands right now and also where it may be headed with new cnn polling out this morning from two key battleground states. donald trump is leading president biden in both in georgia has a five point lead in michigan in this hypothe
their fake news allies have unveiled their newest hoax that donald j. trump and the republican party are a threat to the democracy. donald trump won t take the stand, the witness stand today. he had plenty to say from the bully pulpit as you just saw. what brand-new cnn battleground polling tells us about the state of the race ron desantis goes on offense, finally, against donald trump. why his the former president s behavior is an example of, quote, coward sness. what president zelenskyy will say to senators to secure funding for the war with russia. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. welcome, this morning, we have brand-new cnn polling showing president biden trailing president trump in two crucial battleground states that biden won in the last election. georgia, trump leading biden 49 to 44%. in michigan, trump is up ten points, biden won that state, remember, by nearly 3 points in 2020. over the weekend, trump s dismissed biden s warnin
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the u.s. ship opening fire, shooting down multiple drones. israel intensifies its deadly assault from the air, and on the ground, israel confirms soldiers are fighting in southern gaza. hundreds reportedly killed in one of the deadliest bombardments since the cease-fire collapsed. victims buried under rubble, many of them children. tonight u.s. officials warn israel to protect civilian lives. and what we re learning from the newly-released hostages, what they endured in captivity. tom soufi burridge reports from israel. just weeks before christmas, paris on high alert after a deadly attack near the eiffel tower. police are investigating it as a possible terrorist attack. also tonight, dangerous winter storms on both coasts, as much as a foot of snow could pile up in parts of new england. in the west, several days of heavy rain and snow expected. our weather team times it out. the shocking crime scene in new york city, where police say a man went on a deadly stabbing r
iranian backed houthi rebels claiming responsibility. israel intensifies its deadly assault from the air, and on the ground, officials confirm soldiers are fighting in southern gaza. hundreds reportedly killed in one of the deadliest bombardments since the ceasefire collapsed. victims buried under rubble, many of them children. tonight u.s. officials warn israel to protect civilian lives. and what we re learning from the newly released hostages, what they endured in tom soufi burridge reports from israel. just weeks before christmas, paris on high alert after a deadly attack near the eiffel tower. police are investigating it as a possible terrorist attack. also tonight, dangerous winter storms on both coasts, as much as a foot of snow could pile up in parts of new england. in the west, several days of heavy rain and snow expected. our weather team times it out. the shocking crime scene in new york city, where police say a man went on a deadly stabbing rampage. dange