face to face, finally. the presidents of two superpowers, playing nice after a year of tough talk. that is tonight on news night. good evening, i m abby philip in new york. tonight, president biden calls important progress between the united states, and china. the specifics may seem small, but the american president calls the areas of agreement, important. on fentanyl, on keeping the phones open between military s, and on artificial intelligence. today, we watched carefully orchestrated diplomatic theater between these two superpowers. a handshake, a walk outside, a hollywood mansion in woodside california, but the stakes are far more consequential than fiction. to take a tumultuous year and, basically, put it to the side. you and i understand each other clearly, leader to leader, with no misconceptions, or miscommunications. we must ensure that competition does not veer into conflict. only a short while ago, at a rare press conference, the president calle
Were following developing news in the middle east. Israeli Defense Forces have launched a ground operation into gaza. Hamas warns its a dangerous step. And says israel will pay a heavy price. This operation follows 10 days of bombings and airstrikes by israeli forces. Which have killed hundreds of palestinians, including women and children. The attacks were prompted by rocket attacks from gaza. The violence began after three kidnapped jewish teenagers were found dead. And escalated after a Young Palestinian boy was burned alive in revenge. In the bay area new at five. Police are investigating an apparent road rage incident in the north bay this morning. That ended in a shooting. This unusual case in corte madera innolves two elderly men. Investigators say a 69yearold driver followed a 71yearold man to his home. Then tried to pull into his garage. The homeowner closed the door on the mans car. After an argument the homeowner shot the other driver. Who is hospitalized. This is video from
Undeterred by the deployment of federal troops to kenosha, wisconsin, where protests have remained peaceful after days of unrest. Undeterred by Donald Trumps misrepresentation of nationwide demonstrations. Today the families of jacob blake, george floyd and others addressed the crowd with emotional pleas for yesterday and change. Here are the fiery words of jacob blake sr. Whose son still lies in a hospital bed after being shot in the back seven times by police in kenosha. There are two systems of justice in the United States. Theres a white system and theres a black system. The black system aint doing so well. But were going to stand up. Every black person in the United States is going to stand up. Were tired im tired of looking at cameras and seeing these young black and brown people suffer. Were going to hold court today. Were going to hold court on systematic racism. Were going to have court right now. Guilty guilty guilty last night, donald trump didnt mention the names jacob blak
This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. 34 days until election day and were following multiple breaking news stories that could impact how you cast your votes. President trump refusing again today to condemn White Supremacists. Trump also using the debate to try to sow doubt about the integrity of the election. Also tonight, 26 states reporting an uptick in covid19 cases. The midwest now overtaking the south as the region with the highest number of new cases in this country. Lets get right to it noun. Cnns john harwood is our White House Correspondent and cnn Political Correspondent mj lee, they both join us. Hello to both of you. John, the president again claiming victory tonight for his debate performance, but thats not how his team is describing it. What can you tell us . Well, privately, trump aides understand that he did poorly last night. Publicly, they understand it. Chris christie was one of his debate advisers and was on Television Last night saying he was too hot. All the polls sh