you are live in the cnn newsroom, i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with donald trump arguing that lobbying owe election officials to overturn the 2020 election was within his official responsibilities as president. that argument was part of a brief filed last night in which attorneys for the former president asked an appeals court to dismiss his criminal election subversion case, one day after the supreme court refused to decide for now whether he is protected from prosecution. in the filing trump s attorneys argue that, quote, president trump has absolute immunity, the judicial branch cannot sit in judgment over a president s official acts. the legal wrangling could push a verdict into the heat of the 2024 campaign or even after the election if trump is elected he will try to pardon himself. politico argues trump s legal argument seems to be as much about prevailing in the appeals court as a bid to slow down the case against him. let s discuss that and mo
trying to expand their territory, but they ve got their own problems to deal with. starting with new allegations against herschel walker. we ll go to georgia live in just a minute where a walker event just wrapped up. plus, president biden trying to sell pessimistic americans on his economic message, pointing to new gdp numbers that are stronger than forecast, as proof of things getting better. with food and gas prices up 10% in a year, does anyone care about the gdp? i ll ask white house deputy chief of staff jen o malley dillon when she joins me later in the show. the mass exodus of health care workers just ahead of what s expected to be a brutal covid and flu season, the alarming statistics and what they mean for you coming up. we start with the midterms and a deep sense of late campaign uncertainty gripping some of the closest races in the country. in pennsylvania some top democrats are second-guessing john fetterman s decision to debate, appearing in pittsburgh yes
you are watching symone. american hostage released by hamas, abigail edan just turned for two days ago. president biden says abigail is proof that the hostage deal is working. she is among the 17 hostages let go of three of a four-day truce in exchange for 39 palestinian held in israel. the president saying the goal is to extend the pause in order to get more hostages out and more humanitarian aid into gaza. where displaced civilians are in desperate need. we will break down what happens next and hear from a family member of one of the hostages. plus, new york congressman george santos blasts his colleagues and doubles down against the damning report alleging his misuse of campaign funds. the house vote to expect them is expected this week. we will hear from ethics committee member lynne ivey about what to expect there. i am symone sanders-townsend and i have something to say. it is four pm in washington, d.c., and 11 pm in israel and gaza, where hamas release
newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. good evening. we start this hour with the breaking news. the white house says a toddler, a 3-year-old toddler is among one of the nine americans and 200 others currently being held hostage by hamas following that deadly attack more than a month ago in israel. let s go straight to cnn senior white house reporter kevin liptak in delaware. this is just a heartbreaking development. what more can you tell us? reporter: yeah. this news coming from the white house in a readout of a phone call that president biden held with the amir of qatar. qatar has been acting as a broker in these talks to get these hostages released. the president conveyed his unequivocal condemnation of the holding of hostages in gaza, including this 3-year-old american toddler, whose parents were killed in the hamas attacks in israel on october 7th. so we don t know many details about this child, but he is one of potentially as many as 10 americans who are being held
governor wes moore. why he issued a pardon for thousands of marijuana convictions. and the nation s top doctor calls for tobacco style warning labels on social media. his urgent health alert as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good monday evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle and we are now 141 days away from the election. and president biden s campaign is putting donald trump s criminal conviction and his other legal problems front and center. in the courtroom we see donald trump for who he is. he s been convicted of 34 felonies, found liable for sexual assault, and he committed financial fraud. meanwhile, joe biden has been working, lowering healthcare costs and making big corporations pay their fair share. this election is between a convicted criminal, who is only out for himself, and a president who s fighting for your family. i m joe biden and i approve this message. that ad is part of a new $50 million pushed by the campaign. it could be a p