Politicsnation. Tonights lead, stormy days. Tonight more than half a million homes and businesses in and around houston, texas, are still without power after punishing storms slammed into the region yesterday, leaving at least seven people dead and putting intense strain on the infrastructure and power grid. The Lone Star State is weathering political storms as well tonight. Outrage is growing over Governor Greg Abbotts pardon of a white Army Sergeant found guilty of murder found guilty of murdering a black lives matter demonstrator in 2020. Critics are calling the pardon politically motivated. Well be talking about it all with the democrat challenging ted cruz for the senate, congressman cro little allred. Meantime, the white house is hoping to avoid political tempest tomorrow as the president delivers the Commencement Speech at Historically Black Morehouse College. Students and faculty have been divided over bidens support of the war and his presence on their campus. Weve got another
Latest on the revolt incitement netanyahus own government jessica the divisions in israels war cabinet burst into the open on saturday evening when benny gantz gave a Press Conference in which he threatened to leave the war cabinet and less Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came up with a six point plan by june the 8th. Now that plan would allow for the elimination of hamas, the Dealer Militarization of the gaza strip, putting in place a non are non hamas or authority to govern the gaza strip. The recovery of the israeli hostages still being held in the gaza strip and also the return of Tens Of Thousands of people that have been displaced from the northern part of israel as a result of the daily attacks from iran batch hezbollah militants finally the demand from benny gantz is for progress to be made on normalization with saudi arabia. Well, Prime Minister netanyahus response was swift he rebuked benny gantz claiming that his words, his demands were tantamount to handing victory to ham
Thank you so much for joining me this saturday on for Greek A Whitfield right now, President Biden is on route to atlanta right now. Now, as he has a whole weekend, according black voters, tomorrow he will give a Commencement Address at Morehouse College. His visit comes as the campus has seen, propalestinian protests in recent weeks. Makes much like across the country at several university in College Campuses the president of Morehouse College tells cnn that he will not tolerate disruptions during tomorrows event. We will also not ask police to take individuals out of commencement in zip ties if faced with the choice, i will cease the ceremonies on the spot. If we were to reach that position but this will not be a place where there will be an a national photoop of individuals being taken out of the morehouse campus in zip ties all right. Despite that warning coming from morehouse, president , students who spoke to cnn say they plan to show their outrage over the biden administrations
Imprint. Com in brynn good morning. Welcome to see it in this morning. It said heres what we are working on for you this morning. Debate demands former President Trump is demanding that President Joe Biden take a drug test before the first historic debate right here on cnn next month. This comes as President Biden is heading to atlanta for controversial Commencement Address at Morehouse College. While the latest lets from the white house, hes really Defense Forces make a grim discovery in gaza. The bodies of three israeli hostages who were murdered by hamas and israel on october 7. Then taken to gaza. What this means for the tents talks to free more hostages and the worlds top golfer back in the swing of things after being arrested on serious Felony Charges in kentucky, the latest in the case, everyone is talking about the more than half million customers in the houston area who are without power and could be in the dark for weeks after a hurricane tours, winds, they left a dead and de
Youre month like you this is cnn the worlds news network youre in the cnn newsroom. I, wolf blitzer in washington, and were following two big stories. This hour, just a short time from now, trump, ally of former attorney john eastman will be the first of 18 defendants arraigned on charges stemming from the 2020 Fake Electors Scheme also, President Biden, make he an urgent new push to appeal to black voters. He set to deliver a speech later this hour, aimed at reversing a lack of enthusiasm among this critical voting block going to bring that speech to you alive. Thats coming up this hour. But lets begin with all the developments involving johnny the architect of Donald Trumps bid to try to subvert the 2020 president ial election. And thats set to be, he said to be arraigned for this alleged role in devising whats being described as a Fake Electors Scheme eastman is the first of 18 trump allies to be arraigned there on charges including conspiracy and forgery. Cnn Senior Investigative c