The biggest stories sourced by the best reporters, now. Welcome to inside politics. Im john king. Two days now until the indiana primary could be the last gasp for ted cruz and stop Trump Movement so far proved itself about as effective as a squirt gun at a wildfire. After eight years of barack obama, who will be center stage and comedian inin chief at next years white house correspondents dinner. Ted had a tough week. He went to indiana. Hoosier country. Stood on a basketball court. Called the hoop a basketball ring. What else is in his lexicon . Baseball sticks . Football hats . But sure im the foreign one. Question two, if the billionaire wins in indiana tuesday will the republican establishment and grassroots conservative forces stop fighting trump . Will they wave the right flag of surrender and rally behind a frontrunner who seems ambivalent about the idea of party unity would i win, can i win without it, i think so. I think so because theyre going to vote for me. Jeb bush didnt
From the campus of Hofstra University in new york. The site of tomorrow nights big showdown between Hillary Clinton and donald trump. Tonight in the midst of [ crowd chanting usa ] tonights a mix of Christmas Eve and halloween. The true believers are very excited as youve seen at the prospect of victory and uneasy at the specter of the unexpected. The big story of tomorrow night is what the 95 of the country that doesnt tune in to politics every night sees in those 90 minutes of donald trump and Hillary Clinton. Will that 95 see the cartoon of donald trump, the picture he in concert with his critics have concocted or will they see a lone outsider taking on a countrys direction that 2 3 of us are not happy with. Will they see something we like . And what will the 95 see in Hillary Clinton . Will they see the dead serious policy wonk concerned with her privacy or will they see the patriotic Public Servant thats committed her life and career to the country she loves . Will they see the co
Rubble while syrian troops prepare for an assault on the city, as well. And a big threat across the crib yap. Hurricane matthew is near the top of the storm scale and is due to make landfall on sunday. We have a live report ahead for you. Warm welcome for ow viewers in the United States and all around the world. Im zain asher and this is cnn newsroom. All right. Donald trump has made an urgent appeal to president obama who. Hes asking the president not to issue a president ial pardon for Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server. Its a bit of a strange request because clinton has been completely cleared of any criminal wrongdoing by the fbi and the justice department, as well. But, of course, that is not swaying donald trump. Mr. President , will you pledge not to issue a pardon to Hillary Clinton and her coconspirators for their many crimes against our country and against society itself. Will you make that pledge . That was trump at a rally. Earlier this week, trump actua
A change election. Also, he sees destruction on a daily basis so what brought this heroic rescue worker in syria to tears . Good afternoon Everyone Welcome to the lead im jake tapper. Like a moth flying straight into a bright yellow light bulb, the president ial republican nominee marks 39 days until the president ial election and this morning donald trump started attacking Miss Universe 1996 winner who secretary of state Hillary Clinton brought up in the debates. Lets be clear that raising the accusations that trump called her house piggy 20 years ago that was the first step in a Clinton Campaigned plan line of attack designed to bait trump designed to overreact in days potentially demonstrating to the world that trump doesnt have the temperament to be president. The morning after the debate Clinton Campaign had a web campaign. All they needed was donald trump to bite. To go after that woman. And he bit. He went after her. Minutes after the debate continuing until today and the fact d
It was an unprecedented attack on the very heart of american democracy. Russia is directly beene the series of cyber attack targeting the upcoming election. That in one remarkable year catapulted russia, the old cold war advair, one again to the center of american politics and the american sighky on an almost daily basis. I think every american should be concerned about what the russians did. Tampering a presidency. I own nothing in russia, i have no loans in russia, i dont havefully deals in russia. And jurn mining and ending the career of top president ial advisers. The president was very concerned that general flynn has misled the Vice President and others. The president s First National security adviser Michael Flynn fired for lying about conversations with russia. State the obviouses you dont want your National Security adviser compromised with the russians. His attorney general jeff sessions. I have recused myself in the matters. Forced to recuse himself from all russia investiga