in california voters are deciding whether to recall san francisco s far left district attorney and his counterpart in los angeles, george gascon who could face a recall himself is now defending the shockingly light sentence levied here. a hit-and-run driver admitted to mowing down her mother and her infant. he just got five months probation at a juvenile detention camp. meantime there has been yet another random attack on the new york city subways. video capturing this horrifying moment as a man violently pushed a woman onto the tracks in broad daylight. thankfully no train was approaching and bystanders got the woman back on the platform. is he generic to these democratic mayor eric adams is finally reading the political tea leaves as he lashed out at a criminal justice system yesterday that keeps putting dangerous criminals back on the streets. watch. courts have to prosecute. judges have to make sure they stay in. everyone has to do their part. if not, they go out and co
Today, friday, may 24th, 2024. The rush is on. Tens of millions of americans are racing out the door for the long Holiday Weekend. But Severe Weather is threatening some of those plans. Were tracking what you need to know. Campus tensions. A new round of protests erupting at colleges. Demonstrators at ucla once again clashing with police and harvards Graduation Ceremony interrupted by a walkout. How University President s are defending their responses to the unrest. Game changer. An historic shift in College Sports, the ncaa clearing the way for schools to pay current and former student athletes. Why its happening now. And dont be salty. If it seems like everyone is on a Beach Vacation this summer and youre stuck at home, youre not alone. How you can avoid socalled travelfomo, fear of missing out. We begin this hour with holiday travel. Speaking of fear of missing out, were talking about the rush today. Millions of people from coasttocoast are scrambling to get to their destinations fo
As noted senate helicopters work on an extension of federal Aviation Administration programs, currently they expire on friday. Next virginia democratic senator tim kaine talks about the faa reauthorization legislation, and why he opposes parts of the bill. Senator cain was one of the ten senators to vote against beginning debate on the measure. Madam president i rise today, certain by now some of the staff have million rised speech im about to give because its the third time that i will have given it in the last two weeks on a topic that is very important to virginia the faa reauthorization, though, now pending before the body. I want to thank chairwoman camp well Ranking Member cruz because as a general matter this is a necessary bill with a lot of good provisions in it and particular the work on air Traffic Control recruitment and training and Pilot Training hours i feel very good about that work thats been done. But the jest of this bill to promote air safety and theres one provisio
Think hes guilty . The lead with jake tapper . Weekdays it for and cnn its monday, april 8 right now on cnn this morning, donald trump closing the financial gap with President Biden with a Record Fundraising Haul as he he uses a big announcement on abortion this morning. President biden, preparing to bring a Student Loan Relief to a new group of borrowers plus bad weather threatening to spoil plans for millions of americans hoping to get think glimpse of todays Solar Eclipse all right 5 00 a. M. Here in washington, dc. A live look down the National Mall in Washington Monument and lincoln memorial. Good morning, everyone. Happy monday. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us. Team trump claiming they raked in more than 50 million at a palm beach, florida fundraiser saturday night, that is nearly double what President Biden raised last month at a starr new york event featuring former president s clinton and obama. Trumps campaign has struggled to keep up with bidens fundraising
there is now a date and time certain of when the israeli hostage deal should be set into motion. israel and hamas, hours from now, agrees to hit pause in order to get hostages out. we will speak to one of the families now holding their collective breath while waiting for word on their loved ones. top u.s. officials have been working for weeks to secure this truce as ten americans remain unaccounted for. president biden is calling the deal a testament to tireless diplomacy. storms are hitting major travel hubs along the east coast today. this morning, we see long lines at airports as thanksgiving travel is kicking into high gear. what it means for you and this thanksgiving holiday. i m kate bolduan. this is cnn news central. 18 hours from now, a truce between israel and hamas is expected to begin. with that truce, a pause in fighting and a significant number of hostages who have now been held in gaza for nearly 50 days are expected to be released. it marks the first majo