with the people. right now on early start what president biden calls a defining moment for democracy. air raid sirens pierce the air as north korea tries and fails to test a missile. it all adds up to baseball history. here we go. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. president biden about to head to mexico to campaign with the governor and other democrats. expected to strike the same fee. american democracy is under dire threat and laying the blame at the feet of his predecessor. you know, american democracy is under attack because the defeated president of the united states refuses to accept the results of the 2020 election. he refuses to accept the will of the people. cnn s jasmine wright live in washington. good morning, jasmine. so nice to see you. the president, president biden veering from the democrat s 11th hour focus on the economy. zeroing in on the threat for democracy. what s the thinking? reporter
Cooler than this. A chilly morning with a lot of 60s. The trend is warmer. Well have more on that in 12 minutes. Here is sal. It is a nice quiet start. Steve, good morning to you. We are looking at a commute starting off at the bay bridge toll plaza where traffic is light so far coming into San Francisco. About an 10 minute drive across that span. Looking at interstate 880. The same thing goes here. It is there. We will be watching it for you. That traffic looks okay but it is getting busy over the pass. Happening today a concord teacher who is accused of child molestation is due back in court for his retrial. Joseph martin is talking to the media about his case. Tara moriarty is joining us live from the courthouse with his exclusive jailhouse interview. Reporter martin says now martin has been in jail for about a year and a half. We spoke to him a couple days ago. He did appear relaxed and confident. Did you ever mom lest any of these students . Absolutely, never at all, whatsoever. R
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