hello. i m abby phillip in washington. and happening right now, supreme court hearings underway that could effect millions of people who owe money on their student loans. justices are hearing arguments in two cases, challenging president biden s plan to wipe away more than $400 billion in student debt. six republican-led states and two individuals are challenging its legality. let s bring in cnn s jessica schneider and renee marsh. both are at the supreme court right now. jessica, i want to start with you first. it s no surprise, this is a conservative court. and so far, it sounds like they ve been pretty skeptical of the biden administration s argument so far. tell us about what s been happening. that s exactly right, abby. the conservative members of this court are really giving considerable pushback on the idea that president biden and his administration can even put into place this sweeping debt relief. they re really zeroing in on the price tag of this program, more th
the moments paul pelosi was viciously assaulted. the lead starts right now. we re moments away from the first court appearance for the man accused of attacking speaker pelosi s husband. new this hour, what cnn is learning about the call for help from paul pelosi and video captured by police. biden, obama, pence, and more. the big names making their pitches one week before the midterms. also this hour, polls closing in israel s fifth election in only four years and netanyahu eyes a comeback. while in brazil, supporters of jair bolsonaro won t back down as the defeated president breaks his silence just moments ago. welcome to the lead, i m brianna keilar in for jake tapper. we start with our national lead. moments from now, the man accused of beating and fracture paul pelosi s skull with a hammer will appear in a san francisco courtroom. david depape faces a long list of federal and state charges including attempted murder and kidnapping for what prosecutors call a politi
viewers joining us this the united states and all around the world. ahead, on cnn newsroom the gloves were off at the fourth republican presidential debate last night. who swung at who and the man who was missing from the stage. plus, a shooting on the las vegas campus of the university of nevada leaves three dead and a fourth wounded. i ll speak to a gun violence survivor about the latest mass shooting in the united states. and benjamin netanyahu says israeli forces are encircling the house of a top leader of hamas in gaza. a live report with the latest. we re following two major stories. in alabama, four presidential hopefuls met on a cage. six weeks before the contest in iowa. these clashed from electability, to the border and whether donald trump is fit to return to the white house. the former president chose to skip the debate. we re looking at the shooting on the campus of university of nevada. the gunman is a retired college professor. it s not clear what con
vladimir putin delivered a major speech a short time ago to the fsb. that is russia s federal security service. putin admitted that members of the fsb have actually been killed in ukraine and he urged the intelligence agency to step up its work to counter western spy agencies. that speech comes as intense fighting continues around the town of bakhmut in eastern ukr ukraine. ukrainian forces say that the situation is getting dire and they are running out of ammunition. let s bring in steve hall. he s a national security analyst and a former cia chief of russia operations. so, steve, i wonder, what was your takeaway from putin s speech this morning? was the point here to kind of rally the troops at a really tough moment in this war? yeah, certainly, that s part of it. there s a lot going on in this speech, a lot that putin wanted
northeast and tons of snow in the west. it s really very strange, but that s the weather these days. stephanie elam, thank you so much. get warm out there. and thank you, jennifer grey in the weather center. more truth comes out from a new and explosive legal filing against fox news. it says that rupert murdoch had many of his stars promote lies about the 2020 election and he punished others who practiced honest journalism. plus, florida s governor, ron desantis, is ramping up his cross-country appearances and he s also releasing a new book ahead of an expected presidential run. we ll have details on that ahead. and vladimir putin makes a rare admission about his war in ukraine. stay with us. if y your business kept on employees through ththe pandemic, getrefunds.com can see if it may qualify for a payroll tax refund of up to $26,000 per employee. all it takeses is eight minutes to get started. then work with professionals to assist your business