room. happening now, breaking news. influential democratic senator joe manchin reveals he s not seeking re-election. delivering a major blow potentially to his party s chances of keeping control of the u.s. senate next year. we re getting new reaction from a key senator to this bombshell announcement. also tonight, a break in israel s bombardment of gaza. the white house says israeli forces are moving forward with daily four-hour pauses in northern areas of the territory to allow palestinian civilians to get out and humanitarian aid to get in. and cnn has exclusive new details on the prosecutors strategy in the trump classified documents trial and a potential witness list that includes a mar-a-lago plumber, a maid, a chauffeur and a woodworker. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. first tonight, the breaking news rocking capitol hill. west virginia de
[gunfire] we are not at a point right now where we would support a general ceasefire. why did you strike iran s revolutionary guard? because they struck us. sandra: we are waiting an update from the pentagon any moment now after america strikes back against iranian proxies a second time in two weeks. all this this time, targeting a weapons warehouse being used by militants in syria. backed by the number one state sponsor of terror. it is all developing at this hour. welcome, everyone, i m sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: going to be another busy one. i m john roberts in washington and this is america reports . the pentagon says retaliatory strikes are in response to iranian backed houthi forces downing a drone, worth $32 million flying in international air space. sandra: lloyd austin says the u.s. is not backing down and will continue to defend itself, its personnel its interest in the middle. launched 46, new number, 46 attacks against u.s. troops in ju
presidential election, the republican s top candidate is back in court with family and finances in the spotlight. former president donald trump s daughter ivanka trump giving testimony, taking the stand as the latest with it for the prosecution in the civil fraud trial against her father. hello, welcome, i m sandra smith in new york. john: i m john roberts in washington and this is america reports . ivanka trump taking center stage, appearing on the stand under subpoena. sandra: appeals court removed her as a defendant back in june because she was no longer part of the trump organization by 2016 and the statute of limitations had already expired. john: her appearance follows testimony by her father on monday and her two brothers last week. nate foy live outside the courthouse in new york. what s going on right there right now? john, sandra, good afternoon. right now the court is on lunch and ivanka trump will take the stand once again when the afternoon session begin
thank you. thank you. and cnn this morning continues right now. our first look at the results from cnn s new 2024 presidential poll. donald trump has a narrow lead among registered voters. the president has to do things that show people he can engage, he can handle the combat and debate. do you think the bidens policies helped you or hurt you? the bestning in the poll for joe biden is the date on it. 2024 top of mind this morning after yesterday s elections. big wins for democrats and for abortion rights. ohio voters decided to make abortion a right under the state constitution. in virginia, cnn projects democrats will gain full control of the state legislature and a major setback for republican governor glenn youngkin in virginia who had been pushing to restrict abortions after 15 weeks. and in the deep red state of kentucky, democrat andy beshear won re-election. donald trump won kentucky by 26 points in 2020. last night s results have left us with som
right now on ana cabrera reports, ivanka trump s turn on the witness stand. donald trump s eldest daughter just arrived to testify in the multimillion dollar fraud trial. we ve got live breaking news coverage. plus, big democratic wins on election night. contentious races in ohio, virginia, and kentucky all go blue showing the issue of abortion access is now a major liability for republicans. so what does that mean for 2024? . and happy debate day for all who celebrate. five candidates make the stage, but can any of them get out from under trump s shadow? thanks so much for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin with the breaking news shaking the political world this morning after big wins scored by democrats in key races in ohio, kentucky, and virginia all revealing the issue of abortion access is a major liability for the republican party. nbc s priscilla thompson in ohio where voters enshrined abortion rights into that