i endorsed ron, and ron, instead of dropping out of the race went to ahead of the race by a lot. i think up to 71 or something like that. in one night. i got him elected. pure and simple. now i hear he might want to run against me so we ll handle that the way i handle things. oh, here we go. we ll handle that the way i handle things. which sounds like a mob threat. actually, when you look how he handles things. lately just losing. it s losing. former president trump with what sounded like a threat in talking about a potential 2024 matchup against florida governor ron desantis. and for running against him. and conservative unusual group helped him win the white house back in 2016. who could have saw this coming? already attacked the pro lifer, now evangelicals? and real power in the house thanks to kevin mccarthy s desperate dealmaking to become speaker. reminds me of an expression we heard in the south pacific during the war. by the way, we came back aft
country. translator: this is not a bluff. the citizens of russia can be sure that the territorial integrity of our homeland, independence and freedom will be ensured. and those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds can turn in their direction. of course these comments come against the backdrop of the u.n. general assembly here in new york. the war on ukraine dominating those conversations. president biden is set to speak in a few hours from now. ukraine s president zelenskyy set to address world leaders remotely later today. all of this as russia occupied regions in ukraine announced referendums on joining russia this week. ukraine and its allies dismissing that move as a sham driven by fear of defeat. we re covering all the elements. let s begin with barbara starr at the pentagon. frederick layton is in washington d.c. and matthew chance in london. matthew, what do we know this morning? reporter: this speech taking place at
good morning to you. i m jessica dean in washington. jim sciutto is off today. we re following several major stories this morning. overnight ukraine rocked by a barrage of russian missiles. the defense minister saying it s the most massive missile attack since the invasion began in februariment we know power is out in several regions including parts of the capital kyiv. we ll be live on the ground ahead. plus, the u.s. reinstating covid tests for travelers coming from china as beijing drops its own restrictions despite an overwhelming surge in cases. a fresh apology from southwest airlines today, plus new steps the airline is taking to reimburse passengers whose holiday travel was ruined. still more than 2,300 southwest flights canceled today. we re told the scheduling nightmare could end as soon as tomorrow. let s begin this morning on the ground in ukraine. cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman is in kyiv. ben, you saw firsthand some of this damage. tell us
it might be interpreted that way. i find here on page 4 the following, i quote. the jews have the money but the again tiles have the numbers. no matter what measures toward repression may be taken, it will be a very fine thing in that hour not to be a jey. don t you think a fair interpretation by the average citizen reading that would be that there was a threat of force to be applied against the people of the jewish race in this country from some source. yes. you admit that that is a fair interpretation. yes. congressman, you are the acknowledged leader of the silver shirts? i am. and if the silver shirts had achieved their aim, would you have been the man in charge of the u.s. government? probably. and if you had become the leader of this country, would you have put into effect hitler s policies so far as they are referable to the anti-jewish policy? i probably would, sir. i probably would. that s congressional testimony from february 1940. the witn
and if you had become the leader of this country, would you have put into effect hitler s policies so far as they are referable to the anti-jewish policy? i probably would, sir. i probably would. that s congressional testimony from february 1940. the witness, the guy testifying is this guy, who is a little crazy looking, right? it is a small blessing in these matters to have the person that is this crazy and dangerous actually look this crazy and dangerous. his name is william dudley pelley. he was an american and he said publically that the day hitler was appointed chancellor in germany, he, william pelley, had a vision, a revelation, that if hitler could do it there, he could do it here. the day hitler became chancellor in germany, he wanted to do here what hitler was doing in his country. most especially when it came to the treatment of jewish people. and they were called the silver shirts. hitler had his brown shirt, street fighting fascist thugs. dudley was like, o