pre-autopsies. sometimes, people just want to not feel as if they are walking on eggshells, and they want some acknowledgment that life is messy. i am worried about the level of voter turnout among young people, working people, who will be voting democratic. i think again, with democrats have got to do is contrasts their economic plan with the republican. tonight, we look into the crystal ball to see what a republican that out of representatives might actually look like. the house gop sees these pending election results as a repudiation of where president biden and democrats are currently leading the country, and that is part of what is driving their legislative agenda. it s important to note that the party that runs the house typically engages in two types of legislation. one is built purely around messaging and firing of the base. democrats, for instance, did that with sweeping gun reform measures, even though they need to build a past would not even get 50 votes in t
chaos and dysfunction within the white house during trump s time in office. plus, transportation secretary pete buttigieg is threatening major penalties for southwest airlines amid a massive number of cancellations and delays. we ll have the latest on the seemingly never-ending travel troubles. and president biden signs a massive $1.7 trillion government spending bill into law. capping off a year of big wins for the white house. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this friday, december 30th. the penultimate day of 2022. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day us with. we ll begin with a newly-released batch of deposition transcripts from the january 6th house committee from some key witnesses, including members of former president donald trump s inner circle. and that includes former white house communications director alyssa farah griffin, she spoke to the january 6th house panel back on april 15th, describing her tenure at the white house as quo
when the officers arrived on scene, they encountered an adult male and mr. pelosi s husband, paul. our officers observed mr. pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled a hammer away from mr. pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. our officers immediately tackled the suspect, disarmed him, took him into custody, requested emergency backup and rendered medical aid. the speaker s office said the 82-year-old is in recovery currently at the hospital. the police chief identified that 4 2-year-old suspect in custody. the speaker was in washington when this assault happened. sources say this is why her security detail was not at her home in san francisco. let s bring in cnn senior justice correspondent evan perez and jamie gangel and manu raju. evan, we got about 45 seconds to a minute of new information from the chief there, but combining what we learned from the chief and from your sources, what do we know about this suspect? well, that s right, v
. you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in the battleground state of georgia live in atlanta. the clock is ticking and the stakes are climbing. the mid-term elections are just two days away. control of congress, of course, hangs in the balance. the senate could be decided by three key toss up races right here in georgia. and in nevada and pennsylvania, other crucial states are also in play and are very tight. the importance of pennsylvania, though, came into sharp focus this weekend big time as three presidents past and present stumped for their parties nominees in that state. you re looking live right now where donald trump has been sharing the stage with florida senator marco rubio. and on the other side of your screen you can see right there, there s president biden getting off of air force one. of course he s going to be in yonkers just a short time from now. but former president of the united states donald trump, and joe biden, the current president of the
crash saying republicans will crash the economy if they win control of congress in 12 days. plus the january #th committee closing in, new this hour, the key testimony the panel is pursuing which could be its final act. the new data that should quiet questions about the u.s. in a recession but can it stop the federal reserve from a new big hike in interest rates. hello and welcome to the lead. i m john berman, 12 days left until the midterm elections and president biden is sharpening his closing argument. you re looking live pictures talking about his administration s toefrts get the economy back on track, he s expected to poimt to new data showing that economy bounced back in third quarter and it grew at an annual 2.6%, biden has called the economy strong as hell and he s trying to convince voters who believe the opposite that democrats should stay in p power. cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond is live on the scene in syracuse, jeremy, what can we expect from