texas governor greg abbott, about to sign a controversial bill that makes it a state crime to enter the state illegally. this, while the white house and senate negotiators are urgently trying to reach an agreement on border policy before the year is over and we are live at the border. republican presidential front-runner donald trump, unleashing a familiar play from his old campaign book, targeting migrants in his campaign speeches, but his rhetoric, darker than ever. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin, in israel right now presently display the protections of civilians in gaza , as global calls for a cease- fire mount. we re following these major developing stories and more coming in right here on cnn news central. right now, chaos at the southern border, really the focus in washington, texas, and the campaign trail. here in the nation s capital, senators worked through the weekend to still negotiate trying to get republican backed border security measures in excha
when he became agitated and this is and you see in a photo here this was actually taken from the scene. this is a photo provided from police, and police are saying that following or in the middle of that appointment is when this all played out. i do want to bring in andrew mccabe to talk a little bit about what we are seeing and some of the outstanding questions, because at this point you have a search, an all-out search, that authorities are conducting at this point in time, but also they do not know where this individual is, andy, and so that creates a potentially very broad area as they are looking for this person. that s exactly right, brianna. so let s think first in terms of the area that s currently within the perimeter, the area that s shut down. even that is a large, large area to search carefully, so you have tactical teams that have to literally go through every single space or container that could hold a human being. so it s every hallway, every room, every
International analyst for msnbc news, and the host of way too early, White House Bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire, happy new year to you all. Happy new year to you. Happy new year. We have so much to talk about. New year yesterday morning, mika and i went to a new Years Day Service, and the priest gave a homily on the need to be architects of peace in our daily lives and political discourse, and Foreign Policy and everything. The harsh path we have taken in our not so new century is elevated, revenge over reconciliation. And reminded us for all of us in attendance, and i love this. Its a good one. He said start by digging two graves. One of them for yourselves. Yeah. Wow, that really does strike you when you look whats happening in washington over the past 20 years because i really do believe, mika, we live in two americas. One that has seen Childhood Poverty has dropped to 60 year lows, and teenage pregnancy drop to 70year lows. Its in the u. S. World dollar and anytime over
john: speculation is finally over. president biden kicking off his 2024 re-election bid at the age of 80. we are just moments away from the first white house briefing since the president s announcement. sandra: vice president kamala harris is not going anywhere either, staying at the president s side as they team up to run for another term. john: but if they were expecting big excitement over their decision to try for four more years, the polls of voters, even democrat, could show they are in for a disappointment. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. i m john roberts in washington. sandra: i guess sandra: and a lot of news is expected. could be setting up a possible trump rematch but this time around, president biden will have to defend his record as americans are struggling to make ends meet. our economic plan is working. we now have to finish the job and there s more to do. i ran for president to rebuild the backbone of american, the midd
serious foreign policy challenges from china to russia to ukraine and a sputtering economy here at home. his poll numbers are not good. even a majority of democrats tell pollsters he should not run for a second term. but the campaign is launched. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off live tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. good evening to you, bret. the president hasn t yet commented on his own re-election bid. reporters weren t allowed close enough today to ask. and officials wouldn t weigh in on what factored into his decision-making citing the hatch act. but the white house calculus seems to be that biden can win voter support in 2024 the same way did he in 2020. with a campaign that happens mostly online. >it s time to finish the job. finish the job. the president s first audience since announcing re-election bid giving a warm election. [chanting four more years] but this campaign isn t shaping up to be about what biden has but