what are you going to do tomorrow? can t top that. you can. bring it. see you tomorrow. cnn news central is now. that music. new reaction this morning after the town hall with former president trump. what democrats and republicans are saying and how this might shift the race for 2024 in surprising directions. key economic data just into cnn showing inflation is cooling. weekly jobless claims have ticked up to the highest levels since october 2021. title 42 ends today so what happens next as thousands of migrants are said to be waiting just across the southern border. we re following these stories and more. this is cnn news central. okay. so what now? this morning we are getting fresh reaction to former president donald trump and his appearance on a cnn town hall last night. president biden wrote, quote, it s simple folks, do you want four more years of that? a super pac backing florida governor ron desantis put out a statement called it, quote, an hour o
who may have tried to intimidate star witness before she testified. the loved ones of the uvalde shooting victims are sick of waiting for answers. we re sitting here just listening to empty words. that s all it is. empty words. my sister died protect ing her children, her students. sd why the mayor claims he can t tell them anymore. welcome to the lead. we begin with our politics lead. breaking news as we follow the repercussions from cassidy hutchinson bombshell testimony. we have the very latest. reporter: witness intimidation has become a serious focus of the january 6th select committee. cnn has learned both instances the committee presented as examples of possible witness intimidation during the hearing on tuesday were directed at their witness, cassidy hutchinson. he knows you re loyal and you re going to do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. i think most americans know that attempting the influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents
plus, covid s come back. holiday weekend travel snagged by staffing shortages while covid looms large. and later: today may be different but it is still not treating people like we want to be treated. an octogenarian confronting racism head on. this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. tonight, no capturing of level of airchg he in uvalde, texas, gunman took 21 lives in the nation s 27th school shooting so far this year. today, in his commencement address at the university of delaware, president joe biden remembered the young lives lost. as i speak, those irnts pa are literally preparing to bury their children. in the united states of america. to bury their children it s too much violence, too much fear, too much grief. we cannot outlaw tragedy, i know. but we can make america safer. cbs s omar villafranca is in uvalde, texas for us. omar, good evening. reporter: good evening. thousands of people have streamed into this park in uvalde to cry t
Different story this morning in this cover controversy. And chucking up that miami loses to pittsburgh. The unranked panthers winning at home against the number two team in the country with a perfect 100 record. The stakes now raised for miamis next win. Hey, good morning, and happy Small Business saturday. Another landmark day in the kickoff to americas annual Holiday Shopping fever. As if you needed one more reason to shop, today it is. Small local businesses, they will get their day in the sun today, but we are tallying up the numbers from yesterday from black friday where shoppers descended upon big box stores. They were scooping up the best deals but also dealing with some pretty tough crowds and technical glitches. Weve got it all covered for you this morning including taking a look at the deepest discounts out there both online and in the store. But well start with abcs Erielle Reshef who is in new york with a look at some of the black friday mayhem. Erielle, good morning to you
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