welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is tuesday, october 25th. i m christine romans. we begin this morning with the raucous face-off last night between ron desantis and charlie crist in the first and only debate of the florida governor s race. crist, the democrat, is behind in the polls, nearly out of campaign cash so he charged at the republican governor like a candidate with very little to lose. desantis mostly stuck to his talking points as the two tangled over a range of talking points like abortion and whether desantis will run for president. i would like to see everybody have a shot. i m proud of the 15 weeks that we did. i know charlie crist opposes that even though the baby is fully formed, has a heartbeat, can feel pain and can suck their thumb. i don t want to bana b abortion want to make sure we keep a woman s right free. i want to make sure we don t have a governor who wouldn t allow exceptions for rape or incest. yes or no, ron
10 to 25 years or more, people coming, seeking abortion. can you handle the increase? i don t know if we can handle the increase. the concerns from abortion providers as they brace for an influx of patients falling the reversal of roe v. wade. and stepping up to help those in need, how some food banks are providing more than just meals. thank you so much for starting your morning and your week with us. it is sunday, july 3rd. kristin, i don t know about you, some people were setting off fireworks early, they kept me up last night. really? already? in that rainstorm last night, we got a ton of rain here in washington last night. but, you know, boris, i don t know about you, after this show is over, i m staying put, because we re beginning another packed day on the road and at u.s. airports as millions of americans travel for the holiday weekend. so far nearly 200 flights have already been canceled, that s in addition to the more than 650 flights canceled yesterday.
campaign whether they have been contacted by any of their former colleagues or anyone else who attempted to influence or impact their testimony. without identifying any of the individuals involved, let me show you a couple of samples of answers we received to this question. this is a call received by one of our witnesses. quote, a person let me know you have your deposition tomorrow. he wants me to let you know he s thinking about you. 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 to influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents very serious concerns. tonight, cnn has learned that this example and one other example that congresswoman cheney highlighted were both directed at cassidy hutchinson. cnn has also learned more about the testimony about what fellow white house staffer told her and secret service head of detail. it was about the ride the former president wanted to t
colleagues or anyone else who attempted to influence or impact their testimony. without identifying any of the individuals involved, let me show you a couple of samples of answers we received to this question. this is a call received by one of our witnesses. quote, a person let me know you have your deposition tomorrow. he wants me to let you know he s thinking about you. 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 to influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents very serious concerns. tonight, cnn has learned that this example and one other example that congresswoman cheney highlighted were both directed at cassidy hutchinson. cnn has also learned more about this, ms. hutchinson s testimony about what fellow white house staffer anthony renato told her in the presence of secret service head of detail on january 6th. it was about the ride the former president wanted to ta
sworn testimony. the president had a very strong, a very angry response to that. tony described him as being irate. the president said something to the effect of i m the effing president, take me up to the capitol now. that tony you just heard mentioned, hutchinson said the information was relayed to her by tony ornato. cnn s tom foreman takes a closer look at ornato s role inside the white house. the president said something to the effect of i m the effing president, take me up to the capitol now. cassidy hutchinson s story of then president trump lunging at secret service agents january 6th spurred a quick denial from the man she says told her the tale, tony ornato. according to the secret service source, we re not saying this did not happen. so who is tony ornato as a high ranking secret service officer, ornato protected presidents for years. under trump he was given leave to be elevated to a new, unusual, and powerful role, assistant to the president and deput