calling his political opponents vermin. plus cnn is getting a firsthand look at the tunnels used by hamas as israeli forces are closing in. president biden says hospitals in gaza, quote, must be protected. and for the first time in u.s. history, the u.s. supreme court has adopted a code of conduct. with one major question left unanswered, who exactly will enforce it. i m kaitlan collins, and this is the source. it is becoming clearer by the day what a second term for donald trump would center around, revenge. or, as he often puts it, retribution. he s spelling it out clearly for us on camera, warning that it s his political opponents, he says, who are the most dangerous threat facing the united states today, not china or russia or north korea, his opponents. for someone who has long used similar language to authoritarians and fascists, this weekend in new hampshire, trump took things a step further. we will rout out the communists, marxists, fascists, and the radical
thanks for watching. our lower court judges, they have higher standards? right now they do. the other thing for lower court, judges there are channels that if you or anyone else has a complaint against a judge, they are channels in place that those complaints can be resolved with the supreme court, there are no such mechanisms. fascinating, thank you so much, we appreciate it. coming, up that s it for, us thanks for watching. i ll see you tomorrow, night the news continues, this horse with kaitlan collins starts now. tonight, straight from the source, it s language that echoes that of hitler and mussolini, but tonight donald trump s campaign is defending how he called his political opponents, vermin. plus, cnn is on the ground inside gaza, getting it firsthand look at the tunnels that are used by hamas as israeli forces are closing in, president biden says that hospitals in gaza quote, must be protected. for the first time in u.s. history, the u.s. supreme court has
defense s first witness. meanwhile, we ll tell you why the former president is asking for his federal 2020 election trial to be televised live. new this morning, republican senator tim scott abruptly drops out of the presidential race, even shocking his staffers. what he told them on a call right after. overseas, the world health organization says gaza s main hospital is no longer functioning with several babies dying and more still at risk. also, the u.s. military launches air strikes for the third time on locations in syria used by iran in retaliation for attacks on u.s. troops in the region. and back at home, there are only five days left for congress to come to a deal to avert a government shutdown. the new house speaker has a plan, but does he have the votes? and we begin this very busy hour inside a new york city courtroom where former president trump s eldest son, donald trump jr. has taken the stand again. this time he s the first witness for the defense in
for a criminal indictments, four criminal trials barreling towards him. and now the former president is openly threatening to weaponize the justice department against his political opponents if he takes back the white house. congressman jamie raskin is here with his reaction, and he s coming up first. plus, special counsel jack smith unveils a big clue about how he plans to prosecute his case. as trump s lawyers ask for his federal trial to be televised. the law firm of andrew weissmann and niel cattiel is here to weigh in on all of it. also today, resounding victories for democrats and crucial races all across the country, as republican culture wars fall completely flat. we ll talk about what it means for 2024 and beyond. and later, a trip to the forum, a bike ride through georgia with raphael warnock. we talk about the fight for democracy, the former president, and balancing his life as a pastor with his life as a united states senator. after a long stretch of dark po