head south to mexico, a migrant caravan is making its way north. the lead starts right now. senior u.s. officials are urging the counterparts to do a lot more to drive down the number of border encounters. a record number of migrants is overwhelming both sides of them order, they are facing a barrage of complaints from elected officials who were usually on his side. we will explain. talking 2024, the latest development to keep trumps name off state primary ballot. they responded to a challenge of trump s eligibility, why is it the merit and their spending so confidently yet so many do not think the economy is doing well? we will investigate the finances and feeling heading into the new year. welcome to the lead, i am beyond got in for tapper. top officials are in mexico looking for help in slowing the surge of migrants at the u.s. border. the pictures show how urgent the crisis has become, we have 6000 migrants around the u.s./mexico border yesterday, that s a drop from wha
there. with china in mind. but as biden prepares to head overseas, there are concerns that north korea is preparing to test an intercontinental ballistic missile in the coming days, one more dose of saber ra rattling. the other major story we re following, the u.s. economy in flux, to say the least. wall street set for another rough day, dow futures already down. you see there this morning. after the markets worst day in nearly two years yesterday, ending down nearly 1200 points, 3.5% or so. inflation fears now depressing investor sentiment. many ceos are stating their concerns of a recession could be coming. let s begin at the white house, cnn s john harwood is there. so, first, john to this meeting today, sweden and finland, two countries that avoided membership in the alliance for years, for decades in fact, the invasion of ukraine changed that, the president showing his support today. reporter: that s right. and this is one of a series of consequences that have unfolde
good morning. 8 8:00 a.m. here in new york. 3:00 a.m. in gaza. the military says it discovered a tunnel shaft, guns, explosives at gaza s largest hospital and the bodies of two hostages nearby. hamas is accusing israel of lying. live to tel aviv for the latest. the push to expel george santos is gaining momentum after a house investigation found he spent money on so much more. a fellow republican trying to kick hit out. 100 days since the catastrophic wildfire that wiped out lahaina on maui. we will look at the ongoing search to find people still missing. this hour of cnn this morning starts now. good morning, new overnight israeli forces say they have discovered the body of a second hostage near gaza s largest hospital. israeli troops have been conductsing a military operation as the israeli military says it found a tunnel, a hamas tunnel shaft and a stash of guns, grenades and other combat gear at the hospital. the idf released these videos. they say this is proof.
A mix of newsmaker interviews, political analysis, cultural segments and media analysis. Could trumps own policies undermine the economic uptick. White house economic adviser larry kudlow will be here in moments. Healer in chief . Well talk to a potential dark horse 2020 candidate with a history of bringing people together. You elected me to do the right thing, not the easy thing. Former new orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu next. Hello, im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is seemingly on two different tracks. There are now 100 days until the midterm elections and President Trump is dealing with two different realities, positive Economic News and also scandal and controversy including a messy public war with his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen. The feud between the president and his former fixer is heating up. Late saturday night, one of the president s current attorneys, rudy giuliani, argued in an
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Someone broke into the house or drunk driving, he would be there in a minute, unquote. Now the president s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani is out there calling Michael Cohen a liar. Do you think Michael Cohen is a liar . Well, listen, theres certainly been a breach in the relationship. So when i said that, i meant that because i had known michael for ten years, known the president for a very long time and my guess was that they were very loyal to each other. When your house gets raided and your apartment and hotel room gets raided and you get jarred by the fbi, maybe that has changed now. The leaking of the tape and i listened to the tape. I think the president is trying to make the point and mayor giuliani is making the point that it seems like the tape was cut off, that there was more e dialogue there and the president thinks it was more favorable to
A mix of newsmaker interviews, political analysis, cultural segments and media analysis. Change Michael Cohens calculus . What i also did say is