Welcome to msnbc State Of The Union covers. Tonight, President Joe Biden gave a rousing speech a few feet from where we are now. In the country is that an Inflection Point with democracy at threat at home and abroad. Heres how he opened his speech, invoking fdr in 1941, telling him congress, hitler was on the march. This was no ordinary time. Freedom and democracy, were under assault in the world. Tonight, i come to the same chamber to address the nation. Now it is weak who face in a president at moment. Yes, my present tonight is a wakeup congress and let the American People know this is no ordinary moment either. Not since president lincoln and the civil war, have freedom and democracy, at home as it is safe. What makes it rare, they are under attack at home and overseas. That was just the beginning. President biden drew a sharp contrast for former President Trump from democracy, tax cuts, to reproductive rights. The American People support the right to choose, i promise you i will r
The most important election of our lifetime. Welcome to a Special Edition of newsnight. Im abby phillip in new york, and im laura coates in Washington Dc. Its a short time ago. Joe biden made official well, the obvious yes and he will be the democratic nominee, come this november. He is celebrating clinching in a new video asking voters, are you ready to win . Well, tonight, biden adding important victories to his win column. Look at all of these states. State of georgia, a one that he won in 2020, put them over the top. Its also a state were done on trump tried to deny democracy. I say were donald trump is on trial for Election Interference. And tonight the president put the november choice and quite the story stark terms. Are we going to stand up and defend our democracy or let others tear it down so who are the others hes talking about . Well, its pretty obvious one person, its donald trump, who sits only a handful of delegates away. Now from locking up the nomination after romping
Happening now in the newsroom, a heartbreaking loss for u. S. Womens soccer. Off the post sweden can win on this kick. Plus one on one with Donald Trumps lawyer who claims trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election were aspirational, not criminal. And lost at sea for two days in a boat only 12 feet long. Well show you the incredible rescue. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me this sunday, im fredricka whitfield. Donald trumps lawyer doubling down that trump was within his First Amendment rights when he told former Vice President mike pence not to certify the election results. The Attorney Says it all boils down to the way he asked. And all of this played out in the open. Its all free speech. There was a Supreme Court decision that says when youre exercising free speech, youre not engaging in a fraud on the government. Unfortunately most people dont understand thats just one example of the actions. Its very political. Thats just one
i m elizabeth wag meister in los angeles. this is cnn. in just one hour, votes will be cast into new hampshire s first in the nation primary. and we will take you right there tonight on laura coates live. at midnight tonight, six registered voters, yes, six reddit district voters will kick off the crucial new hampshire publican primary care by this time tomorrow, we should have a pretty good idea whether nikki haley can put the brakes on what, so far, seems like a trump juggernaut heading straight for the republican nomination. it is democracy in action. you will see it all live right here. but first, my exclusive interview with vice president kamala harris. we talked about the reversal of roe v. wade and what that means for voters. plus, donald trump s legal woes and her candid reaction to how people view her. it is a wide-ranging conversation, one you will not hear anywhere else but here. and it starts right now. i am so glad you are here. of course, you have decided
happening now, death and destruction in multiple cities across ukraine, after the biggest russian air bombardment since the start of the war. president bilotta mir zelenskyy now pleading with the international community for help to respond to what he is calling an act of terror. also this hour, the trump campaign promising a quick appeal after the former president was removed from the 2024 primary ballot in mainframe the risks of chaos are rising tonight with two states now disqualifying trump based on the 14 amendments insurrectionist ban. in just 17 days before the iowa caucuses, the fallout is continuing tonight for republican presidential candidate nikki haley after her answer, or nonanswer, about the cause of the civil war. chris christie calling her a slippery, slick politician. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i am caitlin collins and you are in the situation room. we begin this hour with russia s mas