also tonight, a trump court victory keeping him on michigan s primary ballot. we have breaking news on a similar case, a trump defeat in colorado. later, the remarkable story of how to maine s fishing day ended with him saving another man s life. a man trapped and lost to the world for nearly a week inside a wrecked truck with deadly weather closing in. good afternoon everyone, john berman here in for anderson. what christmas break? that s what that republican presidential candidates must be asking. tonight there is virtually no time left before the first contest. and happening now, live pictures of former south carolina governor nikki haley. she s in the middle of an event and new hampshire. she s armed with the governor s endorsement there, a fresh infusion of cash, and possibly she hopes, at least, one of the most precious commodities and politics. momentum. now it is a relative term with donald trump lumen over everything. but momentum nonetheless. especially with the ne
other in big news, politics, music, culture, science, sports, and more. everyone seemed to be going all in all the time, and now it is time to that take a look at the crazy year with our guest. we are playing for keeps. all of the best and all of the worst 2023. welcome. it is worth asking how we got through the past 12 months. many of us hoped it would be easier than recent tumultuous years and there were moments of accomplishment and community and joy, but we were also challenged. divide over issues and often unable to agree even on what we want and it was wildly apparent where we begin with the biggest news stories of the year. the worst big news for many americans started in their pocketbooks. the economy this year was an absolute emotional roller coaster. unemployment was down and earnings were up at any moment a lot was going well. for a lot of people it did not feel quite right. flying high in april and shot down in may. worries about inflation, bank failu
they play against michigan. see you in 2024. up next, cnn is going to take a special look back at 2023 with all the best, all the worst. it starts right now. 2023 was a year like no other in big news, politics, movies, music, culture, science, sports, and more. everyone seemed to be going all-in all the time. and now it s time to take a look at the whole crazy year with our guest laura bernard lopez, laura coates, john berman, charlotte wilder, coy wire, and max foster. we re playing for keeps. it s all the best, all the worst 2023. i m tom foreman. how did we get through the past 12 months? many of us hoped it would be easier than recent tumultuous years, and there were moments of accomplishment, community, and joy. but we were also challenged. divided over issues and often unable to agree even on what we want. and it was wildly apparent where we begin, with the biggest news stories of the year. we are the union the worst big news for many americans started in th
there, but i think what we ve done in florida should inspire people with a sense of hope. american decline is not inextricable. it is a choice, comeback is attainable and freedom is worth fighting for. we begin this hour with the latest in the race for the presidency. senator tim scott launching his campaign yesterday in south carolina. steve: the senators he is the guy to turn around america as president joe biden faces an uphill climb in the polls. ainsley: alexandria hoff has the latest. alexandria: tim scott worked up from humble beginnings and is the candidate with the most cash on hand. under president biden, our nation is retreating away from patriotism and faith. fewest people in 30 years believe their kids will be better off than their parents and radical left is pushing us to culture of grievance instead of greatness. alexandria: he kicked off the campaign at charleston southern university. donald trump tweeted, good luck to senator tim scott, it is rapi
suicide than are being killed in battle. e phone and they call the va in their area, they need help. we ll come in in six weeks, come in, whatever. well, we ended that. we ended that. now they want to go back to the levels where we cut those folks that now provide that kind of help. this amounts to a $22 billion cut in veterans healthcare. now, they dispute this. they nowhere in their actual proposal are their exclusive protections for veterans. but they say i m it s unusual language we use with presidents these days. they say i m lying when i say that. well, the truth is, why do so many veterans groups, why have they spoken out in opposition to the republican proposal. they re not all democrats. they know what s going to happen. folks, that s a game republicans are playing. anytime you single out the impact of their overall cuts, they tell you, no, no, it s not true. but they re wrong. they want to protect thing, they would have written it down and say, we re protecting