Cnn with alex marquardt in for wolf blitzer in the e situation room happening now, the race for the white house heats up as the debate over the debate now take center stage trump and harris campaigns battling tonight over crucial details as trump, once again cast doubt on whether he ll even show up for the showdown on september 10, plus breaking news the justice department just filed a brief urging a federal appeals court to revive the classified documents case against donald trump while defending the role of special counsel, jack smith. And we re also keeping an eye on the middle east tonight after a major flareup tensions there, israel intercepting hundreds of hezbollah drones and rockets while striking back at targets in southern lebanon welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. Wolf blitzer is off today. I m alex marquardt in you re in the situation room our top story tonight, donald trump, back on campaign trail and taking aim at the democratic blu
Bill is so a senior Defense Official disputing data, and Fox News is told that they work done after the request of them Defense Secretary Mark esper and that those conversations were far from secret with more than a dozen people on the line. Dana lawmakers will get a chance to Grill Milley on all this when he appears before the senate armed Services Committee on september 28th. In the meantime President Bidens data bound is chairman of the joint chief. Speak also to general millie do the right thing . Thank you. President biden i have great confidence in General Milley. He is a man of honor, hes a man who has patriotism and his fidelity to the constitution. Dana former u. N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is he there reaction. But first lets go to the pentagon. Lucas tomlinson is standing by. Some of the same people who didnt believe anything that bob was writing about President Trump believe everything he said about General Milley. Those calls to the pentagon were not secret, they were routin
Recall a website paid for Elders Campaign blaming unsubstantiated fraud claims. Elder refused to say whether or not he would accept the results of the election. In a speech to supporters in orange county, elder didnt congratulate newsom for his victory but did concede the race and told his voters to be, quote, gracious in defeat. My opponent, Governor Gavin Newsom come on. Lets be gracious in defeat. By the way, we may have lost the battle, but we are going to win the war. We said yes, yes, to all those things that we hold dear as californians and americans. Economic justice, social justice, racial justice, environment justice. Reporter in his speech to supporters last night, the governor also said that his victory in the recall is a rejection of trumpism. Reporting live here in pleasanton, Bob Redell, today in the bay. Is it too easy to try to recall californias governor. Good morning to you. When you look at the numbers your first reaction may be its too easy to try. Its not easy to
In the United States and Around The World. It is wednesday, september 15th. Im Brianna Keilar alongside John Berman here in washington on this Special Edition of new day. Governor Gavin Newsom will keep his job, breaking overnight, a Blowout Victory for the democratic governor of california who crushed a republicanled recall that could have ousted him from office. Newsomes restrictive coronavirus policies actually validated by democratic voters in this race. They said, no, to the recall by a nearly two to one margin. The governor thanking his supporters and sounding a warning about republican schemes to undermine democracy. I think about just in the last few days and the former president put out saying this election was rigged. Democracy is not a football. You dont throw it around. Its more like, i dont know, antique vase. You can drop it and smash it in A Million different pieces. And thats what were capable of doing if we dont stand up to meet the moment and push back. The republican
And concern from the speaker of the house and general Mark Milley that President Trump was acting irrat particularly. Some republican lawmakers are already demanding answers now. Others say General Milley should be brought in front of a military tribunal. The pentagon is pushing back tonight essentially saying there is nothing to see here general joins us with from the pentagon with the latest. Good evening, bret. The two calls made to chinese counterpart were not secret. They were done with 15 people in the room including notetakers in coordination with the civilian leaders of the military at the time and the interagency im told by current and former u. S. Defense officials. Unnamed sources in Theoodward And Acosta book contend General Milley told general li that he would give him a Heads Up if the u. S. Planned to strike. Colonel Dave Butler the Colonel Staff Spokesman issued the following statement, quote his calls with the chinese and other in october and january were in keeping wi