Senior White House reporter, cnn senior White House reporter, Kevin Liptack with some details and kevin, we are waiting to get the feed of what President Biden has had to say. So forgive me if i have to interrupt up to you, but tell us what youve heard so far. Yeah. And we did hear that he took some questions about the situation in the Middle East, so we will see exactly what he had to say, but he is convening this Cabinet Meeting for the first time in almost a year, and it is striking just how different his circumstances are from a year ago, of course, hes no longer a candidate for president and his message in this meeting to his top officials is that he wants them to sprint to the finish line. Essentially that the Race Isnt over on his presidency. And certainly the Middle East is part of that. He has been trying to negotiate a Ceasefire Deal that would add, heres President Biden congress to pass a continuing resolution its critical we have ten days for congress to pass a shortterm Fu
let s take a look at the week s top stories. we re following new reporting involving the investigation into former president donald trump. classify top humans that he took with him when he left the white house. multiple sources tell cnn that federal prosecutors have obtained the 2021 audio recording of trump acknowledging that he kept classified pentagon documents about a possible attack on iran after leaving the white house. the existence of the recording undercuts trump s primary defense that he declassified all the documents that he brought with him from the white house to mar-a-lago. cnn reports that july 2021 meeting was held at trump s golf club in new jersey, with two people working on the autobiography of trump s former chief of staff, mark meadows, as well as trump pays, including communication specialist, margot martin, who as the guardian reports, regularly taped trump s conversations with authors to make sure they re accurately recounting his remarks. so really,
adrianne shropshire, susan del percio, online with chris hayes starts now. starts now good evening from new york, i m chris hayes, one of the most frightening trends in american politics in recent months has been the prioritization, across the country, of conservatives and republicans from state to state targeting lgbtq folks. it s one of the, if not the unifying policy priorities in the modern republican party 2023. it s especially pronounced at the state level. the american civil liberties union says it s tracking nearly 400 anti lgbtq bills across the country. tennessee, to name one state, in particular, is home to multiple examples of this particular noxious trend. there is a new law criminalizing many types of drag performance. is 12th night fond of? that will find out. a bill working its way through the legislature which would allow state clerks to refuse to officiate gay marriages if they so choose. but it s not just the states. we are seeing this disturbing trend of
Now on bbc news, south korea the halloween disaster. A warning this programme contains fashing images. Contains flashing images. Oh, my god. This was a night of true horror. Thousands of young people went out to celebrate halloween in the neon Lit Alleyways of itaewon, seouls Popular Party district. Within hours, 156 people had been crushed to death and many others injured in one of the countrys worst ever disasters. The night had been planned for weeks. So how did this tragedy happen . Itaewon is one of the most popular neighborhoods in seoul, a multicultural area known for its nightlife and restaurants. But on halloween eve, it was a scene of unimaginable horror, as 100,000 people packed onto the streets to celebrate, a narrow sloped alleyway became so crowded, people couldnt move an inch. By the end of the night, bodies lined the streets. Others were carried into ambulances, lifeless. Some barefoot, the chilling sign of people whove struggled to escape but not been able to. Witnesse
now on bbc news, south korea: the halloween disaster. a warning this programme contains fashing images. contains flashing images. oh, my god. this was a night of true horror. thousands of young people went out to celebrate halloween in the neon lit alleyways of itaewon, seoul s popular party district. within hours, 156 people had been crushed to death and many others injured in one of the country s worst ever disasters. the night had been planned for weeks. so how did this tragedy happen? itaewon is one of the most popular neighborhoods in seoul, a multicultural area known for its nightlife and restaurants. but on halloween eve, it was a scene of unimaginable horror, as 100,000 people packed onto the streets to celebrate, a narrow sloped alleyway became so crowded, people couldn t move an inch. by the end of the night, bodies lined the streets. others were carried into ambulances, lifeless. some barefoot, the chilling sign of people who ve struggled to escape but not been a