Escalation of tensions in the region that presents new challenges for leaders in the white house and around the world welcome to this special edition of erin burnett outfront. Erin is on his side i m in i m anderson cooper and i m jake tapper. We re covering the breaking news in the middle east are counting down to tonight s vice presidential debate that candidates will take the stage age and less than two hours and iran s attack is certainly to be a key line of questioning that s only adding to the pressure on ohio senator j. D. Vance and minnesota gov tim walz as they take part in what could be the most important vice presidential debate in modern american political history. Vance and walz are tasked with delivering closing arguments for their running mates, donald trump and kamala harris, since there are currently no plans for another presidential debate. What the vp nominee say tonight could potentially make a real difference in this razor close race for the white house with electi
happening now, a health emergency as the skies over new york and other new york cities are shrouded with heavy and toxic smoke. right now. millions of americans are at risk as wildfires in canada create the air-quality crisis here in the united states. also this hour, a former spokesman speaks a in a grand jury. we are tracking new information in the investigation in trump s backyard. mike pence is taking on trump as he launches the 2024 launch for the weight. now ready to answer questions from iowa voters in a live cnn town hall event later tonight. welcome to the viewers here in the united states and around the world. you are in the situation room. let s get to the top story tonight. tens of millions of americans suffering through some of the most dangerous air quality in decades. the team of journalists covering the crisis from hard- hit cities all across the east coast. let s go to our chief climate correspondent joining us from brooklyn, new york. give us the latest.
[ inaudible ] no time? big mistake. reporter: jake, that was an assessment that lined one what we heard with his advisers over the course of the last 24 hours. not notably, president putin s announcement came hours before joe biden s speech. just a short time ago, an interview was released where the president called it a big mistake but was confident they could work things out. that underscores a subtext here. u.s. officials make clear this is a reversible position. the treaty goes until 2026. there is time to figure this out. keep in mind, this was the first agreement reached by joe biden and putin at the start of his time in office. it goes to show even on issue where is they thought they could negotiate and reach agreements, the relationship is all but imploded at this point. phil, the president is set to land back in washington in a few hours. what will await him as republicans continue to splinter on the subject of support for ukraine? reporter: yeah, there are
affiliated groups as well as business groups, farm associations, parent groups, young professional organizations, religious groups and conservative advocacy organizations. guests of mr. ramaswamy and grand view university are here tonight but they won t ask questions. we have asked everyone here to be respectful to each other and mr. ramaswamy so the voters in the room and at home have a chance to hear from the candidate. please, welcome vivek ramaswamy. [ applause ] i want to get right to the audience and bring simone from cli clive, iowa. she served on the board of a christian school. she s undecided. thank you. first of all, welcome to iowa. merry christmas from iowa. thank you. thank you for really adding some important conversations to the campaign. some local commentators refer to you as maybe the younger trump, not a politician, which would place you running in the same lane as president trump for getting votes. other than being younger, how would you differentia
teleprompter, you don t know what he will say. it is a different donald trump than 15 and 16. florida s ron desantis not holding back hitting donald trump at every turn in a live cnn town hall. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is wednesday, december 13. in just hours the house investigation into the biden family reaches a full house vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry is planned after a resolution passed yesterday. nine yeas, four nays. ayes have it and resolution ordered. the gop alleges that joe biden benefited from his family s foreign business dealings. the problem of course is that their investigation has struggled to uncover any wrongdoing by the president which is why it hasn t garnered the unified support of the full republican conference. we re the rule of law team. tomorrow wil be voting on the inquiry. why? because it is the next necessary step. donald trump says jump. maga extremists say