and it s with an eye on the prize of getting re-elected. it s interesting that he s targeting that economic message of those specific voters because, of course, the democratic voters are arguing that this economic windfall is not trickling down to the average american. and that the system needs to change in some way, shape or form. monica, terrific information. thank you for being here. we appreciate it. still to come, 2020 candidates tom steyer and mike ma bloomberg are bloflooding the airwaves with ads. $2 million in digital and tv ads with bloomberg shelling out $110 million since he joined the race nearly three weeks ago. cnn s abby phillip joins me to talk about this. abby, it seems every day we re getting emails about the volumes of money that both of these men are spending. how has it impacted the race at
itreat them all as if, they are hot and energized. stay away from any downed wire, call 911 and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. the british royal family is likely looking forward to a fresh start in 2020, after what queen elizabeth herself described as a bumpy last 12 months. there were some highs subpoena such as the birth of baby archie, but a documentary featuring his parents, prince harry and meghan stirred up and an interview downright disastrous. cnn takes a closer look. it s been a tumultuous and unsettling year for the british
suspected nuclear sites. after new commercial satellite imagery showed heavy construction equipment including bulldozers. the president dismissed the fact that iran can hide nuclear material. nuclear material is not something you hide in a closet. it can leave a trace for years. the bottom line is if iran cheats we can catch them and we will. reporter: a senior intelligence official tells cnn the iae aechld the international agency responsible for inspecting the nuclear sites is familiar with sanization efforts and the international community has confident in the iaea s technical expertise. many lawmakers, republicans and democrats are not convinced. they take issue with the fact that details have not released details and will not confirm if
protect the legitimate rights of the families. errol, there s still a lot of mistrust wen those 239 families and specifically the malaysian authorities. this potentially could have been an opportunity to begin to work past that for whatever reason the announcement did not play out that way. the question families continue to ask is does this announcement get us any closer to finding the plane, the passengers and ultimately errol, the truth? it really is your heart goes out to all the relatives of the victims. david molko in hong kong with that new information there from the chinese foreign ministry. david, thanks. now to some other big stories we re following for you. in the u.s. state of tennessee authorities say a man who attacked moviegoers had a history of mental illness. he was also reported missing two days before the incident where police shot and killed him. cnn s mary maloney has the details of what was a terrifying situation. reporter: sounds of a
mcconnell has called on the president to retract that comment. jim acosta cnn, the white house. an online video purportedly from the egyptian branch of isis threatens the death of a croatian hostage in the next two days. now, in the video the hostage reads a statement saying he was captured in cairo last month while working for a french firm. the group says the hostage will be killed until muslim women are freed from egyptian jails in 48 hours. the croatian government says it s making all efforts to resolve the situation. prosecutors in the uk are cracking down on religious leaders who support isis and that includes the country s most high-profile muslim cleric who appeared in court on wednesday. our senior international correspondent fred pleitgen has more. reporter: amjem choudary is one of two men in london who have been charged with supporting isis which is of course a banned terrorist organization here in the united kingdom. the second man facing charges is