made progress, but just how much is an open question with dramatic consequences for geopolitics. plus, reckless. a security threat, a consummate narcissist, two former trump officials warn another trump presidency would endanger the country, but only some of his gop rivals showed they re willing to confront him head on. a debate from affair over race on this juneteenth holiday. the first black president and only black republican in the u.s. senate disagree on how much progress america has really made on race. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, the american secretary of state takes a big trip and a big risk. today, antony blinken stood shoulder to shoulder with china s xi jinping. that handshake, 35-minute meeting was even possible, sends a signal that china and the u.s. are serious about taking the teeth out of tough talk these past few months. listen to the u.s. secretary of state as he strikes a realistic, but generally posit
what it means for the next phase of the war, plus the message from the pope about the war in the holy land. then, lost and found, putin s number one critic, alexei navalny located in an arctic prison, putting an end to the mystery of his whereabouts. and christmas in camp david, how president biden is spending the holiday, plus the first lady on how the white house decked the halls for the season. and finally, you may be dreaming of a white christmas, but you probably won t get it this year. just 1% of the nation is expected to see snowfall, so who will get that christmas wish? hello, it s 10:00 a.m. eastern, i m jessica layton in new york city. we begin overseas in gaza where israel is intensifying its operations on the ground until victory over hamas is reached. benjamin netanyahu saying it has no choice but to continue to fight. pope francis commenting on the war saying the message of jesus birth, what is the latest inside gaza. reporter: let s start with the pr
hello. thanks for joining me. i m paula reed in for fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with yet another hate crime targeting the jewish community as our nation faces an alarming rise in anti-semitic attacks. today a california man is facing up to life in prison after he allegedly targeted and shot two jewish men in separate incidents earlier this week. according to prosecutors, the first shooting wednesday morning as the victim walked to his car after leaving religious services at a synagogue in los angeles. the second incident happened the next morning just three blocks away. video shows the victim just moments after he was shot in the arm. police say both men were taken to local hospitals in stable condition. let s bring in cnn s camila bernal live in los angeles. what are authorities saying about the shootings? reporter: they re saying that they were targeted, specifically jewish men who were shot here in both cases. you mentioned two different shootings, but very,
following the story. the protest happened one week ago and three democratic state representatives got in the well and held things up for about 50 minutes and used a bull horn, led chants from the crowd. that really enraged and angered a lot of republican members. they have a super majority. one week later they have voted to expel one of the three. voting pretty much on party lines about 72-25. they have the two-thirds majority. it s likely they re going to do the same thing to the other two. many voices in the house argued for moderation saying expulsion for a rules violation was too extreme. they call it had a nuclear option. but basically the argument was made by the speaker it was a mutiny and dishonor and it was an insurrection and one democrat is out and it s likely two more will be out by the end of the night. angry crowd around that state house and really lawmaker haves needed help from state troopers to get in and out of the building today and tensions continue to r
welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. great to be with you. i m boris sanchez. several new developments following the military s shootdown of that suspected chinese spy balloon off a south carolina coast. the fbi now analyzing that wreckage as china sends a warning to the white house. our team coverage from this story is looking at multiple angles this morning. also, we have new details out of ohio on it that train derailment that sparked a massive fire. officials are saying the cars contained hazardous materials and the cleanup is underway. plus, banned by association. how facial recognition software is being used to keep some fans out of madison square garden. why some say this is a slippery slope. plus, the proposal that could soon cut major cities off from the colorado river. that s just ahead on cnn this morning. most of you are waking up to a much warmer weekend morning. it is sunday, everyone, february 5th. thank you so much for waking up with