and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i m rahel solomon in for christine romans. wee begin with nikki haley, the 2024 presidential contender breaking with former president trump and florida governor ron desantis on a cnn town hall last night. they differentiated herself from her rivals, sometimes, by name, on a number of points including social security and medicare. and january 6. here s haley on ukraine where trump and desantis have avoided clearly backing the country s fight against russian aggression. listen. this is bigger than ukraine. this is a war about freedom. and it s one we have to win. a win for ukraine is a win for all of us. because tyrants tell us exactly what they re going to do. what we heard, china said they were going to take hong kong, they did it. russia said they were going to invade ukraine, we watched that happen. china says taiwan is next, we better believe them. russia says poland and the ballotics are next, if that happens,
day on wall street, the u.s. government steps in to protect a failed bank, promising depositors they won t lose a penny. one film won everything everywhere all at once at this year s oscar awards. plus already-flooded parts of california bracing for yet another powerful storm. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we begin here in the united states where the biden administration is stepping in to contain the fallout from the sudden collapse of silicon valley bank. authorities say customers will have access to all their money starting monday morning. the president also promised to hold those responsible for the bank s failure fully accountable. he will speak about the issue in the coming hours. regulators also shot down another regional institution, signature bank, fearing it was also on the brink of collapse. cnn s arlette saenz has more. reporter: the biden administration took extraordinary steps sunday to ensu
president biden makes a promise on abortion rights, as well as another widely supported issue, if democrats can keep control of congress after the midterms. plus, we ll have the big moments from a fiery senate debate down in florida. as marco rubio and val demings go after each other s legislative records. also ahead, the latest from ukraine. the russian forces are now more focused on civilians than soldiers on the battlefield. good morning, and welcome to way too early. on this wednesday, october 19th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. it was a fiery debate for the u.s. senate in florida last night. between republican incumbent marco rubio and democratic congresswoman val demings. they clashed over inflation, abortion rights, immigration and guns. demings who has consistently trailed in the polls was on the attack for much of the night. so a senator who has never run anything at all but his mouth. the senator has obviously resorted to ly
and i m rosemary church. just ahead. unfortunately our next available seats for rebooking are on the 31st and beyond. once again, our next available seats for rebooking customers at this time is at the 31st and beyond. these are the scenes playing out in airports across the u.s. as massive disruptions at southwest airlines leave holiday travelers stranded. plus frigid temperatures and paralyzing snowfall hammered parts of the u.s. this holiday weekend. we will speak to one new york official about the difficulties that remain as temperatures finally take a turn for the better. no relief for soldiers fighting in ukraine s hardest hit front line towns as president zelenskyy warns russian troops will stop at nothing to gain just a little ground. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for joining us. it is the travel nightmare after christmas. thousands of flights are being canceled across the u.s. after the monster arctic storm that
it s a choice, a choice between two fundamentally different versions of america. in order to make our country successful and safe and glorious, i will very, very, very probably do it again, okay? i m not here to compare anyone s atrocities or tragedies their families have dealt with. i m here to continue to expose sins that our world continues to put in darkness. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. well, it is friday, november 4th, 8 a.m. here in london. that s 4 a.m. in new york. and 1 a.m. in california where u.s. president joe biden will be waking up today just four days until the mid-terms. mr. biden spoke at a campaign event near san diego on thursday night. this weekend he ll appear at a pennsylvania rally with his old boss, former president barack obama. across the u.s. candidates are making their final pitches for control of congress and dozens of governorships are on the line in texas where democrat beto o rourke