[applause] good evening and welcome to iowa, where in just 34 days, caucus goers here will cast the very first votes of the 2024 presidential race. we are live at grand view university and des moines for cnn s town hall, with florida governor ron desantis. i am jake tapper. and right now, the presidential hopefuls are furiously campaigning to win over republicans here in iowa, it s a state that can make or break presidential candidates. governor desantis has visited all 99 of iowa s counties, and he won the endorsement of the state s popular governor, kim reynolds. but, he is facing steep competition from his rivals including the republican front runner, former president donald trump. tonight s event is about the voters. governor desantis will have the opportunity to answer questions directly from the iowans in this room, on the issues that will help them determine who wins the republican nomination. i will have some questions of my own, but this is not an interview, th
many congressional republicans are resisting. president biden announced the u.s. will support ukraine for as long as it can, instead of as long as it takes. also tonight, harrowing testimony from the georgia election worker about what the lies rudy giuliani told about her and her mom did to their lives. that and a warning a judge gave him about continuing to spread misinformation. and later, the newest example of how cnn s exclusive reporting on sexual misconduct in the coast guard is getting results, this time on capitol hill. can good evening, thanks for joining us. we begin tonight with ukraine s war to drive russian forces out at a stalemate, and efforts in washing fund that were apparently at a standstill. tonight, no sign yet that president volodymyr zelenskyy meetings today with biden top lawmakers have done anything to break that logjam. house republicans are still demanding a large-scale concessions on migration from mexico, and before agreeing to any new aid for ukr
focuses on too much besides covid. last hour a new pandemic briefing from the biden health team and the message quite stark. yes some optimism but we re at a trigger moment. cases remain down. 1 in 5 americans have now had at least a vaccine shot in the arm. all 50 states in the district of columbia will allow teachers to get the vaccine today. that s all good. this, though is concerning. travel hit a pandemic high this past weekend. nearly 5 million americans transiting through airports since thursday. spring breakers on beaches, out on bars all but ignoring pandemic precaution that should be basic by now to every american. italy, the cdc directors says offers the latest example of what variants can do if public health pull back happens too soon. they simply took their eye off the ball. i m pleading with you for the sake of our nation s health, these should be warning signs for all of us. cases climbed last spring, they climbed again in the summer. they will climb now if w
represents mesothelioma victims and their families. if you or a loved one who has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, call us now hey, on inside politics, border, crack down. president biden is unveiling his most aggressive move, yet to stop illegal immigration. it would sharply restrict asylum claims. the goal here is political protection, but so far the backlash is bipartisan plus, i will not be intimidated what words from attorney general merrick garland, who is testifying on capitol hill right now. he s pushing back on the republicans who baselessly accused him of quote weaponizing the justice department against republicans and guns, drugs, and explicit photos. the first way fitness is on the stand right now in the hunter biden trial, and we have new details on the prosecution s case and how personal and uncomfortable it s likely to get for the president s son. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines content inside politics we begin with breaking news, new deta
represents mesothelioma victims and their families. if you or a loved one who has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, call us now hey, on inside politics, border, crack down. president biden is unveiling his most aggressive move, yet to stop illegal immigration. it would sharply restrict asylum claims. the goal here is political protection, but so far the backlash is bipartisan plus, i will not be intimidated what words from attorney general merrick garland, who is testifying on capitol hill right now. he s pushing back on the republicans who baselessly accused him of quote weaponizing the justice department against republicans and guns, drugs, and explicit photos. the first way fitness is on the stand right now in the hunter biden trial, and we have new details on the prosecution s case and how personal and uncomfortable it s likely to get for the president s son. i m dana bash. let s go behind the