is making waves even before he s expected to jump in the presidential race. desantis today signed a bill to defund diversity bill at florida colleges, a clear response to critical race theory being taught in classrooms. he s also changing florida law to allow himself to campaign while serving as governor and to reduce transparency over state spending and travel. desantis is stepping off his turf, sending migrants to states run by democrats. and praising the marine veteran now charged in the subway chokehold death. he also barnstormed betrayal in iowa this weekend when the 45th president cancelled a rally there over weather concerns. donald trump is taking notice and taking aim at desantis. and desantis is indirectly firing back. we must reject the culture of losing that has infected our party in recent years. if we focus the election on the past or on other side issues, then i think the democrats are going to beat us again. trump was asked for his response in a new interv
advisers and longtime loyalist is jumping ship to endorse ron desantis. and he will join me in just a moment to explain why. but first, the florida governor is making waves even before his expected to jump into the presidential race. desantis today signed a bill to de-fund diversity programs at florida colleges. their response to critical race theory being taught in classrooms. he is also changing florida law to allow himself to campaign while serving as governor, and to reduce transparency over his state spending and travel. desantis is also stepping in to ward off his turf, sending migrants to states run by democrats, and wading into a new york city case praising the marine veteran now charged in a subway chokehold death. he also barn stormed a trail of iowa this weekend, where the 45th president canceled a rally there over weather concerns. donald trump is taking notice, and taking aim at desantis. and desantis is indirectly firing back. we must reject the culture of los
at the u. s army base, fort campbell have confirmed the crash of two blackhawk helicopters, and it s believed that the incident could be deadly. we re told the aircraft went down in nearby trigg county around 10 p.m. wednesday night local time these photos from the crash site just into us now they were obtained by wkd z radio. in kentucky. the helicopters were with the 101st airborne division , and we re told that they were doing routine training when the crash occurred as of now, the official status of the crew members is unknown, but in a tweet earlier from kentucky governor andy beshear, he said that fatalities are expected and asked for prayers for those affected. stay with cnn for the very latest will bring you any updates as they come in. it s been four days since three children and three adults were killed in a school shooting and for many in nashville, tennessee , and across america, that pain and recovery will last a long time. the mayor says that the city s heart is
to our viewers watching in the united states, canada and all around the world. i m paula newton ahead this hour. we re following a developing story out of trigg county, kentucky, where two u. s. army helicopters crashed during a training mission. plus pope francis remains in the hospital, where he s being treated for a respiratory infection will go live to rome in just a few moments, and us first lady jill biden was just one of the many people who gathered in nashville , tennessee, to remember the six victims killed in monday s school shooting. and we begin with that developing story in southern kentucky officials at the u. s. army base, fort campbell have confirmed the crash of two blackhawk helicopters and it s believed the incident could be deadly. you know, we are told the aircraft went down in nearby trigg county around 10 p.m. wednesday night. that s local time. the helicopters were with the 101st airborne division, and they were doing apparently routine training when t
the nashville school shooter, school work or home. this is we learned investigators believe audrey hale had some kind of weapons training before gunning down 39 year olds and three adults. plus a stunning new filing in the dominion lawsuit against fox news, newly revealed emails show, fox news chief executive told staff not to fact check trump s election lies because it was quote bad for business. what about what s good for journalism? just a question and then a parent complaints and now a florida school district is reviewing in 1998 disney movie about ruby bridges, integrating a new orleans school. we re talking with the movie screenwriter. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper, and we start today with our national lead in just a few hours from now the city of nashville will come together for a candlelight vigil to honor the three children and three adults gunned down at their school earlier this week, and first lady jill biden, a teacher herself, is also