if you dig into it more you see people are dissatisfied for different reasons. bill: i didn t see a lot of good news in the polling. came out late last night. also with regard to the president. job performance at 54% disapproval. he has that to chew on. dysfunctional family. we asked whether or not how would you characterize the government today? a lot of people saw it that way as dysfunctional government. however, we had larry kudlow on two days ago and he painted a slightly rosier picture than we expected. dana: for the economy and the white house is counting on that and the outgoing chef of staff ron klain pointed to that as he was leaving. the biden plan is working. if there is a recession they expect it to be mild. if you are dealing with that and somebody who has dipped into your 401k trying to make ends meet it doesn t feel that way. the president s number at 45% is about what it was the end of december. they think they ve had some good headlines in january with th
some leopard tanks to ukraine while holding back the american-made abrams model. what s the difference, and can ukraine get some tanks before russia ramps up its war in the spring? plus, a new investigation opened in new mexico into a republican candidate s campaign possibly being laced with money from fentanyl sales just days after his arrest accused of plotting to shoot the homes of his democratic rivals. and julia roberts made her a household name. coming up, the real erin brockovich is here on a mission to help military families. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper and we start with the world lead in what appears to be a standoff between the united states and germany when it comes to giving more heavy weapons to ukraine. more than 50 countries and organizations met at ramstein air base in germany led by top military leaders but the group failed to come to an agreement on one of ukraine s most pressing request, whether or not germany will send the leopard tanks to i
we re going to take you to one of the hardest-hit areas where almost an entire island was decimated. and her rescue during the hurricane made headlines. a nurse desperately trying to get to work was caught in the rising floodwaters. thankfully a nearby reporter was there, saved her and saw her. and that is my guest tonight. good evening, i m erin burnett. out front tonight, ian s fury still remains an extremely dangerous storm making its way through the carolinas tonight. let me show you this powerful video showing a pier in north myrtle beach torn into pieces as the hurricane came ashore. the storm surge ripping through neighborhoods like the ones i m showing you here, leaving even more destruction of homes in its wake. even these homes built up on sticks. so many of them deeply damaged. and parts of charleston s historic downtown also underwater. and tonight there is still concern for life-threatening floods as the storm could dump up to 12 inches of rain as it moves no
pushing heavy rain and wind into cities that are vulnerable with flooding. after the path wiped out florida s west coast leaving parts of the state swamped, draining vital resources, emergency rooms forced to turn away patients, in the state s costliest hurricane on record. plus, putin makes his land grab official, the biggest annexation and absorb in europe, as protesters here leave their mark vandalizing the russian consulate. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper, hurricane ian making his third landfall in south carolina after previously hitting florida and cuba earlier this week. residents of south carolina are looking southward no doubt at what happened in florida with dread. in the sunshine state, clean up beginning. ian decimated parts of fort myers beach, winds whipping hotels, restaurants, it s a similar scene on sanibel island, homes, hotels, docks, destroyed, littering the beaches with debris. listen to how president biden described the destruction earlier today
voters pause. bill: john fetterman giving a disqualifying performance in tuesday night s debate. without that seat the party will have a harder time holding onto the chamber of congress. that now prompting some major damage control from the white house. the president has found him to be impressive, incredibly bright and talented person who is just as capable as always to carry out his office the duties of his office as he is lieutenant governor currently and great ability and heartfelt concern for the people of the commonwealth and that s what the president has observed himself. bill: peter doocy reports from the white house. analysis from matt gorman. bryan llenas from philly and that s where we begin on this thursday morning. good morning. as anxious democrats express concerns lieutenant governor fetterman s tough debate performance appearance was a mistake, the fetterman campaign is doing all it can to shift the focus back to the issue of abortion. fetterman s