for joining us. the newest continues now on cnn it s thursday, april 4, right now on cnn this morning, an outrage president biden set to speak with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the fall cloud growing after a strike kills aid workers in gaza. a race against time and taiwan rescuers rushed to save workers, struck, stuck in minds and people trapped in buildings after that deadly earthquake delayed, denied. a judge rejects donald trump s effort to stall his hush money trial all right 5:00 a.m. here in washington, alive. look at capitol hill good morning, everyone. i m kasie hunt, it s wonderful to have you with us. just hours from now. president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will talk on the phone for the first time. since an israeli airstrike killed seven world central kitchen aid workers in gaza, a senior administration official says biden is angry and will express his frustrations. but the white house says there s been no us shif
just into cnn, brand-new poll numbers that spell trouble for president biden s campaign in two key battleground states. plus, former president donald trump not testifying after all today in his civil fraud trial in new york. so what changed? and with time running out for aid to ukraine, a special guest will appear at the white house this week. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it s monday, december 11th, 5:00 a.m. here in washington where we have new cnn poll numbers this morning in two critical battleground states. the news is not great for president biden and his campaign. the numbers show donald trump leading in both georgia and michigan. in georgia a state biden carried by a very narrow margin in 2020. registered voters say they prefer trump over biden by 5%. in michigan where biden carried in 2020, polls show trump ten points up, up 10% in each polled in each state say they wouldn t support et cetera candidate. t
hi, bret, how are you doing? bret: good. i appreciate it. good evening, welcome to washington. breaking tonight, actually moments ago, president biden telling democratic donors in boston, quote: if trump wasn t running, i m not sure i would be running. insisting democrats cannot let the former president win. we ll talk more about the president s messaging later in the show. meantime today on capitol hill, jewish students at some of the top colleges and universities in the country said they are in fear for their lives on campus. those students and some top administrators appeared on capitol hill today. the educators were grilled about their school s failure to provide protection in the midst of anti-semitic incidents. congressional correspondent aishah hasnie is live on capitol hill tonight with the latest. good evening, aishah. bret, good evening to you. tonight, the presidents of those universities are defending their actions, even as jewish students who aren t on thei
did hunter biden just call the republican s bluff. the president s son agrees to testify to congress but under one condition. trending in america s crime crisis this so-called crash and grab robbery. we will show you what that is all about. and growing concerns over a new respiratory virus from china. is this deja vu all over again? but, first, breaking tonight, as another group of hostages is released by hamas, we are learning some of the remaining captives are no longer in hamas custody. the israeli defense forces say some hostages are being held by other terror groups, making them harder to find. this comes as the truce is interrupted by sporadic violence. correspondent nate foy is in northern israel to begin our coverage tonight. hi, nate. nate: good evening, john. tonight 12 hostages back in israel and finally reuniting with their families after just going through absolute hell in hamas captivity for 53 straight days. for a moment today it appeared that the possible ex
right now on early start, the final hours of a truce between israel and hamas, both sides say they d like an extension. plus, more gaza hostages could walk free in the coming hours. israel says they have a list of who gets released next. and internal turmoil at the white house. one report says divisions over the israel/hamas war have roiled biden s team like no other issue of his presidency. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m kasie hunt. it s monday, november 27th. 5:00 a.m. here in washington. it s noon in gaza where the truce between hamas and israel is entering its fourth an possibly final day. overnight, hamas sent israel the list of hostages it plans to release today. the militant group released 17 hostages yesterday. including 4-year-old american israeli abigail idan. israel released 39 palestinians in return both sides are discussing the possibility of extending the truce. the exchanges and influx of humanitarian ai