Counter kim jongun s nuclear buildup at this point, analyst on kit ponder believes the u. S. Needs to stop focusing on nonproliferation. Forget about trying to stop kim from manufacturing more nuclear weapons. Ponder believes the u. S. Should now focus on deterrence and mitigating the risks of a new clear confrontation involving north korea. Brian todd, cnn, washington all right. Brian todd, thanks so much for that report. The next hour of cnn newsroom starts now are in the cnn newsroom. I m jessica dean in new york. We re now just over 50 days from election day. We re entering a critical phase in this race as the trump and harris campaigns ramp up, efforts to win over undecided voters in key battleground states. And today, harris this is running mate tim walz holding a rally in wisconsin as former president donald trump and his vp pick j. D. Vance attended events in nevada and north carolina. Vice president harris just been several days trying to peel away voters from trump campaignin
Tonight, throwing in the towel, Donald Trump decides against a debate rematch. But could anything changed his mind . Plus Fear And Hate in springfield, ohio, the city thats been torn apart after trumps spreads false claims of migrants eating pets and dogs the Citys Mayor is live with me tonight on Laura Coates live question. Why doesnt Donald Trump wanted debate Kamala Harris again, im anyone the real reason he doesnt want to do so is because he thinks he lost all because he his brother thinks he actually won. And we watched him a profess to be a winner at all times. And the most consequential moments, even falsely claiming and doubling down at every turn, by The Way, that he won the 2020 election. He has been relentless fighting to prove it at every turn, even when the data is in front of them. But now Donald Trump is facing against his nature, the man who loves a huge Tv Ratings and he has not back down from a fight apparently, does not now want to fight for a rematch or a fight in g
recognizing the january six investigation. renewed focus by jack smith s investigators on a 2020 oval office meeting where trump allies allegedly skimmed what the former president about seizing voting machines and overturning the election. also tonight, where s prigozhin? no word from the wagner mercenary leader supposedly ex out to belarus for leading a mutiny against the kremlin. as he returned to the motherland? and what will vladimir putin due to him there? and marjorie taylor greene, is she too much, even pretty conservative freedom caucus. a report that she may have been boarded up by her fellow republicans. we begin tonight with the breaking news, what multiple sources are telling cnn about that turbulent december 18th 2020 oval office meeting, involving the former president on the disgraced general michael flynn, lawyer sydney powell and former dot com ceo. our kaitlan collins is part of the reporting team that has the exclusive. she joins me here. what have you learn
himself will be investigated by kevin mccarthy as we reported earlier. all the justice department people and i ve been speaking to from a book i ve been working on saying that have been incredibly careful, and they would only act if they had crystal clear evidence. this is gonna be perceived as political by half of the country so it s a monumental development and we ll see if their evidence holds up in court, but it s just a shocking series of events tonight. given what s going on at the u.s. justice department now. we are blessed that david rohde, pulitzer prize reporter and executive editor for the new york stock com is working on a book that s what s happening at the justice department. david thank you for joining us. tonight thank you. all right, that s gonna do it for me for now. ali vultures gonna be here tomorrow but don t go anywhere because right now it s time for the last word with lawrence o donnell good evening lawrence. good evening rachel and this is one o