cnn this morning starts right now. well, good morning, everyone, i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. a lot to get to. specifically politics. pre-christmas campaign push lands in iowa today. donald trump, ron desantis and nikki haley all holding events there, sharpening their closing messages and attacks against one another this morning. a new signal the trump campaign is concerned about one candcand candidate s growing momentum. abbott signing a controversial bill making illegal immigration a state crime that will allow texas police to make mass arrests. the protests and threats of legal challenges already under way. and bursts of lava and smoke filling the sky in iceland today as a volcano dramatically erupted overnight after weeks of warnings. threatening a geothermal power plant. cnn this morning starts right now. new this morning, it looks like donald trump may be feeling some pressure in new hampshire as nikki haley chipped away at what was a huge
ukraine stands and democracy stands. a vital message delivered by president joe biden today. made more significant when he delivered the words from kyiv itself. he walks side-by-side with president zelenskyy and the ukrainian capital. it s a moment filled with symbolism with an american president ineffectively a war zone with daily bombardment from russia s forces. two presidents who visit war zones like iraq or afghanistan. president biden delivered a message not just to president zelenskyy and the ukrainian people but to western allies as well as the russians. the message is that america the financial a military backer of ukraine is in it for the long haul. for you and all ukrainians, your mind the world every single day with the meaning of the word courage is. all sectors of your economy and all walks of life and it is astounding. astounding. it is priceless and worth fighting for for as long as it takes and that is how long we will be with you mr. president, for as long
on ron desantis kicking a off his world tour. we begin with jacqui. hi, jacqui. hi, sandra. there s questions about whether this announcement will be for lack of a better word kind of a rush job. we have not seen any recent blitz across the states to tout his achievements like we were told would happen with the president. there s reports that campaign staffing decisions haven t been made yet. and there s not any major announcement. no event for that announcement anyway that we know of. instead, we re told to expect an announcement over social media according to reports. that is the president s preferred method of communication lately. the white house is continuing to side step traditional media, keeping him at a distance and setting up influencers to get their messaging out. biden didn t give any hints this afternoon. ready to run again, mr. president? might be an uphill battle regardless of the roll-out. and nbc news poll shows 70% of americans don t want president biden
ukraine. he warned the west that he is not bluffing. if the territorial integrity of our country is threatened with a without doubt use whatever means to protect russian our people. this is not a bluff. and those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds could also blow in their direction. speak up body reacted moments ago. let us put speak plainly, a prominent member the united nations security council invaded its neighbor. attempted to erase a sovereign state from the map. russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the united nations charter. no more important, then the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force. again, just today, president putin has made overt nuclear threats against era and reckless disregard for the responsibilities of a nonproliferation regime. that was the opening of his address, and it began very strongly by saying that the united nations security council
mar-a-lago than it initially on. review trump records. highly political. never happened before. president biden is expected to announce $10,000 in student loan debt cancellation. forgiving federal college student loan debt will cost between 300 million and a trillion dollars. a blatant attempt to buy votes. cost savvy couples pitching nights out cheap rental trucks. one celebrating one year anniversary rented a u-haul. brian: ocean city, new jersey, up until 4:00 in the morning. someone left the lights on. bill is going to be through the roof. you are looking at what the world looks like right before the sun shows itself as the sun. you are looking at somewhat of a dark orange which leads to a lighter yellow. steve: why was everybody up until 4:00 in the morning? brian: because it was tuesday and it s the summer. and we are closing out a summer where no one seems to be working besides us, no one seems to be working this week. katie: curious about how many