president of united states his appointed attorney general, the director of fbi, the u.s. attorney, also appointed by president of the united states and special counsel appointed by the attorney general of the united states, what to we do as a country if they stonewall the house of representatives, majority of whom are republicans? what to we do if the national archives, also part of the executive branch is also stonewalling the republicans? what do we do if separation of powers is being violated by the economyi the executive branch, and only body that we think that can enforce the law. this is what i want to talk to but. we have reach a reached a points, with the most dangerous fbi today since history of the fbi. most dangerous department of justice since it was founded by grant in 1870. and we have most dangerous attorney general since george washington hand-picked an attorney general in 1795. attorney general did not become a person who would be confirmed by senate and head
men in uniform. active duty pilots are here with us today. i roll deep, and you guys. talk about an entourage. there they are. thank you guys. thank you, chloe. look of the draw is out today. by the book and chloe, congratulations. cnn this morning continues right now. we had 70-degree weather and now it is again cold and all over the place. we are out here on our own and usually the plows come by and it seems like we are being forgotten about. is not just the whiplash of warmth and cold. it is dangerous and it can be deadly. good morning, everyone. from the mountains of california to the streets of new york city, back to back winter storm staring across our nation. coming up. the dangerous situation unfolding in some mountain towns. will the supreme court scrapped president biden student loan forgiveness program? his education secretary joins us live ahead of today s crucial oral argument. the white house ordering government agencies to delete tiktok from
program, a ruling that will impact millions of people, one of the court s most influential cases this term with implications beyond the student loan issue. the plaintiffs which include six republican-led states, two borrowers who do not qualify for this program, are challenging the legality of the plan which would cancel up to $20,000 in debt for some borrowers. so just to give you an idea of the scope here, outstanding student loan debt in this country is more than $1.7 trillion. the vast majority of that, we re talking more than 90%, is from federal student loans and those are the ones that would be eligible for some forgiveness under biden s plan. so far 16 million borrowers had been approved for that relief. when the legal challenges put the plan on hold, officials estimate the program could cost some $400 billion. education secretary miguel cardona speaking with cnn this morning talked about why the administration is so focused on this and why the administration believ
trillion is where it stands now. and students who do not qualify for the specific program say it is not legal. so far, 26 million have applied for relief and 16 million approved. when the legal challenges put it on hold. and so, we will break it down and speak to a student who says that there is a clear racials a speblgt racial aspect to this as well. we go to jessica outside of the courtroom, and this is a real life impact for millions of borrowers and their families. tell us about this? yes, jim. there are practical ramifications. practical, there are 26 million borrowers who have applied for the program, and 10 million of them have already been approved. but after they appliedyied and approved, lower courts knocked it down. so if this is not approved, then they will not have been approved. but if it is approves the program, then those students will be eligible for that debt relief 60 days from when the decision comes by. but the biden administration says they have th
top fox executive rupert murdoch under oath admitted election lies peddled on his network were simply a business decision, saying, quote, it is not red or blue, it is green. what else did murdoch admit? plus, when winning the battle does not end the danger. cnn treks across a booby tracked land littered with mines in ukraine. but first, the supreme court on the record. hear what the justices said about president biden s plan to cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt, and whether biden even remotely has the authority to do so. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we re starting today in the money lead in fate of president biden s plan to wipe out $400 billion, that s b with a billion now rests with the supreme court. justices today heard oral arguments in two cases challenging biden s plan. the biden administration argued yeah, they have the power to forgive financial loans in order to protect americans brought in by the covid pandemic. six republican states and