I am from tennessee, chattanooga. And im thrilled to sit here today with the senator to discuss suffrage history. Let get started. Absolutely. Our first question. Tennessee has such a pivotal role in the story of womens fight for the revote. Do you have a favorite moment or suffragists from the story of tennessees battle for the 19th amendment . When you look at this battle you have to say the entire environment is the favorite moment. When you think about it as the war of the roses and the attitude the suffragists carried in, they were civil. We were gracious. They were polite. They met 40 at the Hermitage Hotel. Someone when they had who was prosuffrage they gave them a yellow rose to pin on their lapel. So when you talk about favorite moments you have to talk about that attitude that seems to permeate this. We are going to get it done. We are going to get it done right. We are going to get this job finished. Enough, tennessee had suffered clubs all across the state. Suffrage clubs a
welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, december 17th. i m amara walker. i m omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. look, we are looking at a lot of things, watching a lot of things. namely, the biden campaign are accusing donald trump of parroting adolf hitler after the former president made disturbing comments about immigrants at a rally. senators are working on big immigration changes as they try to reach a deal on ukraine funding. severe weather impacted millions at the start of last-minute christmas shopping and holiday travel. and in israel the idf facing scrutiny after soldiers accidentally killed israeli hostages in gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu acknowledges international pressure but adds, we are in a war for our existence. and could not just rocks, but hot rocks that glow brighter than the sun be the key to helping us end our dependence on fossil fuels? we will look at the new innovative way to address the climate crisis ahead on cnn this morn
i would say the crib bars are too high for the grandpa. that was adorable. we ve been ending the show with a lot of singing this morning. that sounded on tune. the next morning of cnn this morning starts now. good morning and welcome to cnn this morning. it s sunday, december 17th. i m omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. hello, omar, good to be with you. i m amara walker. here is what we re watching this morning. immigration is front and center on the campaign trail and on capitol hill. the biden campaign is condemning the former president s newest comments while trying to secure funding for ukraine. severe weather is set to impact millions, especially along the east coast. we re tracking who can expect the worst of it and when. and in israel the idf is facing new scrutiny after soldiers accidentally killed israeli hostages in gaza. we have latest on efforts to free the hostages still in captivity. a man is canada is charged with murder over suicide kits
With the israeli gaza strip. Im confident theyre going to act on the rules of war. Theres a standard that democratic countries and institutions will go by, and so im confident that theres going to be an ability for the in gaz have access to medicine and food and water. That was President Joe Biden yesterday on 60 minutes as palestinians in gaza are in dire need of humanitarian aid. Well go live to israel in just a moment. Meanwhile, the United States military is increasing its presence in the middle east amid a threat from iran and another terrorist group. And also ahead, back here at home, an update on the speakers race. Republicans have a vote planned for tomorrow, but it appears that their nominee does not have the support he needs. Well go through that and what could come next on capitol hill. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this monday, october 16th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us that is poised to be a busy week. Well begin this mor
anna: our first question. tennessee has such a pivotal role in the story of women s fight for the vote. do you have a favorite moment or suffragists from the story of tennessee s battle for the 19th amendment? sen. blackburn: when you look at this battle you have to say the entire environment is the favorite moment. when you think about it as the war of the roses and the attitude the suffragists carried in, they were civil. they were gracious. they were polite. tea at theor e hermitage hotel. and then when they had someone who was pro-suffrage they gave them a yellow rose to pin on their lapel. so when you talk about favorite moments you have to talk about that attitude that seems to permeate this. we are going to get it done. we are going to get it done right. we are going to get this job finished. interestingly enough, tennessee had suffrage clubs all across the state. instead of a moment, i would say it was truly that environment they created. that they could do this and d