Trumps interview with new Meet The Press moderator kristen welker. Well have more of his comments including the delusion hes taken credit for following the 2020 election. Plus, President Joe Biden is in new york this morning ahead of the speech tomorrow in front of the United Nations. Well have a preview of what else is on his agenda for the highly anticipated summit. And also ahead, the latest from capitol hill on the looming Government Shutdown. Republicans have a new shortterm solution, but its not clear if they have enough votes from within their own party to pass it. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, september 18th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. And well begin with this. Former President Donald Trump takes responsibility for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Let that sink in. In a wideranging exclusive interview with new Meet The Press moderator kristen welker, trump saud it was, quote, his call to believe the false
No deal. Autoworkers back on the picket lines after a weekend of negotiations. This morning the impact of the uaws unprecedented strike against the big three. Inside the flood zone. This morning ian pannell on the front line of the flooding in libya that left thousands of people dead. Countdown to a shutdown . Less than two weeks for congress to pass bills to keep the government running. Why a new gop proposal could be dead on arrival. Comedian Russell Brand under fire. Katy perrys ex accused of Sexual Assault by five women. How hes responding this morning. Breast cancer deaths by county. The new study that looks at where you live and the impact on your risk. What you can do to take control of your health. Social security surprise. The new warning for hundreds of thousands of americans. The government sending bills to some recipients, demanding money back that it overpaid. One former Postal Service worker said she had to sell her home to make her balance. You can ring my bell ring my b
Years in the making. Five americans wrongfully detained in iran are now on a plane and its just taken off from tehran on their way to freedom. Were there headed just next, details on all this and the deal that was made that led to their release. Also this hour, one of Donald Trumps codefendants heads to court. Jeffrey clark, the former Justice Department official, now arguing why his case should move out of georgia and into federal court. A sheriffs deputy ambushed and killed. A reward now offered to help find the suspect as a clue emerges they hope will lead to an arrest. Im john berman with sara sidner and kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. Just moments ago, a qatari jet carrying Five Americans imprisoned in iran took off from tehran and is tet to arrive in doha, qatar. Three have all been imprisoned for more than five years. The identities of two other americans in the deal have not yet been released. Its all part of a complex u. S. iran deal involving the release of 6 billion
Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world, weve got a lot to get, lets get into it. Fuelling another neighbor closer to the u. S. Biden is describing washington as a comprehensive partner with hanoi. It puts the u. S. In the same level as china, russia, india and south korea. And it comes as biden looks to counter chinas influence in the developing world. Cnns anna coren is live in hanoi, vietnam, with more. Does this affect the u. S. China relationship and more significantly the u. S. China tensions. Reporter thats a very good question. I guess time will tell, obviously watching this visit very closely. President biden will be returning to the United States with multibillion dollar deals. That is what is being done here, the largest being boeing, 7. 8 billion. 50 737 max aircraft will be sold. Other deals being done, nvidia, microsoft, we know mcorp. And marvel have done deals. This has been highly productive. This is obviously about trade and investment. But it
Newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. We begin with the breaking news and the surprise outcome of a republican versus republican political fight in the State Of Texas. Attorney general ken paxton is thanking his supporters and slamming what he calls the sham impeachment proceeding against him. Just a few hours ago the state senate voted to acquit paxton on 16 charges of abusing his office to help a donor. The Attorney General says now that the, quote, truth has prevailed he will get back to work defending the Constitutional Rights of texans, so he says. Ed lavandera joins me from the texas state house in austin. Ed, tell us more. Reporter hey, jim. The last few hours as reaction has been pouring in reacting to the acquittal of Attorney General ken paxton, it is exposing what can probably only be described as an allout civil war between various factions of the Republican Party here in texas. As weve mentioned just a short while ago, ken paxton was acquitted by the majority of republica