State of israel. The theme from this president continues. Ivanka trump must be very proud of her dad tonight and probably just watch for an ivanka leak in the coming days how she tried to talk her father to change the language. Its a classic ivanka move. The president executed a move rarely seen in modern day politics, he denied something he confirmed yesterday which was then denying what the white house was denying that day like a flipflop flip. Its a move rarely seen because it might make voters think the person doing it is either a, unstable, b, not a genius or c, truly has no idea what they are saying at any given moment or d, all of the above. The president was asked for a second straight day about the white house looking at the possibility of cutting payroll taxes, which was first reported by tthe Washington Post. Here is what he said today and unless youre simone biles, prepare yourself for your very first back flip. I mean, im looking at a tax cult n cut now, we dont need it. W
Trump says he is considering payroll tax cuts despite denials from the white house all week and the administrations insistence that the u. S. Economy is doing just great. This comes as brand new krrn polls out this morning show americans getting a bit jittery about the economy, and the president s approval number has also slipped a tad. Joining us now is 2020 democratic candidate, former secretary hJulian Castro. I want to get your reaction to the news as one capitol hill source told me, the effort to expand background checks is dead, not going to happen. The president has abandoned those efforts which before he called meaningful and common sense. My question to you, though, and i know you want to get elected president which youd be inaugurated in 2021, before then, next week, next month, what should democrats in Congress Push to achieve . Well, they should continue to push as they have, passing legislation for common sense gun safety including universal background checks. And they sho
Security advisors and cabinet officials over potential peace talks with the taliban a resulting deal could lead to final exit of our troops in the country and end to americas longest running war. This morning republican senator Lindsey Graham talked about on sunday morning futures leaving that could resume repeated attacks on the homeland. We cant leave afghanistan without Counterterrorism Force or intel capability to protect us a against a 9 11 because al qaeda and is isis is live in afghanistan. Reporter isis claiming responsibility for that attack. A few hours ago the group posting a propaganda photo of the man they claim was perpetrator. Terrorism experts say this move has become a signature for the terrorist group who use aftermath of attacks to spread hate far and wide across the internet. One guest at the wedding overnight where the attack unfolded described the scene. Take a listen. Translator around 1200 guests were invited to the wedding. I was with the groom in the other roo
The white house tells us the president has been brief, as you would expect, is monitoring the situation. Very fluidmoving situation at this hour. 7 00 on the east coast in philadelphia. Breaking news correspondent Trace Gallagher joins us now. He has the very latest details in the case tonight. Good evening, trace. Good evening, martha. A moment to go Philadelphia Police still pushing reporters and others away from the scene, so clearly there appears to be a huge continued sense of urgency. People on scene have not heard gunshots for several minutes. You can see that s. W. A. T. Units are Still Holding a position on rooftops and behind buildings. At one point the scanner traffic was all about identifying the location of the various officers behind the cars, behind the buildings, on top of the roofs so there wouldnt be any chance of any friendly fire incidents. The local news reports say there is at least one officer still trapped inside. You mentioned earlier there were two. We know th
Cnns Senior International correspondent ivan watson is there at the hong kong airport. Ivan, tell us about the situation there on the ground now. Reporter well, brianna, its calmed down considerably, but about an hour ago, this area here right by the Japan Airlines ticketing desk in the departures terminal was mobbed with a very tense crowd of hundreds of protesters who had encancircledo individuals here. I saw some of them beating a man on the ground, others trying to protect him. This went on for some time until first aid workers were able to finally bring that person out on a gurney out of the airport. He has since been identified as a journalist working for the Chinese State news outlet, global times. Ive looked at his passport. Its among some of the personal effects that some of the protesters here have seized and that theyre now going through and displaying here. But long story short, it was a very ugly scene in what is normally a bustling transport hub. This is described as the