Actually pushed back and yell back at the president. And what could be a very tense speech at the same time, democrats view this speech is very high stakes. They see the poll numbers, they see people concerned about the president s age and fitness for office. And some hope that his speech tonight will reassure those skeptical voters are you worried that the age issue though, is significant liability for him theres nothing joe biden can do to change the numbers after his name . What he can do is be a sharp, funny, aggressive, real presence, authentic, and peoples minds. I dont know if an old white guy can come out and say hes not an old white guy, right . You are who you are. Well, if hes a liar, he should be called out. Well see how he how he talks tonight. And then ill decide then of course, Marjorie Taylor greene was one of those republicans who did you yell loud ad joe biden last week calling it last year, calling him a liar on the house for making very clear there that she is not a
Big win for trump just in time for Super Tuesday, the lead starts right now. All Nine Supreme Court justices agree. Colorado cannot judge just kicked trump off its 2024 ballots, regardless of what he did on january 6 coming up the sharp divide we see in the court over important details despite this unanimous ruling. Plus well get reaction from trumps Top Republican challenger, nikki haley and from a conservative judge who thought the us Supreme Court should disqualify ill fight trump. Also this hour. A white house, welcome for a key israeli official, not nicknamed bebe instead, the welcome is for bibi is cheap political opponent. Does this signal a new strategy for the United States . Top Biden Administration official john kirby is here to respond and cnn on the ground found in yet another war torn country, this time its hating. Were there to see up close how the explosion of gangs and crime have taken over. Plus how haitis problems spill into the United States welcome to the lead. Im
Today at the State Capitol building demand ending new laws on the books after that controversial ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court classifying frozen embryos as children plus a must see Special Report disturbing discovery after cnn spent weeks combing through video of damage in gaza, comparing that with satellite imagery. And two accounts of those who survived strikes in the war ravaged region. And leading this hour, the moment House Republicans have been trying to score for months and their Impeachment Inquiry into joe biden, the president today star witness, the president s son, hunter biden, finally giving closed door testimony as republicans try to connect hunters sketchy Business Dealings to his father with us now to discuss democratic congressman robert garcia, hes a member of the House Oversight committee. He was in the room for Hunter Bidens testimony today. Congressman, thanks for joining us. So hunter biden in his Opening Statement today, were told said, quote, i did not in
Off the cuff, President Biden sticking to a script. But in terms of the level of factual accuracy, i mean, it was scripted in an accurate way this week to hear from the president. The former president said what he wanted to, and much of it was not true. So i dont have any factchecks of President Biden here. But i think thats for an obvious reason remarkable. Daniel dale, glad to have you on standby. Thank you for that. And as we start the top of the new hour here on the lead, you just saw President Biden and donald trump wrapping up those competing very different appearances on the southern border, how their messaging on immigration is playing 1,700 miles away in washington. And speaking of congress, is the job of another House Speaker potentially on the line . Today . Mike johnson helped get a new shortterm Spending Bill passed. But thats really his problem. His conservative rightwing flank wants a longterm solution. Last, i checked the republicans actually have a majority in the hous
With jake tapper starts right now the man trump calls old crow, is flying the coop the leads Ich Mcconnell there with his own 2024 plants, stepping down as Senate Republican leader, though hes going to stay on as a senator from kentucky. The new era of republican politics. Now, loading as a new highstakes restate kicks into gear to replace mcconnell, odds are the winter will likely be an old white guy named John Plus A Monster Wildfire in Texas Exploding at one point burning through 150 football fields a minute charring through land 11 size 11 times the size of washington, dc. Were going to go live on the ground as this fire and wide open land prompts evacuations in its path and President Bidens date with the dr. The report, do any moments after his annual physical welcome to the lean. Im jake tapper. We start with our Politics Lead and the end of an era on capitol hill, senator Mitch Mcconnell, the longest serving Congressional Party leader in american history, announced today hes ste