the republican party slow march into autocracy, led by donald trump. the one day dictator wannabe. in a speech last night at the new york young republicans club gala, the gop front runner did not back down from his comment last week that he would only be dictator on day one of a possible second term in office. instead, he doubled down on it. baker today, in the new york times, he said that i want to be a dictator. i didn t say that. i said i want to be a dictator for one day. but the new york times said, and you know why i want to be a dictator? because i want a wall, right? i want to wall, and i want to drill, drill, drill. reporter: for all the lying that he does, there is no reason not to believe him when he says he wants to be dictator for one day, what is unbelievable about it is that trump, who is not known for his restraint himself discipline, we only want to be dictated for a day. it is significant and disturbing escalation of rhetoric even for donald trump, becau
ahead on cnn newsroom. it became clear that president magill didn t really seem to have a very strong grasp on the situation on the ground on campus. fallout at the university of pennsylvania, both the president and the chair of the board resigning. we will have the latest reaction from the college and its students. plus, gaza shelters are teaming with infectious diseases. i will speak to an official in gaza about the rampant spread of diseases among the displaced. and we will also take you live to dough hoe where some of the leading voices are discussing regional diplomacy options for the israel-hamas war. university of pennsylvania president liz magill and the head of the school s board of trustees have resigned. it comes after the intense backlash to the comments made by three u.s. university presidents to congress about anti-semitism on their campuses. now, this all began amid a wave of protests over the israel-hamas war. many at college campuses, many of th
israel is hitting what it says are hamas targets across gaza. it s unclear if palestinians are receiving warnings to leave certain areas. a stunning downfall. the president of the university of pennsylvania resigns amid public outrage over her testimony to congress about anti-semitism on campus. leaders of venezuela and guyana have agreed to meet because of a dispute over land. we begin this hour in gaza where israeli air strikes and ground operations are ongoing against what israel says are hamas targets across the strip. some of the fiercest battles are said to be in and around the southern city of khan yunis which the idf has described as a hamas stronghold. due to poor communications, it isn t clear if palestinians are able to receive warnings. two large explosions are building in central gaza early saturday setting off a scramble to pull victims from the wreckage. residents say at least 150 people were thought to be sheltering inside. the hamas-run health ministry
as the weather system unleashes fury on the northeast. this is after spawning deadly tornadoes in the south. tennessee was hit especially too hard. thousands are assessing the devastating damage just weeks before christmas. we have been on the ground and we have seen firsthand neighbors helping neighbors. we ve heard stories of combat medics getting out with bags to help people in the middle of the night in the tornado. i ve never been so proud to be mayor as i am right now. a hard time there. all of that plus a vote expected this week in the house to move forward on a baseless impeachment inquiry of the president. i think it s easy to sort of sit and laugh and chuckle at this bungling exercised by house republicans trying to impeach the president based on nothing. there is something more sinister at play here. this impeachment is political retribution. it is political revenge on behalf of president trump. coming up, i m going to speak to judiciary committee member
world. i m bianca nobilo. ahead on cnn newsroom the firestorm leading to the university of pennsylvania president stepping down. one member of congress says expect more to follow. plus the idf tells civilians to leave the center of kahn yunis, but it is not sure that they are getting the message. and oh, [ bleep ]. oh, my god. deadly storm system rips through tennessee, and now several counties are under a state of emergency. the university of pennsylvania president liz mcgill and head of the school s board of trustees have resigned. it comes after the intense backlash to the comments made by three u.s. university presidents to congress about anti-semitism on their campuses. this all began amid a wave of protests over the israel-hamas war. many at college campuses, many of them expressing assume for the palestinian cause. but there is a debate over whether phrases like from the river to the sea amount to a call to eradicate israel. mcgill and the presidents of