In the cnn newsroom. Im wolf blitzer in washington. Tonight, President Biden will deliver his state of the Union Address, making his case for a second term. It could be the most consequential speech of his presidency. The president is expected to draw a stark contrast between his vision for the country and Donald Trumps message of revenge and retribution. But the speech comes as President Biden trails as gop rival in nearly every recent poll with many pointed to concerns over his age and Mental Fitness. And that as Top Democrats speculating that the American People might be less concerned with what he said does that how we says it . And theyre urging President Biden does show the nation the fiery president. They say, they see Behind Closed Doors. Cnns White House Correspondent Arlette Saenz is joining us right now. Shes out there on the north lawn of the white house. Arlette, how does the president plan to get his message across to voters and tens of millions of people will be watching
Jake tapper and we start today with Breaking News and a cnn exclusive for the first time the man and only previously known as Employee Number five. In the Trump Federal classified documents case, is publicly going on the record about what he saw Behind The Scenes at maralago and how he ended up handling boxes of classified documents without even knowing it or having the clearance to do so trump Employee Number five is a man named brian butler he has worked at maralago for 20 years. He wasnt just any regular employee. We should note he handled the car service at trumps florida resort. Often directly making sure that donald trump and all of his belongings were moved from place to place, meaning he saw moments and movements and heard conversations that are now part of special counsel jack smiths indictment of Donald Trumps cnns Kaitlan Collins, Katelyn Polantz, our breaking the story for us and joining us now, Kaitlan Collins, it start with you, so you sat down with butler earlier today.
The Man Trump Belittles as sleepy joe seemed quite fiery last night as the president tries to flip the script launching a campaign blitz, just one day after his forceful kind of political state of the Union Address. Plus Donald Trumps oneonone at maralago today, meeting with Hungarys Viktor Orban ban. The authoritarian leader, knowing, known for antiimmigration nationalist rhetoric, who often cozies up to Vladimir Putin and attempts to stop the aid. See what happened when cnn confronted israeli protesters, determined to make sure little food, if any, makes it into gaza despite the overwhelming human and tharon crisis welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper and we start today with our politics lead in the white house in an all Reelection Blitz trying to capture on any momentum from President Bidens fiery and rather political state of the Union Address last night in which the president referenced donald trump, at least a dozen times in less than an hour, we expect to hear from the president
All you watching us here in the United States, canada, and around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. President biden is calling on israel to consider other ways to deal with hamas as conditions in gaza grow more dire. Israel is scaling up its Military Action in lebanon with deadly strikes. Will look at what Israels Defense Forces say they are targeting. Plus both us president ial front runners campaigned in georgia today, laying out their swingstate its strategies as they worked to turn undecided voters heads live from atlanta. This is cnn and then newsroom with Kim Brunhuber resin biden is still hoping to beat the clock and reach a ceasefire deal in gaza before ramadan diplomats are becoming skeptical, it can be done by the start of the muslim holiday to night, which was their goal. But an interview released on Saturday Biden said an agreement is still possible areas i want to see a ceasefire and im starting with a major Major Exchange of prisoners for a sixweek period
Step counter the sport matt and wireless remote call. Now, im rafael romo at the Georgia State capitol in atlanta this is cnn coming out firing President Biden takes on republicans and tries to put to rest any doubts from democrats as he delivers a State Of The Union. Unlike those weve seen in the past, those same lawmakers in the audience meantime, face a midnight deadline to prevent a partial Government Shutdown. The senate needing to pass bills, keep the lights on for the government. A heavy lift in a sharply divided chambers, plus a new report on uvalde leads to frustration and fury from the community, from parents who lost children in the massacre and are still waiting for account and ability nearly two years later, were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central today, President Biden, looking to care curry some beltway momentum into Battleground States. Next hour hell be in pennsylvania after delivering the type of feisty