requires every single democratic vote plus vice president kamala harris. manchin released a statement earlier in the week, and he said this. i can t support $3.5 trillion more in spending when we have already spent $5.4 trillion since last march. at some point, all of us, regardless of party, must ask the simple question, how much is enough? what i have made clear to the president and democratic leaders is that spending trillions more on new and expanded government programs when we can t even pay for the essential social programs like social security and medicare, is the definition of fiscal insanity. sinema held her cards closer to the vest. tweeting that in august, she had shared her detailed concerns and priorities, including dollar figures, with president biden and senate majority leader chuck schumer. here s an indication of her importance. this week, biden and his aides met with sinema four times in one day. for their attempts to grapple with the actual numbers and cost
for welcoming the air every day. i m also very hope that you ll stick around as we start this new adventure. in the meantime, have a great weekend, don t go anywhere cnn this morning starts right now good friday morning, everyone. so glad you re with us. i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. the controversy over ivf injecting a new political debate in the 2024 campaign. what president biden i missing and what donald trump is not. also today, the biden administration is set to punish vladimir putin for the death of alexey navalny, new reporting ahead on the scope of a new sanctions package, including ones directly targeting the russian president. and we are so bad. the us touching down on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. how it all happened and what s next for them? mission senior this morning starts right now well, the impact of alabama is unprecedented. court ruling that frozen embryos are indeed children that is reverberating across t
whitfield, our special coverage of the south carolina republican presidential primary all right, starts right now with wolf blitzer and erin burnett welcome to cnn special coverage of the south carolina republican primary i m wolf blitzer in washington. erin burnett joins us from new york we re just three hours away right now from the polls closing. donald trump is expected to dominate in nikki haley s home state where she was twice elected governor. but haley says she s quote, not going anywhere and plans to continue until the very last person votes. south carolina s primary, erin pick up our reported its open wolf, as you know, it means democrats and independents can cast ballots in the gop race, which is a significant thing, the trump campaign at a weak showing among independent voters as you ll remember in new hampshire, the real question though is whether that will be enough to close the gap between haley and trump in south carolina. whereas well, you ve been saying th
tornado watches and warnings are in effect right now for parts of mississippi all the way to georgia. it comes as the death toll is rising after those massive storms. toward through seven states, and now at least nine people are dead. dozens more injured. there were over 50 sidings of tornadoes, including 22 in illinois, 12 and arkansas aid in iowa. in arkansas. three people are dead after the violent storms swept through that state. the national weather service has confirmed at least two tornadoes have touched down in the state. girl out of commotion and stuff that it was just over. i go outside, and it s crazy as people get blood all over their faces. three people were killed when an apparent tornado ripped through sullivan, indiana, first responders work through the night to clear the streets so they could get to the places hit hardest. and illinois baseball sized hail damage. some vehicles so badly that they had to be towed from the roadway. but the hardest hit areas a sm
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