cnn poll numbers show america s deep pessimism about the economy might be easing up. every hour 70% of americans don t want a biden/trump rematch. alan weisselberg on the verge of pleading guilty for if the second time. this time to a purge charge. donald trump creates a culture of lying. if you are associated with him, have to be very, very careful for taking a risk. four of the seven migrants charged. this attack last week on two new york police officers may be fleeing to mexico. what we re seeing is a collision of things that have deeply affected new york and the country. i wish he would have killed us instead. the mother of the oxford, michigan, shooter, defending herself. who is responsible for storing the gun. my husband is. good friday morning, top of the hour. i m phil mattingly in new york. a week that saw donald trump and joe biden squaring up for a likely new rematch. donald trump s lead is up four points, identical to what it was in the fall.
k c cnn this morning continues right now. good morning. it s friday, the top of the hour. in just a few hours, president biden and first lady and the secretary of defense will head to delaware to join grieving families of three american families killed in jordan and attend the dignified transfer of their remains at dover air force base. on thursday, the pentagon chief confirmed a multi-tiered response is coming. it s unclear when the u.s. plans to launch that retaliation. sources telling cnn, iran did appear to be surprised by the attack by the proxies. overnight, iran s president said he would not start any war but did vow to, quote, respond strongly to bullies. here we are again. this is coming the day the president signed the executive order targeting israeli settlers who attack palestinians. he is going to meet later today with the families of the fallen american soldiers. as he is navigating this at home as well and dealing with everything that s going on in the