With Victor Blackwell, smerconish, the chris wallace show, the Amanpour Hour the weeks biggest stories the weekends hottest topics. Starting today at 8 00 on cnn this morning, im Victor Blackwell and im still feeling that bbe here. We got it. That big vacation ends two weeks away. The, new Victor Blackwell, let me introduce you to him. Big smile, lots of energy two weeks so relaxed and so happy. Well, its good to have you back to leave. Hope weve its great mood last another Hour Everyone here is whats happening today. Former President Donald Trump will be back in butler, Pennsylvania Yeah at the same spot where he survived an Assassination Attempt this summer as Vice President Kamala Harris takes her campaign to North Carolina. The work both campaigns are doing to shore up their support in those critical swing states a month before the election flexion, The Middle East is on edge this morning. The region is waiting for possible retaliatory attack on iran. What President Biden had to sa
Returning to the site of the first Assassination Attempt on his life but butler, pennsylvania, lets go straight to Cnns Alayna Treene and alayna, i know you were also there during that initial Assassination Attempt. We know security has been increased for tonight. What else do we know about this event . Yeah. Well, jessica, it is a little weird. I remember speaking with you when all of that went down, but despite being at the exact same day new today here in butler, pennsylvania, a lot is actually very different and security is one of the main things ive noticed. One is that there are far more secret Service Agents and local Law Enforcement here on the ground in butler. There also so working together now under one Command Center that is different from what was going on back in july on july 13. Another Thing Weve noticed, they have drone joining a much stronger drone Control System here right now in butler, again, increase from july and then the other thing ive noticed just the amount o
Trump. I want to go straight to cnns kristen holmes, who is at the site of Trumps Rally in saginaw, michigan and cnns eva mckend, who was in ripon, wisconsin, were Vice President and Kamala Harris is campaigning. So kristen to kick it up to you first, what did the former president focused on his Rally Today Bit more of a difficult question than you might think because its focus was All Over The Place they had billed this because a speech on the economy ensure he touched on some of those policies, particularly no tax on tips. No tax on Social Security or overtime. But the speech really veered and multiple well different directions. We heard him using some of his favorite catchphrases, calling Nancy Pelosi crazy, you talking about how Gavin Newsom was crazy saying Kamala Harris Ruin California and also talking about how Kamala Harris never worked at mcdonalds, something that he has existed on fixating on, but the other other thing that he really kept going back to was this conversation a
Special live coverage. Im Kaitlan Collins, The Middle East is on the Brink Tonight as the world is watching and waiting to see what is really prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus definition of payback looks like after this rock. Oh god, okay, guys, we got to get off the roof. These are cup iran, that prc is really sky earlier today. On the ground, the sound of Air Raid sirens, 180 missiles in all launched during the assault, sending millions of people racing to bomb Shelters Israel says tonight that the iranian strike had no impact Air Defenses ended up intercepting many of those missiles that were fired by iran. Though i should note, some did land in the central and southern parts of the country, one or one and missile Hit A School and central israel in this burst out of iran is just the latest moment in a year that has been filled with many of them test you want. Israels warplanes assassinated, has Hezbollahs Leader just last week, months after erasing hamass political leader from the
Surrounded by his family. Dikembe mutombo was 58 7 00 am in Lebanon War israeli troops are now conducting a limited Ground Operation. The Israeli Military says its Conducting Targeted Raids in Southern Lebanon. The idf says they are targeting villages close to the border that pose a immediate threats to communities in northern israel. Israeli officials say there will be quote, no longTerm Occupation of Southern Lebanon. The israeli army released this video that it says shows preparations for the Ground Operation. The u. S. Says, israel informed him of a number of operations, including the Ground Incursion and on monday night, a White House national Security Council Spokesperson told cnn that they support israels right to defend itself while warning that Mission Creep is a real risk. And cnns Paula Hancocks is live in Abu Dhabi. She joins us now. So paula, what is the latest on israels limited third Ground Operation into Southern Lebanon rosemary, we have a team along the border norther