like so many other local election workers in 2020 he was harassed and threatened as he did his job faithfully. he did not bend. he did not bow. he did not yield to the political threats and pressure. he he s so trusted by both political parties that the new democratic governor of pennsylvania, josh shapiro appointed him as pennsylvania s secretary of state, a republican to ensure that the integrity of the election. that s a high compliment. [ applause ] his character and his commitments speak volumes. we the people. that s what we also see in mr. benson. twice elected secretary of state to save the right to vote and have that vote counted fairly. that s what she did in 2020, when she oversaw a record number of michiganders turn out in that election only to find an armed mob an armed mob outside of her home on christmas eve and she and her son were decorating their christmas tree inside, but she refused to back down. she had done her duty. she had kept her oath full of integ
Italy and in spain. Our road map begins with a search for a major retailer, any major retailer who didnt miss on november comps. Gap, macys, target, all disappointing. Is it all due to sandy and what does it mean for the holidays. Tiffany is not a statement on lucksy, but Rather Company specific. Quite near meets with the president today. And we have another upgrade for research in motion. This time at goldmansachs saying the blackberry 10 will not only beat expectations but also put the company in the black by fiscal 14. Target, macys and kohls reporting unexpected declines. Number of retailers blaming sandy for the lackluster results, david and jim. They say the second half of the month wasnt so bad, but still a lot of White Knuckles as somebody said about the holidays. I think that one of the Untold Stories may still be exactly how bad sandy was. Sandy is going to turn out to be a 100 billion storm. But i think its a shutdown. It was the shutdown of a major part of the infrastructur
Guilty. And north korea bragging that its taking a major step of the goal towards reaching the u. S. With its missiles. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. President trump touched down in israel today and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, becoming the first sitting u. S. President to ever visit the holiest site in the jewish faith, the western wall. At about the same time as that visit we learned that fired National Security adviser Michael Flynn plans to plead the fifth and will not testify before the Senate Intelligence committee. That was big news, though, of course, the president is focused on his swing through the middle east. That began in riyadh, saudi arabia, where the president disturbed even some in his own party by suggesting in his speech that he would not, quote, lecture countries on how to live which many took as an abdication of the traditional role of the United States in publicly preaching the values of freedom and democracy, values
Out. And this. The nations deadliest transportation accident in nearly a decade. 20 people killed. And now weve learned that the limo and the driver should not have been on the road in the first place. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead im jim sciutto in for jake today. We begin with breaking news. Brandnew cnn polls revealing how americans feel about the president , the two Political Parties and the newest associate justice of the Supreme Court. Both during and after the battle to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. All coming less than one month from the midterm elections. Cnns political director, david chalian, at the magic wall with all of the results. David, President Trump up, down, or about where he was . No, hes up from where he was last month. Lets take a look at his overall Approval Rating, jim. Brandnew numbers from cnn conducted by ssrs, right now, 41 approve of how hes handling his be jo. 52 disapprove. But like i said, hes up. In september, he was at 36. So the
Just readout loud in the courtroom. What did they say . Plus an active duty coast guard officer accused of planning a terrorist attack in the United States. His hit list filled with the names of politicians and journalists as he stockpiled more than a dozen guns. Former trump adviser roger stone is in court right now. He posted a photo of the judge with what appears to be crosshairs in the corner, deep state hitman robert mueller, calling his case, quote, a show trial. The blurring you see of the judges images is cnns own blurring. Stone reposted later without the crosshairs. He told judge jackson he was kicking himself for the post, heartfully sorry but stone could not explain who sent him that particular photo and claimed he did not recognize the crosshairs at first. Stone was charged with lying to congre congressional investigators about efforts to coordinate with wikileaks. Theres a ruling just in . Reporter yes, thats right. The judge has decided to gag roger stone completely. Fol