right now on early start, debate day for the gop. the republicans who want to be your president face off in california with one big exception. no elephant in that room. plus joe biden tries to strike a balance between striking autoworkers and detroit big three. and will you run for re-election? embattled senator and gold bar collector bob menendez grilled on the run about his federal bribery charges. good day to our viewers around the word. it is wednesday, september 27, 5:00 a.m. on the east coast, 2:00 a.m. in southern california on a huge day for the white house. we re just hours from the second republican debate at the reagan library. but donald trump is casting the shadow that leaves his rivals in the awkward thinks of shadow boxing trying to explain how they would score points against terrorism if trump if he were there. i think he owe it is to show up, articulate his record, what he would do going forward. and he s not willing to do that. ron desantis
tonight seven candidates take the stage for the republican debate. one republican consultant says if ron desantis doesn t do well here, he might have to drop out. an attempt to destroy our city. that is how the philadelphia police commissioner described what happened there last night. brazen and rapid fire break-ins across the city, all caught on camera. armed and dangerous, a manhunt is under way for a murder suspect in the killing of a tech ceo. police say he will, quote, do anything he can to cause harm, including kill and rape. i m sara sidner with john berman and kate bolduan. this is cnn news central. let s start with the new information coming out of north korea. state media there is now reporting the country has decided to expel the u.s. soldier who has been in north korean custody since july. now, the circumstances around what happened to army private travis king have really always been somewhat strange since this happened. king seemed to willingly cros
something no president has ever done beforech why president biden is headed to michigan. shutting the door at the federal agencies is stopping pay to military personnel. military personnel is yun kag ceiling the ma nip lalgt tay is total sflae manipulation. sara sidner with kate bolduan and john berman. this is cnn news central. happening now for the first time ever, at least the first time anyone can remember, a sitting president is about to join a picket line. president biden is on the way to michigan the join the auto workers on strike. he boarded air force one, and cnn learned that the union is going to gift the president, as you can see him on force and the uaw polo will be worn by him. former president donald trump will be speaking tomorrow night, instead of attending the republican debate. arlette saenz is traveling with president, and vanessa yurkevich is on the picket line. and first to you, vanessa. sfrermt and as the pro union president try to oomt full di
global warming. hello. we start with a developing story from morocco. at least 296 people have been killed and many more injured in a powerful earthquake. that s according to the country s interior ministry. the 6.8 magnitude quake struck in the early hours of saturday morning, localtime. vision from marrakesh the closest major city to the epicentre shows crowds gathering outside, damaged buildings and piles of rubble lining streets. the quake s epicentre was in a remote area of the high atlas mountains, and tremors were also reportedly felt in the capital, rabat, some 350km away, as well as casablanca and essaouira. here you can see more of the aftermath. hospitals in marrakesh are reported to be treating many of those injured. we re following this story and will have more later this hour. leaders from around the world are gathering in delhi, india for this year s g20 summit. the g20 is comprised of 19 countries and the european union. together they account for an estima
hospitals in the region have seen an influx of wounded people , an influx of wounded people, and the authorities are calling on residents to donate blood. the 6.8 magnitude quake struck in a remote area in the atlas mountains, around 45 miles south of the popular tourist destination, marrakesh. tremors were also felt in the capital rabat, some 350 kilometres away. president biden said he s deeply saddened by the events. china s president xi has also sent a message of condolence. charlotte wright has this report. the horrifying moment a powerful earthquake hit morocco. cctv shows people running for safety as buildings begin to crumble in marrakesh. elsewhere in the city, diners frantically flee a restaurant. outside the historic kutubiyya mosque, dust rises from the tower, prompting fears it might collapse. marrakesh is 45 miles from the epicentre in the atlas mountains. those in the city said it was terrifying. the floors were violently shaking, the walls were shaking, thin