and arizona, and one month after pennsylvania voters go to the ballot boxes. the trial, of course, involving 34 felony counts related to the stormy daniels hush money case. trump has pleaded not guilty in that case. also tonight, florida governor ron desantis will announce his candidacy tomorrow in a rather unconventional way, appearing in a live conversation on twitter with elon musk. we are getting word donald trump and his allies are making plans to offend that announcement. maggie haberman will join us in a moment. just a reminder of how wide open and unpredictable these races are, take a look at the republican primary polls from this month back in 2015. marco rubio and jeb bush both led the pack. donald trump, he stood at 3%, tied with george pataki, and speaking of polls, fast forward to right now. you see the numbers show that republicans, they smell blood. president biden s approval rating just hit 40%. the lowest number since last summer. it s also lower than trump s
good evening. tomorrow, the man who many expected to give the former president s toughest primary challenge of 2024 makes it official. florida s governor, ron desantis, getting into the race, taking on his fellow floridian, launching the campaign in a streaming event with elon musk on twitter. his opponent s former favorite megaphone. which he used in 2016, of course, to pummel the rest of the republican field, including former florida senator, marco rubio, and floor jeb bush, who you turn first into a verbal punching bag, then a campaign punchline, and finally, a political footnote. in a moment randi kaye looks ahead to whether governor desantis will do any better against those kind of tactics. first, the kind of political waters he is about to jump into. in one way, they may appear promising for a republican candidate. the current president s job approval, now stands at 40%. a new cnn polling out late today. and with the debt ceiling crisis coming to a head, that same p
Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupted, resulting in the deaths of 11 climbers. Read more here. Indonesia's Marapi volcano in West Sumatra province erupted on Sunday, spewing volcanic ash up to 3,000 meters (9,843 feet) into the air and killing at least 11 climbers.
millions in mexico are on edge as the country s most beautiful walk-in emits ash, hitting several nearby towns since last week. there is some good news, tonight, the country s president says there is less activity now, that s a welcome sign. authorities are still urging residents to stay on alert and to wear masks. the news continues, cnn primetime with abby phillip starts right now. anderson, thank you very much. good evening, everyone. tonight, the nation is facing a situation that has never been contemplated in its history before. a former president will sit the trial as a defendant in the middle of his campaign for another term which means that jurors and voters will be deciding his fate at exactly the same time. donald trump, appearing virtually in court today, as a judge sets his trial date for march 25th of next year. in case you re wondering, that is 20 days after super tuesday, six days after florida, ohio,