So much. The news continues right here on cnn its thursday, march 7, right now on cnn this morning, joe biden, just hours from delivering a state of the Union Address that could help propel him to a second term or possibly put his Reelection Campaign in jeopardy. Plus donald trump challenging the president to a debate and signaling his second term in the white house could be even more chaotic and district corruptive than the first and alabamas governor signing an ivf protection bill into law. But access to fertility treatments still remains at risk. All right its 05 00 a. M. Here in washington. Thats a live look at jefferson memorial, looks beautiful at this time of day. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Wonderful to be with you this morning. This morning, President Biden and white house aides will put the finishing touches on his state of the Union Address. This is a White House Photo from earlier this week of him working on the speech. Its likely to be among the most consequenti
he shared with so many. you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with a warning from law enforcement. we do not know where he is. those chilling words minutes ago from the top fbi agent in san jacinto county, texas, about this man, 38-year-old francisco orapeza. he has been the focus of a desperate manhunt since friday night. that s when neighbors asked him to stop firing his rifle in his front yard because they were trying to get a baby to go to sleep. police say orapeza entered their home and began shooting. an 8-year-old boy was among the five neighbors slaughtered almost execution-style in the words of the sheriff. cnn s ed lavandera is in cleveland, texas. the sheriff and fbi just held a news briefing. what did you learn there? reporter: well, we learned that clearly investigators here, what they are saying publicly is they essentially have no idea where this 38-year-old murder suspect is, francisco orapeza, not seen since
realizing now that children his own age were murdered inside their classroom, inside their school, he s trying to process it all. and he saw my own anxiety this morning and i felt guilty for even causing a little bit of his own. and he actually said to me, don t worry, mommy. i will be home tonight. he said, i make a promise to myself every day that i will make it home at night. now, these should not be the promises any child has to make. not in a nation where our promises to keep them safe have not been kept. i remember when mr. rogers was trying to comfort kids like me by telling them when you see scary things, look for the helpers. look for the helpers. okay, well, as far as we know, the helpers stood in the hallway. the helpers heard shots even after they believed it was a barricade and not an active shooter, and when the helpers aren t being tight hp lipped, they re offering changing narratives but i m still going to look to these helpers. but this time it will be for an
going through unspeakable pain. a teenage killer burst into the robb elementary school about this time yesterday, reports he told the classroom filled with fourth graders that he first went to you re all going to die. police arrived at the scene within minutes. it was just before that, that the rampage ended. a b border patrol agent, an eli member of the border patrol from nearby outpost rushed into the attacker.d took down that killed him. the second, third and fourth graders who made it out alive are dealing with horror, as you might imagine. but they are fortunate today. they are alive. 19 other children, ranging in ages from 7 to 11 were killed. 10-year-old little girl who was killed as she tried to call 911, her best friend was left covered in her blood. you re looking at some of the other victims now including a little boy who had been at an awards ceremony with his mom hours before the shooting. now, she is mourning his death. other parents were left wondering what hap
President Joe Bidens son, Hunter Biden. Hell be in Court Today in delaware facing Gun Charges. Its the first time the child of a sitting president has faced a Felony Trial and is being closely watched ahead of the 2024 election. This morning, we want to hear your thoughts on the v. Robert. Phone lines are split. Republicans, 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Independents, 2027488002. You can also send us a text. That number, 2027488003. If you do, please include your name and where youre from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media at x, on facebook. Another week, another Highprofile Trial to draw our attention. This is the headline from reuters, Hunter Biden criminal trial begins in the aftermath of the trump conviction. Tom hols is a reporter on that story, and hes in Delaware Today to cover that trial, joining us via phone. Tom hals, good morning to you. Tom hals, you with us this morning . Well work on getting Tom Hals on the phone with you, but were hearing from you, our vie