Leaders ought to persuade their fellow citizens not try to shut them up which is what Kamala Harris wants to do. Opened this country up, open up the dialog and open up with that debate and that is how you bring megan a citizens back together in these divided times. [cheering and applause] on the second question about what do you do when he disagreed with Donald Trump . The answer is first of all, Donald Trump was at the top of the republican ticket, he will be the next president of the united states. I have talked about responsibilities the first is to support the president in enacting an agenda I Believe will lead to rising Takehome Pay and low inflation for american citizens, that is number 1. Of course if i disagree with the president it is my responsibility to talk to him about it and offer private honest counsel in private. One thing i love about Donald Trump as you takes a Device And Feedback from everybody. [cheering and applause] it is funny when the president , the only conver
i m fredricka whitfield. thank you so much for joining us. new today, iraq is now summoning a top u.s. diplomatic official in protest of a barrage of punishing u.s. air strikes in the middle east. the u.s. says those strikes hit 85 targets linked to iran s islamic revolutionary guard quds force and affiliated militia groups in iraq and syria. the strikes a response to a drone attack in jordan which killed three american soldiers on sunday. iraq is claiming the explosions that just happened involving the u.s. killing 16 people, including civilians. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin says the strikes are just the beginning of the u.s. response. iran says the u.s. has made a strategic mistake, while iraq and syria say the u.s. actions could inflame more conflict in the region. cnn has teams around the globe covering all of these developments. let s go first to cnn s ben wedeman in jordan. ben, these strikes were sudden, devastating. how are officials on the ground? how are thos
what they had to say, the lead starts right now. special counsel rejected. turns down by the u.s. supreme court to hear immunity for the former president right now as opposed to later on. the decision as we learn of new evidence of trumps efforts to try to overturn the 2020 election. a reported audio tape of him pressuring to officials. and american hostage killed by hamas. the news broke this morning making at least 54 americans killed by hamas since and including october 7th. is president biden doing enough to bring home those americans still captive? a number of immigrants coming across the border as biden makes an urgent call to mexico to help manage the situation. welcome to the lead. we start with breaking news that could and will have major legal and political implications when it comes to the 2024 presidential race. the u.s. supreme court has just rejected a request by the special counsel jack smith. he wanted to have them urgently decide the matter of whether d
heat. 2023 was the year the world woke up to the climate change threat. i don t think anybody can deny the impact of the climate crisis anymore. what have we learned and what will next year look like? plus, landmark act. world leaders agree to transition away from fossil fuel, the chief driver of the climate crisis. we re not turning back, that is the future. but with loopholes in the agreement, is it enough? former vice president al gore is ahead. and seeing green, as governments around the world struggle to combat climate change, what role does wall street have to play? who s got the money on lock by being able to make it profitable. i ll ask the multibillionaire investor who is focused on climate change. ray dalia is coming up. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is sounding a very clear alarm. we are closing out 2023, a year we may look back on as the time that people started to truly grasp that the climate crisis is here and
welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, december 17th. i m amara walker. i m omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. look, we are looking at a lot of things, watching a lot of things. namely, the biden campaign are accusing donald trump of parroting adolf hitler after the former president made disturbing comments about immigrants at a rally. senators are working on big immigration changes as they try to reach a deal on ukraine funding. severe weather impacted millions at the start of last-minute christmas shopping and holiday travel. and in israel the idf facing scrutiny after soldiers accidentally killed israeli hostages in gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu acknowledges international pressure but adds, we are in a war for our existence. and could not just rocks, but hot rocks that glow brighter than the sun be the key to helping us end our dependence on fossil fuels? we will look at the new innovative way to address the climate crisis ahead on cnn this morn