evangelicals could be key to winning that all important state, but could it alienate republican voters down the line. let s start with a much needed string of successes this week for president joe biden, domestically, internationally, politically, punctuated by today s big number, $72 million raised in the second quarter of 2023. compare that to the republican side, 35 million reported by former president donald trump s campaign, 20 million for governor ron desantis. and then there is that hugely consequential week on the world stage, biden facing multiple global challenges at the nato summit that threaten to erupt into division, but walked away with unity. and he gave his personal guarantee that the u.s. will stay committed to the alliance despite what he called extreme elements at home that threatened to pull back. the president was going by two strongest economic reports, inflation at its lowest level in two years, in what he says is bidenomics in action. could this kick
the past. and top ministers from finland and sweden tell me about their nations historic decisions to apply for nato membership. then, a rare interview with iran s foreign minister at a critical time in talks for a revived nuclear deal. to make sure that an iran that is already acting with incredible aggression doesn t have a nuclear weapon or the ability to produce one on short notice. will they reach an agreement, or will the talks fall apart? when in god s name do we do what we all needs to be done? finally, one more senseless act of violence this time in texas. i ll give you some of my thoughts on how to end this endless carnage? but first, here s my take. the world economic forum in davos is usually fixated on the future. most years the attendees are dazzled by some country, company, or technology promising to burst forward, force change, dominate the next decade. this year the focus was not on the future but the past, people delved back into history to debate
i talk with the leaders of four of russia s neighbors to the west. starting with ukraine s president zelenskyy. i ask under what conditions he would be willing to negotiate with vladimir putin. then president duda of poland explains just how much suffering russia has caused his nation in the past. and top ministers from finland and sweden tell me about their nations historic decisions to apply for nato membership. then, a rare interview with iran s foreign minister at a critical time in talks for a revived nuclear deal. to make sure that an iran that is already acting with incredible aggression doesn t have a nuclear weapon or the ability to produce one on short notice. will they reach an agreement, or will the talks fall apart? when in god s name do we do what we all needs to be done? finally, one more senseless act of violence this time in texas. i ll give you some of my thoughts on how to end this endless carnage? but first, here s my take. the world economic fo
biden administration on the defensive. plus, we re live at the cnn weather center. how climate change is destroying homes with extreme weather across the u.s. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says more than 1,000 towns and villages have been retaken so far from russian forces. he says the russian military is paying heavy price for its aggression. translator: russia has lost almost 27,000 soldiers, many of them young conscripts. russia has lost more than 3,000 tanks, armored combat vehicles, a large number of conventional military vehicles, helicopters, drones and all of its prospects as a state. ukraine also says russian troops continue to retreat from around the city of kharkiv in the north. further south, ukraine claims it successfully blocked a russian advance at a key river in the donbas. ukraine says it destroyed more than 70 armored vehicles including tanks and multiple failed
against our intelligence agencies versus president biden welcoming finland into nato, about to welcome finland s neighbor sweden into nato. that contrast could not be more stark, and it offers voters a choice, and the timing, five years to the day after the trump debacle, i think, was meant to highlight that choice. you can have that or you can have this. and he s betting that most people would rather have this. so outside the white house, take us inside the campaign, mike memoli. how do they take a week like this and turn it into something, turn it into improving poll numbers. one of the things democrats will tell you, i know you have conversations as i do with folks out there, and they say i don t understand why they re not adjusting the messaging.