They only attacking one in reference to mr. Wade. And then she goes on to say, god, is it them playing the racecar where they only question one . No, if she had been truthful with the congregation, truthful with the community she would have said i had a relationship with him. Good, bad, forgive me, whatever. That is what she should have said. But she chose to deflect and say them, the reference to them and the others and they. It is obviously a reference to the motion filed by Miss Merchant. They choose to go after the black man and she then goes on. Again, deflecting away. And deflecting to the what i call the third rail, the american society. Accusing somebody on the other side of being a racist. So and so is a racist. They are racist. She was the one playing the race card in a way to try to deflect from her own conduct. She goes on to say and her discussions with the lord, god, is that is it that some will never see a black man as qualified no matter his achievements . Again, the de
you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin with the most important sales pitch in washington this week selling the deal to avoid a catastrophic debt default. the call that was scheduled for two hours ago has not happened yet. a default could be disastrous to the u.s. and that threat still looms ominously. up on capitol hill there are lawmakers from both parties grumbling. passage is not guaranteed at this point. let s go to priscilla alvarez. what is there to make of this biden/mccarthy phone call. do we think that s going to happen any time now? any update on that? reporter: there s every expectation that this call will happen. it hasn t happened yet according to a source i spoke with half an hour ago. president biden when he arrived at the white house earlier this afternoon did say that the intent of this call was to, quote, dot the is and cross the ts. when asked weahether there were any sticking point, he said none. throughout the day, w
jobs and the dignity and security that comes with a paycheck. former president trump awaiting a decision that could be coming soon about possible criminal charges as the manhattan district attorney appears close to wrapping up his investigation into the role of the a the alleged role of the former president in hush money payments to former adult film star. the apology from a mexican drug cartel for the murder of who americans who died in a case of mistaken identity in a kidnapping just over the border with texas. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the labor market is strong. the pace of hiring is slowing. 311,000 jobs added in february. higher than markets had expected. january s big jump was also revised downward. the unemployment rate rising to 3.6% amid persistent concerns about inflation. we created more than 12,000 jobs since i took office. nearly 8,000 manufacturing jobs. overall, we created more jobs in two years than any administration has created in
another beating, the dow sinking into the bank that set off the crisis, silicon valley, not cut like goldman sachs. the banks work from hold culture is partly to blame for the collapse? or not. a story you see first out front. the chinese president xi jingpin facing record unemployment and unrest, how could this figure into a potential invasion of taiwan? it a good evening. out front tonight, new video just in. these are ukrainian soldiers shooting down a russian fighter jet. what i am about to show you i think will stand out to you, for the fact that the act appears to be so easy for ukrainians to take out a russian fighter jet that it almost takes him by surprise. so, here it is. what you are looking at is a ukrainian using a surface to air missile. so, shooting from the ground here, takes about three seconds to reach his target and the white circle, you see it, then the clash or explosion there, the soldiers reaction is total shock. it hit the plane. [ bleep ] as i sai
continues. cnn primetime special inside the trump investigation starts now. a surreal moment. history made former president trump arrested and arraign cannot and will not normalized serious criminal conduct. 34 felony counts tied to alleged hush money payments felony crimes in new york state no matter who you are tonight, fact checking the former president s grievances. only crime that i have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it, comparing his charges to another infamous campaign finance case and answer the biggest questions. what s next for the manhattan case? this case is going to fall on its merits. well, before we get to a jury. what role does politics play in this prosecution as a nominee? would be much more difficult for a prosecutor to then go to trial and convict him and which of the other probes could imperil the former president? next this is the least of the legal troubles. we re seeing the special counsel making real strid