would like to take this opportunity to speak directly to the american people. inflation is much too high, and we understand the hardship it is causing, and we re moving expeditiously to bring it back down. we have both the tools we need and the resolve that it will take to restore price stability on behalf of american families and businesses. also today, president biden is touting a record reduction in the federal budget deficit. he also promised to keep paying down long-term government debt. cnn chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins joining us. so inflation is a concern for this administration. why the focus on the deficit today? because really the president wants to push back on the criticism of his handling of the economy, and so he believes that today he can showcase his plan to address these concerns about inflation by talking about paying down the national debt something the president says is happening for the first time in six years. he knows that inflati
no donald trump, but plenty of fireworks at the first republican debate. i m the only person on the stage who isn t bought and paid for. now is not the time for on-the-job training. we don t need to bring in a rookie. with the front-runner s legal peril hanging over everything, can any of his rivals break through? republican candidate vivek ramaswamy is here. plus, burning down the house. with president biden s poll numbers stagnant, his one-time competitor heads to a key state with a warning. democrats must reject the corporate wing of the party. i ll speak with senator bernie sanders in moments. and still dreaming. 60 years later, martin luther king jr. s vision for america is still very much a work in prog progress. let s not give up, let s not give in. dr. king s son and family joins me to discuss what still needs to be done to make his dream a reality. hello. i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is waking up to tragedy, again. auth
we don t anoint kings in america, we have elections.no and texans deserve the right to vote. it really does send a signal if you can t get out to vote tomorrow, get your husband, your wife, your friends, their , friends, we want to send a signal that we re coming, this freight train is coming. we have to do it tomorrow. tomorrow is the big day. nikki haley and donald trump making a final pitch to voters ahead of today s super tuesday primaries. we ll break down what s at stake and what it could mean for the race going forward. plus we ll get legal analysis on the supreme court ruling allowing trump to stay on the ballot. and we ll bring you the latest developments out of the middle east as vice president kamala harris continues to press for a cease-fire in gaza. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, super tuesday, march 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. voters will indeed head to the polls across 16 states and on
holding the line. house republicans pass a debt ceiling bill meant to kick off talks. we ve done our job. democrats say they won t negotiate over paying the nation s bills. are we inching closer to default? i ll speak with vermont senator, bernie sanders, and house republican whip tom emmer, next. and he s running. the official 2024 roster grows. there s more to finish the job. i am a candidate for president of the united states. but as the former president dominates gop polls, is there room in the party for anyone but trump? new candidate and former arkansas governor asa hutchinson joins me ahead. plus, lessons learned. a family secret. i was born with a father that was a nazi. now arnold schwarzenegger is using his father s past to try to confront today s problems. this should never, ever happen again. hello. i m dana bash in washington, where the state of our union is recovering. well, washington came out, they mingled, they laughed. as journalist joine
tunnel underneath the u.s.-mexico border. americans are struggling to pay for basic necessities. the great one mark levin is here to diagnose what s going on. while the left pushes for a green economy utopia. millions of americans across the country are bracing for possible electricity blackouts. a scuffle rivallist give us tips to attack that crisis. what does it mean to live free? we can do what we want, go where we want, say mostly what we want within the confines of the law. but are we really free if the government is watching our every move as we do it? how important is our privacy? pretty darn important. but watching what we are doing isn t necessarily stwoopg we do. if you are a liberal you are probably thinking that. but could the government do that if they wanted to? we are in a dangerous place where all government needs is a reason to act and your freedom will vanish like that. how did we get here? ever notice when there is an emergency or crisis the government swoo