Donald trump back in court this morning. He has yet to take the stand and speak under oath. But that is not stopping him from lashing out. Thats for sure. Attacking the judge in this case and the a. G. Multiple times. For the first time, the child of a sitting president appears in court to fight criminal charges. This morning, hunter biden to plead not guilty to gun charges. A ransom note, Cell Phone Pings and fingerprints, the clues that led to a missing 9yearold girl in new york. Were following these, im sara sidner with kate bolduan and john berman, this is cnn news central. All right. Happening now, Historic Events taking place Behind Closed Doors on capitol hill. Make no mistake, this could be mccKevin Mccarthy final day as speaker of the house. In the next hour or so, we could learn whether or not he has enough votes to save his job. And in an unprecedented twist, its democrats who control his fate. They are holding a meeting at this very moment. The secrecy so tight, they were a
over and out. the u.s. military lowers the flag in baghdad. the final u.s. troops leaving iraq with pride. and putting a fragile nation in the rear view mirror. breaking news for your paycheck. big compromise on capitol hill that could put $1,000 or more back into your paycheck next year. occupy gingrich. newt gets heckled by wall street protesters. they get it back on this american morning. good morning, everyone. it is thursday, december 15. welcome to american morning. good morning, carol. good morning, christine. good morning to all of you. it s over. minutes ago u.s. forces lowered the flag at baghdad and retired the colors to mark the end of the nearly nine-year iraq war. final few thousand u.s. troops are leaving iraq ahead of the new year s eve deadline to get out. it is a war that started with shocking and awe. today the departing soldiers are remembering more than 4,000 who did not come home alive. the long journey home. let s get to barbara starr. s