Documents. And this isnt a gotcha show, but i want to ask you about youre currently 81 years old. Who told you that. All jokes aside this is real concern for american voters. How do you address that concern as you come up to the 2024 election . Well, a couple things. Number one hes about as old as i am and he cant remember his wifes name. That was President Biden last night on late night with seth myers. Today the president could face a sizable protest vote in michigans primary. Well go through that straight ahead. Meanwhile, the president is optimistic that a ceasefire in gaza could happen in a matter of days. Well bring you the very latest on the negotiations between israel and hamas. And that comes as congressional leaders are set to meet with biden today at the white house in hopes of hammering out a deal to avoid a government shutdown. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, february 27th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin
the former president and the state s attorney general inside the courtroom state s attorney g the courtroo and also ahead the latest from capitol hill a pressure campaign. we begin here where the united states and its allies launched military strikes against the iranian backed houthis in yemen. officials say they struck over 60 targets at 16 locations last night using more than 100 precision guided munitions. those targets include command and control nodes as well as production facilities, munitions depots, and air defense radar systems. the houthi s militant group claimed at least five people were killed. now, this action was done in response to the more than two dozen attacks that the houthis have been launching at commercial ships in the red sea since november. earlier this week the group launched its largest attack yet directly targeting american ships. a statement president joe biden explained the houthis have ignored warnings to stop the attacks. writing, they ha, quo
Is it time for a new approach . Fresh off a critical trip to china, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo joins me in moments. And storm warning. 2024 politics intrude on Hurricane Relief efforts. Congress braces for a potential disaster of their own making. I cant imagine congress saying were not going to help. Can lawmakers stave off a shutdown when they return to d. C. . All while dealing with new questions over leadership . Gop senator mike rounds will be here. Plus, breaking ranks with Abortion Rights a 2024 flash point and red states piling on restrictions, i sit down with a republican who has a warning for her party. I think theyre walking the plank. Nancy mace on that and much more ahead. Hello, im dana bash in washington where the state of our union is like a burger on a labor day grill, the 2024 campaign is heating up. Happy labor day weekend. The sprint to the republican primaries is kicking off in earnest despite four indictments and costly efforts by his rivals to oevertake him
Will visit israel. Hes coming here at a critical moment for israel, for the region, and for the world. The president will reaffirm the United Statess solidarity with israel and our iron clad commitment to its security, that israel has the right and indeed the duty to defend its people from hamas and other terrorists and to prevent future attacks. The president will hear from israel and help conduct operations in a way that will minimalize civilian casualties and assistance to gaza in a way that does not benefit hamas. Thats u. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken announcing President Bidens trip to israel this week ahead of that countrys looming Ground Offensive into gaza. The president s trip comes amid a growing humanitarian crisis there in gaza and desperate efforts to get civilians out of the war zone. Well go through all of that and get a live report from israel in just a moment. Plus, well bring you the latest from capitol hill on jim jordans push to become house speaker. Well br
Live from cnn center, this is newsroom with Michael Holmes. And welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im Michael Holmes at the cnn center in atlanta. Appreciate your company. Now with just hours to spare, the u. S. Senate late on saturday averted a Government Shutdown by a vote of 889. Senators passed a house bill that will keep money flowing for another 45 days. The white house sent out a photograph. You see it there of President Biden signing the shortterm measure into law shortly before the midnight deadline. Now, the deal came together with surprising speed in the end with u. S. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy abruptly changing course and asking democrats for help. The result was a resounding bipartisan passage of a shortterm bill. But many lawmakers on both sides are very unhappy that the final bill did not contain additional u. S. Aid to ukraine especially at such a critical moment in the war. Still, Senate Leaders were relieved to have brought t