the countdown to the caucuses is on. donald trump is still far and away the favorite. the question is, could anything shake up the race between now and caucus day? plus, with just a few days to go until another it january 6th anniversary for the attack on the capitol, we will look at some republican still trying to rewrite history. also today, my one-on-one conversation with officer harry dunn, who defended the capitol, and our democracy on january 6th. later, with so much to be concerned about in 2024, there s also so many reasons to be excited. at the top of my list, the olympic games in paris. i will introduce you to do to paralympians, her most some of the most inspiring people i ve talked to all year. as we ring in 2024, i just want to take a moment to talk about with this next year has in store. we have a little bit more than two weeks left until the official kickoff until the presidential race. that s when republican caucus goers in iowa cast the first votes in the
he follows south carolina senator tim scott, who filed on friday and chris christie is said to be on the verge. this is in addition to already declared challengers nikki haley, asa hutchinson and mike pence will decide before june. meanwhile, names being floated for a unity ticket, the idea from the group no labels, include senator joe manchin, independent senator krysten sinema and larry hogan. trump s biggest obstacle seems to be his own legal ent entanglements. among them his remarks here on cnn regarding jack smith s case about the withheld mar-a-lago documents and the investigation into interference in the 2020 election by georgia da who recently signalled a decision from her could be coming in early august. so into this fray final ly step ron desantis. joining me to discuss is gary. he writes for florida playbook. previously work ed in the tallahassee bureau of the associated press. nice to see you again. so desantis is dug in on this disney issue. i find it interesting
passion and intention have the potential to make a lasting impact. great message. hello. thank you for joining us on this mother s day. happy mother s day to all the moms out there. we do begin at the u.s. mexico border where the number of migrants crossing has dwindled significantly in the three days since title 42 expired. that had allowed for near instant deportations and in the days prior to its expiration, the u.s. had seen record migrants trying to enter the united states. but today department of homeland security officials say they ve seen a 50% drop in the number of migrant crossings in the last three days. homeland security secretary says it s a credit to the work that the biden administration has been doing. the numbers we ve experienced over the last two days are markedly down from what they were prior to the end of title 42. we have communicated a vitally important message to individuals arriving at the southern border. there is a lawful, safe and orderly way
i m boris sanchez coming to you live from hard-hit fort myers, florida, where cleanup is under way where hurricane ian took aim. boris, good morning, i m amara walker, thank you for starting your morning with us. what is left of hurricane ian is moving north this morning after leaving half the destruction across florida and now the carolinas. and after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane in that region, it s now moving inland as a post-tropical cyclone. and even though it s been downgraded officials warn it still trains that area with heavy rain and flood. yeah, in south carolina, the storm flooded homes and vehicles along the shorelines. and as high winds purged with storm surge higher, two pier, one in pawleys island, and this one in north myrtle beach partially collapsed and just washed away. ian is blamed for at least 45 deaths. the severe category 4 hurricane wednesday packing sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. the coast guard said it has rescued more tha
welcome to cnn newsroom. and good to be with you. the last jobs report before election day topped economies east estimates 261,000 new jobs were added in october, a number president biden will likely tout when he speaks this hour. the commit remains the number one issue for voters this election and the white house is hoping to capitalize on this stronger report. democrats are facing headwinds with four days left before the polls close on november 8. and who controls congress will be determined. the latest count shows more than 34 million americans across 47 states have already cast their ballots. and let let s go to matt ega the new numbers. it was a pretty mixed report. the federal reserve is trying to cool off the jobs market to get inflation under control. but the jobs market is not exactly cooperating. there were some signs of cooling. you mentioned the unemployment rate goes up and the pay ral gr payroll growth was slowest since 2020. and wage gains have slowed