president xi of china he controls 1.4 billion people ruthlessly, ruthlessly, no games, right? they said is president xi of china a brilliant man? i said, yes, he is. he s a brilliant man. the next day, trump says president xi is brilliant. yeah, i did. they want me to say, no, he s not a very smart guy, he just runs 1.4 billion people with an iron fist. that s crazy. that s donald trump s latest praise of a dictator. trump spent the weekend in iowa giving a series of outrageous speeches where he made fun of an american war hero, downplayed the january 6th insurrection, and demanded the release of his supporters who attacked the capitol. meanwhile in washington, senate and house leaders have a deal on a spending bill, but it essentially has the same terms of an agreement that led to the removal of former speaker kevin mccarthy, fueling speculation on whether congress, now that the top line s in place, will be able to avert a partial government shutdown in less than two wee
justice for tyre nichols, ahead of the release of video described as horrific and even sickpenning. this hour what public can expect and what the nichols parents tell the most telling part. more disturbing video out today showing the hammer attack on nancy pelosi s husband paul and the split second police had to intervene. and a consequential vote setting the tone for the future of the republican party. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown. jake tapper is on assignment. we start with our national lead, heartbreak, grief and calls for justice in memphis, tennessee, in just a few hours from now the city is set to release videos of tyre nichols arrest. the 29-year-old died three days after a confrontation with police on january th, an encounter nichols stepfather who has seen the video described as a brutal beating. i saw officers hitting on him. i saw officers kicking him. one officer kicked him like he was kicking a football a couple times. and but the most th
it up. you got to do what you got to do. thank you. and thank you at home for joining us. i m whitney wild, christine romans coming back on monday. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. it is friday, december 30th, don is off today. recovery, though is in sight. we ll see. i think a lot of people will be skeptical, but that is what southwest airlines is saying this morning as they hope to resume regular service today with, quote, minimal disruptions. and airports are still trying to figure out what to do with the piles of unclaimed luggage. we re live at chicago s midway international airport. and vladimir putin and xi jinping holding a meeting. also the house january 6th committee releasing a new batch of transcripts and what we re learning about texts involving donald trump jr. and lindsey graham. a new claim from congressman-elect george santos is putting his own mother s death into question. that s right. this morning we start with sou
Another round of severe weather is targeting areas of the Plains and Midwest that were hit hard by a deadly tornado outbreak over the weekend, giving those who lost everything little time to catch their breath as they try and sift through what’s left of their homes and businesses.
A springtime storm system that will exit the Rockies and develop over the Plains during the workweek will trigger numerous showers and thunderstorms. Thursday’s severe weather threat zone will be centered over Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. On Friday, threats for hail, damaging winds and tornadoes are expected to be centered over Iowa, Missouri and Illinois.