that is the reddest, the most pro-trump part of america, six times as many, the death rate is six times as high there as it is in the bluest 10% of america. the death rate is three times higher in the reddest 30% of america than it is in the bluest. this is very much a pandemic of those who are refusing to get vaccinated and by and large those are right now the republicans because their leaders are telling them to do so. dana millbank, always a pleasure to talk to you. still to come, we re just one week into the new year and it s already feeling like a repeat of 2020. we re going to take a look at what s driving us back into the hot tub time machine to 2021. plus one of the biggest 80s villains on the big screen is here. actor martin you have a problem with that? actor martin cove on the fourth season of the netflix spinoff. then is it an end of the error for the golden globe awards. you won t catch them on tv or streaming this year. my saturday night panel is here to
dying and the 10% of america that is the reddest, the most pro-trump part of america, six times as many, the death rate is six times as high there as it is in the bluest 10% of america. the death rate is three times higher in the reddest 30% of america than it is in the bluest. this is very much a pandemic of those who are refusing to get vaccinated and by and large those are right now the republicans because their leaders are telling them to do so. dana milbank, always a pleasure to talk to you. still to come, we re just one week into the new year and it s already feeling like a repeat of 2020. we re going to take a look at what s driving us back into the hot tub time machine to 2021. plus one of the biggest 80s villains on the big screen is here, actor martin kove. sweep the leg. you have a problem with that? actor martin kove on the fourth season of the netflix spin-off cobra kai and resurgence of nostalgia entertainment. then is it an end of the era for the golden
welcome to our viewer in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. and we begin with donald trump s arrest and arraignment in the classified documents case. the washington post reports that trump rejected efforts by one of his lawyers to cut a deal with the justice department to return the documents and avoid indictment. post says chris kise wanted to negotiate with the doj back in the fall after the fbi found more than 100 class filed documents at mar-a-lago. but cnn spoke to sources close to trump s legal team and they cast doubt on whether that was a real opportunity to settle. and merrick garland is depending the special counsel behind the trump indictment, jack smith. paula reid has more. reporter: speaking for the first time since former president trump was indicted mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. reporter: attorney general merrick garland standing by special counsel jack smith who was prosecuting former president trump and ad
just like that, it is 6:00 a.m. on the east coast. hope that you are having a good morning and glad that you are with us. i m here with erica hill. yeah, and you re in poppy red. and a lot to talk about. we ll be joaned by elie honig and errol lewis to break down the biggest stories of the day. weighing post reports that kud rejected efforts by his lawyers to cut a deal. he was not interested in negotiations to avoid his second arrest in just ten weeks. and manhattan district attorney expected to formally announce the indictment of daniel penny in a matter of hours. he is character oged withholdin home last man in a chokehold. and the mayor of miami officially filing his 2024 paperwork. and will we finally see the fees that we buy a concert ticket? president biden is expected to deliver on his promise today. and from driving ubers to golf balls, barry henson is set for a first major appearance today after qualifying for the u.s. open. he taxied 3,000 riders around
i m christine romans. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday. kaitlan is back. that makes me very happy. we re back. and so much going on today. and what s going to come. let s hope a deal. yeah. let s get started. i do sense a skeptic? i believe it. let s get to the five things we need to know for this wednesday, may 24th. ron desantis set to announce his 2024 white house run today. there is nothing conventional about this. he s going to make the announcement on twitter with elon musk. the once favored platform for his rival donald trump before he got banned. and speaking of the former president, he now has a court date in the stormy daniels hush money probe here in new york. he ll stand trial in march of 2024, right in the middle of the campaign for the auto term. and a super typhoon is lashing the american territory of guam right now. it is expected to bring a triple threat of heavy rains, hurricane-force winds and life