politicsnation tonight s lead, a study in contrast the new week begins wit even a clear contrast betwee the current democratic president joe biden, who returned to the u.s. yesterday after an emotional state visit to arland. and the current, presumed fron runners for the republican nomination next year former president donald trum and florida governor ron desantis, both of whom mad their appearances at the national rifle s annua convention this weekend. and in - biden showed poise and earne swagger, playing out in hi remarks and appreciation for the nation s embrace o progress and mulch louis cultural-ism, while here in ne york, his vice president and several cabinet members turned out at my national actio network convention to show unity and the commitment t racial equity he has staked hi administration on. but in indianapolis, both trum and desantis and their message play to a program on crouch, grievance and hostilit doubling down on the secon amendment rhetoric, even as
welcome to this special 8:00 hour of the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington and we begin this hour with an emotional anniversary of a pivotal moment in american history. on a busy weekend when the race for the white house was taking shape. president joe biden was in selma, alabama, today for the anniversary of bloody sunday, and a speech before some of the country s most prominent civil rights leaders. while outside washington, a very different scene in a very different speech, as former president donald trump spoke to the conservative political action conference, vowing retribution in his words. and earlier today in california, the politician who could be trump s biggest rival for the gop nomination in 2024, florida governor ron desantis, speaking at the ronald reagan library. but we begin in selma, alabama, with arlette saenz. arlette, what can you tell us? jim, president biden used the anniversary of bloody sunday as an historic moment in civil rights history,
under five. is desantis more interested in catching political points then protecting children s whole? all of this coming up and more. a good saturday morning to you. i am katie fang. with just three hearings province and it s this far, it feels like we have so much to digest, including shocking testimony and surprising new evidence showing how close our democracy came to a constitutional crisis on january 6th. the committee has two more hearings coming up next week. we have allie raffa, live on capitol hill for a closer look. ali? katie, since the january 6th committee started these public hearings that more than a week ago, we have learned so much more about what a former president that trump knew about it before, during, and after the attack on the capitol on january 6th. the committee is trying to connect the dots between the continued to push about the big lie and the violence that we saw the capitol that day. we use the testimony of his own family members, for
Is going to pick up their phone Behind The Wheel today without even thinking about it . Dont do it because picking up a phone, no matter how nice you are or good you are, accidents like this can happen to anyone on the road by using a phone. And a test which is almost 100 accurate in telling mums to be whether the child theyre carrying has Downs Syndrome is being made available on the nhs from next year. This morning there are yet more warnings it could lead to an increase in the number of abortions. Well get reaction. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until iiam. Throughout the morning, well bring you the latest Breaking News and developing stories. A little later in the programme well ask whats going on with ukip and hopefully speak to nigel farage who is annoyed that his only mp allegedly tried to block him getting a knighthood. Should mr farage get a knighthood . Tell me what you think. Our top story today, drivers caught using their phone Behind The Wheel will now face
message to major republica donors behind closed doors las night at the gathering i nashville. according to remarks obtaine by politico, trump argued that he single-handedly saved the republican party from th establishment class when he wo in 2016. also he said that if given another term he would make the gop an unstoppable genre dru or not that would dominate american politics fo generations to come and as h listed off promises he says he will accomplish it in office you know many of the types o people who are in the room for trump s speech last night. how do you think they ar reacting to what he had to say well, i would suggest h didn t receive the republica party and he is incapable of creating a running party for decades to come considerin that once he got elected after having lost the electoral vote in 16, republicans got trounce