just six months into what was a historic presidency, harvard s claudine gay says she is stepping down. we will speak with a professor, who supported her, despite the controversies. plus, hamas says a senior official was killed during an attack in lebanon. and, terrifying moment on the runway in japan. video showing the moment a passengers jet with hundreds of people on board hits a coast guard plane and burst into flames. there is an investigation underway. we are following these stories and many more, all coming in here to cnn news central. we are continuing to follow breaking news this afternoon. claudine gay has announced she is stepping down as harvard s president after just six months on the job. in a letter to the university, after consultation with members of the corporation, it has become clear that it is in the best interest of harvard for me to resign, so that the community can navigate this moment of extraordinary challenge with a focus on the institution, r
contact my office, i ll give you a copy of the proposal. i ll give you president biden heckled during the state of the union and he seemed to enjoy it. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. president biden delivering his second state of the union address, the first before a newly divided congress. the president of the united states. the president called for unity telling republicans he wants to work together instead of fighting for the sake of fighting. still he was heckled more than once by some unruly house republicans. some republicans want medicare and social security sunset. i m not sayings it is the majority. let me give you anybody who doubts it, contact my office and i ll give you a copy, i ll give you a copy of the proposal. i m glad to see i tell you, i enjoy conversion. you know, it means if congress doesn t keep the programs the way they are, they will go away. i m not saying it is a majority of you, i m not even saying it
you are in the cnn newsroom. i m paula reed in washington. jim acosta is off tonight. former president donald trump is stirring the political pot with claims he expects to be arrested on tuesday. his campaign is already fundraising off that allegation and new tonight, trump lawyer blames the media and the district attorney for trump s comments. in a statement to cnn he says no one tells us anything which is very frustrating. president trump is basing his response on press reports and the fact this is a political prosecution and the da leaks things to the press instead of communicating to the lawyers as they should. now the former president has not stated why he expects to be arrested as the investigation continues into hush money payments made to porn star stormy daniels but trump s legal team has got no word from the manhattan da s office about the timing of any possible indictment. we also know that at least one witness is still expected to testify before the grand jury on
hello. i m abby phillip in washington. right now, a desperate search for life, a race against time and an escalating death toll in turkey and syria. 41 hours have now passed since a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated the region. and experts say the critical rebuild to find people alive in this rubble is now closing. more than 6,300 people have died in this tragedy. and the scope of the destruction is must terrifying. take a look at these buildings. they among thousands that have collapsed but amid grave discoveries there is still hope that keeps crews growing. this little girl was rescued earlier today after being trapped for more than a day. cnn s nick paton walsh just filed this report from the region. reporter: in the town closest to the epicenter, two simultaneous rescue separations going on. in there, a 64-year-old woman, her son heard her voice, he says, this morning. and he thinks she s in fact still lying in the bed where she was when the earthquake st
moment. that is it for us this afternoon. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. the state of our union is the lead is starting right now. president big tonit s address before a died congress and country to tout his accomplishments. and perhaps lay out his case for another term. but how might his message land with the american people who according to polls disapprove of the job he s doing. rare cries of joy as a little girl and her younger sibling are pulled from the rubble alive. a small bit of good news amid the growing death and destruction from the earthquake in turkey and syria. the death toll now soaring to more than 7,200 people. then, if you ve flown in the past few weeks, you know the skies are not very friendly. cancel takeoff clearance. delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance. an i-team meltdown, one airline grounded during the holidays, two runway near misses, now lawmakers want answers. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper on capitol hill