That both parties see is winnable in november, while former president has it been donald trump is in montana s state that could decide control of the senate. And major developments in trump s legal cases today in georgia, fani willis arguing her office should be the allowed to continue its case against gauff in a new filing while prosecutor jack smith asked to delay the federal oh, election subversion case until september and ukraine hits russia hard, a drone strike launched on a region in western russia just days after a rare crops us border attack. We re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central the 2024 presidential race heading west today, vice president kamala harris and governor tim walz, taking their pitch to the battleground state of arizona, with a rally later today in the phoenix area, it comes as cnn is learning that next this week, president biden will make his first formal appearance with harris since he dropped out
To exit the 2024 race. While vice president harris newly fueled campaign fuels democratic enthusiasm. In this campaign, i promise you, i will proudly put my record against his any day of the week. And former president trump floats the possibility of more presidential debates. I haven t agreed to anything. I agreed to a debate with joe biden. But i want to debate her and it will be no different because they have the same policies. And israel s prime minister addressing congress, further dividing washington as dozens of democratic lawmakers are skipping the speech in protests over civilian deaths in gaza. And thousands are expected at rallies here in washington, in opposition to american support for weapons that are fuelling the israeli war effort in gaza. Good day. I m andrea mitchell. A very busy day in washington. In prime time this evening, from the oval office, president biden is expected to explain why he decided to end his presidential campaign. Framing it as a decision to put co
Times and in bad, israel will always be your loyal friend and your steadfast partner. On behalf of the people of israel, i came here today to say thank you, america. Thank you for your support and solidarity. Thank you for standing with israel in our hour of need. Together, together we shall defend our common civilization. Together we shall secure a brilliant future for both our nations. [ applause ]. May godr bless israel, may god bless america, and may god bless the great alliance between israel and america forever. [ cheers and applause ] [ applause ]. Prime minister benjamin netanyahu giving a joint address to congress. His fourth one. And that s the most of any foreign leader. Winston churchill gave three addresses to congress. He has now given four. Good to be with you, i m katy tur. It was fascinating watching this. Especially fascinating watching the democratic caucus, you could see some standing and applauding, others sitting and quietly applauding. And then you saw rashida tl
Against the pandemic. Millions of school children head back into the classroom just as the virus rages back. We ll talk about the mixed messaging coming from the same people who should be setting an example good morning and welcome to morning joe, it is monday, august 16th. Joe is traveling this morning. Big news this morning. Complete collapse. 20 years after the united states toppled the taliban regime in afghanistan. The group is on the verge of retaking political power. Taliban forces entered the capital of kabul on saturday continuing a blitz that has seen insurgence capture more than half of afghanistan s 34 provincial capitals. The group overtook police posts and gained control of the bagram airfield yesterday. Afghans pled the airport looking to escape the violence only to find flights suspended over reported gun fire. One person able to escape was the country s president who said he left to, quote, prevent a flood of bloodshed. We know the embassy in kabul has been evacuated.
Packed stadiums, family gatherings, restaurants back to 100% capacity. What about the economy? is it on the same path? just a few minutes ago, we learned the united states added 559,000 jobs in the month of may, employment is still lower than prepandemic levels but the games are strong and in line with expectations. Today s news follows a surprisingly weak jobs report we saw last month when experts were predicting a big gain. Total employment is still creeping up but we are not back to where we once were. We talked about people moving into new industries and away from jobs they once had. The numbers seem to be reflecting that. The hardhit leisure and hospitality industry is still down 2. 5 million jobs but it gained almost 300,000 in the last month. And what about that crazy disconnect between employers and employees? right now 48% of small business owners are reporting they have unfilled job openings, but i want you to look at the numbers, millions of americans are still looking for w