Good morning and welcome to cnn this morning is sunday, march 17. Im danny freeman, info your blackboard. Good to have you, danny, im amara walker. Thank you so much for joining us this sunday morning. And heres what we are watching for you, donald trump hits the trail for the First Time Since securing the republican nomination as President Biden dines with reporters and politicians in washington, the very different warnings both candidates are issuing on the Campaign Trail, posted arms Stand Up Paralyzes and new jersey neighborhood for hours on saturday will tell you what we know about what led up to it and how it all finally ended evacuations are underway in parts of iceland is a volcano near the famous blue lagoon a ropes, once again, the impact on nearby towns is a lava continues to flow this morning, and the final day of voting is underway in russias president ial election. And although Vladimir Putin is assured victory, were seeing protests across the region. Were live in moscow
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Conundrum that biden finds himself in. I get, i get the sense that i think graeme is right, that we need to stand by our allies. I dont think finding nuance in this case during war time is a very easy thing to do, particularly when youre a superpower sometimes wars like this force you to choose sides. And israel as our allies. And i can see why a number of democrats are upset with what biden has done. Certainly republicans are, but biden is really trying to placate his base in this country, which is, which is obviously very split on this and particularly in the state of michigan. So i think a lot of the message its like politics are entering into bidens thinking on how to manage this war charlie matt bennett. Thank you so much. A new our Have Cnn News starts right now the crucial moment in the trump criminal trial, Michael Cohen takes the stand to testify against his former boss. The same Michael Cohen who once said he would take a bullet for donald trump. What is he going to say now .
Plus, ask how to get up to an 800 prepaid card. Call today direct redefining insurance how it really happen tomorrow at nine on cnn hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im proud a whitfield. All right. New today, israels military says it is intensifying operations in central gaza and ordering the immediate evacuation of severe are several more neighborhoods in the Southern City of rafah where millions of displaced palestinians are seeking refuge. The idf says about 300,000 people have already fled. These evacuations following new deadly round of air strikes across gaza. Cnns scott mclean has more frederick, a new airstrikes in northern and central gaza have flooded hospitals with a new round of victims included amongst them, a journalist, his wife, and 12 son and the death toll may yet still rise as people search through the rubble of those airstrikes thanks with little more than their bare hands searching at this point for bodies. And the video of the aftermath and
i think there are bigger issues in this country that need to be addressed. as you can see, a lot of different opinions tonight and reaction to this debate that was happening, a really consequential moment. i m in a swing state with so many voters who know what the stakes are so what now the next few hours, we ll we will be crucial in the political future of joseph robinett biden, if there is a future and actually that s not hyperbole after the historic cnn debate, luck as tonight, one which has democrats so nervous, one told our friend kasie hunt, quote, we are eft. now so far, no elected democrats that we know ab have publicly asked for buying this step aside, but prominent supporters, including columns as thomas friedman, they are out there saying, quote, i cannot remember a more heartbreaking moment in american presidential campaign politics in my lifetime precisely because of what it revealed, joe biden, a good man and a good president has no business running for re