North. Its not the first this has happened but officials finding unusual nonetheless and finally russian jets buzzed a uss porter over the course of several hours in the black sea coming within 200 yards of our ship as it sat in International Waters off the coast of romania. These moves appear intended to test President Trump. Jack what theyre trying to do is humiliate and embarrass the United States particularly in our allies, unrattle them and give them the impression that the United States isnt the Strong Military nation that it has been in the past and its leadership is not strong. This is obviously done with mr. Trump in mind, clearly. And they want to see what his reaction is. Now the troubling developments come as secretary james mattis, defense secretary james mattis is traveling abroad today meeting with nato officials in brussels in just a few hours, itll be interesting to see if he has anything to say about this as what appears to be a chilling of u. S. Russia relations. We
After House Republicans give President Trump his first big legislative victory, narrowing passing a revised gop plan to repeal and replace obamacare. The measure now facing an uncertain future in the senate. Insurance company gets to socialize their losses and privatize their gains. Those are things i still dont like about the product, but im hopeful we can make it better in the senate. I do believe we need to reach a conclusion because we promised the american people, and i promised the people of arizona, we would repeal and replace obamacare. At the end of the day, i think there will be a senate bill, and then the two bills at some point will have to come together. Heres whats important, what is actually in that bill. Lets break it down. It keeps two popular obamacare provisions. Children can stay on their parents plan until the age of 26. Caps on coverage are still prohibited. One of the big changes, it scraps obamacares individual mandate. That means you are no longer required to b
March for migrants in mexico has the u. S. President calling for new action on immigration. Plus, a time for applause as north Korean Leader kim jongun welcomes south korean pop stars. And bill gates has a blunt message for leaders in nigeria where he is spending more than a billion dollars. We will bring you that exclusive interview. Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from here in the United States and of course all around the world. Im rosemary church. This is cnn newsroom. As immigrants are marching through mexico toward the United States, u. S. President donald trump says he no longer supports a legislative compromise to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the u. S. As children. Youre looking at some of the socalled caravan of more than a thousand migrants from Central America. They are fleeing violence and poverty, and some are planning to apply for asylum in the United States. Activists have organized this pilgrimage in previous years, and the president referenced
From the very first day its were going to take back our identity. Dubois and Steve Hartman wth the girl who grants wishes to seniors. If you could have any three things, what would you want . Dubois good evening. Im maurice dubois. This is our western edition. The democratic frontrunner spent today on damage control. Joe biden defended his civil rights record one day after it was challenged in a Heated Exchange on the debate stage. Kamala harris, the only black woman among the 25 candidates for president , went after biden for opposing in the 1970s federal intervention in school busing. Ed okeefe is following this. I want to be absolutely clear about my record and position on racial justice, including busing. I never, never, never ever opposed voluntary busing. Reporter former Vice President biden today in chicago trying to explain away a tough moment for him in last nights debate. I did support federal action to address root causes of segregation in our schools and our communities. Re
South central u. S. Derek will have the forecast. Looking at that reminds me of hurricane harvey. So bad there. A warm welcome to viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im george howell. Im natalie allen. Cnn newsroom starts right now. Our top story, u. S. President donald trump dealing with trouble in at least three points around the world with no indication of what is coming next. First in china, which now faces tariffs of 25 of imports to the United States. This after trade talks break down, and no word when those talks will resume. The middle east, the u. S. Has deployed Additional Fire power, the u. S. Calling it a deterrent to iran. And also on the issue of north korea, mr. Trump, downplaying recent shortrange Missile Launches. And diplomatic efforts are add a standstill. But the president says he is still open to talks. Cnn has reporters covering all angles of this story. Our matt rivers in china. Ben wedeman in beirut, following the u. S. System deployment. And