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politics." at this hour president biden looks to change the midterm trajectory. three weeks exactly from election day and the president promises new federal efforts to protect abortion rights but he needs democrats in charge of congress to succeed. plus, the trump tapes. cnn exclusively obtains recordings from a new audio book over the course of 20 interviews, the former president brags about his nuclear button, says he respects vladimir putin and more. and democracy is always on the b...

it is tuesday, december 27th. don is off. we are glad to be here. what a day. you got home okay yesterday. >> yeah. but airports are insane so i feel for people like that passenger there, on hold over six hours. >> unbelievable. plans unravelled for airlines. more than 60% of flights already canceled today. the death toll is rising in buffalo, new york, after a blizzard crippled the area and residents are still digging themselves out of the snowstorm this morning. were live on the gr...

caribbean, forecasters warning it could become a serious hurricane. well show you exactly where its headed. and president biden takes aim at the republican midterm election and focuses on the abortion fights right. can he turn it into a winning strategy, and can he capitalize on recent political wins. plus, international outrage. rub has been accused of holding a sham referendum, attempting to annex parts of ukraine as the u.s. is threatening horrendous war crimes. were going to ta...

>> what do you think are the chances you can get an acquittal? >> i would not comment. >> reporter: she was detained on february 17th. prosecutors claiming she was carrying two vaping cartridges with about .07 oil a crime in russia that can carry a sentence of up to ten years in praise colony. the u.s. considers her being rong wrongfully detained. >> wrongful detention is unacceptable where ever it occurs. the united states government, at the very high e est levels is working hard to b...

Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world. We continue our coverage of israel at war. Im rosemary church. Israels mar 300 targets were hit overnight by air strikes in gaza. According to the idf, tunnels and Operational Command centers belonging to hamas and Islamic Jihad were targeted. They targeted sites for the forces preparing for grounds operations. Meech meantime, a senior israeli official tells cnn from will be no ceasefire, saying human...

It is one of the last great salmon runs. Bear 747 is the one to beat. He is estimated to weigh. The news continues with kaitlyn collins. Tonight, a new fight is erupting in a Speakerless House with a fractured gop. Candidates are now emerging to replace the only speaker who has ever been ousted from that job. One of the republicans who voted to Boot Mccarthy is here. And attacking the judge who just placed the partial gag order on trump. And she is saying she wont be bullied. And Rudy Giulianis ...

Its apparently the unforgivable sin in todays politics. Working with the other side of the aisle. So unforgivable, in fact, it may earn you the political death penalty. As republicans begin the autopsy on what happened to Kevin Mccarthy, they are now doctoring some of the results. Good evening. Tonight the fallout intense phase after the historic ouster of Kevin Mccarthy as House Speaker. There is a race underway to replace him but even more intense is the blame game. Some republicans are pointi...

First woman in they to hold the job and the firswon to serve in the joint chiefs of franchetti has been the vice chief of naval operationsince 2022 and was the commander of u.s. naval forces korea among other key naval positions. shes also commanded two carrier strike groups and been the recipient of multiple service medals. her official name, barbara millicent roberts, may not ring a bell but say her nickname, "barbie" -- i didnt know it was her official name. >> saying barbies government nam...

To ukraine and president volodymyr zelenskyy says russian terrorists will be held accountable after a series of new strikes and at least three ukrainian cities including the capital of kyiv. those attacks triggering major power and water shortages. cn cnns nic robertson is on the ground. niy, whats the latest. >> reporter: the city about 100 miles west of where we are right now, electricity generating plants hit by russian missiles. two power plants in kyiv. three workers at one of those plants ...

Exclusive now, donald trump and his inner circle in their own words. bob woodward is releasing audio of more than eight hours of his interviews with the former president, plus audio of conversations with several top west wing aides of the its part of a new audio book called "the trump tapes" published next week. cnn exclusively obtained a copy based on 20 interviews woodward did with trump dating from 2016 through 2020. many included in his book "rage." youll remember when it was released we lea...