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Cost us a little bit of profitability in the short run but we are a country that will stand up loud and clear against this kind of behavior. look, im glad he said it but did raise the ante. >> were here now. >> power and american values, he better follow up. >> yeah, before i let you go, i want to ask you about the op-ed you wrote for cnn.com. you challenged an assertion made by the president in the usa today op-ed declaring that, quote, the centrist democratic party is dead. how is he wrong? >>...

>> no, never, ever, never. ive seen some things. >> okay. so chris, your latest piece on cnn.com, you write about what kanye teaches us about president trump. trump loves people who love him. what else? >> a lot of it touches on what frank was just talking about. he loves people who say nice things about him. whether it was vladimir putin or kanye west, that donald trump is ready to give you a second, third, fourth, fifth, chance. he loves celebrity. he is someone who came of age and was part of...

Should note, in iowa. complete with a full slate of events today. cnns rebecca berg has been traveling with them. rebecca, he spoke at a democratic fund-raising gala and he talked to him. any question about what hes laying the ground work for there? >> reporter: well, jim, he told us for the record that he is here solely to focus on getting out the vote for democrats in the midterm elections, and he said he does not plan to make a decision on running for president in 2020 until after november. t...

Out. and this. the nations deadliest transportation accident in nearly a decade. 20 people killed. and now weve learned that the limo and the driver should not have been on the road in the first place. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. welcome to "the lead" im jim sciutto in for jake today. we begin with breaking news. brand-new cnn polls revealing how americans feel about the president, the two political parties and the newest associate justice of the supreme court. both during and a...

Elected officials accountable, not just to get your vote, but to also support your positions on policy priorities, which i think is the longer -- the longer term question we have to answer at large. >> no opponent yet, but susan rice floated as a name out there. >> and reneged. >> a couple years from now. >> i would love to see that. >> jackie, the other head line number here is president trumps approval rating going up five percentage points from 36, wihih was cnns low, now up to 41, more in th...

Miguel marquez continuing to follow that story. thank you very much. a dire new report is warning that hurricanes could become more frequent and more extreme. and the world could face disastrous levels of global warming if nations do not make drastic changes within the next 12 years. cnns nick watt joins me now live. nick, one of the most shocking parts of this report is just how soon these experts are predicting that we could see major changes. in effect saying time is running out to address ...

Sounding these alarm bells and saying that something has to change. >> sure. youve been fortunate to see a lot of these places that, you know, could disappear, and you realize just how valuable, how precious this planet really is. john sutter, thank you. if you want to read about this report, just go to cnn.com. im brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. donald trump, who suggested that ted cruzs dad played a part in jfks assassination says the k...

Senate panel where the senate republicans brought in someone to handle the questioning. followed by the circus that unfolded around when then judge kavanaugh himself came in. so it doesnt surprise me that you would see a lot of voters in the middle, kind of going a plague on both their houses. another number from a poll from quinnipiac last week, even though those numbers looked similar to what the cnn polls show, they believed dr. ford, more said they opposed kavanaughs confirmation than not. 4...

It will phase out incentive pay and stock results. now a single share of amazon is worth $1,950. hourly workers get two when they are hired and one additional share every year. amazon says employees prefer the cash to stocks. the pay hike will compensate for the benefit loss. critics were lisaying this move was good pr for amazon and good business. why? the labor market is tight. unemployment is 3.9%. retailers like amazon are fighting to retain talent. first lady melania trump heading to the ...

This week working with lawmakers as it faces the possibility of regulation. facebook confirmed to cnn it sent representatives to d.c. it is briefing staff about the huge data breach. the biggest security breach ever last week. data of 50 million of you released through security flaw. facebook patched the flaw, but not revealed what information was exposed. it is keeping lawmakers in the loop. facebook is working with washington including sending mark zuckerberg to washington in april. it faces s...