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the ring, ron desantis speaking today at the reagan presidential library in california. lucas live at the white house with the latest. good evening. >> even though he has not announced he is a candidate for president, ron desantis sure sounded like one while speaking at the reagan library in florida. he did blast doctor fauci. >> he does not know anything about the economy. he does not know anything about education. he does not know anything about your rights. he doesnt care about your...

we began this weekend with the voting rights march in selma, alabama. commemorating the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. a short time ago, president biden laid a crowd of hundreds across the edmund pettus bridge. were still rights leaders were brutally beaten by police on march 7th, 1965. biden was also issuing a call to action as dozens of states pass voting rights protections. >> salma is a reckoning. a right to vote. a right to vote, to have your vote counted. its the threshold of...

gathering where his base has seemingly seized control. and the man who tried but failed to overturn the 2020 election results appears to be his partys front-runner at least for now according to recent polls. late this afternoon, cpac released its very own nonscientific straw poll. trump crushed the politician seen as the biggest rival for the nomination, at least at this point, florida governor ron desantis, 62% to 20%. cnns kristen holmes joins us from the cpac gathering. hows it been...

a familiar face at the political act conference in maryland, former president trump makes his pitch to be the republican nominee for the white house again. bakhmut could be on the verge of falling to russian troops but ukrainian forces say theyre holding on in the fight to keep the city. over a month since the toxic train derailment in east palestine ohio, another norfolk southern freight train derails in the state >> live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with laila >> during c...

>> with you at my side, we will demolish the deep state. >> hes back and making a splash at cpac. what donald trump had to say to the enthusiastic crowd and the thinly veiled swipe he took at a potential rival. another train derails in ohio, just one month after the hazardous material spill in east palestine. what residents are saying about the two incidents. >> and the battle over abortion, now being waged in drugstores. what a decision by a leading chain could mean for women across t...

it for them. >> but what can his party accomplish without control of the house? house democratic leader hakeem jeffries joins me exclusively next. and crime and punishment. concerns about crime contribute to a democratic mayors loss and now the president sides with republicans on blocking a local d.c. criminal justice law. are democrats vulnerable on crime ahead of 2024? ill speak exclusively to new york city mayor eric adams in moments. plus, sidestepping trump. dueling republican eve...

>> and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, i am your retribution. i am your retribution. >> fiery words from donald trump in front of a very supportive crowd. well bring you the message he and other republicans brought to cpac. ohio once again facing a train derailment. details plus the latest from the toxic spill in east palestine is just ahead. and later, one ukrainian mothers journey to america, with her children to escape the horrors of war. the remarkable path she took...

the house? democratic leader hakeem jefferies joins me exclusively next and crime and punishment. concerns about crime contribute to a democratic mayors loss and now the president sides with republicans on blocking a local d.c. criminal justice laws. are democrats vulnerable on crime in 2024 in ill speak exclusively to new york city mayor eric adams in moments. plus sidestepping trump as one anti-trump republican bows out other white house hopefuls look for a lane around trump. >> i am...

overrespond. i hope it doesnt happen again >> former u.s. ambassador to russia michael mcfaul with his assessment of the russian confrontation of the u.s. drone over the black sea well have much more on the diplomatic implications of the incident just ahead. plus, some republican lawmakers are pushing back on comments from ron desantis about russias invasion of ukraine with comparisons to neville chamberlain. things got tense between ari m melber and donald trumps lawyer an interview...

president biden is about to honor of hero of bloody sunday. it was 58 years ago that white deputies and state troopers violently turned on peaceful demonstrators. they were beginning a 54-mile march to montgomery, the state capital to call for equal voting rights for african-americans. this is obviously an important trip for the president. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, jim, president bidens purpose here in selma, alabama today is two-fold. the white house has said he wants t...