At the white house, right now, President Joe Biden preparing to Face Congress and the American People and deliver a speech that could have huge consequences for his reelection campaign. Theyll soon leave for the us capitol to give his state of the Union Address. Less than 48 hours after his long anticipated rematch with donald trump became a reality. Welcome to a Special Edition of ac360. Im Anderson Cooper and im jake tapper. About an hour from now, President Biden will walk into the House Chamber under enormous pressure to forcefully and successfully sell his vision for america and his argument for a second terme. Mister President Biden needs to take advantage of this opportunity with tens of millions of americans watching to make his case and perhaps, perhaps the most important speech of his decades long career in public life, this will be a critical test of the 81 year old commander in chief. He will try to convince skeptical voters that they have benefited from his presidency, and
our goal today is to try to foster a discussion based on principles, not politics, much like the example of bipartisan bridge building said by democratic senator ted kennedy and republican senator orrin hatch, passing some of the most important legislation of their times, such as the americans with disabilities act and the children s health insurance program, and forming an unlikely friendship that transcended their partizan differences. in that spirit, in just a moment, we ll hear from democratic senator jeanne shaheen of new hampshire and republican senator joni ernst of iowa. they re used to facing off from their posts on the armed services committee in the senate, and clearly they have different views on the biggest issues facing the nation. but for the next hour, we ll try to find common ground through constructive disagreement and search for the bipartisan compromise that has been the hallmark of the u.s. senate for more than two centuries. and now, without further ado,
welcome to the special edition of hannity countdown to iowa. it will kick off in exactly one week from tonight. we should have full results from the republican iowa caucus next monday, but don t expect any numbers from democrats with a very complicated mail-in voting system and the reshuffling of the democratic party s primary calendar, we will get an official tally for months. of course barring a major trip in the fall biden will almost certainly be the democratic nominee. the big question to men, why. joe biden has been a terrible president. his approval numbers show it. they are at record lows. his cabinet doesn t even bother to keep them in the loop on major issues. no one even bothered to tell your president joey biden that his secretary of defense actually incapacitated in the icu for several days. just wondering out loud. what if we had a national emergency or some international crisis and we need our secretary of defense and we don t know where he is? i guess it w
tonight kendall is talking. actor jeremy strong joins me with behind the scenes look at that shows riveting finale. we begin tonight with some light signs of progress, but also the criticism house speaker kevin mccarthy is facing from some members of his own party as he and president biden race to turn the debt ceiling agreement they reached friday night into law. failing could hurt the economy for all of us. but given how toxic the delays, with some of the more extreme embers, every step that speaker mccarthy takes to pass it could put his speakership in jeopardy. cnn s melanie zanona joins us now with the very latest. what is the latest you are hearing from house republicans about where this is headed? the house is on the verge of clearing at least one procedural hurdle. because the house rules committee is expected to advance a rule, which would allow the bill to come to the floor tomorrow. despite opposition from to two conservatives on the panel. that is a big sigh of
and good evening. on 360 tonight, debt ceiling drama. closed door meeting going on with house republicans, which could determine if the bill makes to it the floor, and if speaker kevin mccarthy keeps his job. also tonight, an interview with the 11-year-old boy who called 911 for help and got shot by the police officer who responded. and succession is over, but tonight kindle is talking. actor jeremy strong joins me with a behind-the-scenes lo riv any. the criticism kevin mccarthy is facing from some members of his own party as he and president biden race to extend the debt ceiling. given how toxic the deal with some of the more extreme members, every step mccarthy takes to pass it could put his speakership in jeopardy. melanie zanona with the latest. what is it you re hearing from house republicans whereby this is headed? reporter: the house is on the verge of clearing at least one procedural hurdle, because the house rules committee is expected to advance a rule wh