text in a dramatic departure from previous amendments sought to bring justice to millions of formerly enslaved black americans and to insure that the formerly elected officials who waged war against the united states would not be allowed to serve in elected office again. that is the purpose of section 3. now, knowing all that, at issue today before the court were some key questions. one, do states have the right to enforce section 3 or can only congress do that? two, did the drafters intend to include presidents and vice presidents when they drafted this punishment? and three, is this section self-executing, which is technical jargon for this thing goes into effect without any other mechanisms such as anoct of congress. trump s lawyer jonathan mitchell who happens to be the guy who wrote the texas abortion bounty law, kept referring to something known as the griffin case. what is the griffin case, you ask. if you read any recent stories about the 14th amendment, it s possible
angeles. i m jason johnson, in for chris hayes. we are officially in an election year, and 2024 brings with it another number of legal and political hurdles. for the quadruple-indicted disgraced ex president, less than two weeks away from the first in the nation iowa caucus. while trump is still the favorite to win in the hawkeye state, the future is far more uncertain from there. we are about three weeks out from the new hampshire primary. and while he s in the lead there is still substantial, former south carolina governor nikki haley has developed some late momentum. and of course donald trump s electoral fortunes are linked to his legal jeopardy. as of now, he has already been kicked off the primary ballot in two super tuesday states, maine and colorado, under the 14th amendment. and on january 16th, the first of his many trials scheduled for this year is set to begin, after hail mary attempts to delay the proceedings have failed. trump is now set to begin his second tria
to compete with the future. kevin s now part of this next generation of young people who feel they can thrive. hey, everyone, good morning, and welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, november 18. i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. thank you for being with us. here is what we re watching for you. the first plane carrying people injured in fighting in gaza arrives in the uea this morning. a colorado judge says former president trump did engage in insurrection but rules he can stay on the republican primary ballot. the reason for the judge s ruling and what comes next into spacex will try today to launch its starship rocket, the most powerful ever built. details on the launch and what it could mean for human exploration of the moon and mars. more than 100 days after the maui wildfires, officials are still searching for missing people. how they are working to bring closure to those families coming up on cnn this morning. this morning, a plane carrying
. welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber ahead on cnn newsroom. u.n. experts have harsh new criticism for israel s actions in gaza, saying that it points to a genocide in the making, a charge israel strenuously reyekts. we ll speak to a family member of an israeli hostage who s one of the thousands marching to jerusalem, their goal, demand their loved ones return home safely. plus, colorado judge calls trump an insurrectionist, yet says he can still appear on the colorado ballot. announcer: live from atlanta this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. it s been exactly six weeks since the terrorist attacks in southern israel that led israel to declare war on hamas, and the sight of the nova music festival became ground zero for thousands of unsuspecting people who were there on the morning of october 7th. the israeli media is now reporting that many more people died than was previously reported, cit
good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. saturday, november 18. i m victor blackwell. i m amara walker. thank you for being us with. here is what we re watching for you. the first plane carrying people injured in the fighting in false electors arrived in the uae this morning as we are learning of a worsening situation at hospitals in gaza. a colorado judge says former president trump did engage innen insurrection but the rules say he can stay on the republican primary ballot. the reason for the judge s ruling and what comes next. a new report says climate change is impacting every part of the u.s. and that includes our health. the top health issues caused by climate change and what you can do about it. spacex will try again today to launch its starship rocket. the most powerful ever built. details on the launch and what it could mean for human exploration of the moon and of mars. this morning, 15 people from gaza, including children, with urgent medical needs ha