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Escalation of tensions in the region that presents new challenges for leaders in the white house and around the world welcome to this special edition of erin burnett outfront. Erin is on his side im in im anderson cooper and im jake tapper. Were covering the breaking news in the middle east are counting down to tonights vice presidential debate that candidates will take the stage age and less than two hours and irans attack is certainly to be a key line of questioning thats only adding to the pr...

happening now, a health emergency as the skies over new york and other new york cities are shrouded with heavy and toxic smoke. right now. millions of americans are at risk as wildfires in canada create the air-quality crisis here in the united states. also this hour, a former spokesman speaks a in a grand jury. we are tracking new information in the investigation in trumps backyard. mike pence is taking on trump as he launches the 2024 launch for the weight. now ready to answer ques...

[ inaudible ] >> no time? >> big mistake. >> reporter: jake, that was an assessment that lined one what we heard with his advisers over the course of the last 24 hours. not notably, president putins announcement came hours before joe bidens speech. just a short time ago, an interview was released where the president called it a big mistake but was confident they could work things out. that underscores a subtext here. u.s. officials make clear this is a reversible position. the treaty g...

affiliated groups as well as business groups, farm associations, parent groups, young professional organizations, religious groups and conservative advocacy organizations. guests of mr. ramaswamy and grand view university are here tonight but they wont ask questions. we have asked everyone here to be respectful to each other and mr. ramaswamy so the voters in the room and at home have a chance to hear from the candidate. please, welcome vivek ramaswamy. [ applause ] i want to get right...

teleprompter, you dont know what he will say. it is a different donald trump than 15 and 16. >> floridas ron desantis not holding back hitting donald trump at every turn in a live cnn town hall. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im kasie hunt. it is wednesday, december 13. in just hours the house investigation into the biden family reaches a full house vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry is planned after a resolution passed yesterday. >> nine ...

thanks again, everyone. [applause] >> all right, thanks, jake. good evening. i am abby phillip in washington. and you were just watching a special live cnn town hall. and tonights candidate on that main stage was ron desantis, of course. tonights setting is iowa, where many now see the stakes there for ron desantis as do or die. the florida governor said that the polls dont tell the whole story, and that he is building momentum. among tonights highlights, ron desantis said that he does...

To stay indoors. children have to stay indoors. the fairfax county department of public schools canceling outdoor events for this afternoon and this evening because of such poor air quality. lets talk about possible mitigation. are they going to get any relief? well, the wind has been kind of shifting here, and thats kind of been a positive thing for clearing some of that haze out. some clouds have developed. forecasters have said that its probably a low probability of heavy rain here for the ne...

For the breach and a flooding disaster thats still unfolding. thousands have fled their homes and evacuations are continuing. cnns fred pleitgen is joining us live from ukraine right now. fred, how dire is the situation as the water continues to rise? >> reporter: well, its absolutely devastating. youre totally right, wolf, the authorities are telling us that the water is continuing to rise, probably is going to continue to do so for about another day or so, and then might start to recede. but t...

Will support a candidate that champions that cause. >> thank you for joining us. >> it is great to see you. stay with cnn later tonight for the exclusive town hall with the former vice president, mike pence. in iowa beginning at 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight. coming up, the toxic smoke from canada spreading to virginia. the air quality here coming up. urgent rescues in ukraine as floodwaters rise after a dam collapse that is blamed onon russia. all with an incredible new iphone. act now w and ge...

Over election lies. >> president trump was wrong then. he is wrong now. >> chris christie announced his presidential bid on tuesday with his campaign having sharp attacks against trump. telling cnn that he has disappointed the party, the country, that will be the focus of this campaign. the republican field continues to expand with north dakota governor also entering the race today. >> where we come from, if something is not working, you stop and you try something new. that is common sense. joe ...