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Now. Expelled from the hermit kingdom, the u. S. Army private who bolted into north korea is in u. S. Custody. North korea saying their investigation is finished. Plus, senator bob menendez faces a federal judge and growing calls to resign. But the democrat is fighting back against bribery charges. Well have the details on what went down in court. Plus, skipping the debate stage for a swing state. The elephant not in the room. Former President Donald Trump will be a noshow at tonights republican president ial debate as his business faces serious trouble in court. Were following these developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. For the second time in his senate career, bob menendez has pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges. A short time ago, the new jersey senator and his wife were arraigned and he is set to leave the courthouse at any moment. And we have our eyes on that. You can see this live shot here of the courthouse. Prosecutors saying that they both received cash gold and a luxury car in exchange for favors for the Egyptian Government. More than half of Senate Democrats are calling on him to resign. Last night when that number was slightly smaller but not that much, he dismissed the idea outright telling reporters that he will not step down because hes innocent. Kara scannell was at the arraignment for us. Tell us what played out inside of the courtroom. Reporter Senator Menendez and his wife entered pleas of not guilty to his bribery charges. The hearing lasted only about 30 minutes and were waiting for him to exit the courthouse now. What happened inside was that he sat there in the court flanked between his attorneys. He sat with his hands collapsed and he only addressed the judge twice to say yes, in honor. When he entered the courtroom, he came in through a side door which is where defendants are kept. You could see a cell in that hallway. It really gives you a sense of the seriousness of the moment. This arraignment only took about 30 minutes. He was released on 100,000 bond. He has to surrender his personal passport. He can keep his official passport and he also has a restriction where he cant have any contact with Staff Members of his office, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee or political advisers who have knowledge of this investigation outside the presence of council. As we know from the charges in this case, they relate a lot to his time on the senate and the allegations that he took bribes in exchange for helping and aiding egypt. You can imagine a number of staffers were interviewed by investigators and that is why this provision is part of his bail and his release. He didnt answer any questions by reporters in the hallways. In fact, when he entered the courthouse today, he walked in holding his wifes hand, a codefendant, a partnership in crime according to authorities. When he left the courtroom today, they walked out again hand in hand. A sign of alliance between them. Now, she also entered a plea of not guilty in the case. She was released on 250,000 bond secured by their home. And she has to surrender her passport. They both have some travel restrictions, though, the senators is less severe because hes a senator. The other two defendants pleaded not guilty. We are getting sense that they are starting to wrap up this process. They have to sign paperwork for their bonds and they also have to surrender their personal passports. That is whats taking place inside the courthouse now. Were told its beginning to wrap up and were expecting the senator and his wife to leave momentarily. Their car is out front. Thats why you see the pack of cameras around it waiting for him. Theres also microphones. We understand hes walking out right now. If you can see him and his wife, theyre heading toward their car. And theyre not taking they are not making any comments, it appears, at this point, kara. Reporter right. It does not sound like he has answered any questions. He didnt answer any as he walked into court this morning and he didnt answer any leaving the courtroom. Now hes in the car. If you can see it, its starting to pull away from the curb and the courthouse surrounded by photographers and reporters. And here he is making hi s way past our camera now. Hes left the building after pleading not guilty alongside his wife and two other codefendants. I asked the senators aides if he was heading back to washington, d. C. , today, but i did not get an answer on that. I just want to go back, kara, as i think we heard the senators car honking, to these provision that is came about today, a couple of the one surrendering of the passport. He is not right now the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. So hes stepped down at least temporarily. You would presume then that he cannot travel internationally or he could for work. Thats one question i have. But the other one being, any staff having been interviewed, are you saying that he cannot speak to them not in the presence of a lawyer . And i ask that because how does he go about his business of the senate if he cannot talk to staff not in the presence of a lawyer . Reporter that does ask a very important question here. So the terms of his release, hes released on 100,000 personal bond. He has to surrender his work passport. His travel is restricted to the United States. Hes not allowed to have any contact with the codefendants other than his wife. But there is this provision of his release it says he cannot have any contact with his staff, staff of the the foreign Relation Committees or any political advisers with knowledge. Thank you, brianna. Outside of the presence of his attorneys. And that is a signal that there may have been some people who have knowledge of this investigation, of some of the issues that are alleged in this indictment and that is why that provision is in his bail. So he doesnt try to talk to any witnesses about what their possible testimony could be, brianna. That raises a lot of questions as you point out there. Kara scannell, thank you so much for being our eyes and ears on the ground at this arraignment. We appreciate it. And i want to bring in one of new jerseys top democrats. Leroy jones jr. Sir, i wonder, if you spoken to Senator Menendez since this indictment dropped. No, i havent, brianna. Whats your message to him right now then . So just giving the gravity of whats just been reported, you know, with the Bail Restrictions that he has, you know, the the inability that he has to discharge the offices, the responsibility of his office, its quite a great compromise for a person that is in such responsible position. I listened to my pastor this morning and she said something that just rang really loud to me that i think bob menendez should understand. And that is, the worth and value of a persons name is more important than a title. And thats why the call for resignation has been, you know, so voluminous lately because he should be concentrating on defending his name and alleviating the responsibilities of the title. I mean, hes accused at this point of giving Sensitive Information about u. S. Embassy personnel in cairo to Egyptian Government officials through his wife. These are some of the most serious charges in this indictment. Is this different and i know this is a bit of a political question. But its also because its a legal question about maybe what may be more damaging or more serious. Is this different to you than his last indictment . Well, you know, im not a lawyer. But just listening to the gravity and the content of the indictment and the charges that ensued with the indictment are extremely disturbing and, you know, very, very critical to the rule of law and it seems to breach the spirit of our constitution. So thats why and i i hate to keep going back to the call for resignation, but thats why it is critical that he begin to defend his name and leave the title on the table, you know, for purposes of just stepping away and understanding that he will not be able to discharge the duties given the conditions of the bail requirements. Weve heard menendez say that hes being targeted in part because hes latino. Does that ring true to you . No, i dont think thats relevant in this particular case. The charges are very serious, theyre compelling. It is not, in my mind, anything that speaks to a persons heritage or their ethnicity. You know, it is incumbent upon him to recognize that this is time to protect what your family has given you, and that is your name. Leroy jones jr. , we appreciate your time today, thank you. Thank you, brianna. Boris . Another major headline were tracking today. The u. S. Army private who ran into one of the most repressive nations on earth on purpose is now back in u. S. Custody. More than two months ago, travis king raced across the dmz while on a public tour of the Joint Security Area that separates north and south korea. This is a picture of king on that tour before making a run for it. You see the back of his head there. Of course, this is a rare move, this release, considering north koreas brutal record on human rights. Lets take you now to the State Department and cnn chief National Security correspondent alex marquardt. Do we know exactly how this went down, his release . Boris, i think you hit the nail on the head, it is a rare move. Its something that were still trying to understand. North korea saying today that they were expelling private king, that he had confessed to crossing the border illegally. Why exactly north korea decided to do this today is still unclear. What we do know now from Senior Biden Administration officials is that earlier this month, north korean officials told swedish officials that they were willing to release private king. Why sweden . The u. S. Doesnt have an embassy in pyongyang. Sweden is known as a protected power. They represent u. S. Interests in pyongyang. Now, this was the culmination, this release is the culmination of months of what Biden Administration officials are calling intense diplomacy, not just involving the u. S. , north korea and sweden but other countries as well. Certainly china was involved. We know that private king left through china. Over the course of the summer, hes been held since july 18th. There were concerns that private king would be used for propaganda purposes. Those never really materialized. There were concerns about his health. He has said according to officials to be in good health, happy and eager to get home to his family. There are questions about what north korea might have gotten in exchange. Biden Administration Officials are insistent that there were no concessions, that there was no exchange here. That this is north korea releasing private king. Private king was taken from north korea to china, from china he flew to south korea to a military facility, and then he is set to fly onwards home to the United States. Boris, we have heard from kings mother, she said that she will be forever grateful to the United States army and all its interagency partners. When private king arrives back to the United States, hes going to go to texas, hes going to go to a medical facility called Brook Army Medical Center for both mental and physical evaluation and treatment. Big questions still, boris, about what will happen in terms of Disciplinary Procedures because he had been he was being sent home back in july because of an assault that he carried out in south korea. Those issues were told by u. S. Officials will be addressed once private king is back up on his feet. Still many unanswered questions. Thanks so much for the update. Lets expand the conversation now with Washington Post columnist josh rogan. Thanks for sharing part of your afternoon with us. The u. S. Is saying that king was released without any concessions. Does that ring true to you . Look, to be sure, boris, thats very unusual. Charles robert jenkins, an army soldier who defected in 1965 was held for 39 years and used for propaganda before they let him out. Adam warmbeir was taken hostage in 2018 and returned on a stretcher and in a coma. Private king is a very lucky man who did a foolish thing by running across that broad. It took many governments to orchestrate this release over the last couple of weeks. And according to Administration Officials, hes in good health and good spirits. Hes happy to be on his way home. What happens next, well, after they things settle down, he could face a courtmartial because thats usually how the army handles deserters. You mention the machinations by china, south korea, and sweden in there as well, what kind of dealmaking goes on in a situation like this . Im still in disbelief that they would let him go in exchange for seemingly nothing. Right, most of the negotiations were logistics. Swedish officials had to fly into north korea and accompany him all the way to the north korean china border. The u. S. Embassy had to coordinate with the Chinese Government to pick him up and get him out of china. All of that is a huge logistical operation. Why did the north koreans let him go, i think thats the 65,000 64,000 question. Something that private king may have some insight into once he gets stateside. They didnt see the value of holding him greater than the value of releasing him. And it shows they dont want to deal with the United States. The kim regime has pointed towards china, theyre dealing with putin. They dont want to talk to us, even to get something out of releasing an american hostage. Thats not a good sign at all. What does it mean for u. S. north korea relations if they dont even want to have a conversation . Not much you can do except leave the door open for them and hope they come back to the table. I mean, ive argued in the Washington Post that we should put some more humanitarian and economic support on the table for the north koreans, try to, you know, get in between them and the russians and the chinese. But the Biden Administration doesnt seem interested in that. We can see this as a sort of moment of cooperation, but it doesnt indicate that theres going to be any Real Progress i think. All the other signs coming out of north korea state that theyre going to get worse, theyre going to build more missiles and Nuclear Weapons and come closer to our adversaries. And i think thats the bigger problem that the u. S. Government will have to deal with one way or another after they get private king home. Josh rogan, always great to get your perspective. Thank you, my friend. Any time. Brianna . Oh, actually. Stay right here. Still ahead, four days until a Government Shutdown. Speak Kevin Mccarthy is test driving a new strategy. Blame everybody else but the republican hardliners that are holding up that government funding deal. Seven republican president ial candidates will take the debate stage tonight. None of them named donald trump. Were going to preview what to expect. And widescale looting across philadelphia overnight. The Police Commissioner calling it an attempt to destroy our city. Much more on this news still to come. Stay with cnn. The federal government is on track to shut down here in four days and the deal that Senate Leaders just cut that could prevent it is on a road to nowhere in the house. Under pressure from republican hardliners, speaker Kevin Mccarthy wont offer the senates stopgap bill to the house. Hes deflecting from his conferences infighting and placing the blame elsewhere. The senate has done nothing. The senate has not done one thing when it comes to appropriations. Is that different . No. Normally the senate doesnt bring them up in the committee. The senate has done nothing. Lauren fox is on capitol hill for us. Tell us where things stand. Yeah, if it feels like were headed or marching toward a Government Shutdown, it is because we are. The two sides are extremely divided right now and this is not just about republicans and democrats. This is about the house and senate. As you noted, the senate announcing yesterday that they had a bipartisan deal on a bill to fund the government through innovate 17th. It included 6 billion in disaster aid, 6 billion in ukraine assistance, but that bill is Doed On Arrival in the house of representatives. And House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy is pledging to his members that no matter what, if the votes are there or not, on friday, he is going to bring a shortterm resolution to the floor of the house and force his members to vote on it. The expectation, the hope from some of his allies is that some of those hardliners who have been saying all of this time that they are opposed to any shortterm Spending Bill, that they will start to see the light given the fact that they are closing in on a potential Government Shutdown on saturday night. That, of course, is a huge gamble for mccarthy. Time after time over the last several weeks, his hardliners have proven again and again that they are not willing to cave. And one of those members who came out of the house Conference Meeting this morning where leadership was trying to encourage their members to unite, to be a team, to work together, he said he was still a no on a shortterm President Donald Trump<\/a> will be a noshow at tonights republican president ial debate as his business faces serious trouble in court. Were following these developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. For the second time in his senate career, bob menendez has pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges. A short time ago, the new jersey senator and his wife were arraigned and he is set to leave the courthouse at any moment. And we have our eyes on that. You can see this live shot here of the courthouse. Prosecutors saying that they both received cash gold and a luxury car in exchange for favors for the Egyptian Government<\/a>. More than half of Senate Democrats<\/a> are calling on him to resign. Last night when that number was slightly smaller but not that much, he dismissed the idea outright telling reporters that he will not step down because hes innocent. Kara scannell was at the arraignment for us. Tell us what played out inside of the courtroom. Reporter Senator Menendez<\/a> and his wife entered pleas of not guilty to his bribery charges. The hearing lasted only about 30 minutes and were waiting for him to exit the courthouse now. What happened inside was that he sat there in the court flanked between his attorneys. He sat with his hands collapsed and he only addressed the judge twice to say yes, in honor. When he entered the courtroom, he came in through a side door which is where defendants are kept. You could see a cell in that hallway. It really gives you a sense of the seriousness of the moment. This arraignment only took about 30 minutes. He was released on 100,000 bond. He has to surrender his personal passport. He can keep his official passport and he also has a restriction where he cant have any contact with Staff Members<\/a> of his office, of the Senate Foreign<\/a> Relations Committee<\/a> or political advisers who have knowledge of this investigation outside the presence of council. As we know from the charges in this case, they relate a lot to his time on the senate and the allegations that he took bribes in exchange for helping and aiding egypt. You can imagine a number of staffers were interviewed by investigators and that is why this provision is part of his bail and his release. He didnt answer any questions by reporters in the hallways. In fact, when he entered the courthouse today, he walked in holding his wifes hand, a codefendant, a partnership in crime according to authorities. When he left the courtroom today, they walked out again hand in hand. A sign of alliance between them. Now, she also entered a plea of not guilty in the case. She was released on 250,000 bond secured by their home. And she has to surrender her passport. They both have some travel restrictions, though, the senators is less severe because hes a senator. The other two defendants pleaded not guilty. We are getting sense that they are starting to wrap up this process. They have to sign paperwork for their bonds and they also have to surrender their personal passports. That is whats taking place inside the courthouse now. Were told its beginning to wrap up and were expecting the senator and his wife to leave momentarily. Their car is out front. Thats why you see the pack of cameras around it waiting for him. Theres also microphones. We understand hes walking out right now. If you can see him and his wife, theyre heading toward their car. And theyre not taking they are not making any comments, it appears, at this point, kara. Reporter right. It does not sound like he has answered any questions. He didnt answer any as he walked into court this morning and he didnt answer any leaving the courtroom. Now hes in the car. If you can see it, its starting to pull away from the curb and the courthouse surrounded by photographers and reporters. And here he is making hi s way past our camera now. Hes left the building after pleading not guilty alongside his wife and two other codefendants. I asked the senators aides if he was heading back to washington, d. C. , today, but i did not get an answer on that. I just want to go back, kara, as i think we heard the senators car honking, to these provision that is came about today, a couple of the one surrendering of the passport. He is not right now the chairman of the Senate Foreign<\/a> Relations Committee<\/a>. So hes stepped down at least temporarily. You would presume then that he cannot travel internationally or he could for work. Thats one question i have. But the other one being, any staff having been interviewed, are you saying that he cannot speak to them not in the presence of a lawyer . And i ask that because how does he go about his business of the senate if he cannot talk to staff not in the presence of a lawyer . Reporter that does ask a very important question here. So the terms of his release, hes released on 100,000 personal bond. He has to surrender his work passport. His travel is restricted to the United States<\/a>. Hes not allowed to have any contact with the codefendants other than his wife. But there is this provision of his release it says he cannot have any contact with his staff, staff of the the foreign Relation Committees<\/a> or any political advisers with knowledge. Thank you, brianna. Outside of the presence of his attorneys. And that is a signal that there may have been some people who have knowledge of this investigation, of some of the issues that are alleged in this indictment and that is why that provision is in his bail. So he doesnt try to talk to any witnesses about what their possible testimony could be, brianna. That raises a lot of questions as you point out there. Kara scannell, thank you so much for being our eyes and ears on the ground at this arraignment. We appreciate it. And i want to bring in one of new jerseys top democrats. Leroy jones jr. Sir, i wonder, if you spoken to Senator Menendez<\/a> since this indictment dropped. No, i havent, brianna. Whats your message to him right now then . So just giving the gravity of whats just been reported, you know, with the Bail Restrictions<\/a> that he has, you know, the the inability that he has to discharge the offices, the responsibility of his office, its quite a great compromise for a person that is in such responsible position. I listened to my pastor this morning and she said something that just rang really loud to me that i think bob menendez should understand. And that is, the worth and value of a persons name is more important than a title. And thats why the call for resignation has been, you know, so voluminous lately because he should be concentrating on defending his name and alleviating the responsibilities of the title. I mean, hes accused at this point of giving Sensitive Information<\/a> about u. S. Embassy personnel in cairo to Egyptian Government<\/a> officials through his wife. These are some of the most serious charges in this indictment. Is this different and i know this is a bit of a political question. But its also because its a legal question about maybe what may be more damaging or more serious. Is this different to you than his last indictment . Well, you know, im not a lawyer. But just listening to the gravity and the content of the indictment and the charges that ensued with the indictment are extremely disturbing and, you know, very, very critical to the rule of law and it seems to breach the spirit of our constitution. So thats why and i i hate to keep going back to the call for resignation, but thats why it is critical that he begin to defend his name and leave the title on the table, you know, for purposes of just stepping away and understanding that he will not be able to discharge the duties given the conditions of the bail requirements. Weve heard menendez say that hes being targeted in part because hes latino. Does that ring true to you . No, i dont think thats relevant in this particular case. The charges are very serious, theyre compelling. It is not, in my mind, anything that speaks to a persons heritage or their ethnicity. You know, it is incumbent upon him to recognize that this is time to protect what your family has given you, and that is your name. Leroy jones jr. , we appreciate your time today, thank you. Thank you, brianna. Boris . Another major headline were tracking today. The u. S. Army private who ran into one of the most repressive nations on earth on purpose is now back in u. S. Custody. More than two months ago, travis king raced across the dmz while on a public tour of the Joint Security Area<\/a> that separates north and south korea. This is a picture of king on that tour before making a run for it. You see the back of his head there. Of course, this is a rare move, this release, considering north koreas brutal record on human rights. Lets take you now to the State Department<\/a> and cnn chief National Security<\/a> correspondent alex marquardt. Do we know exactly how this went down, his release . Boris, i think you hit the nail on the head, it is a rare move. Its something that were still trying to understand. North korea saying today that they were expelling private king, that he had confessed to crossing the border illegally. Why exactly north korea decided to do this today is still unclear. What we do know now from Senior Biden Administration<\/a> officials is that earlier this month, north korean officials told swedish officials that they were willing to release private king. Why sweden . The u. S. Doesnt have an embassy in pyongyang. Sweden is known as a protected power. They represent u. S. Interests in pyongyang. Now, this was the culmination, this release is the culmination of months of what Biden Administration<\/a> officials are calling intense diplomacy, not just involving the u. S. , north korea and sweden but other countries as well. Certainly china was involved. We know that private king left through china. Over the course of the summer, hes been held since july 18th. There were concerns that private king would be used for propaganda purposes. Those never really materialized. There were concerns about his health. He has said according to officials to be in good health, happy and eager to get home to his family. There are questions about what north korea might have gotten in exchange. Biden Administration Officials<\/a> are insistent that there were no concessions, that there was no exchange here. That this is north korea releasing private king. Private king was taken from north korea to china, from china he flew to south korea to a military facility, and then he is set to fly onwards home to the United States<\/a>. Boris, we have heard from kings mother, she said that she will be forever grateful to the United States<\/a> army and all its interagency partners. When private king arrives back to the United States<\/a>, hes going to go to texas, hes going to go to a medical facility called Brook Army Medical Center<\/a> for both mental and physical evaluation and treatment. Big questions still, boris, about what will happen in terms of Disciplinary Procedures<\/a> because he had been he was being sent home back in july because of an assault that he carried out in south korea. Those issues were told by u. S. Officials will be addressed once private king is back up on his feet. Still many unanswered questions. Thanks so much for the update. Lets expand the conversation now with Washington Post<\/a> columnist josh rogan. Thanks for sharing part of your afternoon with us. The u. S. Is saying that king was released without any concessions. Does that ring true to you . Look, to be sure, boris, thats very unusual. Charles robert jenkins, an army soldier who defected in 1965 was held for 39 years and used for propaganda before they let him out. Adam warmbeir was taken hostage in 2018 and returned on a stretcher and in a coma. Private king is a very lucky man who did a foolish thing by running across that broad. It took many governments to orchestrate this release over the last couple of weeks. And according to Administration Officials<\/a>, hes in good health and good spirits. Hes happy to be on his way home. What happens next, well, after they things settle down, he could face a courtmartial because thats usually how the army handles deserters. You mention the machinations by china, south korea, and sweden in there as well, what kind of dealmaking goes on in a situation like this . Im still in disbelief that they would let him go in exchange for seemingly nothing. Right, most of the negotiations were logistics. Swedish officials had to fly into north korea and accompany him all the way to the north korean china border. The u. S. Embassy had to coordinate with the Chinese Government<\/a> to pick him up and get him out of china. All of that is a huge logistical operation. Why did the north koreans let him go, i think thats the 65,000 64,000 question. Something that private king may have some insight into once he gets stateside. They didnt see the value of holding him greater than the value of releasing him. And it shows they dont want to deal with the United States<\/a>. The kim regime has pointed towards china, theyre dealing with putin. They dont want to talk to us, even to get something out of releasing an american hostage. Thats not a good sign at all. What does it mean for u. S. north korea relations if they dont even want to have a conversation . Not much you can do except leave the door open for them and hope they come back to the table. I mean, ive argued in the Washington Post<\/a> that we should put some more humanitarian and economic support on the table for the north koreans, try to, you know, get in between them and the russians and the chinese. But the Biden Administration<\/a> doesnt seem interested in that. We can see this as a sort of moment of cooperation, but it doesnt indicate that theres going to be any Real Progress<\/a> i think. All the other signs coming out of north korea state that theyre going to get worse, theyre going to build more missiles and Nuclear Weapons<\/a> and come closer to our adversaries. And i think thats the bigger problem that the u. S. Government will have to deal with one way or another after they get private king home. Josh rogan, always great to get your perspective. Thank you, my friend. Any time. Brianna . Oh, actually. Stay right here. Still ahead, four days until a Government Shutdown<\/a>. Speak Kevin Mccarthy<\/a> is test driving a new strategy. Blame everybody else but the republican hardliners that are holding up that government funding deal. Seven republican president ial candidates will take the debate stage tonight. None of them named donald trump. Were going to preview what to expect. And widescale looting across philadelphia overnight. The Police Commissioner<\/a> calling it an attempt to destroy our city. Much more on this news still to come. Stay with cnn. The federal government is on track to shut down here in four days and the deal that Senate Leaders<\/a> just cut that could prevent it is on a road to nowhere in the house. Under pressure from republican hardliners, speaker Kevin Mccarthy<\/a> wont offer the senates stopgap bill to the house. Hes deflecting from his conferences infighting and placing the blame elsewhere. The senate has done nothing. The senate has not done one thing when it comes to appropriations. Is that different . No. Normally the senate doesnt bring them up in the committee. The senate has done nothing. Lauren fox is on capitol hill for us. Tell us where things stand. Yeah, if it feels like were headed or marching toward a Government Shutdown<\/a>, it is because we are. The two sides are extremely divided right now and this is not just about republicans and democrats. This is about the house and senate. As you noted, the senate announcing yesterday that they had a bipartisan deal on a bill to fund the government through innovate 17th. It included 6 billion in disaster aid, 6 billion in ukraine assistance, but that bill is Doed On Arrival<\/a> in the house of representatives. And House Speaker<\/a> Kevin Mccarthy<\/a> is pledging to his members that no matter what, if the votes are there or not, on friday, he is going to bring a shortterm resolution to the floor of the house and force his members to vote on it. The expectation, the hope from some of his allies is that some of those hardliners who have been saying all of this time that they are opposed to any shortterm Spending Bill<\/a>, that they will start to see the light given the fact that they are closing in on a potential Government Shutdown<\/a> on saturday night. That, of course, is a huge gamble for mccarthy. Time after time over the last several weeks, his hardliners have proven again and again that they are not willing to cave. And one of those members who came out of the house Conference Meeting<\/a> this morning where leadership was trying to encourage their members to unite, to be a team, to work together, he said he was still a no on a shortterm Spending Bill<\/a> and to prepare for turbulence ahead. Another senior appropriator tom cole said this to me. Obviously weve got our challenges here as well. And the two chambers are a long way apart. So, again, im not at all confident we wont end up in a shutdown. Reporter and the house is continuing to work through several amendments on individual Appropriations Bills<\/a> while we expect that those bills potentially could face problems on the house floor. Keep your eye on friday and what happens when House Speaker<\/a> Kevin Mccarthy<\/a> does try to bring that sh shortterm Spending Bill<\/a> to the floor. Are his hardliners starting to change their mind. Well see. Brianna . Well be watching very closely. Thank you so much. Boris . Seven republicans will take the stage tonight in california for the second president ial debate. But the frontrunner, the elephant not in the room, is former President Donald Trump<\/a>. Hes skipping a debate in favorite of his own Counter Programming<\/a> giving a primetime speech in front of current and former Union Members<\/a> in michigan. One day, we should note, after President Biden<\/a> was in that Battleground State<\/a> joining auto workers on the picket line. As trump tries to court bluecollar voters, he and his sons lost a whitecollar lawsuit in new york. A judge ruling they committed fraud for years by overvaluing their properties to get favorable loans and insurance deals. Lets discuss all of that and more with Alice Stewart<\/a> and doug high. Alice, first to you, the judges ruling in new york, should that be something that the seven candidates up on stage tonightm on . It should and it will. I guarantee. Because what this does, this goes to the very heart of what donald trump really built his name and empire on is how wealthy he is. And his assets. And this cuts right into the heart of that. So that is fair game for them. But were also hearing from at lo lot of the candidates, donald trump is going to be on the Receiving End<\/a> of a lot of attacks tonight because what theyve realized in the first debate and up until now, they dodged weaved around donald trump and tried to soft punch him. Its not working. Theyre behind 40 points in these policy. Theyre going to deliver direct punches to donald trump and were seeing it. Nikki haley has done it with regard to the debt. Shes put out an ad today for Competency Tests<\/a> for candidates over 75. Were seeing desantis and others go after donald trump on his soft position now on abortion. So hes going get exactly what he should have been getting all along, but theyre doing it in a way not to alienate the base. Its going after him on policy but saying, look, i can deliver the same the policies that you want without all of the drama. And thats going to be the difficult challenge for them. Its like a highwire act trying to court the base while not attacking the guy that drives so many voters. What are you anticipating from tonight . I think well see some of that. But we also wont see a lot of that. What weve seen so far when it comes to all things donald trump is, the people who are running against him sort of defy the political gravity that you would do in any other campaign. Meaning, if your opponent gets indicted, you use that against him. Instead of doing that, which is just the basic obvious politics 101, they dont go after him, they reinforce his messaging. They may criticize him on spending too much. He did spend too much. But theyre not going to call donald trump a fraud as the judge has and they certainly arent going to go back on what theyve said, that theres a twotiered system of justice and that the system is rigged which reinforces Donald Trumps<\/a> messaging. Why are they 40 points behind donald trump . Because they dont give donald trump anywhere to go. Tonight may be their last option to do so. Is this going to be a make or break night for Florida Governor<\/a> ron desantis. Hes been in second place a long time. It is a big night for him. He has a lot to lose and nikki haley has a lot to gain. Nikki haley has momentum at her back. Hes planning to show hes a proven leader in the state of florida. He has delivered on issues that are important to not just republicans, but general election voters. And hes going to make the case donald trump has been a loser on the general election states, im a winner, and he has the policies and the winning record to win just not just the primary, but the general election. And thats going to be a big message that we see out of him tonight. And it could be make or break not just for ron desantis but for all the candidates when it comes to donors, right . Absolutely. This is a case to make for small dollar and large dollar donors. One of their challenges is, we heard a lot from desantis or nikki haley or others that donald trump cant win. The polling shows that hes neck and neck with joe biden. The latest poll that we saw is an outlier that has him well up on biden. Anything that shows donald trump isnt a guaranteed loser in this, means that their rhetoric falls short and makes it harder for them to make that real case. Im wondering about workingclass voters. We saw biden and trump go to michigan. How critical is that vote going to be. This could be critical. But heres the way you go after workingclass voters is, you speak to them. You dont use them as a prop. Thats what donald trump is doing when hes going to michigan to talk to these uaw workers. Hes using them as a prop to distract from the fact he is not going up on the debate stage. And were seeing joe biden saying im the prounion president and he goes out there yesterday and speaks to them. Donald trump and what were hearing is going to use this opportunity more to go after biden for his electric vehicle policies and, look, the reality is, donald trump is a freemarket candidate. He is for the free markets and for businesses. So for him to go there and say, i am all of a sudden prounion, its not going to really sit well. But he can use this as one opportunity to say im for the working person. It doesnt really gel with his policies of the past. Do you think trump moves the needle with union voters . I think he can a little bit. Some of these are people who voted for him in 2016. These are people he lost in 2020. I go back to what he said when he was running against hilary. He said im with you. That can be a powerful message. Given the weakness that biden has with some of his core voters on this, union voters, its an opportunity for trump, does he do it in a hamhanded fashion . Thats what well have to see. Well be watching closely and hopefully you will too. To the postgame featuring Anderson Cooper<\/a> and dana bash on cnn. Thank you both so much. Target says its going to close stores in major cities across several states out of safety concerns. Were going to explain why. And the republicanled House Oversight<\/a> Committee Says<\/a> it has bank records and wire transfers from hunter biden. What it could mean for their Impeachment Inquiry<\/a>. The power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. And thats a good thing . Great in my book who are you . No power . No problem. Introducing stormready wifi. Now you can stay reliably connected through Power Outages<\/a> with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery backup to keep you online. Only from xfinity. Home of the xfinity 10g network. A scene of chaos in Downtown Philadelphia<\/a> as retailers are hit with a rave of breakins. Crowds are barging into stores stealing merchandise and leaving widespread damage. You can see looters pouring drinks onto stolen apple products. Multiple stores were hit and more than a dozen people were arrested. In all of this is coming as a wave of retailers say theyre struggling to contain store crimes that have hurt their bottom line. Target the latest to announce the closing of multiple stores in major cities across four states. Lets talk about this with john miller. Lets talk first about these store closures. Nine target stores. What are these stores dealing with . Were talking about cities like san francisco, portland, seattle. What are they dealing with when it comes to theft and Organized Crime<\/a> . Well, theyre dealing with organized retail theft which is groups of people that actually make their living this way and were seeing this new trend, which you kind of described a little bit, where a group of 30 or 60 people will come in a caravan of cars, do a smashandgrab or just a grab and go as they like to call it. And that intimidates employees. It intimidates shoppers. If you look at the surveys that the National Retail<\/a> federation did this year, 81 of store employees believe that organized retail theft has become more violent than it was in the year before. And 54 of them believe that criminal justice reforms which make these Crimes Misdemeanors<\/a> where nyoure not held on bell, where youre going to get a ticket and let go, where youre not going to face jail time, has encouraged the increase. Thats really interesting. Lets talk about what happened in philadelphia last night. Initially what we saw was a peaceful protest to deal with charges that had been dismissed against a Police Officer<\/a> and looting began shortly after the protests ended. Police say what theyre investigating here is a possibility of a caravan of vehicle that was going from location to location. How does that work . How are they coordinating and what does that tell you about what kind of operation this was . Well, what it tells me is, we had a similar operation in new york when we had two nights of looting around the george floyd demonstrations. What you have is, you have people who are not part of the protests, theyre not part of the marches, its not like they broke away from the marches and went to loot stores in a spontaneous way, these are actions that are planned out by groups, its all done on social media in advance. They target stores. They line up the cars, they switch License Plates<\/a> to be undetectable, they post lookouts on scooters and they will move in rapidly and try to break into the stores and take everything they can leave in. In this case, they made a number of arrest and is theyre working with the video, License Plate Readers<\/a> and Everything Else<\/a> in philadelphia to see if they can make more. Yeah, its were seeing in and its also its hard to get to the bottom of it with data. But the Retail Employee Number<\/a> you mentioned is certainly very important where theyre perceiving this to be more violent. John miller, thank you so much. We appreciate it. And ahead, a wedding became a graveyard. That is how officials in iraq describe a deadly fire at a hall that claimed the lives of at least 100 people. Ahead, were going to tell you what caused this. House republicans investigating hunter biden say they now have some of his bank records and they claim theyve discovered wire transfers from china that list President Biden<\/a>s wilmington home as the beneficiary address. Cnn Political Correspondent<\/a> sara murray joins us now with the details. Sarah, a source telling cnn this is the first time the panel has subpoenaed bank records for hunter biden, what else are they claiming that they found . Thats right. House oversight republicans say that they were able to find two of these transfers from a Chinese National<\/a> to hunter biden in 2019. And House Oversight<\/a> chairman james comer is stressing that this is the first time the panel has been able to find examples of transfers that are going directly to hunter biden instead of through various llcs and also pointing out that the address on these transfers is joe bidens home in wilmington, delaware. Again, this is all coming as House Republicans<\/a> are launching this Impeachment Inquiry<\/a> and trying to make the argument that essentially there was no daylight between what hunter biden was doing and his Business Dealings<\/a> and what joe biden, now the president of the United States<\/a>, was involved in. But, of course, they fall short of meeting that mark in terms of actual proof. You know, in this instance, theyre not putting forward any evidence that joe biden received any of this money, knew of this money. Theyre putting forth this example of the address where hunter biden was living at the time. Yeah, sarah, what will hunters attorneys now saying . Well, as you can imagine, boris, theyre not impressed by the work of republicans in congress on this issue. Abby lowell said this was a documented loan, talking about the payments, not a distribution or payout that was wired from a private individual to his new bank account which listed the address on his drivers license, his parents address, because it was his only permanent address at the time. Lowell goes onto slam republicans saying we expect more occasions where republican chairs twist the truth to mislead people to promote their fantasy political agenda. Thats the stock that hunters legal team is putting into these revelations from House Republicans<\/a>, boris. Thanks so much for the details. Now to some of the other headlines that were watching this hour. At least 100 people died and another 150 were hurt after a fire broke out at a packed christian wedding in northeastern iraq. Much of the venue completely reduced to ashes. The father saying the bride and groom survived and theyre being treated at a nearby husband. They have arrested nine people in relation to the fire but they have not said what may have caused it. A texas Homecoming Queen<\/a> was told shes not welcome back at this years homecoming. Kaylee isnt being invited because of her insubordination that she broke the dress code when she wore a colorful sash celebrating her mexican heritage five months ago at graduation. She was told it was okay to wear it. The League Of United Latin American Citizens<\/a> says the snub is pure nonsense. Writers can finally go back to work today after nearly five months off the job in a strike that might have delayed the next season of your favorite show. The union fought for higher pay and better compensation from streaming services. And ahead, boosted out, a new survey shows only 25 of American Adults<\/a> definitely want the latest covid19 vaccine. Well have more on that. The power goes out and we still have wifi to do our homework. And thats a good thing . Great in my book who are you . No power . No problem. Introducing stormready wifi. Now you can stay reliably connected through Power Outages<\/a> with unlimited cellular data and up to 4 hours of battery backup to keep you online. Only from xfinity. Home of the xfinity 10g network. Despite a spike in the new cases of covid19, infections in the United States<\/a>, a new survey shows Many Americans<\/a> arent interested in getting the latest coronavirus vaccine. It wards off the virus circulating that has caused multiple deaths and hospitalizations. Jacqueline howard is here to walk us through the numbers. So this poll says that about a third of American Adults<\/a> are saying no thanks. Do we know why . Thats right, boris. The numbers are interesting. It does not break down exactly why but i will tell you what it found. We do know that across adults, this was the survey of more than 1,000 across the United States<\/a>. About one in four, 23 said they definitely plan to get the updated covid19 vaccine. Another 23 said they probably plan to do so. That means that more than half said they either probably or definitely wont make plans to get the updated vaccine. I will say with older adults, 65 and older, a larger share of them said they do definitely plan to get vaccinated. That number, 34 said they definitely do have plans to get the updated vaccine and we know with children, we tend to see a smaller share among parents in this survey. More than half said they dont plan to get their child vaccinated. So these numbers are interesting to watch as we see the rollout of updated vaccine continue, boris. So how concerned are Health Officials<\/a> about low turnout . Theyre watching the number closely because of the low turnout. This is a vaccine recommended for everyone 6 months or older. It is updated to target the currently circulating omicron subvariants. These the variants dominant right now in the United States<\/a>. And we know that most people havent gotten their last covid19 vaccine in a year or longer. So we do know that getting this updated vaccine will help kind of get that rebuild of immunity as well. So thats why there are Health Officials<\/a> watching the Uptake Numbers<\/a> closely. The rollout just started. It will be interesting to see what the numbers turn out to be as we get closer into fall and the winter season. Thank you. Still to come, released by north korea. A u. S. Soldier is back in american hands after two months in the her mit kingdoms custody. We have new information about travis king and why he was turned over. No debate but a prime time appeal to michigan voters in a brutal ruling for from a new york judge. 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