Now on cnn this morning, President Biden and donald trump campaigning in georgia ahead of tuesdays primaries. Theyre trump drawing some outrage after he mocks the president s Stutter A Red Line for israel, President Biden calling for an end to violence in gaza. But Prime Minister netanyahu, not backing down. And republican senator katie britt backtracking, trying to explain her much maligned response to President Bidens State Of The Union right its 05 00 a. M. Here in washington. A live look at that beautiful capitol dome on this first monday under daylight savings time in this little darker for all of us early risers. Good morning to you. Im happy to have you with us. Im kasie hunt. Were getting into politics and just a moment, but lets take a quick look at last nights oscars here it comes and maria, i see oppenheimer that understatement oppenheimer blew away the competition last night, winning seven awards, killing murphy one for act best actor playing j. Robert oppenheimer. He is the first irish born actor to win an academy award. Emma stone with one of the biggest upsets of the night, winning best actress for her role in poor things. She beat out Lily Gladstone from killers of the flower moon. She wouldve been the first Native American winner and a little later, were going to show you ryan gosling saying is ken and John Cena Naked . That for a tease. But lets get first to politics because right now georgia is on a lot of minds. The states going to play a pivotal role in deciding the nations next president in november even though donald trump and President Biden have all but sealed their parties nominations. It did not stop them from campaigning at dueling rallies in this critical purple state less than 100 miles apart with trump trying now to claim he wants to bring together voters from all parties. He was didnt in his own unique way do all americans, whether you are a republican and independent or a dissolution democrat of which there are many all you had to do is watch that horrible State Of The Union that was the worst president history, making the worst State Of The Union speech in history if there are disillusion democrats, President Biden is hoping his messaging about trumps vision for the us is enough to get them back on his side. Were all know donald trump sees a different America And American Story Of Resentment Revenge and retribution. Thats not me, thats not you and of course, georgia is far from just any state on the primary calendar, less than a year ago, trump and over a dozen of his allies were indicted on State Charges stemming from alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 defeat there. What role this and other trumps other legal cases are going to play in november is of course a huge question looming over this entire campaign joining me now, National Politics reporter for axios, sophia cai. So feel good morning. Its great to see you excuse me what do you what was your takeaway from, especially the darkness of trumps rally in georgia. I mean, look, that segment you played with trump for the first time that im hearing this cycle explicitly appealing to voters in the middle, he could not help in the middle of that, but to bash biden, it really wonder if that is a sincere appeal to voters of the middle. And i think that is where the story is in North Carolina, the exit polls showed that 78 of voters could not commit to voting for the eventual republican nominee trump. I mean, that is his Biggest Issue as you move ahead here, right . For sure sophia, let me show you a little bit of what senator raphael warnock, senator from georgia im had to say to my colleague jake tapper over the weekend when he was asked about this question of thirdparty voters, right . And what role they might play in this race. Watch at the end of the day. This is a Binary Choice and the question is, do you want the america of january 5 that sent its first black senator from georgia, its first jewish senator from georgia to the United States senate. Or do you want the america of january 6 pushed forward by president who continues to advance the big lie about the election and behind that line that of course meet the press. My mistake. Senator warnock, there basically making a surrogate for the biden team there, right . Saying, look this isnt just a referendum on President Biden. Yeah. I mean, i think theyre trying to make it about the future of the country and democracy. Whereas President Trump seem in georgia bringing up the Georgia Student who was killed, mtg trump, ally at the state of union, forcing biden to say the students name and biden kind of taking her up on that and so theres different sets of issues that each of these candidates and 13 are really trying to emphasize in the leadup to the general. So speaking of laken riley, the Nursing Student in georgia, President Biden was asked over the weekend whether or not he regretted using the term illegal so which he used in response to Marjorie Taylor greene. He did say that he should have used different language than swatch with the president had to say im documented for us. I shouldnt have usually gone as undocumented and look, when i spoke about the difference between trump on me, one of the things i talked about in the border was but heres the way he talks about vermin, the way he talks about these people polluting the blood. I talked about what im not going to do, what i wont do, im not going to treat any any any of these people disrespect look, they built the country. Then lets also take a look at donald trump obviously seems to have seen this because he addressed it onstage. Raja that joe biden went on television and apologize for calling lakens murderer and illegal. He didnt want to call him a legally supposed he said he should have called him an undocumented, not an illegal anyone to do apologize. This is really becoming like a set such a central issue, perhaps defining this entire campaign. What was your read of why President Biden decided to approach it this way . Look, i think one of his biggest weaknesses the selection is hes not Strong Enough on the border. Hes not Strong Enough in general. Thats one of the biggest criticisms. And he knows the importance of rhetoric. Hes been doing this for decades to his point, he noticed is trumps rhetoric. I dont actually think that his use of the word illegal was a mistake. He addressed it on the spot. He did take his time walking it back, but he was asked during the day, i mean, it was only when he sat down for another interview that he said, look, like i should have used the stuff that language, but i think he was trying to make a statement. Hes trying to say i take this seriously. And heres where i am so feel let me talk to you about some of the reporting you head out over the weekend, your reporting on changes at the Republican National committee in terms of installing kind of new staff to run, try to write the ship, frankly, its been kind of hemorrhaging money. What do you what have you learned . Yes. So we reported this weekend that chris lacivita, trumps cocampaign manager, who is also going to be ceo at the rnc is bringing in his number two, sean can cross, and hes a former rnc executive who is known for his being good with money. And so hes really bring being brought back here to do the books, to go through these line items, figure out what is necessary to turning out voters and whats not in crossing out Everything Else and that kind of gives you a sense of what the priorities are at at middle to high level of whats next for this new rnc team thats coming in and its coming at a time when trump started law, lord trump, as well as michael whatley, the former North Carolina chairman. They were just elected last week. And so this week, i think the expectation some of these people will start coming into the building and dc and making these changes remolding it in trumps image . Yes exactly. Right. Thank you very much for being with us this morning all right. Coming up next here, President Bidens red line for israel will Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahus simply ignore it . Plus wildfire crews working desperately to sorry Wildlife Crews working desperately to free a whale, beached off the coast of florida. Oh, dear. 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Then hes wrong on both counts. All right. Cnns scott mclean is live in is symbol with more on this. Scott. Good morning. Biden says hed never fully cut israel off. I mean, what consequences might they be able to impose are willing to impose a should israel invade rafah . I think gacy you have put your finger precisely on the issue here and that is that President Biden answered the question saying that yes, an Israeli Ground invasion of rafah would be a red line for him, but he didnt identify precisely what, if any, consequences there would actually be because he followed it up by saying, as you mentioned, that he would never cut israel off of all weapons, never leave them without an iron dome, anything like that. And so clearly, none of that was perceived as any kind of a threat by the israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, who very swiftly yesterday in this interview with politico and german an outlet bild said that that offensive in rafah will press ahead. And this is despite plenty of countries in the International Community warning that this would be a catastrophe, including some of israels closest allies, the United States, for its part, has said that any incursion of gaza should not take place until there is a credible plan to evacuate the 1. 3 or 1. 5 palestinians million excuse me, palestinians who are currently sheltering in that area with really no safe place to go and given the humanitarian crisis there, given the fact that people are not on the brink of starvation and dehydration and malnutrition. You have people according to the hamasrun ministry of health, who have died already of these really preventable things. When it comes to aid, you know this these dueling interviews seemed to expose this riff that weve seen between President Biden and Prime Minister netanyahu. When it comes to aid the us has continued to urge the israelis to do who more, to get more aid in faster that hasnt really happened though. And so the us is resorting to what should be pretty embarrassing airdropping aid on a territory controlled by its closest ally as well. And one of the thing to very quickly mentioned, as well as the us has also been preaching for calm when it comes to the northern Israeli Border with lebanon. And even in this interview, netanyahu didnt rule out the possibility of expanding Military Action on that front as well. Kasie all right. Scott mclean for us live in is symbol scott. Thank you very much for that and coming up here, katie britt, backtracking the republican senator, trying to defend for controversial state of the Union Response plus a Spaceflight Doubleheader to launches in one night, well show you those the 17th annual essence black women and hollywood awards, honoring danielle brooks, halle bailey tzachi, or coral Karen Catherine busby, hosted by plinth method man smith, friday night eight central this is our night.