Professor gardner, i appreciate your time. Thank you very much. And thanks for joining us. The news continues right now on cnn its thursday, may 9, right now on cnn this morning im not going to get our support if in fact they go on these Population Centers. A Cnn ExclusivePresident Biden threatening to cut off Weapons Shipments to the israeli as if they decide to invade rafah plus Donald Trumps defense Team Planning to get even tougher on Stormy Daniels when she returns to the stand. This morning and a Tornado Emergency declared in tennessee at least two deaths reported. The threat, not over yet all right. By m here in washington alive at New York City. For morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us. President Biden Making Big headlines and in an exclusive wideranging interview with cnn yesterday, issuing a new warning for israel and trying to sound the alarm about Donald Trumps intentions if biden loses the november election, well bring it all to you. Excuse me, if trump loses the november election, well bring it all to you throughout this morning. The president in an exclusive sit down with cnns erin burnett, also making the case that his policies have created a robust aac economy the idea that were in a situation where things are so bad that folks, i mean, weve created more jobs. Weve made were in a situation where people have access to good paying jobs. When i started this administration people. Were saying are kinda be a collapse in the economy. We have the strongest economy in the world. No president has had the run. Weve had in terms of creating jobs and bringing. Down inflation was 9 when i came to office, 9 , but it look, people have a right to be concerned all right, joining us now National Politics reported for axios sophia chi, sophia, good morning to you. Thank you so much for being here. I think its important to actually fact check the president there because when he came to office at the, at the end of january 2021, it was 1. 4 and it hit 9 around june of 2022. So there in that interview with erin burnett, hes trying to make the case that he has saved the economy, basically that hes turned it around. But there still is this major disconnect between what he says, what the administration says, what his campaign it says, and how people seem to be feeling because his ratings on the economy are down in the mid 30s. When we ask people how they feel about the job hes doing on the economy yeah. I think thats absolutely right. As you said, just because biden is defending his economy, doesnt mean that its going to translate to voters and thats the number one thing that i hear from trump voters on the Campaign Trail when i asked them about why theyre supporting trump, i think one thing though that we saw biden do this time in the cnn interview is he mentioned specifically that he has put a cap on late fees for credit cards and hes also put a cap on the amount that banks can charge when checks bounds. I mean, late fees is something that everyone has received and theyre very annoying so i think doing those specific things, hes counting on, pointing out some specific actions hes made. But the reality to your point is voters know that inflation was low under trump and higher under bud yeah. And of course the really the central question to especially heading into the fall, there had been this period where we thought the Federal Reserve might actually start to cut Interest Rates for people. But instead, it looked like inflation was so stubborn. Now, they say, theyre going to hold them steady for the time being, but definitely a shift here right ahead of the alliance section, they could have major ramifications. Biden also talked extensively about the potential ramifications of a trump loss in the fall and some of the rhetoric that donald trump has been using around what might happen if he were to lose the election erin and pressed biden about this and asked him about about what trump had to say. Watch what biden had to say about whether the election would be legitimate or not okay you can only love your country when you went number one. How many court cases Supreme Court cases they all said this is totally legitimate election this is, this is true i mean, its same whether he may not accept the outcome of the election i promise you he wont the promise, you, he wont accept the outcome of the election a very kind stark framing up from President Biden. How do you think this is going to play out on the Campaign Trail . So i think the Biden Campaign is counting on that issue democracy small de being, one of the biggest issues thats not what ive been hearing so far doesnt mean that may change, but i really dont think that voters who are concerned about pay their grocery bill, putting their gas bill baby sitting here and thinking, well, let me think about choosing the president who is going to be best for this month, democracy, right . And speaking of well, i mean, look, i will say in 2022, in the midterm elections, we did find that there were more voters than perhaps we initially thought in holes who did less democracy as a top issue. But again, on the pocketbook issues this was ken buck recently talking about what voters are going to focus on in terms of how they decide who to vote for in the fall, watch but voters are going to decide on, are the very pocketbook issues when they go to the grocery store, when they go to the gas station, is are they better off now than they were fourandahalf years ago. But voters see right now are a lot of people coming across the border that are taking jobs and lowering wages in america so one thing he did there that i think is also interesting, and this is, it plays into republican hands quite honestly, is that voters often lincoln their minds. Im curious if this is what they tell you when youre out on the Campaign Trail. They link immigration in the economy together when they see images from the border, they view it as something that is inextricably tied together. In their minds. And both of those issues seem to be playing two republican sans. And we do have those numbers from our economy poll 34 approve of what joe biden is doing on the economy, 66 disapprove. So at the end of. The day how do you see this playing out with those voters in terms of the tying together the economy and immigration so we see that happening a lot with how trump is talking to voters. I mean, the economy as we just said, is not a great issue for Biden Immigration is also an issue for biden is trying to show voters that hes that he has been taking some steps and that he is serious about a strengthen border so time to get together is something that trump has been doing in city centers. Hes on trial right now, and so hes been in New York City at telling New York City voters that biden has letting immigrants come in and theyre taking peoples jobs. I mean, thats something that theyre trying to resonate with voters. 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Were going to continue to make sure israel is secure in terms of iron dome and their ability to respond to attacks like came out of you at least recently. But its its just wrong. Were not going to were not going to supply the weapons and Artillery Shells used for the First Time Since october 7, President Biden issuing an apparent ultimatum to israel warning that hell halt some military aid if theres a major invasion of rafah new Satellite Images do appear to show israel expanding its incursion into rafah with some airstrikes and ground operations. Cnn can confirm that 35 people have died in Eastern Rafah since monday, including seven women and nine children. The president facing Mounting Pressure from young voters protesting the gaza war on College Campuses nationwide and from democrats, those in his own party as well, to limit Weapons Shipments as the humanitarian crisis deepens in gaza. Last week, President Biden paused the shipment of 3,500 us made heavy bombs to israel and yesterday he acknowledged in this exclusive see in an interview that american bombs have killed civilians in Gaza Civilians have been killed in gaza is the consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population joining us. Now cnns Max Foster At Life for us in london. Max, good morning to you. Always good to see you. So this is a really remarkable statement from President Biden. Its all over the front pages of the papers here. This morning. Its a move that some in his own party in the senate have have asked for. But it is a significant potential break with the Israeli Government that he has been supportive of so otherwise so far in terms of providing these weapons yeah. That clarity as well isnt it about this specifically about rougher and whether or not israel should be going in america making it very clear he doesnt want to present by doesnt want a large invasion of rafah the First Time Since the 80s has america withheld weaponry to israel is a hugely significant moment, not just because america is the biggest Military Backer in israel, its also its biggest diplomatic backer so this is making israel look more isolated, which is very damaging. For israel. But its also a huge test for President Biden. This is basically but its credibility on this move, if israel doesnt respond, it could be pretty embarrassing for him max, we have Satellite Images that seem to show bulldoze buildings, heavy machinery, idf activity in rafah well, this does look similar to what we saw when they went in to northern gaza. But President Biden was careful to say that what has gone on in rafah so far does not cross the line that he has set at listened to a little bit more of what he told our colleague erin burnett ive made it clear to bibi and the war cabinet theyre not going to get our support. If in fact they go on these Population Centers were not walking away from israels security. Rockaway, israels ability to wage war in those areas. So its not over your red line yet not yet, but weve weve held up the weapons weve held up that one shipment so there he is acknowledging on camera that he did hold up that one shipment, but he also says what weve seen so far isnt the thing that he is mostly warning bb about is not a fullscale invasion. How do you understand where things are on the ground right now and how that plays into the politics here. Well, there is in the rafah crossing, theres an area of rafah that they have gone in boot. But i spoke to a very respected journalists at haaretz, a critic of the Netanyahu Government within israel, and he doesnt feel as if the line is quite been crossed either because this they havent gone into the Populated Areas of rafah. Its not a wide scale invasion. So while some people are suggesting can argue that israelis have gone into rafah, it hasnt crossed that red line for most people. Of course the test is when they do that, how does biden respond to that and theres a lot of pressures now that Yahoo To Go Into Rafah from the right wing but also just to finish this off to clean out her mask. That was his big strategy going into this separately from getting the hostages out all right. Max foster, lifeforce in london. Max, always grateful to have you. Thanks very much for being here. Thanks, casey. All right ahead here. Severe weather turns deadly in tennessee. Two People Killed the threat not over yet. Stormy daniels back on the stand today. 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