robert f. kennedy jr. robert, thank you so much for being here. president biden has a bust of your father in the oval office. when you see that, what do you think? i m honored by it. you know, i have a lot of admiration for president biden for the service that he s given to our country. i ve known him. he s been my friend, my close family friend for 40 years. you know, there s nothing personal about this campaign. i am not going to run a mean spirited campaign or a personal campaign against president biden. he and i just differ really dramatically on the issues like the war, like censorship, like the control of wall street and the big corporations of our federal government and the pharmaceutical companies, and also the use of fear as a governing tool. i think our country is headed in a bad direction. that s why i m running, but not because i have a lack of personal affection for president biden. is he too old to have a second term? you know, i don t think age should be
plus this. and the oscar goes to navowni. that is well deserved as it gets. cnn s documentary on alexei navalny who is in prison in russia took home an oscar last night. the director will join us live to talk about this moment. what it means for alexei navalny, putin s jailed critic. we do begin, though, with the biden administration trying to prevent financial contagion after two banks failed back to back in the last three days. a live look now at the white house, where the president will speak this morning as the federal government takes emergency action. silicon valley bank collapsed on friday, it became the largest u.s. bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis. regulators also shut down signature bank based here in new york. we learned about that late last night. they said signature bank was on the brink of collapse and threatened the broader banking system. so at the direction of the president and the treasury secretary, the fdic is now stepping in. they ar
there is a lot to discuss. with our cnn political commentators. we have scott jennings, karen finney, and senior political analyst, bonnet brownstein. great to have you here. let s start with the senate debate. the john fetterman and mehmet oz that just happened tonight. and of course, crime came up. it has been a big issue in that race. let s hear their exchange. i m the only person on the stage right now that has been successful about pushing back against gun violence and being the community more safe. all he has done is just put a plan on his website in the last 24 hours. he has no experience. he has never made any attempt to try to address crime. the eternal order of police, from braddock, this meltdown he represented, endorse me, because what he is saying it s not true. violent skyrocketed in braddock. the town wasn t in good shape when he got there. it got worse when he. okay, john. i know you are chomping at the bit. i thought this was an important exchange bec
fails to elect a speaker in its opening session. no persons having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. and a mountain and a ski lift, but where s the snow? the record mild temperatures affecting europe s winter sports. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. russia s defence ministry says officials will be held accountable after ukrainian forces located and destroyed an army barracks in the occupied town of makiivka, killing dozens of troops. russia now says 89 people were killed. ukraine says the number was much higher. russia says the unauthorised use of mobile phones by russian troops allowed ukraine to target its troops because they were able to use the signal to find the soldiers location. here s some more of the russian military statememt. translation: circumstances of the incident are currently being investigated, but it is already obvious that the main reason, despite the restri