fire. intense earthquake activity before this. it is, wow, magnificent to see. thanks very much for joining us. ac 360 starts now. tonight on 360, is the gop okay with their presidential front-runner borrowing a notion and the words from hitler? some answers from 2023 not 1933. keeping them honest. also tonight, breaking news. a legal setback for his former chief of staff, mark meadows and rudy giuliani, who s getting sued again for repeating lies. later, more fallout in the case of the florida republican party chairman, his wife, the accusations of rape, a threesome and hypocrisy. good evening. pamela brown tonight. we begin with a return of the mostly tepid reaction to outrageous statements the former president makes that have slowly been returning within the republican party since the shock of january 6th wore off. specifically reaction to this from over the weekend about undocumented migrants. they re poisoning the blood of our country. that s what they ve don
transition to a more targeted campaign in gaza to reduce civilian casualties. the defense chief said he discussed pathways after hamas. the pentagon chief is also taking up houthi rebels on red sea shipping which he says must stop and he is urging other countries to publicly condemn the aggression. lloyd austin is attending a red sea security summit in bahrain which is one of the countries taking part in a new u.s.-led initiative to keep the waterway safe. houthi sources took responsibility for attacks monday on two commercial vessels they claim are linked to israel. all countries have the right to move freely and lawfully in international waters. but that foundational global right is under new threat today from the totally unacceptable attacks on merchant vessels by the houthis in yemen. that is endangering our common prosperity and the lives of innocent mariners. and these reckless houthi attacks are a serious international problem and they demand a firm international
the world. a i m john avlon in for kasie hunt. four weeks from today, we ll be waking up to results from the iowa caucus, so this is crunch time in the land of cornfields and presidential politics. donald trump holding a rally there tonight while nikki haley is going on offense. i ve done well over 120 something, 140 town halls. and i never talk about my opponents. but today i am. the former u.n. ambassador and south carolina governor is sharpening attacks against her opponents calling out donald trump last night for his persistent praise of dictators. also the haley campaign and super pac both releasing new tv ads knocking ron desantis and president biden. i ll just say it, biden is too old and congress is the most exclusive nursing home in america. in a world consumed by chaos, ron desantis is another disaster. the desantis campaign, a dumpster fire. his style always trying to outtrump trump. phony and failing. a weaker nominee than trump. armed with those new ads
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you re watching cnn newsroom, and i m rosemary church. just ahead, hollywood writers heading to the picket line. thousands set to go on strike, a move that will bring productions to a updated on anying halt and send shockwaves through the industry. a dire warning from america s treasury secretary, saying the country only has about a month to pay its bills or risk an economic catastrophe. plus, we ll take you to a small island that s part of taiwan, but just four miles from china s border and almost totally defenseless against china s navy. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. and we begin in hollywood, where television and film writers are going on strike, a move that will very likely shut down most tv and film productions in the u.s. for the foreseeable future. the strike was announced hours ago after the writers gu
united states and all around the world. i am rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, u.s. house republicans and narrowly pass a bill to raise the country s debt limit, the fight with democrats and the white house is far from over. explicit and dramatic testimony, as the woman accusing donald trump of sexual assault takes the stand. plus prosecutors and now say the classified intel stolen by the 21-year-old in national guardsmen exceeds what s been reported. and the human side of the conflict incident, we will hear from a man whose mother died in his father s arms. after a mortar attack. good to have you with, us well republicans in the u.s. house are claiming a major victory passing a bill to raise the nation s debt limit potentially avoiding economic catastrophe. but their celebration will be short lived. the measure is dead on arrival in the senate, where democrats object to huge cuts in federal spending. the bill passed by only two. both but republicans say it will st