same ability here, and the reason to go into it has to do with a little bit of history. in the united states, we've debated this issue many, many times. most recently in 2013 when the fcc actually proposed relaxing the rules against cell phone use on airplanes, and that was met with a huge backlash from air passengers, pilots and flight attendants who basically were saying, we don't want the, you know, passengers on airplanes -- i don't want my seatmate to be able to make noisy phone calls right next to me, and there was even a white house petition to that effect, you know, around that time. that ultimately led the fcc in 2017 to withdraw that proposal when its chairman also cited those nuisance concerns, and so there are a lot of concerns obviously around 5g, and whether or not it may pose interference to aircraft, but also europe has

had cell phone availability on aircraft for years now, and the reason we don't have that same capability in the u.s. has a lot more do with societal factors and questions about whether, you know, you want your seat ymate be making an annoying phone call. >> sure don't. >> let the europeans have this. this is not technology i'm ready for. >> three hours with nowhere to go. just talking and talking. like we are right now. brian fung, thank you so much. it is the top of the hour on "cnn newsroom." >> new details in the search for classified documents in the former president's possession. sources tell cnn that trump's attorneys found at least two items marked classified inside a florida storage unit. a development first reported by "the washington post," and cnn has also learned that trump has hired an outside team to search four locations for any materials that still may be missing. >> now this is all amidd

amiddlamid amid lingering concerns. you were with us last hour and here you are again. what more do we know about these latest developments? >> reporter: as we said, the story is moving quickly. our colleague sara murray has confirmed "the washington post" reporting that when they searched this florida storage unit, these trump-hired lawyers searched the unit, they found there were two documents both classified marked. those were turned over to the fbi and a source tells sara those were the only documents with classified markings, and as you said, they searched four locations according to our sourcing, including trump tower, bedminster, the golf course, and property in new jersey, and the storage unit. it's unclear where that fourth location is. we've seemed to narrowed down that they've found those two documents with classified markings and it appears to be the limitations. we don't know what other materials were found because of course, there's the bigger

question of other presidential records, personal records, this ongoing dispute, but as far as the classified markings, there have been two, and they have been turned over. >> what's the other side of this? the special counsel now is running the criminal investigation. the national archives is trying to get these back. are they just waiting for trump attorneys to say, we found two here? we found another one there. are they ever going to -- any indication, going to actively, proactively try to get more documents? >> we're seeing the judge -- a federal judge in washington, d.c. kind of be pushing toward this, you know, the reason why the trump attorneys did this search is, you know, trying to satisfy the judge who has been putting some questions out there of, you know, what -- have you guys searched all this? are you going to come to court and tell me you did? this is i imagine, the first element of this. we'll see what kind of behind-the-scenes conversations we'll see, if they'll be forced

to sign a statement and that would put pressure on them to attest to this. we'll see from there if there are some concerns outstanding they still need to do another search or they need to, you know, compel a subpoena or take further steps. >> thanks. >> thank you. senate democrats taking a victory lap today after strengthening their majority with last night's runoff victory in georgia. they gained a 51st seat. incumbent raphael warnock is projected to beat republican herschel walker by just under three points. >> the party says with warnock's win, it's the first midterm since 1934 that every incumbent democratic senator won while the party also holds the white house. warnock made history as the first african american to hold a full-term senate seat in georgia. >> it is my honor to utter the four most powerful words ever spoken in a democracy.

the people have spoken. [ cheers and applause ] you've got me for six more years. [ applause ] >> cnn's amra walker is with us. the republican blame game is on already. >> reporter: absolutely, bianna. it is very much under way, and just quickly this one extra seat may not sound like a lot, but it will have a significant impact on president biden's agenda, especially when it comes to the democrats having the majority in the senate. they'll be able to process legislation and nominations much quicker. democrats are celebrating. republicans beginning to fingerpoint. we just heard utah senator mitt romney who spoke with our lauren fox off-camera and he said that trump's endorsement is, quote, unquote, the kiss of death. senate majority leader chuck schumer had similar criticism for the maga wing of the party. while lindsey graham, he

dismissed this criticism aimed at donald trump, defended him, and his influence on this midterm election. listen. >> i think we're losing close elections not because of donald trump. if the answer to everything in town is it's trump's problem, then you're missing the boat. it's a complicated thing, but what stares me in the face more than anything else is the amount of money. it's hard to win a race when you are getting outspent. >> a good number of republicans in the senate and the house who are not maga republicans who know that if the republican party follows the hard right and the extreme members in their cau caucuses, that they'll continue to lose ground as they've lost ground in 2020, and they continued to lose ground in 2022. >> chuck schumer there added that he'll, quote, unquote, strongly pursue a way to work with the house.

he looked at what fact ertz plp -- factors played a role in walker's loss. was it the ground game or the candidate himself? we know that raphael warnock expanded his lead 95,000 more votes than herschel walker got. compared that to that slim margin that warnock had in the general. back to you. >> amra walker for us in georgia. thank you. now to the president's reaction. phil mat ftingly is with us. phil, what's been going on in the west wing after warnock's win? we saw that picture on the phone calling it a great night from the white house's perspective. >> >>. >> reporter: it's more or less a celebration that's continued on november 8th and continued on. white house officials to be clear felt good about this race heading into it, but certainly getting that final call, kind of put a capstone on an election season where they bucked history. they bucked what analysts were projecting and for the first time since 1934, the incumbent

president, his party did not lose a single senate seat in a midterm election. there is very real history here, and very real beating of the odds. i think when you talk to white house officials, look. all the technical details and procedural details amara laid out matter quite a bit, especially considering it will be divided government, but there's a broader view as well. validation to some degree about the president's agenda and the success that agenda had breaking through. sometimes success most people in the leadup to the first election day, not the runoff election day, weren't sure actually existed. there's also the president's messaging. when it came to republicans, particularly republicans aligned with former president donald trump that they feel like resonated. you can hear some of that in that call between president biden and senator raphael warnock. take a listen. >> congratulations, buddy. >> thank you. it'll make it easier for us to get some things done, hopefully. >> it sure will.

>> easier for us to get things done. certainly on the nomination side, but questionable on the legislation side. a capstone to a positive election season for the white house. >> and victor has promised me this is the last election we'll be covering this year. i'm going to hold him to that. phil mattingly, thank you. >> thank you. let's turn now to latosha brown, the cofounder of black lives matter. good to see you again. i want to talk about senator warnock in a moment, but what christian walker tweeted, herschel walker's son. republicans said we don't play identity politics, mainly because he has the same skin color, with no background oh than football. a boring old republican could have won. i checked with a team that worked this campaign, this election for months, and they said they saw no targeted walker outreach to black voters. none. the strategy must have been, i'm black.

they will come. >> absolutely. you know, i think that was part of the reason of what actually drove black voters, that it was actually insulting that the republicans thought all they had to do was find somebody, pluck a man -- a black man who had been an athlete, popular in his heyday, and that would be fine. in the midterms, they planted this narrative that black men were disenchanted with the democratic party, and i think they thought that those two parties were going to lead to two people voting for herschel walker and that, in fact, he would actually hold black voters to the ticket and we saw last night that was absolutely not the case. >> we saw that trump in 2020, he earned 11% of black voters' support in georgia. if there had been a concerted effort to go into decad county, into fulton county and target black voters, do you think he could have gotten 11% of the

black vote, heraschel walker? >> i'm not sure about that because i think that herschel walker brought another level of baggage with him as well. i think on some level, herschel walker did some things that actually turned the black community off of him. i certainly think he may have been able to get one or two more points, and a week ago he referred to himself as -- he said that he was called a coon, and they are the smartest animal out there. that's a very racist, derogatory term that has been hurled at black people in the south that we don't take lightly of. people were upset and embarrassed and had strong opinions of not wanting herschel walker to represent georgia or represent our community. i think he had other elements that worked against him, and also said that racism wasn't that bad. he minimized, right, the impacts of racracism, and i think all oo those things played into why black voters voted against him. >> i have not heard that coon

compliment remark in the campaign. let me ask you about senator warnock now, and this is a question i put to abby phillip at the top of the show. is this not a binary choice here, but what's the driving force? is it more about what senator warnock did, democrats did, or what herschel walker did not do, and who he is not? >> i think there are three quick things i'll say. one, this is the difference between walker and warnock as candidates. i think warnock had shown himself, that he actually had been a candidate that stood with the community, that had been a vocal advocate for voting rights and other issues for our community, and he certainly was a favorite son from georgia. i think that was one element. a second element i think that you saw backlash from the voter suppression that when you look at even the difference, tlhere', like, a 97,000 vote different between walker and warnock when you look at election day and that saturday, when the republicans, the secretary of state wanted to prevent us from

having saturday voting. there were over 95,000 votes that were cast that day, right? alone. i think there was a backlash from that, and the third thing, black voters are sophisticated voters. we have real issues and real needs that we need to be addressed and it was very insulting that there was a candidate that didn't speak to us. we didn't know his position on anything really other that how he felt about vampires and werewolves and that he was going to support a national abortion ban. >> latosha brown, founder of black voters matter, thank you. the republican party now has one less senate seat as before, and holds only a slim majority in the house. the senior political analyst margaret hoover, and john, we'll begin with you. warnock had four wins in two years. is it time to look at him as

party leader, outside of georgia itself? has he earned that approach? >> he's run the gauntlet in a swing state, in a purple state. he's helped turn the tide in that state. i think he can help depolarize the role of faith in politics. that's something we need. he's the lead pastor of the ebenezer baptist church. maybe he can help heal it. on the flip side, donald trump is 0-3. this is more than herschel walker being a dumpster fire of a candidate. this is about warnock building a broad coalition twice. >> control room, put up that slate of trump-backed candidates in the swing states who have all lost, and margaret, we just heard from lindsey graham that if you're blaming trump, you're missing the boat. >> i'm wondering what the boat is. what are we missing here? it's pretty straight forward, ending with herschel walker.

every single candidate who threw their arms around donald trump and their conspiracy theories and the lies about the 2020 election has lost, and that really, especially in a time where social media has proliferated lies, voters have been able to discern what's real and what's not, and have made their views known, and that is an enormous thing for me as a republican who is somebody who does not support the liar who was the former president and wants the party to refresh and renew and move forward with substantive policy solution to the problems that americans face. >> preach. >> this is fabulous. >> take a breath. >> i'm looking at a list of republicans here, some to be expected in terms of criticizing the former president like mitt romney, seeking to form calling trump any endorsement from him a kiss of death. >> kiss of death. >> pat toomey says, this trump obsession is bad for republicans. senator cornyn says, i think he's less relevant all the time and yet you hear lindsey graham

going with the trump line which is, if my candidate wins, it's because of me. if they don't, it's not because of me. what do you make of that, and do you think that we now have to hear what mitch mcconnell says about this? >> i think mitch mcconnell is in a unique position to help be a tipping point. i think he pulled his punch in the impeachment, and probably regrets it. look. i think lindsey graham traded in a lot of his ceredibility as an independent actor after warning that backing donald trump would mean the senate would lose, and he still is afraid of donald trump, or afraid of the base, and i think that's what's motivatiing a lot of this. the problem with trump is i think people are getting a little bit quick. the fever is breaking. that's the good news, but if you have five people run for president and trump's got 30% of the republican primary base, he's going to win those winner take all primaries. >> i feel like you're listening to me. >> occasionally i am. >> miracles do happen. >> let me ask you this.

this renewal that you are calling for the party, republicans did that after romney loss, and there was this autopsy. >> no, no, no. >> and then, elected donald trump. >> well, i guess they were wrong about that. they renewed in the wrong direction. >> yeah. >> in some ways, i mean, donald trump was radically different from automatic other 15 candidates he stood up on that stage against. >> sure. >> he did catalyze in the elec electorate, and frankly it was previous democrats and republicans. donald trump has shown himself to be since then, particularly after january 6th, somebody who doesn't care about the constitution, and the question republicans are facing now is actually far more dire than they faced in 2015, 2016. many of them flirt with renominating a man who would easily throw away the constitution. >> yeah. >> and has said so, and has demonstrated that he's willing to, and so are republicans going to be morally courageous and do what is right for the

perpetuation of our democracy? >> paul gosar tweeted today he stands by the former president. that's paul gosar. >> right. we're not hearing the condemnation that one would have expected as loudly. >> even worse, what you are hearing is we can't be for trump again. i was a never-trumper they say, i'm a never-trumper again now. why? because trump doesn't win. we just saw trump didn't win in this midterm election, but trump -- to use a napoleon metaphor, he's reconstituting his base of support. there's no reason -- i'm sorry. >> i appreciate the napoleon reference. >> a dinner table conversation at your house. >> anyone who suggests he plays a bad hand well. to think he's off the table is naive, and so i just -- i think it's incouple bent upon republicans to not say he's not a winner. >> right. please.

>> this wasn't a crucial do or die vote for democrats, but having that extra democrat there, that 51st seat helps them. >> huge. >> enormously. talk about how. >> first of all, it means democrats can control committees and have subpoena power, fast track legislation and nomination, but it's still divided government. let's not ignore that. they're going to have to find way to reach out, and i would say the opportunity and the obligation for democrats and republicans who want to be real constitutional conservatives, not just in name only, is going to find some areas of common ground starting with this lame duck, the electoral count act to make sure an attempt to overturn an election isn't successful again. the debt ceiling, and plot out areas where we might be able to find bipartisan reform in the coming year. maybe immigration reform, or algo algorithm, civics education. that's my list. there are areas we can reason together, and it's up to the leaders in both parties to show

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here's a look at what's happening now on capitol hill. senator raphael warnock, senate majority leader chuck schumer, meeting after warnock won the runoff race last night in georgia. >> yeah. senator warnock didn't get much sleep last night, right? staying up late and then flying to washington. it's interesting to see these two together because if you heard obviously the emotional speech from senator warnock last night and there you saw his mother with him, and this morning in senator schumer's speech referencing his mother and the history there, and how historic this moment is. i mean, this has been four elections that he's now run in, in the past two years.

finally gaining that full six-year term. >> yeah. all right. let's go to jessica dean who's on capitol hill. chuck schumer today talked about going down to recruit raphael warnock to run for office and of course, we have discussed all day how this changes the dynamics for the democratic party there in the senate. what they will be able to do now that they have a two-seat majority. >> reporter: right, and so victor and bianna, you hear two-seat majority going from 50 to 51, and you think, does it make a huge difference? it absolutely makes a gigantic difference and i'll tell you why. when it's just a 50/50 senator like we have had the last two years, republicans and democrats under undergo this power-sharing agreement, and they've hammered out this agreement that gave republicans quite a bit of power. vice president kamala harris could always come here and break the tie, but what will happen

now that they have the full 51 seats, they don't have to have that power-sharing agreement anymore. it means they'll have majorities on all of these committees. they'll be able to process things more quickly and be able to move through nominations likely more quickly. they'll have more subpoena power. it also kind of changes the dynamics a bit of what senate majority leader chuck schumer will be dealing with within his caucus because you remember centrists like joe manchin and kyrsten sinema have had enormous power in the last two years because he has needed a vote from every single one of his democratic senators to get that legislation passed. 51 gives him a little more cushion. he won't need every single one. so it may change the power dynamics slightly there as well, as just who has outside power in the party. it cannot be underscored just how significant this is, and for majority leader shumchumer to g out and welcome warnock with outstretched arms and welcome

him to the senate, it tells you everything you need to know about how every democrat is feeling on the hill today. >> he has made the majority's life easier. while they have this short-lived celebration, they have to get back to business quickly. i mean, there's a lot to do in this lame duck session, and a deadline of next week for funding the government and passing a bill. we don't even have a top line number yet i don't believe. so what's next in this step to, a, keep the government open and other pressing issues as well to pass? >> reporter: they've got a lot of things to do, chief among them is getting this government funding dealt with. that expires december 16th. they can pass a short-term funding bill. for all intents and purposes, it kicks the can down the road and they can deal with it before this session ends, when they still have a democratic control over the house and the senate, and there has been, you know, true optimism from schumer and

also the desire from pelosi, from mcconnell -- for shum tore get this done now. the question is, can they? we're not looking at that much time, but they hope that they can get a top line number and get a year-long bill passed. if they don't, if they kick the can all the way into 2023 when house republicans take over in the house, that's a very different dynamic, and it could set up the potential for a government shutdown, a funding fight. there's incentive for democrats certainly to get this done. the question is, can they do it? right now we're just waiting to see if they can get there. >> all right. few weeks to go. jessica dean, thank you. >> yeah. some good news for you just in time for the holidays. even with stubborn inflation, walmart says the price of some merchandise is starting to come down. we'll get into it just ahead.

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well, a new justice department report says a series of internal mistakes led to the prison death of james "whitey" bulger. >> he was killed by fellow inmates just 12 hours after his transfer in west virginia. this report found no criminal action, so what happened? >> a lot of mistakes were made. that's what this report is just filling in the blanks. let's back up a little bit. reminder of who whitey bulger is. a gangster back in the '70s and

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let's tell you a cat story. our team likes cat stories. watch the screen here on the left side of the screen, one of brazil's star players was talking about at this press conference and a stray cat then just crashed the news conference. >> yeah, after a quick petting, the team press manager ejected the cat. >> oh. >> serious. from the proceedings. >> that looked personal. >> apparently, doha and qatar, we were told, has a cat problem. overpopulation. i think it got worse during covid. >> hope the cat's okay. time magazine has announced the person of the year. this year, president zelenskyy. >> he was chosen for his devotion to his people and the un -- how do you say it? >> stick with it. what did you say? try it again. what was written there?

his un -- what? >> unflagging bravery? and russia's unprovoked war. >> odd word. >> it's a serious story. simon writes his success has relied on the fact courage is contagious. >> we're playing around with the copy here, but it's something as you look at the finalists there, it is undeniable that the strength, the resilience, the resolve of not just the ukrainian people, but led by their president. he certainly is deserving of that honor. just a few years ago, putin was the person of the year as well. >> for different reasons. well deserved honor, indeed. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. for the first time since 1934, the party in the white house picked up senate and governor seats in a midter