honestly struggling with this who are dealing with much small are sums of money andy scholes, thanks very much for being with us this morning. and thanks to all of you for getting an "early start" with us. we have 11 days until the government shuts down. keep it here for the latest and greatest. i'm kasie hunt, "cnn this morning" starts right now. ♪ good morning on this tuesday. so glad you're with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> we have good news. americans are home. >> breaking news. >> americans are home. and they just got here. a lot of big news this morning. let's start with five things to know for this tuesday, september 19th. this breaking news, they are back in the united states. those five american citizens who were held prisoner in iran landed moments ago right near the nation's capitol after 24

hours of travel. president biden confronts multiple crises on the world stage. back at home, some republican colleagues saying they are lunatics. the speaker is not quitting. more autoworkers on strike on the horizon. the union chief says if there's no progress by noon this friday, more workers will walk off the job. and that missing fighter jet, it has been found in south carolina. crews are now working to recover the debris. an investigation is under way into the, quote, mishap that forced the pilot to eject. "cnn this morning" starts right now. ♪ of course, this is where we begin with the breaking news. good news this morning. after five years -- after years in prison, five u.s. citizens released by iran have just

landed back on american soil. the plane landed moments ago right near washington, d.c. >> in the deal with teheran, the u.s. released five iranians in custody and returned $6 billion frozen money. this was a long trip home, but they are on the ground. what's the latest in terms of this exchange? >> reporter: that's right, phil. so they have just landed, just really in the last half an hour after a very long journey. now they're going to have medical examinations. they are going to, of course, be able to call their loved ones. they are going to be offered a program that reintegrates and reacclimates people who have been in this kind of position back into society because, of course, it has been a very traumatic five years plus for these prisoners who have been detained there in iran. and so now really the work begins, right? in getting these people re-adjusted to society after

years of essentially captivity and being held hostage. now, the five iranians that have been released from a u.s. prison, some of them are en route back to iran. some are going to be remaining in the united states. all are non-violent offenders. they have been convicted or charged with crimes related to sanctions evasion, things like violating sanctions and violates foreign agent act. things that the u.s. does not consider to make them threats to society. so, obviously that's a key part of the deal. another key part is what you mentioned which is that $6 billion in previously restricted iranian funds that iran will now be able to use for humanitarian purposes only. and that is going to be closely monitored by qatar and the u.s. treasury department, guys. >> despite this return, which is good news, there's the cost, right? and the $6 billion of unfrozen

iranian assets the u.s. has been vehement can only be spent for humanitarian purposes, but "the washington post" editorial board points out this morning this does free up other funds from iran to spend on, quote, nefarious purposes such as buying weapons. a lot of pushback from republicans on that front. >> reporter: republicans have really seized on this in recent weeks, ever since the news broke that this deal was in the works. they're saying essentially it's equivalent to a ransom payment and that's only going to encourage iran to take more americans prisoner in the future. here is a couple republicans expressing their criticism of this deal. >> americans are now more of a target for iran than they were before because they took five this time. maybe they'll take ten next time. >> unfortunately the deal that secured their release may very well be the latest example of president biden rewarding and incentivizing teheran's bad behavior. >> $6 billion of released funds

will only make it far more expensive for every single american who is traveling abroad. it's a bad decision. >> reporter: now, look, poppy, phil, the u.s. emphasized here that their relationship, the u.s.'s relationship with iran is not going to fundamentally change after this. they will continue to hold them accountable. they do not believe this money is going to be used for anything other than food, medicine, agricultural devices. but still expect them to face a lot of scrutiny in the next coming weeks and face a lot of examination of how iran is going to use this money. we should note the u.s. also issued new sanctions on iran just in the last day. expect iran to not be very happy about that either. poppy, phil? >> natasha, thank you for all that reporting. also this morning, president biden is now preparing to deliver a foreign policy speech to the general assembly, annual endeavor in just a few hours. he's expected to out the his administration's accomplishments around the world and call on member nations to rally behind ukraine. there are concerns here in town

that the remarks won't necessarily pack a huge punch, particularly with several key heads of state not even in attendance. kayla tausche joins me. good to see you in new york. >> good to be here. thank you for having me. >> the idea that several key leaders, xi jinping, vladimir putin, are not going to physically present. what does the white house say about that? >> the important thing is showing up. that's what president biden is doing by being here. the third speech to the united nations general assembly of his presidency and the second since russia invaded ukraine. officials say that the president is going to be talking about a number of things. the need to get more aid to ukraine. the importance of democratic values around the world. and the need to mobilize resources for development for infrastructure, for climate change. but there is the question of whether that message is going to fall flat when you have the u.s. as the only permanent member of the u.n. security council that is in attendance this week and with criticism from a lot of smaller nations that the u.s.

has been focussing on ukraine too much at all costs and at the expense of other important issues around the world. now, the administration says that's not true. that's one of the reasons why president biden is going to be meeting with five leaders of central asian nations for the first time to talk about the need to counter china, especially in that region. and he'll also be meeting with brazil's president to talk about labor issues in that country and also the prime minister of israel for the first time since the controversial judicial reform process moved on in that country. they say he's still focussing on the matters at hand, highlighting important things from the u.s.' agenda. but they acknowledge perhaps the conversation, the condemnation will not land as heavily as they might hope it would. >> what about politically? he's dealing with some pretty rough polling numbers. how does this play for him politically? >> depends on how he shows. certainly the president in his comfort zone when he's on the

world stage. these are usually a feather in his cap but the domestic developments that move the poll numbers here. so perhaps for the burgeoning campaign effort, less important is what he's able to achieve at the united nations, which doesn't always resonate with the american people nor does the g20 or any of the forthcoming summits that are packing the calendar. and more important is whether the u.s. can avoid a government shutdown. you know, whether some of these domestic agenda items can get across the finish line. how people feel when they start repaying their student loans -- >> october 1st. >> so a lot of other issues that are going to be pestering the president from the polling perspective. but certainly they hope that this is going to be one event that's going to be in the positive side of the ledger. >> it's interesting, as he does this on the world stage, trump is going to talk to union autoworkers next week on the domestic stage. thank you very much. let's bring in jim sciutto at the table and bloomberg

editor bobby gauche. jim, you take issue with some of the criticism here from republicans on this iran deal. it was interesting brett mcgurk, national security coordinator for the middle east talked to jason who was held in iran for more than 500 days. are you hopeful we will see a day that iran stops taking hostages like this, his answer, no, not under the current system. the critics say this doesn't deter iran. >> here is the trouble. that hostage diplomacy has become a thing. not just iran, russia, china. they take americans and people of other nationalities in effect as collateral, as hostages they can gain something either to pressure the united states or to gain something in return. prisoner of their own nationalities or money or other concessions. this is becoming more of a weapon not less of a weapon. invariably and by the way, both republican and democratic administrations made deals with iran and other countries and russia, by the way, to release. in which case you give something

up to do that. the argument is by doing that you encourage the next hostage. there's truth to that. the flip is how do you get americans home? invariably it will require giving something in return. it becomes how much is too much. the trouble is this has become a thing. right? countries are taking advantage of it. and the u.s. is trying to be tough. trying to deter it. trying to disincentivize it. but when the choice is between the administration says, taking americans home or leaving them where they are, they would rather get americans home. >> bobby, when it comes to the president's remarks today, all presidents but certainly this president used the u.n. general assembly speech, the annual speech as an effort -- opportunity to put a marker down. right? take a step back and look at the bigger picture, lay out their theory of the case. i was struck by something that former vice president mike pence said on the campaign trail. take a listen. >> some republican candidates,

including my former running mate, are abandoning the traditional conservative position of american leadership on the world stage. and embracing a new and dangerous form of isolationism. i believe isolationism is just another word for appeasement. let's be clear, appeasement will not make america any safer. in fact, appeasement would only make america and the world more dangerous. >> not sure there's many issues with the former vice president and president biden align. american's role is one of them. in the audience today, the kind of interdomestic warfare going on about the direction of the country and foreign policy, what do other countries think of that? >> well, the other countries will be watching. they'll know that this country is now entering the presidential election cycle. because the candidate on the other side is most likely to be donald trump, they will be bracing for that possibility. they will be looking at biden's

poll numbers. we were talking about earlier, and wondering and probably quite a lot of the folks in the audience will be worrying about the possibility of trump coming back. not so much because of the -- they care one way or the other about domestic politics in the united states, but about the unpredictability of donald trump. the fact that, you know, if trump were to come back, that would throw all their calculations off because they just don't know what to expect. biden is predictable. biden is the devil you know versus the devil you don't. so a lot of people in the audience will be paying attention not so much to what biden says but what they're hearing on the sidelines, what they're reading in the american newspapers, what their cab driver was telling them on the way to the united nations. >> that's something i hear frequently when i speak to leaders in europe or asia this idea of a pendulum swing and with each election, under trump you have a certain approach,

america first, however you want to describe it, biden is more old school, standing up for democracy, values, et cetera. this concern, 2024 coming that the pendulum might swing back again. what exactly is america's position in the world? and biden today will make the case for the kind of old school approach. >> guys, stick around. thank you very much for the reporting. jim, bobby and kayla. we have a lot ahead. kevin mccarthy is shrugging off threats to oust him as house speaker as he grapples with gop infighting an a looming government shutdown. uaw is now threatening to expand this strike. new deadline detroit's big three automakers are facing. that's ahead. >> we need better wages. we need to support our families. equal pay. >> you shouldn't have to choose between paying a mortgage and paying a car note. booking.com, booking.yeah ♪ ♪

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>> yeah, phil. this is really starting to erupt with house conservatives going after one another on twitter. you saw bitter infighting yesterday. this is because three members of the house freedom caucus negotiated this deal with the main street caucus. and, it is not being well received. like you noted, there are now more than a dozen conservatives who say they're going to vote no against this proposal or are leaning against voting for this proposal. meanwhile, leadership still trying to bring this to the floor as soon as thursday. and all republicans are starting to believe a shutdown is not only looming but likely. here is what they said. >> this is not conservative republicanism. this is stupidity. they don't know how to take yes for an answer. it's a clown show. if you want to have a stronger hand, run better candidates and win more elections. you keep running lunatics, you're going to be in this position. >> i think we're headed for a government shutdown with no end in sight.

part of it is we're not having real conversations. >> take a shot of the me, i'm going to say something, you know? didn't we go through this back in january? 6-2-275, baby. i aren't worry about none of that stuff. >> reporter: house republicans are going to gather for their conference meeting this morning. that's when they're hoping to sort out some of these differences. they have such a long way to go at this point, phil. it's hard to imagine how hay get this bill on the floor as it's written now without some significant changes if mccarthy thinks he's going to get the votes. >> we need to get an iso when he and biron reynolds were going back and forth. >> republicans considering working with democrats to actually move this forward. i feel like we hear that every single time we get into this and never comes to fruition. what's the deal with that? >> reporter: yeah. you have a number of republicans like mike lawler starting to say, if republicans aren't going to work together, then we can just cross the aisle and get some democratic votes. but it is a little more complicated than that. democrats that i'm talking to

say that there are some procedure steps that lawler would have to take in order to get that process rolling. it's a rare procedural tool that you can use on the floor to try to force a vote on something. but, there may not actually be enough time. and there's kind of always this open question of are you just trying to whip votes for kevin mccarthy on this republican cr by threatening to work with democrats? or are you actual serious you're going to cross the aisle, work with us and get this across the finish line. i think there's a lot of question marks on that this morning. we're going to wait to see how it plays out over the next 24 hours, phil. >> no question. thank you, lauren fox. now to the auto strike. there's a new deadline. that is friday. watch. >> if we don't make serious progress by noon on friday, september 22nd, more locals will be called on to stand up and join the strike. that will mark more than a week since our first members walked

out. and that will mark more than a week of the big three failing to make progression and negotiations towards reaching a deal that does right by our members. >> that is the union president. the message comes nearly -- as nearly 13,000 autoworkers start their fifth day on the picket lines. our gabe cohen is live outside one of the striking plants in toledo. the strategy here -- and they conceded this, is get leverage by these sort of surprise strikes at all different plants. now they say this is going to expand on friday if there's no deal. is that right? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, poppy. it really refutes some of the reports, some of the claims we had heard in recent days that they had been taking these steps in the right direction. we had seen statements from the big three or sources at the union saying that there were at least semiproductive conversations happening. and yet we saw shawn fain come out late last night with this

new deadline, noon on friday, saying more units like the one here in toledo could go on strike which would mean more facilities may shut down. you heard him say, he said it would mark a week of really little progress in negotiations, really pointing the finger at the big three. so again, it says little progress is being made at the table. we know there's no main table negotiations happening today. they're scheduled with general motors and ford tomorrow and stellantis on thursday. right now nearly 3,000 workers across the u.s. are on strike. i want to actually bring one of them in right now. annette, you want to join me for a second. you're the strike captain here. i want to get your thoughts on this news, shawn fain's announcement yesterday, that more facilities could go on strike this friday if there's not progress. what do you think? >> it's a scary situation for toledo and detroit. for the big three. this is the moneymaker for all of us.

so, we need to -- we need to -- you need to -- >> reporter: it's okay. are you worried that there hasn't been much progress at this point? >> yes, yes. to me, my personal opinion, i feel like we're heading the way gm was three, four years ago when they were on strike for eight weeks. i'm afraid that could be us. >> okay. well, thank you so much. really appreciate it. sorry. there's no time. again, poppy, this new deadline friday at noon and we'll see if more facilities go on strike. >> it's really interesting because there was that strike against gm in 2019. and she seems obviously concerned about sort of the broader economic impact of all big three automakers in this strike. thank you, gabe, for the reporting. phil? former president trump is ditching the second primary debate, instead visiting those striking autoworkers, this time in head. the union head blasting it. also, canada's prime minister justin trudeau with

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the second republican debate next week in california will once again be trumpless. the republican front-runner instead plans to head to detroit to inject himself into the autoworkers strike. now we're told he'll deliver a primetime speech in front of current and former members of the autoworkers union. we're learning this morning the trump campaign produced a radio ad that will return in detroit and toledo, ohio. the ad is to align with the auto workers it doesn't mention the strike specifically. the campaign is also considering the possibility of having trump make an appearance at the picket line. joining us now, mario parker, lisa lahr. thank you. welcome to the table. mario, nobody covers uaw and the strike like your organization. kind of lived and died by their coverage over the course of the lest several days. trump's decision to insert himself through statements and by physically being there, his campaign trying to take advantage from a michigan perspective.

what does that do to those dynamics on the ground right now. >> well, what trump is trying to do is drive a wedge between the rank and file leadership with shawn fain, the uaw's president, right? we know, phil, from years of covering trump that the rank and file hasn't always followed the direction of the leadership, right? trump feels as though he's been able to connect with those blue collar workers with his brand populism. what you're seeing is him trying to drive a wedge between both the leadership but also drive a wedge between unions and biden in the key swing state. >> what's also interesting and different this time around is that shawn fain is the first union leader of uaw in many years to be elected directly by the union workers. before it was their heads that elected him. it's different. he seems more aligned with them now, which might change the dynamic, but also the fact that trump only lost michigan by, what, three points. now you've got this opening, don't you, for republicans.

not only in presidential race but in the senate race. >> and that's the key, poppy, because trump right now he's criticizing shawn fain, right? they're kind of in a war of words right now at this point. but, as you mentioned, again, he won michigan in 2016. democrats have done a lot over the last four years or so to try to sure that up, secure it. whitmer, for example, governor whitmer had a resounding re-election as well. and michigan is arguably the crown jewel of those five to seven battleground states that trump will need to win to upset biden. >> michigan would be a key path -- key to president biden's path to 270, that blue wall he reimplemented back in 2020. i was struck last night because i can't break away from the white house, i was realing the pool reports -- >> you should see the emails we get. >> mario can identify with this

from our colleague kevin lip tech. the president is looser, more willing to speak freely. i want to ask you about this because you had this great story over the weekend the difference between where democratic national party leadership is and where actual voters are. president said in part behind the scenes, a lot of people seem focussed on my age. believe me, i know better than anyone when this nation was flat on its back, i knew what to do. democracy was at stake, i knew what to do and had very pointed criticism of the former president. almost taking on the age issue head on. >> exactly. that's a fascinating little twist in this whole on going question about the president's age. we know from surveys, from focus groups from interviews with voters that this is a top concern for rank and file democratic voters that i think there was sort of biden made this implicit promise in the first run to democratic primary voters where he said, look,

elect me and i'll stabilize things for you. they saw trump as this existential thet. i'll beat him. i'm yours best shot at beating him. voters didn't think about the second term or possibility of an 86-year-old second term president and now they are. and they're concerned. the reason is issue is so salient is that it's something everybody knows. everybody has an elderly parent or grandparent or ageing themselves. everybody knows about age. so the decision by the president to start to move towards taking this issue on -- head on, as you point out, is really kind of acknowledgment of how damaging this is with his base in some ways. >> i want to talk about ron desantis and some of his biggest supporters. i was so struck by this recent interview that ken griffin, big money guy, ceo of citadel capital and was a big supporter of desantis. he is holding back right now. here is how he explained it on

cnbc. let's play it. >> the on going battle with disney i think is pointless. in fact, it doesn't reflect well on the ethos of florida. you know, the mayor of miami dade is a democrat. she's really exceptional. and you know what she talks about with me, how can we make this a great state to do business in. ron needs to stay on that talking point. i don't know his strategy. i'm in the same camp you are. it's not clear to me what voter base he's intending to appeal to. >> uh-oh if you're desantis' camp and listening to that, other big donors are listening to that. what do you do? >> no. it's a code red at this point. what's key that ken griffin said he doesn't know his strategy. desantis' strategy was to aggressive outflank donald trump to his right. what that does is essentially undermine his general election argument, right. he's drawn headlines for fighting with disney, critical

race ththeory, six week abortio ban. what ken griffin and others analyze data. the latest data point they have is the 2022 midterm election, right? so these issues that desantis is outflanking trump to the right on are the same issues that alienate independent voters. hence for wall street do you put your money on someone who is trending downwards. >> how many behind the scenes conversations before he went public like that? >> how many phone calls? >> that's the big question. so say i don't know the strategy, whoa. thanks, guys. appreciate it. so, this story. we talked about it yesterday. we have a big development that f35 fighter jet that vanished for more than 24 hours, it has been found in south carolina. that's good news. but still the question this morning, how does a multimillion dollar military jet go missing.

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welcome back. new this morning, india has expelled a senior canadian diplomat in retaliation after canada did the same just yesterday. this follows allegations from canadian prime minister justin trudeau that, quote, credible intelligence links new delhi to the murder of a sikh leader. shot to death outside of a sikh temple in british columbia back in june. paula newton in studio to explain what has happened. >> it is astounding honestly. this is the kind of reaction you might have if you were canada to

a rogue state. know, this is an ally of not just canada but obviously the united states as well. canada decided enough was enough. they decided to go public with their allegations with the indian government. when they didn't get the reaction they were looking for, they went public. in a startling accusation, canadian officials say the killing of a prominent canadian sikh leader in the province of british columbia in june may have been an assassination carried out on the orders of the indian government. >> canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of india and the killing of a canadian citizen. >> reporter: justin trudeau says he confronted india's prime minister with the allegations in a face-to-face meeting just last week as modi hosted the g20 summit. >> any involvement of a foreign

government in the killing of a canadian citizen on canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty. it is contrary to the fundamental rules by which free, open and democratic societies conduct themselves. >> reporter: the killing remains unsolved. he suffered multiple gunshot wounds while sitting in a vehicle outside a sikh temple in british columbia. homicide investigators say two mass suspects described as heavier set males fled on foot and then possibly in this 2008 silver toyota camry. in the earliest days after the homicide, protesters demanded justice, saying the killing was politically motivated and chilling retribution for his activism and support for sikh independence in india. at the time rcmp would not

comment on a possible motive for the killing. but now canadian officials are taking swift actions based on their suspicions. one of india's top diplomats in canada has been expelled. in a statement the indian government responded saying they are unsubstantiated and accused canada of sheltering terrorists. this is obviously also an issue for the united states. trudeau said he briefed joe biden at the g20 summit about the allegations and the credible evidence that they believe they have. this is going to be a continuing story, poppy. >> what a development, paula. thank you for the reporting. phil? i want to bring jim sciutto back in now. this is remarkable hon its face. what's your take on how this could possibly happen? >> listen, we talked about hostage diplomacy, countries like iran, russia, china taking hostages in effect as a tool of influence around the world. this is extra territorial assassination. that's the allegation.

by the way, i don't think the canadian prime minister goes to the floor of parliament unless they have very good intelligence establishing that and sending their head of intelligence to india to make a formal complaint about this. who else does this kind of thing? russia does this thing in london. china does this seeking out its nationals around the world. this, if true, is an alarming step up. and india, by the way, a country that u.s. tried to establish closer relations with, the world's largest democracy, you hear that all the time. this is not democratic behavior to have done this particularly on the soil of an ally, canada. >> just announced a few weeks after hosting the g20 summit as well. >> jim, thank you very much. california governor gavin newsom calling out former president trump's claims that some democrats support abortion rights up to and after birth. our dana bash sat down for an exclusive one on one interview. >> so, is it the government's

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can you just be clear about what limits on abortion should be? >> it's a political thing. people are not seeking abortion. >> but what is the policy? what should it be? >> the policy, it's not up to donald trump or me. it's up to you, to women, that have to bear that responsibility uniquely and distinctly. >> that was california democratic governor gavin newsom in an exclusive sit-down interview with our colleague dana bash. in that interview he also criticized former president donald trump's recent claim that democrats support abortion rights up to and after birth. >> it's a political, total b.s. it's exactly where they need to go because they know they've gone too far -- >> let me just talk about your state of california.

>> yeah. >> as you well know, there's a law on the books that preceded you that says you can have an abortion up until viability, which is about 24 weeks. >> that's right. >> is that something you support personally? >> that's the statute in california. that said, there was a constitutional amendment that we placed on the ballot that has some nuance in it. so that's an area that's being adjudicated in public opinion and likely ultimately adjudicated in the courts. >> so it the government's role -- >> it's not our role. >> nothing on the books? >> this is a false flag. this is where they need to go in order to get out of the mess they've created. because they don't believe in fundamental choice and freedom for women. they don't. period, full stop. >> i just want to be clear because people are going to be listening very carefully to what you're saying. >> yeah. >> you do not believe it is the role of government nationally or

state government to have any limits on the books legally. >> the state of california long believed in viability. we went forward with the constitutional amendment that created some questions as it relates to this. my point is, no one wants to see late, late-term abortions. no one is out there promoting that. that's not the democratic party's position or my personal position is. in those rare and extremely rare and personal circumstances, one thing i absolutely believe, donald trump shouldn't be making that decision. i sure as hell should not be making that decision. >> joining us now is cnn chief political correspondent and anchor of "inside politics" dana bash. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> welcome. it's great to see you. it was a great interview. it was a fascinating interview a critical player on the democratic side of the aisle. that back and forth, that exchange, what was your take on that answer? >> i honestly wasn't sure what he was going to say because i've talked to some democrats who say that we, democratic party, the

democratic leaders, need to be more clear just to get it off the table, to be more clear about the outside limits. >> okay. obviously most democrats support abortion rights. but because republicans are coming at them and they're trying to make it an issue, we saw that with the former president over the weekend. but he was just adding on to a lot of republicans saying, oh, democrats want to have abortion on demand and abortion until after birth and all of those thing. let's be clear, almost all democrats do not support that. so i thought maybe he would say, my state of california, the law of viability is where it stands. he said that's his personal opinion and that's generally where it should be. but when it comes to the law of the land, when it comes to what the government should and should not do, you saw there, he didn't want to go there. he wants to -- he wanted to make

it clear that this is a medical issue and not a legal issue. and i honestly wasn't sure which way he was going to go on that. he did lean into that. look, when you look at the polls and more importantly look at what happened in 2022, there is a energy among democrats and even some independents to say stay out of my doctor's office. that's likely where he was going. you were surprised? >> i thought it was very cautious. and i thought it was a great back and forth. i think it was illuminating both because of where he personally stands but gets at why when people ask democratic leaders to st take a more firm stance on a timetable, there's a reason why they don't. >> he's not wrong that republicans are trying very hard to turn the tables on democrats on abortion. >> oh, no, not at all. >> because they got their clocks

cleaned politically on this in a way that they didn't expect in 2022. >> which may explain why trump is talking the way he's talking right now about the issue. biden's age. so many people had been looking -- are, i don't know, looking at newsom as will he run, should he throw his hat in the ring? but you talked to him about the biggest -- one of the biggest concerns among democrats which is age, which is biden's age. let's listen to this exchange. >> i couldn't imagine three years ago that this president could accomplish so much in such a short period of time. i mean that. if this political season is all about a celebrity, with all due respect, we had a celebrity for four years. it didn't go well. and so i want a seasoned pro that knows how to get things done. i'm a little old fashioned. i want a guy who produces results. and the results are in. it's been a master class. there's simply no administration in my life time that's been more effective producing more substantive results. >> a master class.

>> uh-huh. this is a big reason -- well, one of the main reasons why gavin newsom is out like he is now. we didn't see him out much on the national level prior to, i don't know, the last couple months. i would even say the last few weeks. and there is a view among i think a fair number of democrats that the message, that the biden/harris message isn't getting out, isn't penetrating. and he is a unique messenger. he is somebody who now the biden campaign does see as somebody who can say what he just said, who can make the argument for why the first 2.5 years from the point of view from democrats should be something to celebrate and he deserves -- they both deserve a second term. and he's trying to fill a messaging vacuum. and of course that leads to the obvious question, which is it --

does it help him in the long-term? maybe. as you heard in that interview, he denied any interest in 2024, which he's done in the past. he even said he hasn't even thought about running for president ever. >> ever? what do you think about that? >> i would never -- >> i think most politicians think about running. >> he said, no, i'm not a senator, the joke is every senator looks in the mirror and sees a president. >> i know we have to go, but when they announced that you were doing this interview, i heard from a lot of republicans, here we go. this is the start. this is the newsom move. it's literally the opposite. biden campaign wants this. >> that's exactly right, for now. >> for now. >> great sbinterview, dana. thank you. five americans are back on u.s. soil after spending years wrongfully detained in iran. ahead, we'll be joined by one of those american's family members before they finally reunite. ♪

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♪ the cleveland browns losing to the steelers last night. but more importantly, they likely lost their star running back to a season-ending injury. andy scholes joins us with more. another one? after aaron rodgers? >> yeah, another one, guys. it's just brutal night for the cleveland browns. nick chubb, one of the best running backs in the nfl and arguably the brown's best player. second quarter last night in pittsburgh, chubb getting a handoff. he is tackled after five yards and knee bends the wrong way. he knew immediately. same knee he had to have reconstructive surgery in college. carted off the field after the game. head coach kevin stefansy called it a significant injury and his teammate said it's devastating for the team. >> obviously it's a huge loss.

nick is the engine of the team. best player on the team, you know what i mean. tragic, you know. very unfortunate. i'm very sad for nick, sad for this team losing nick. not only is it not idea, it's -- this is a tragedy. >> the browns did have the lead halfway through the first quarter, but the steelers defense coming through. alex highsmith, strip sack on watson. final of that game, 26-22. now we had a doubleheader monday night football last night. the other matchup, nfc south showdown between the saints and the panthers. the score tied at six. halfway through the third, check out this catch from chris alave. bobbles it before bringing it in. seven plays later, tony jones jr. will give the saints 13-6 lead. jones also adding another score in the fourth quarter to put this game away. new orleans would win, 20-17 and

improve to 2-0 for the first time since 2013. you said at the beginning, two weeks in the nfl season, aaron rodgers going down in week one. nick chubb in week two. rough so far. >> it has. chris olave, ohio state buckeye, right? >> poppy was noting that? good, good, poppy. >> as i was just noting. >> just saying. >> thank, buddy. we appreciate it. "cnn this morning" continues right now. >> president biden steps back on to the world stage, addressing the general assembly at the united nations. >> what will the united states of america do when putin reaches the baltic states. he will. ♪ five american hostages wrongly detained inside iran for years, touched down on u.s. soil. >> incentivizing teheran's bad behavior has left americans less secure. >> five americans are coming home to their family.