john berman, stay with us. we also want to bring in our cnn national political reporter maeve reston and senior political analyst and editorial director for the national journal, ron brownstein. what was your takeaway? >> it was a terrific debate. i've been covering presidential debates for a long time. it was crisp, informative and teased out subtle differences. the cruz/rubio showdown was center stage. trump was more measured than presidential i've seen him. it was t

i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. president obama is vowing he has plan to fight isis. the president sought to calm jitters over terrorism. this in the wake of the san bernardino attacks. the deadliest attacks on u.s. soil since 9/11. the latest from jim acosta. >> reporter: john and christine, as expected, there were no policy proposals in the address. this was more about reassuring the american people that the president has the strategy to deal with isis. he described the attack as a terrorist attack. here is more of what the president had to say. >> we cannot turn against one another by letting this fight be defined as a war between america and islam. that, too, is what isil want. isil does not speak for islam. they are thugs and killers. part of a cult of death. and they account for a tiny fraction of a more than a billion muslims around the world. including muslim-americans who reject their fateful ideology. the vast majority of victims around the world are muslim. if we are to succeed in defeating terrorism, we

. >> i'm john berman. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world.ew information in the mass shooting in southern california that killed 14, injured 21. law enforcement scouring the home and rented car of syed rizwan farook. they've uncovered well over 1,000 rounds of ammunition and dozens of pipe bombs. they've also recovered two smashed cell phones and computer with a missing hard drive. we're learning new details about the married shooters. farook met tashfeen malik two years ago on a pilgrimage. law enforcement officials tell cnn it appears farook became radicalized. he'd been in touch with at least one person that the fbi suspected of terrorism. for the latest, let's bring in cnn's john vause live in san bernardino. what's the latest on the investigation? >> they continue to search for that motive. and at this state they seem to be working on the theory it was possibly a hybrid between some type of act of terrorism and some type of workplace dispute. the fbi still not willing to call this terrorism, but they are investigating that possibility. b

john berman has the morning off. >>> an earthquake hitting politics after donald trump calls for a religious test banning all the muslims from entering the united states. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. >> trump's new position drawing cheers from those supporters and drawing fire from nearly every other corner of the political world. latest from senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny. >> reporter: his ban from coming to the u.s. was met with condemnation from the republican establishment. every single one of his rivals criticized his plan. even dick cheney weighed in. the supporters who were here in south carolina listening to donald trump make his case, they cheered in response. some said it went too far, but others said it was given after the shooting in san bernardino. donald trump talked about that as he made his case for why this is necessary. let's take a liste

. >> and i'm john berman in the venetian theater. it is tuesday, december 15th. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. tonight is the night. behind me is the stage. nine republican presidential candidates will walk on the main stage. donald trump is first in the polls. beside him ben carson and ted cruz. and carly fiorina and john kasich and rand paul. donald trump way out in front in national polls. the cnn poll of polls, all of the polls matched together, show him with 33%. ted cruz is now in second place in the poll of polls. marco rubio in third. trump ahead by double digits in most national polling. including this one from monmouth university has trump at 41%, 27 points ahead of ted cruz. this was just one of many things that trump was bragging about at a raucous rally here in las vegas overnight. cnn's sara murray brings us the latest on that. >> reporter: good morning, john. hours before the cnn debate, campaigning here in las vegas, nevada, donald trump approached ted cruz with kid gloves. he could not help but mention a monmouth university poll has him ahead. 41%. >> i heard toda

john berman, cnn, las vegas. >> and for more on the upcoming debate, let's go to john vause who joins us from las vegas. john, it is the last debate of the year. there's a lot riding on this for all the candidates as we see cruz surge in iowa. what should we be watching for tuesday evening? >> well, there's a couple things, and a couple of unknowns in here as well. the focus is now a lot more on national security and foreign policy, especially after the isis attacks in paris and the isis-inspired attack in san bernardino, california. the question will be will the candidates get up there, and where do they stand when it comes to donald trump's very controversial call for a temporary travel ban on all muslims entering the united states? how far do they go along with donald trump when it comes to that proposal, which is popular among republicans but not essentially popular among the majority of american voters. so that's one issue that we have to look out for. also, where do the accounts stand? do they do after donald trump, or does this debate then become a scrap, if you like, between m

john berman is with us. great to have you here on friday.ce again reassuring americans there is no terror threat going into the holidays. he goes to california to meet with victims of the san bernardino attacks. two weeks after the massacre, agents arresting 24-year-old enrique marquez charging him with with supporting terrorism. >>> president obama is expected to address both of these issues and much more when he holds his year-end press conference this afternoon. got every angle covered for you. we begin with joe johns at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: the president getting one more opportunity to make his case to the american public on why the administration is on the right track and the fight against international terrorism holding his last news conference of the year here at the white house before flying off to san bernardino, california, to meet with the families of the victims there. on thursday, the president visiting the national counterterrorism center outside washington, d.c., reporting that so far, his experts have f

i want to start with jeb bush and what he told john berman. i know -- we were there and saw him take on donald trump in the debate. what is he saying now? >> it's clearly a new jeb bush. and you can tell by watching him on the debate stage and on the stump. i talked to him some about donald trump. it's a subject that jeb bush seems now after several months excited to talk about and excited to hit hard. listen. >> this guy's not going to win the nomination. that's the basic point. he's not going to win the nomination because he's not a serious candidate. and all the other candidates seem to be intimidated by him but i'm not. he's a bully. he's not a serious candidate. we need to change direction as it rilts to national security. >> it's interesting. you saw his superpac backing jeb bush put out a commercial today, a video that has been on the air waves talking about donald trump, it says that jeb bush is the only candidate willing to stand up to the bullies. >> we don't usually see jeb bush doing interviews and people have been complaining. why

that is where we find my friend and colleague, john berman. >> reporter: hi, poppy. so much to talk about. the last debate, the last republican debate of 2015 with the race changing so much right in front of our very eyes. ted cruz vaulting up in iowa. you talk about the main stage, a debate that begins at 6:00 on tuesday night. some people call it the undercard. george pataki, mike huckabee, former pennsylvania senator rick santorum, and the current senator from south carolina who cares a lot and talks a lot about national security, lindsey graham. that begins at 6:00 p.m. i want to discuss with paul begala. i want to start with you here with the newest dynamic in the debate which is the cruz/trump dynamic. cruz has moved center stainige right next to donald trump. they have been friends and friendly up to this point. what does cruz have to do? >> i don't think they're actual friends when it comes to donald. you may not be an enemy today. at least in iowa where he's up in the polls, but ted cruz needs to have a big night. who has the most to lose and who has the mos

. >> hello, i'm john berman in new york.ant to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. the breaking news this morning, a legal bombshell. moments ago, bill cosby charged with aggravated indecent assault in the first degree. sexual assault. these charges filed in montgomery county, pennsylvania, in a case that's about 12 years old. now, dozens of women have come forward alleging that cosby drugged and raped them, but this -- this is the very first time that he has faced criminal charges. we've learned that cosby himself will appear in court to be arraigned this afternoon. >> these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home in cheltenham township, montgomery county. mr. cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault. this is a felony of the first degree. mr. cosby's attorney has been notified of the charges, and he is expected to be arraigned later this afternoon. >> cosby is 78 years old. he faces up to ten years in prison if convicted of th

he told john berman overnight that the seal of approval is not necessarily a good thing. >> i don't respect vladimir putin. he is a leader of a country. to get praise from putin is not going to help donald trump. he is not a serious candidate. he would bring chaos to the presidency. we are at war right now with islamic terrorism and he has not offered one compelling thing to do to keep us safe. it is all high volume, lots of talk. nothing specific. he hasn't taken the time to learn the issues. i think we need someone with a steady hand in the presidency. we will never beat hillary clinton with grandiocity. >> trump continuing to hit back on jeb bush on fox news last night. >> i think he is a nice man. he is doing poorly. he was down to three or four. i came out with numbers at 41%. he has not been doing well. his pollster said here's what you do. memorize it and say it to trump. when they let that clip run, he doesn't look so good. you know, he came out a couple of times during the debate in the middle of nowhere. i said is that another attack? it is not necessary. >> and while bush was tak

i'm john berman in for anderson and we begin with breaking news. the escalating war of words between the republican and democratic front runners thanks is donald trump speaking at an event in grand rapids, michigan. let's listen. >> think of this. the person that spent the least by far is donald trump and i'm in first place by a lot. isn't that great? the person that spent the least is trump. the person that spent the most is jeb bush. 55, $55 million and he's down in the bottom of the barrel practical practically. now wouldn't it be nice if we could do that for our country, spend the least and get the best production? i'm going to be spending a lot. i thought, again, i'm spending my own money, i'm the only oneself funding but listen to this. i thought i would be at about $35 million to this point. you know, i'm prepared for it. whatever it cost. if i see i'm doing poorly, i'm doing poorly but we know i'm doing well. i expected by this time, by like january to be up to about $35 million in expenditures for ads, for advertising, right? and i spent n

i'm john berman in for anderson and we begin with breaking news.ating war of words between the republican and democratic front runners thanks is donald trump speaking at an event in grand rapids, michigan. let's listen. >> think of this. the person that spent the least by far is donald trump and i'm in first place by a lot. isn't that great? the person that spent the least is trump. the person that spent the most is jeb bush. 55, $55 million and he's down in the bottom of the barrel practical

. >> it will, john berman. there are so many choices for republican voters. they look at the crowded debate stage. these names, many people on the stage with a lot of experience. is there a point where that field starts to get smaller? when is that? >> that's a great question. a lot of speculation over the last several days that some party leaders, mitt romney and paul ryan. maybe it is time for you to get out. there's no one singular force in the party. there is no one singular intervening factor except money that should force someone from the race. jeb bush. he has a lot of money in the bank. he will not run out of money before iowa or new hampshire. there is nothing to force him out. there is emerging two groups of people. four front runners with trump, cruz, rubio and carson. everybody else in single digits. >> jeb bush has the money. he has said it is a long game and he will stick it out. so fascinating for republican voters with so many interesting choices this time around. the rule book is out. there is no rule book. no guide book this time around. so

also christine, i don't know if you knew this, you left behind john berman on the set. >> i forgot what he looks like. oh, hi, john. >> three hours of that. >> he looks the same. >> all right, i'll see you very soon. >>> it's been a record year at the box office, "star wars" wasn't the only force behind it. big money at the movies. that's next. . it's hard to find time to keep up on my shows. that's why i switched from u-verse to xfinity. now i can download my dvr recordings and take them anywhere. ready or not, here i come! (whispers) now hide-and-seek time can also be catch-up-on-my-shows time. here i come! can't find you anywhere! don't settle for u-verse. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. >>> the u.s.-led coalition against isis says it has killed ten of the terror group's senior leaders over the past month. one was this man. charaffe al mouadan. they say he had direct links to the november terrorist attacks that left 100 people dead. a coalition says he was killed in an airstrikes december 24th. like several of the other isis officials killed, he was planning mo

for more on that, cnn's john berman is there at the venetian. john? >> reporter: hey, fred.e're just outside the lovely venetian. in this building behind me a gorgeous theater where this debate will be tuesday night. as you say, the last republican primary debate of 2015. perhaps more importantly, the first debate since the attacks in paris, since the attacks in san bernardino, and the focus tuesday night will be national security. which candidates make the case that he or she is the best one to keep america safe. also, this is nevada. this is a key early voting state. so the people here, the ones who live here, they will be watching this closely as well. so much at stake here tu night. and we just released the lineup for this debate. who will be standing where and next to whom? donald trump, he is the front-runner. by focus of that, he will be in center stage, but for the first time ted cruz will be just to his left. he is moving ever closer to the center. ben carson will be on trump's right. let's go inside the venetian theater right now where the debate stage is getting s

cnn's john berman is with me here in vegas. and, john, as usual donald trump is not waiting for the debate stage to be set for him. he's already out on the trail throwing some elbows, making his case. >> yeah. he called ted cruz a maniac, which provoked the first reference to flash dance of the 2016 campaign. >> the first of many i hope. >> the first of many i hope. we'll get to that in a moment. but today it's drumonald trump saying what a feeling because there's a stunning new poll out that cements his front runner status and then some in. a campaign like no other with a front runner like no other, a new poll like no other. for the first time donald trump breaks 40% in a national poll for monmouth university, 27 points ahead of his closest rival. it is also the first poll wholly taken since this controversial proposal. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> a notion that will be tested in the last republican debate of the year, the first debate since the terror

>>> hello, everyone, i'm john berman. >> hello, everyone, i'm kate bolduan. we're in las vegas, outside the venetian, the site of tonight's cnn republican debate. the candidates will start to arrive any minute now. what could be a make or break moment for many of them is just hours away. >> new this morning, donald trump domination. a new poll showing him more than 20 points ahead of the rest of the republican field. this is his biggest lead yet. we're going to go inside the debate hall, the venetian theater behind us in just a moment. first, we do have breaking news out of los angeles. the second largest school system in the country has been shut down over a threat. over half a million students. >> huge and very scary moment for everyone involved. just moments ago the superintendent of the los angeles schools, he explained his decision to shut down the entire school district. now, we will say this. a lot of details are not -- have not come in yet. this is a developing situation but the superintendent did say it was not just one, but many schools that receive

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john berman has the morning off. here we go. just four days before cnn's big republican debate. 50 days until the nation's first votes. another republican threatening to defect and leave his party. we're not talking about donald trump this time. we're talking about ben carson. carson is furious over a private meeting this week by gop leaders where they talked about the possibility of a brokered convention as carson is falling further in the polls. in new hampshire he's now polling at 6%. that's down seven points from mid-november. that's according to the polling at wbur. donald trump is still holding onto the top spot with 27%. let's bring in nia-malika henderson for more on all of this. what a statement coming from ben carson's campaign this morning. what more are you hearing about this statement and threat from carson. >> we just got this statement in our inboxes about two hours ago in. this comes after all those reports that the rnc and the establishment for republicans are thinking about what it would look like if there was

let's go to las vegas and cnn's john berman with me for the next three hours from the venetian. what is the news? >> hey, fred, right behind me is the lovely venetian las vegas. two nights from now it happens and now we know who will be on that stage. there will be nine candidates on the main debate stage, that in and of itself is news. donald trump once again front and center, but this time texas senator ted cruz will be standing right next to him, that is a first for ted cruz. neurosurgeon ben carson left of trump, new jersey governor chris christie will be back in the time time debate, he was in the undercard last time around. also on the main stage, john kasich, jill carroll, marco rubio and rand paul. george pataki, mike huckabee and rick santorum and senator lindsey graham of south carolina at the 6:00 debate. one night tuesday here at the venetian. joining me david shallian, cnn politics executive editor mark preston and ron brownsteen. david, i start with you. we now know the line-up. we know who will be on that main stage, a lot of story lines. >> a lot of storylines bu

john berman has more. >> reporter: new documents detail a relationship between enrique marquez and syed farook. they met a decade ago. marquez had just moved here, next door to the would-be terrorist. it's a meeting that would change his life forever. farook introduced him to islam soon after they met. marquez visited this mosque in nearby corona, california, in late 2005, according to authorities. in 2007, he became a muslim and farook exposed him to jihadist ideology. this government affidavit paints the portrait of farook as the radical teacher, marquez the willing student. >> jihad against america is binding upon myself, just as it is binding on every other able muslim. >> farook played an anti-american lectures from the american-born al qaeda operative, anwar al awlaki. also, according to investigators, marquez read "inspire" magazine, the publication by al qaeda, while at farook's home. 2011 was a pivotal year. it was then that farook and marquez began planning their acts of terrorism in the united states. one plot to kill would happen here at riverside city college, where both ha

john berman, stay with us. we also want to bring in our cnn national political reporter maeve reston and senior political analyst and editorial director for the national journal, ron brownstein. what was your takeaway? >> it was a terrific debate. i've been covering presidential debates for a long time. it was crisp, informative and teased out subtle differences. the cruz/rubio showdown was center stage. trump was more measured than presidential i've seen him. it was the first time i thought he was calibrating his words against the possibility that he might actually be the nominee. you have the two front-runners in the race by the polls, donald trump and ted cruz, each largely repudiating the foreign policy of the last republican president, george w. bush and both trump and cruz making a strong case against the interventionist foreign policy that defined bush. being more assertive in their argument than those defending the intervention, marco rubio and jeb bush, primarily. >> john berman ended his piece with wh

call or visit us online today >>> hello, i'm john berman, wolf blitzer is on assignment. wherever you are watching are from around the world, thank you for joining us. >>> we begin with the breaking news in the san bernardino mass shooting a. new picture of the killers has emerged. it is showing sayed rizwan farook and tashfeen malik entering the u.s. for the ifirs time. they would later go on to kill 14 people, and wound 21. and today, we heard from one of the doctors who tried to save one of the victims and survivor s. >> my entire career i have tried to save people, and we have seen many terrible disasters, but this is the most horrific. our hearts go out to the victims. what really bothers me most is that none of the 14 who perished had a chance. >> we are strong. we are a family. we held each other and we protected each other through this horrific event, and we will continue to hold each other and protect each other through what will be unimaginable weeks and months ahead. >> moving. trudy raymundo had hid under a table. and paul, you are there where the investigatio

. >> i'm john berman. we are outside the venetian las vegas where it is the first morning after the last gop debate of 2015. and you can still see the steam rising from the venue behind us. it was just that intense. serious dust-ups between marco rubio and ted cruz, serious smackdowns between donald trump and jeb bush. but serious restraint between the front-runners, donald trump and ted cruz. their bromance still in full bloom. >> oh, yes. the big focus of the night was national security. so who is leaving las vegas the big winner? let's discuss. let's bring in cnn senior political reporter nia-malika henderson, amanda carpenter, a former communications director for senator ted cruz as well as kevin madden, gop strategist and an adviser to mitt romney's presidential campaigns. all right, guys. a lot happened last night. let's distill it down to a lightning round of who was the biggest winner of the night. amanda, go. >> let's say reince priebus. this was a great debate for the entire party. it was substan

[inhale + exhale mnemonic]... ... , two more ways to breathe happy >>> cnn anchor john berman returnsht in the hugely popular quiz show. this time it's the famous americans edition. john brings his "a" game because the competition is coming after him. take a look at. >> boom! >> is this your game face? >> yes! >> cute winners. >> winners! >> the topic is famous americans. >> for reals. >> strategy. >> let the other people think they have a chance of winning and then, boom! >> we're the team that nobody expects to be good or win. >> boom! >> we either win -- >> boom! >> -- or we sabotage. >> i'm the dumb one. >> sure, berman's won, what, two times? >> no one wants john berman to win again. >> no one. >> i think our best chance with berman is a tonya harding situation. >> robin is all about distraction. >> she's got a wide berth of knowledge. >> if we lose, it's sabotage. >> absolutely. >> the only plausible explanation. >> that was way too much fun. john berman's lucky partner, robin meade, anchor of hln's "morning express." >> do you think they were trying to trip me up by pairing me

my fellow cnn anchor, john berman is there, to set the stage. . >> good morning, carol. behind me is the venetian los angeles. behind that, the venetian stage. the stage is set for all nine candidates for that prime time debate, 8:30 p.m. eastern time. donald trump will once again be front and center. this time, though, he's got a different next door neighbor. ted cruz will be next to him. cruz has been rising in the polls. he'll be standing next to donald trump. this is the final republican debate of 2015. the stakes could not be higher. after this, things quiet down for a couple weeks as they head into the holidays. these candidates, they have to get their message out now because they won't have another chance to do it for some time. the last debate of 2015, it's also the first debate since the attacks in paris and san bernardino. the topic tonight, national security. which candidate will make the case he or she is the best to keep america safe from terrorism. >> john berman reporting live for us. thanks much. donald trump will be center stage.

john berman, back to you. >> joe, thanks so much. that friend of the san bernardino shooter we mentioned is waking up behind bars this morning. what did officials uncover that led them to bring terror charges? cnn justice reporter evan perez has that part of the story. evan? >> reporter: he's the only person thus far to face any charges as a result of the san bernardino terror attack. enrique marquez is the friend and neighbor who helped syed farook buy two military style rifles that farook and his wife used to kill 14 people. he bought two rifles so farook wouldn't have to go through a background check. and immigration fraud. he took money to marry a woman who's part of farook's extended family. the most serious charge is material support for terrorism and stems from a plot that marquez, a muslim convert, and farook planned in 2012 but never carried out. idea was to attack a library or cafeteria using pipe bombs and guns and attack a prosecutor said was designed to maximize the number of casualties. a second chilling plot involved a

. >> cnn's john berman is in vegas with the morning after. good morning, john. tell us more. >> reporter: good morning, carol. yes, this was a debate filled with substance. national security was the theme. it was also filled with electric moments of confrontation but also some notable moments of restraint. if you watched until the end, there was some big news. >> this is the final republican debate before the election year begins. >> there was serious substance, like donald trump's plan to ban muslims from entering the country. >> we are not talking about isolation. we're talking about security. we're not talking about religion. we're talking about security. >> reporter: but also serious strategy. namely the question, to throwdown or not to throw down? the answer a definitive yes to both. >> donald, you know, is great at the one-liners. but he's a chaos candidate. and he'd be a chaos president. >> jeb doesn't really believe i'm unhinged. he said that very simply because he has failed in this campaign. it's been a total disaster. nobody cares. >> reporter: jeb bu

let's listen to a bit of the conversation that cnn's john berman had with our own fareed zakaria and john king about the president's end-of-the-year remarks. >> you know, listening to the president, his language choice and in dealing with isis, is interesting. he said, "isis is being squeezed inside syria and iraq." is this to reassure the american public or to battle back against people who's saying he's not doing enough? >> i think obama has a conception of american interests and security that says, look, we are very strong, we are very powerful, we are actually very secure. isis does not pose a threat to the united states the way the soviet union did with thousands of missiles pointed at us. it is a nasty, terrorist organization that is able to kill five americans here or a dozen or 14 here. he often points out that gun violence takes many, many more people. so i think part of what he's trying to do is to deliberately not not hype the threat but point out he's in control. >> when he says isis has been contained, later that day, that week, there's been a terror attack -- >> but john

titus burgess and bethany watson and cnn anchor, john berman, from fusion's, "no, you shut up" paul f. tomkins and from hln's "morning express," robin meade. it is all the best, all the worst of 2015. >>> welcome. i'm tom foreman. we could have used some superheros to help us through the challenges of this year. some ex as pzas per rating, som hill rating and some comical. we will go through all of them starting with the best and worst in the world of big news. >>> it was a year of firsts. >> a lot of people who predicted a lot of things were wrong. >> i cannot believe it is the end of the year already. >> some weird stuff happened. >> kind of horrifying in terms of some headlines. >>> the worst way to start came in the first few days of january with the terror attacks on the french pap french charlie hebdo. and the attacks on paris later, you get the worst story of the year, the persistent plague of terrorism. >> there is no doubt we are dealing with a very different beast, something we have not seen before, something which does not follow any form of normal social norms or even, eve

john berman has the day off. it is tuesday, december 1st. president obama on his last day in paris for the climate change summit amid tight security. heads of state from 150 countries and 40,000 delegates to hammer out reductions in greenhouse gasses and keeping global warming under a crucial threshold. the leaders of the two biggest greenhouse emitters, china and the u.s. met. this takes place under the shadow of the failures to keep past climate deals. joining us from paris is correspondent jim bittermann. >> reporter: good morning, christine. president obama meeting with president erdogan of turkey. that takes on urgency because the turks shot down that russian jet just a couple of days ago. that is increased tensions with the u.s. which has urged turkey to ease things with russia. the president met with putin yesterday. in any case, obama has a meeting with the small island nations who take this conference very, very importantly because they, in fact, could be an issue if waters continue to rise. the goal of 2 degrees is not ambitious en

and john berman and contributor to the daily caller matt lewis. great to have yaw all here. tonight. donald trump has hit higher water marks in both polls than previously. let's look at just what's happened since november. in the abc news poll out at like midnight. and he's gone from like 32%, which people said was hithe hig. and then cruz also has virtually doubled support. carson has fallen significantly. so what are you going tab watching, maeve. >> carson's loss, cruz's gain certainly. it is a big night for ted cruz. he obviously has momentum in iowa. he really needs to capitalize on that. show that he has a broader appeal and really can unite the party. we definitely are expecting to see trump go after him a little bit. they will be standing man to man next each other on the stage. skmi think it will be just be a fascinating night for looking at those establishment candidates. jeb, rubio, christie, which one stands out? and can they come in and fill the vacuum that exists right now. >> who is the man of the match tonight? or is it a woman? >> the man of the match? >> wh

john berman and christine romans are here at the desk with me.e begin with the historic flooding anticipated in the u.s. more than 18 million people are in harm's way in 13 states. parts of missouri are currently under mandatory evacuations with mississippi and other rivers projected to crest at record levels. >> a new round of heavy rain could make matters even worse. we have this story covered from all angles. let's begin with alina machado, live in pacific city. good morning, alina. this is one of the cities being evacuated this morning. >> good morning, john. hundreds residents have left the town of pacific, missouri. if you look around, it's easy to see why. the merrimack river has been at flood stage since sunday. some 400 businesses and homes are already under water and relief is still days away. >> reporter: missouri bracing for historic dangerous flooding, dozens of counties facing a severe threat as mississippi, missouri and merrimack rivers approaching record levels. >> the threat has changed but it is by no means over. >> reporter: th

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i'm john berman in for anderson and we begin with breaking news.ing war of words between the republican and democratic front runners thanks is donald trump speaking at an event in grand rapids, michigan. let's listen. >> wouldn't it be nice if we could do that for our country? spending the least. i thought i'd be at about $35 million to this point. i'm prepared for

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john berman joins us. great to have you with us.gin this morning with bill cosby, for the first time after decades of accusations on wednesday, the disgraced comedian faced sexual assault charges. the charges coming just before the statute of limitations would have expired. at least 50 women have accused cosby of drugging and assaulting them. >> cosby is free on bail. and back at home in his massachusetts home this morning. his lawyers say they're going to mount a vigorous defense. and claim that cosby is the victim of a political prosecution. what will all of this case mean for the other accusers? we're going to begin our coverage with cnn's jean casarez in elkins park, pennsylvania. jean, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, this is the courthouse that bill cosby walked into yesterday. there are certain moments of american courts that will never be forgot an. the arraignment of bill cosby is one of them. [ laughter ] >> reporter: once america's beloved tv dad, now disgraced comedian bill cosby arm in arm with his legal team, s

john berman is off today. we're looking at the brutal reality that parts of the south and communities are waking up to today. a devastating storm system rocked the region overnight. at least eight people are confirmed dead, 40 injured. those are likely to rise. we're hearing at least 14 tornadoes hit mississippi yesterday. look at this monster twister captured. >> tornado! large tornado! holy mackerel. large tornado! south of exit 43. large, destructive tornado. getting ready to cross 55. this is a really big tornado. this is large, large, large tornado. very large. i'm stopping. tornado emergency south of batesville. this is coming into the city of batesville. tornado emergency. go south of batesville. that's a large, massive, destructive tornado. trying to get traffic stop. trying to get everybody to stop. >> you can hear it in his voice. as the sun rises, look at the damage. exstending across three states, mississippi, arkansas and tennessee. let's get to victor blackwell. >> there is no good time for this

let's go to las vegas and cnn's john berman with me for the next three hours from the venetian.s the news? >> hey, fred, right behind me is the lovely venetian las vegas. two nights from now it happens and now we know who will be on that stage. there will be nine candidates on the main debate stage, that in and of itself is news. donald trump once again front and

he admitted this week in his interview with john berman his team was looking in to the legal issues around>> i think at the end the day, he's going to support whoever the republican nominee is. cannot see a scenario where he would support clinton or, for some reason sanders had a miraculous comeback here. don't think you'll see him actively campaigning for him. i don't think you'll see them walking around or introducing him at events or the convention or anything else if donald trump does win this nomination. think ultimately he will say i'm a republican and i'm going with a republican nominee even if it is donald trump. >> mark, to you, trump got some interesting praise this week from russia's president vladimir putin. here's a quote. he's an absolute leader of the presidential race as we see it today. trump responded saying it's always an honor to be nicely complimented by a man so highly respected in his own country and beyond. then doubled down on that in iowa, saying he's happy to have the support. do you think, mark that statement and the support from putin helps or hurts trump? >> a

john berman is off. president obama's last day in pai paris for the last day of the climate summit.are there to hammer out legally binding reductions in global emissions. already the leaders of the two biggest greenhouse emitters is the u.s. and china have already met. there have been repeated failures to reach or keep climate deals. joining us from paris is jim bittermann. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, christine. all leaders expressing good intentions and the need for urgency. president obama spoke. here is how he expressed the u.s. position. >> this is a turning point. this is the moment we finally determined we would save our planet. is the fact our nations share a sense of urgency about this challenge and a growing realization that it is within our power to do something about it. >> reporter: and president obama doing a lot of other meetings while he is here with the other leaders that are here meeting with turkish president erdogan to talk about turkey shooting down the russian jet the other day. obama saying recognizing that turkey is a nato member and the u.s.

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. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm john berman in for anderson.th new poll numbers showing ted cruz closing in on front-runner donald trump in a new quinnipiac national poll, they're just four points apart, trump at 28, cruz at 4. marco rubio trailing in third place at 12. ben carson at 10, chris christie and jeb bush in single digits. today he spent campaigning in tennessee, part of a six-day swing through mostly southern states. the cruz country christmas tour. tonight, his growing momentum and poll numbers are being celebrated inside the cruz camp. but there i

do i want to begin with cnn's john berman who has the latest on the new polls and the new lay of the political landscape. john? >> reporter: brian narks i just came from the debate hall where 24 hours from now it all happens. wolf blither just running through a dress rehearsal to get ready for the big debate. two candidates will walk on that stage with bragging rights, ted cruz surge ahead in some iowa polls and donald trump surging ahead nationally at an unprecedented level. in a campaign like no other with a front-runner like no other, a new poll like no other. for the first time donald trump breaks 40% in a national poll from monmouth university. 27% ahead of his clothest rival. it is also the first pole wholly taken since this controversial proposal. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims enters the united states. >> reporter: a notion that will be tested in the last republican debaste year, the first debate since the terror attacks in paris and san bernardino. >> how crazy are we to be allowing ourselves to be stoubt this kind of terror. >> rep

. >>> good evening, i'm john berman in for anderson.ith breaking news, the first poll taken since the cnn republican debate, the first measurement of who might have gained the most from the event. the first sense of who might be in the best position heading into the holidays. the answer? well, it rhymes with "donald trump." in fact, it is donald trump. in the poll from fox news, trump is at 39%. that's an 11-point surge since november. ted cruz 18%. that's up four points. marco rubio is at 11%, that's down three points. ben carson fell nine points, he's the single digits. so much to discuss with our

john berman has the day off. only until our country's representatives figure out what the hell is going on, that's what donald trump says. but really, everyone, what the hell is going on at this point? donald trump laying out another stunner, calling for a ban on all muslims from coming into the united states. that was last night. just this morning on cnn, donald trump was trump and doubled down. >> we're letting people into our country. we don't know who they are. we have people here right now that are getting $28,000 miraculously over the last little while deposited in their account they're using for very sinister purposes. like these two, this husband and wife, this horrendous, horrible husband and wife. you have many other people like that in this country. you have many other people having checks deposited in their account to do dedestruction. we have to find out what we're doing. >> that money angle, by the way, cnn has not confirmed. of all the controversial things donald trump has said during this campaign