you can't just walk on the air and be abby phillips.sume this excuse me, tho has done, philadelphia enquirer, there is a requirement that you have to meet certain things regardless of the profession. why should the president of the united states be any different? i have no problem with that. >> speaking of tests and requirements and since we have you here, vivek ramaswamy, who is also running in this republican field he is proamg a constitutional amendment who will require that young people 18 to 21 years old have to pass a sirvegz test or pass six months in the military to even vote, is that fair? >> no, no, excuse my language, hell no. this is america and the reality of the situation last time i checked there isn't a draft taking place to compel you to serve your country. it would be nice for everyone to want to do it but you have the freedom to do otherwise. as far as i'm concerned to have a constitutional amendment that requires you to serve in that capacity, a capacity that he deems fitting i think is a bit self serve being at this

cnn prime time with abby phillip starts right now. >> i have absolutely nothing to add to that conversation, but good luck to you and all who celebrate this weekend. thank you. >> thanks, abby, have a good weekend. >> good evening, i'm abby phillipment tonight are some of donald trump's codefendants already turning on one another? the move raising ey eyebrows, steven a. smith will join me on age limits for lawmakers, national competency tests and who he thinks democrats should look as an an alternative for biden: he's a proud boy who triggered the breach on the u.s. capitol on january 6th, the judge calls him the tip of the sphere of that insurrection. now, today, dominic pezzola received a decade behind bars, but inside that courtroom before learning his fate, he bedding the judge for mercy, vowing that he was done with politics, and yet, moments later, after the sentence, he yelled, trump won on his way out of the courtroom. it's quite the moment, considering that if trump is elected, he's already suggested that he will pardon some of these guys. it's also worth noting, pezzola's wife cal

"cnn primetime" with abby phillip starts right now. hi, abby. >> and thank you so much for joining us. "cnn primetime" with abby phillip starts right. now hi, abby. >> hey, kaitlan. thank you so much, and have a good night. hello, everyone, i am abby phillip. it is shaping up to be one of the biggest criminal trials in american history, literally. today was the very first televised hearing in that georgia case against donald trump and 18 of his allies. district attorney fani willis and her team revealed three big things about the election interference charges. first, they want to charge and try all 19 codefendants together. secondly, this trial could last for months. and thirdly, they will call more than 150 different witnesses. that means that the former president of the united states could spend a third of the next year sitting in a courtroom. in just one of his cases, while running for a second term. it is just extraordinary. and we are getting a preview of the tensions to come. two of those codefendants, trump's legal advisor sydney

i'm abby phillip. mark meadows really wanted his georgia occasion moved to federal court but as it turns out, someone took the stand against him and because of that testimony, it completely doomed his chances. that person is mark meadows himself. a judge rejecting donald trump's former chief of staff, citing his own words on the witness stand. you see, when meadows told the judge that he worked with the trump campaign on so many things, including selling out that infamous call when trump asked to find vote, that was not in the scope of his duties as a federal employee. the judge says that if he were to agree with meadows, quote, the court would have to turn a blind eye to express constitutional power, grant it to the states to determine their election procedures. as well as limitations on political activities, of executive branch firs. that comment light it in has some major implications for donald trump and also potentially for his codefendants. joining me now is clint rucker, a former prosecutor for

"cnn primetime" with abby phillip starts right now. rimetime" with abby phillip starts right. now hi, abby. >> hey, kaitlan. thank you so much, and have a good night. hello, everyone, i am abby phillip. it is shaping up to be one of the biggest criminal trials in

i'm abby phillips. in 24 hours the clock will run out. headliners are

good evening, everyone, i am abby phillip.n the way right now on capitol hill, the house is voting on a series of bills, none of which are expected to actually avert a government shutdown. now, remember, those hard-liners, they want to have tickets to spending, including two programs that affect schools. let's go straight to melanie zanona over on capitol hill. >> a., abby. so, tonight, these bills they are going to vote on in the house are not expected to pass the senate. they're expected to be dead on arrival. but they may not even have the votes to be able to pass them among house republicans. so, what is the plan going forward? kevin mccarthy has a few options here. tomorrow he can proceed with his initial plan which was to try to vote on a stopgap spending bill, this was another spending bill they were hoping that hard-line republicans would rally round tomorrow after they pass these bills tonight. but it is not clear that they are going to have the votes for that either. they can't even pass these party line spending bil

cnn prime time with abby phillips starts right now. objectively, american democracy is in perilous condition. the nations politics are poisoned, truth has become optional instead of desired or even required. the republic has always, of course, faced threats to it, even before rupert murdoch. but so much of the current state of our democracy can be traced back to the beast of his creation. good evening everyone, i'm abby phillips and rupert murdoch is stepping down as ceo of fox news tonight. his legacy is outrage. partisan red meat, stoking relentless culture wars. but it all started with what you can argue is a noble vision to create a center right news network. to elevate perspectives that are based in gotham or washington but instead stoking division that seemed to be murdaugh's mission. so did power and so did the money. fox became a mouthpiece for republican administrations, a mouthpiece, really, for donald trump. and eventually a vehicle for his baseless conspiracies. before we discuss this tonight, it's important really illustra

i'm abby phillip. the justice department indicting democratic senator bob menendez and his wife and his wife. that he sought and received sensitive information about u.s. diplomats in egypt. information that eventually made its way to people with ties to the government there. now, in addition prosecutors say that he gave non-public information about u.s. military aid. he's also accused of ghost-writing a pitch to senators on behalf of a foreign government. now, that would ease restrictions on arms and ammunition to egypt. those restrictions were in place in part due to concerns about human rights and democracy. all of this as he is chairing the senate foreign relations xhirkts one of the most powerful positions in the entire government. these schemes allegedly ended with stacks of cash, more than a dozen gold bars, help on mortgage payments, a mercedes-benz convertible, and you're seeing right there pictures of the evidence. but the timeline is important and also stunning here. this alleged conduct sta

i'm abby phillip.i'll speak to chris wallace about some of the big developments from the campaign trail

i am abby phillip. donald trump's path to the republican nomination is not only getting more dominant. it is becoming more bulletproof. and as the indictments against him grow so it is his stranglehold on the field. and new cnn numbers show one of the reasons why. voters just aren't worried. a. majority of republican voters and conservative-leaning independents say that they are not concerned that the charges against him will hinder his ability to win the general election. nor would the case hurt his ability to serve for another full term. now, at least one of his rivals, nikki haley, suggests not putting too much stalk into what are these polls say. >> the american people are not going to vote for a convicted criminal. the american people are going to vote for someone who can win a general election. i have faith in the american people. but, nikki haley herself may be one reason why that blind faith in the american people may not be warranted. this was the former governor of south carolina, on the debat

i'm abby phillip.dows really wanted his georgia occasion moved to federal court but as it turns out, someone took the stand against him and because of that testimony, it completely doomed his chances. that person is mark meadows

i'm abby phillip. and in just 24 hours the clock will run out. hard-liners in the congress are demanding drastic cuts to spending. they don't want to spend another time on ukraine. they want to spend it on the border instead, they say. it's a fair debate, but here is what is at stake here. on saturday night if there is a shutdown while all of this plays out it is a reminder of the real-life consequences of what happens if there is no deal. your flights will be delayed. thousands of airport workers will go without pay. more than 1 million active-duty troops won't get paid. border agents won't get paid either. the white house says that the u.s. is left vulnerable. if pentagon workers are furloughed, small businesses won't get new loans, food inspections, they won't happen either. museums and national parks, forests, all of that closed. student loans will be disrupted. and so is the money that goes to school districts. children won't have access to headstart programs, food stamps may be disrupted. and all of that depends on the shutdown's length. fo

and good evening everyone i'm abby phillips. in just a few moments i'll speak to chris wallace about some big developments from the campaign trail, including donald trump taking heat for the abortion issue. and perhaps that democrats are getting too cocky. but first, as people fight over hoodies and bikinis on the senate floor, in just nine days the american government is scheduled to shut down. that means that agencies and parks will close, the men in uniform who serve this nation won't be paid. your flights they may not take off on time everything from cancer trials to food inspections will stop and it will cost the economy billions of dollars. it's because house republicans right now are in full powerlessness over infighting. just moments ago, house speaker kevin mccarthy introduced a vague measure that would extended measure another 30 days, heating caving to some of the demands by the hard-liners in his caucus. but again that's only a short term bill. we will be right back here in a month. the hard-liners, they want more pr

i'm abby phillips. in 24 hours the clock will run out. headliners are demanding drastic cuts to spending. they don't want to spend a dime on ukraine, they want to spend it on the work, instead. if there was a shutdown, while all this plays out, it's a reminder of real life consequences, your flights would be delayed, thousands of airport workers are without pay. border agents won't get paid either. the united states is left vulnerable. if pentagon workers are furloughed, small businesses will get new loans. food inspections won't happen. museums, national parks, forests will close, student loans will be disrupted, and so will the money for school districts. kids who had access to programs disrupted, it all happened at links. issues from the environment to cancer will be paused. we will speak to someone who is in the commit overrun capital hill. congressman, thank you for being here. we are 24 hours away from the shutdown. what is the path out of this to avoid a shutdown? what are you hearing from leadership about what we might see in the

the news continues right now with "cnn primetime" with abby with "cnn primetime" with abby phillip. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ >>> he signed several bills that empowering the worker. one of his most recognizable slogans is seen on this poster. truman cited with union workers and he angered everyone when he took over the steel mills. and, teddy roosevelt invited leaders to the white house during the cold strike. the union was a dirty word. grover cleveland sent the military to shut down a railroad strike. reagan fired 1000 air traffic controllers and tim scott says he admires. fast forward to 2024 and the two front runners in that race are using the current autoworker strike to flex their union muscle. one day after president joe biden made his visit unions are popular. two thirds of americans say they approve of them. three-quarter side with the uaw workers in the strike against the big car companies and approval of unions just in general has risen in the past 15 years. here is the interesting part, biden carried voters from union households over trump by 16%. that is a w

i'm abby phillip. under way right now on capitol hill the house is voting on a series of bills none of which are expected to actually avert a government shutdown. remember those hard liners want drastic cuts to spending including to programs that affect schools. let's go straight to capitol hill. >> reporter: hey, abby. tonight these bills they'll vote on in the house are not expected to pass the senate but to be dead on arrival, but they may not even have the votes to pass among house republicans. what is the plan going forward? well, kevin mccarthy has a few options here. tomorrow he can proceed with his initial plan, which is to try to vote on a stop-gap spending bill, another spending bill they were hoping that hard line republicans would rally around tomorrow after they pass the bills tonight. it is not clear they'll have the votes for that either. if they can't pass these party line spending bill votes tonight i don't think they'll have the votes tomorrow. a number of hard line conservatives are

i'm abby phillip. laura coast picks it up right now. >> good evening everyone i'm laura coast, and welcome to cnn tonight. there was involving the person right there with the name denied on top of his photo. the question is is the defendants of course who wanted to move their cases from georgia to federal court and the judge said no. no. to mark meadows. then of course he was trump's right hand man in his move to criminal case federal court is obviously not going to happen. what is happened right now he has already appealed. this is not just about him though. he is the first of five people who moved to to change their trials to federal court. plus am i asking, i know i'm not, where is danelo cavalcante? he crab walked out a wall and out of prison right under the nose of prison officials. remember this? >> our guys are literally in the woods going through bushes checking sheds, checking urch clear houses. we are on line with the cert and tactical teams. >> we know the guard who was on duty when cavalcan

cnn prime time with abby phillip starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ is bob an end as a national security threat?here are the democrats on whether remaining in his position should even be tolerated? two essential questions tonight, as menendez remains defiant in the face of a damning indictment. good evening, everyone, i'm abby philip. and among the charges that the democrat is accused of using his power to get sensitive information about american diplomats oversee. information that eventually made its way to a foreign government. and while he is temporarily stepping down from being the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, he is still privy to classified information. now, the governor of his state suggested those allegations alone make him compromised. and one of menendez's democratic colleagues went even farther. >> does it sound like espionage from your perspective? >> as a former intel officer, we collected information and we paid people for that information. so in the simplest of terms, yes. from a legal standpoint, i'll defer to the doj on that. >> we are now starting to see t

. >> so you said to my colleague abby phillip just before the weekend that you didn't believe the government would shut down. but also pointed out to her that you were staying in washington over the weekend to work. you say this is on speaker mccarthy to get it figured out. but you were trying to work on it as well. so was there any movement over the weekend? >> i think there were a lot of good discussions. i think we have four appropriations bills that will come to the floor. i will vote for the rule. and i did the last time on the -- on the department of defense appropriations bill. so i think that pass passing four appropriations bills early this week would be a very good step towards finding some common ground on a continuing resolution. i could tell you that no republican and no democrat wants to see government shutdown. we have to work harder and make sure we get the number right and pass it. >> so you say you will vote yes on this appropriations bill and you're confident there are enough colleagues that will follow that? >> i will vote yes on the procedural rule that puts the four app

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i'm abby phillips, among the charges democrat is accused of using his power to get sensitive information of the plots overseas. information that eventually made its way to a foreign government. and while he is temporarily stepping down from being chairman of the senate warm relations committee, he is still privy to classified information. now, the governor of his state suggested those allegations alone make him compromised. and one of menendez's democratic colleagues went even farther. >> does it sound like espionage from your perspective? >> as a former intel officer, we collected information and we paid people for that information. so in the simplest of terms, yes. from a legal standpoint, i'll defer to the doj on that. >> we are now starting to see these senators initial defense, including his explanation for why he had those stacks of cash. >> now, this may seem old fashioned. but these are monies drawn from my personal savings account based on the income that i have lawfully derived over those 30 years. >> now that is his denial for gusty alleged cash bribe. but menendez did not exp

cnn prime time with abby phillips starts right now. abby, do you think your dog could do that?d of himself. he did a good job. thank you, caitlin. >> bye. >> good evening, everyone i'm abby philip. right now, joe biden is not the strongest candidate for the presidency. the evidence is right there in front of us. the majority of democrats think he is too old. they want another candidate. as the clock now takes toward the election, does the president still have the support among the people who got him to the white house in the first place? in moments, i will speak with the man who propelled biden to the nomination. and the presidency congressman jim clyburn. one of biden's weaknesses, according to these critics, is his number two, vice president kamala harris. her numbers aren't great either. a poll from over the summer showed half of the voters have a negative view of harris. that's one of the lowest ratings for that poll. among democrats, she is obviously more popular. listen to former house speaker nancy pelosi earlier tonight right here on cnn. >> vice president kamala harris

cnn prime time with abby phillip starts right now. hi, abby. >>, kaitlan, thank you so much, have a great night. and good evening everyone. i'm abby philip. donald trump likes to cry foul, as you know, and say things are rigged against him. he did it with both elections in the republican primaries, social media platforms, polls, the fbi, banks, the emmys, on his reality tv show, didn't win one, and even a chemistry test on which he once accused a classmate of cheating because he did better. and trump certainly has a long history of doing the same thing with judges, in particular. and the hush money case against him, he claimed that the judge there was biased because his daughter is a consultant for the democratic party. and it is 2018 border case, he called that judge loyal to obama. and in the trump university case, he claimed that the judge there was biased because of his, quote, mexican heritage. >> we're building a wall. he's a mexican. we're building a wall between here and mexico. the answer is he is giving us very unfair rulings

cnn prime time with abby phillip starts right now. hi abby. >> hey caitlin, thank you so much.ryone, i am abby philip. donald trump likes to cry foul, as you know, and say things are rigged against him. he did it with both elections, and the republican primaries. social media platforms, polls, the media, the fbi, banks, the emmys, when his reality tv show didn't win one. even a chemistry test on which he once accused a classmate of cheating because he did better. and trump certainly has a long history of doing the same thing with judges, in particular in the hush money case against him he claimed that the judge there was biased because his daughter is a consultant for the democratic party and, in his 2018 border, casey called that judge, loyal to obama. in the trump university case claimed that the judge there was biased because of his, quote, mexican heritage. >> we're building a wall. he is a mexican, we're building a wall between here and mexico. the answer is he is giving us a very unfair rulings. >> by the, way that judge is from indiana, not mexico. tonight, to add to the

cnn prime time with abby phillip starts right now. t night. and good evening everyone. i'm abby philip. donald trump likes to cry foul, as you know, and say things are rigged against him. he did it with both elections in the republican primaries, social media platforms

thank you for joining us, cnn primetime with abby phillips starts right now. >> caitlin, thank you so much. everyone needs to leave the room when that video comes on. >>> the feds are asking for a limited gag order on donald trump and the former president is firing back, essentially daring the judge to give him one. the special counsel's team wants to impose restrictions on what trump can say about the election interference case, accusing him of telling lies, intimidating witnesses, and threatening prosecutors. it is a pretty extraordinary move given the circumstances of trump being a presidential candidate. he called jack smith deranged, and just moments ago accused the feds of trying to silence him during a campaign. >> did you see today that deranged jack smith, he's the prosecutor, he's a deranged person, wants to take away my rights under the first amendment, wants to take away my right of speaking freely and openly. >> keep in mind trump has a long history of trying to intimidate his way out of legal trouble. there's a record of this after paul manafort and rick gates -- he had

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so, i mean, i have other dreams, abby phillip, besides -- >> for you -- >> -- thank you. >> laura -- >> yeah, we hope that he gets well soon. >> abby -- you too. good evening, everyone, i am laura coates. and welcome to "cnn tonight". we have tomorrow's news tonight. we are here with the incredible video -- i can't believe this. it was the moment that a convicted murderer escape from prison, it's kind of parkour you saw today. plus, with the judge showed us today in a fulton county courtroom when it was televised and where all this is really going. but, first up, a great big nope for kenneth chesebro and sidney how. the judge shut down their time today to be trials everly from one another. it will, now, of course, the tried together, possibly beginning on october 23rd, for their request. so, what does that mean now for the d.a.'s to try all this yearbook photo of 19 defendants together? well, the judge, in a word -- his word -- skeptical. >> it sounds like the state is still sticking to the position that all these defendants should remain. and they want to address some of these remova

cnn primetime with abby phillip starts now. ♪ >>> tonight, a sitting united states senator is accusedf using his official position to help a foreign power in exchange for riches and rewards. and while the allegations of cash, gold bars, even the convertibles, are getting all the attention, the other end of those alleged bribes is downright chilling. the justice department indicting senator bob menendez and his wife among allegations he sought and received sensitive information about u.s. diplomats in egypt, information that eventually made its way to people with ties to the government. in addition, prosecutors say that he gave nonpublic information about u.s. military aid. also accused of ghost writing a pitch to senators on behalf of a foreign government. that would ease restrictions on arms and ammunition to egypt. those restrictions in place in part due to concerns about human rights and democracy. all of this as he is chairing the senate foreign relations committee, one of the most powerful positions in the entire government. these schemes allegedly ended with stacks of cash, more

cnn's abby phillip is here to join me. so nice to see you here.ve been pushing the white house to do more administratively on guns since they can't do near anything in this congress in particular. do you think this will be enough to satisfy folks on the left? >> i don't think this is enough to satisfy them but i think it facilitates what they want which is for biden to do it on his own. to use the power of the federal government which will require coordination which is what this dupe is all about to get these unilateral actions on the table. over a week ago senate democrats sent a letter to the white house to that effect asking them to do more and lining up some of these steps that they could take. so i think this is a natural progression. i think it's also important to note the vice president's role in this. this is something that she personally is very passionate about. but it gives her a high-profile role to play on something that actually can get done because, i mean, sure, they want to see congress do stuff. i think there is a recognition, th

thanks for joining us, cnn prime time with abby phillip starts right now. >> we'll see how long that one last, caitlin. we'll say those shorts, who knows what will happen. thanks caitlin, and good evening everyone. i'm eddie phillip. we begin tonight with some breaking news and more possible evidence of witness tampering and obstruction by donald trump. according to reports, his former assistant told investigators that trump told her to say that she didn't know anything about the boxes of classified documents over at mar-a-lago. but that was after he learned that the feds wanted to speak to her. the assistant also alleges that trump went right to do lists on classified papers, that he would then give to her. tonight, a trump spokesperson responded to the report, in part, blasting, quote, illegal leaking. but remember, one of trump's other aides has already flipped on him, telling investigators that trump ordered him to delete types. let's discuss all of this with cnn's senior and legal political analysts -- and timid are uncomfortably i'm. stamina, thanks for being here. you don't kn

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. >> and trump's former lawyer and fixer michael cohen spoke with abby phillips last night., he had this recommendation for those indicted in the georgia case. >> my recommendation for them would be speak now because as soon as the guy next to you or the woman next to you starts speaking and spilling the beans, your information is not as important, it is not at significant. so the person really who starts to speak first is the one that will get the benefit. >> so you hear his recommendation there. i guess the question with so much co-defendant, do you think it is likely that some are already trying to think of different ways to cut deals? >> undoubtedly so. when you have a case with this many defendants primarily so many what we call low level defendants, it is not uncommon for some of them to start seeking some kind of plea deals to try to separate themselves from the individual that is in this case donald trump who is alleged to be the ringleader. we see this happening, many of these defendants are already pointing the finger at donald trump saying that he is responsible f

i'm not sure that did much to convince the moderator, abby phillip of cnn. don't know if she meant it to come out this way, but -- it seemed pretty clear which one of them she believes. >> you're saying you never told senator warren that a woman could not win the election? >> that is correct. >> senator warren, what did you think when senator sandrews -- sanders told you a woman could not win the election? ♪ >> jimmy: that's back on hbo on sunday, right? after the debate, you know, bernie and elizabeth warren are old friends. they actually met at benjamin franklin's bar mitzvah. but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. watch what happened between them after the debate. here now he tries to shake her hand, she kind of holds back. and they have a seemingly heated discussion. there's been a lot of speculation about what was being said. some said they weren't arguing, some said she didn't want to shake bernie's hand because it smells like brylcreem and gefilte fish. cnn released the audio of the conversation, and yes, it was an argument. >> i think you call

abby phillip, thank you so much. nice to see you. >> you too. have a good, show laura coates. >> welcome, everyone. two "cnn tonight" -- i am laura coates. -- a community is on high alert -- that escaped murderer in pennsylvania. danelo cavalcante, who was sentenced to life without parole for stabbing his girlfriend to death in front of her two young children. he has been now caught on security cameras at longwood garden, a popular tourist spot with many hiking trails through the woods including, by the way, when that loops around the very prison he broke out of thursday morning. the dea da -- law enforcement is now warning residents again tonight, keep your doors locked, keep your cars locked. at least one nearby school district will be closed for the second day in a row tomorrow, as police are urgently hunting for the extremely dangerous fugitive who, well -- he's got absolutely nothing to lose. also, a chilling near miss. what happened when one resident woke up in the middle of the night and -- thinks it was cavalcante -- someone downstairs i

and good evening everyone, i'm abby phillips.will speak with a former proud boy, who knew the two extremists who were just sentenced more than a decade behind bars today, for sedition on january 6th. and don't miss this conversation. but first, we have another extraordinary example of the guardrails holding up, in a vulnerable democracy. we've seen the examples in recent years, the military refusing to use force after the election, the courts are refusing to accept a bogus argument, without evidence. the election workers, who quietly and heroically ensured the integrity of those ballots. and the voters, who showed up in massive numbers, to speak their voices. finally, the states, where many in both parties did reject efforts to undo the will of those very voters. and that includes the state of georgia, where republicans fought off attempts to undermine democracy. and, today it happened again. republican governor brian kemp, rejecting efforts in his state to impeach fani willis. that's the prosecutor who is charging donald trump a

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that's when it does not roll off the tongue, thank you for joining us tonight, prime time with abby phillips starts right now, i don't think that would ever be what was said in the middle of this 2024 race. >> gloves are apparently really off between those two, we'll see where this one goes, thank you, katelyn. >>> good evening, i'm abby philip, we begin with breaking news that will have a massive impact on the entire united states economy. in less than two hours, workers across the nation are scheduled to go on strike against the big three automakers. it is the first ever simultaneous strike of ford, general motors and stolantis in moments we are expecting to hear from the president of the united auto workers union about the next steps. here is what is at stake for you, 145 union members, and an economic impact of $5 billion. the union is demanding nearly 40% pay increases, better benefits, and a four day work week. among the players in this saga is sean fain, the uaw president who has been pretty unpredictable in talks so far, and also the ceos of these companies who say that the demands w

thanks for joining us, cnn prime time with abby phillip starts right now. >> we'll see how long that, who knows what will happen. thanks caitlin, and good evening everyone. i'm eddie phillip. we begin tonight with some breaking news and more possible evidence of witness mp

last night abby phillip talked to congressman matt gaetz.his is what he said if speaker mccarthy putting a continues resolution to the floor. >> if speaker mccarthy embraces a clean, continuing resolution to continue the spending policies of nancy pelosi and joe biden that would most likely trigger a motion to vacate. >> that seems so representative of the dynamic. are mccarthy's hands tied here? is there anything he can do? >> reporter: good morning, omar. no. there's not much he can do. he agreed on condition of becoming speaker to have this really unworkable situation where any one member for any reason could introduce a motion to have him removed as speaker, what he did was empower all of the matt gaetz in the house, all the extremistists, all of those not interested in governing but interested in their own political future. he opened the door to them doing exactly what they're doing. they get on network television. they get to raise money. they get to posture. and in this case they get to threaten to shut down the government, which almo

this is a family show and a family hour, abby phillip. thank you so much.e to see you. >> you too. have a good show, laura. >> well, good evening, everyone. i'm laura coates. welcome to cnn tonight. breaking news. we are six days into the manhattan, and a community is on high alert tonight as the search expands now for that escaped murderer in pennsylvania. danelo cavalcante, who was sentenced to life without parole for stabbing his girlfriend to death in front of her two young children. he's been now caught on security cameras at longwood gardens, a popular tourist spot with many hiking trails through the woods, including, by the way, one that loops around the very prison he broke out of thursday morning. the d.a. has also now released video from a home security camera from over this past weekend. law enforcement is now warning residents again tonight keep your doors locked. keep your cars locked. at least one nearby school district will be closed for the second day in a row as police are hunting for the extremely dangerous fugitive who, well, he's got abs

cnn prime time with abby phillips starts right now. >> tonight, we are going to play for you jake tapper's entire interview with cassidy hutchinson. she's a former trump aide whose testimony may end up leading to his conviction. she discusses their, her tumultuous time in the white house. her biggest fear about a trump second term, and her message to anyone who is still loyal to the former president. but first, we have two breaking stories that are unfolding right now. good evening everyone, i'm abby philip. the very first one that impacts all americans tonight, the united states government is just days away from a crippling government shutdown. and a collision court is emerging. the senate has cut a bipartisan deal to keep the government open until november. that includes more than six billion dollars in aid to ukraine. but, it does appear that that bill is dead on arrival in the house. as you know now, republicans have been fighting with each other, hard-liners want drastic cuts to spending. which includes more money for border security, and less for ukraine. now, house speaker kevin mcc