arlette saenz for us at the white house. arlette, thank you. >> this of course, a big opportunity for the president tonight. what can you make of it? let's bring in our panel republican strategist, former rnc communications director, doug heye, former white house deputy press secretary in the obama administration. bill burden, sarah longwell, she's republican strategist and executive if director of the republican accountability project, she's back with us and former abc news white house correspondent and compton who we are so grateful to have this morning and let's stick with this big picture theme for president biden. you've watched so many of these addresses. >> the >> stakes tonight for president biden as we head into what's arguably one of the most, if not the most consequential election we've had certainly in our lifetimes and it's always in a presidential election year, the stakes are really much higher and it's, it's a minefield because of a slip a problem of misstatement, a bad moment can do much more damage than all

to once we've got him sell their agenda and their vision to the american voters. >> all right, arlette saenz for us at the white house. arlette, thank you very much president biden at the dais in the house last night dealing with boos and jeers from heckling republicans at the same time, the overwhelming consensus from them is that it was a campaign speech. this morning. they are calling it too political >> this was a speech he was reading here to teleprompters right in front of him. he was able to practice this for days or even weeks ahead of time. this wasn't a dynamic situation, were tough porter's like you were throwing hardball questions at him and military families from my district puts in harm's way every day, there was no note of thanks and that was noted by me in so many people here tonight. >> very end angry joining us now is cnn's lauren fox, who is on the hill last night. lauren. good morning. thank you so much for being here. can you just talk a little bit about the republican reaction here, what was felt in the chamber. they obviously weren't >> i think they would have been qui

let's get the reaction from the white house now with cnn's arlette saenz, are led what is the white house saying about this? >> wellbore is officials at the white house are still pouring through this recent decision by the supreme court, but it certainly will be a disappointment for the biden administration, the justice department had long argued that this law down in texas is conflicting with the federal and constitutional standards, noting that enforcement kind of immigration has been left to the federal government's in the past. now, president biden, right now, is in reno, nevada, bit north of where we are in las vegas. he just wrapped in events so we will see whether he might speak to reporters about this decision from the supreme court, but it does come at a tense moment in the 2024 campaign when border security issues have really risen to the top of many voters concerns. we know that this is an issue that has proven to be a liability for president biden. the republicans have tried to weaponize the the issue of the border against the president, but the president has tried to push for

cnn's arlette saenz's over at the white house for us, arlette guns is a major critic of prime minister netanyahu. and this isn't a sanctioned visit soon as they say. so, why is this meeting so significant? give us the background >> well, well, if vice president kamala harris will it will meet with israeli war cabinet minister benny gantz a little bit later this afternoon. he's also slated to meet here with national security adviser, jake sullivan at a time when the us is trying to pressure israel on several fronts. one being trying to get more humanitarian aid into gaza as to alleviate some of the human suffering there, but also as the us is pressing hard when it comes to a temporary ceasefire. now, this visit from gantz, israeli officials say is not sanctioned by the israeli government. israel's ambassador to the us michael herzog, has been told not to participate in these meetings. of course, according to sources familiar with those talks and it is as you noted, a notable that guns is netanyahu's lead political rival in israel. but the us is trying to hold conversations as they're tr

cnn white house correspondent arlette saenz is in chandler, arizona, following the president, arlette, what's his message today? >> oh, briana president biden is expected to speak here in about an hour is really bringing his economic pitch out to these western states. today's focus will be on touting these government investments, trying to boost me mu fracturing of semiconductor chips here in the united states. the us. so through the commerce apartment and the chips and science act, that bipartisan bill passed back in 2022 is set to give a massive amount of money to intel as they're trying to ramp up their production of semiconductor chips here in the us, this includes 8.5 billion in awards and up to $11 in loans this will help the company expand, build, and modernize facilities in states like ohio mexico, oregon. and importantly, here in arizona, a critical battleground state heading into november elections, the white house projects. this could create a nearly 30,000 jobs here in arizona. they think that it could create over 3,000 million fracturing jobs and 7,000 construction jobs.

cnn's white house correspondent arlette saenz is joining us right now. she's out there on the north lawn of the white house. arlette, how does the president plan to get his message across to voters and tens of millions of people will be watching this evening well president. biden is spending the day putting the finishing touches on this state of the union address, an opportunity for him to lay out a vision for a second term in office. his team has been working for months now trying to identify the issues to prioritize in this speech, but also working to craft a message that will convince voters he is prepared for a second term. now a big part of this speech is expected to focus on economic issues. the president trying to move the needle with voters who feel pessimistic and their personal outlook when it comes to the economy, the president will talk about the need to raise a corporate tax rates to tax corporate tax rates to 28% also raising the corporate minimum tax rate from 15% to 21%. the president will also talk about trying to address that's a cost is

arlette saenz, is there to report on this strategy memo from the biden campaign, which almost seems pression arlette yeah john and biden campaign campaign officials, i've spoken with have long believed that super tuesday would be the moment that this >> race crystallizes in the minds of voters between joe biden and donald trump. and the latest proof point they got in that argument is the fact that nikki haley is expected to withdraw from the gop race this morning. and one task let's go ahead and for the biden campaign is trying to tap into those haley voters who have been turned off by donald trump also, those donors who may not want to donate to trump and they believe there could be a universe of donors that could start to give to biden as well. and senior campaign officials are really spoke to that in a memo last evening, as they painted the former president as a damage and unpopular damage a candidate, the two women leading the campaign, jen o'malley, dillon, and julie chavez rodriguez laid out their assessment of the super tuesday results, and in it they noted, quote, a significant share

. >> arlette saenz at the white house, it will be a busy day they're absolutely let's talk about one big aspect of the speech. as arlette saenz has just laid out, joining us right now is cnn economics and political commentator and washington post opinion columnist catherine rampell. let's talk about how joe biden is, according to all sources there's going to lean in heavily catherine into his economic message the economic wins, but also there's got to be the work to be done. let's start with the wins. what can joe biden do you think legitimately tout tonight and should at the state of the union when it comes to the economy on paper, the us actually looks pretty spectacular. i'm referring to things like unemployment, being below 4% for two years inflation still too high obviously, but has cooled significantly. gdp, a measure of the sun highs of the economy has beaten expectations quarter after quarter. and in fact, we are doing better today in the us than had been predicted in pre-pandemic forecasts. so on all of those metrics, the us looks pretty good you talk about on paper and i th

. >> let's get straight to our white house correspondent, arlette saenz are how does the president plan to build off his speech in the days, weeks, and months ahead well, wolf, the biden campaign is hoping to use the coming weeks to really ramp up their organizing and also find ways to bolster the >> president's message that he delivered in that state of the union address, the president laid out his vision for a second term, but also as you heard in those clips, really tried to present this direct contrast with former president donald trump even as he did not name him by name. and that is part of the campaign's month long initiative that they are launching. today, we have some new reporting in about how the president plans to travel, how they plan to build up staff, and all of the steps they're taking to really ramp up this general election contest. now, president biden today will kickstart that travel as he tried travels to the battleground of pennsylvania, he'll be visiting a suburb in the philadelphia area. of course, suburbs are important because they're trying to court moderate ind

arlette saenz. thank you for the report from chandler, arizona, boris we want to discuss with someone dealing directly with the uncertainty over sb4. bear county sheriff javier zola's are is with us now, has jurisdiction includes san >> antonio sheriff. thank you so much for sharing part of your afternoon with us. i want to get to a dispute that i've heard from officials in texas. some more inland texas law enforcement officials don't think that sb4 is going to change much for them, that they believe that this is much more for border jurisdictions what's your view of that opinion? >> well i can just give you the view of from my county were a couple maybe maybe 100.2050 miles inland from the border in any given direction. and i think that this is going to just create more problems than what it's worth it's certainly not creating any solutions for us >> i am curious when you say that it would create more problems about how it works practically because it seemed as we heard a sound by moments ago that

. >> we're going to go now to arlette saenz. she's at the white house for us kinda check in with where the biden campaign and the white house stand as they are taking in this news. obviously, arlette, nikki haley and her voters, again, i think this is really the important part to underscore this group of people that, whether they were voting for nikki haley or they were voting against trump and against biden or whatever. there are group of people out there who are saying we don't want either trump or biden. and the biden team in this campaign memo, they put out at 05:00 this morning, says that, hey, those are people that they can potentially get. what's the latest that you're here? hearing and what's your take on this as we've watched these results unfold over the last 12 hours >> well, kasie biden, campaign officials, i've spoken to in recent weeks have long felt that super tuesday would be the moment that this race crystallizes between joe biden and donald trump in the latest proof point in that argument is the fact that nikki

. >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house. and this is cnn. >> close captioning brought to you by gilt visit gilt.com today for up to 70% off designer brands, it has a designer's that get your heart racing had inside a prices new every day, hurry. there'll be gone in a flash designer sales at up to 70% or so up gilt.com today >> welcome back later today, president biden is set to lay out his annual budget plans as he tries to capitalize on his post. state of the union momentum, the president expected to lay out a variety of proposals that they say will help the middle-class, including lowering costs for families it is increasing investments in american manufacturing and opposing cuts to programs like social security and medicaid. priscilla alvarez joins us now from the white house with more priscilla. good morning. let's be real like this has become an annual exercise that is fundamentally meaningless, but it does tell us about what at least the white house sees as the priorities. so it does send messages. i'm what have you le

. >> call now i'm arlette saenz at the white house, and this is cnn and during an interview with msnbc saturday, biden said he had regrets about using a peculiar she was handed a pin by republican house republicans for the week leading up to the state of the union, said, you can count on access to a committed i was under a lot of stress. i started taking nutrafol. >> nutrafol is the number one dermatologist recommended hair growth supplement. >> i am back to me. >> start your hair growth journey@nutrafol.com. deal. happens as these hearings happen this week, jeremy solon, thanks so much. >> prosecutor fani willis is facing her own political >> as being challenged by two opponents, and her reelection bid. well, this is facing a progressive democrat who ran against her in 2020 and a republican trump supporter, seeing a national correspondent that i find romo has more victor and isabelle, a fulton county district attorney. funny willis is currently overseeing multiple high-profile racket doing case against former president donald trump and allies. she faces the prospect of being disqualif

. >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house. >> and this is cnn mr. speaker, the president of the united states, terrorist underworld, including groups like hamas >> hezbollah, islamic jihad, yashi muhammad operates in remote jungles and deserts and hides in the centers of large cities nearly five months after 911 president george w bush went on the offensive. and his 2002 state of the union address, north korea has the regime arming with missiles and weapons of mass destruction. iran aggressively pursues these weapons and exports terror iraq continues to flan his hostility toward america and to support for terror. states like these. and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil arming to threaten the peace of the world, of precedential threat branded three countries as the axis of evil and we all know what happened next >> air raid sirens blared before dawn and baghdad, the first american marines have moved in >> 2003, us forces invaded iraq, vowing to destroy its weapons of mass destruction and put an end to saddam hussein since dictatorial

arlette saenz is in arizona. arlette, what do we expect >> well, dan, i president biden in just a few hours will be here at this intel facility outside of phoenix, arizona. as he's trying to tout the government investments. the administration is making dried a boost domestic chip production here in the united states, it comes as the president is trying to convince americans that his policies are starting to benefit them. personally. and economically at a time when he has struggled to sell some of these legislative accomplishments, these announcements, the agreement struck between the federal government and intel today are a stemming from that bipartisan chips and science act that was passed back in 2022, an effort to really try to boost domestic chip production are right here in the united states now, this award is a largest award that the us is that the federal government has given a to accompany relating to the production of chips. it includes $8.5 billion and additional potentially up to 11 billion in loans for

. >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house. and this is cnn president trump isn't known for pinching pennies, but apparently his campaign is doing just that. is it looks towards the general election that includes reining in spending on everything from his signature, large rallies to transportation and hotels. after a recent event, one trump's staff or even talked about using uber x, which is the cheapest option on the app for a solo ride. cnn's kristen holmes is following this story from west palm beach, florida what else is his team doing to keep costs in check? i guess we'll know it's really bad if they start doing this share feature on uber. kristin >> that's absolutely right now. do want to note with this uber exit wasn't just taking uber x, it was being downward right? fearful that the head of the campaign might somehow come to believe that he had not taken the cheapest rideshare option, just going to show you how closely these campaign advisors are watching this spending. of course, not just super exit is also cutting bac

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. >> cnn's >> arlette saenz, is that the white house for us? >> arlette >> a very long sit down. it's a very long profile about this sit down from evan osnos, what more is the president saying? what are you hearing? >> well, kate, this interview really offers a window into president biden stinky thinking as the 2024 campaign is underway, it's very rare that he sits down for an interview in the oval office and rare that he said it's down for an interview with print reporters, but he did so with new yorkers, evan osnos, where he talked about the stakes of this election. the president really said that he is driven to run for reelection by two things. one, he believes that he has accomplishments that he can can tout and has provided benefits for the american people. he argues that those benefits are just starting to kick in now and we'll need more time to come to fruition. but also the president believes that he can beat former president donald trump. he said that he didn't once back in 2021 of the only people to be trump, that he does believe he can do it again. now this interview c

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. >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house, >> and this is cnn new today, russians are paying their respects to late opposition leader alexey navalny. hundreds are lining up in moscow to say goodbye to the frequent putin critic who is laid to rest on friday. now navalny died inside a russian prison last month. and since his death hundreds have been arrested for honoring his legacy across russia meanwhile, russia's war in ukraine is intensifying the death toll from a drone strike on a high-rise building in odessa has now risen to 12 people. search teams are still digging through the rubble after the explosion early saturday morning, ukrainian in forces have been forced to retreat from strategic positions and the eastern donetsk region, as russian forces advanced. now, we're also following dramatic events in the middle east, us central command. now it says a commercial ship attacked by houthi rebels has now sunk the uk owned carrier was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile while traveling in the red sea last month, it was carrying over 40,000 tons of fertilizer when it was hit and left behind

3, 4 for free, quote that's when agrowth credit, build credit bill savings still dreams >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house. >> and this is cnn >> new developments out of gaza airdrops they're turned deadly after palestinian authority say at least 12 people drowned this week while trying to retrieve parcels that landed in the sea hamas is now calling on countries to end the airdrops, saying their quote, inappropriate and useless cnn's melissa bell joins us now melissa, these airdrops contains supplies the palestinians urgently need, like food, water, medicine. so of course, people are risking their lives to get them that's right. and it's not the first time the tragedy is struck. >> allison >> with regard to these aid drops, we'd seen earlier this month, five palestinians killed when some of these parcels landed on them in the camp that they were seeking refuge in hamas. now calling for these airdrops to stop, it wasn't just the united states that had been dropping some of these parcels if it goes on monday, many other countries as well egypt, the united kingdom, amongst those trying to

. >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house >> and this is cnn developing right now. protesters at clashing with hollywood's biggest night. so we're going to take some pictures. this is all happening here. the dolby theater, which is of course where the oscars are being held tonight. cnn's camila bernal now is in los angeles watching these developments for us. what more do we know about these protests and the impact? >> hey, jessica. so right now we know that lapd has ordered a dispersal order for unlawful assembly. but this crowd is still relatively large. they have been sort of marching down the street and getting closer to the oscars venue. there's a lot of them who are in fact this first thing, but there is so a large group, an area that i am right now. they're chanting their flags. >> they're not only >> by foot, but they also have cars here supporting them. and they say they want to call attention. i mean, one of the biggest chance has been free palestine. and so you're hearing and seeing a lot of the chants and the posters and people demanding action, demanding

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i'm arlette saenz at the white house and this is cnn. >> welcome back to a special edition of outfront live on capitol hill for tonight's state of the union address. president biden's speech will be watched very closely around the world, especially in places like ukraine, where the crucial military aid bill is still stalled in congress. and just take a look at this new video in this video, what you see are ukrainian drones striking a convoy of russian military vehicles. ukraine saying u.s. aid is crucial to keeping up each and every one of these small victories. of course, we've also heard that they're so desperately low on ammo that they're literally only shooting smoke in some cases. outfront now, democratic congressman ro khanna of california, he's on the armed services committee and the advisory board of the biden-harris 2024 campaign. so, congressman, he's going to talk about a lot of things tonight, but he's got to make a case to the republican conference who has completely stalled this aid. and an american public who, you know, there's plenty of ambivalence about it. how does he

cnn's arlette saenz is live at. the, white house with more arlette good morning. that was a joke, but it kinda pokes have some of the current president's and securities perhaps around up former president obama that said, it does seem to be all hands on deck tonight. what do we expect? >> yeah, casey, this is really a unique moment in presidential politics. as you have the current sitting president teaming up with two former president's to take on another former president, former president donald trump in tonight these donors will get a taste in a preview of what this general election fight will look like as president biden former, president barack obama and former president bill clinton are on stage at radio city music hall. or for this high fundraiser that so far the campaign says has brought in more than $25 alone. if you take a look at biden's fundraising advantage over trump, he already has about $71 million the bank that's just in his campaign account, it's about double that when you factor in the democratic committees as well, then for trump, he has $33.5 mi

arlette saenz joins us now from the white house. arlette, talk about this task force. >> well, dana, this is the latest attempt by president biden to try to show americans that he's working to lower cost in junk fees that they face in their everyday lives. this so-called a strike force will aim to try to curb illegal and unfair pricing on everything. as you mentioned, from prescription drug prices to health care, to groceries, the presence expected to speak about this a little bit later in the afternoon when he meets with this competition council here at the white house, i wanted the centerpieces of the announcements today is this effort to slashed credit card late fees from a current average of $32 to $8, that would save americans who are paying these late credit card fees about $220 a year. there's about 45 million americans who for paying these late fees. and it would add up to a total of 10 billion in savings over one year for the entire country. it's just one of the efforts of the president has tried to make to cut junk fees, wh

cnn's arlette saenz's at the white house for us once again, arlette, what are you hearing from there about the new jobs report just out well, i think that the president's state of the union outlined how they're feeling about the economy the fact that he was making these arguments, that the economy is starting to approve for voters. of course, it comes at a time when many americans don't feel that the president's policies are personally paying off for them. so we're still waiting to get an exact reaction to this jobs report, but it is likely well welcome news. but really what the president is now facing is a key test in carrying on that fighting and fiery spirit that was seen in his state of the union address last night, but a little bit later this afternoon, he was faces first test when he travels to battleground, pennsylvania for a campaign speech, where he's expected to really talk about some of that similar themes that he discussed last night. one of the central focuses of the president's remarks really were trying to make this contrast with former president donald trump, even as

now, trying to use the next instance suits or probe medicated drops >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house, and this is cnn sam bankman-fried has been sentenced to 25 years behind bars after a jury found him guilty of >> defrauding customers and investors in his failed crypto exchange, ftx. cnn's kara scannell, track to sentencing hearing for us today, kara. so what played out in the courtroom? >> well sam bankman-fried address the judge saying that he was sorry and that he made some bad decisions. but prosecutors say this wasn't a case of mismanagement. sam bankman-fried stole more than $8 billion from investors and customers of ftx and lenders to its sister hedge fund alameda research the judge agreed. he said that bankman-fried has shown no remorse and he said that his nature is one of risk-taking and that he weighed getting caught versus getting away with it. the judge saying at one point, there is a risk that this man will be in a position to do something very bad in the future. and it's not a trivial risk and that is why the judge said he would the sentencing the 32 to a 25-yea

let's bring in cnn white house correspondent arlette saenz. she is in phoenix following the president. obviously a lot of confusion there in texas, arlette, and there was a lot on the president's plate during the south southwest swing. tell us about it >> yeah. briana president biden just happens to be an arizona and texas today to critical border states at a time when the immigration debate has once a gun come front and center in the 20th, 24 campaign, the white house yesterday when the supreme court had issued a decision express their disappointment with that decision, saying that it was they believed that this texas law is unconstitutional. korean john pierre, the white house press secretary, saying a statement, quote, as before, will not only make communities in texas less safe, it will also burden law enforcement and so chaos and confusion at our southern border. she added sb4 is just another example of republican officials politicizing the border while blocking real solutions, of course, is the it is flashpoints in the long brewing tensio

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the andean condor know 7,604 visit coventrydirect.com i'm arlette saenz at the white house, and this is cnn >> happening right now. opening statements are underway in michigan as jurors consider whether or not the father of the shooter at oxford high school we'll be charged with involuntary manslaughter or will be convicted. this was the prosecuting attorney just moments ago >> you will learn throughout this trial that he was the adult out of anyone in the world in the best position to prevent these kids debts you're going to learn that those kids, but still be alive today, that james crumbley seized any one of the tragically smalling, easy opportunities given to him to prevent his son from committing murder have the many bits of evidence that will be presented. the safety law that was sold with a nine millimeter handgun. use that day in michigan still in the same sealed plastic bag at kamen defense attorneys will take the stand next. >> passion, ferocity in a fighting attitude that is what two dozen of president biden's allies tell cnn they want to see from the president tonight as

. >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house this the washington post reports that the biden administration has quietly just signed off on the >> transfer of billions of dollars in additional bombs and fighter jets to israel. this despite mounting domestic pressure on president biden and deep concerns and expected israeli military offensive in southern gaza could endanger the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. this arms package reportedly includes 2000 pound bombs that have been linked to previous mass casualty events in this conflict. scenes on the ground in gaza right now, already very disturbing. a british surgeon has spent years volunteering in gaza's hospitals has just returned with horror stories. dr. nick maynard last week told the united nations that he was not remotely prepared for what he saw on his latest visit to gaza in december and january i saw things at al-aqsa hospital, which i still wake up at night thinking about one child alone never forget had burned so bad, you could see her facial bones. there was no morpheme to give her. so not only was she inevitably going to

. >> arlette saenz over the white house. thank you very much joining me now to discuss is democratic congressman ro khanna of california, who serves on a member of a number of committees. and as the deputy whip for the congressional progressive caucus, congressman thank you very much this morning. i'm sure you're a little tired like everybody else is after last night. but let me ask you this a lot of folks in your party wanted to see the president get fiery last night. is that what you got >> it was a brilliant speech. it was a passionate speech. i'm actually more energized as as the house democratic caucus. i mean, look, the president delivered, but the best part actually was not when he was most fiery. it was at the end here he said, it's not about age, it's about values. i was called the youngest guy. i've been called someone who is old, but you know what? i've always stood for compassion, for dignity, for decency. and that's american values and that's what i'm going to fight for, for america's future. and i thought he co

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and sleepiness thousands of promotional products at four imprint.com imprint for certain >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house, and this is cnn closed captioning brought to you by mesobook.com >> mesothelial mom it's all we do with local offices throughout the country and does help you get the compensation you deserve. 800 to eight to 44, 44 it's that time of year when the clocks spring forward. and of course we lose an hour of sleep. and that change brings us burger mornings, but also lighter evenings and that's something many on capitol hill want year-round. since 1966, states have been allowed to decide whether they make the bi-annual switch but critics say switching back and forth is actually bad for our health >> and two years ago >> the senate surprised many when it actually passed a bill to keep the us permanently on daylight saving time. but the house never followed suit. and since then, nothing has happened senator marco rubio sponsor that senate bill >> why >> have you not been able to get this done in this place? there's always someone that has a reason to be against something. i

. >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house. and this is cnn there's more trouble tonight for senator bob menendez, the new jersey democrat embroiled in a foreign influence scandal a superseding indictment unveiled by the us justice department adding a slew of new criminal counts and fresh legal peril. cnn's kara scannell has the latest embattled senator bob menendez, now facing a dozen new criminal charges stemming from a years-long bribery scheme >> election, you can have the >> statement federal prosecutors allege the new jersey senator obstructed their investigation by feeding false information to his attorney who passed it on do authorities, a grand jury indicted menendez on 12 new counts, including conspiracy, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent, bribery and extortion. prosecutors alleged the senator and his wife, nadine, received hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, including mortgage payments and a mercedes-benz convertible a search of their home turned up $480,000 in cash, including envelopes of mon

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. >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house, and this is cnn welcome back to the state of the union. this tuesday, voters in 16 states will take part in the presidential primary. as donald trump is expected to come much closer to clinching the nomination here with me now, public in from a superstar tuesday's state, the state of oklahoma, senator markwayne mullin. thank you so much for being here. you endorse donald trump more than a year ago. nikki haley says that trump can't beat joe biden without the 30 to 40% of the republican voter. she wins in many of these primary contests senator, do you think she has a point >> they i don't think she's actually being realistic and what she's trying to get done here. she hasn't won a state yet. she has a right to run. let nikki has a right around everybody has the right to run. i commend everybody that puts her name on the ballot however, at some point, you've to call it i thought she would call it actress. she lost her own state. a horrible fashion. now that we go into super tuesday, there's not a chance she's going to win a single state. all

arlette saenz. thank you so much for your reporting, john. >> so this morning, house speaker mike johnson republican house speaker mike johnson has reportedly encouraged house republicans to show decorum during the address. which is something they've occasionally struggled with, including just last year, seen as alayna treene is in houston where the republican national committee will gather for its spring meeting today. so what are the plans for the official republican response? not so much the shouting and heckling that might take place while john, we know that the former president is going to be watching this address at >> mar-a-lago with a small group of his advisers. and he's going to be giving a live play by play. his words of the speech tonight in his own response. and i'm told that that will be mainly on truth, social so where we'll see donald trump live posting on his social media site. let me just quickly read for you how he phrased it on truth social yesterday, the former president said, q

. >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house, and this is cnn flooding the zone. that is what the biden administration says. it now wants to do with overdose reversal medicines launching a new push to get dropped bugs like narcan into as many hands as possible, cnn's meg tirrell has details she's joining us now. what what what we're talking about in large part or opioid overdoses, which we all know there is no segment of society that has not been hit by the scourge that is fentanyl and other opioids? yeah. and the numbers are unfortunately >> still getting worse. you can believe that this has been going on for decades. the most recent data from the cdc suggests in the last 12 months of recent data, 111,000 drug overdose deaths in the united states and the majority of those of course, are related to opioids and to fentanyl, which is if this incredibly powerful synthetic opioid and many times people don't even realize it's in the drugs that are guaranteed, right? so that's a huge problem in this new challenge, the white house is announcing today, this is really focu

arlette saenz at the white house, and this >> is cnn >> don't worry, be happy, they say, but in gallup's annual world happiness report, the us did not rank among the 20 world's happiest countries for the first time since gallup started this report 12 years here's a go for those 60 years norway, the place to be if you're under 30 lithuania israel, serbia have the highest happiness levels for the demographic, but the us fell eight spots, becoming the 23rd happiest country overall. the reason when people are struggling. recent studies show americans under 30 have much less faith in political leadership and economic opportunities teen depression skyrocketing amid the smartphone era and loneliness levels across generation z and millennials are rising all of which may explain the stark happiness divide among older americans. and it's younger ones had gallup surveyed only america's oldest age group the united states would be listed as the tenth happiest country in the world but if you only ask the young america would fall all the way down to 60 place joining me now to discuss, is the ceo of gal

about twice yearly lectio f absorbing junior pro, nothing numbs pain more >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house and this is cnn >> we're back with our law and justice lead moments ago, the white house reacted to special counsel robert hur's testimony today, saying the white house officials believed the hearing was enough to put this matter to bed. no more classified documents issue. >> they >> say my panel's here jonah, neither side got special counsel her to say exactly what they wanted him to say. democrats wanted him to say this report exonerates him and i shouldn't have put in all that stuff, but his memory and republicans wanted to say you're right. i made a mistake. i should have prosecuted him nobody walked away. happy. >> yeah. which to me puts me on team robert hur like i think it like it's not always true that being attacked from both sides means you're doing something, right? but in this case, i actually think it's it's true, it's a hothouse of presidential campaign partisanship going on. i think it his his position is tenable and i think it's probably right on the law. y

. >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house. >> and this is cnn closed captioning brought to you by mesobook.com >> if you or a loved one have mesothelial, will send you a free book to answer questions you may have call now and we'll come to you 808 to 14000 it's the $464,000,000 question. how can donald trump come up with that much cash in a matter of days sources tell cnn that donald trump is in panic mode. this morning. his lawyers say he's simply cannot come up with the bond that he owes in this new york civil fraud case. the deadline is monday so as trump and his legal team wait to see whether an appeals court will pause the judgment or allowed to pay less. the new york attorney general's office is urging the appeals court to make the former president put up the entire amount before ruling on the case. marcus children's joins me now, he was a member of the january 6 invested investigative committee at marcus. good morning. thank you so much for being here >> so >> let me just remind you and all of our everyone who's with us this morning. >> about >> how trump's team, trump himself has done

that's vibe to 369369 i'm arlette saenz at the white house, and this is cnn >> breaking news, police in idaho see a dangerous escaped inmate and accomplice who helped him flee, are now in custody. let's get straight to cnn's got me a little bit now for details, camila, this brazen escape set off a frantic manhunt what do we know about how the suspects were captured >> hey, bore is not a single shot, was fired during the arrest. no one was injured. authorities say they found them more than 100 miles south in twin falls, idaho. they weren't a different car. there was a short chase, but then they were arrested. now 40 saying they're investigating both the escape and a number of other crimes, including the killings of two other men >> we are investigating two homicides at separate locations. these are potentially tied to this incident after an armed assailant open fire during the transport of an mate, skylar meade, in route back to what the idaho corrections department classifies as the highest level of maximum security incarceration. two corrections officers were shot in that brazen get

and save up to 50% over real stone >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house. and this is cnn in britain tonight, the princess of wales is taking responsibility for a new bit of royal controversy >> involving an apparently photoshopped picture of her with her children, seen as max foster has more it was meant to quell the rumors. a smiling princess of wales with a three children looking the picture of health, but instead, it fueled them. the photo released on sunday by the royal family dramatically pulled from circulation by several major news agencies later that day, citing concerns that it had been manipulated. the princess of wales apologized on monday, taking personal responsibility for editing the image like many amateur photographers, she said, i do occasionally experiment with editing. i wanted to express my apologies for any confusion. the family photograph we shared yesterday caused kate was seen on monday in a car with her husband leaving windsor out of the public eye since abdominal surgery in january sunday's family photo released for mother's day i

. >> i'm arlette saenz habba white house. and this is cnn >> welcome back us military officials are investigating following a deadly helicopter crash near the southern border. the chopper crashed into an open field claiming the lives of two national guard soldiers and a border patrol agent. and other soldier is in critical condition. the team was following migrants near rio grande city, texas at the time. the cause of the crash remains unclear and the name of the deceased are being withheld until their families are notified. >> but >> florida governor ron desantis is urging spring breakers to mind their manners, saying that his state will not tolerate any mayhem this year, the santa has just announced new security measures, which includes about 140 troopers heading to miami beach and other cities. >> now >> officials are hoping to avoid the violence from last year miami beach also launched us a breakup campaign that includes hefty fines and parking fees and curfews and dui, checkpoints. governor desantis also dispatched to 14

about oh, tesla >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house. >> and this is cnn now the situation at the southern border during dueling border visits on thursday, president biden and former president donald trump >> blamed each other for the border crisis. the president slam trump for torpedoing a bipartisan border security bill for political purposes and invited him to collaborate on new legislative solution trump blamed biden for recent crimes allegedly committed by migrants. he spewed baseless conspiracy theories and incendiary rhetoric widely associated with white nationalists. and joining me now to talk about this is democratic congresswoman veronica escobar of texas. she's also the co-chair of president biden's reelection campaign. a congresswoman, thanks so much for being here at what was i mean, people were talking about this split screen yesterday, these dueling visits, what was your response to what you saw yesterday? >> president? >> kinda call on trump to come halfway and solve something. how did you feel about that? >> to me, it was a sig know that the republicans in congres

your rent data itself and get the credit you deserve >> i'm arlette saenz at the white house. and this is cnn cnn's, breaking news >> i knew are in the cnn newsroom. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this morning. we're following all the reparations from the monumental ruling in the criminal case against donald trump in georgia the judge has just ruled fulton county district attorney, fani willis, can continue prosecuting trump and his allies in the georgia election subversion case. but she may only stay only state if the special prosecutor, nathan wade, who had a relationship with willis is removed, if willis and her team had been disclosed hello, fight, it would almost certainly have delayed a trial until after the presidential election in november. that is something trump desperately wanted in all of this. and as other legal cases as well, cnn's nick valencia is just outside the fulton county courthouse for acidic. can you walk us through this morning's historic ruling? >> wolf? it was historic, monumental decision fani willis getting a technical win, but a massive indictment