let's get to jeff zeleny on the road in wisconsin awaiting the president. ff, big speech in washington right now, the president tries to sell it. it's not a coincidence in battleground, wisconsin. >> reporter: john, it certainly isn't, i mean, the president will be arriving here within the hour. he certainly has a bounce in his step. there were certainly high fives literally at the white house, we are told so they feel good about the speech. the question is how it landed in america. are americans still listening to this president? that's very much an open question. we're here north of madison. this is a deep blue battleground in wisconsin. that is where the president decided to come after his first stop after the state of the union. not by coincidence, he wants to show democrats he still has vigor in his step. he wants to show democrats he is the man for the job. john, talking to supporters of his, and the critics, talking to them over the last couple days you get the sense there's a deeper respect for this president but there's very much an open question th

jeff zeleny is there to find out. >> with any presidency, it's never all good.nd it's never all bad. >> reporter: natasha voted for president biden and has applauded many of his achievements. but with another campaign looming, she admits she's eager for a fresh start. >> it's always seeming like we're trying to do a lesser of two evils. and it would be, in by opinion, it would be lovely, to have somebody not in their 70s and 80s running for president. >> i love that. >> reporter: when we met her at her wisconsin toy shop two years ago, she was grateful biden had turned the page. >> just the tone down of the rhetoric. not having to be glued to the tv or social media to find out what the latest is going on, has been refreshing. >> reporter: at the halfway mark of his first term, respect for the president runs deeper than a desire for him to run again. even among his admirers. would you like to see him run again? >> i'm on the fence. i'm not sure. i'm concerned about his age, not his brilliance or his competence. but his age. >> reporter: laverta commends biden for

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jeff zeleny, cnn, washington. >>> this spat between the governor and disney is fascinating because disneypart of this reedy creek impro improvement district which is a self-governing district. >> and they have the same authority as local authorities with planning and things. and he's stripped it away. been there since the 60s today. one of the quotes is the corporation kingdom finally comes to an end desantis said. when is he announcing? >> we don't know, but all this controversy is obviously helping to -- allegedly in may. but this is just putting him -- getting him more name and brand recognition. >>> a new study links high levels of a common artificial sweetener to increased risk for heart attacks, strokes and death. it is a zero calorie sugar substitute used in a variety of foods and beverages. >> and the calorie control council argues that the study from the cleveland clinic looked at people who were already at high risk for heart disease and that the results contradict decades of research showing that the sweetener is safe. researchers say more study is needed for the general popula

. >>> i think we'll bring in jeff zeleny who is with us. jeff, this is a president who has had a huge impact, post presidency. more than anything else, he was only a one-term president tell me your thoughts on what we're hearing now that he is in hospice care. >> no doubt the former president, the former governor of georgia, an impropable president back at the time in the '70s. he did serve one term but his post presidency has spanned nearly a half a century and it is his legacy. if you visit the carter center as i have in atlanta, that comes clear. all he has done for democracy and hunger and other issues around the globe really will be his life's work. yes, he did serve during a tumultuous post watergate period. defeated by ronald reagan back in 1980, a tough primary of his own, an unusual primary when senator teddy kennedy decided to challenge him. but since then he's been part of the president's club. not been as active of a member as bill clinton or george wh bush but he's done his own work with his wife, roselyn. the visit that preside

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. >> let's discuss all of this and more with jeff zeleny, melanie zanoni and adam harris. this has become a much bigger situation than i think the white house anticipated. they didn't see the politics of this coming. i want to start just from a real perspective. we heard from that man. the people of east palestine are asking for practical things. water and help. is that provided from the federal government? here's the answer that the ohio governor has given saying, yes. the president called him. he said we don't need anything. here's the spokesperson telling "the washington post" the president in touch with the governor frequently? the answer is yes. he also described the epa as extremely responsive. so on some level there's the practical and the political why the republicans in the state say the federal government is responding but on the political we hearing? else. >> without question. in the white house they say they are slow to recognize the optics of this. the president does not go to every disaster site. it is not possible. there with reseren't any fatali this. there

cnn's jeff zeleny cracked own the book which provides new insights how desantis may brand himself asorida governor ron desantis inching ever closer to a highly anticipated presidential launch with a new campaign-style video. >> freedom is worth fighting for. >> reporter: and a new book that serves as a road map for a potential 2024 republican primary. in the "courage to be free" obtained today by cnn, desantis plants his flag as a leading alternative to donald trump and pushes back against the former president's often-made assertion that he alone is responsible for the governor's success. i do not think republican primary voters are sheep. who simply follow an endorsement from a politician they like without any individual analysis. but i do believe that a major endorsement can put a candidate on the radar of gop voters in a way that boosts a good candidate's prospects, desantis writes. and -- his debate performance in his 2018 race for governor led to a come-from-behind victory in the gop primary. as the republican presidential field takes shape, desantis is making an early splash. h

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so jeff zeleny joins us now from tallahassee, florida. you. could this strategy take him all the way to the white house? that's the question. >> reporter: well, good morning, don. that certainly is his hope. as this republican field is taking shape really week by week here, governor ron desantis is hoping his work here in tallahassee, signing those bills, proposing new legislation for this coming session, will really give him a calling card to those primary voters across the country. but it's also drawing the ire of former president donald trump who now, of course, is one of his constituents. >> florida is where woke goes to die. >> reporter: and for governor ron desantis, florida is where presidential aspirations come alive. >> so help me god. >> reporter: six weeks after starting his second term, he's putting the finishing touches on the desantis' play book. >> freedom lives here in our great, sunshine state of florida. >> reporter: taking his record from florida's capital to the national stage. as one of the country's youngest governor

let's go now to cnn's jeff zeleny in washington. what more have you learned since we've just heard this not too long ago. >> we are learning this this afternoon and the carter center advised something we had not known, the former president has had a brief series of hospital stays. he made the decision to spend his final days to enter hospice care in plains, georgia. that is really so extraordinary because that of course is where the former president has sent his entire life with the exception, of course, of his four years here in washington at the white house as well as his military service as a young man. he went home to plains, georgia, in his post-presidency, and that's where he's been ever since. with rose lynn, his wife at his side for 77 years of marriage or so. so the family is saying that he is going to be in hospice care, and we are also learning just a short time ago, we heard from his grandson, a former georgia state senator, a gubernatorial candidate, who is basically in the family business in georgia, jason carter, and

jeff zeleny, cnn, madison, wisconsin. >>> no regrets from congresswoman marjorie taylor gr greene. that is her heckling president biden during the "state of the union" yelling at one point you lie. medical any sa know know asked her about it. >> i know you said that you lie to president biden. when he said republicans want to ultimate cut those things. but there is a plan from senator rick scott that would cut those federal programs. so it is not necessarily a lie bec because. >> i haven't been in any meetings talking about cutting social security and medicare. we're in charge of the budget and appropriation bills so yes, it is a lie. we've been attacked repeatedly. my name, my image, kevin mccarthy's name, many republicans in the house have been used in this lie. the president and other democrats keep telling. and because i called him a liar, we settled that issue. >> asked whether kevin mccarthy had any issue with her behavior, greene said she hadn't heard from him. >>> president biden was also asked on pbs about investigations into his son, hunter. >> the public is not going to

jeff zeleny has details. >> florida governor ron desantis inching ever closer to a higher anticipated. >> freedom is worth fighting for. >> and a new book, that serves as a roadmap for a potential 2024 republican primary. in the courage to be free, obtained today by cnn, desantis plants his flag as a leading alternative to donald trump and pushes back against the former presidents often made assertion that he alone is responsible for the governor's success. >> i do not think republican primary voters are sheep to simply follow an endorsement from a politician they like without any individual analysis. but i do believe that a major endorsement can put a candid on the radar of gop voters. in a way that boosts good path candidates prospects. >> i stood for what i believe was right. >> he said it was his debate performance in his 2018 race that led to his come from behind victory. as the republican presidential field takes shape desantis is making an early splash. >> florida is where woke goes to die. holding up his florida record as a blueprint for a national platform. like the parental

jeff zeleny, cnn, washington. >>> president carter's grandson says his grandfather is, quote, at peace with his decision to turn to hospice care. he tweeted that his gran grandparents' home is full of love. brad raffensperger tweeted our prayers are with the carter family at this time that they may find peace that all that president carter was contributed to his decades of service to georgia, our nation and our world. u.s. ambassador to the united nations, human rights council michelle taylor says president carter has lived an extraordinary life of service to his community, his country and the world. wishing his family peace at this very difficult time. so what exactly is hospice care? we wanted to get a deeper explanation about what it is and why it's being used. here is cnn medical analyst dr. lena wang. >> hospice care is a specialized type of medical care that is focused on ensuring comfort. so it focuses on reducing physical pain and also caring for someone's psychological and spiritual needs with an interdisciplinary team of providers. generally people qualified for hospice care

our jeff zeleny has the latest. >> reporter: the decision of former president jimmy carter to remain in plains, georgia, after a series of hospital stays certainly speaks to the center that this town has really been to his life. he has spent nearly all of his the 8 years in -- 98 years in plains, with the exception of his time in the white house and has time as a young men in the american military. plains, georgia, a town 140 miles or so south of atlanta really has been the place where this former president has done his life's work in the post presidency. he's talked about democracy. he's been a leader for housing, building homes himself through habitat for humanity, talking about democracy. so clearly plains, georgia, has been his lifeblood, and that is where he is choosing to remain as opposed to being sent back to the hospital. the carter center on saturday afternoon put out the news that after a series of hospital stays, he has chosen with his family to remain in plains in hospice care. we are learning from family and friends that he's comfortable, and his grandson jason carter,

our chief national affairs correspondent jeff zeleny has the latest. >> reporter: florida governor ronticipated presidential launch with a new campaign style video. >> freedom is worth fighting for. >> reporter: and a new book that serves as a road map for a potential 2024 republican primary, in the courage to be free, obtained today by cnn, desantis plants his flag as a leading alternative to donald trump, pushing back against a former president's often made assertion that he alone is responsible for the governor's success. i do not think republican primary voters are sheep who simply follow an endorsement from a politician they like without any individual analysis. but i do believe that a major endorsement can put a candidate on the radar of gop voters in a way that boosts a good candidate's prospects. >> and i stood for what i believe was right. >> reporter: he said it was his debate performance in his 2018 race that led to his come-from-behind victory. as the republican presidential field takes shape, desantis is making an early splash. >> florida is where woke goes to die. >> repo

. >> with me in studio to share their reporting and insights, jeff zeleny, leigh ann caldwell.gh ann, let's start with a little more from governor haley on this generational pitch. she mentioned trump later in the speech. how much does she mean trump here? sorry, a little technical issue with that bite right there. i know america is better than all the divisions and distractions that we have today. we're ready. ready to move past the stale ideas and faded names of the past and ready for a new generation. divisions and distractions you could argue she would mean donald j. trump. at the moment it is trump and haley. >> that is right. when i first heard her say that, i thought it was absolutely donald trump she was speaking about. she says, her campaign says that they are talking most low about president biden and that's who she's running against. but when she goes on to say we need a new generation, she's talking about both biden and tr trump. and i thought her message was very clear. haley has really struggled to figure out what her message is, but today i feel like she brought

. >> thanks to the infatiguible jeff zeleny. >>> the ceo of norfolk southern met with the preresidsidents of palestine, ohio. criticism is growing over norfolk southern's handling of the aftermath. >> reporter: good evening. it's norfolk southern a rail company that the u.s. epa maintains will be accountable for its role in this disaster. the company for its part, earlier today, tweeted saying they will not walk away. they will be in the community, as they have been for the beginning and working with officials there, and the cleanup they describe as a responsible and safe cleanup process. they also tweeted access to home and business air testing services, free of charge. the company is offering there. and again, reiterating they are in for the long haul. this is really not assuring many of the residents in the community that is deeply affected by this. some have developed rashes and shore throats and nausea. they are worried that these could be related to the chemicals released after the derailment just over two weeks ago. and they still have the concerns as you're about to hear, even aft

cnn's jeff zeleny has more from washington. >> reporter: former president jimmy carter, america's longest-living now in hospice care. saturday afternoon the carter center, his presidential library and museum in atlanta, announcing that the former president would be spending his days in plains, georgia. they acknowledged after a series of brief hospital stays, he is going to be spending his time in plains, that small town about two hours south of atlanta. really where he spent his entire life with the exception of his service in the military and his four years here in washington serving as the nation's 39th president. he has had many health scares over the years, and he has overcome them again and again. brain cancer, other maladies. but this is a different moment, we're told. he is in hospice care but his life is an extraordinary one. his post-presidency certainly spanning nearly a half century including building houses with habitat for humanity, traveling around the world to fight hunger issues, to push for democracy issues. he is a member of a very unique club here in the united states, the fo

tonight, cnn's jeff zeleny is in the battleground state of wisconsin to try to see what the voters thereith any presidency, it's never all good. and it's never all bad. >> natasha voted for president biden and is applauded many of his achievements. but with another campaign looming she admits that she's eager for a fresh start. >> always feeling like we are trying to do a lesser of two evils. and it would be in my opinion lovely if we could have somebody who is not in their 70s and 80s running for president. >> when we first met low, and wisconsin's toy shop two years ago, she was grateful biden had turned the page. a >> tone down of the rhetoric. he not having to be glued to the tv or social media to find out what the latest is going on. it has been very refreshing. >> at the halfway mark of his first term, respect for the president runs deeper than a desire for him to run again. even among his admirers >> would like to see him run again. i'm >> on the fence, i'm not sure. i'm concerned about his age. not his brilliance or his competence but certainly his age. >> commanding biden for hi

. >>> i want to bring in chief correspondent katelyn collins, david chelian, and jeff zeleny.at do you make of what we just heard from the house speaker? he said it's possible there could be a deal between him and the president. >> that's certainly good news for the country to hear, that there is a path forward here. but what was astonishing to me, for anybody that's observed washington politics, this was not a moment of donald trump baiting nancy pelosi into something and nancy pelosi storming out and holding a press conference in the driveway that would amp things up. what kevin mccarthy did here, we just haven't seen this in recent times, is turn the temperature way down in his comments. emerge from the meeting, say this was a first step, and that it was deemed a productive meeting in kevin mccarthy's mind, and the most important thing for countries around the world for the markets to hear, and for the partisan players up on capitol hill to hear, is that he's hopeful they can come to an agreement before the deadline, that they don't have to play all the branksmanship and th

tia mitchell, the atlanta journal constitution, lauren berman lopez of pbs "newshour" and cnn's jeff zelenye details will be pushed down the road a little bit, but these two men don't have a major relationship. this is the first time they'll sit down as the president and speaker, speaker mccarthy. the president is going to say what are your ideas? what would you cut? >> that's where the rubber meets the road. yes, it's good o for the speaker of the house to meet with the president of the united states. when you drill down on the issue at hand, the onus is on republicans. they're the ones that want to couple the debt ceiling with the budget. therefore, they're the ones who have to provide the parameters of how to move ahead, and they haven't thus far. >> they haven't provided any details for months. even before they took full power at the beginning of january, they were saying that they wanted to potentially tie the debt ceiling increase to spending cuts, and at times, some republicans said cuts to social security, cuts to made care which speaker mccarthy has subsequently said he doesn't nec

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cnn's jeff zeleny is following this one for us. what more are we hearing from mcclellon today?this certainly does not change the balance of power in congress, but it is a big mark of history for the former capital of the confederacy. that's where mcclellan represents. she's been in the house of delegates, initially she was elected in 2005 and she's filling the seat of the late congressman mckechan. >> she's 50 years old and talked about when this meant for her family. >> there are moments i realize that i'm fighting the same fights as my parents, my grandparents, and my great grandparents. but you know what keeps me going, i fight those fights so they don't have to. so my children and your children don't have to. >> and she'll be joining a congress that is the most diverse in history. she's the third african-american elected to congress from virginia and the first woman, as we said before here. but look, she's a veteran legislature in her own right, from the virginia house of delegates, the virginia senate. she ran for governor in virginia in 2021. came up short in that primary