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CNN 5 Things

6 AM ET: Trump ballot arguments, US kills commander, missing Marines & more

CNN 5 Things

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News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

It’s a critical day at the Supreme Court for former President Donald Trump as justices hear arguments on whether he should be allowed on primary ballots. The US says it's killed a militant commander in Iraq who was responsible for recent strikes on American forces in the region. Drama continues in Congress over border policy and foreign aid. The world pushed past a worrying global warming threshold last year. Rescue workers are searching for 5 US Marines who's helicopter was found in California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you could get rid of everything bad about banks and build one from scratch,

0:04.4

you'd build a different kind of bank.

0:06.5

One that has actual people you can talk to 24-7, not robots,

0:11.5

doesn't invest in fossil fuels, charges no extra fees for spending abroad,

0:16.1

and definitely doesn't close before you finish work.

0:18.6

You'd build tools to help manage bills, teach kids good money habits, and give interest on personal and joint accounts.

0:25.9

So what would that look like?

0:27.9

Starling Bank, the Bank Built for you.

0:31.1

Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Thursday

0:36.8

February 8th. It's a critical day at the Supreme Court for former President

0:41.5

Donald Trump. The justices will begin hearing arguments

0:44.5

over Colorado State Supreme Court's decision to remove him from the 2024 ballot because of his

0:50.0

role in the January 6th insurrection. It's a hugely pivotal case to Trump's efforts

0:55.1

to get back into office, and it's the most the justices have been involved in a

0:59.0

presidential election since 2000. Trump has ridiculed lawsuits attempting to disqualify him,

1:04.8

with his lawyers saying it would be un-American to not give voters their choice of candidates.

1:09.7

And practically speaking, no matter what happens with the Supreme Court, Trump's name will physically

1:14.3

appear on Colorado's ballot, as the deadline to print them has come and gone.

1:18.3

But justices will be deciding whether or not those votes actually count.

1:22.1

Trump isn't expected to attend oral arguments today, a change of tactic

1:26.0

from his team after he's turned other recent trials into campaign stops. He'll instead be traveling to

1:31.6

a victory party in Nevada as the state holds its caucus today that he's pretty much guaranteed to win.

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