your dvr. america reports now. this has done nothing but helped donald trump which is ironic given the nature of the people filing the actions in the states. they hate donald trump and yet they are helping him ee enormously. to impeach me for doing my job is wrong. the story is wrong, just dead wrong and hoping the court will put it to bed. john: the ballot battle on all sides await challenges from former president trump s legal team could come as early as today. two states booted trump from their primary ballots and several more consider taking similar action. and with that, welcome back to america reports this tuesday of the new year. i m john roberts. good to spend it with you. gillian: you too, john, gillian turner in for sandra. this is america reports . the former president is set to appeal the colorado decision up to the supreme court and also under maine. they claim he engaged in insurrection during the january 6th riot. john: it could have implicat
but now this. a high profile court hearing could reveal new evidence today in the deadly stabbing of cash-out founder bob lee last month in san francisco. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. good morning to you. bill: the details on this story are really startling, too. we may learn more today. i m bill hemmer. good morning. the suspect is back in court today for a hearing to determine if prosecutors have enough evidence to bring a case to trial. they haven t revealed a motive and there could be additional evidence we haven t heard about. the suspect an iranian citizen pled not guilty. we re live in san francisco where it s the story in that town. hello, claudia. good morning to you. nearly two months after tech executive bob lee was murdered, there is a question now as to whether today s preliminary hearing will actually happen. that is because of a conflict that appears to be brewing between the suspect and his high-profile attorney. while sh
is putting it kindly while the competition kicks into high gear. it s been a little over one month since the president officially launched president campaign with a video announcement and biden hasn t had any campaign rallies were launch events since, not even from his basement. meanwhile florida governor ron desantis only announced 2024 ambitions last week. he is already on the road making multiple stops in the key swing state of iowa with a kickoff event in des moines. desantis will not be alone in the hawkeye state. former president trump and senator ted scott looking to get an edge with iowa voters. set to hold rallies there this week. but the contenders grow tighter by the day but it appears president biden isn t focused on his bonus. i could never keep up with it. you know, i m not being facetious. i m being very serious. a lot of competent candidates. so we will see. kayleigh: he said he doesn t focus on it that much. kellyanne, one time he didn t focus on the poll
do i have the courage? is it worth the sacrifice? america has been worth it every single time. harris: desantis is likely to be one of the most well-known in the pack outside of donald trump. trump s lead among gop candidates is widening since march. some top republicans including former presidential candidates say the governor has his work cut out for him. what s happening to desantis, he is beginning to shrink from being 1 of 2 and 1 of many. is there an opportunity to grow in the polls? absolutely. at this point president trump is way ahead so it is a daunting task for any of these other candidates. i think desantis has to run his own race. he has a crowded field. he has to show he is the alternative to donald trump. but he has an uphill climb. harris: jason chaffetz, former utah congressman in focus now. jason, now there are seven by tonight with desantis. yeah, look. donald trump is clearly out in front. it feels like he is lapping people at this point bu
crime invests our cities and the federal government makes it harder for families to make ends meet and the president flounders. decline is a choice. success is attainable and freedom is worth fighting for. harris: desantis later joined fox news host trey gowdy for his first interview as the presidential candidate. he slapped the administration and gave president biden a nickname. liftless bethel. i think the country is going in the wrong direction. if we have another four years of the biden administration i think some of the damage will be irreversible. why me? we ve had unprecedented policy success. you have to be able to win and then when you get in office you have to be able to deliver results. and i think we ve been able to do both of those as good or better than anybody in the country. harris: so far desantis is the biggest name to take on former president trump, who has a commanding lead over the entire gop field in the latest fox polling. the declared seven g.o.p