we re expecting the judges to rule before too long, but david, this case could go all the way to the u.s. supreme court. david: pierre thomas, thank you, pierre. and with donald trump in federal court today, and just six days until the iowa caucuses, nikki haley in iowa today, boosted by a new poll in new hampshire. and ron desantis, after those awful storms in florida today, now returning to iowa tonight. rachel scott is there. reporter: with ron desantis dealing with tornadoes in florida, and donald trump in court in washington, nikki haley had the campaign trail in snowy iowa largely to herself. i didn t know if we were going to come see five people, but to see a full house really is great. reporter: haley making her closing arguments to voters, with the caucuses just six days away. the only way we re going to win the majority of americans is if we go forward with a new generational leader that leaves the negativity and the baggage in the past, and goes forward with the so
tornadoes. earlier today, i signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency. we know there have been at least four tornadoes that have touched down in the panhandle. reporter: but this evening, desantis traveling back to iowa. he s staked his campaign on a strong showing here. a new poll in new hampshire shows him plummeting to just 5%, and haley surging, now just seven points behind trum np that state. and tonight, former president trump now facing new questions after openly hoping the economy crashes this year on biden s watch. it s running off the fumes of what we did, what the trump administration it s just running off the fumes. and when there s a crash, i hope it s going to be during this next 12 months, because i don t want to be herbert hoover. reporter: the u.s. added 216,000 jobs to the economy just last month. that s far better than what economists predicted, and helped reduce fears about a possible recession. tonight, the biden campaign says donald trump
thank you, ginger. we turn now to the other news this tuesday night, and this evening, the pentagon now revealing that defense secretary lloyd austin is being treated for prostate cancer, and that the white house is now saying president biden was told just today. tonight, the white house now ordering a review of protocols for members of the cabinet when they have to delegate authority, still asking, why was the white house not told? here s selina wang. reporter: after days of outrage over his secret hospitalization, tonight the pentagon revealing the reason, defense secretary lloyd austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in early december. but the white house only learning about it today. nobody at the white house knew that secretary austin had prostate cancer until this morning. reporter: austin s doctors at walter reed medical center saying he s been hospitalized since new year s day due to complications from what they say was a minimally invasive surgical procedure called
lost. this was the central argument from trump s lawyers. to authorize the prosecution of a president for his official acts would open a pandora s box from which this nation may never recover. reporter: judge florence pan immediately challenging that argument. could a president sell pardons or sell military secrets? those are official acts, right? it s an official act to grant a pardon. it s an official act to communicate with a former foreign government. reporter: trump s lawyer arguing a president must be impeached and convicted by congress before he can be charged with a crime. could a president order s.e.a.l. team six to assassinate a political rival? that s an official act. an order to s.e.a.l. team six? he would have to be, and would speedily be, you know, impeached and convicted before the criminal prosecution. reporter: judge pan pressing again. could a president who ordered s.e.a.l. team six to assassinate a political rival who was not
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