is focused on legal appeals, not campaign promises. plus joe biden, what he plans to say to voters but where he will go to say it. and with time running out for nikki haley and ron desantis to take down trump, why won t either of them hit the former president where it could hurt? good morning. i m kasie hunt. it is wednesday, january 3. 5:00 a.m. here in washingtonen a also 5:00 a.m. up in maine where donald trump s legal team just struck back on their battle to stay on the ballot. they appealed the ruling by sheena bellows that disqualified him for maine s gop ballot under the 14th amendment insurrection ban. trump s lawyers arguing that bellows was a biassed decision maker with no legal authority. here is bellows late last night on cnn. i think it is important to note my sole obligation is the oath i swore to up hold the constitution and follow maine election laws. i was duty bound by maine election laws which require this process of holding a hearing and issuing a de
And the white house is sending troops to the southern border with the deadline for new Migrant Oigrules fast approachi. Im chris ttine romans. The man accused of killing five neighbors will go before the magistrate. Francisco oropeza was captured without Incident Last Night just miles from the house where Authorities Say he shot five people including a 9yearold and his mother. Tip for the suspects location came in through the fbi tip line. And we just want to thank the person who had the courage and bravery to call in the location. Bottom line is that we have this man in custody. He was caught hiding in a closet underneath some laundry. Officials say or pizza will be charged with five counts of murder and held on a 5 million bond. And of title 42 will make it harder to turn away migrants requesting asylum. Made Natasha Bertrand has more. Reporter secretary of defense approved an additional 1500 troops to the southern border in anticipation of the expiration of the law that allowed the
right now on early start, new rules now in effect at the southern border. are migrants and border mayors ready. plus the marine veteran who used a chokehold on a man in a new york subway about to surrender on manslaughter charges. and a key meeting called off as joe biden and kevin mccarthy stare down a default deadline. what is really going on behind the scenes. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m omar jimenez in for christine romans. a lot to get to, and we ll start with the biden administration saying it was prepared for the end of title 42. we ll find out if that is true. the pandemic era immigration restriction expired five hours ago and a surge of migrants is expected to follow at the southern border. at midnight secretary my mayorkas put out this warning. starting tonight people who arrive at the border without using a lawful pathway will be presumed ineligible for asylum. we are ready to process and swiftly remove people witho
and the white house is sending troops to the southern border with the deadline for new migrant oigrules fast approachi. i m chris ttine romans. the man accused of killing five neighbors will go before the magistrate. francisco oropeza was captured without incident last night just miles from the house where authorities say he shot five people including a 9-year-old and his mother. tip for the suspect s location came in through the fbi tip line. and we just want to thank the person who had the courage and bravery to call in the location. bottom line is that we have this man in custody. he was caught hiding in a closet underneath some laundry. officials say or pizza will be charged with five counts of murder and held on a $5 million bond . and of title 42 will make it harder to turn away migrants requesting asylum. made natasha bertrand has more. reporter: secretary of defense approved an additional 1500 troops to the southern border in anticipation of the expiration o
by gunman in matamoros was a case of mistaken identity. u.s. official tells cnn a mexican cartel likely mistook the americans for haitian drug smugglers when in fact they were tourists there for medical procedures. at least three of the victims were from lake city, south carolina. the mother of one says there is not much to to ndo now but pray wait. the waiting is the worst part. it has its advantages and disadvantages. but however, no news is good news. that is the way i m staying with it. no news is good news. reporter joining me live from bogota. what are the governments doing to get the americans back? reporter: the authorities are conducting search and rescue operations across the border area in particular in matamoros. and you can see from the images that yesterday there was increased police presence especially from federal mexican police. and at the same time the fbi is conducting their investigation on the northern side of the border. and they visited the hotel