and so he got upset and so he said he d take one and he d challenge me to one and he d beat me. maybe he would, maybe he wouldn t. but what i said is, okay, well, if that s the case, then get on a debate stage and let s go. bring it, donald. show me what you got. nikki haley going after donald trump at the very start of her speech in her home state of south carolina. a real shift from previous rallies. we ll have more from the campaign trail and the new polling from the gop front-runner. plus we ll bring you the latest from capitol hill where there are now serious doubts about the possibility of passing a border bill, which includes urgent funding for ukraine. and also ahead, we ll explain the new action by israeli forces inside gaza that could create even more tension with the biden administration. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, january 25th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. and we begin this morning with the race
santos is facing scrutiny after admitting he lied. and now federal prosecutors are getting involved. plus, more troubles for southwest airlines. the airline cancelled thousands of flights again today. also this morning, a new round of russian missile strikes targeting ukraine s energy grid, officials say it appears to be one of moscow s largest attacks to date. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, december 29th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. congressman-elect george santos is now under investigation by law enforcement for the lies he told regarding his background and experience. an essex county district attorney who is a fellow republican called revelations about santos is nothing short of stunning, quote, if a crime is committed in this county, we will prosecute it. santos lied about his college or personal life that could land santos in hot water. dan coleman is calling for investigation into campaign fraud after a business that s
our hearts go out to you. i think it is such a beautiful way for it to be sent off with people around and people here for days and days. that is exactly what she wanted. and this is a humanitarian crisis created by human hands. it is an all hands on deck moment. they re coming into southern states. what is a governor supposed to do. they re trying to send a message to the rest of the country. to make sure that no one is homeless and hungry and that we always continue to treat people like human beings. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom. and we begin hurricane fiona is punishing puerto rico the entire island now completely without power. the category 1 storm made landfall this afternoon and is wreaking havoc with heavy winds an rainment and look at this video showing what some of the flash flooding has already done in some areas. we have layla santiago in san juan and first to you, what is the situation there on the ground? well we
justice department to cover their tracks. you will find out at noon and you are watching fox & friends first friday morning and i m todd piro. ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus a deadline to explain its request for a special master to review the documents taken from the former president s home, brooke singman has all the breaking news, good morning, brooke. hey, good morning, guys we can expect more inside a former rate of former president trump s mar-a-lago home. to unseal the redacted affidavit to the public today. the judge stating in part, he finds the government has met its burden of showing the proposed reductions are newer filmic narrowly tailored with it intege ongoing investigation and are the least onerous alternative to seal the entire affidavit in. they have fought to keep the document under seal claiming a compromise of the investigation pure the former president slamming the justice department for playing political games saying, the radical left d
something gop lawmakers will not agree to without changing policy at the u.s. southern border. this hour, 31-year-old texas mother kate cox taking her health care into her own hands, traveling outside of her home state to get the emergency abortion procedure that her doctors say she needs, as a ruling from the state supreme court says she does not qualify for a medical exemption under their law. international aid groups say 18,000 people are dead in gaza. that includes more than 7,500 children. a situation the groups describe as apocalyptic. the u.n. again assembly is expected to vote overwhelmingly for a cease-fire to allow more aid to get in and hopefully hostages to get out. the u.s. stands alone on the security council, days ago vetoing it, causing criticism around the world. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. ukraine s president zelenskyy is on a high stakes miss in washington, trying to break the gridlock blocking aid for his country in its wa