cnn this morning starts right now. well, good morning, everyone, i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. a lot to get to. specifically politics. pre-christmas campaign push lands in iowa today. donald trump, ron desantis and nikki haley all holding events there, sharpening their closing messages and attacks against one another this morning. a new signal the trump campaign is concerned about one candcand candidate s growing momentum. abbott signing a controversial bill making illegal immigration a state crime that will allow texas police to make mass arrests. the protests and threats of legal challenges already under way. and bursts of lava and smoke filling the sky in iceland today as a volcano dramatically erupted overnight after weeks of warnings. threatening a geothermal power plant. cnn this morning starts right now. new this morning, it looks like donald trump may be feeling some pressure in new hampshire as nikki haley chipped away at what was a huge
the world. a i m john avlon in for kasie hunt. four weeks from today, we ll be waking up to results from the iowa caucus, so this is crunch time in the land of cornfields and presidential politics. donald trump holding a rally there tonight while nikki haley is going on offense. i ve done well over 120 something, 140 town halls. and i never talk about my opponents. but today i am. the former u.n. ambassador and south carolina governor is sharpening attacks against her opponents calling out donald trump last night for his persistent praise of dictators. also the haley campaign and super pac both releasing new tv ads knocking ron desantis and president biden. i ll just say it, biden is too old and congress is the most exclusive nursing home in america. in a world consumed by chaos, ron desantis is another disaster. the desantis campaign, a dumpster fire. his style always trying to outtrump trump. phony and failing. a weaker nominee than trump. armed with those new ads
investigations have poked hole after hole in the case against glossip revealing the state s intentional destruction of evidence unquote. and inadequate police investigation, letters from snead in prison asking about whether he could recant his testimony. now, with the u.s. supreme court s temporary stay of execution today, glossip has endured nine execution dates, and three last meals, leaving his advocates wondering how many chances does he have left? cnn s brynn gingrass, do you know if he knows his execution has been at least temporarily stayed. last i heard, jake, he didn t know. i know you re going to talk to his attorney don knight. he was actually in the last visitation he was allowed before heading to death row, the death watch as they call it in the state of oklahoma, visiting with his wife, and also some of the lawmakers, those republican lawmakers, who hreally stood by him and supported him through all of this. last i heard he didn t yet. we will get the updates.
and, buckingham palace has invited more than 850 community and charity representatives from across the uk to attend the coronation of king charles, which will take place on the sixth of may at westminster abbey in london. now, let me take you live to the vatican, where i can bring you live images. marie mcelroy mrs the cut, we will be live for the latest. manchester united keep the pressure on, in the race for the top four with a win over everton at old trafford. and getting the party started early as celtic go 12 points clear, following victory in the old firm derby. also coming up on sportsday. and salford red devils get the edge on leigh leopards in a thrill for super league s rivals round. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. all the talking points from the premier league to come but first to the masters, which has been heavily affected by the weather. we saw trees fall on the course at augusta yesterday, as concerns over storms delayed the second round. on day
of the union claim. freeze federal spending. social security, as well. that is why biden s polls are so low. walt disney ceo slashing jobs. will rename reedy creek. disney will honor the debt. there is a new sheriff in town. the philadelphia eagles will take on the kansas city chiefs. people count us out, don t count us out. [cheering] ainsley: nice job, everyone. lawrence is there in philadelphia because the eagles are playing steve s kansas chiefs on sunday on fox 6:30 on sunday night. lawrence, they are fired up. we are loving the interviews. you know, we are so fair and balanced on fox that they sent a cowboy fan to philly to celebrate with them and they have been so nice. steve: absolutely and lawrence, we ve seen a lot of memorabilia for different teams that guy with the eagles hat, never seen anything like that. i want one. can you figure out where you get it and bring one back for me? i got you, brother. steve wants an eagle hat. ainsle