starts right now. michelle obama s as she is terrified about what 2024 election results will bring. the lead starts now. a crucial week before the caucuses in iowa and trump is not there. he is in court. he is falsely calling january 6 criminals hostages. plus, a cnn correspondent embedded with migrants trying to get across the u.s. border from mexico, a desperate journey but they are not from latin america. these migrants are from china. and it could be the smoking gun in the investigation as to what went wrong in a the alaska airlines flight. a missing door found in an alaska backyard. welcome to the lead. i am jake tapper. only seven days until the first of voters get their say in the 2024 election. next monday republicans will gather across iowa and they will caucus for their favorite candidates. the latest contenders, once again, they are off the campaign trail because of his legal issues. trump is expected to be in court as his lawyers face off against special couns
he has witnessed a surge in chinese migrants and with it, a spike in businesses catering to them, like this chinese run hotel. the owner estimates there are as many as hotels like this one . but most had to the u.s. they essentially have a how- to guide of how to go from here and to continue north and they tell you here how many days you should be preparing, vaccinations you might need, other documents you should take with you. the even mentioned bringing $300 and hiding that amount of money because of presumably possibly being robbed at some point and needing a cash backup. reporter: it is advice one person could have used. your parents have no idea that you left? yes. reporter: we meet him back in keto after he was robbed. i love china because i was not able to make any money.