nashville and the vote to expel three democratic lawmakers from the state house when jose diaz-balart reports starts now. good morning, 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i m jose diaz-balart right now unfolding in tennessee, demonstrators are flocking to the state capitol as republicans push to expel three democrats for participating in a gun safety protest inside the general assembly we ll take you live to nashville. in missouri, at least five people were killed after a massive tornado ripped through the southeastern region of that state as yet another string of wild weather tears through the country. we are following new developments in the special counsel s probe into former president trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election former vice president mike pence now one step closer to testifying before the grand jury this morning, u.s. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are in taiwan as beijing pushes back against the recent show of solidarity we ll take
she passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family. there is joy and celebration this morning as countries are starting to ring in the new year. we are counting down until 2023. right now live pics from seoul where it just turned midnight. fireworks. all right. [ speaking non-english ] [ speaking non-english ] if you play this day right, you can celebrate almost every single hour. one of the biggest bashes will be happening in new york city. gloria pass mean owe is live in times square. no pandemic restrictions this year. a lot of celebrating expected. how big of a crowd are organizers expecting tonight? reporter: we are expecting thousands and thousands of people. as you said, this will be the first time that covid restrictions will be lifted. the past few years this event had been significantly scaled down. you know, phil, this is an iconic location, an conviction kay of bringing in the new year. there is no place like it. times square in new york city, t
closing in out. we have to send a great signal and then maybe these people just say, okay, it is over now. trump tries to finish off his gop rivals with nikki haley rising in the polls, is there still time to take him down. plus balancing act. president biden is heartbroken by civilians deaths in gaza. but that it is still not time. they plan on attacking israel again. is he out of step with most democr democrats. and out of order. a new republican speaker grapples with the house in disarray. what could the gop get done. i want my republican colleagues to give me one thing that i could campaign on and say we did. good morning and welcome to inside politics sunday. i m manu raju. everybody could go home. the 2024 primary race is over. that is the message that former trump had for his republican challenges yesterday in iowa. the first in the nation contest is still about two months away. but the runway front-runner said he s ready to ramp it up there and move
among republican primary voter, it s just essential for their candidacies, as is money, kaitlan. yeah, that s the other number that matter, not just polling but fundraising as well. david chalian, thank you. yep. now i want to turn to cnn s abbey phillip and audie cornish, host of the assignment with audie cornish. hi. nice to see you on a sunday abby, what you expecting to see tonight? balancing act is the best phrase to describe what nikki haley is trying to do tonight. she is someone who served in the donald trump administration and really does want to argue that she belongs in the other lane, the non-trump lane. all of these candidates who are not trump are trying to vie for at least that second place, that second place position in this
group settings. and the republican voters we are talking to, her name comes up again and again in conversations, but they want to know more from her. so that of course is her challenge and opportunity here tonight at the town hall. republican voters are taking their seat here is in the auditorium in grand view university in des moines. and the republican voters we have been talking to throughout the weekend, in a busy weekend of campaigning here, they want to know what her stands are on abortion. she has called for a consensus in national abortion policy. of course, trying to balance that is a complicated balancing act in a republican primary. she talks about the economy. her economic challenges and successes in the state of south carolina. she also, of course, has a bit of foreign policy experience after serving as the ambassador to the united nations for some time during the trump administration. her biggest balancing act of all, though, trying to win over the trump voters who are ex