former president trump heading back to court today. secretary of state antony blinken speaking now in da boats. and the call that sparked an fbi investigation into roger stone. what he allegedly said about assassinating two democratic lawmakers. we ll let you hear it for yourself. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it s wednesday, january 17th. it s 5:00 a.m. in washington and also 5:00 a.m. in new hampshire. republican candidates ron desantis and nikki haley are scrambling to keep their presidential hopes alive after donald trump s decisive win in iowa this week. the gop front runner made a de detour to a courtroom and he s going to be back there again today where e. jean carroll is expected to testify and a jury will weigh how much trump owes for defaming her. trump also touched down in new hampshire, where he took aim at his rivals. she came in third. she lost to somebody that beat her by. desantis campaigned in
doesn t care about the profitability and doesn t care we have to bear an on board government enforcement agent more than the crew will make. will they real in the regulators. these cases deal with fishermen but the ruling could impact a lot more across american industry as we say hello. back in new york, bill hemmer, here we go. had a good time in iowa? dana: i m dana perino. this is america s newsroom. yes, i m glad to be back in my own bed. i could have used three more hours of sleep. i love this supreme court case. it is a big one. it might sound small but it could change everything in d.c. and federal agencies are watching it closely. this one commercial fishermen are fighting the government on a rule forces them to help fund a federal conservation program costing ships $7 hundred per day and experts say that could bankrupt the entire industry. let s get to the chief legal correspondent shannon bream at the supreme court. do you share my enthusiasm? dana, you know
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rubin will join the program. we will begin with e. jean carroll s testimony so far. today she told the jury one of the most powerful men on the planet assaulted her, lied about it and ruined her reputation. to have the president of the united states, one of the most powerful persons on earth call me a liar for if three days, 26 times, i counted them, ended the world i was living in. hateful messages popped up on facebook, hundreds a day and some using the very same words trump used to defame her, carroll said. all of it hd because trump lied about her. quote, he said i made up an accusation to sell a book. is a lie. she said i made up the accusation for publicity s sake. that is a lie. he said my accusation damaged the real victims of sexual sault, that is a lie. he said pple like me who make false accusations are very dangerous and on very dangerous territory, that i shouldn t have done it for the sake of publicity. that is also a lie. her attorney asked her, have you paid d
in his own state, but he suspended his campaign for president today, and threw his support behind former president donald trump. and here is trump at a rally earlier tonight, talking about desantis endorsement. i d like to take time to congratulate ron desantis. and of course, a really terrific person. but as you know, he left the campaign trail today at three pm, and in so doing, he was very gracious, and he endorsed me. so i appreciate it. gracious, we don t get that word a lot from donald trump, but he is trying to get everybody to support him. so now the race is narrow, a head to head between trump and nikki haley. haley leads trump among independents, a crucial block here in new hampshire, where there are more undecided voters than republicans or democrats. but she is 19 points behind trump overall. so, what comes next, and how close are we to another head to head presidential race between donald trump and joe biden? joining me now, nbc news correspondents dasha bu