to the russian president s authority means for the dictator. we are all concerned by any potential for instability in russia. norah: deadly storms and tornadoes hit the south and midwest, as 57 million americans brace for more dangerous weather. large hail, wind damage with power outages, and the flood threat. watches and warnings have expanded. three san antonio police officers of been charged with murder. for the way they handled the call involving 46-year-old melissa perez. the shooting officer s actions were not consistent with the policy and training. somebody came down and said we lost contact. we are hearing from a family member who lost both her son and her husband on the titan submersible. both of them really, really wanted to do that for a very long time. speak with the drugmakers behind ozempic are now racing to develop a daily pill for peopleo want to lose weight. norah: and how one tiktok creator helped a community. in peoria, illinois, ma
right now on early start, the new poll releasing this very minute showing nikki haley is closing the gap on donald trump in one early primary state. plus the republican front runner planning to be in court just hours from now while his lawyers argue he s immune from prosecution. hi, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. good to see all of you. i m omar jimenez in for kasie hunt. it is tuesday, january 9th. we are we have a lot of news to get to. let s get going. we want to start with 5:00 a.m. in washington. we have a brand new cnn poll for you all. that poll shows donald trump s lead narrowing as nikki haley surges. the former president now at 39% of likely gop primary voters with haley just 7 points behind at 32%. the rest of the field hovers at least 20 points further back in the poll taken just this week. chris christie is at 12% fo followed by vivek ramaswamy and ron desantis in single digits. now trump is roughly where he was
secretary of state antony blinken is in israel right now. he s expected to talk with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and others about next phase of the war in gaza. he s been meeting with top officials in the last several days focused on preventing the war from expanding. paula hancocks joins us from abu dhabi. israel s defense minister p proposed they not return to homes until the hostages are freed. where does the u.s. stand? this is an issue that has proved controversial. there have been many, including the u.s. and the u.n., that have criticized the sheer all the of
an attempt to overthrow the government in moscow. in a meeting with russian security officials tonight, putin hike them for their suppot including the defense minister p wanted to be removed. president biden breaking his silencing the west played no role in the mutiny. nato allies in the world are closely monitoring the situation. we have team coverage starting with cbs s ian lee who is inside ukraine. good evening, ian. reporter: good evening, norah. the man behind russia s rebellion is offering his own reason for backing down. saying tonight that he wanted to avoid major bloodshed. yevgeny prigozhin broke his silence today, releasing a an audidio message f for the firste since agreeing to exile after his failed interaction. the wagner leader denied trying to overthrow russian president glenn reboot in and decide his fight was with the countries military leaders.