the news continues, the source with kaitlan collins starts now. tonight, straight from the, source breaking news as trump s longtime money man alec weisselberg is now in talks to plead guilty again. this time, for allegedly lying on the witness stand and trump s civil fraud trial. another landmark trial we have watched, today the mother of the michigan school shooter ethan crumbley took the stand in her own defense. she said she did not know her son was in danger, despite the many warning signs. and a defensive near lloyd austin faced reporters for the first time since the secret hospital stay apologizing for not telling the president, saying, quote i did not handle this right. i m kaitlan collins, and this is the source. tonight, the man who spent decades helping run donald trump s family business allen weisselberg could be on the verge of pleading guilty for the second time. this, time to a charge we are told. the 76 world was the chief financial officer of the trum
a brand new poll releasing right about now reveals what voters now think of joe biden and america s economy. plus the trump organization s former financial base is in talks to potentially plead guilty again this time to perjury. and i ve told this to anybody who will hear it. i am not going anywhere. nikki haley is holding out even with calls for her to quit the race. but for how long. what s going on, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m omar jimenez in for kasie hunt. it is friday, february 2, 5:00 a.m. on the east coast. coming up, a new cnn poll, numbers just in, they show america s deep pessimism about the economy might be easing up even if only a little. 26% say the economy is starting to recover versus 48% say it is still in a downturn. which doesn t sound great until you compare it to the poll last summer when only 20% said the economy is recovering. like practically everything else now, views of the economy are sharply split
biden nationwide as biden fights for votes in the pivotal battleground state of michigan and both candidates gear up for the potential rematch this fall. stand by for our revealing snapshot of the race and new reaction. also breaking, sources say the former chief financial officer of the trump organization, allen weisselberg is in talks to potentially plead guilty to a perjury charge tied to a civil fraud investigation. we ll tell you what that could mean for him and possibly for trump. plus, historic testimony, on the stand defending her actions as prosecutors attempt to hold her criminally responsible for the slaughter carried out by her son. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we do begin with that breaking news. cnn s exclusive new nationwide poll showing how voters view the widely anticipated trump/biden rematch ri
explosives. martha raddatz standing by with late reporting. what the u.s. response could look like. also breaking, will convicted killer alex murdaugh get a new trial? the one-time prominent lawyer convicted of killing his own wife and son. the judge deciding just moments ago if he should get that new trial. eva pilgrim standing by. republicans have been pushing the president for months, arguing, if you want funding for ukraine and israel, the u.s. must act at the border. republicans and democrats nearing a deal in the senate. president biden ready to move forward on it. now, republicans, led by donald trump, say they don t want the deal. all of this with the presidential election now nearing. mary bruce tonight. the israel-hamas war. multiple sources telling abc news tonight israel has issued the intelligence saying at least 13 u.n. aid workers actually took part in the hamas attack on israel on october 7th. some accused of kidnapping israelis. matt gutman in israel.
the drone packed with explosives. martha raddatz standing by with late reporting. what the u.s. response could look like. also breaking, will convicted killer alec murdaugh get a new trial? the one-time prominent lawyer convicted of killing his own wife and son. the judge deciding just moments ago if he should get that new trial. eva pilgrim standing by. republicans have been pushing the president for mon months, arguing if you want funding for ukraine and israel, the u.s. must act at the border. republicans and democrats nearing a deal in the senate. president biden ready to move forward on it. now, republicans led by donald trump say they don t want the deal. all of this with the presidential election now nearing. mary bruce tonight. the israel-hamas war. multiple sources telling abc news tonight israel has issued the intelligence, saying at least 13 u.n. aid workers actually took part in the hamas attack on israel on october 7th. some accused of kidnapping israelis.