it s friday and we ve got a weekend and it s great to anchor with you, too. thanks for joining us on cnn news central. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. senator tim scott is endorsing donald trump, even though nikki haley appointed him to the senate. the lead starts right now. four days before the all- important new hampshire primary, former presidential candidate and senator tim scott is about to weigh-in on the race and endorse donald trump. will his pate pick make a difference? plus president biden and benjamin netanyahu have a lot of catching up to do. they spoke for the first time in nearly a month as benjamin netanyahu openly rejects the u.s. backed plan for the future of gaza and the palestinian people and the possible palestinian state. what we know about the critical call, coming up. and two major developments in two major criminal cases. alec baldwin indicted today for his role in the deadly accidental rust movie set shooting. and the l.a. innocence pr
i m so excited for the announcement tonight. tune in, pay attention, listen closely. four more years. subtle. it is a blow for former south carolina governor nikki haley who is the one appointed then congressman scott to his senate seat. senator scott is on the medium list for a trump vp pick as opposed to the short list. kylie atwood is in new hampshire. nikki haley reaction to this endorsement and the timing. reporter: this news broke while nikki haley was at the campaign event, one of six campaign events in new hampshire today. she did not really respond to initial questions from reporters saying, we will see if it happens. an hour later, her campaign coming out with a statement on her behalf responding to senator scott s endorsement. her quote was, interesting trump lining up with all the washington insiders when he claimed he wanted to drain the swamp. the fellows will do what the fellows are going to do. i m told she did not know the endorsement was coming at the