house republicans threaten to sabotage the bipartisan agreement. my talk with congressman james clyburn about that new standoff. plus, the iowa caucuses just two days away and while nothing about this gop primary is normal, you have a record snowstorm threatening to end the candidates plants in the final stretch. the republican front runner, finding himself juggling the campaign and the courtroom. a brazil judge in a civil fraud trial, donald trump is getting tested again next week. as a new defamation trial starts brought by e. jean carroll. this hour, attorney george conway is our guest. grab your coffee, settle in. welcome to the weekend. we begin this hour with the fight to the government with one week to go into a potential shutdown. lady estimates, bigger mike johnson said he s sticking with the bipartisan deal he made within a majority leader chuck schumer. our top line agreement remains we are getting our next steps together and we are working toward a r
to him but to the government. his body man and alleged co-conspirator walt nauta appeared alongside him and also pleaded not guilty. all of it taking place in a city that has been bracing for this unprecedented day, this unprecedented event and as always is the case with donald trump bracing for the potential of violence. officials in atlanta are reportedly keeping a close eye on the security steps taken in miami given the possibility that fulton county district attorney may become the third prosecutor to bring charges against the ex-president. as for the ex-president himself, he has not spoken today, but on his social media site truth social he s been lashing out at the justice department, airing his usual grievances about the justice department and about what he calls a witch-hunt. his heated rhetoric against special counsel jack smith and attorney general merrick garland and the justice department will have no bearing on the legal process, however, judge jonathan goodman r
over the last couple of hours in the middle east. middle east hamas says its deputy leader has been killed in an explosion in lebanon. hezbollah says his kidding will not go unanswered . saleh al arouri was deputy chairman of hamas s political bureau but is also known to have been deeply involved in its military affairs. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. this is the aftermath of the explosion thought to be hamas office in beirut. reports six people killed. local media have described this as an israeli drone attack. the bbc hasn t verified that. the israeli military has told the bbc that it will not comment on reports in the foreign media. the un has described the beirut strike as extremely worrying . a spokesperson for the un secretary general. we know that the secretary general urges all parties to exercise maximum restraint and take urgent steps to de escalate tensions in the region. i mean, he was very clear in mentioning that th
chris christie s formal announcement that he s running for president, which we ll be bringing to you, we have breaking news right now in the trump investigation. mark meadows is testifying, trump s former chief of staff has now testified, we before a federal grand jury investigating trump. we are learning the special counsel is now using a grand jury in florida as well. we ve got a lot of details for you tonight breaking. and disaster in ukraine now a dangerous blame game of who is behind the destruction of a crucial dam. the breach unleashing deadly floodwaters, and now threatening the largest nuclear power plant in europe. plus, the pga tour sells out to the saudis. is professional soccer about to be next? good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the breaking news. trump s former chief of staff testifying. cnn confirming that mark meadows has testified before a federal grand jury investigating trump. meadows is a key figure in the two investigations related