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