showdown in iowa. major republican candidates running for the gop nomination are on the trail, their attacks are escalating. the central question remains, can any of them catch up to donald trump? and, the worst attacks and two generations. that is that one senior u.s. official described recent assaults in the red sea. what is happening there could have a big impact on your wallet and supply chains. from what you pay at the pump from up by me missing to store shelves. after weeks of seismic rumbling, a volcano in iceland erupts. rivers of lava and smoke billowing over iceland. could it get bad enough to impact international travel? we are following these major developing stories, and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. good afternoon. thank you so much for joining us on new central. i m laura sanchez alongside brian peeler in the nation s capital. all eyes are on the hawkeye state. 2024 presidential primary officially will be underway with the iowa re
appeal a bombshell court decision out of colorado. the state s supreme court disqualifying trump from colorado s 2024 primary ballot, where this goes next. plus, the candidates trailing trump in the polls rushing to his defense. the impact on the campaign trail. also ahead, breaking point, a new record number of migrant crossings at the southern border passing a record set only two weeks ago. and later, israel s president saying he is ready for another pause in fighting in the war with hamas. could it lead to the release of more hostages. great to have you with us, i m ana cabrera. it is 10:00 eastern, and this morning lawyers for donald trump are vowing to appeal a bombshell decision from the colorado supreme court. that court disqualifying the former president from the state s ballot in a 4-3 ruling. this is a first of its kind decision in a case brought by some republican voters. the court says trump engaged in 2021, and that disquafies him on constitutional gro
hi there. thank you for being with us. we begin with a developing story in the united states. the colorado supreme court has disqualified trump from the ballot in the state s presidential election next year. it its ruling the court says it is because of his role in the capitol attack in january 2020 one foot his campaign immediately denounced the ruling is undemocratic and said they would appeal to the us supreme court. let s bring in north america correspond to peter bowes who joins us life. peter bowes who joins us life. peter connelly ruling applies only to the state s republican primary. so what does this decision mean? primary. so what does this decision mean? well, this, as ou decision mean? well, this, as you say. decision mean? well, this, as you say. applies decision mean? well, this, as you say, applies only - decision mean? well, this, as you say, applies only to - decision mean? well, this, as you say, applies only to the l you say, applies only to the republ
volcano is still interrupting. let s take a look at the live feed. absolutely stunning images of the lava flowing there from the ground. now, this is southwest iceland, around 4000 people have actually already been evacuated from the area. there was warning there was seismic activity before the eruption late on monday nights, and enough time to get people who live nearby out of the way. nick beake reports from iceland. fountains of gold. ..lakes of lava. iceland s own breathtaking winter illuminations. the fieryjets reaching up more than 100 metres, after blasting through the surface of the volcano. creating a rupture more than two miles long. all this, the result of a series of small underground shakes on the reykjanes peninsula. i m very excited to be here in this place, in this time, just being able to see this natural phenomenon happen, just seeing lava emerge from the ground, even if it s in a particular content such as this, it s just fascinating to see nature and actio
states, canada, and around the world, i m isa suarez, ahead right here on cnn newsroom. the idf investigates why its troops accidentally killed three israeli hostages in gaza. america s mayor gets hit with a staggering judgment in a defamation lawsuit. we ll find out how much the jury says rudy giuliani should pay. and ukraine s bid for the eu membership moves forward, but no agreement on aid. how this delay could prove costly for ukrainian troops as well as morale. but first this morning we begin with grief as well as outrage in israel after the israeli military says it mistakenly shot and killed three israeli hostages in gaza after misidentifying them as a threat. several dozen protesters gathered on the streets of tel aviv on friday. let s have a look at this. they re chanting everyone now, demanding the government take immediate action to bring the remaining hostages home safely. the idf has identified the three israeli citizens it killed in northern gaza, you re