new hampshire it is a two-person race for the republican presidential nomination, with less than 24 hours to go before primary day. who stands to benefit most from ron desantis s sudden dropout? we ve got new reporting on why sources close to desantis are calling his now defunct campaign a, quote, failure to launch. back in new york city, donald trump s day upended after his trial is unexpectedly postponed. and in georgia why the d.a. is due in court herself today and how it could affect her case against trump. and we begin this hour with the new hampshire primary, which is less than 24 hours away. there s been a major shake-up in the republican field for the white house in what has now become a two-person showdown between two contenders with far different visions for the future of the party and our country. yesterday florida governor ron desantis suspended his presidential bid and endorsed former president trump. opponents of desantis reacted to the news on the campaign
an autocrat facing dozens of ny charges with an ax to grind against the government he seeks to lead. that s a question that republican candidates are either unable to answer or unwilling to answer at this moment. there s now just one major challenger to ex-president trump after florida governor ron desantis dropped out and endorsed donald trump. it s hard to remember but for a time, ron desantis was seen as the much vaunted trump slayer, the one candidate who could break the hold on trump that he had on the voters in the republican party. appeal to those alienated by trump and ultimately beat joe biden. back in 2022, the new yorker asked, can ron desantis displace donald trump as the combatant in chief? the new york times asked, quote, is ron desantis the future of the republican party? but a las as it turned out, voters didn t want a trump alternative, they wanted trump. that became clear as his legal troubles mounted with every indictment the trump got stronger in the pol
first indictment last march. this hour, reality check for ron desantis and nikki haley, after they finished far behind mr. trump in iowa. the new hampshire primary just a week from today. trouble spots overseas, that could impact the 2024 campaign. iran hits new targets inside iraq. the iran-backed houthis show no sign of backing down notice red sea, despite u.s. attacks against their facilities in yemen. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell with the government and schools closed here in washington, but nothing compared to the weather or the avalanche of trump votes all but burying the former president s rivals in iowa, setting the stage for new hampshire s primary seven days from today. mr. trump is in a manhattan courtroom at this hour showing up voluntarily for jury selection in a trial to decide damages in e. jean carroll s second defamation case. his strategy appears to be working. trump s support grew since last march. nearly two-thirds of all iowa voter
now. have a good day. steve: hello, everyone, 6:00 a.m. in new york city. you are watching fox & friends first for this wednesday, january 17th. welcome aboard. ainsley: from campaign foe to friend. vivek ramaswamy at a trump new hampshire rally. could a cabinet position or even the veep job be in his future? lawrence: pushes for are to be thrown out. prosecutors say cocaine was brian: house floor? ainsley: i thought he said he didn t do drugs? i wonder what happened to the white house cocaine have we looked into that. white house climate caesar snaps. john kerry confronted over climate hypocrisy. why do you think you are more important. your carbon footprint doesn t matter but everybody else around the world. nobody ever suggested that nobody ever suggested that don t make up stupid questions. being here suggests that. stupid question. brian: why is it a stupid question and telling everybody else to stop using oil and gas. fox & friends starts r
alexandria hoff has more. alexandria: by the time the boom was felt and heard, this plane traveled for hundreds of miles on auto pilot. it was close to long island destination when the recession made 180-degree turn and began flying in the other direction and reached washington, d.c. restricted airspace. norad granted permission to two jets to fly at super sonic speed causing the boom. civilian aircraft was intercepted at 3:20 eastern time. the pilot was norad attempted to establish contact with the pilot until the aircraft crashed. virginia state police followed up, 3:50 p.m., virginia state notified of crash in stanton blue ridge region. search by the sheriff office and augusta fire rescue got underway by ground and air across the region shortly before 8 p.m. first responders reached the aircraft. no survivors were located. speaking to new york times, john rumple, the plane owner said his daughter, his granddaughter and a nanny were onboard. mr. rumple said he had lit