right now on early start, less than five days to go until the new hampshire primary. donald trump levels personal attacks against nikki haley pushing his rivals to bow out of the race. the front runner campaigning from the courtroom yesterday. what he said that had the judge threatening to have him removed. and new overnight, pakistan has just carried out military strikes inside iran. how leaders are responding this morning. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it s thursday, january 18th. it s 5:00 a.m. here in washington. only five days left until the high-stakes new hampshire primary. it s likely nikki haley s last chance to demonstrate she has the ability the to donald trump. the front runner using her given name and making false claims about her immigrant parents. last night at a rally in new hampshire, trump called on the republican party to unify and to beat president biden. it s time for the republican party
bl blitzer in the situation room. i ll see you tomorrow. happening now, donald trump, nikki haley, and ron desantis, they are all hunting for votes here in new hampshire just hours after trump s iowa landslide and exactly one week before this state s pivotal republican primary. we re closing in on a cnn presidential town hall with one of the final three. also tonight, former president trump detours from the campaign, from the campaign trial returning to court to face his accuser, e. jean carroll, again, in a second defamation trial. and after two u.s. strikes against iran-backed militants, the u.s. military s central command confirms a third retaliatory attack on houthi rebel targets inside yemen. stand by for details on the mission and whether more strikes from the u.s. may be coming. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in new hampshire and you re in the situation room. we re live here in new hampshire at new england c
crashing into the ocean near japan overnight. six people are said to have been on board. carley: there are reports that one of the engines looked like it was on fire as the aircraft went down. more hostages have been released the fighting set to begin again. direct link between ground operations and pressure on hamas. more than 140 israeli hostages remain in gaza. every day counts for that baby. dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas is heading to texas today. couldn t come at a more critical time because the holiday week did nothing to slow the surge. law that mayorkas want is accelerant to every single aspect of the border crisis. now underway and it s a big one. at least 5 to 8 inches of snow are expected across the upper midwest, new york, and new england. an unrelenting hoard of super pigs already spreading out of control in canada. now we have an invasion coming from the north. i don t know how to handle an invasion of pigs, you need to kill them and gri
reports, urgent talks underway to extend the cease fire between israel and hamas and allow for the release of more hostages, this as each side accuses the other of violating the currency spire that s set to expire in a matter of hours. plus, the top jewish lawmaker in the u.s. set to give a major address on the senate floor at any moment. what senator chuck schumer is expected to say about the rise of anti-semitism. also, breaking overseas, at least one dead after a us military osprey crashed off the coast of japan, the latest on the urgent rescue mission, and later the clock ticking in washington for disgraced congressman george santos, now set to face an expulsion vote as soon as tomorrow. i ll talk to the democrat who began the bid to boot santos from capitol hill. thanks for joining us, it s 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin with that breaking news. urgent talks underway to extend the fragile truth. a senior arab diplomat directly
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world as we continue our coverage of the israel/hamas war. i m rosemary church. it is now the fourth day of a temporary truce between israel and hamas, and israel says discussions of under way after it received a list of hostages expected to be released from gaza in the hours ahead. today is set to be the final day of@greemen, but hamas says it wants to extend the pause in the fighting beyond the four-day deal. a source tells cnn israel s war cabinet also discussed that possibility sunday night. on day three of the truce, 17 hostages were freed, including israelis and foreign nationals. the group included mothers and children and ranged in age from 84 to 4 years old. other hostages released by hamas over the weekend, including this mother and daughter, have already been reunited with their families. and as part of the deal, an additional 39 palestinian prisoners and detainees were released from israeli jails on s