why now and where will it lead? we ll speak to the national security council s john kirby about all of that straight ahead. plus, just three days away now, the final stretch for republican candidate in iowa. how they re hoping to get people to the caucuses with even a foot of snow potentially arriving. and it s not just in iowa, that snow is coming down hard across the midwest and the great lakes. we ll have a full forecast of what to expect there and across the country. hello on this friday, it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with that breaking news, what could turn into a major escalation of the conflict in the middle east. the united states and the uk launching strikes against houthi targets in yemen hitting airports, military bases and weapons facilities. these strikes in response to weeks of attacks by the militants on commercial ships in the red sea, and now the houthis vowing to retaliate saying those involved will, quote, p
right now on early start, the new poll releasing this very minute showing nikki haley is closing the gap on donald trump in one early primary state. plus the republican front runner planning to be in court just hours from now while his lawyers argue he s immune from prosecution. hi, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. good to see all of you. i m omar jimenez in for kasie hunt. it is tuesday, january 9th. we are we have a lot of news to get to. let s get going. we want to start with 5:00 a.m. in washington. we have a brand new cnn poll for you all. that poll shows donald trump s lead narrowing as nikki haley surges. the former president now at 39% of likely gop primary voters with haley just 7 points behind at 32%. the rest of the field hovers at least 20 points further back in the poll taken just this week. chris christie is at 12% fo followed by vivek ramaswamy and ron desantis in single digits. now trump is roughly where he was
Donald trumps lawyers trying to convince the jury that the x fixer is School Republicans joining forces white house all right, 6 00 a. M. Here in washington alive. Look at the white house on this misty wednesday morning here in washington. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us Donald Trumps defense team had months to prepare for this particular moment in history. There chance to crossexamine Michael Cohen to try to attack his character, tear down his credibility, and convinced 12 jurors that he cant be trusted or believed. Trumps former lawyer and fixer faced intense scrutiny on the stand on tuesday. The defense tried to paint him as bidder filled with rage and motivated by Revenge Cohen was confronted with a string of insults that he has leveled at the former president in recent years, including calling him a cheetodusted cartoon villain. And dictator di bag in direct examination from prosecutors earlier in the day, cohen testified in detail about th
26, this is fox and friends. President biden is here in the big apple today, it Columbia University on his schedule . We did not see it. We did not, hes changings had rutoutine. President Biden Walking across the south lawn surrounded by aides instead of alone. I wonder why. Lawrence still slow. Defense continuing crossexamination of National Enquirers david pecker. There is evidence offered, it is conduct that is legal. Brian that is key and does the jury understand that. The crime crisis hitting everyone, including congressman adam schiff, whose luggage was stolen. Forces him to give a speech not in a suit. John fetterman called up and said unacceptable. We have a great slogan, we dont have time to read it. Fox news alert more antiisrael protect today as President Biden stops in new york city. Lawrence and down the road, President Trumps case continues in an hour and a half. Crossexamination of national enqu enquirers david pecker. First eric shawn joins us from United States Supreme
historic moment for the country. one of the most important moments in the life of donald j. trump closing arguments about to begin in a criminal case that could land him behind in bars. this morning, the white house is looking for more answers after the israeli airstrike killed dozens of people at a camp for displaced palestinians and rafah prime minister netanyahu who calls it a tragic error. did it cross joe biden s red line? and an american detained in turks and caicos will learn his fate today. four more americans charged with carrying ammunition to the island. will they be allowed to return home or will they faced years in prison for what they call an honest mistake i m kate ball well, i m john berman. sara is out. this is cnn news central we, are standing by for historic moment in legal and political history, closing arguments this morning no criminal case against donald trump. you ve charged with falsifying documents to cover up hush money payments to an