insurrection on january 6th. the republican front runner removed from the gop primary ballot in that state. what does this mean nationally for the primary, and for the general election? trump advisers are already vowing to appeal setting up another high stakes supreme court case, his republican primary rivals rushed to his defense, and one wants candidates to boycott the colorado primary all together. also developing this morning, talks under way for a potential new deal to free hostages held by hamas. the new israeli proposal floating around this morning that could lead to a second temporary truce. cnn this morning starts right now. here s where we begin, donald trump kicked off the ballot in colorado, in an historic ruling that could throw the 2024 presidential election into chaos. the president, advisers vowing to take this extraordinary case all the way up to the supreme court just weeks before the crucial gop primary season officially kicks off. here s what happe
the supreme court for more than two decades and was at the center of some of the most impactful decisions impacting the lives of all americans. thank you for joining us. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. team trump just took out its first new hampshire ad against nikki haley. the lead starts now. by this time, next month, we will know if the polls are right. do you hear that sound? that s the sound of us surging. this hour i will speak with haley s biggest supporter in new hampshire where she has got to stop trump if she wants to be president, plus democratic senator john fetterman from pennsylvania will be here taking headlines and waves in his party for backing israel wholeheartedly, pushing border security, and saying he s not a progressive. what is going on? and the volcanic eruption creating warnings and wonder around the world. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. off the top are live images of that incredible volcanic eruption in iceland. the largest
and his top republican rivals are swarming the campaign trail tonight with 2024 almost here. we re getting a new read on the former president s confidence heading into the iowa caucuses. his campaign already predicting when he ll clinch the gop nomination. also tonight, a major legal challenge to a strict and sweeping new immigration law in texas. will civil rights groups be able to block the measure that authorizes police in texas to arrest migrants? a stunning explosion of red-hot lava as a volcano erupts in iceland. cnn is right near the danger zone getting updates on the threat from the oozing inferno and the toxic gases spewing into the air? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with presidential politics at an all-out push for votes in iowa tonight. the top three republican candidates are getting ready to hold events in the lead-off caucus state. front-runner donald trump i
mexico. there s more long lines because of its closure. now the biden administration has decided to close the reports of injury and reassign those agents to process migrants. i want you to look over my shoulder because you will see there are thousands of migrants waiting to be transported for immigration processing. i can tell you from here, i can see women and children last check from sources on the ground and from the sheriff about 5000 migrants were waiting in eagle pass, texas. in the last 24 hours, 12,600 migrants were apprehended. just to give you a sense on december 8th, i interviewed jason owens. he said at that point in time, 7000 migrants had been apprehended within a 24 hour time period. that gives you a sense of the overwhelming number of migrants that have crossed who are waiting to be processed now, you are talking about the bottleneck when it comes to the number of migrants who are actually in custody. when you talk about these custody numbers. your not includi