a hamas leader linked to the october 7th massacre. all of this escalating as the conflict could become a regional war. also, with less than two weeks before the iowa caucuses, the race for the white house kicks into gear with top trump challengers. and president biden returning from vacation to face new challenges, as he plans to hit the road with a retooled re-election message. and i ll be joined by the premium ambassador to the united states, after a new year began there with a barrage of deadly strikes against kyiv and kharkiv, and no agreement with continued u.s. military aid. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. tensions are growing throughout the wider middle east today, stoking international fears that the israel hamas war is now spilling far beyond gaza s borders. more than 100 people, including children, are dead after two explosions in iran ripped through crowds commemorating general souleymane. he was the prominent ahead of the revolutionary
on capitol hill, senators negotiating a deal on the border as house speaker mike johnson and fellow republicans are set to visit the border this afternoon. we want to begin this hour with that breaking news out of iran. more than 100 people confirmed killed. iranian officials calling the explosions a terrorist incident. want to bring in now tehran bureau chief ali arouzi who is live for us on the ground in tehran. we spoke last hour, what updates are we getting this hour as to what may have taken place and who is behind it? reporter: hey, yasmin, so we know there were two explosions about 15 minutes apart from each other at 3:00 local. the death toll keeps rising. right now saying at least 103 people have been killed, and over 210 people have now been confirmed injured at that blast, went off near a cemetery in iran where that ceremony was being held to mark the death of soleimani in 2020 by a u.s. drone attack. state media saying there was one explosion and second one du
[the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] rachel: good morning, everybody. we begin, i am looking there but i should say hi first. good morning. joey:i am four days into this. rachel: are you saying you are not? joey:usually i come in for a day. i ve been here this week and i don t know where the headlines are going but americans getting fed up, we are looking for something new. rachel: you wonder how much more we can take. joe: democrats voting for republicans, polls show members of state legislators on the republican side coming into the new year. people are fed up with the craziness. will: it s got that kind of feeling and only two days left. rachel: the biden kind of feeling. pete: the old smell of let s put that over here and get rid of it feeling. two more days of this, then 2024. good to see you. let s begin with this. the first hour of fox and friends starts with d
from actual voters and caucusgoers instead of faceless polling percentages. what will they say and how much say will they have? there s so much swirling around the republican primary this year. so much that could change everything and yet so much that could change nothing. let me explain. the accepted wisdom right now is that donald trump will be the nominee. but what happens if he can t get on the ballot? there are two states, maine and colorado, saying someone who incited an insurrection can t run for federal office. will other states follow? and if they do, will the supreme court be forced to get involved? there s also the issue of the other legal cases against donald trump. the federal criminal cases. the election interference case is still technically scheduled for march 4th. will it still happen? briefs are due today at the d.c. appeals court where a three-judge panel is going to decide whether donald trump immune from prosecution. if they say no and the case does go to
breaking news. a major trump legal ruling could come at any moment. the former president just filing court documents. will he be thrown off the ballot in another state? plus, russia launches the most massive aerial attack on ukraine since the invasion began. president zelenskyy says russia used nearly every type of weapon. and dolly parton grants a bucket list wish, surprise ago fan with a personal phone call and making his dreams come true. you ll hear it for yourself. let s go out front. good evening. i m breonna keilar. out front tonight, breaking news. we are waiting a major legal ruling for former president trump any minute now. the oregon supreme court could decide whether trump will remain on that state s 2024 ballot. moments ago trump s attorneys filing a brief with the court urging them to keep him on the ballot. right now trump is banned from the 2024 ballot in maine and colorado. trump has not yet appealed either of those decisions but cnn also learning momen