you. renee. renee marsh for that report. now, neither turning point nor dream city responded to cnn s request for comment. and as i mentioned, thank you, renee, for that reported new our of cnn news central starts running no after his felony conviction, donald trump out raising president biden a reclusive billionaire, giving him a major boost, the tune of $50 while the latest poll of poll shows trump and biden in a dead heat, plus you good out there a southwest flight triggering a low altitude warning flying just 525 feet above and oklahoma town. now the faa he is investigating that. and a drastic drop in border encounters. the number of people entering the us illegally depths by 25%. what this means for biden in an his campaign all that and more ahead this hour i m sara sidner with omar jimenez, jon and kate out this morning. this is cnn news central all right everyone for the second month it s in a row. donald trump has pulled in more campaign donations, then presid
head. the kidnapping and rape of a 13-year-old girl in new york city stunning the nation. we could see the suspect arrested by the help of good samaritans in court this hour. we re waiting news on that as we say hello. a brand-new hour begins now. i m bill hemmer with my friend and colleague today. martha: great to be with you. i m martha maccallum. we re learning more about this suspect who was accused of assaulting a teenager in a terrifying attack in a park in queens, new york in broad daylight. the 25-year-old migrant from ecuador entered the united states illegally in 2021, crossing at eagle pass, texas, how many live shots and reports have we seen from there? he was one of the individuals who came across there in 2021. it s nearly 2000 miles from this quiet park in queens, new york. but we know that all of these folks are being sent all over the country. every state is now essentially a border state dealing with this problem. there is also the illegal immigrant arrest
Evangelicals were once a weak point for Donald Trump back in 2016, but now they sit firmly in his corner. We notice the latest Des Moines register Poll Shows Trump with 51 with evangelical christians in the state. Next up, Ron Desantis at 22 . Joining us now, national Politics Correspondent where he lived in Des Moines. Adam, thank you for joining us. It does require a coat inside the home its so cold. Please be safe. Lets start with the evangelicals. Others have made their bid for the evangelicals, mike pence, Ron Desantis. This time they have stayed firmly with Donald Trump. Walk us through the evolution. In 2016 we saw trump
monday s caucus. we will take you to des moines for the latest. plus today marks 100 days since hamas launched its deadly raid into israel, killing and kidnapping hundreds of people. we will look at how the families of those still being held hostage are making the day. and we re live in taiwan to see how voters there shrugged off warnings from china and reelected the ruling water for the third consecutive term. announcer: live from atlanta this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. the very first nominating contest of the 2024 u.s. presidential election is tomorrow. iowa s republican caucuses and a new poll finds that donald trump is still the man to beat, but it s unlikely his competitors in the midwestern state will do so. the des moines register, nbc news poll shows trump s support at a whopping 48%.
good to have you here tonight. thanks for being here, but that s going to do it for me for now. way too early with jonathan lemire is up next. i think this is merely a delay tactic. mr. trump is now the defendant in an ongoing criminal proceeding, and they re treating this as though he s still an ordinary citizen candidate who cannot be restricted at had, and that s just not the way it works in criminal law. that s former doj official mary mccord weighing in on the latest maneuver by donald trump s legal team in the 2020 elebz case. we ll go through all the new developments. plus there s action around the fulton county courthouse in