admitting that he climbed steps, skrafl and helped others in the mob. and in niger, the president imprisoned but declaring that democracy will prevail. and our reporters are following the latest developments. and we begin in washington with those new comments from former president trump about the meeting today between his lawyers and the special counsel s office. yasmin vossoughian is joining us. what did the former president have to say? reporter: former president trump putting a tweet out i should say a post on truth social saying my attorneys had productive meeting with the doj explaining that i did nothing wrong, was advised by many lawyers and that an indictment would only further destroy our country. no indication of notice was given during the meeting and then he went on to disparage the press in that post as well. let me just say they are not required to inform the former president s attorneys that an indictment is incoming. what we know so far, the u.s. marshal
who will be that winner? south carolina senator will be throwing his support behind donald trump tonight. who does that hurt more? nikki haley who was the former governor of the palmetto state or ron desantis who just moved most of his campaign staff to the palmetto state. what the florida governor makes of this latest move. ron desantis is here and only here. neil: welcome. busy show for you. the governor will be joining us shortly. bryan llenas in new hampshire on the fast-moving developments and separating move by senator tim scott. bryan? neil, good afternoon. well, for senator tim scott ready to endorse former president donald trump. we know that they will make an appearance at a rally in new hampshire. it s important to know that sources tell fox that both haley and trump called to try to woo senator tim scott on their side. but in the end, the senator chose the frontrunner, trump. now, he did that despite the fact that haley is the one that appointed scott to the s
eastern for cnn s coverage of that iowa caucuses. anderson cooper and kaitlan collins are going to pick up right now with more on the debate. so you tomorrow. [applause] you are looking there at the debate stage at drake university and dumoulin, iowa. tonight s cnn republican debate, that last one before monday s iowa caucuses just now wrapping up. joining me here in just a moment, one of tonight to contend with florida governor ron desantis. anderson, he ends s, nikki haley former south carolina governor went one-on-one for the first time on the debate stage with far more focus on each other on the debate stage then they re competitor who was not there, donald trump, the former president, who s holding arrival town hall a few miles away. that s, right kaitlin. but their respective records and state office, the two also political punches right from the very beginning of the debate when it came to questioning the others sincerity and honesty. nikki haley is running
now. live from drake university in des moines, iowa, this is the cnn republican presidential debate. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world watching us on cnn. cnn max, cnn international, cnn in espanol, and cnn.com. good evening. i m jake tapper moderating tonight s debate alongside my friend and colleague dana bash. and just five days from now, voters here in iowa will cast the first votes of the 2024 presidential race. tonight the very first one-on-one matchup between top contenders, governor ron desantis and former governor and u.n. ambassador nikki haley. former president trump met the requirements for tonight s debate but declined to participate. our commitment in this debate is to provide as much information as possible to voters, especially here in iowa before the first contests begin next week. so in choosing topics, we focused on the issues important to republicans. let s bring out the candidates now. please welcome florida
[applause] live from drake university in des moines, iowa, this is the cnn republican presidential debate. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world, watching us on cnn, cnn max, cnn international, cnn en español, and cnn. com. good evening, i m jake tapper, motoring tonight s debate, alongside my friend and colleague dana bash. and just five days from now, voters here in iowa will cast the first votes of the 2024 presidential race. tonight, the very first one-on-one matchup between top contenders, governor ron desantis and former governor and u. n. ambassador nikki haley. former president trump met the requirements for tonight s debate, but declined to participate. our commitment in this debate is to provide as much information as possible to voters, especially here in iowa, before the first contests begin next week. so in choosing topics, we focused on the issues important to republicans. let s bring out the candidates now. please