bl blitzer in the situation room. i ll see you tomorrow. happening now, donald trump, nikki haley, and ron desantis, they are all hunting for votes here in new hampshire just hours after trump s iowa landslide and exactly one week before this state s pivotal republican primary. we re closing in on a cnn presidential town hall with one of the final three. also tonight, former president trump detours from the campaign, from the campaign trial returning to court to face his accuser, e. jean carroll, again, in a second defamation trial. and after two u.s. strikes against iran-backed militants, the u.s. military s central command confirms a third retaliatory attack on houthi rebel targets inside yemen. stand by for details on the mission and whether more strikes from the u.s. may be coming. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in new hampshire and you re in the situation room. we re live here in new hampshire at new england c
. happening now. there s majora breaking news out there for the republican presidential nomination. a source now tells cnn that chris christie is dropping out of the race. we are standing by to hear directly from him live this hour in new hampshire. we will bring that to you as soon as it begins and all this comes as the final republican debate before the iowa caucuses are now just a few hours away right here on cnn. nikki haley and ron desantis preparing to face off tonight as both candidates make their closing pitch to try to naur row t narrow the gap with donald trump. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. let s get straight to the breaking news and the race of the republican nomination. he s got details on the major developments that are unfolding. exactly, omar, what are we expected to hear directly from chris christie in the coming minutes? yeah, wol
killed in an explosion near beirut, lebanon. hezbollah mwarning israelis thi won t be tolerated. and claudine gay is officially out as harvard s president. her controversial testimony on capitol hill about anti-semitism. kaitlyn collins is off tonight. this is the source. i m brianna keeler. tonight donald trump s legal team appealing the decision by maine secretary of state to remove the former president from the state s primary ballot. trump, of course, was booted off the primary ballot in colorado. we re still waiting on that appeal. we will have more on this breaking news in just a moment, but it is all unfolding 13 days from the iowa caucuses, where republican voters will have their first say about who they want the party s nominee to be. if you think those court battles are getting in trump s way, think again. not only did he nail down an endorsement today from the second highest majority leader in the house, majority leader steve scalise, but his base is growing mo
the negotiations are done. the bill is written. now with just days until the united states runs out of money, president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are rushing to sell the debt ceiling deal to their parties. an attack on ukraine s capital city hours after a nighttime assault. schoolchildren forced to run to shelter and cars dodge missile debris on busy city streets. on this memorial day, an emotional reunion as a group of vietnam veterans are reunited for the first time in decades. they recount the story of what bonds them, being prisoners of war being held captive in bamboo tiger cages. welcome to this special edition of the lead. i m bianna golodryga in for jake tapper. we start with the scramble in washington, d.c. to avoid an economic catastrophe, after house speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden struck a deal. republican and democratic leaders are waging a campaign to get as many members on board as possible. both facing revolts. as cnn s jeremy dia
hit the campaign trail in iowa today. getting brand new reporting on the former president s strategy there and how it might play nationwide. and we have wild pictures out of iceland, just look at this, when a volcano began erupting overnight. it would be beautiful if it wasn t so destructive and dangerous. an update on what is happening there now. and new law in texas making it a state crime to enter illegally from mexico. the details after the increase in crossing at the attorney border. i m sara sidner with kate bolduan. john is off. this is news central. and today, it is all about iowa. nearly all of the 2024 republican presidential candidates will be in the state. and ready to rumble. they have no time to lose. less than a month until the caucuses. and that is translating into more face time with caucusgoers. more money going to ads, more money going to bolster every campaign s ground game to get iowans to turn out and caucus on january 15th. and this morning cnn ha