the top stories. donald trump got out there and threw a temper tantrum. [applause] he pitched a fifth, he was insulting and doing what he does. but i know that is what he does when he is insecure. when he is threatened. and he should feel threatened, without a doubt. it also goes back to why i continued to push for mental competency test for anyone over the age of 75. [applause] but so he got upset and he said he would take one, and challenge me to one and he would beat me. maybe he would, maybe he wouldn t. but what i said is, if that is the case, get on a debate stage and let s go. [applause] bring it donald show me what you got. reporter: why is donald trump scared? he s petrified, to get on a debate stage with a woman. he looks down on women so much. i don t understand, if she what did he say she is stupid, she is this and that. if that is the case, is it because he is old and he thinks he is old and he thinks that he s losing his mind, he s afraid he s going
gone south, as his gop rival gets under his skin. donald, keep them coming. donald trump wants to pivot. 2024 is the final battle. with joe biden all in donald trump is a lose are. has the general election essentially begun, former house speaker in that pelosi will be here. plus, uphill battle, biden wants to shut down the border. i m ready to act. but an unexpected opponent is standing in the way. i d rather have no bill. and standoff after a supreme court ruling, gop governors say they ll square off against the feds at the border. we do our part to secure the border. how will it end, south dakota governor kristi noem will join us. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. hello, i m manu raju in washington. dana is going to have all the guests for you in a matter of moments, i first want to bring you breaking news into cnn. three u.s. service members have been killed and dozens more injured in a drone attack overnight in a small outpost in
service members. i understand that. but this attack led to the death of three service members. is iran responsible for the death of these three service members that you just read their names and their families have been notified of their deaths. yeah. again, iran certainly bears a responsibility as they fund these a groups that continue to use capabilities that they get from iran. and of course killed three of our service members. can i take just a step back. sure. and just looking at last week, maybe from saturday of last week or sunday maybe, nine days. the u.s. launched strikes in syria, in iraq, against houthi positions, inside yemen with the aim of reestablishing deterrence and degrade their capabilities of whether attacking u.s. forces or shipping in the red sea, nonetheless throughout those days what we saw is unprecedented escalation. started with ballistic missiles, was targeted with a drone, more u.s. soldiers were injured, the houthis went after a british
and so he got upset and so he said he d take one and he d challenge me to one and he d beat me. maybe he would, maybe he wouldn t. but what i said is, okay, well, if that s the case, then get on a debate stage and let s go. bring it, donald. show me what you got. nikki haley going after donald trump at the very start of her speech in her home state of south carolina. a real shift from previous rallies. we ll have more from the campaign trail and the new polling from the gop front-runner. plus we ll bring you the latest from capitol hill where there are now serious doubts about the possibility of passing a border bill, which includes urgent funding for ukraine. and also ahead, we ll explain the new action by israeli forces inside gaza that could create even more tension with the biden administration. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, january 25th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. and we begin this morning with the race
politicsnation, tonight s ali, start your engines. the biden reelection effort is shifting in the high gear, with the first official democratic contest of the primary season, just six days away. that will be in south carolina. president biden has been reengaging with folks this weekend, especially black voters, who were crucial to his 2020 victory. biden s also getting a jump start from the united auto workers who are standing with the president joining the picket lines with them during their striking in the fall. i ll talk to the uaw president tonight about the big endorsement and what it will meet to the biden campaign. back on capitol hill, maga republicans are slamming the brakes on a bipartisan immigration bill at the behest of their presidential front runner, donald trump. and the impact of this gridlock may be felt far beyond the border, jeopardizing military aid for ukraine and israel. all of that tonight. plus, the white house response to breaking news ou