right now on early start, less than five days to go until the new hampshire primary. donald trump levels personal attacks against nikki haley pushing his rivals to bow out of the race. the front runner campaigning from the courtroom yesterday. what he said that had the judge threatening to have him removed. and new overnight, pakistan has just carried out military strikes inside iran. how leaders are responding this morning. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it s thursday, january 18th. it s 5:00 a.m. here in washington. only five days left until the high-stakes new hampshire primary. it s likely nikki haley s last chance to demonstrate she has the ability the to donald trump. the front runner using her given name and making false claims about her immigrant parents. last night at a rally in new hampshire, trump called on the republican party to unify and to beat president biden. it s time for the republican party
you would have anticipated. these two countries were allies until this week. in fact, they were laying plans to hold joint naval exercises. on tuesday, iran said it attacked the bases of a group within pakistani balochistan. last night, pakistan responded in kind with precision strikes inside iran. it s hard to see any direct connection to what s happening in gaza but it perhaps reflects just how febrile the wider region has become. here s our analysis editor, ros atkins. ever since the israel gaza war started, there s been a fear the conflict could spread, and that s happening. across the middle east, we re seeing air strikes, bombings, assassinations and border raids. the most high profile escalation involves houthi rebels in yemen attacking shipping in the red sea, they say, in solidarity with palestinians. in response, the us and the uk have attacked houthi positions, most recently with us strikes on wednesday night. and a day before america began attacking the houthis,
good to be with you, i m katy tur. today has been a such a strange day. we re going to get to that surprise mayhem on capitol hill this morning with the unannounced hunter biden visit in a moment, but we ve got to start with what is about to hus hit us, the iowa caucus is monday. as candidates prepare and voters prepare, law enforcement is preparing as well because the threats around this election have never been greater, meaning the threats around any election have never been greater. we are living in a scary time, and it s not me saying that. it s everyone involved in politics from the election officials, judges and lawmakers, to the poll workers, canvassers and voters. some iowa republicans telling us they are afraid to say who they are supporting. it is a twist from what we saw in 2016 when some voters said they were worried to tell pollsters on their friends they supported donald trump. now some were saying they re scared to say they re not supporting donald trump. we ha
in the tv station in the port city guayaquil. they ve got grenades with them as well, in the past minutes them as well, in the past minutes the president said that ecuador is now in a state of emergency, but it is now in a state of armed conflict. let s speak to naomi wells who is in sao paulo. saying in the last hour, we ve got a new person who s threatening to take on the drug cartels and they are pushing back forcibly. cartels and they are pushing back forcibl . . v cartels and they are pushing back forcibl . . , ., forcibly. that s right, and the scenes tonight forcibly. that s right, and the scenes tonight demonstrate l forcibly. that s right, and the - scenes tonight demonstrate that, certainly. it is incredibly distressing footage, footage there of staff as they were broadcasting live on air at the television station in guayaquil, with guns being held to some of the staff as they plead please, please, please as they plead please, please, please as they beg for their