closing the deal two days before the new hampshire primary, brand-new cnn poll shows a clear lead for donald trump. i m desperate to get your vote. as the former president makes his final pitch to primary voters. you have to give a president total immunity. can anyone stop him? we ll dive into our new poll, next. plus, full-court press. nikki haley turns up the heat on trump. we can t have someone else that we question whether they re mentally fit. while he tries to undercut hailey with support from her home state. we need donald trump! why did he back the former president over his former governor? south carolina senator tim scott joins me exclusively next. and campaign pitch. president biden s political and policy challenges collide, on the border and his support for israel as he hits the campaign trail. i ve never been more optimistic. what case should he make to voters? the biden campaign s national co-chair, senator chris coons will be here. hello, i
and i get there early in the morning. i go to a biden witch hunt, and then i come here in the afternoon, and i stop and we make speeches and we get you votes and all that stuff, but nobody s ever had to do this before. that was donald trump in new hampshire last night as he travels back and forth between courtrooms and the campaign trail. we ll have the latest on the race for the republican nomination now just days away for the first primary of the contest. also ahead, an update from capitol hill on the push to pass another short-term funding solution to avoid a government shutdown. and we ll go through the new developments out of the middle east including the escalating attacks from the houthi rebels in the red sea. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, january 17th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with politics, and former president donald trump is now focusing on the next big contest in the republican pr
the interview goes on. and as you might imagine, while nem and i strongly disagree on pretty much everything, but to the governor s credit, he did sit a down for an entire hour. he answered most of our questions. and by the way, that was something that the president of the united states, joe biden, is not even remotely capable of doin g. so without further ado, here is part one of my interview with california s democratic governor, gavin newsom govern. . all right. so i write you this pick on a lot of pick up. aot opicki m sure. you saw as well. and i m like, okay, i want to day, o an interview.o and but i don t want to do an interview. i want to make sure the audience understands upfront this is noupront, tht g me. i want you to answer and give your views. i would saany you representry probably about half the country, your view, yos ande other half represents mine. you agree? what kin ine.d of divided plus or m minus? certainly divided. yeah. question. wee rn, you know
retaliatory strikes against iranian-backed militant groups. the latest on the rising tensions in the region, plus, trump s christmas message lashing out at special counsel jack smith as the former president tries to get his election interference case thrown out. so, is the former commander in chief immune from criminal prosecution? we ll see. we ll talk about that coming up. and later on, the presents opened and the cookies devoured, millions of americans set to travel today in the post christmas rush. i m going to speak to a travel expert about some travel tips to help you survive the misery. hey, everybody. good morning to you. merry post christmas. we begin this hour with the breaking news out of the middle east. president biden ordering retaliatory strikes against iranian-backed militia groups in iraq after three u.s. service members were injured in a drone attack in northern iraq on monday. since october 17th, there have now been at least 103 separate attacks on u.s.
majority of both republicans, 149 and democrats 165 got it across the finish line and 70 goppers voted against it. 46 democrats giving it thumbs down. leader mccarthy and his leadership claimed victory. this is fabulous. i thought it would be hard, almost impossible. we won public narrative with support of the american people. between president biden and speaker mccarthy, won from start to finish. griff: president biden who vowed not to compromise did just that. this agreement meets the testing according to president biden. rescinding 30 billion in unspent covid money, keeping nondefense spending flat for next couple years. now it heads to the senate, four days to get it done and already decent on the right. i cannot support it and will vote no absent material changes that will render this bill something more than what it is, a fake response to burden some debt. griff: senators may offer amendments like senator mike lee and whether they will slow things up as we get