nikki haley says she won t drop out of the presidential bid even if she loses in south carolina. at the united nations security council, the united states again vetoes a draft resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in gaza. the world health organization says it s led high risk missions to save critical patients from gaza s nasser hospital under siege from israel. good evening. the republican primary in south carolina is four days away, and were the state s former governor nikki haley to win it, it would probably be the biggest upset since buster douglas duffed up mike tyson. itjust ain t going to happen. the latest poll out today from usa today puts her almost 30 points behind donald trump, with an even slimmer chance ahead. even if haley reprised her modest success in new hampshire, in every state that is voting over the next four weeks, trump would still be over the threshold by march 19th, when the big states like florida, illinois and ohio hold their win
significantly decreases illegal immigration, and we sabotage that, that is inconsistent with what we told our voters we would do. what s with all the maneuvering, are you trying to torpedo any deal? that makes me question your intentions. maybe it s like the issue of fund-raising. that s republican congressman dan crenshaw of texas with more criticism for members of his own party who are trying to tank a bipartisan border deal before it has even been released. we ll have the latest from capitol hill on where that legislation stands. plus, a legal development in donald trump s favor. his federal election interference case is no longer on the court calender here in washington. we ll explain what s behind that delay. and also ahead president biden hits the campaign trail with a stop in a key swing state seeking another high profile endorsement. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, february 2nd, ground-hog day. one of the greatest movies of all-time,
presidential race. president biden has pulled ahead of former president donald trump in one new national poll but still trails nikki haley. this hour we are releasing the latest fox news polls showing where the candidates are in key races in a couple of key swing states in wisconsin. it is tied between the former president and president biden in georgia former president trump is up. we will bring you more of that in a bit. also movement tonight on one of the major election issues. immigration. we have a live report from capitol hill. but we begin tonight with how the president is handling another thorny topic. the israel-hamas war. and the reaction from his base. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off live tonight from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. good evening, bret. in a state biden needs to win this november, his revel to call for a cease-fire in gaza is costing support among key parts of his base. the abandon biden campaign also opposes trump. b
record-low temperatures as they get ready to make their choice in the first nominating contest of 2024. chaos follows him. you can t just terminate the constitution. former president donald trump lead his rivals even as he makes some of his closing arguments from outside a courtroom. it s a witch hunt in the truest sense of the word. who will emerge as trump s biggest challenger. steve kornacki has the results of our final poll, and chuck todd will offer a guide on what to watch on caucus night. plus, smoke signals. chris christie exits the gop race, warning nikki haley will get smoked, but will he consider his own independent third party run? i am going to make sure that in no way do i enable donald trump to ever be president of the united states again. and striking back. the u.s. launches air strikes in yemen as tensions rise in the middle east. these strikes were very deliberate, very focused. while the pentagon s top official remains hospitalized and u
martha: good afternoon. i m martha maccallum. breaking now, a huge moment has just unfolded at the united nations. hillary clinton and new york senator kristen gillibrand rip on progressive reluctance to condemn hamas atrocities against women. all right. you know what? we have something live from the white house. let s listen in. from jake sullivan about this. i can only speak for the president. that s who i can speak for. we ve been clear what hamas did is absolutely reprehensible and full stop. we re going to continue to be clear about that. we think about rape and the use of rape as being used as a weapon. that is also reprehensible. that s full stop. i ll leave it there. that is speaking for the president of the united states. i ve been very clear on that. any comment though congressman jayapal i just laid out what we believe is unacceptable. i know you said you don t want to i want to ask you about reporting about the border talks linking to ukraine fund