to attack me, but he won t get in front of me and answer the questions. that s nikki haley stepping up her attacks on donald trump in new hampshire just days ahead of the primary that is now essentially a two-person race. we ll bring you t lest from the campaign trail. plus some new hope for a deal to free the remaining hostages still being held by hamas. we ll go through the details coming out of those negotiations. and also ahead an update from capitol hill. foggy this morning and some snow in washington, where lawmakers have avoided the government shutdown for now but a potential package for border security and critical ukraine funding is still facing stiff opposition from maga republicans. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, january 19th. we made it to friday. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. with just four days to go until the republican primary in new hampshire, nikki haley s ramping up her attacks against front-runn
nike, one of the nfl s top apparel partners. it makes him the face of the company s just do it campaign. nike reportedly plans to introduce the new kaepernick s you apparel and will donate to his know your rights campaign as well. also coming to kaepernick s defense is former iranian president ahmadinejad who offered his opinion on twitter yesterday, expressing disappointment over kaepernick s nfl roster, quote, even though he is one of the best quarterbacks in the league. turning to the college grid iron and a lousy showing for acc teams in the state of florida over labor day weekend after miami was shut out by lsu on saturday, in last night s debut for coach willie tag ert, number 19, florida state could only muster a field goal against 20th ranked virginia tech, defeating
who s ready to party? you are looking live at downtown atlanta, scene of the ncaa men s final four and even though the games are still a few hours away, the party definitely already started. there is a crowd on every corner here, and the teams are where you go. in just three short hours the wichita state shockers will play the louisville cardinals at the georgia dome. after that it is the syracuse orange against the michigan wolverines. rach, it will be an unbelievable final four at the dome. it already started. welcome to our atlanta studios, cnn s all access to the final four. i am rachel nichols joined by reng i miller, basketball hall of famer, broadcaster, movie connoisseur you don t look