. happening now. there s majora breaking news out there for the republican presidential nomination. a source now tells cnn that chris christie is dropping out of the race. we are standing by to hear directly from him live this hour in new hampshire. we will bring that to you as soon as it begins and all this comes as the final republican debate before the iowa caucuses are now just a few hours away right here on cnn. nikki haley and ron desantis preparing to face off tonight as both candidates make their closing pitch to try to naur row t narrow the gap with donald trump. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. let s get straight to the breaking news and the race of the republican nomination. he s got details on the major developments that are unfolding. exactly, omar, what are we expected to hear directly from chris christie in the coming minutes? yeah, wol
nation to the rest of the world. we need to be the indispensable nation once again to each other. we need to believe in america as much as they believe in america. right now they believe in america in a way that this country, angry, divided, selfish leadership who puts their own ambition first isn t doing for our country anymore. we need to change that and every election is an opportunity to change it. we have people in this race and all they will tell you is how bad everything is. how angry we should be, and there are certainly sufficient reason for anger at the failures