Extraordinary levels of enthusiasm from democrats for the fight ahead. 126 Million have been raised, more than 100,000 volunteers have signed up, and 38,500 new voters have been registered. Curtain number two, The Other Side, desperate and plain as Day Racist attacks on the De Facto democratic nominee that reveal a Maga World in mega meltdown mode. They are trying to find ways to smear her any way they can from attacking the Way Vice President Kamala Harris laughs to her endearingly love of venn diagrams. They are suggesting a wol who spent zen years as district attorney, who served as california Attorney General, a united States Senator and is currently americas Vice President is somehow unqualified for the job that Donald Trump once held. That shes only where she is because of her race, again, unlike their guy who once hosted the apprentice. Take a listen to what they are saying. The only Reason Kamala is in the White House is because of the dei deal with bernie. Her Hole History is
. hey, everyone. it s 4:00 in washington, d.c. i m in for nicolle wallace. a close eye on a volatile situation in the middle east u.s. forces across the region bracing for possible retaliation after airstrikes against iranian-backed houthi militants in yemen. on thursday streaking dozens of targets, more than 60. at 16 different locations across yemen according to the u.s. favors. houthis say at least five were killed in the strikes. the attacks are a response by the u.s. and its allies what has become a slow slimmering crisis and drawn the administration s attention in the last few months. after october 7th with the attacks in israel, ships have gone to the red sea sites of one of the most crucial shipping lanes in the world. hijacking a ship operated by a japanese company. houthis say they re actions are in support of hamas and the ongoing conflict in gaza and say they ll continue their attacks until israel ends its campaign. moments ago president biden answering question
claudine gay stepping down. the protests now plan and will more college leaders be next? i m rahel solomon alongside john berman today. sara and kate are both off. this is cnn news central. this morning the white house is blasting house speaker mike johnson just hours ahead of his visit to the southern border. the biden administration claims he is holding up border funding and hamstringing security over what the white house calls extreme partisan demands. today speaker johnson will lead a delegation of more than 60 republicans to eagle pass, texas, where he is expected to criticize the surge in migrants and demand policy change. this comes on the heels of his party formally opening impeachment proceedings against alejandro mayorkas earlier this morning. cnn s ed lavandera is at the border. what will lawmakers see today? well, they re coming at an interesting time because december was a record breaking month in terms of illegal crossings here at the u.s. southern
next hour, change that. the lead starts right now. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy meeting in a matter of minutes. what s on and what s off the negotiating table as mccarthy insists he needs to see a deal this week to avoid default. plus a new name in the 2024 presidential race. i m running for president of the united states. i m america. tim scott setting his sights on the white house and his gop backers hope the senator from south carolina can be the one to beat trump and then biden. and a not guilty plea in the murders of four idaho college students and the gag order keeping information secret in this case. welcome to the lead 37 i m jake tapper. can they make a deal? in the next hour president biden and. kevin mccarthy will meet face to face at the white house as the united states careens towards an economic ka catastro that only those two can prevent we re ten day was from the u.s. potentially running out of money to pay its bills. that c
expected to plead guilty to tax evasion. as we wait for a judge to determine whether to unseal the raid on mar-a-lago. lawmakers are calling on the white house to appoint a special envoy to haiti as the humanitarian crisis grows. out west, the urgent actions being taken to prevent what officials warn could be a catastrophic collapse of the colorado river system. we begin with the latest on the legal troubles for former president donald trump and his close associates. any minute now, former trump organization chief financial officer allen weisselberg is expected to plead guilty to charges of not paying taxes on more than $1.7 million in perks, such as rent, car payments and school tuition. the plea deal calls for him to testify against the trump organization at trial. this comes just hours before a federal judge in west palm beach, florida, will be hearing arguments on whether to unseal the affidavit used to justify the fbi s search of the former president s mar-a-lago r