i m fredricka whitfield. thank you so much for joining us. new today, iraq is now summoning a top u.s. diplomatic official in protest of a barrage of punishing u.s. air strikes in the middle east. the u.s. says those strikes hit 85 targets linked to iran s islamic revolutionary guard quds force and affiliated militia groups in iraq and syria. the strikes a response to a drone attack in jordan which killed three american soldiers on sunday. iraq is claiming the explosions that just happened involving the u.s. killing 16 people, including civilians. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin says the strikes are just the beginning of the u.s. response. iran says the u.s. has made a strategic mistake, while iraq and syria say the u.s. actions could inflame more conflict in the region. cnn has teams around the globe covering all of these developments. let s go first to cnn s ben wedeman in jordan. ben, these strikes were sudden, devastating. how are officials on the ground? how are thos
drama in the courtroom. donald trump walking out as closing arguments wrap up in e. jean carroll s defamation trial, a decision could come as soon as today. we ll bring you updates live from outside the courtroom. plus the international court of justice weighing in on south africa s allegation that israel has committed genocide. the judge is calling on israel to take all measures to prevent genocide in gaza. and disturbing new allegations against wwe founder, vince mcmahon. now accused of sexual assault, trafficking and physical abuse. we are following these major development can stories and many more, coming in right here to cnn news central. hello, i m brianna keilar. alongside boris sanchez here in washington. closing arguments have just wrapped up in the civil defamation trial against donald trump. not without more fireworks. including trump walking out and interrupting the proceedings. now jury deliberations are set to begin and we could get a verdict as soon as
[music] good morning everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, january 28. i keep hearing january 28. sunday, sunday, sunday. i am amara locker. that was the best time yesterday. it was saturday. saturday. the song is saturday. all right. i am victor blackwell and thank you for joining us. here s what we re watching for you. [music] what joe biden is doing a crime against our nation. it s an absolute betrayal of our country. your the reason donald trump is a former defeated president . president biden and former president trump are aiming at one another in a preview on a what a bitter rematch could look like. nikki haley says she s not quite done. the major points each candidate is trying to drive home ahead of the next set of primaries and caucuses. as a war between israel and hamas continues, we are hearing start details from an israeli soldier on what they are facing deep inside gaza s tunnels including bullets ricocheting off the walls. and it s
a ya story airstrike against the houthi e rebels in yemen. the military action as defense secretary lloyd austin remains in the hospital. rachel: plus, just two days before the first in the nation caucuses, a blizzard is forcing 2024 candidates to scale back their events in iowa. that s not stopping them from urging their supporters to turn out the vote. one way or the other, i m getting there. you have the worst weather with, i guess, in recorded history, but maybe that s good because our people are more committed than anybody else. will: and alabama s new coach is already creating waves for the crimson tide. the final hour of fox & friends weekend starts right now. i love my country, i love my country. six strings and fiddles and skeet from kentucky rachel: good morning, everybody. it s the 9:00 hour. [laughter] florida georgia line? pete: is a.j. brown playing? i was just thinking of the philadelphia eagles. will: i was thinking about something else. sorry, w
fighting to stay on the ballot, donald trump is trying to keep his name from being removed from yet another state s primary election. plus ukraine in mourning. details on the extent of the destruction following the largest air assault i by russia so far. now joe biden is responding when it comes to additional aid. and the u.s. west coast is still getting slammed sbi high waves and coastal flooding. the holiday forecast, just ahead. we begin in oregon, which could soon become the third state to ban president trump from the ballot. at any time in the hours ahead shs the oregon supreme court could weigh in on 14th amendment case filed this month by a liberal group. they want trump removed because of his role in the insurrection. but in a rare development, trump s lawyers find themselves agreeing with a democrat. the case should be tossed on the procedural grounds of the ballot access laws. several other states are already considering the issue. paula reid takes a closer lo