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
and when kenya smith left the navy after 14 years, show thought that two she thought that two masters degrees and military experience would help her get a job. two years later she s still looking. and a special welcome to the service men and women watching on the armed forces network. thanks for joining us. we re glad you re with us. and we begin with a major storm battering the northeast. right now around two million people are without power. four states have declared emergencies. new york, new jersey, connecticut, and massachusetts. want to take a live look now at new york city, columbus circle. a very dark columbus circle. new york, by the way, did not get the worst of it. here s what it looks like in massachusetts. officials predicted that downed trees were going to be a major problem. and take a look at that they were right. the storm is being blamed for three deaths so far, one of them in massachusetts. a man in pennsylvania was killed when a snow-covered tree f