is just ahead and we are going to talk about all of the big events from this week but first we will stick with today. because the former president is now in the deepest legal danger potentially of his life, and he may be planning to question whether those classified documents that he took to mar-a-lago actually damage national security. that is according to the new york times, which says that question could be a central to trump s defense. he s also waiting to hear whether his claim of presidential immunity from prosecution will actually fly with a panel of appeals court judges, and we could get that decision at any time. but politico today is pointing out, trump seems to be trying a new legal strategy to help supporters immunity claim. he is now saying that when he pressured mike pence, and other state officials to overturn the 2020 results, the election was quote, long over. of course i was entitled as president of the united states and commander in chief to the community
officially opens in 24 hours in iowa, where it s cold outside, but the race for the republican presidential nomination is catching fire. right now, the leading gop contenders are making their final pitches to voters, ahead of tomorrow s caucuses in the state. and despite facing a mounting of legal issues, donald trump appears to be the overwhelming favorites, pulling nearly 30 points ahead of his closest rivals, nikki haley and ron desantis. according to the latest nbc news des moines iowa, des moines register iowa poll, out of iowa, in just a few minutes, i ll talk to the chair of the democratic national committee about that. and, about iowa, and about the caucuses colliding with martin luther king holiday tomorrow. and about what his party needs to do, to not just unify against the eventual republican nominee, but to bring disaffected democrats, black voters specifically, back into the fold, ahead of november. let s check on the latest from iowa, however, with nbc s priscil
you are live in the cnn newsroom. i am jim acosta in washington. good evening. tonight iowa voters are one week away, and looming over the republican field, donald trump has attempted to re-write january 6th, and casting those who were later convicted in court as hostages and called on president biden to release them from prison. they ought to release the j6 hostages, they suffered enough. they ought to release them. i call them hostages. some people call them prisoners, and i call them hostages. release the j6 hostages, joe. today that message was parroted by a member of the house gop leader, elise stefanik. i have concerns about the treatment of january 6th hostages. i have concerns. we have a role in congress of oversight over our treatments of prisoners, and i believe we are seeing the weaponization of the federal government against not just president trump but against conservatives and catholics. and harry dunn defended that. right now, they are in jail becau
so key and important. i come from a culture when the woman is pregnant you are supposed to treat her like a queen, because there is an understanding that the mother s mental health affects the baby s mental health. that is really important, and so beginning to tie all of these other aspects of a woman s health not just when she is pregnant, but really beforehand which is key. dr. gigi al bayoumi, thank you. thank you. this is cnn breaking news. and hello, again, everyone. thank you for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield and we are beginning with this breaking news as the house and the senate reach a deal to set spending levels to avoid a government shutdown, but it does not mean that a government shutdown is off of the table. arlette saenz is in delaware traveling with the president, and manu raju is working capitol hill and working the phones. manu, we will begin with you. yes, this deal could avert a government shutdown, and it is not a guarantee, but it is signi
congressional district. cnn this morning continues right now. good morning. today president biden opens his 2024 campaign here with a speech from historic valley forge. his messages to voters about protecting democracy. cnn is picking a fresh look at a potential presidential rematch in november. what the road to the electoral votes can tell us ahead of the big vote this fall. the final jobs report of 2023 will be released later this hour. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. and good friday morning. it s the top of. hour. i m phil mattingly. i d audie cornish in new york. donald trump is getting ready to blitz iowa with two campaign rallies as he tries to dominate the caucuses ten days from now. ron desantis and nikki haley racing to close the huge polling gap they face. they sharpen their attacks during dueling cnn town halls last night. haley and desantis making the case to iowa voters that republicans could lose in november if trump is the nomine