polls are giving us a closer look at the 2024 election. the gop nomination, former president donald trump growing his lead among republican primary voters jumping 7% since last month. while all other candidates saw slight decreases in support. that is staggering. these are brand-new. the choice among registered voters for president if they were voting now sees trump and hailly meeting in the potential matchup. voters saying the top two issues facing the country are the economy and border security. border security jumping 8 points over the last four months which have been filled with record breaking days at our southern border. rachel: the same polls are revealing nearly half of registered voters view the impeachment inquiry against president biden as, quote, legitimate. despite, that president biden s approval rating actually rose slightly compared to last month. so those polls which again are brand-new this morning tell quite a story. they tell a story of this election t
o, say can you see by the dawn s early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight s last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous figh- o er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming. and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. o, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave work er the land o ear the land of the free and the home of the brave will: you did it. you sent in pictures with your fireplace in the background pete: nailed it. will: watching fox & friends. i didn t pay attention, was there a lot of robes? pete: i think i saw maybe one robe. rachel: my twitter was filled with people sending pictures of their fireplaces and us up on the screen. so. people are cozying up, you know, hunkering down in the winter, in the christmas spirit and watching fox & friends. pete: you did it. and lee greenwood singing the national anth
looming large over this summit is the role of cartels pushing migrants and drugs into the u.s. and the question of whether mexico truly controls its own border. biden s dhs secretary admits the vast majority of migrants who crossed into the u.s. illegally go through smuggling rings. and mexico tried to show strength with that high profile arrest. it s been described as a gift to biden and a message that mexico s approach to cartels called hugs, not bullets, prevents blood shed. tonight, president biden receives a dignified reception in mexico city for the summit with his north american counterpart to talk immigration and drug trafficking. but just days before. [gunfire] it took three it thousand 586 mexican soldiers descending on sinaloa to capture drug king pin son of chapo. cartels forced down two air force planes and shot up a commercial airliner. and authorities confiscated 26 barrett rifles, six machine guns, 26 long arms. nearly 600 magazines. bullet proof vests and
these are the scenes playing out in airports across the united states, as massive disruptions out southwest airlines made holiday travels stranded. plus, frigid temperatures, and power lines and snowfall have parts of the u.s. this holiday weekend, you will speak to one new york official about the difficulties that remain as temperatures finally take a turn for the better. and, no relief for soldiers fighting in ukraine s hardest frontline, towns as president zelenskyy warns the russian troops will stop at nothing to gain just a little ground. and get to have you with, us it is the nightmare after christmas, thousands of flights are being canceled across the u.s.. after the monster arctic storm that pummeled much of the country over the holiday. and for southwest airlines in particular, it is and other catastrophe. right now, the flight tracking website flightaware shows more than 2700 total cancellations in the u.s. on tuesday. and of those, more than 90% of southwest flig
some dying in snow buried cars, others in homes with no power. conditions so bad rescuers needed rescuing. and the travel nightmare continues for thousands of americans, so far more than 3,000 flights have been canceled today, the majority are southwest flights. plus, how a toy and a car led police to find a kidnapped baby. welcome to the lead i m phil mattingly in today for jake tapper. we begin with the rising death toll from the vicious winter weather across the country. at least 49 people across nine states have died from storms, at least 27 of those deaths are centered in buffalo, new york, and surrounding erie county which were hit with a blizzard, winds so fierce they reached hurricane strength, rescuers had to be sent out to help stranded rescue crews facing, quote, some of the worst conditions that any of us have ever seen. many roads around buffalo remain impassable, driving bans still in place in some areas as crews try to clear the streets to restore power