first indictment last march. this hour, reality check for ron desantis and nikki haley, after they finished far behind mr. trump in iowa. the new hampshire primary just a week from today. trouble spots overseas, that could impact the 2024 campaign. iran hits new targets inside iraq. the iran-backed houthis show no sign of backing down notice red sea, despite u.s. attacks against their facilities in yemen. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell with the government and schools closed here in washington, but nothing compared to the weather or the avalanche of trump votes all but burying the former president s rivals in iowa, setting the stage for new hampshire s primary seven days from today. mr. trump is in a manhattan courtroom at this hour showing up voluntarily for jury selection in a trial to decide damages in e. jean carroll s second defamation case. his strategy appears to be working. trump s support grew since last march. nearly two-thirds of all iowa voter
Cnn this morning continues right now. Good morning. Lets start with five things to know for wednesday, september 27. This Breaking News out of north korea. To country has decided to expel u. S. Army private travis king who crossed that the north from south korea in july. And its debate night in america. Seven republican candidates take the stage in california tonight to make their ways to voters. One person will not be on the stage, donald trump. He is going to give a Primetime Speech at a nonunion auto parts manufacturer in detroit as the United Auto Workers strike continues to day 13. With three days and 16 hours left, the Senate Unveiled a bipartisan plan to avoid the loo looming government shutdown. Speaker ke speaker Kevin Mccarthy is trying to get members in line. In philadelphia a dozen people under arrest after a big group of looters ransacked an apple store, a lululemon and a foot locker. This hour of cnn this morning starts now. We begin with the Breaking News out of north ko
Carolina. him hiing that nikki haley support, but she is less popular than barack obama. the argument that no one should avoid is economics. that is rick santorum s strongest point. it is whether he can make the place about the closed mill towns and hey we have a plan for manufacturing. that could help you and mitt romney has it plan that field as well. how do you think when we get the next poll which i think we will within the next 24 hours, last time we had it at the peak of the gingrich surge. right. what is your view of how at least in order it stacks out in south florida. i don t know. i think you will see rick santorum and newt gingrich do well in south carolina. i think it depends on what happens to mitt romney in new hampshire. he is in the stratosphere in new hampshire. even if he wins, which i think is likely, it comes down from the stratosphere it a level that is more like what he has been getting, say 25 to 30% and still
out front tonight mitt romney begins a battle in south carolina. five days until the primary in new hampshire, right in that s where the former massachusetts governor has a solid lead. so where he decided to spend most of the day was, south carolina. i want to restore to america the principles that made us the powerhouse, morally, economically and militarily, in the entire world. romney, his pal john mccain, and gal nicky haley, all there, giving a joint speech in charlston. this is a whole new ball game. one of the highest concentration of evangelical voters in america, nearly half of the population identifies itself as evangelical. which doesn t exactly mean good things for mitt romney. in iowa, 34% voted for rick santorum, only 14% for mitt romney. here is what is amazing. we don t know if romney has made it right with christians in south carolina because polls are about a month old. wisdom is that he wouldn t and didn t need to win south carolina. the vibe changed. no