former president trump heading back to court today. secretary of state antony blinken speaking now in da boats. and the call that sparked an fbi investigation into roger stone. what he allegedly said about assassinating two democratic lawmakers. we ll let you hear it for yourself. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it s wednesday, january 17th. it s 5:00 a.m. in washington and also 5:00 a.m. in new hampshire. republican candidates ron desantis and nikki haley are scrambling to keep their presidential hopes alive after donald trump s decisive win in iowa this week. the gop front runner made a de detour to a courtroom and he s going to be back there again today where e. jean carroll is expected to testify and a jury will weigh how much trump owes for defaming her. trump also touched down in new hampshire, where he took aim at his rivals. she came in third. she lost to somebody that beat her by. desantis campaigned in
don t go anywhere. cnn this morning starts right now. morning, everyone. i m poppy harloe with phil mattingly in new york. trump targets nikki haley in new hampshire taking a swipe at her name, comparing her to hillary clinton. and hailey says that america has, quote, never been a racist country, talking about racism she experienced in pretty much the same sentence. how she s explaining that comment, coming just weeks after she failed to mention slavery as the root cause of the civil war. and there s a deal to get medical supplies to hostages by hamas. what gaza is dwegt in return as the u.s. carries out more strikes in the region. cnn this morning starts right now. and we do begin with politics this morning. the battle for new hampshire is underway with donald trump and nikki haley holding dueling rallies and ron desantis ramping up his ground game with just days left until what could be a make-or-break primary. hailey and desantis are facing the harsh reality th