his death now raising fears of a potential escalation in the region which could expand into a wider war israel has eso far avoided. plus, three years after rioters stormed the capitol, donald trump further cements his dominance over republicans. what brand new polling is revealing about the gop s increasing loyalty to trump and their thoughts about the legitimacy of president joe biden s election win. and also ahead hours from now house speaker mike johnson and 60 republicans will head to the southern border as senate negotiations resume. we llbri you the latest on where those talks now stand. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, january 3rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ve got a lot of news to get to this morning. we ll begin overseas where hamas is now blaming israel for the death of one of its leaders, who was killed in an explosion in lebanon yesterday. what appeared to be a drone strike happened in a densely p
his fight to remain on colorado s ballot to the supreme court. what his lawyers are arguing and why the former president is now concerned about how the justices may rule. plus, we ll dig into house speaker mike johnson and the 60 other republicans and their visit to the southern border. their new ultimatum, and what they re prepared to do with the government if democrats don t agree to their demands. and also ahead we ll show you the confrontation between governor ron desantis and one of his own supporters who accuses the presidential candidate of going soft on trump. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, january 4th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we begin with this news. former president donald trump s legal team has officially petitioned the supreme court asking it to overturn the colorado ruling that found him ineligible to run for president. last month colorado became the first state to rule that trump engaged in an i
and you know, we are witnessing a massacre. cnn is now inside syria. our arwa damon is there. she is taking shelter in a safe house and she is saying the country is headed toward a full-blown war. that s what the folks that are living there are thinking is going to happen. and on the election front, some trouble on home surf for mitt romney. he s from michigan and seems to be losing it at this point. in the meantime, his super pac is funneling a ton of money into that state, but is it going to the right place? associatiso, parents out th would you feel if your child was forced to pay for something like not looking a teacher in the key? chicago charter schools are under fire this morning for fining children, many from low-income homes, for that and many other things as well. one minute after the top of the hour. exclusive details into cnn about whitney houston s funeral plans, how her family s coping with her death at this time, all at the same time that her body was flo