strategy. we re going to bring you brand new reporting from inside the campaign. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start today with breaking news on who qualified for cnn s iowa debate next week. last before the caucuses. the deadline to meet the polling threshold just passed, and our political director david chalian joins me now. david, who made the cut? as you noted, the deadline just passed and actually the window of qualification started way back on october 15th. we now know that for the cnn january 10th debate, the three candidates who have qualified are former president trump, nikki haley and ron desantis. we also know that donald trump has not participated in any debate yet this cycle, and he doesn t intend on participating at the cnn debate on january 10th. that leaves haley and desantis on the stage, and that would be the smallest debate stage that we have seen to date. that means that they were the only candidates to hit 10%
[ shouting ] right now, fallout, people who live near a toxic train wreck demand answers. and plus a military chopper plunges to the ground, there are no survivors. and moments ago, vice president harris touched down in munich, more on her mission to germany. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around of the world. the head of the epa travels to ohio today to assess the ongoing federal and state response to a devastating toxic train derail the. michael regan will meet with city, state and federal leaders and he might get an earful from people who live there if last night s town hall is any indication. is it okay to still be here? my kids say, other people say is the future of this community safe. we all know the severity of that question. what is at stake. i m a mayor of a town ever 4700 people. if you think that i can fight against the arare railroad or e, you re crazy. jason carroll has more. we re strongly recommending those who have not yet had t
reports of children sleeping on mats and overcrowded facilities. in reporter say the white house is keeping them in the dark of what is going on, watch this. since there aren t photos, why not release those? and have them invited to the briefing room and talk about the photos? if you want to grant access to the press, gooden utility hs? again, we grant transparency. remain committed to do that. the border is upset that they can t show up at the border, they can t do right aligns and can t question what is happening inside. it seems like why? i certainly wouldn t characterize it that way. speak with border towns are overwhelmed. so how is the situation on the ground in mexico any different? the situation on the ground is certainly challenging. bill: a lot of pointed questions from media outlets, frankly. if you are watching midday yesterday, i think you could say there was a different tone in that room. dana: there is a moment, a crisis, let s call it what
While investigations into what happened in the incident, which saw the JAL plane erupt in a fireball, are ongoing, experts say the successful evacuation is down to a combination of modern safety standards and Japan Airlines’ own rigorous safety culture.