happening now and breaking news, doctors for defense secretary lloyd austin revealing that he has prostate cancer we have details on his condition and the surgery complications behind this controversial hospitalization. following a critical test for donald trump s claims of presidential immunity from prosecution. three federal judges hearing trump s argument and appearing deeply skeptical of the theory at this hour and we are breaking down all of the courtroom drama and what comes next for the case. as with can presidential candidates sprint towards the finish in iowa, we have a new poll on the race in new hampshire. is nikki haley closing the gap with front runner donald trump? welcome to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, i am trying to and you are in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. let s get to the breaking news. doctors for defense secretary lloyd austin revealing complications from prostate cancer surgery were the cause of his undis
festive nights of the year. how this case is an outlier on so many levels, from the age of the suspect to the age of the victims, to the town where it happened, traditionally known as one of the country s best places to live. plus, democratic congressman ruben gallego wants wants to che arizona independent kyrsten sinema for her senate seat. how it could pave the way for something we rarely see, a three-way race that could help decide control of the senate. finally, yeah, it may be hard to believe, but we have entered year four of the covid pandemic. how do we balance the fact all of us are ready for this to be over with with the fact that we are still averaging nearly 50,000 new cases every week? we will start in southern california where police are trying to put the pieces together in one of the more unusual mass shootings in recent memory. a 72-year-old man is accused of opening fire inside a popular dance hall in monterey park. it was filled with mostly senior citizen
welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kristin fisher in for christine romans. disturbing new details about the suspect accused of attacking three new york city police officers with a machete in times square on new year s eve. the officers have now been treated and released from the hospital. last night investigators searched the teen suspect s home in an ocean resort town in maine. more from new york. reporter: we re learning more about the suspect behind the attack on three officers at the new year eve celebration. we can now confirm the suspect is trevor bickford. 19 years old from wales, maine. that s according to multiple law enforcement sources who also tell cnn he was carrying a handwritten diary and in it he expressed his desire to join the taliban in afghanistan and die as a martyr. investigators also believe bickford arrived in new york city on thursday and checked into a hotel in the lower east side. he then traveled to the times sq
election. these people are so fed u -. the election. these people are so fed un- they want election. these people are so fed un- they want a election. these people are so fed up. they want a say election. these people are so fed up. they want a say in election. these people are so fed up. they want a say in this. - election. these people are so fed| up. they want a say in this. there is a choice up. they want a say in this. there is a choice to up. they want a say in this. there is a choice to be made. we need a general is a choice to be made. we need a general election. let the public in to decide~ general election. let the public in to decide. do they want to continue with this to decide. do they want to continue with this utter chaos? in other news, xi jinping has a in other news, xijinping has a third term as china s leader after being in powerfor a decade already. ukrainian president zelensky says renewed russian strikes won t stop a ukrainian military ad
league. 9/11 families say trump and others are pocketing blood money. this move is incomprehensible. this is the most evil form of greed that i ve ever witnessed. the fact you are, and even the players, this is blood money that you re taking, the same with him hosting these events. they are trying to sports wash their way through this. they have a very long history of human rights violations not just 9/11, and it s their way of trying to erase that through sports. i mean, i we re going to try to fight that as much as we possibly can because it s absolutely not right. but we start this morning with brand-new cnn polling painting the picture of an electorate that is both divided and depressed ahead of this november s midterm elections. straight to political director who is breaking it down for us. david? abby, we have these brand-new cnn polling numbers conducted looking at the mid-term electorate. let s start with what we call the generic congressional ballot. look a