this is cnn breaking news. happening right now on capitol hill, you are looking live at senate republicans on track to kill the most conservative border deal to come before them in decades. the $118 billion package would implement strict limits along the southern border, like requiring it to be shut down if crossings reach high levels. it would also raise the standard for asylum seekers and expedite the asylum process. hanging in the balance is also $60 billion in aid to ukraine, another $14 billion in aid to israel both tied to the steel, cnn covering this story from all angles. first, live to capitol hill and our chief congressional correspondent, monty roger. this is doomed to fail. how likely is a standalone aid bill at this point? reporter: there is no question about the fact that senate republicans are about to kill this package. a handful of democrats are expected to vote no as well, but this is really a republican story, because of the fact of the immediate afte
. today on inside politics, epic failure. dysfunction, humiliation, and inability to govern. that s the most charitable way to describe congressional republicans right now. a stunning series of mind boggling defeats. and minutes from now, senate republicans will almost certainly torpedo the most conservative border bill before them in decades. plus a win for, quote, none of these candidates. nikki haley loses nevada s nonbinding primary even though she was the only candidate on the ballot. her campaign insists it s full steam ahead. and the trump campaign s moment, all eyes are on the supreme court preparing to hear arguments on whether donald trump can be disqualified under the constitution s insurrection ban. a sign of how serious the former president takes this, he s staying out of washington trying to avoid a political spectacle. i m dana bash let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start in the nation s capital where senate republicans are about to ki
newsroom. i m paula reed in washington in for fredricka whitfield. we begin with a machete attack on three police officers in times square. the attack unfolded outside a security screening zone set up for last night s festivities. police say the man wielding the machete was just 19 years old. fortunately, all three officers injured are in stable condition. cnn s correspondent is following this story from new york city. gloria, what else do we know about this violent attack? reporter: certainly a trosh f terrifying attack for these three officers. one of the officers just graduating the police academy last week. this happened, as you mentioned, outside of a security zone because everyone who goes to times square to watch the new year s eve ball drop has to go through these screening points for this reason. they are being checked for weapons, items not permitted into this event. and that is where police say a 19-year-old male approached these officers completely unprovoke
we re now about an hour away from the house reconvening and hopes to vote immediately or eventually will make him the next speaker of the house. spending the night trying to twist these arms belonging to the six hard right republicans that you see on the screen. it was so close, that absent members some of them came out of surgery or other medical provide tour procedures making they are way to the chamber. all of this has extra resonance. manu, so, we talked to you in the last hour, it seems to change over the hour, what s the latest. reporter: there s still growing confidence that they will get the vote. the longest speaker s race that we ve seen since the mid-18 hundreds. but, they believe they ve gotten there. the question will ultimately be on which members ultimately flip. you showed the six on your screen, some of those, they will need all members come and vote for a specific candidate, they will need four of those six. but, there are other strategies now being disc
anniversary of the january 6 insurrection. and then a few hours later president biden will honor 12 people at the white house including police officers injured in the capitol attack. we ll take to you both events live. also just a few moments from now, house republicans set to hold a conference call as the standoff over who will be house speaker continues. this, of course, after kevin mccarthy failed to get the votes needed after three days and 11 rounds of votes. mccarthy allies continuing to negotiate with the hardliner holdouts. the situation fluid but mccarthy remains confident this morning. we re going to get it done. let s go straight to correspondent manu raju live there on capitol hill. so, this meeting, just about 15 minutes from now as i understand it, it is about to begin. where do the negotiations stand going into that meeting, manu? reporter: well this is a critical moment for kevin mccarthy because he needs to demonstrate that the deal-cutting going on b