for welcoming the air every day. i m also very hope that you ll stick around as we start this new adventure. in the meantime, have a great weekend, don t go anywhere cnn this morning starts right now good friday morning, everyone. so glad you re with us. i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. the controversy over ivf injecting a new political debate in the 2024 campaign. what president biden i missing and what donald trump is not. also today, the biden administration is set to punish vladimir putin for the death of alexey navalny, new reporting ahead on the scope of a new sanctions package, including ones directly targeting the russian president. and we are so bad. the us touching down on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. how it all happened and what s next for them? mission senior this morning starts right now well, the impact of alabama is unprecedented. court ruling that frozen embryos are indeed children that is reverberating across t
a highly credible confidential human source with the most corroborating evidence we have said judiciary chair jim jordan last month. sounds big. and according to reporting from multiple outlets, it was big. alexander smirnov was the lynch pin, perhaps, of the entire gop impeachment inquiry into president biden. except that lynch pin now looks more like a poison pill. in a new court filing, the special counsel tasked with investigating hunter biden s business dealings said smirnov is a lay liar, that he can t be trusted on anything, not about his financial conditions, not his alleged meetings, not about his supposed insider information, and certainly not about the bribe claims. in fact, special counsel weiss says the lies smirnov is still telling are linked to russian intelligence and could, quote, impact u.s. elections. oof. so where does the house impeachment inquiry go now? hunter biden is supposed to testify next week, but first his uncle james is behind closed doors with
and this cnn it s monday, february 26. right now on cnn this morning, donald trump, closer to clinching the republican nomination cruising into michigan with momentum. and the message of unity ahead of tuesday s primary, nikki haley trounced on her home turf than finding out one of her biggest financial backers cutting her off. and a critical test for president biden, will michigan voters punish him for his handling of the war in gaza all right it is 05:00 a.m. here in washington. you are looking live at capitol hill still on this monday morning, good morning, everyone. i m kasie hunt. it s wonderful to be with you on the eve of the michigan primary, donald trump is dominating and nikki haley is soldiering on as her future in the nomination fight becomes increasingly grim. trump, riding a wave of momentum after trouncing haley by 20 points in her home state of south carolina, because republican party continuing to fall in line the number two senate republican john thune
when americans disapprove of both donald trump and joe biden. south carolina has spoken. we re the fourth state to do so. in the next ten days, another 21 states and territories will speak. they have the right to a real choice. not a soviet-style election with only one candidate. that s nikki haley on why she s staying in the race following her primary loss to donald trump on saturday in her home state of south carolina. we ll have much, much more from that contest as well as a look ahead to tomorrow s primary in michigan. meanwhile in washington this week, president joe biden is set to sit down with congressional leaders on two important items, avoiding a government shutdown and past funding for ukraine. and also ahead, we ll bring you the latest on negotiations to free hostages still being held by hamas, a deal that could bring a cease-fire and much needed humanitarian aid to gaza. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, february 26th. i m jon
i was concerned that she was hurt somewhere. i felt so helpless. andrea canning (voiceover): kelli bordeaux was always there for others. hello, i m andrea canning and this is dateline. we re agonizing for the last two years. initially it was panic and then it turned into torment. i was concerned that she was hurt somewhere. i felt so helpless. kelli bordeaux was always there for others. she liked to help people that needed help. there for her friends, there for her country. this was a good fit for her, the army? she wanted to be an officer. her personal life was a little more complicated. she was estranged from her husband. were they talking divorce? kelli was. mike wasn t. had a new boyfriend. she was pretty fun. she s easy to talk to. and lately, she seemed to have an admirer. did he ask kelli for her phone number? yes. when she suddenly vanished, hundreds joined the search, including this perfect stranger. i said, i d like to see if i could so