yes, i know. oh, all right. stop happy thursday, everyone. it you would seem silly now, but once upon a time, america trusted anthony fauci. during the pandemic, we were all scared and confused then fauci was a comforting brooklyn accented voice of calm and some believed a man of his stature might even lead them to pot of gold. but according to his this week before the official select subcommittee on the covid pandemi tc, as doc the dwarf known as doc, coppedk to the following admissionadmis the six foot social distancing rule had no basis in science the lab. leak isn t just a conspiracy theory vaccine t just . mandates and travel bans were a mistake. and oh, that s previously his saying the lockdowns weren t his fault. so what exactly did he getl be right? that the media will believe anything if it comes from a toadstooli m l, a lab coat? kudos to chairman brad wenstrup holding fauci s tiny hooves to the fire ands refrainingto throwing him out a window. let s start w
today on inside politics a cold campaign reality. blizzard conditions in iowa mean chaos for republican candidates trying to reach every voter they can. the crucial question, how much will the dangerous weather impact turnout on caucus night? plus, firing back. president biden ordered airstrikes against iran-backed rebels who have been firing at commercial ships, fuelling fears that the middle east could be on the edge of an all-out war. and, i don t hate her. that s the faint praise some iowa republicans are giving nikki haley. we will hear what some voters are really thinking in a brand-new focus group. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start in iowa, which is under a blizzard warning today. it is freezing there. now, i m sure you re thinking, duh, it is january. obviously it is cold in iowa, but this is different. it is brutally cold. historically cold. so cold that iowans are being told not to even take a step outside, and it
john king here in for anderson tonight. thanks for your time. the deal that might have been. some breaking news, new reporting of a trump attorney who wanted to try to settle with the justice department, and keep his client from facing charges. the catch, his client. also tonight, cnn gets frontline access to ukrainian special forces. on the hunt for russian commanders, to corner and kill. and later, a father a speaking out about nearly using his children and their remarkable story of surviving 40 days in the colombian jungle. but we begin with the new reporting on what you might call the exit ramp not taken by the former president. one that might have kept him off his current road to trial in the documents case. it just hits the washington post, quoting one of donald trump s new attorney s proposed an idea in the fall of 2022. the former presidents team could try to arrange a settlement with the justice department. just aussie of the post shares the byline on that story. h
mike: hundreds of pro-palestinian protestors causing chaos at an airport on one of the busiest times of the year. good morning, i m mike he manual in for bill hemmer. molly: i m molly line in for dew point. protestors threw objects at officers, assaulted two of them. protestors carried banners with messages like di vest from genocide and let gaza live. a similar scene playing out at lax. bumper to bumper traffic stretched across all three lanes. police making dozens of arrests on most airports. the protests come as new york city goes on high alert. the nypd is taking precautions to prevent anti-israel protestors from disrupting the new year s eve ball drop. molly: alexis mcadams has the latest. not just here in new york that this happened. chaos from coast to coast with police arresting 63 people at those two protests in la and new york city. over at jfk airport protestors blocked the roads and some travelers had to walk with their bags to try to make their flight.
members, and really everyone at the next stage of healing. in an email to university officials, prosecuting attorney in the county explained why he does not believe the house is of further use to lead investigators, based on review of idaho case law, the current condition of the premises is so different than at the time of the homicides a jury view would not be authorized. the prosecution did file a request to go ahead and try and have the trial scheduled for next summer. at this point, we are waiting to see if that request is granted. anita. anita: we will all stay tuned for the trial date. christina coleman live in moscow, idaho. thank you, christina. nothing coming out of that meeting, frankly just a waste of time and a joke of a meeting because of the u.s. does not step up and lead strongly on this. unfortunately it was just a check a box meeting. top biden administration officials wrapping up high texas meeting with the mexican president over the unprecedented