just days before the iowa caucuses. the former new jersey governor declining to endorse any of his republican rivals, at least for now, even as he urges he supporters to choose a candidate with character. this comes as we re just now a few hours away from cnn s republican presidential debate later tonight, nikki haley and ron desantis about to come face to case for the final time before the iowa caucuses. it s a critically important test as both candidates try to close the gap with donald trump. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. it s major breaking news indeed, with chris christie suspending his run tonight. the race is on for other candidates as to try to pick up his supporters. kylie atwood is with us. the remaining campaigns are clearly interested in bringing voters over to their side. what are you hearing? reporter: they are indeed. there was a hot mic moment that wasn t actually included in that speech that we
the supreme court is now smack in the middle of the 2024 campaign and donald trump could be asking the high court to both stay out of and jump into his legal troubles at the very same time. exactly. and republican-led house committee is launching an investigation into harvard s president over plagiarism allegation, and what the president is saying in the scrutiny of the new embattled president. and cnn is flying over the volcano in iceland. that is what you have to say. the best or the worst assignment ever. the volcano that is still erupting. i m kate bolduan with omar jim jimenez. john and kate are both off today. this is cnn news central. the supreme court of the united states is now in the spotlight and unwittingly front and center in the 2024 presidential election. the high court is facing a number of decisions that could directly impact how this election is going to play out. special counsel jack smith has asked the justices to fast-track a decision on wheth
now, in one legal fight he s facing just as he could soon be asking the high court to jump in and please intervene in another. and new u.s. intel on hamas growing influence. american officials warning the terror group is more popular since the horrific and brutal attack on israel. the holiday travel season is in full swing. today is expected to be the busiest day at the airports in this crazy holiday travel period. it s also officially the first day of winter. welcome. a look at the potential of storm cloud ahead for your travel plans. i m kate bolduan with omar jim jimenez. sara and john are off today. this is cnn news central. there s a new star taking the spotlight of the 2024 presidential election, no not a candidate but the supreme court. the justices could take up several cases that could decide the fate of republican front runner donald trump including if trump is even eligible for the white house. trump s team is expected to file an appeal with the high court
jim jimenez. sara and john are off. the israeli war cabinet is announcing that they will be gathering this morning, and voting on a deal to get the israeli hostages released by hamas in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israel. an announcement could come as soon as today about the culmination of this. and the number of hostages could be significant. a u.s. official says this is the closest they have been to a deal since the terror group kidnapped the innocent civilians in the october 7th attack. two israeli sources tell cnn is the names of who would be released, but regardless, it does appear that it will be a significant number, and potentially 50 women and children currently held in gaza in exchange, three palestinian prisoners could be released for every one hostage set free. on top of that, the swaps would be coming in a four to five-day pause in fighting. that is just some of the details of what this potential deal is starting to look like. we will get over to the
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