and so he got upset and so he said he d take one and he d challenge me to one and he d beat me. maybe he would, maybe he wouldn t. but what i said is, okay, well, if that s the case, then get on a debate stage and let s go. bring it, donald. show me what you got. nikki haley going after donald trump at the very start of her speech in her home state of south carolina. a real shift from previous rallies. we ll have more from the campaign trail and the new polling from the gop front-runner. plus we ll bring you the latest from capitol hill where there are now serious doubts about the possibility of passing a border bill, which includes urgent funding for ukraine. and also ahead, we ll explain the new action by israeli forces inside gaza that could create even more tension with the biden administration. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, january 25th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. and we begin this morning with the race
welcome to the beach weekend. i m ari melber. let s get right into the headlines. in the political world, is adjusting swiftly to the republican results out of iowa, which showed trump in the league. as we were covering that night with rachel. but half of that red electorate open to alternatives. the top two alternatives, which are two individuals separated by just under 3000 votes in iowa, are squaring off, there are high stakes in new hampshire. this is the more moderate, independent state that could favor haley. it s voters also will look more like the november electorate than the nominee, whoever the republicans ultimately pick, will have to face. new tonight, desantis is not campaigning in new hampshire right now, having given up on the moderate-leaning states, giving the quote, abysmal poll numbers for the new york times. and while it is january, we must remember the rest of the last political parts of the nation are probably a little bit exhaust at the thought
to clear. elsewhere on thursday it has a bright day, sunshine, one or two showers, a breeze in western scotland and fresher for all areas, the high teens and low 20s. closer to the seasonal norm. friday, a rather cloudy day with outbreaks of rain, most in the north and west. the weekend is brighter but most of the showers in the north and west and warmer and brighter in the south and warmer and brighter in the south and east. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at ten theres more analysis and that s bbc news at ten. newsnight with victoria derbyshire which isjust getting under way on bbc two the news continues here on bbc one as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it s goodnight. 11 million people are estimated to be experiencing food insecurity in the uk. why? tomorrow the chancellor will summon the five economic regulators in the uk to try to force down prices for consumers. tonight new figures
administration s voice on the world stage. at the time he called her a proven deal maker and touted her joining his team. now she s the one candidate posing possible peril for trump and he s arguing she s so liberal no republican should pick her. we have an opportunity to get this right. i don t know that she s a democrat, but she s close. i trust you. i trust every single one of you. you know how to do this. you know iowa starts it. you know you correct it. she s far too close for you. trump s campaign is piling money into those attacks. he started paid ad weeks ago turning to personal attacks. trump s allies claim this race is over. beltway pundits repeat that same false narrative. the truth is new hampshire is where some campaigns take off and we re early in the process. candidates who lose iowa can find their footing in new hampshire. trump knows that because in his first run it was he, then candidate trump in 2016, who lost iowa and joined the comeback traditio
up next, the meat weekend. ext, the meat weekend. ,,. in the political world, is adjusting swiftly to the republican results out of iowa, which showed trump in the league. as we were covering that night with rachel. but half of that red electorate open to alternatives. the top two alternatives, which are two individuals separated by just under 3000 votes in iowa, are squaring off, there are high stakes in new hampshire. this is the more moderate, independent state that could favor haley. it s voters also will look more like the november electorate than the nominee, whr s ultimat, will have to face. new tonight, desantis is not campaigning in new hampshire right now, having given up on the moderate-leaning states, giving the quote, abysmal poll numbers for the new york times. and while it is january, we must remember the rest of the last political parts of the nation are probably a little bit exhaust at the thought of turning back to campaigns, and more focused on things