more beds, changes the ten-year backlog that in we re many now to weeks before people are deported. the bottom line is, everybody that looks at our bill says it will greatly reduce the flow of the illegals in this country. the american people are done with this. the border has to be secured. the president has the authority right now. he doesn t need another act of congress. he can do it right now. he s unwilling to do it. there s a clear choice for republicans. fix the border or keep chaos at the border because it helps donald trump. it s like they were trying to sell us on gucci. but it s the package in the guy in the alley pulled out of his trunk. that s the equivalent of this border bill. all right. you re looking live at capitol hill where the battle is on and the knives are out. the senate releasing their 118 billion spending bill with aid for ukraine and israel tied to border security. leaders on both sides of the senate say it s the best you re going to get a
republican presidential candidate nikki haley is here and we have questions. the lead starts right now. brand-new cnn polls raking with the 2024 race, has the republican contest changed since donald trump swept iowa and new hampshire? which fares better in head-to- head matchup against joe biden? the result in second. scary when ahead of the november election about artificial intelligence or a.i. to see how a.i. may have changed the outcome of another country s presidential race. the mother of the oxford, michigan school shooter takes the stand in her underpants and shares what her son told her when she asked why he carried out the massacre. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper check with the number of stories glen dale brand-new scene, snapshot of the presidential race as it stands right this minute who wins in matchup between president biden and donald trump? what happens when the republican on the ballot is former south carolina governor nikki haley? what are voter
killed and others were injured in a drone strike near the border of syria. we ll go through the details of the attack and show you how the president is responding. plus, donald trump is now on the hook for a massive payout to e. jean carroll after a jury awarded the writer $83 million in defamation damages. we ll get expert legal analysis on that as well as the looming case that can further impact trump s bank account. and a stunning second half comeback sends the san francisco 49ers to the super bowl, setting up a rematch of the 2020 big game with the kansas city chiefs. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, january 29th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ve got a lot to get to. we ll begin this morning with developing news out of the middle east and the deaths of three u.s. servicemembers in nort jordan. it happened yesterday at a logistics support base near jordan s border with syria. a drone packed with e
rnc meeting which shows the maga elitism problem the party faces. this is behind the closed doors. the r fl rnc meeting has a behind the doors closed meeting. this is a departure from the past. you can see how it used to look in the old days. take haley barbour, 94 rnc chair or michael steele who so many people know from the similar meeting they held when he was chair to the closed press secret meetings. this is a file photo that shows the contrast over the years, the tightening secrecy. why is it a secret? the rnc is clearly trying to duck any further pressure, scrutiny or efficacy to end the employ primaries which would have tried to declare the primaries over and trump the nominee. the rnc said haley should drop out, trump has to be the winner. this morning nikki haley did something unusual, something trump hasn t done, which is face questions from a different and more adversarial set of interviewers. she went, just like biden has, to the breakfast club and took the que
iranians, be careful. warning if they move against the troops we had respond and they should be prepared. i ve delivered the message to iran, they know not to do anything. iran does not want a war with us. john: expecting to hear from the white house and the pentagon shortly for the first time since an iranian-backed terror group turned deadly for american soldiers. hello, john roberts in washington and so begins another week on a tragic note. sandra: good to be with you. sandra smith in new york. this is america reports . u.s. official telling fox news the iranian proxy drone was able to slip past the u.s. air defenses because it was mistaken for an american drone scheduled to return to the base at the same time. that strike killed three soldiers and wounded dozens more. john: axios reporting the president is discussing a significant military response, and some republicans demand biden hit back harder and more directly by striking targets inside iran. sandra: nikki