what donald trump rather see the border crisis fixed or campaign on it? take a guess. the lead starts now bipartisan senate border deal at risk of death with donald trump urging senate republicans to kill it so he can use the board as central campaign issue against joe biden . all the latest from capitol hill coming up to cnn on the ground in the streets of ecuador where gang violence plagues the country. this month gunman took over a tv station, see what our crew captured as police try to crackdown damaging auto leak, what israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said on a hot mic that could ruin negotiations to free hostages held by hamas. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper you we begin with the 2024 lead, the immigration deal reported on the show for months which republicans insist on being part of a package to aid in ukraine in israel that whole deal might go up in smoke why? partly because senator mitch mcconnell, one of the powerful replicants other than form
appreciate your company. coming up on i do cnn newsroom, close put no white smoke. that s how one republican describes negotiations on the u.s. debt ceiling. ukraine assessing the damage after one of russia s deadliest attacks in recent days targets a hospital. people flocking to a u.s. monastery where a nun s body appears to show no signs of decay nearly four years after she died . a flurry of activity on capitol hill as the white house and republicans race to finalize a deal to raise the u.s. borrowing limit, called the debt ceiling, and avert financial catastrophe. a person familiar with the negotiations tells cnn they re hoping to announce an agreement perhaps as soon as saturday. jeremy diamond is at the white house with more on where things stand. reporter: as the white house and republican lawmakers continue negotiating on friday over a potential deal to raise the debt ceiling and cap spending, president biden on friday sounding downright optimistic about th
go go go go. just horrifying. terrifying. right. that was the intense scene in times square. i m don lemon. you can see poppy is here, kaitlan is off, lucky kaitlan, she s on assignment. good to see you. did you have a good new year s? i wore my sparkles for you. you were so good and sparkly in new orleans with your three children. it was great to be with family. you know that s everything over the holidays. we have to talk about what s happened over the new years. there was a new year s eve attack on police at times square just hours before midnight. who investigators have in custody. plus a one in a century floor fight looms as kevin mccarthy s speaker bid faces its final hurdle but will the concessions be enough to win over the never kevin crew. and the ph.d. student in criminal justice accused of killing four idaho students could be headed back to idaho soon. we have to start with this. new details coming in on the new year s eve machete attack in times
matt evans from cnn affiliate knbc with more on what some are calling a miracle. reporter: the usual peaceful sounds at the benedictines of mary queen of apostles monastery have been replaced by the sounds of hundreds of people coming to view the body of its founder. i ve never heard of that in my life. reporter: these little brothers hitchhiked here from kansas city. when you re religious brothers you involve obedience so we re sent. and we can be sent in one of different places. reporter: others came from north dakota. powerful experience. very powerful. reporter: and nebraska. it s one of the most rare events in the whole united states. reporter: as word has spread about what many consider a miracle. sister wilhelmina lancaster died in 2019. her sisters buried her on the grounds here but exhumed her body to place it in a final resting place inside the chapel. they expected to find bones but instead found her body remarkably preserved. an incorrupt person is a sig
much about the case. reporter: your client is highly educated, very intelligent, he has to appreciate the seriousness of what is happening right now. absolutely. he is very intelligent. in my hour conversation with him, that comes off. i can tell that. and he understands where we are right now. reporter: and we have received a statement from the family that says they appreciate also the seriousness of this, they are cooperating with law enforcement, and they are very sad for the families involved and they respect and ask for their privacy. poppy? thank you very much for that reporting. new this morning, actor jeremy renner is hospitalized in critical but stable condition after a snowplow accident near reno, nevada, that s what a spokesperson told our affiliate knbc. he was air lift today a local hospital, they say he was the only one involved in this