welcome to all of you in the united states and canada. no one is above the law. the u.s. department of justice releases a scathing report on the police response to the school shooting of uvalde texas and the peregrine lunar lander fails to reach the moon. why the developers decided it was best to send the spacecraft crashing back to earth. live from atlanta, this is cnn news room. just four days to go until new hampshire's presidential primary. the second nominating contest of the 2024 race for the white house. candidates and their teams are working to convince any undecided voters. nikki haley made her case to new hampshire voters at a cnn

town hall thursday night. >> now that they have started causing trouble, you know, what we are seeing biden do is now, it's like uh-oh, we are going to put the terrorist designation back on them. and now, even if you put the sanctions back on iran, it will take a while to do that. and so, our goal should always be how do you prevent war? that's the number one thing. how do you prevent war? and the best way to prevent war is to deter it in the first place. >> haley was asked about donald trump's defense argument that being president gives him total immunity from prosecution. here is her response. >> obviously, if the president is doing something and it is related to whether it is terrorist threats or something

like that and people die, that's one thing. but do you get just total freedom to do whatever you want? no. that is never the way it was intended to be. there need to be accountability. no one is above the law. >> we caught up with new hampshire voters to find out how they feel headed into tuesday's primary. >> ly do everything in my power to make sure trump does not become our next president. >> reporter: nancy has not wanted to vote for donald trump, but after listening to nikki haley, she knows who she wants to vote for. >> have you voted in the past for republicans and democrats? >> yes. i voted for both. >> so good to see you. >> reporter: to keep the republican race alive, haley is trying to stitch together a coalition of independents and moderates in new hampshire. a state trump lost in the 2016

and 2020 general elections. danielle brown has voted for candidates of both parties. she plans to vote for haley to send a message to republicans. >> they don't have to be fearful and jump on the trump bandwagon. he's a bully and some people feel they have to go with him. >> reporter: trump is trying to keep republicans in line hoping to blunt haley's rise. >> nikki haley in particular. is counting on the democrats. >> reporter: false. democrats are not allowed to vote in the republican primary. 330,000 voters are undeclared and make up 40% of the electorate. more than registered republicans or democrats. what trump may not know is that

thatrice is exhausted by trump. and excited about haley's potential to rebuild the republican party. >> i don't worry about the court cases but it is the baggage and honestly, sometimes what comes out of his mouth. >> reporter: melinda is a lifelong republican. she saw haley first a year ago and has supported her ever since. >> i am very glad to have someone to choose from. >> other than donald trump. >> yes. he was a good president for the time, but this is not the time. we need unification. >> reporter: haley is targeting undeclared voters from the suburbs to the seacoast. >> i was going to vote for her to try to knock out trump. i don't know if that's a good strategy or not. but i do like her. >> reporter: mary and colleen don't always agree on politics but they found common ground in haley. >> isn't that what democracy

is? >> reporter: she says trump's criticism against haley could backfire in new hampshire which she believes may be one of the last places to slow his rush to the nomination. >> i don't think she is trying to infiltrate. of course she is trying to get votes but that's what she is supposed to be doing. and, we have a ton of independents in this state. >> reporter: and for the next four days before the new hampshire primary on tuesday, haley is aggressively targeting those undeclared voters as well as some republicans eager to turn a page from donald trump. this could determine not only the fate of haley's candidacy, but how long the primary goes on. cnn, manchester, new hampshire. and, we have a profession forof government at the university of essex joining us now from england. thanks so much for being here with us. i want to go back to nikki haley's town hall.

broadly. what stood out to you? >> well again, she emphasized that the u.s. is not a racist country. i think that is to placate the maga movement. she did admit that growing up as a daughter of indian immigrants she has experienced racism. but i think she was trying to cater to trump's base by saying these types of things and saying she could possibly pardon trump. if that was necessary. and then she also explained why he is attacking her at the moment. because he is insecurement she tried to highlight her strengths that she would be stronger on foreign policy. comparing herself to joe biden. ultimately, she always does fine in these situations. in either the debate or the town halls we have seen thus far. and she is more truthful than trump. but sometimes, inaccurate. and she is trying to make the case that she will attract a

wider range of moderate and democratic voters which trump was trying to say this is a weakness and she says this is actually a strength and this is how you win. so, she had a good performance and she needed to have a good performance going into the primary on tuesday. >> you talked about this. talking race. her response to what some have characterized as racist dog whistles from donald trump. him promoting a post saying she wasn't eligible to be president because her parents weren't u.s. citizens which isn't true. and calling her nikk i nimrod haley. >> she is afraid to go after him as most of the candidate ins the republican primary have been. she is worried if she does so, she is not going to win and it's a shame because it would be an opportunity to really call out all of trump's racist

comments. particularly against her personally. but she banking everything in new hampshire because she absolutely has to win. if she wasn't win in new hampshire she will not have much of a chance. there has never been a republican candidate who lost iowa and new hampshire and went onto win the nomination. and everything is really going for her here. she has a state with a lot of libertarian and independents and independents can vote in the primary. there's a lot of well educated and affluent voters in new hampshire. and that tends to be or has been her base. it is not a particularly religious state and she doesn't do well with evangelical voters. she got the support of governor chris sununu and she has aggressive ground game. going to over 50 events. putting in over 26 million in advertising. and i know she said well i just want to do well. i want to do better than i did in iowa but her campaign really is dead if she doesn't win

here. >> it begs the question. she mentioned president biden about 20 times. trump about a dozen. you know, we have been asking in the wake of iowa whether haley would have to sharpen her attacks on trump. given that there is so much on the line for her here. did you hear anything different? >> she has criticized him a little more recently than in the past. she has been incredibly careful to not criticize him. and highlight the fact he had always lauded her and talked about her strengths when she was in his administration. but she will have to go after him a little more. there is some appetite for that. the issue is, as she moves out of new hampshire, she is going to south carolina where she should win. she is from south carolina and

he has a 30-point lead there. some of the states that will follow with the primaries have a very strong evangelical base. trump has support of 70% of evangelical voters. and she is lacking favorability among republicans. according to this same poll, she has a 49% favorability rating compared to trump's at 72%. this is polling all republicans. that is a real problem for her. so i can see her doing better in the general election when she has more moderate and democrat voters supporting her but i think the big problem is in this primary, she is only going to see states with the more extreme voters going out to vote and they are more likely to vote for donald trump. >> very interesting dynamics there in new hampshire. thanks so much for speaking with us. >> thanks for having me. donald trump is urging the

u.s. supreme court to reverse a ruling from colorado supreme court which removed him from the state's ballot. his legal team filed a brief on thursday sending out their arguments on why the state court's decision is wrong. cnn's paula reid has details from washington. >> reporter: the trump legal team expanding its arguments about why trump cannot be removed from the ballot under section 3 of the 14th amendment of the constitution. the so-called insurrectionist ban. at a high level, the team is arguing that this would disenfranchise voters, particularly unleashing chaos if other states and state officials followed this pattern. now, i will note that chaos and bedlam are words that trump has used in the past that have in part incited violence. the trump legal team's constitutional arguments are extensive. they argue that this particular section of the constitution does not apply to presidents because it does not specifically say that it

applies to presidents and the presidents are not officers of the united states. they also insist trump did not engage in an insurrection. that is interesting because it is highly unlikely the high court will want to take up that question of what trump did and around january 6th was an insurrection. instead, it is expected they are going to focus on constitutional interpretation providing accumulator to the statesment they also insist that trump legal team that this section requires congress to enforce it. not state officials. they also say that it only prevents you from holding office, not running for awes. at this point, it is unclear how is supreme court will approach this case. they have not laid out a set of questions they intend to answer, but it is expected that this will probably be a narrow ruling that the chief justice will try to build consensus. especially as the high court is

under scrutiny for proit willization. ahead, a new round of attacks on houthis targets. the latest and the militant's response. plus the israeli prime minister's talks about the futurere of a papalestinian n s and d is at oddsds w with washi thatat's coming g up. stayay with us. .

the u.s. has struck houthis targets in yemen in hopes of stopping their attacks on vessels in the red sea and the gulf of aiden. forces destroyed two houthi anti-ship missiles. the ongoing strikes are quote taking away capability from the iran backed militants. a houthis spokesperson says the group will not stop going after vessels they believe are linked to israel. the u.s. president admitted thursday that the houthis remain undeterred. here he is. >> are the air strikes in yemen working? >> well, when you say working are they stopping the houthis? no. are they going to continue? yes.

>> gaza has been under a near total communications blackout more than a week as israel presses ahead with the military offensive there. most phone and data connections are done. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has pushed back on calls of an independent palestinian state once the war with hamas is over. during a news conference thursday, he argued palestinian sovereignty would pose a serious risk to israel's security. >> any agreement with or without agreement, the state of israel must control security between the jordan river to the sea. and the clashes of the sovereignty idea telling our american friends i stopped at a reality which would have hurt the security of israel. the prime minister of israel should have the ability to say no, even to our greatest friends, when he has to. >> but the u.s. state department is arguing the exact opposite saying a palestinian

state is a must for israel's long term security. listen to this. >> there is no way to solve their long term challenges. to provide lasting security. and no way to solve the short term challenges of rebuilding gaza and providing security for gaza without the establishment of a palestinian state. >> scott mcclain joins us live from istanbul. though netanyahu's comments are consistent with what he said before, they are causing quite a stir given the context and the timing here. >> reporter: yeah, and we just heard from the palestinian authority yesterday saying that essentially, it will not be peace in the region without a palestinian state. and the pa is also blaming the americaning for the deteriorating security situation saying it is their quote blind support for israeli occupation that has led us to

this place. netanyahu's position is directly at odds with the american position. as you know. president biden, the american officials, they are increasingly frustrated that israel is very happy to take america's support but less willing to take its advice. netanyahu is under his own unique set of pressures. and some of them stem from the fact his governing coalition is made up with far right hard liners. many of whom never wanted or supported a two-state solution in the first place. one former israeli diplomat to the united states said that look, netanyahu's comments are catering to domestic audience. to his core supporters at home. obviously, president biden has some options as to how he could respond. he could call netanyahu out. put conditions on american aid to israel. but so far, seeps like american officials are more content just to brush this off. and to say that look, netanyahu has made these comments in the past and walked them back to a

more neutral position later on. we heard from the chair of the u.s. senate committee. with the secretary of state antony blinken. and he said look, he is well aware. he does not deny that there are serious challenges when it comes to the prime minister's position on this. but he thinks when the war is over, that there will be more of a clear path to get some kind of peace. and ken, netanyahu was responding to a question about nbc news report tag israel had rejected a saudi deal that would have normalized relations in exchange for a path to the palestinian state. and yesterday, the saudi ambassador to the united states spoke with my colleague becky

anderson and said this about achieving peace in the region. >> peace means we have as i said the kingdom's policy. is a finite irrevocable path that is today for the palestinian people. that is how we get security. we carry peace. we carry prosperity. we carry safety and we deliver it through the palestinian state hood. >> a very different message coming from netanyahu yesterday. he said he will not stop until there is complete victory in gaza including israeli control over gaza and over what goes in and what comes out. >> all right, thanks so much, scott, appreciate it. officials say there are six israeli americans still believed to be hostages of hamas. the family members of those hostages met with several of president biden's top advisers. the white house on thursday. it has been more than 100 days

since their loved ones were taken captive. and their families worry grows by the day. >> reporter: for more than 100 days they faced the crushing anxiety of not knowing their loved one's fate at the hands of hamas. now the families of american hostages held in gaza have come to washington to press for answers meeting with president biden's national security adviser jake sullivan at the white house. >> we are painfully aware that every hour that passes, all the hostages are in increasing danger. >> reporter: we asked jonathan and gillian, the parents of 35- year-old american hostage sugi dekel hen, a father of three including a five week daughter he has never seen, if they heard about his condition. the last thing they heard six weeks ago that he was alive. >> that was six weeks ago, and in the hell hole of the hamas

tunnels, with the neglect, the lack of nutrition, medicine, air. it is impossible to know what their condition is. and of course, an ongoing war above their heads. >> reporter: more than 100 hostages were released during a seven-day truce between israel and hamas late last year. now the white house is saying there is no new progress to announce. only that there are serious discussions ongoing about trying to get the six americans released. one positive sign, this week, a deal between hamas and israel to deliver medication for hostages in gaza. in return for humanitarian aid to also be supplied to palestinian civilians in gaza. but for family members, that is painfully little progress. >> it is clear we are failing. the hostages are running out of time. >> reporter: one hostage still believed held in captivity is a toddler, kafir bibas who turned one year old. his family had a bittersweet gathering. >> he is going to start

walking, crawling,. >> reporter: it is not clear if he is still alive. the israeli military said in november it was assessing a claim made without evidence by hamas' military wing that the child was killed in an israeli air strike. as protests continue in israel, demanding israel secured their release. analyst peter says right now, negotiations for hostages would be at an especially hard stage. >> hamas understands that the hostages they have continued to hold, quote unquote, higher value than perhaps the previous set of hostages. in particular, military age males. in particular, i think, actually unfortunately, american citizens. they will drive a hard bargain for. >> reporter: following the hostage releases, the latest information from the israeli prime minister's office is that it believers 1132 hostages remain in gaza. of those, it says, 105 are alive and 27 are dead.

bryan todd, cnn, washington. after the break, the latest on the new report on the uvalde school shooting and the law enforcement response and the outpouring concern over the princess of wales' health. we'll have the latest just ahead. stay with us.

welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, around the world. this is cnn news report. a scathing new report from the justice department calls law enforcement's response to the 2022 school massacre in uvalde, texas a failure. we have more from cnn's crime

and justice correspondent. >> reporter: the justice department releasing a damning new report on the police response in uvalde. >> the police response and the hours and days after was a failure that should not have happened. >> i hope that the failures end today. and the local officials. do what wasn't done that day. do right by the victims and survivors of robb elementary. >> reporter: bursts of gunfire. >> the victims trapped this in classroom 111 and 112 were waiting to be rescued at 1:44 a.m. approximately ten minutes after officers first arrived. 11:44 a.m. when the suspect fired another shot. >> reporter: reports a teacher

was shot. >> they were still waiting at 11:56 a.m. when an officer on the scene told law enforcement leaders that his wife, a teacher, was inside room 111 and 112. and had been shot. >> reporter: a desperate 911 call from a trapped student. >> the student was in a roomful of victims. that student stayed on the phone with 911 for 16 minutes. >> reporter: police waited 77 minutes to stop the gunman. >> 49 minutes after officers arrived on the scene. and they were still waiting for a another 27 minutes after that. until finally, officers entered the classroom and killed the subject. >> reporter: during those 77 minutes, 19 children and two teachers were killed. the long awaited 575 page report is the fullest

accounting of what happened. highlighting the serious failures in the law enforcement response. >> these families didn't need 400 or 500 page government report to learn that law enforcement failed them in an historic way. >> reporter: while quick to arrive to the scene, the report found law enforcement stopped outside the classroom where the gunman was on a killing spree inside. >> the report concludes that had law enforcement agencies follow generally accepted practices in an active shooter situation, and gone right after the shooter to stop him, lives would have been saved and people would have survived. >> reporter: countless other issues identified in the report after the gunman was killed from the emergency medical response to how bereaved parents were told their children were dead. >> some families were told that their family members had survived. when they had not.

>> reporter: many family members of the victims and survivors thankful for the federal report detailing what went wrong that horrific day. but they are still frustrated by the lack of accountability. >> we are grateful that we got what we have right now. because it is probably the most updated information that any of us have gotten. >> what does she need to prosecute or to remove these people from their positions of power when they can't do their jobs? >> reporter: the federal assessment does not make any recommendations for punitive steps for law enforcement but in an exclusive interview with cnn, the attorney general merrick garland says the report provides a basis for accountability. >> the community now has the kind of report necessary to ensure accountability occurs. >> reporter: the uvalde district attorney says she is continuing to investigate but families want charges brought

against the officers. >> reporter: the governor of texas greg abbott released a statement thanks the department of justice for their report. he has already taken some recommendations and put them in place. and he says the most important thing he has done is try to keep schools safe. other officials like department of public safety. they thanked the department of justice for their report. and they say also that they have already implemented some of the recommendations. cnn, uvalde. a string of winter storms left a deadly trail across the u.s. at least 55 people have been killed in ten states. oregon has been one of the hardest hit states. back to back ice storms knocked down trees and power lines and now, a third storm is impacting the area. right now, more than 100 million people, nearly 30% of the u.s. population, are under a winter weather alert. freezing rain, snow, and ice have made travel very

treacherous in parts of arkansas and mississippi. have a look here, this is what happened when a town's water tower overflowed. parts of western new york state are measuring the snow in feet. and in new york city, the national weather service has issued a winter weather advisory from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. today. lawmakers in washington have avoided a partial government shutdown by passing a short term funding extension. the u.s. and senate overwhelmingly approved the stopgap measure. the stopgap bill is now headed to president biden's desk for his signature. in britain, queen camila says king charles is fine as he awaits treatment for an enlarged prostate and there is concern after the princess of

wales recovers from abdominal surgery. >> reporter: loved and admired, a royal health scare has caught the nation by surprise. when wednesday, kensington palace said katherine, the princess of wales needed medical treatment. she has never had any known health problems as a royal apart from morning sickness. now she is forced to stay out of the public eye up to three months while doctors give her the all clear. last seen overchristmas with her family, the princess of wales lives an active lifestyle. having a regular royal schedule of engagements. some 120 last year. and being a hands on mom looking after her three children. she still finds time to enjoy the outdoors and keeping up her favorite hobbies like skiing and working out all to keep the

princess fit and healthy. her relatable to the public has made her a role model among adoring fans who might try to catch a glimpse of her at wimbledon where she is regularly seen every summer watching the games. a patron of the pen is c club, her interest in the sport extends beyond the annual championships. known to enjoy cooking for the prince of wales and her children, katherine has been spotted stocking up at a british supermarket. showing that she doesn't like to rely on staff for shopping and trying to maintain a normal lifestyle. but now all the appearances slow down as katherine recovers and with prince william juggling child care at home, the couple have canceled all travel plans for the foreseeable future. with king charles and two other senior royals taking a backseat, heads turn to queen camila and members of the royal family to step up. to reassure britains that all

is fine and it is business as usual. max foster, cnn, london. after a failed attempt at a moon landing, the u.s. lunar lander burns up as it returns to earth. find out what's next in the u.s. mission to reach the moon. that's coming up. stay with us.

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the peregrine lunar lander has likely burned up in the south pacific ocean after failing to make it to the moon. it launched just over a week ago from cape canaveral florida. then it developed a fuel leak. the first u.s. spacecraft to attempt a lunar landing in decades. the last images captured by peregrine show a stunning view of earth with a sliver of

sunlight around it. many countries have attempted to land on the moon with mixed success as you can see there. joining us now is shawn cleaver. a european service module for air bus defense and space. and her company helped to design the legs for the lander. thanks so much for joining us. so it never got to use the legs in the end. take us through what we know about what went wrong. >> yeah, thanks ken. it was a bit of a disappoint disappointment. we will fly again on the next astro bottics mission coming later this year with the same landing system. it is still not 100% clear what went wrong. the engineers seem to think it was a valve that leaked. and caused an overpressurization of the tanks

which ultimately led to the mission having to be changed in some way. let's say. they weren't able to land on the moon. but a number of their scientific instruments on board were able to collect data. so it was a small success from the mission. >> never theless, it would have been the first american mission in some 50 years so land on the moon. a huge disappointment for younger generations who have never seen an american moon landing of any kind in their lifetimes. >> yeah. absolutely. but, don't forget there is so much going on in world of lunar exploration at the moment. this year alone, there's a number of these smaller private missions going to the moon. under the umbrella of the artemis program. then we will see the crewed mission to the moon. we will see astronauts walking on the moon again. so things are getting really exciting. we are just at the beginning of

something. >> you mentioned private. this would have been the first ever private company to reach the moon. so far, all of these successful efforts have been understood taken by nations so what does this mean? >> i think it is still promising. the last time we went to the moon, it was very much as you say nations on their own. but we recognize going to the moon, lunar exploration, going to space in general is huge. and takes more than institution to do that. we need to collaborate between industry. private and public industries to make this possible. so, yes. this mission didn't quite go to plan. but there are many more coming. the field is growing and we will see more and more in the coming years and i do think it is an exciting time. there's a lot to come. >> we have seen what a few months ago, we saw the indian

lunar lander. a spacecraft from russia. and we put on a list of the unsuccessful missions. does all of that raise the questions the u.s. aims to put actual humans back on the moon this decade? >> we know space exploration is difficult. it is a really challenging environment. if you talk about going to the moon, especially landing on the moon, the man's gravity is about a sixth of what we have on earth. it's a harsh environment. it is difficult to land. it is a little bit different to mars where we can use parachutes to slow our spacecraft down. we have to rely on engines landing on the moon so it is difficult. not easy. and i think the statistics are just over 50% of the missions have gone to the moon are

successful. crewed missions to the moon. we are talking about an uncrewed mission. a spacecraft that went to the moon with sire tick instruments on board. yes, you have redundancy in your systems. we have really, really stringent requirements. and that is why these things take so long. safety is our number one priority. >> finally, going back to the peregrine mission. the hours into it right away, that they had a problem yet they were still able to sort of you know, help to. they kind of jerry rigged some solutions. do you think that experience will have taught us anything? that we learn something from the ability to read and react to adapt in realtime like that? >> oh absolutely. it is a real testament to the ingenuity of the engineers and

the scientists involved in that mission. they managed to redirect it to earth and safely dispose of it in the u.s. atmosphere. that is impressive. like in of these missions there will be an extensive review phase tries to work out what went wrong. this is standard practices. during and after every single mission. no doubt, they will be a number of changes made to the next lunar lander. there will be significant changes there to make sure this problem never happens again. >> we will be looking forward to that. appreciate your time shawn cleaver in germany. thank you so much for speaking with us. >> thank you. and japan could be hours away from making its mark on the moon. japan's smart lander for investigating moon or slim spacecraft is expected to touch down just over six hours from

now. the mission is to help scientists undercover the originsover the moon. if successful it will mark the first time japan put a robotic explorer on the surface making it the third country in the 21st century to do this. and king of f the roads, we'll l have thahat storory afa break. stay with h us.

what was once a staple is sure to be a treasure of the past. the jeep knees have navigated the street since the 1940s . now the government wants to park them for good. why some filipinos are upset. >> reporter: jeep knees. an unofficial national symbol of the philippines known for their loud honking and designs. the vehicles are a staple of the country's transport system, converted from u.s. jeeps from world war ii. many having made these their livelihood. roughly 40% of commuters using

them to get around. almost 80 years after the birth of this iconic ornament of filipino life, the government plans to phase out the vehicles which it says are worn out and highly pollute. >> if it is phased out, many will starve if the program pushes through january 31st. that is why we fighting. we are hoping our government listens to us. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters and a convoy of over 150 jeep knees drove through, protesting the phase out plans. the phase out has continually been put on hold since its original launch in 2017 due to protests and the covid-19 pandemic. now drivers must join cooperatives that will have two to three years to replace the fleet with the more modern

version. a pricey reality that though the government plans to subsidize, many drivers say will drive them deep into debt. >> replacing my jeep with a modernized one is very expensive. i would be in huge debt. i already have any own jeepney that is almost paid off. i almost paid off my debt and now i would be in a huge debt debt. >> reporter: drivers used to working as long as they like would have to work on a fixed schedule. some will need to meet contribution requirements of more than ten times what they make now and older workers fear because of their age, they will be forced out of the driver's seat. >> honestly, i sometimes cannot sleep because i keep thinking about the nearing deadline. it is only a few days from now. i would always think about it at home. i would cry sometimes. i would hideed in my room so my children wouldn't see me crying. because i know they would cry too if they saw me tearing up.

>> reporter: filipino jeepney drivers had until the end of 2023 to join a cooperative and more than three quarters have. those that missed the deadline can continue operating until the end of january, and then, it is cooperate or pump the brakes. all right, before we go, let's consider to be one of the finallest private collections of memorabilia of winston churchill is up for sale. a book shop is showcasing the collection and features a painting commissioned by clementine, the late british prime minister's wife during world war ii. a desk from his home. and 25 rare books he inscribed. the item will be on display until january 28th and proceeds will go to the community based

organization east side house. all right. cnn news room continues in london right after this break.

♪ hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world, i'm bianca nobilo live from london. mocks foster