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and a very warm welcome to our viewers. i'm paula newton. two days until the new hampshire primary and the republican candidates are making their pitches as we near the finish line. fears that the israel hamas war could spread in the region. iran now saying it will punish israel for a missile strike in syria. and an alarming rise of hate crime in canada. muslims and jews fear they could be targets because of their religion. thanks for joining us, we do begin here in the united states as the presidential race

becomes increasingly bitter. with just two days to go before the new hampshire republican primary. now former president donald trump remains the front runner overall. but his lead in the state has shrunk. according to a poll, former south carolina governor nikki haley has surged in recent months and cut trump's lead to single digits. both ramped up attacks against each other as they made their final push to the votes. haley questioned trump's mental fitness after he appeared to confuse her with former u.s. house speaker and democrat nancy pelosi. listen. >> by the way, you know, nikki haley, nikki haley, nikki haley, you know, do you know they destroyed all of the information, all of the evidence, everything? nikki haley is in charge of security. we offered her 10,000 people. soldiers. national guard. whatever they want. they turned it down.

>> and he is going on and on mentioning me multiple times as to why i didn't take security during the capitol riots. why i didn't handle january 6th better? we can't have someone else we question whether they are mentally fit to do this. >> our reporters are on the campaign trail. we go first now to kylie atwood who is following nikki haley's campaign. >> reporter: well nikki haley is barn storming the state of new hampshire days ahead of the primary tuesday with her campaign focused on having a strong showing here in new hampshire. she is hitting former president trump in a more distinct way. questioning his mental fitness after he had a gaffe at a campaign rally where he confused her and nancy pelosi and also going after him for the ads that he has put on the

tvs here in new hampshire saying they are full of lies trying to correct the record when it come to what her positions are on gas tax and social security. former president trump is campaigning with tim scott, senator of south carolina. the governor of south carolina also this weekend. and of course, that isn't a great thing for nikki haley. she is from south carolina. her campaign for their part says that they are not focused on racking up endorsements that they claim don't matter. they are focused on a strong showing in new hampshire. they are not defining exactly what that means. they are also focused on beginning to compete in south carolina. investing $4 million in a media ad buy in south carolina starting next week. kylie atwood, cnn, new hampshire. just three days ago until the new hampshire primary. donald trump is escalating his attacks on his rival nikki haley. part of that strategy is by using leaders from south

carolina and trying to paint her as not being very well liked by people in her own backyard. on saturday, trump called up a series of south carolina lawmakers to the stage including south carolina governor henry mcmaster. a fierce trump ally who endorsed him back in 2022. and of course, that comes after friday night where donald trump also picked up a massive endorsement from tim scott. i'm told from my conversations with trump's campaign, they have really been courting his endorsement ever since he dropped out of the presidential race. last year. but they had accelerated that time line because they wanted it to come before new hampshire. they are worried about nikki haley's rise in the polls. you are seeing the campaign and donald trump himself trying to implement every tactic he can. another thing is donald trump

also defended his cognitive abilities while on stage. that comes after a gaffe where he seem today confuse nikki haley with nancy pelosi when talking about security with the capitol. nikki haley was not in office then. and had nothing to do with security at the capitol. during that time. but donald trump continuously brought up her name on friday. and that drew a response from nikki haley. she said that perhaps it shows trump is not mentally fit for office. take a listen to how trump responded. >> if i'm sarcastic, i'll say a lot of times, and president obama is doing a lousy job meaning that obama is running the show. they'll say, donald trump doesn't know who our president is. no, no. a few months ago, i took a cognitive test my doctor gave me. i said give me a cognitive test

and i aced it. i'll let you know when i go bad. >> i can tell you this is an argument that actually bothers donald trump personally. we know donald trump often likes to use these attacks on joe biden. and doesn't really like the fire being trained on himself. and i think that is why you saw him try to bring this up tonight. and address it head on. meantime, confusion surrounded florida governor ron desantis' campaign. he abruptly canceled two sunday tv appearances citing scheduling issues. the governor spent the day campaigning hundreds of miles away in south carolina whose primaries more than a month away now. his campaign later announced he will be back in new hampshire campaigning. on sunday. linda fowler is a professor of government at dartmouth college and joins me now from hanover, new hampshire. good for you to be with us as we try to parse what voters might be thinking in new

hampshire. how has this race been different than years past if it is different? just to remind our viewers, trump won in 2016. and that really boosted his campaign at the time. >> well that's true. and in the past, new hampshire had a reputation for picking winners. usually, people drop out after they have done badly in new hampshire. this year, we went from quite a crowded field to basically two candidates left. nikki haley and donald trump. it is also the case that trump remained sort of outside the regular campaign. he didn't do any of the debates that the republicans this year. the other thing that is interesting are is that trump came to new hampshire. he didn't do that in 2016 except for some sort of airport visits. being hangars where his fancy

plane pulled in and there would be rallies. and he didn't need to come here in 2020. but he started coming a few times this summer. and he has been here in the winter cold several times. and that feels different as well. it seems as if his campaign has two things in mind. first of all, let's put this away early. so he can get to positioning himself. and i can only think part of his visits this weekend, reflect the fact that he is feeling a little bit vulnerable to nikki haley. >> and let's talk about that vulnerability a little bit. nikki haley seems to finally found her stride. in terms of taking trump on. we heard trump a little earlier confusing her with nancy pelosi. and then we heard haley, the response, a very pointed response. how much could this move public

opinion? and i know that you scrutinize the polls. and you have seen over the years that in new hampshire, people don't make up their minds until the last minute. >> that's correct. i worry about the polls. all the polls i have read are using likely voters. it doesn't look as if they have done the kind of screening when i was polling in new hampshire. it is not just that people are likely to vote. you asked him about the last time they voted. and whether they are still registered to vote. a lot of people move around. >> so i think what you are telling us is we could still be in for surprises in new hampshire. >> i think it is possible. do i think it is probable? i have seen too many new hampshire primaries to want to

answer that question. >> a wise choice. before we let you go, can you help us game out some scenarios here? the party seemed to be going back and forth. the campaigns. so trump says if he wins, that's it. he has momentum. he will close it out in new hampshire. do you think nikki haley has to win new hampshire? >> yes. i do. and then she has a month to go into a south carolina and try to pull something out there. and of course, trump was tormenting her today or yesterday with announcement that senator tim scott has endorsed trump rather than haley. and, i think what is hard to see with this race right now is the consequences of the endorsement from the governor. >> governor sununu. >> and more importantly, the

endorsement from americans for prosperity which is a very wealthy superpac made up of conservative and libertarian billionaires. who don't like trump. and they announced in november that they would be backing haley. and what we don't know is whether the extensive door knocking they use as part of their campaigning, whether that will make a difference in new hampshire and they can move that operation to south carolina. >> it could make all the difference. when you talk about a ground game there. linda fowler for us, thank you so much adds we continue to await that new hampshire vote and then the results. really appreciate it. >> referee: was my pleasure. bye now. okay, be sure to tune in to cnn on tuesday for the new hampshire primary election. coverage begins right here on cnn at 1:00 p.m. eastern. 6:00 p.m. in london. and to the middle east now

as the u.n. secretary general says opposition to a two-state solution is quote unacceptable. antonio gutierrez tweeted saturday that the right of the palestinian people to build their own state must be recognized by all. commentscome after the israeli prime minister again poured cold water on any notion of a palestinian state. he posted this on social media saturday. i will not compromise on full israeli security control over all of the territory west of jordan. and this is contrary to a palestinian state. now, cnn reported earlier this week, u.s. president joe biden came away from a phone call with the israeli leaders saying quote there are a number of types of two state solutions possible. now, there are fears meantime that the israel hamas war could be spilling over to the rest of the region. iran is vowing to punish israel for this missile strike in

syria that killed five members of the islamic revolutionary guard on a military advisory mission in damascus. israel suspected of being behind the attack but officials are not commenting. in iraq, iranian backed militias have claimed responsibility for an attack on americans. it is not clear how many americans were hurt. u.s. central command says a number of u.s. personnel are now being evaluated for traumatic brain injuries. now, we have full coverage of all the latest developments in london. and paula hancock with us in dubai. good to see you as we continue to follow developments. iran continues to play a pivotal role. what are they saying about that strike in syria? >> well they have said through the presidents at the top,

there will be repercussions. pay back for what happened. and what we are seeing is a continual between the u.s. and israel. and iran backed proxies on the other side. there is much talk about whether or not this represents the fact that the conflict in gaza has spread to the wider middle east. we heard from the pentagon they don't believe this is a representation of the conflict spreading but we are certainly seeing a significant number of attacks on both sides. this one striking at the heart of damascus. this was believed to be instigated by israel which they have not admitted to. they rarely do in these cases. and there were five members as you say of the revolutionary guard who were killed. one of them a particularly high

level target we understand. so what we are hearing from iran's pat is there will be repercussions. >> the continuation of such terrorists and criminal acts show the increasing error of the zionist regime. these crimes will not be left unanswered by the islamic republic of iran. >> shortly after, we did see a ballistic missile attack against a u.s. base in iraq. we have seen more than 140 drone and rocket attacks against the u.s. force ins iraq and syria since october 7 since the war in gaza started. but this was a ballistic missile strike which is more powerful and it appears to be only the second we have seen since october 7. now we heard

from the u.s. side from central command they have issues. they have not given us a number or specified how serious the injuries were. but this was acclaimed by islamic resistance in iraq. an iranian funded proxy. so we really are seeing these attacks increase in the region. >> as you point out, possibly promising more. we go now to elliot joining us from london. we had spoken earlier about the tweets. netanyahu has struck a fairly uncompromising tone. but things have changed a bit with israeli public opinion. the unity displayed in the war seemed after the war seems to be fraying. what more can you tell us? >> in the act of october 7, the

unity government was formed. both of them former chiefs of the general staff. one of the main leaders of the opposition. they put their differences aside to focus on the war effort. so, it is not surprising that there are some differences of opinion within that war cabinet. as far as israeli society goes, poll after poll has shown that if there were elections held tomorrow, prime minister netanyahu and his party would be out. so those are the divisions going on. we heard from the prime minister last week. an uncompromising tone. reiterating his long held stance which is that there can be no two-state solution. in this instance saying this is because israel must retain security control from the river to the sea. that prompted a number of responses. we had the eu's top foreign policy chief saying perhaps a two-state solution might need to be imposed on the parties because they are unable to agree to one by themselves. then weed ha this phone conversation between a private

phone call between president biden. they haven't spoken in weeks and benjamin netanyahu. as part of that conversation, biden saying that netanyahu didn't preclude the possibility of a palestinian state in some shape or form. in response so that the prime minister's office says israel is actually going to have to maintain security control again from the river to the sea. and we had the comments posting on x. saying that the refusal to accept the two state solution for israelis an palestinians and the demand of the right to state hood are unacceptable. and it is worth noting as well, there are divisions in that war cabinet. and we heard from an observer of the war cabinet taking part in all these meetings. he lost his son fighting for the idf in the gaza strip saying not only is defeating

hamas not going to be possible netanyahu says fresh elections need to be called. some of the divisions coming to the surface clearly. >> tank you. still to come for us, ukrainian troops are resorting to soviet era weapons as they await anxiously for western aid. that may never come.

for the first time, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is responding to donald trump's quip on quickly ending the war in ukraine calling the boast very dangerous. in may of last year, trump told cnn he would have the conflict settled in 24 hours, now a concerned zelenskyy is criticizing that remark since trump did not reveal his post war scenario. russian soldiers are finding out that refusing to fight comes at a cost. seven of them have been sentenced to two to three years behind bars for refuseing to take part in russia's war in ukraine in the summer and fall of last year. in one case, the soldier says he did not report to duty

because of bad health. the court notes while none of these seven verdicts are final, only one case is eligible for appeal. now, as u.s. president joe biden's $60 billion aid request for ukraine is bogged down by republicans in congress, troops on the front line have no choice but to ration ammunition that is decades old. >> reporter: the battle is already in full swing when the artillery unit gets their orders. their battle cat followed the commander to the u.s. provided and triple seven gun. and they get to work. >> soldiers have been given a target and working as fast as possible to fire as many rounds

as possible accurately. >> three rounds, that's it. the commander tells me ammo shortages are a real problem here. there is more of a deficit, he said. when we are in zaporizhzhia, we used 50 to 60 shells a day. now it is 20 to 30 maximum. things could get even tougher for the ukrainians soon. we are near the eastern front. the russians recently managed to take marinka after essentially annihilating the entire town with their artillery. moscow's forces face no ammo shortages after getting around 100 mill rounds from north korea the past year. the position is under russian fire. we drive away constantly watching for russian drones and possible artillery impacts. different day, different front

line, similar problems for ukraine's forces. major shortages. we are in the battle zone near avdivka with a special forces unit called omega. it is 22 degrees below freezing. they want to fire artillery rockets at the russians but lacking western arms, they have mounted a soviet era launcher on a u.s. made pickup truck. they set up fast, but then, this. >> so one of the issues they have using this old technology is that sometimes it doesn't work. it is very cold right now. they think something is frozen and it is just not working. >> reporter: all they can do is derig and leave before the russians see them. we want today strike at the enemy's positions but sometimes, it happens. the equipment does not work. he says. technology does not standstill. as we can see, the technologies from the west are given good results. the unit did manage to fire

three rockets after troubleshooting for several hours. delays that can be costly in a war where ukraine is already badly out gunned. cnn in eastern ukraine. there are new worries of violence in the middle east could spread. next, why an attack in damascus is just one of the latest reasons for concern. to duckduckgo on all your devie

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five members of its islamic revolutionary guard on a military advisory mission in damascus. israel isment suspected of being behind that attack. but israeli officials are not commenting. and iraq meantime, iranian backed militias have claimed responsibility for an attack that injured americans on the alasad air base. u.s. president joe biden is pushing for israel to consider and work toward a two-state solution. the israeli prime minister's most recent comments appear to shut that down. we get the details of the latest conversation. >> reporter: ryan east phone conversation was the first time that the two men had spoken in nearly a month. and it did occur against the backdrop of these growing divisions between biden and netanyahu. they had been lingering for some time. but certainly are becoming more pronounced over this issue of what will happen in gaza once the war there ends.

president biden is a staunch supporter of an eventual palestinian state. the two-state solution that has long underpinned american policy in the region. but a day ahead of the phone call, benjamin netanyahu had become increasingly public in his rejection of that. so this phone call was an important moment for the two men to discuss this issue. and we are told by people familiar with the matter that it was a serious conversation. and a detailed conversation. and president biden emerged to say it was still possible for a palestinian state to emerge even with prime minister netanyahu still in office. and he raised the idea of a demilitarized palestinian state. is a state without a military. this is an idea that has been discussed for decades. certainly president biden sounded intrigued by this as a

possibility. so certainly, still optimistic on that front. but then on saturday, we did hear from mime minister netanyahu's office who said that in his conversation with biden, he reiterated his policy that after hamas is destroyed, israel must retain security control over gaza. and they say that is a requirement that contradicts the demand for palestinian sovereignty. so certainly the divides between these two men certainly very apparent and ongoing. i can tell you that president biden and many of his aids inside the white house are growing frustrated that netanyahu appears to be more public in his rejections of american proposals and ideas as he comes under increased political pressure inside israel to secure the release of hostages and to be more clear about the strategy in gaza. so certainly it appears as though this will be an ongoing question between the two men as this conflict proceeds.

cnn, traveling with the president in delaware. >> joining me now is aaron david miller. a former u.s. state department and senior fellow of the carnegie. good to have you on hand. because we definitely need you in moments like this. there is a lot going on that is an understatement. i will get to israel in a moment. but first, let's think about iran here. they have really been flexing. what do you make of iran's actions and what does it tell us about their motivation? what is their end game in this new reality? >> the iranians have two or three strategic goals to push the united states out of the middle east. certainly out of iraq and syria. iraq is critically important for them. second. to oppose where they can anything remotely resembling a u.s. dominated world order. here they align of course with

both china in many respects. and with putin's russia. and, the israeli gaza crisis i think is important, a critical opportunity for them to flex their muscles. show their influence. they are demonstrating in some of the missile launches, a very sophisticated missile technology. the lebanon pro iranian militia. the houthis in the red sea. the iranians frankly in so many respects appear to be the big winners so far in this israeli gaza war. they are prepared to fight the israelis and the americans. not to the last iranian. to the last houthi and lebanese and to the last iraqi and syrian. so far, they have been untouched. >> reporter: and yet we have israel taking back. israel is not taking responsibility for the air

strike in israel. we shouldn't expect it to. these assassinations are not new. but how risky are they in this environment? >> as long as this war goes on, you have a pretext and justification for the iranians to use their proxies. i don't think we are on the cusp of a regional war. i can outline for you what i think it will look like. the middle east has never experienced one. we are not there yet. but again, there is always the possibility of a miscalculation. misdirection. one party including the united states reading the situation uncorrectly. makes a move that begins an escalation ladder. i don't think i have seen so many fires appear to be burning in so many areas of in troubled region. >> it is hard to keep track of in any foreign affairs department at this hour. netanyahu risked alienating

nearly every international ally he has this week with his comments on the palestinian state. hours ago, he doubled down, tweeted i will not compromise on full israeli security control over all of the territory west of jordan. this is contrary to a palestinian state. you know, i do want to mention here that while biden was restrained in his comments, not the eu, right? we want to go to now from the foreign affairs chief from the eu. and he said we believe that a two-state solution must be imposed from the outside to bring peace back. even if israel reaffirms its refusal of the solution and to pro vent it. they have gone so far as to

create hamas itself. you cannot get to more opposite sides. where is this all headed? >> where is it headed? again, you have the centerpiece here, there are two realities. in your opinion one, you have what is now a conflict between israel and hamas that shows no end to abating. the basic goals of each side are irreconcilable. they want to destroy hamas militarily. ha nashua. the israelis are now discovering. interested in surviving. they want ultimately to trade what they have. both dead and alive, for an asymmetrical number of prisoners. right now, i see no way out of it of that particular conflict. as we talked before, iran, i

think, is benefiting from this regional escalation and creating the maximum amount of trouble. at least, it can while avidding a direct confrontation with the united states. i think the balancing mechanism is here is neither iran or the united states, there are some who argue for preemption. i don't think the israelis want a two prong war right now. >> these can go on for years. aaron david miller, thanks so much. appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. up next for us, muslim and jewish communities in canada see a rise in hate since the conflict began. that story and much more straight ahead.

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jewish and muslim communities are expressing concern about a rise in hate in canada since the conflict between israel and hamas started. police are guarding children going into one montreal school after it was targeted twice by gunfire. members of the muslim community say they are also experiencing hate. and some of it worse than they have ever seen. since 9/11. listen. >> reporter: a morning ritual. school drop off. students hustle in and the rabbi is meeting them at the door. it is a typical morning in montreal. right down to the snow covered streets except for this. police watching every move. in november, montreal police say the school was targeted not once, but twice by gunfire. students were not there at the time. there were no injuries.

but also, no arrests so far. for rabbi carmel, and the grandson of holocaust survivors, the fact it could happen here. >> it's scary. scary. made it so shocking to have such an act in such a community. it is almost like we are in a bubble here. as a religious school, that this becomes the go to place to protest. to express your anger. it is so, it misconstrued. it is hurtful. >> reporter: and police across canada say it is far from an isolated incident. last week a jewish owned deli in toronto was the target of an arson attack. no one was injured, no arrests have been made. but toronto police call it a tipping point. >> it is violent. it is targeted. it is organized. >> reporter: canada's prime minister has admitted there is

newfound fear on canadian streets. >> we are seeing right now, a rise in anti-semitism. that is terrifying. >> reporter: canadian authorities say hate inspired incidents have spiked since the hamas attack in israel. punctuated by tense protests across the country. >> before you go to the tipping point, try to bring it back. >> reporter: rabbi saul emanuel voices concerns not just as a parent with children at the target school, but a community leader looking for community and less impunity. >> it has become accepted you can go after any jewish target. >> reporter: that real fear of being targeted simply based on your religion is one shared by many muslims here as well who have also reported an increase in hate inspired incidents. >> it is much worse than the 9/11. >> reporter: samir speaks to us in a montreal mosque.

he says all the recent hate inspired acts have frayed nerves in many communities. >> i don't like to divide our city and our country. we are from that community or this community. when you refuse hate and violence against each and every individual. >> reporter: that cherished canadian hallmark of tolerance has fractured. they pray for peace in israel. astounded by how the far away war is affecting their everyday lives. >> our day schools and synagogues. i was getting calls from my friends in israel saying are you okay? you are calling me from a war zone asking if i'm okay? it doesn't make any sense. but it is the new reality. >> reporter: testing the fabric of canadian communities in

montreal and beyond. and still ahead for us, as the lava cools, the question remains, is it safe to go home? we'll have the latest on volcanicic volatilitity in icel

the arctic last we have been telling you about is expected to last through this weekend. winter weather alerts are in effect from florida to montana. from the pacific northwest to the northeast. as for the snow, high pressure as driven out most of it with the exception of lingering snow along the great lakes. but what is on the ground will stick around. for a bit longer. now, there is word out of iceland right now that the latest volcanic eruption there has ended. but that assessment is doing little to calm the nerves of the people in the land of fire and ice. >> reporter: days after the latest in a series of volcanic eruptions threatened the icelandic fishing town, residents are still being kept away. last weekend's red hot lava flow reached the outskirts of

the 4,000 person town setting three homes ablaze. fortunately, no one was harmed since residents had already evacuated. for the second time since november. it's the fifth eruption on the peninsula since 2021. >> it was devastating. that's the word i can tell you. this is something that we had been expecting. but seeing it so close to the town was just devastating. >> reporter: kristin maria says she was born and raised in grindavik and hopes to give her children the same life. she jug bought a home there. but having been evacuated to reykjavik since november, she wonders if she and her neighbors will go back. magma still flows underground leaving the cracks opening on the surface.

>> there is a huge uncertainty when we will go back. the area is really dangerous at the moment. it is really a high risk danger inside the town. so that is one of the biggest questions we have. when do we go back? will we ever go back? >> reporter: geologists are warning the town's residents there could be more soil cracks on the way. they are putting up barriers to keep the new lava flows from damaging more biden legitimatelyings. iceland's president says it is not clear when residents can return to the town. >> people cannot stay and it remain to be seen when residents can return.

we wait and see. we cannot control the forces of nature but we can control out we act. we did our best to defend the town itself. we built defensive structures. and to protect people's lives. and we will continue to do so. >> reporter: the president says the vital question is whether it is safe to live in grindavik on a daily basis now that it is volcanically active. the future of grindavik and those who call it home remains uncertain. michael holmes, cnn. the baltimore ravens have advanced to the afc championship game. that is following a 34-10 victory over the houston texans. the team is back on the conference title game for the

first time since the 2012 season and will play the winner of the divisional matchup between the kansas city chiefs and the buffalo bills. now, the san francisco 49ers have advanced. they out lasted the green bay packers and came away with a victory, 24-21. i'm told that it was a thrilling game. they will now play the winner of tomorrow's matchup between the buccaneers. they will be serving some food. newly inspired the food is from pop star and newly minted chiefs fan taylor swift. okay. here we go. in a nod to her music, the bills team will offer a triple

decker karma quesadilla. there we go. swift has been showing up regularly to support kansas city. and her presumed beau travis kelce. i think many of us should consult her concert schedule to know when her football schedule is. thanks for your company. ken picks it up from here.