fifa announcing more than 26 matches will be play ed over th weekend. in a bit of a surprise here. the july 19th final will be played at metlife stadium in new jersey. dallas and atlanta will host the semifinals. the u.s. open group play outside of l.a., there will be two matches there. then another in seattle. the tournament opens on june 11th in mexico city. this surprised a lot of people because a lot of people were thinking dallas. but i know metlife has been working >> all right. it's going to be a big test for new jersey. the look on my face is the surprise that clearly others felt when this was announced. thank you very much for that. and thanks to all of you for joining us. i'm kasie hunt, don't go anywhere. "cnn this morning" starts right

now. ♪ good morning, everyone. glad you're with us on this monday. i'm poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. right now on the west coast, southern california is being battered by a very strong and dangerous atmospheric river. some areas could see several months of rain fall over just the next couple of day. our crews are setting up in the area. we'll take you there live. the senate leaders revealed their border bill. so why is the house speaker saying it is, quote, dead on arrival before really reading what's in it? and iran calling america's latest strikes in iraq and syria a, quote, strategic mistake. responding to the u.s. escalation over the weekend. h "cnn this morning" starts right now. ♪ but we begin on the west

coast of the united states this morning where intense record-breaking rain is pummelling southern california. rescues are under way as we speak. more than 11 million people are at high risk of life threatening flooding across the state. take a look at this. this is the scene in the hollywood hills where the national weather service says an extremely dangerous situation is unfolding right now with potential landslides. >> parts of los angeles area could get nearly half of a year's worth of rain just in the next couple days. this is video of a helicopter rescuing people who became stranded on an island the middle of a river in los angeles, county. take a look at this the garden in santa barbara. this is where people normally walk, but it is now a waterfall. >> chad, so glad you're there. can you just talk about the situation where you are and also what's to come. >> it rained all day yesterday. it rained so hard that when i was coming in on the 101 i couldn't see the lines on the road. and my rental car actually had the lane keep assist keeping me

into the lanes where i was supposed to be, at least the car could see the lines. so this was a historic storm here and it isn't over. that line of weather is coming back for later on today. the problem is up in the hills. the water is not here yet really because it rained up on top, up a foot of rain up on top of the mountains. all that water has to rush down. and the officials here are putting out stern warnings. southern california, bracing for what's to be a historic storm. >> let me be clear, this storm is a serious weather event. >> reporter: historic long lasting atmospheric river is moving across southern california, bringing a heavy, sustained rainstorm for the second time in a week. california's governor newsom has declared a state of emergency for several counties that could see heavy rain fall between 4 to 8 inches. some areas in the mountains and the foothills seeing up to 14 inches of rain. this morning, major cities from sacramento to san diego are under flood watches.

compromising roadways with rushing water and downed trees. >> i recognize that fatigue may be settling in. but i can assure you that this decision to issue this warning is not taken lightly. it is becoming clear that these kinds of rain events might become our new normal. >> reporter: residents of some of the affected area are contending with potentially life threatening flooding and mud slides with 3 to 7 inches of rain already falling there. >> it's almost washed the bridge out. >> reporter: many rivers can be seen with high, rushing water, creating concerns for additional flooding in those areas. more than 40 million people across california are under high wind alerts with one reported gust at pablo point clocking in at over 100 miles per hour. many counties are warning residents in low-lying areas to evacuate. in sun valley, california, police are going door to door, warning residents to leave. firefighters in san jose rescued six residents and a dozen dogs from risen flood waters.

this man had to be rescued after getting stuck in the rushing flood waters. >> heavy winds, heavier winds than we've experienced here in a long time with a mix of giant south swell. >> reporter: downed tree in the area broke ten power poles, leaving over 6,500 customers without power. >> i just heard a loud boom. i kind of screamed. and she yelled, mom, the power lines are out. >> reporter: and in santa barbara, heavy rains and downed trees left the roads treacherous. >> only people that know that they really shouldn't be driving out here in the rain like this. and if they do, are walking around b aware of the trees and how they can fall down. >> reporter: you know what's going on right now is that it's dark and people are driving. people are moving around getting places. and they can't see the water that's other the road until you get there. the road to the right of me is closed, completely shut down. you go down here a quarter mile, there's at least three feet of water over the road. the water you see here just

standing water. but we still have that threat this morning of more rain fall and all of that water, that's still in the rivers, well up on top of the mountains, coming down washing away roadways, wark away bridges. it is still very dangerous even where you are if it has stopped raining, it's going to come back. guys? >> chad, thank you very much. we'll check in with you throughout the morning. let's go to allison chinchar at the cnn weather center. chad talking about the acute risk at the moment. those looking forward in the next couple of hours, what's causing all the flooding and rain? what should they expect? >> right, yeah. the reason behind this, the reason why we're getting so much rain and those strong winds is this atmospheric river that's set up. you can see that plume of moisture down there south of hawaii, that's basically creating a fire hose into california. and it has been for the last 48 hours and will continue for at least the next 24 hours. you're still looking at intense amounts of rain and snow. the snow especially across the sierras, the rain along the coastal regions and the mountain. let's look at where that rain is

right now. because we have incredibly heavy rain amounts still coming down across northern california, places like eureka and crescent city and then especially into southern california. that's where some of the biggest flooding is on going at the moment. numerous flash flood warnings and flood warnings in effect for a lot of these areas. some spots getting an inch of rain per hour. again, this is what's leading to those roads being flooded. you're talking landslides, things like that. here you can see that flash flood warning does include los angeles stretching over into malibu. more of those warnings are expected today. same thing with a lot of these flooded roadways. you're going to have people that get stuck in their vehicles. more swift water rescues are expected for today as people get into roadways where they don't quite realize that they're stuck because that water can come up very quickly. look at the amounts of rain that have already fallen. we have picked up over half a foot of rain already. a lot of these places are expected to get an additional 1 to 3 inches on top of what they've already had. that's why you still have a

pretty significant risk of flooding for the rest of the day today. particularly across southern california, including los angeles, long beach and stretching over there's a high risk, the highest risk you can get. they only occur in 4% of days annually but account for over 8 0% of the flood damage. >> allison chinchar, thank you. well, for those who opposed the border agreement, good news for them. the text is out for them to oppose. we'll break down what's in it and what's not, next. why president biden is calling the 2024 race the weirdest campaign he's ever been a part of.

♪ welcome back. it is written, the text is out. the words are on paper of the long-awaited border deal. and foreign aid package that senators have been negotiating for months. the price tag $118 billion. it would severely curb asylum at the u.s./mexico border. a break with decades old protocol and it provides roughly $60 billion in aid for ukraine and more than 14 billion in aid for israel. the deal is also at real risk of failing in a senate vote this week and house speaker mike johnson says it's dead on arrival in the house. lauren fox joins us. what's so interesting about this is the fact that johnson was saying it was dead on arrival

before. but now the text is out. he's saying dead on arrival and republican senator lankford is confused as to why. where are we this morning. >> reporter: yeah. the opposition was really swift when the bill text was released. i want to talk about what's actually inside this package because i think that that is going to be a point of contention over the course of the next several days as republicans in the house and senate really grapple with how to move forward. this bill includes expedited processing of those who are seeking asylum in this country. it raises the threshold of what it means to be able to get asylum in this country. it also creates a new emergency protocol down on the border if crossings reach an average daily threshold of 5,000 crossings a day. obviously that is something that republicans are grappling with what that actually means. you see some conservatives saying that means people could actually be let into the country. that that really sets a minimum

people coming into this country everyday. those who wrote the bill are saying, no, no, no. that just deals with people who are coming across the border, who are apprehended. that does not mean those individuals actually get to stay in the country. so a big point of contentious. this of course also includes emergency funding for israel, for ukraine and then about $20 billion for the u.s. southern border. so, this is a big package. this is not just about the border. but of course, that is going to be one of the key sticking points that really has to do with whether or not this gets over the finish line in the next seven days. >> lauren, you mentioned the swift response of opposition from so many house republicans. i think swift is a critical word there, particularly given how they were operating before the text was actually released. did they actually read it? >> reporter: well, i think that's a question, right, phil, because what you had is you had so many republicans in leadership saying they were boxed out of these negotiations. then you had a very quick reaction saying that they -- this is even worse than what they thought was in it.

you also had steve scalise the majority leader in the house who decides actually what goes to the floor saying this senate bill will not receive a vote in their chamber. that obviously a very critical moment because it starts to beg the question, those senators who are on the fence in the united states senate are the republicans they're going to be willing to vote for a package they know is going nowhere. this is known in washington as really walking the plank, phil. this is something that a lot of republicans are going to be weighing over the course of the next several days. mcconnell, who is the minority leader in the senate, he is telling his members they need to be prepared to act. there's a question, of course, what happens if this can't pass out of the senate. is there a plan b? the house is going to be moving with a stand alone bill to fund support for israel. it's unclear exactly what the plan b will be in the senate if this can't get over the finish line. >> lauren, thank you very much. joining us now to discuss

senior political analyst john avlon, s.e. kupp and jamal simons. do you think they read the text here in. >> probably not. i mean, we know they didn't because they were saying -- >> it's a high bar to ask lawmakers to read the legislation. >> before they weigh in on it, for sure. there's a lot of blame to go around here. it's a little late for a hail mary. year board of biden's presidency. democrats and biden let the border get out of control and now there's a sense of urgency, i wonder why. and for republicans obviously, not reading the bill and deciding they're going to kill it because unelected speaker of the house donald trump has decided he wants to use it for an election is pretty gross, too. no wonder people don't have confidence that government can solve problems. >> but this is an example of government working. senator lankford worked with senate murphy, chuck schumer to get a balanced bipartisan bill

to deal with immigration republicans have been asking for years. as well as support taiwan, as well as support israel. this is actually an example of the hard work of governing being done and it's been gutted by cowards who are followers not leaders because they're afraid of donald trump and would rather have an election issue and let the problem they've been complaining about fester at the border. especially not letting it go for a vote. they know they would let it go for a vote, it would probably pass. >> how do you explain democrats having both chambers, right? >> yes. >> not doing something on immigration. look back at obama's first two years too. nothing on immigration. i mean, come on. we got here -- >> s.e. -- >> both parties decided it is politically profitable to leave this system broken. >> i disagree. first of all, we had president biden, president bush, president obama advocate for imbrags reform and get shut down. this is just about border security which has been the

request republican. >> i agree. they should take it. >> democrats didn't front load it when they had unified control. >> no, they didn't. >> but the problem has gotten worse. >> because migrants keep coming here. >> because of bad policy. >> i think it's bigger than that. >> jamal weigh in. >> i'm watching this like the rest of you guys. >> this is reflective on a serious note, this is reflective of kitchen tables across america. >> yeah, no, absolutely true. listen, i associate myself with mr. avlon. but listen, i think we have been trying to do this, george w. bush tried to do, john mccain at one point tried to do this in the senate and saw this again with president obama tried to do it a couple times. god forbid politics do weigh in on this. so democrats learned, wow, maybe people in the country do want us to do something about the border. we have seen what happened in new york and people now are paying attention to this which brings me to another point. you have a bunch of front line house members, republicans, who are in new york state, who are

not now -- this is successful, this right wing effort is successful, these members won't have anything to take back and say they got anything done during this congress and supposed to run and get re-elected by their constituents the majority they're part of won't pass a bill that's bipartisan out of the senate that everybody agrees we should do something. most people agree this is probably part of what we should do. but yet we're not going to do it because donald trump said no. >> can i ask you, lauren fox made an excellent point as she always do about the point of walking the plank. you know this will come on the floor and not going anywhere, you're looking around why would i do this? i would invert that for democrats and i try to keep making this point for those who oppose it. like, these are things that were nonstarters three months ago. >> absolutely. >> now in text and being asked to vote on it. are democrats going to vote for it? >> not every democrat will vote for this. we have already seen senator padilla from california saying he doesn't think it's a great idea. bunch of people in the house,

progressive caucus won't like it. there's no comprehensive reform, no path to citizenship, nothing for dreamers to allow them to have a path to citizenship. that stuff is not there. there are things that are not there that a lot of democrats want but there are things that are there that appears the rest of america really does want to have in there. so the question is, at some point you have to do something and then you can come back and try to do the next thing after you get the first thing. >> the incrementalism is important. we get tied up this way around guns as well. right? we offer things that were never offered before. because they're not everything, we don't take those incremental wins. this is a great incremental bill. it has a lot of things republicans asked for. >> that's the point. i was struck by the walking the plank as well, right? so, to refresh our memory around pirate films. walking the plank is what you do when you're getting sent to die. right? in this case, it's about having the courage to do your job. to deal with the problem that you said is a real problem that

we had bipartisan consensus, working together, the hard work of governing to actually solve a problem. it's the -- should be the opposite of some kind of suicidal walk of the plank, republic execution. it should be a flex that shows we can do our job and solve a problem for the american people on a bipartisan basis. >> there is also something in here talking about making america sure. countering china about taiwan. there's stuff in here for submarine base maintenance that has to be done. a lot of things in here that people actually really want to get done that will keep america safe. that's not part of what seems to be the calculus out of the house. >> the whole calculus, let's be real, now he is trying to separate israel out and say no, we're leading. no, you're following. let's be real. because of pressure from donald trump, they are trying to basically send a message that

vladimir putin can have eastern ukraine at the very least. it is a surrender caucus move. it is a surrender caucus move at a time of real peril with a real invasion and the u.s. support around western support trying to stop further expansion of russia. that is so cowardly and such a reversal of anything resembling a reagan policy, they should be ashamed. >> i think that is true. if the idea now is to blame republicans for a broken border, that's not the way majority of voters will see it. >> not fix the border. >> they are actively trying not to fix it after begging to fix it. >> you own it. >> to your point, i'm skeptical it will move a lot. we'll have to see. we have like ten things we wanted to get to here. we only got to one. i'll have you guys stay with us. >> we'll stick around. >> i think it's a good conversation. iran and iran-backed militia groups are responding to the latest round of u.s. air strikes. live to the middle east next.

also, federal reserve chair jerome powell says the time is coming for an interest rate cut. is that time the next couple months or years? hear exactly what he is saying next.

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♪ are the air strikes working? >> yes. >> well, president biden says the strikes against iranian-backed militia groups are working now but this morning iran is calling it a, quote, strategic mistake. on friday the united states launched retaliatory strikes on iraq and syria in response to last week's drone attack on the u.s. military base in jordan that killed those three american soldiers. 85 targets across seven locations in iraq and syria were hit. >> another hot spot in yemen, saturday the u.s. and uk launched joint strikes. iran is warning that these strikes would only escalate tensions in the middle east. cnn's ben wedeman is live in jordan. but first natasha bertrand at the pentagon. the pentagon and white house made clear this will be an on

going process. what more do we know both about the strikes and also what happens next? >> reporter: yeah, phil. what we know is the u.s. carried out significant escalation on friday in terms of striking both iraq and syria at the same time including striking sites cuds force, the extremist elements of iran's military. what we know is that of the 85 targets that the u.s. targeted, 84 of those were, quote, destroyed or functionally damaged, according to a preliminary battlefield damage assessment that the u.s. has conducted. now, notably, according to officials we spoke to, no iranians appear to have been killed in those attacks. but again, a full kind of post-strike analysis is under way at this point to determine just whether there were any casualties for sure and how much of those facilities were degraded to the extent that these iran-backed militia cannot continue to launch these attacks on u.s. and coalition forces in the region. now in terms of what's next, the

administration made very clear here that these strikes are not the last of what the administration is going to do to respond to these attacks that killed three u.s. service members last month at a u.s. outpost in jordan. here is what national security adviser jake sullivan said about this yesterday. >> what it means is that we will take further action. i'm not going to obviously describe the character of that action because i don't want to telegraph our punches. but there will be further action. >> reporter: now, the national security counsel spokesperson john kirby said we should expect to see additional action in the coming days. on top of this, phil, it is important to remember that the u.s. is not only conducting strikes against iran-backed militias in iraq and syria, but also on houthi targets inside yemen, another iran-backed group that continued to attack commercial shipping including u.s. naval vessels in the red sea. >> natasha, thank you. ben to you. after jake sullivan said that to

dana yesterday on "state of the un union" saying we will take further action. she pressed him whether there would be a strike within iran. he didn't rule that out. so how is iran responding this morning particularly how are iran-backed militia groups responding this morning? >> reporter: for instance, we know that the houthis after these strikes over the weekend made it clear that they will continue to target navigation in the red sea. in fact, we have a statement from salem, a houthi spokesman who said that the continuation of the american-british aggression against our country will not achieve any goal for the aggressors but rather increase their issues and problems at the regional level. yemen's decision to support gaza is firm and principled and will not be affected by any attack. it's important to keep in mind that the houthis have decades of experience fighting militarily

superior foes. and i was reading "the new york times" this morning a quote from an analyst who said that taking on the houthis is like fighting against the fog. now, as far as iran is concerned, we've heard from a spokesman for the iranian foreign ministry at their daily press conference. they described the u.s. strikes as a clear violation of the united nations charter. and in an attempt by the united states to divert attention away from the central crisis in the region, which he said is gaza. poppy? >> natasha bertrand, ben wedeman, thank you. federal reserve chairman jerome powell says the time for an interest rate cut is coming but he is asking americans to be a little bit patient in an interview with "60 minutes" powell confirmed the u.s. economy is strong and fed will lower rates later this year. it won't happen next month like

many on wall street want it. >> almost all of the 19 participants who sit around this table believe that it will be appropriate in their most likely case for us to cut the federal funds rate this year. >> powell's comments come just after last week. the federal reserve held rates steady at a 23-year high. meanwhile, the u.s. national debt topped 34 trillion dollars for the first time ever last month. powell says the government needs to make this a priority now as the economy cannot go on this way. >> in the long run, the u.s. is on an unsustainable fiscal path. the u.s. federal government is on an unsustainable fiscal path. that just means that the debt is growing faster than the economy. >> i have the sense this worries you very much? >> over the long run, of course it does. you know, we're effectively borrowing from future generations. it's time for us to get back to putting a priority on fiscal sustainability. >> so you can hear his concern there about what -- you hear politicians say it a lot, look

what we're leaving our children. you can hear his concern there. he did say overall that the view of he and the other central bankers is that the economy is in a pretty good place writ large, right now. >> it's striking how candid he was that assessment both last week and last night. everyone was wrong last year. >> yeah. well, scott pelley has a way of making officials like jerome powell say things that make news. >> very true. ahead on "cnn this morning," we'll head back to southern california where rain and flood water is rushing through communities there. just look at that video. >> and we have a recap of music's biggest night. the big wins, the historic moments and a surprise announcement. >> i want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that i've been keeping from you for the last two years. ♪

♪ welcome back to "cnn this morning." the rain in southern california did not stop music's big night, but it did drench it. the 66th grammy awards happened as heavy rain moves through the los angeles area. some celebrities got soaked by the rain. some were even to the venue. miley cyrus was one of them. she said she almost missed her big moment because of the weather. that wasn't the only big moment last night. here is our elizabeth w wagmeister. >> taylor swift. >> reporter: from anti-hero to history maker. taylor swift becoming the first artist to win album of the year four times. stunned and overjoyed, swift accepted the award for her 2022 album "midnight". >> i would love to tell you that this is the best moment of my life, the award is the work. all i want to do is keep being able to do it. i love it so much.

>> reporter: an award presented by the legend, celine dion who shocked the crowd with her unannounced appearance. the canadian singer has been open about her health issues. >> when i say that i'm happy to be here, i really mean it. from my heart. >> reporter: swift now a 14-time grammy winner. her first win of the night for best pop vocal album. then making a surprise announcement. >> my brand new album is called -- it's called the tortured poet's department. >> music's biggest superstars made the biggest headlines in a night filled with historic performances. as 80-year-old legend joanie mitchell performed for the first time on the grammy stage. ♪ i really don't -- at all.

>> reporter: billy joel rocking the crowd with his first grammy performance in 30 years. ♪ turn the lights back on ♪ >> reporter: earlier in the night the crowd sang along with tracy chapman, joining country star, luke combs. ♪ i had a feeling i could be someone, be someone, be someone ♪ >> reporter: siza had the moers nominations and took home three grammys including best r & b song. >> i came really, really far. and i can't believe this is happening. ♪ >> reporter: miley cyrus celebrated her first win with a powerful performance of "flowers." complete with a tribute to tina turner, which wasn't the only tribute to the legend. fantasia part of a star-studded

music due to those lost. ♪ rolling on a river ♪ ♪ i'll be strong ♪ >> reporter: stevie wonder sang of his fallen friend, tony bennett. annie lennox faought back tears remembering sha nad o'conner. jay-z awarded for his life time of work with wife beyonce looking on. accepting the award with his daughter blue ivy and taking aim at the recording academy for never awarding beyonce album of the year. think about that, most grammys never won album of the year. that doesn't work. >> reporter: but ending with a powerful message. >> you have to keep showing up until they give you all those accolade you feel you deserve. until they call you chairman. until they call you a genius. until they call you the greatest

of all time. you feel me? thank you. >> reporter: after winning three grammy award, rapper and social activist killer mike was arrested. we have seen video of this. the los angeles police department said that killer mike was detained and handcuffed after a physical altercation near the grammy awards venue. he was booked on a misdemeanor battery charge. when asked about the innocent, killer mike told the atlanta journal constitution over text message, oversale louse security. i'm three grammys good. raging wild fires in chile killed at least 112 people. last check, 161 active fires across the country. officials told cnn that firefighters controlled 102 of those fires but currently battling 40. officials fear the death toll only rise. politics nikki haley made a surprise campaign stop in new york. >> our next question comes from someone who describes herself as a concerned south carolina voter. >> yes.

hello. my question is, why won't you debate nikki haley? >> oh my god. it's her. >> we'll have more from "saturday night live" appearance and the dig she made at donald trump and president biden. thanks next.

♪ nikki haley we call her.

six cents. remember that one? i see dead people. >> yeah. that's what voters will say if they see you and joe on the ballot. >> that's not very nice, nikki. >> one of those actually is running for president. one of those people actually is running for president. that was indeed republican presidential candidate nikki haley, swiping at both donald trump and joe biden in a very surprise appearance on "saturday night live." haley brought in $16.5 million in january, her best month yet for fundraising according to her campaign. and that campaign seeing a major uptick came after trump said he would bar anyone from maga world who gives her money. gives campaign money to her. john avlon, s.e. cupp, jamal simons is back with us. can we start with nikki haley. seems like she's having a good time. >> it looks fun. you don't have to go back and be governor. like ron desantis had this problem. she's done.

she's good. she's unleashed. she feeled like a liberated version of herself. i know her. so i've watched her a long time. this is nikki at her best. nothing to lose. i'm making money by going after trump. i'm convincing trump alternative voters that there's still someone around for them. for those buyers. and she's making the most of this very long month between new hampshire and south carolina. >> it really is a long month. >> very long. i'm serious. >> but this used to be how it was, right? this yiezed to be the normal thing. we would have these contests and talk about it for a while. we're so used to everything being so compressed. i thought she was fantastic. one of the things that's really good, she was self deprecating in a moment where you don't often see a lot of politicians be willing to be self deprecating when they feel themselves on the verge of presidency. it conveys a self confidence when you do it. i would advise all these public figures and public officials, do

this. find a way to make fun of yourself. erb else is making fun of you. either get in on the joke or get run over by the joke. >> nikki haley, my friend has the most successful radio morning show "the breakfast club." she goes on. that's a tough place to go for any republican. >> i was very surprised by that. i'm not sure what the data showed. >> that speaks to the confidence that you're talking about. >> observation and two data points. observation, unlike other republicans who have been in the death watch moment against trump -- >> yeah. >> i think everybody has perceived because of where she stands in south carolina and going forward, she's calibrated her no holds barred i feel free. this is not small hands and marco rubio self destructing. she is still rung a real campaign. i'm frustrated i'm giving up that campaign. that's one thing. the other is the money. you got money, you stay in the race. raising 16.5 is a big deal. don't know where her super pac

is at. then this, how do those things net together? i'm not totally sure. >> well, i think you see that donald trump has captured currently the republican party. we know there are a couple levers that could change that, one of which would be a conviction, which is not on any timeline that corresponds with the elections. the fact that nikki haley is happy warrior, raising a lot of money after all the campaign threats from donald trump. including small dollar donations crucially indicates she has a constituency, she has a cause and that is clarifying. on the flip side, you get in one weekend donald trump saying things like china will interfere in the elections she's my good friend and i don't know what i would do if china invaded taiwan. i wouldn't reappoint jerome powell who i appointed after he pulled off a soft landing for the u.s. economy. >> don't forget the 60% higher than 60% tariffs on china. >> and trade wars.

by the way, not just china. he wants to do trade war against the rest of the world. let's talk about the policies and not just stylistic points. over time that will hurt to the extent that people start paying attention because this is somebody who is promising chaos. someone who is promising a more authoritarian agenda we have ever seen a president campaign for and treading into very dangerous waters. under that context, absolutely keep campaigning. offer people a sane alternative as an off ramp for this crazy. that's a cause worth fighting for. >> remind people she beats joe biden. remind people she beats joe biden. >> jamal? >> this is the thing. i don't want to blow past this. she knows who she is. it's very obvious when she's doing this that she is very comfortable with who she is. and that i think is different than the marco little hands and all the other guys who tried to come after trump. they were trying to be trump to go after trump. it's like she's being herself to go after trump. >> right. >> now i disagree with her on a lot of policy.

i want to say that. abortion and taxes and all that. as a public official, as a person running for office, you can't overvalue self confidence and security. it's a very attractive and authenticity. it's a very attractive quality for people who are watching this at home. >> president biden said something i think everyone has been thinking about how odd this has been. let's listen. >> it's the weirdest campaign i've ever been engaged in. it's even worse in terms of his behavior than the last time in 2020. >> his use of the word this is the weirdest. it really is in every way. >> the guy has been in politics for five plus decades, too. that's a big statement. >> hunteresque thompson quality to what he's saying. just ballparking it. but look, you know, this is a palpably weird campaign. you have two ex-presidents. you have a guy campaigning as an

authoritarian. >> one guy is an actual president. the other one is an ex-president. >> just for the record. >> weird robo calls that sound like you. everything is making it weird. >> and i think it increases the stakes. it's why exactly we need to pay attention the governing, the policy as well as the personalities and the daily thrust. biden has a record to run on if he can make that case in a compelling way. >> well, i think in 2016, a lot of republicans i knew that were running, you know, sort of had to dodge wrenches all of a sudden. like this was a new way of campaigning. they couldn't stick to the traditional things they had done and been preparing to do. now so many years later we know a little more what to expect from trump. but it's still weird. he's running with 90 plus charges against him. how do you confront that when he's rising in the polls? so it's still weird. >> if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball. >> i know what i was doing, phil. i know what i was doing there,

phil. exactly right. >> nothing is sure. >> no one better than the man to my left. s.e. cupp, john avlon, jamal simons. thank you all. life threatening atmospheric river bulldozing through southern california. our teams are live on the ground in ventura county. the long awaited bipartisan border bill. what's in it and why the house speaker says it's, quote, dead on arrival.

♪ love me some countdown clock. six days, 11ish hours to go until super bowl sunday. 49ers will take on the kansas city chiefs. both teams touched down in vegas yesterday. they met in the super bowl four years ago in miami. that was long before chiefs' travis kelce started dating taylor swift.

travis kelce arrived in vegas while his girlfriend taylor won grammys in los angeles. >> taylor is scheduled to play in tokyo on february 10th, leaving her enough time to travel from there to vegas to see her boyfriend play. in fact, the japanese embassy just wanting to make sure you know there's plenty of time. put out an official statement the message to be, quote, fearless that she will make it in time. that is pretty amazing. >> when you're japanese embassy famous, she's famous. >> oh, taylor. >> "cnn this morning" continues now. ♪ good morning, everyone. it's top of the hour. i'm phil mattingly with poppy harlow in new york. right now southern california is being battered by a strong atmospheric river. some areas could see several months worth of rain fall over the next few days. cnn crews are setting up in the area. we'll take you there live. senate leaders revealed bipartisan border bill that could dramatically change immigration law for the first time in decades. why is the house speaker saying the bill is, quote, dead on arrival. sa i