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here? and tokyo goes gaga for taylor as swifty mania collides with super the super bowl. lucky that rahel solomon agreed to be here. "cnn newsroom" starts now. house republicans, able to pull off the historic in all the wrong ways. "the new york times" called it a den of destruction. axios, ten minutes of humiliation that will live in house lore. a debacle that defies definition. it could all go down from here. republican leadership fell one vote short of impeaching alejandro mayorkas. then, minutes later, can't pass

a stand aloent package for israel. now, the bipartisan group will set up the defining moment for aid to ukraine. it is no overstatement to say the whole world is watching. lauren fox is on capitol hill with the latest this morning. what a night, lauren. what a morning it may be. this moment last night, with the failure of the vote to imbeach. that caught everyone by surprise, including republican leadership. it became very clear that something was afoot because you had this first vote series in which you had democrats with one absence. when the vote to impeach mayorkas began, all of a sudden, al green, a democrat who wasn't anticipated to be there, was wheeled on to the house floor, voted against the impeachment.

because there were already three republicans voting no, they had no margin for error. if you were going to do something that hadn't been done in 150 years, you have to count the votes. that includes knowing who is there on the other side of the aisle. republicans really thought because they did the vote checking beforehand, there was a democratic absence. andy biggs, he said, i like a good game. democrats played a good game. i'm just upset that republicans lost here. certainly, democrats kept this one up their sleeve. john? >> as i said, it's not over yet. this is all part of a complicated cocktail on capitol hill.

it could lead to a decisive vote on aid to ukraine later today. >> first, they vote on a procedural effort to try to advance the package they had been fighting hard for over the last several months. after that, schumer will have a procedural vote on a standalone aid package that would include aid to israel, ukraine and taiwan. and the reason that schumer is going through with that, is that republicans have signaled that they are likely to support that package. there's going to be a con servetive with aid to ukraine against it. but a large majority is supportive of aid to ukraine. that leads to a larger question. what does this mean in the house of representatives? where it's clear that mike johnson has his hands full with a narrow margin and

conservatives that made clear that putting aid to ukraine on the floor of the house wouldn't be a problem for the future of johnson's speakership. how he is going to handle and manage that is another question entirely. john? >> what mike johnson wants to do and can do are different things during his speakership. we'll watch this closely. lauren fox, keep us posted. to the embarrassing defeat for nikki haley, losing the primary despite being the only candidate on the ballot tuesday. more voters selected the none of these option. donald trump skipped the contest. and delegates were at stake, which made it symbolic. the former president will compete in nevada caucuses where 26 delegates will be awarded. what does this result now mean for haley?

>> as you said this, is an embarrassment for her campaign. when folks went in to vote in this primary, more than double that voted for nikki haley voted for the option on the ball et that said none of the candidate ps it was at the bottom of the ballot. we should note that trump's allies in the state had been encouraging republican voters to cast a ballot for none of the candidates. and trump's name wasn't on the ballot, either. he is competing in the caucus later this week that awards the delegates in the state. it doesn't mean she has given up delegates she was actively competing for. her campaign is trying to downplay this loss, saying this morning, does -- even donald trump knows that when you pla playpenny slots, the house wins. we didn't play a game rigged for trump. we're full steam ahead in south

carolina and beyond. this is a setback for her campaign. at a moment when they're trying to show there's momentum behind her campaign. >> shrugging it off saying they didn't invest time or money in nevada. talk about the week ahead. where does her attention head now? what does her week look like? >> when you look at nikki haley's schedule, there's a few things that are clear. the first of which, they are actively competing in south carolina. we haven't seen trump host campaign rallies over two months in the state. she's been campaigning hard there. they had a successful month of january. she is in california fund-raising. texas fund-raising. she is making an effort to get in front of donors and make sure that they are still with her.

the other thing they are in on is the commitment she is in it for the long haul. so long as they have the resources, they will go to distance. when she is in california, she will be hosting the event in the state. the first event in the super tuesday state. >> live for us in washington. thanks so much. with us now, bakari sellers, south carolina state representative and served as press adviser to house speaker john boehner. she is the founder in principle of blue stack strategies. since you're in south carolina, i want to start with you. losing to no one or anyone else, how bad is that?

the only thing losing to none of the above is running unopposed, too. i'm not sure that many people understand the primary or caucus system in nevada. i don't think many people are paying attention to it. i apologize to john who would get upset at me for saying this. nevada doesn't matter in the big steam of things. she's doing events around the state here. people are talking about the race between her and trump here. it's the buzz here. the biggest thing going on here, other than college basketball in columbia. it is a huge item and topic. i don't think coming in second to none of the above is going to do her favors. we talked about that. he was bearish in south carolina. what does she do now? what can she do over the next

few weeks? >> doubling down her commitment to be in this long haul. trump has a lot of legal issues coming out. bills to pay. you know, the gop is struggling to fund raise. she is doing well in fund-raising on her own. i think capitalizing on that and showing the momentum and showing the donors there is a viable option. i think largely when you're looking at the rnc struggles and the fund-raising issues that are happening, donald trump is fund-raising for one person, himself. it's not helping senators take back the senate. that money is largely being outfund raised. democrats are outfund-raising republicans. nikki haley is saying, i'm worth investing in and donating to. >> you're a creature of the house. i mean that with admiration. what happened last night is a

debacle. counting is hard but not that hard. what are the main lessons you take away? >> this is what happens when you have a freedom caucus member as your speaker of the house that did not bring over staffers who have institutional knowledge. he didn't want to have anyone who has experience and leadership. member services and the importance of doing what counts and getting out there. that's a weakness for speaker johnson. and the inability to account and prepare for -- you don't bring a bill to the floor if you're not on it, if you don't have the votes. i think it's his lack of experience. he's been really timid as a speaker and not wanting to put things forward. he did this and he lost. >> is his job on the line? >> i don't think so. it's already been so clear that, unfortunately, republicans are failing to govern. and to throw the house into another round of chaos, as they have already this year or last year.

to their benefit. >> so, i know democrats were standing there, literally cheering and laughing at all of this. their priorities have not going either. democrats have a lot invested also . >> speaker johnson is inept, incompetent and can't count. i don't think we have to go back far in history to see what an effective speaker was. her name was nancy pelosi. he lost more bills in one night than nancy pelosi lost in two terms. let's put that into perspective. i don't think democrats are celebrating. we wish there were people that would lead but that's not the

case. it doesn't like a lot to remind people that republicans were going to replace and repeal obamacare. what have they done? absolutely nothing. now, they want to talk about ingration. and when you have a bipartisan integration bill that gives conservatives what they want in the bill, and forces things that liberals have been asking for for a long period of time, only for that to be stunted, it shows the republican party is not a real party when it comes to policy. chuck schumer is going to pass funding for ukraine, israel, and he's going to pass -- he's going to pass those spending bills. it will pass the senate. it will come to the house. and i believe it will pass the house. mike johnson is -- the job is too big for that man. maybe they should try a woman. >> if it gets through to the senate, they will have a question later. all of a sudden, the question is upon us today. do you think the house takes it

up. does johnson put it to a vote? does it get think the house? >> does johnson get to the floor. if it gets to the floor, i think it will pass. there's enough common sense republicans. it seems like a hard term to wrap your head around. understanding the importance of getting this across the line, across the finish line. it says to us and is for our security, as well. the republican side will hone in on that messaging. they can continue to harp on the border stuff and biden to use the powers he has. they can continue to message on that. this is immediate need. it needs to get done. >> this is interesting. it sets up the aid to ukraine, hinges on the decision that one man will make. one man who had a rough go of it over the last few weeks. it will be interesting. great to see you. rahel? moments ago, antony blinken said, that the u.s. is

intensively examining the counteroffer from hamas on a possible hostage release. what we know about the negotiations. and the foreperson in the jennifer crumbley trial speaks. how they reached the decision to convict of manslaughter. taylor swift just wrapped the first of four concerts in tokyo. we're tracking the fan craze there and the timeline to make sure she makes it back for the super bowl.

welcome back. right now, secretary of state antony blinken is in israel with critical talks on the war with hamas. moments ago, he and israel are intensively looking at a hamas counterproposal for the potential release of hostages in exchange for a temporary cease-fire.

the three-stage deal would last several months. would include the full withdrawal of israeli forces from gaza and the delivery of desperately needed aid. but israeli officials tell cnn there there's, quote, no way that israel will agree to the claim. >> we're reviewing the response now. i'll be discussing it with the government of israel tomorrow. there's a lot of work to be done. we continue to believe that an agreement is possible and, indeed, essential. and we will continue to work relentlessly to achieve it. >> cnn international diplomat nic robertson is in tel aviv for us. walk us through what we can expect to hear. >> in a few hours time, it is expected to give a press conference in hebrew. the audience will be the domestic audience here in israel. it will be expected that he will

be referring to hamas' count proposal. secretary blinken having his press conference expected after the prime minister. we'll get two narratives from both sides about what they think about the proposal. the proposal picks up on some of the threads that were in the proposal that came from the united states, israel, qatar and egypt over a week ago. this will be a three-phase process. 45 days between each phase. and the phases would run like this. in the first phase, hamas would release the women, the children, the elderly, and the sick hostages. they would expect israel to pull back the forces out of civilian areas, stop all military operations. stop drone activities. open up gaza to humanitarian aid can get in. they want a massive input of humanitarian aid. 60,000 housing units. 2,000 tents. they want people to move around gaza. during that phase, hamas say we have to talk about the permanent

cease-fire they want. and phase two would have to see an agreement on that permanent cease-fire. phase two would also, they say, lead to the release of the male hostages. 35 days later, the release of the hostage bodies. there's problems in the israeli government. what hamas is asking, is release of their prisoners. israel says no way are they going to release prisoners whom they captured on october 7th, involved in the horrendous attack. the impasse here is that, hamas is talking about a phased approach. ultimately, a complete cease-fire. and israel is saying no to a complete cease-fire. and the israeli prison releasing the hamas. and that's the impasse.

>> nick robertton live for us in tel aviv. >> we'll hear from the israeli prime minister a few hours from now. now, retired admiral, john miller. i want to put up the plan. i want to highlight one other aspect. withdrawal of the forces from gaza in phase two. how do you think israel feels withdrawing all of the troops from gaza. >> i don't think -- thanks for having me, john. i don't think israel will be one to withdraw all of the troops from gaza, until they have assured themselves that hamas to govern in gaza. the end game for them, that israelis will never go back to a

preoctober 7th situation, with hamas inside of gaza, in charge, heavily armed and ready to attack israel. >> that's the other thing not in this deal. there's no mention from hamas, like there in empty space, of what they will do with their political leadership inside gaza. i mean, how does israel guarantee that hamas doesn't exist in gaza after that is even possible? >> until hamas agrees that they are willing to give up governance and turn in weapons and exchange the hostages, for some prisoners. until all that is done and the israelis will leave it, i don't believe the israelis believe that the mission is completed. they've been clear on this from the start of the war. at the end of the war, hamas would not be in charge of governing in gaza. they would not be a militarily

significant terrorist organization any longer. i don't think israelis are going to back down from that point. >> want to talk about u.s. secretary of state antony blinken who wrapped up meetings with the leaders there. where do you think the two sides, blinken and netanyahu, diverge here and how they view the current situation? >> there are areas of great convergence. we have to be optimistic about that. everyone agrees -- hamas agrees, that hostages ought to be released at some point and some point soon. where the divergence is how much destruction hamas needs to occur before the israelis are convinced that whatever organization or whatever form the next governance in gaza takes place, looks like, that it's not going to include hamas in any fashion whatsoever.

u.s. is anxious for a cease-fire and an opportunity to negotiate. i'm sure israelis will see hamas no longer exist as a military or governing organization and they are willing to go to a cease-fire. >> tom friedman, "the new york times" columnist says, you can't believe anything from netanyahu unless he says it in public, in hebrew. in other words, assurances he makes behind closed doors in english, they don't matter. what matters is what he says in public to his own people. we're going to get a sense of that in a few hours. what will you be listening to in this address or whatever it will be that he will make to the israeli people? >> hopefully there's clarification on how far he believes that idf needs to go, in order to consider the military operations to be successful. it's important to understand that netanyahu is under pressure from the negotiations to get the

hostages back. we're hearing reports that as many as 50 hostages in custody that can't be a surprise given the conditions and likely fearmonger. it's important that netanyahu addresses his plan to safely return the remaining hostages and those that have passed back to israeli people. >> john miller, great to have you on. thanks for being with us. a guilty verdict. what her response in the oxford high school mass shooting carried out by her son moving forward. and what the jury is saying about why they convicted her. and did the head of the cable network seek more information on smartmatic employees after the 2020 election? we'll have the latest investigation when we come back.

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this morning, there is a new legal precedent in michigan, that parents of a school shooter can be held responsible for their child's crimes. jennifer crumbley was found guilty of four counts for the mass shooting committed by her son. her hearing is scheduled for april 9th. her husband, james, goes on trial next month. from pontiac, michigan, jean casarez. cnn hearing from the jury. >> reporter: that's right. it's interesting what the foreperson is saying. the jury deliberated over ten

hours. this is a community that's lived with this mass school shooting for two years now. cnn did speak with the foreperson as she was coming out of the courthouse yesterday. she said several things. first of all, she said that both sides were very well represented in that jury room. that is obvious, there were two sides to this. people for not guilty. we know what happened in the end. she said lives were in the balance with this verdict. lives, plural. that's interesting. as to the question of, how did you reach the unanimous verdict of guilty? here's what she said. >> the thing that hammered it home was she was the last one that had the gun. >> she was the last person that had the gun. now, remember, she and ethan went to the shooting range on

saturday, practicing with the gun. james was delivering door dash. she he was not able to go. remember that jury question they had. it was, can we infer evidence that the prosecution did not put on about how the shooter, ethan, got that gun. that would have been for the day in his backpack, for the shooting. there's not an answer to that in the evidence at all. it appears as though they looked at the next-best thing, what was in the evidence. and that was jennifer, as the adult, when they went to the shooting range that day. >> that's interesting to see how they process this. the husband on trial soon, the exact same charges? >> yes. absolutely. march 5th. but let's see what happens. it's in this courthouse. it's in this community.

this jury has lived through mass shooting. john, i was in the courthouse this morning. i was talking to people that worked there. they said that so many of the workers in the courthouse, their kids go to oxford high school. when this happened, it was mass confusion inside this courthouse, before running down hallways, not knowing what to do. when you think how they all have lived with this, that emotion is still there. and the sentencing of jennifer crumbley april 9th and victim impact statements. that's the families of those four young students that were gunned down by ethan crumbley and possibly those that were shot and survived. >> that could be devastating. jean, thank you so much for being there. joining us is cnn legal analyst, joey jackson. let me ask you your response, of what the jury was thinking. the foreperson saying it came

down to the last adult with a gun. >> yeah, rahel. it's about accountability. i think the jury was focusing in on that. this was not the murder case, murder being, a goal objective. this is about carelessness. involuntary manslaughter seeks to get at. is it foreseeable, number one, when you act in that way, in terms of accessibility, could something happen. and the notice to the mental health maladies of your son, what should you have known? ultimately, the injury concluded that the mother did not act reasonably. and as a result, you're going to be held accountable, and that's what they did. >> implications seem massive. talk to me about the implications for other parents and for the father of the shooter. >> that's a great question. and the reality is, before getting to the father, the implications for every father and mother in the country are going to be important. why?

this prosecutor basically said, i'm mad as heck and i'm not going to take it anymore. and left side decided to use th involuntary manslaughter, as gross carelessness. you say, i'm going to criminalize your behavior if you put the gun in the wrong hands and succeeded in doing that. the value of care and people being reasonable and responsible and with respect to the other question, the father, james crumbley going on trial, it's bad news. why? he's the person who purchased the weapon. he is the person who is supposed to secure the weapon. and he is the person that jennifer was blaming on to get access to that weapon. >> to that point, joe, i want to play for you a clip of jennifer crumbley when she was receiving and who managed the gun in the house. listen. >> are guns your thing? >> not really, no. >> do you have awareness of guns within your home?

>> i do. >> who is responsible for storing the gun? >> my husband is. >> explain why you say he is responsible for that role. >> i didn't feel comfortable being in charge of that. it was more his thing. i let him handle that. >> if you're on his team, this jury thought there was evidence to convict her. and he's going to face the same charges in a few weeks. >> that's a problem. remember what she was banking on, jennifer crumbley, was the blame game, that dad was responsible for the gun. the shool should have taken more activities and steps to alert her as to her son's mental health issues. the school handed him back the knapsack that had the gun. the blame, blame, blame. if you're the dad who is actually the one responsible for this weapon, you're going to have to predicate your defense and hid that weapon, as well as you could. you had no idea. i don't know, rahel, if that

works. >> likelihood of an appeal for jennifer? >> there will be an appeal. it will be predicated on a few things. tried to get the testimony of ethan crumbley, admitted. hard to make that an issue. you can't compel testimony. he's pled guilty but he's appealing his verdict. the other issue related to the sense of these records. there were psychiatric records that the parents didn't know. jennifer crumbley wanted those admitted. they were not. she was cross-excross-examined a swinger. all of that will play big. we'll see what the appeal holds. it will be appealed. >> joey jackson, thanks so much. standing by for the release of the report from the special counsel investigation and president biden's handling of classified documents. 500 mudslides in los angeles area alone. nine people have died across the state.

a search is under way for a missing u.s. military helicopter in california. five marines onboard. what more can they share with us? >> information is scarce at the moment. we are getting a new statement in from the marines, saying the court is searching for five u.s. marines to squadron 361. marine group 316. and these marines were flying a ch helicopter from the air force

base in nevada to marine corps miramar in san diego. on february 6th, 2024, when the aircraft was reported overdue. they lost contact and did not recognize when it was supposed to land. third marine aircraft wing, according to this statement, is coordinating a search and rescue effort with the san diego county sheriff's department and the civil air patrol. they say the most up-to-date information will be released as it comes available. information is scarce at the moment. they are searching for the five marines onboard this helicopter. but at this point, it is just not known what that helicopter's fate was. and where these -- where it was last seen, rahel. we have to wait and see what the marines continue to update us on. >> that's a region going through severe weather right now. no sense in what they are doing. >> no sense in that.

we know the particular helicopter, it is a heavy lift helicopter, it is operated by the marine corps regularly. this is not an osprey that's been grounded following recent crashes. it is unclear at this point what led to this helicopter disappearing. we'll have to wait and see what the marine corps says about this. >> keep us posted. thanks so much. this morning, we're standing by for the justice department to release the report by special counsel robert herr on president biden's handling of classified documents. it's coming soon. unlike the trump case, criminal charges are not expected. but white house aides close to president biden say they are bracing for a backlash. cnn senior justice correspondent is here with the latest on this. soon, today, maybe? >> john, we will have to wait and see exactly when this report is released. we are expecting the release of another special counsel report.

this is special counsel robert herr looking into the handling of classified records that wouldn't be in joe biden's possession after he left the senate and vice presidency found in two locations connected to him. president joe biden did speak to this, along with other witnesses. when this report is released, the special counsel has to get findings to congress and to the attorney general. it will lay out the findings of what happened with the classified documents. important point that the sources are telling others on this story, there are no criminal charges expected in this special counsel investigation. the special counsel has the power to bring criminal charges. the other expectations here is that politically, this report -- and its release, could invite comparisons to the case against donald trump. the criminal case against donald trump, related to the

mishandling of classified roar records after he left the white house at mar-a-lago. to reiterate, there's a difference in the special counsel's report, where one results in criminal cases and the other is a report of, this is the law, these are the findings and these are the facts, with no criminal charges that are expected for the current president. >> waiting to read it, which we will, closely, the minute it comes out. thank you so much. taylor mania has taken over tokyo. coming up, we're live in japan, where fans have descended from around the world.

nine people have died and millions are under flood threats after dangerous rain in california. the worst of the rain is over. but authorities have reported 500 mudslides in los angeles alone. 70,000 people across the state without power. a new court filing accuses the head of the far-right network, seeking more information from an ammans now

friend that sent in passwords of smartmatic employees. smartmatic, the voting machinemaker, says the e-mails are evidence of crime by former executives, which they denied. this is the first time that documents were e-mailed as containing stolen information and stolen passwords. three-time olympic gold medalist, gabby douglas, is giving the gold another go. douglas tells nbc, she is set to compete at the winter cup later this month. and says she is aiming for a spot at the paris olympics. this month's event will be the first competition after winning goal at the 2016 rio olympics. that was, by my count, eight years ago. tokyo, are you ready for it? taylor swift just wrapped up the first line of the asia-pacific leg of her record-breaking eras tour. thousands of fans lined up outside of the tokyo dome for the first of four sold-out shows happening this week.

in four days, experts predict that swift could impact the chinese economy. we go to tokyo and the excitement firsthand. >> reporter: international pop star, taylor swift, is now in japan, kicking off the international leg of her record breaking eras tour. much to her fans' delight. ♪ cry like a baby coming home from the bar ♪ ♪ i'm fine but it wasn't true n ♪ >> reporter: swiftys are relishing the once-in-a-lifetime moment. >> i'm excited to see her. this is the first time i'm seeing her. >> first time. >> first time i'm seeing her. this is the person i grew up with. this is the very person whose music i've been listening to since 2012. >> reporter: other swiftys say the four concerts aren't enough.

>> i quit any job when she announced the eras tour. >> reporter: you quit your job? >> i did. >> reporter: can i ask why? >> last time, i went to six shows and only went to the station. yeah. it wasn't enough. >> reporter: tens of thousands of fans lined up for souvenirs. as other swiftys exchanged friendship bracelets and touted their eras-themed outfits. and taylor swift is bringing the fans and the big bucks to japan. experts we spoke to estimate that she will generate more than 2$230 million u.s. for her four-day concert here in tokyo. as fans from south korea -- china, new zealand, and the united states, descend upon tokyo to see their favorite pop star. they are making the most out of their swiftkations.

>> we always wanted to go the japan. >> make it count. >> reporter: it's all fun and games when you're a swifty. will taylor swift make it back in time to kiss her boyfriend travis kelce from the kansas city chiefs. i think it's safe to say she's going to make it back with time for that kiss, and plenty of time to spare. it doesn't take a time machine but the private jet that she does own. and the time difference works in swift's favor. vegas is 17 hours behind tokyo. swiftys, they can be rest assured they will see that happily ever after on sunday. >> it sounds like all of the stars aligned for the stars to kiss here. that was an interesting piece. i have a question about the woman who quit her job. don't you need the job to afford

the tickets to see taylor swift so many times? >> you would assume so. she told us that she had saved her money to see taylor swift. she is an extremely dedicated fan. she learned english just to understand swift's music. >> that's passion. thank you. we're standing by, waiting to hear from the israeli prime minister with new reporting on the israeli reaction to the hamas proposal, for a cease-fire. how israel feels about it all. a king with a cancer diagnosis. a princess recovering from surgery. how prince william is stepping up to keep the royal business afloat.