player he is. same when i go up against joe, lamar. all of these guys. and i know how much fire they have, and they're not going to give up until the very end. you appreciate that stuff. these are the games i watch growing up. great quarterbacks with great football teams, great organizations. and that's what i remember. hopefully we're making those memories for other little kids that are growing up watching football. >> the detroit lions are going to the nfc championship for the first time in 32 years! a 31-23 win over the bucs with jared goff. the number 31 pick could have been an afterthought, but he continues to be lights out. it starts with dan campbell, the former lions player who talked about biting kneecaps at his first press conference. he believes this moment can happen, now it's here. and now we have four remaining. you have those chiefs and the ravens in the afc title game, lions, niners, we'll see who can get her done. can lamar jackson, a former

league mvp get another mvp and a super bowl title this time. we shall see. phil, i'm sorry. i love you. >> yeah, i was so close to flipping you off and then i realized i can't do that on live television. >> do you ever do that? >> i don't ever do that, ever. i don't even know why that even came to me. jason kelce, ideal male body. >> no comment. and "cnn this morning" continues right now. the majority of republican primary voters want to give donald trump another chance. he has my endorsement. >> florida governor ron desesans suspended his presidential campaign. >> we'll keep on going until we're the last woman standing. >> this is a two-person race and donald trump consolidating and pulling ahead very early. >> president joe biden and vice president kamala harris zeroing in on re-productive rights. >> contrast between what they have done on this issue and what trump has done. >> it is very clear that abortion is on this ballot, for

all of us. >> pressure is mounting on benjamin netanyahu to strike a deal with hamas to free the remaining hostages in gaza. >> netanyahu saying one thing in public and another thing in private about a two-state solution. >> israel's military found significant tunnels in khan yunis. around 20 hostages were held in this network. >> bring home 136 hostages in bags can never be considered any part of a victory. well, good monday morning, everyone. i'm phil mattingly with poppy hearlow live at marian's diner n amherst, new hampshire, and there's a good chance we never leave this place. >> why? >> because i love it. >> it's adorable. great food, great coffee, but it's also on the campaign trail, and that's what we're focused on this morning. nikki haley the last trump challenger left standing after ron desantis dropped out of the race. the whole race now on the line

here in the granite state. the final countdown to the primary is on. some polls opening in just 17 hours. >> we're going to make sure that we fight all the way until the last second. i'll leave you with this. may the best woman win. >> four former rivals have now endorsed donald trump on his relentless march to the republican nomination. desantis, of course, becoming the latest. >> three candidates have called it quits after trump's landslide victory in iowa just last week. today, trump is once again spending the day in court in new york city, before heading to new hampshire for a rally. he'll be here tonight. also this ahead. hailey is set to sprint through five campaign stops, as she seeks to pull off a huge upset in this state. it's happened before. it's not going to be an easy, though. a new cnn poll shows trump widening his lead over hailey to 11 points. omar jiminez starts his coverage live here in manchester, new

hampshire. desantis drops out, gets behind trump, nikki haley says, may the best woman win, and we've got 17 hours to go. >> reporter: look, we are one less candidate, we've got one less candidate, i should say, though, the super pac supporting ron desantis still has its bus here. it's a reminder of the campaign that was. it's still running, so it may, too, get out of town soon. and all of this comes as the actual desantis campaign had stressed that they were in this for the long haul. now, here we are, a day before the primary and the question now is how will this change the race? >> thank you, new hampshire. >> reporter: it's officially a two-person race for the republican presidential nomination. with only a day to go until new hampshire votes. >> it's now one fella and one lady left. >> reporter: nikki haley is now the only republican left challenging former president donald trump, after this

announcement sunday from ron desantis. >> if there was anything i could do to produce a favorable outcome, more campaign stops, more interviews, i would do it. but i can't ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources if we don't have a clear path to victory. accordingly, i am today suspending my campaign. >> it's an incredible fall for the florida governor, who had both money and momentum early in the race. now, he's wasting no time in backing donald trump. >> trump is superior to the current incumbent, joe biden. that is clear. i signed a pledge to support the republican nominee, and i will honor that pledge. >> reporter: with that endorsement, donald trump is now thanking the man he attacked relentlessly for months. >> he ran a really good campaign, i will tell you. it's not easy. they think it's easy doing this stuff. it's not easy. he was very gracious and he endorsed me, soy appreciate it. >> on the trail in new hampshire, donald trump is aiming to deliver a knockout punch to his former u.n.

ambassador. >> nikki haley, i know her well. [ audience boos ] she's made an unholy alliance with the rinos, the never-trumpers, americans for no prosperity, globalists, the radical left communists, and they want to get liberals and biden supporters. >> reporter: meanwhile, hailey is doubling down on attacking trump's mental fitness. >> he claimed that joe biden was going to get us into world war ii. i'm assuming he meant world war iii. he said that he ran against president obama. he never ran against president obama. don't be surprised if you have someone that's 80 in office, their mental stability is going to continue to decline. >> reporter: both trump and hailey will be on the ground in the granite state again today, battling for votes. hailey will hold five campaign events after a new cnn poll shows that she has 39% support among likely republican primary voters in new hampshire, compared to trump's 50%.

still, she says, she's in it to win it. >> it's you and donald trump, so if it's not you, i know you hope it will be and you're working so it is, but if it's not, if it's donald trump, will you support him as the nominee still? >> it's going to be. and i know y'all want to talk about it like it's still him. 70% of americans don't want to see a trump/biden rematch. >> reporter: that is and a lot of what nikki haley has been campaigning on as of late. you hear it at almost every one of her campaign stops. and while she has been more pointed towards donald trump specifically over recent days, a lot of her criticism has included both the former president and the current one. now, after iowa, she said, it was a two-person race. that became a reality now, but with desantis out, the task of defeating trump doesn't necessarily get any easier. but that's why she's back out on the campaign trail, but, oh, by the way, so is donald trump, a day out before the primary here. >> all right, omar jiminez,

thank you very much. with us to discuss, alex thompson, national political reporter for axios, nancy cook with bloomberg. good morning, guys. thank you for being with us at the most picturesque diner in the state. so, you were the first, nancy, to report that desantis was out. he gets right behind trump, eight days after saying this. let's listen. >> he's running a campaign about putting himself and his issues first. that's what he cares about. you can be the most worthless republican in america, but if you kiss the ring, he'll say, you're wonderful. you can be the strongest, most dynamic, successful republican and conservative in america, but if you don't kiss that ring, then he'll try to trash you. you know what? you deserve a nominee that's going to put you first, not himself first. >> but now he's all in behind

trump. desantis pulling out doesn't necessarily help nikki haley all that much here, does it? >> it doesn't help her at all. all of desantis supporters are expected to go to trump. he was always seen as a trump lite in the republican party with a lot of the same conservative policies and rhetorics. in many cases, he went even further than trump, particularly on abortion. so i expect to see that him getting out, his supporters will go to trump, and just potentially further the gap in the polling between trump and nikki haley. >> alex, i'm digging for the metaphor of like the never back down, boss, not moving, but it's running and burning gas that will cost money, but nobody's in it. >> there is no more money! >> fair. but to desantis's point, dropping out right now, right before the last stand moment for any other republican in the race. >> i think it's not just that it's probably sets him up for his future, right?

if he wants to run again for president in the future, getting out early helps getting behind the front-runner helps, but i think there was a little bit of a parting shot, a little bit of he wanted to sort of hurt nikki haley on his way out. he didn't just endorse trump, but made sure to insult hailey. she has the one-on-one race, but she would have been better off if you had zombie desantis taking away -- >> why? >> because he was getting 6 to 10% of the vote in new hampshire. he's taking it from trump. now it's possible that he's back him, trump could get 60 plus pc in percent in the state. >> looking ahead to what she has to do here, some folks are going to start voting in about 17 hours. she's got five stops today in new hampshire. what does she have to do here? because this is a state where there have been surprises. this is a state with a more moderate electorate.

the evangelical vote here is much smaller than it was in iowa. there are big differences here. >> new hampshire really is her best place, because it is more moderate and you know, she could win over independents, democrats who change their party affiliation back in the fall can also vote. and so if democrats decided they liked her back in the fall, they can participate. this is given the makeup of the electorate her best chance to kind of slow trump's momentum. but she would have to coalesce and excite all of those people and potentially try to eat into trump's support a little bit. i was at his rally saturday night. the crowd was electric, people were very excited. he still has a very strong grip on the republican party here. and voters here still really like his message on the economy and immigration. and i expect that to carry the day here. >> electric is the same word that the republican party chair here used to describe that rally. >> which is different than the general vibe of new hampshire writ large. you've been here on the ground for a week. you've been going to rallies,

not just republican, dean phillips, as well. what is your sense? because it does feel different here than it did back in 2016 or even back in 2012. why? >> well, i would say a few things. you know, i've been to a bunch of nikki haley events and electric is not the word i would use. i think there's enthusiasm for her, but it's much more polite, you know, they're accepting they're listening to her, but having her talk ten minutes about why, you know, how she's going to reform social security, but not for people on social security, just doesn't -- and how she's going to support taiwan and ukraine, it just doesn't have the same vibe as sort of the trump rally thing. and the other thing that's happened, that's different than 2016 is, we've heard all year, oh, the republican field has to consolidate, has to consolidate, so someone can take on trump. well, this did happen, right? we now have a one-on-one race before new hampshire. the problem is that everyone that dropped out, they all consolidated behind trump this time. and that's a huge change. >> and chris christie obviously hasn't officially endorsed, but he also said that nikki haley was going to get smoked, his

words. >> we're going to find out if he's right. as you said, new hampshire is extremely contrarian, and they don't like to rubber stamp anything. but nikki haley, the first three days out of iowa, she was a little lackluster. she, to me, seemed a little bit shell shocked by the third place finish in iowa. she has ramped it up considerably. she's now really going after trump. but the part of the problem is, a lot of people are saying, well, where was this message about his mental acuity a few months ago. >> five to six events a day, we'll see if it has an impact. thanks, guys. we have new footage in from the idf, revealing tunnels allegedly used by hamas to hold as many as 20 hostages. >> and today marks 20 years since the landmark roe v. wade decision that made abortion a constitutional right until it was overturned in '22. how the biden administration is now putting reproductive rights front and center in their campaign, next.

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there was absolutely no chance of survival. in texas, you are forced to carry that pregnancy, and that is because of donald trump. >> that is the biden campaign's first abortion-focused ad of this year. the woman you just heard from is an ob/gyn and the mother of three in texas. she says she had to travel out of state to get an abortion because of the texas ban. the ad comes on the 51st anniversary of the landmark supreme court decision in roe v. wade that made abortion a constitutional right, a decision that was overturned in 2022. in a statement this morning, president biden noted the anniversary and said republicans are, quote, putting women's lives at risk. president biden and vice president kamala harris hoping to put this issue front and center in the upcoming election as they get set to headline an event in virginia tomorrow, focused on abortion rights. joining us this morning is senator tammy duckworth, a democrat from illinois. she is also the co-chair of the

biden/harris 2024 campaign. i really appreciate your time this morning. i do want to start on this issue of abortion rights. michigan's governor, gretchen whitmer, did a really interesting interview with cbs, "face the nation," margaret brennan, and she said it would be good if the president himself focused more on the abortion issue. listen to this exchange. >> joe biden doesn't talk about abortion much. in fact, he has said that he's not big on it, because of his faith. does he need to talk about it more? >> i think it would be good if he did. >> you think he needs to be the messenger on that more? >> i don't think it would hurt. i think that people want to know that this is a president that is fighting and i think he has said that. to use maybe more, you know, blunt language, maybe that would be helpful. >> do you agree, senator? >> well, i do agree that abortion is an issue that a vast majority of americans are worried about, and we should be

much more clear about what the choices are in this election in november, and that is women's access to basically reproductive health care and to control their own bodies. >> should the president himself, as the messenger, be more clear and more forceful on sending that message? i mean, that's what was striking about what gretchen whitmer said. >> well, i think he can be more forceful about it, absolutely. and we should also be very clear about the range of reproductive health care that is being affected in all of these states, where they're trying to enact abortion bans. it's not just about access to abortion, it's about the whole of your reproductive health, such as, access to in vitro fertilization, assistive reproductive technology, birth control, all of these things are at stake. >> talking about ivf just for a moment, because you've been open with your own experience, using

in vitro fertilization to grow your family, you were out with legislation once again called access to family building. that's the name of the act. can you explain your concern, why you're putting this forth, and whether you think this can get 60 votes in the senate? >> well, it's about access to growing your family, it's not actually about access to abortion. and so i do think that we can get to 06 votes. it's about people and families wanting to start and build their own families. and what is happening is, in these states where you have these bans or the movement towards proclaiming that a fertilized egg is a human being with rights and personhood, it means that things like ivf could actually become outlawed. my process, for example, we created five fertilized eggs. three were nonviable, we discarded those and implanted one of them. so my doctor say, you know, if i were in a state like texas, potentially, those -- discarding

those three nonviable fertilized eggs could be an act of manslaughter on my part. and in fact, the assistive reproductive technology association for physicians who practice art are actually warning their doctors in places like texas that maybe you don't want to practice there anymore. >> i wonder what you say to some of your fellow democrats who are concerned about the biden administration really focusing its message on protecting democracy. i know he's not a democrat, but mitt romney is no fan of trump. and he a couple of weeks ago called it a bust to focus on that. that that is an older argument. do you think it would be -- prove more fruitful for the biden campaign to really go all in on policy, abortion being at the top of that list? >> well, i think that it's about freedom, right, it's about protecting democracy and protecting freedoms. and one of our freedoms is the right to control our bodies and control our reproductive cycles. also talking about the right to -- the freedom from student

loans. the freedom to walk down the streets and not have to worry about being the target of racial attacks. those are all freedoms that we can certainly talk about. and i do think that really focusing on policy and describing freedom in those terms would be helpful. >> talking about democracy, i want your response to what dean phillips, democrat, minnesota congressman, running against biden in the primary here in new hampshire, had to say. this is a message he's been sending about president biden, but here's him most recently. >> what was done to all of you is one of the most egregious affronts to democracy i've ever known in my lifetime. initiated ostensibly by the united states of america, who is the leader of the democratic party. >> he's talking about the dnc with the backing of biden moving south carolina to be the first democratic primary state. what do you say to voters in new hampshire who feel like we're not going to count here and that

doesn't feel like protecting democracy to us. our delegates aren't going to count? >> well, i think that their votes certainly were counted. they can certainly write in the president's name. i would urge all of those folks in new hampshire who don't want anybody else to go ahead and write in president biden's name on the ballot when they cast that ballot. listen, states move around their dates all the time. when president obama, from my home state of illinois was running for president, we moved our caucus time up to normal march time frame. so this happens and frankly, i think the folks in new hampshire can certainly write in president biden's name. >> senator tammy duckworth, thanks for your time this morning. >> my pleasure. thank you. focusing on the issue of abortion rights, tonight, "laura coates live," she's going to sit down with the vice president, kamala harris. you can bet they'll talk about that and a whole lot more, the state of the race, and how she and president biden are trying to win a second term.

that is 11:00 p.m. eastern, only right here on cnn. donald trump will be in new york city today in a courtroom again. a big question, will he testify? and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu injecting hamas' conditions for a hostage release deal. how the decision plays into his strained relationship with president biden. we'll have more. stay with us.

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we're live in new hampshire with less than 24 hours to go before voters head to the polls. but we are also watching development in the middle east this morning. there are significant developments, as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he, quote, rejects outright hamas' conditions for a hostage deal. >> those terms include a complete withdrawal of israeli troops from gaza and an end to the war in exchange for the remainder of those being held hostage. and this comes as president biden spoke with prime minister netanyahu over the weekend for the first time in a month, as tension between the two have been intensifying over a potential two-state solution. we have got team coverage with arlette saenz at the white house, jeremy diamond in tel aviv. let's begin with arlette at the white house. they have this phone call and the readout from the phone call -- not the readout, the

reporting that cnn has from the phone call is completely different from what prime minister netanyahu goes on to tweet, which is, no way two-state solution. where are we. >> well, poppy, president biden made clear to reporters that he will continue to try to convince benjamin netanyahu to sign on to a two-state solution, even as the prime minister so far has shown no signs of budging. as recently as saturday, he posted on social media that he would not compromise when it comes to israeli security control in gaza. and really, this episode speaks to the latest tension point between the two men, as their disagreement has slowly spilled into public view. most recently around what to do in gaza after this conflict ends. now, president biden and netanyahu jumped on the phone for about 40 minutes on friday, just one day after netanyahu appeared to pour cold water on the idea of creating a palestinian state. but a source says that in this

call, that netanyahu said that those comments weren't meant to rule out the possibility of a palestinian state in the future. the two men talked in detail about what attributes a palestinian state would need to have as negotiations progressed. a source saying that it was a serious and detailed conversation. one thing that the biden administration officials have been speaking about is the possibility of a de-militarized palestinian state. something a source said that president biden finds intriguing. and after that phone call, president biden told reporters that he does think that it is still possible that a palestinian state emerges in the future. but it completely remains unclear at this time how exactly that could happen, as netanyahu has quite publicly been right to shoot this down. and it all comes as even as the u.s. has publicly supported israel, there has been some frustration bubbling behind the scenes, with the fact that netanyahu has publicly pushed back on american ideas and proposals at a time when he is

also facing a lot of political heat and pressure back home in israel. so all of this really speaks to the challenges that president biden is facing at this moment, as he's trying to apply more pressure on netanyahu, not just as he is waging this campaign in gaza, but also in discussions about what happens there when the conflict ends. >> for sure. arlette saenz at the white house, thanks for the reporting. also this. new footage this morning from the israeli defense forces revealing tunnels they allege are used by hamas and were used to hold as many as 20 hostages. there's the footage from the idf. israeli troops even say when they entered, they had to kill several hamas operatives. >> these tunnels you're seeing in the video we're showing right now are located in the center of khan yunis in southern gaza. jeremy diamond joins us live from tel aviv. jeremy, what are we learning about these tunnels right now? >> reporter: these are some really remarkable images, showing the conditions in which the israeli military says at least some of those hostages

were held in. this tunnel system that the israeli military is showing us in this video runs about a half a mile long under the center of khan yunis, the second largest city in the gaza strip. it goes 60 plus feet underground. and the israeli military says that 20 hostages were held at different times in these tunnels. in the video, you can see that there are about five prison cells with a toilet and a mattress in each of them. the israeli military says that they determined that hostages were held there based on dna evidence that was collected from those cells, as well as the testimony of some former hostages, who said that they were, indeed, held in those very same tunnels. what they also found was a kitchen, bathrooms, as well as child's drawings that the israeli military says that they believe were drawn by 5-year-old amelia aloni who was held hostage and released as part of that week-long truce that led to the release of dozens of former israeli hostages.

but of course, we know that there are still many more hostages who remain in captivity. 132, according to the israeli government, about 25 of those are believed to be dead. but the pressure is certainly rising as we are starting to see on the israeli government to secure another deal to get the release of those hostages. >> okay. jeremy diamond reporting for us in tel aviv with a significant update. thanks. and then, there were two. we're just one day away from the new hampshire primary. the final messages nikki haley and donald trump have for voters in the state, before they hehea to t the polls.. we'll hahave it, nexext

. can you hear that sound? that's the sound of a two-person race. >> get your neighbors, get your family -- get everybody. you've got to vote. because we have to win by big margins. we have to let them know that this is a movement. >> it is, indeed. the final stretch here in new hampshire, where granite state voters are just one day away from heading to the polls, making their voices heard. joining us now is an expert on all things new hampshire, particularly republican politics, jim marley. he served as an adviser to past republican presidential candidates, mitt romney and marco rubio. one day out, if you're running the hailey campaign, what are you thinking? >> i've got 36 hours to make my case. you've go to run like you're three votes down with three minutes to go. you see her crisscrossing the state, trying to squeeze as many undeclared independent voters as possible to get them to take a ballot for her tomorrow night. so, you know, she's running out of room and running out of real

estate, but she's working awfully hard right now to make that final argument. >> in that final argument, what is the universe of those types of voters do you think exist at this moment in the race? >> i think a lot of people have made up their mind, but new hampshire is fickle. we see a lot of shift the last weekend, the last 24 hours, and so a lot of it goes to momentum and energy and message. so the hailey campaign is saying she can take it to joe biden, she can win. and she's the one that can kind of bring the party together and build a broad coalition. that's the argument she's making, and you know, she's pounding the zone here in places like amherst where we are and heading out east towards the seacoast. that's where the block of the republican voters are. >> chris sununu, popular in this state, as well, has been hammering home the need for nikki haley. he's also kind of tried to play around with the expectations game a little bit. take a listen. >> she doesn't have to win. nobody goes from single digits in december to you absolutely have to win in january. everything nikki is trying to do

is build on the momentum from iowa, build on more momentum here. the fact that she's knocked all the other candidates out, nobody thought that was possible, but she's really knocked everybody out, even ron. i think super tuesday is where you have to start winning states. but as long as the momentum keeps building into her home state, that's an amazing opportunity to turn this thing around. >> i'm not quibbling with anything he was saying, the one thing i question is, it just seems like this is it. >> yeah. >> do you think that there's space to get to super tuesday if nikki haley does not win tomorrow night? >> i think it's difficult. i think it's difficult. look, the governor's right. you know, nikki haley really started here with nothing. and she made an early investment in new hampshire of her time. she embraced the new hampshire culture, the ethos of campaigning here, and that's gotten her to where she is. so she has a chance tomorrow. she's fought for that chance and earned that chance. having said that, you know, i don't think she has to win tomorrow, but you know, you've seen a lot of consolidation, you see governor desantis getting out yesterday. so there's going to be a big

push to bring this field down to 1 after new hampshire. so it's up to her to be that, you know, be that underdog and fight through tomorrow, and buy herself some time going into south carolina. >> when it comes to trump and his voters, i think he won -- this is off the top of my head, but 32, 33% in new hampshire back in '16. won the primary after he lost iowa. his voters, his base, his grip on the party just feels so different now in this state, certainly than it did back then. why? >> well, there's an intensity of his support. you're absolutely right. . trump has never had a hold on new hampshire like he has in other states. he went out with mid-30 support in 2016 with multiple candidates in the field. it's stronger today than it was. and so for months, he's been in and around the mid-40s, so it suggests there's a path here. the challenge is, of course, as ramaswamy and desantis have dropped out, their voters are likely to break towards trump. so i think what's happened is over the course of eight years,

you have had -- he has an opportunity to shape the party, to mold people and bring people along with him. he's got a very devoted, dedicated supportive voters with him. and nikki haley is taking a different approach. she's trying to build a broader coalition with moderates and with independents, which will be great for a general election, which is what's so attractive about nikki haley to a lot of people. she does very well against joe biden. >> that's actually my next question. it's been fascinating to watch as trump's lead in new hampshire has grown over the past couple of weeks, based on tracking polls and our polls, as well. he loses to joe biden in head-to-heads in this state. it's cued a little bit more blow on the federal side of things. but at a time when joe biden is losing head-to-head matchups everywhere, he wins here by a decent amount. what should that tell republicans about trump going into a general? >> look, you're right. and joe biden won handedly here in 2000. and while chris sununu won by one of the largest margins in our history. so i think, from a chris sununu perspective, republicans are tired of losing. we want to win at the federal

level. so donald trump doesn't necessarily give us the best opportunity to do that next november. nikki haley would seem to. so that's the argument she's been making, but right now, there is a big part of the party that wants to see that re-match, trump versus biden. we'll see tomorrow night if new hampshire gives him that or not. new hampshire's stubborn, so is nikki haley, it seems like. so we like to mix things up, we'll see what happens. >> a lot of money has been spent when people haven't been paying attention. appreciate your time. well, calls are growing for the prosecutor in the georgia election subversion case to step down. the details on that ahead. and apologizing for an apology. the ceo of texas-based kyte baby clearing up her comments after not allowing an employee work from home to care for her newborn. that's next.

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we are live in new hampshire. so glad you're with us on this monday morning. it is less than 24 hours to go before voters head to the polls here. we're also following developments in georgia this morning, where court filings reveal the prosecutor in the election subversion case there against donald trump bought airline tickets for himself and fulton county district attorney, fani willis on at least two occasions, both for out of state travel. those filings were made by prosecutor nathan wade's estranged wife as part of their divorce case proceedings. fani willis, the d.a. there is facing allegations of misconduct over an improper relationship with wade. it was first alleged in the court filing by one of the trump co-defendants, mike roman. he is a former trump 2020 campaign official who was also indicted over his role in the

fake electorates plot. now, these allegations and these latest filings raise concern they could taint the case. one analyst who has praised willis is calling for wade to step aside. >> if they ask me, mr. wade, the right thing to do, not mandatory, voluntary, the right thing to do is to recognize your successes here and step away. >> that was cnn legal analyst, norm eisen you just heard from. he joins me this morning. so glad to have you here. i think it is surprising to some to hear you call for wade to step away. not willis. you think she can continue with this case, but wade, her, you know, chief prosecutor on all of this. can you explain why? >> good morning, poppy, the law of disqualification in georgia does not require either of them to step aside. it's not a disqualifying event for two prosecutors to have a

relationship. but the challenge with mr. wade remaining on this case is that it's become a distraction from what is one of the most serious alleged conspiracies in american history. poppy, we all heard that january 2nd, 2021 tape, when donald trump said to georgia's secretary of state, brad raffensperger, just found 11,780 votes that didn't exist. that's where the focus needs to be. we need to get the case on track, moving quickly. a trial has been requested for 2024. and not discussing this relationship. not mandatory, but he should do the right thing. >> one of the questions here is, wade, this prosecutor, has made more than $650,000 on prosecuting this case so far, paid through willis' office.

it's taxpayer money. mike roman, his legal team, one of the co-defendants s here is saying, their argument is by using that money to buy plane tickets to go on tropical vacations is not okay. and what they're alleging here is that willis could possibly be prosecuted herself for honor services fraud or federal rack racketeering. do you think that holds any legal water or is that a stretch? >> it's ridiculous, poppy. mr. wade is a former judge, he's an experienced lawyer. he's done a terrific job up until now leading this team. he's had a serious of successes. the team he's led has defeated some of the most prominent attorneys in the country. in a series of legal battles, secured he's working at what we call in the legal profession a low bono rate, reduced hourly rate of

$250 an hour. that is nothing unusual. he's worked hard for years. the sum he's earned is not unusual by legal standards. i know it might sound like a lot to average folks. and people are allowed to have relationships. prosecutors can do that, they can travel together. that is silly. the law does not support it. >> okay. i do want to let people listen to fani willis, this is her speaking publicly about this, defending herself and defending wade. listen. >> all three of the special counselors are superstars. but i just ask, god, is it something that we'll never see a black man who qualified no matter his achievements? what more can one achieve? the other two have never baun judges, but no one questions their credentials. >> norm, fani willis has been #

subpoenaed in the divorce proceedings. she is trying for quash that subpoena. my question to you is, would you advise her to comply with the subpoena, to say whatever -- she's asked to answer the questions and try to move on from there? >> i would advise her to attempt to confine the scope of the subpoena to relevant evidence. i looked at the available dwrs papers, and it appears that mr. waed' wade's estranged spouse and mr. wade were already separated long before he came on to this case. if the information is not relevant to the divorce, then there is no need for this deposition. if it is an attempt to harass or

interes exploit. but we don't have all the facts. ms. willis knows more. if it is irrelevant, she should object. she should shrink the topics but provide the information. >> normiz izeisen, thank you. we're down to the final two. less than 24 hours now until the in that new hampshire primary. and how the white house plans to use kamala harris to take on donald trump and make the fight for reproductive rights front and center.

texas based clothing company kite baby is under fire for its handling of an employee asking to work from home to care for her adoptive baby in intensive care. the chief executive has issued an apology. >> i want to hop on here to sincerely apologize for marissa for how her parental leave was k3 communicated and handled. it was my oversight that she didn't feel supportive. i'll be reviewing our policies and procedures to make sure we don't hurt our staff and community in the future. >> that apology also creating

some backlash fo. camila bernal is following this for us. what happened 1234. >> reporter: a lot of people said the first apology wasn't enough, it wasn't genuine, that it was scripted. so the ceo came back and said fine, i'll do another apology and this time she went off script and said she regretted not allowing this employee to work remotely while her baby was in the nic uflt. so i want you to listen to part of the second apology. >> this was a terrible decision. i was incentive, selfish. i cannot imagine the stress she had go through. i fully realize the impact of my action, my decision, my short sightedness. >> and here is the back story. this all started in december of last year when marissa and her partner decided to adopt a baby, that baby was born 3r50prematur

and had to remain in the nicu. the policy for kyte was two week of maternity leave and then she would have to sign a contract that she would go back to work for six months after her leave. she was not able to sign that contract because her baby was still in the nicu. so they released a statement and they said yes, she proposed a remote from work option. but they said that they didn't feel that that proposed plan would fulfill the responsibilities of her current position. so they are saying that her job is there if she wants to return. and not only that, but now they are saying they will also revise their company policy because of all of this. marissa also released a video on social media saying she acknowledged that apology saying that she likely will not return because she said she didn't find it appropriate to return to that company. but also said she's encouraged to see the changes within the company. >> camilla, thanks for the