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on to south carolina. nikki haley vowing to stay in the race after losing in new hampshire. despite donald trump's double- digit big win, haley is spending and spending a lot in her home state. mass casualties at a un shelter, nine people killed and dozens injured after it was struck by israeli thank fire. a total disaster,

embarrassing. that is how one republican senator is talking about border talks. this is after a meeting with republican set to meet in a few minutes from now. all coming in right here to cnn new central. a few minutes ago president biden secured the 2024 endorsement for the united auto workers union. the campaign is already looking ahead to a rematch against former president trump. trump is also spoiling for the foyer after his wins in iowa and new hampshire. he still has not heard a concession from nikki haley. she says that the primary is just getting started.

she seems to pull off a hail mary in south carolina. that will be one month today. let's check in with kristen. a huge win last night for donald trump. he did not get nikki haley to tap out. that apparently according to sources made him furious. >> reporter: that is right. you could tell that from his speech. he went after nikki haley most of the time, compared to iowa where he said it was time to unite the party and the country. this was almost direct attacks on nikki haley. even pulled up other guests on the stage to go after nikki haley. clearly she was under his skin and he was very angry. where we are turning now is the south carolina. what will happen there? nikki haley expressed confidence in that state. donald trump's team is optimistic. it is her home state, she was

the governor there, but they believe the electorate has changed and it is more pro- term. here his tim scott talking about what will happen in south carolina. he has endorsed donald trump. >> what we have to do, focus on south carolina. make the margin so wide, so devastating, that the race is over. the donors start turning their attention on donald trump are the next two or three weeks. the margins will get wider. we are going home to south carolina to finish this race and start focusing on joe biden. >> reporter: one thing to note that if the election was tomorrow, donald trump is up by 30 points. they do have a very big lead. as you said, she is pouring money into south carolina. she is already doing campaign events. i reached out to trump's team and i have no calendar of events when he will be there or if they will put ads out there.

they do feel very confident. the other thing i want to point out, this is the moment for two honesty of tim scott. he talks about those donors. you hardly talk about dental trust people talking about big dollar donors said they say that they are fine and they get money from grassroots organizers, that's how he always raised money. when you really peel that back, they do want that money. after ron desantis had gotten it would come toald ump. , it was nikki haley. they are hoping with south carolina, the big dollar donors will come to donald trump. it's interesting to hear him say that. again, you never really hear that from that team. >> thank you. let's turn now to the war in the middle east. the international committee of the red cross is warning that gaza could see a medical shutdown unless actions are taken to protect central services.

fighting is taking place in central gaza were thousands are displaced. the unit officials says one of its buildings has been struck and this is a result of mass casualties. we are live in tel aviv. nick, the israeli military says that they plan to continue fighting for several days as they are targeting hamas. what are you hearing? >> reporter: we are hearing from the direct your from the area, one of their buildings is part of the bigger training facilities that is being used by about 40,000 displaced people. that center was hit by two thank rounds. 800 people in the building when it was struck. 75 people were injured. he describes a scenario where the idf is fighting in the vicinity of the training center

has been increasing the past few days. there's an advisory from the idf for people to leave this training center, which is under a un flag and designated a safe area. the un were told by the idf that people would be safe. the civilians there have been told to go to a safer area, to the west, toward the coast. the director said they were not able to do that because there were thanks blocking their path. eyewitnesses said they were thanks right outside the un displaced persons location. a lot of people have seen the shrapnel. the problem for this area, there is not freedom of movement. they cannot get casualties to the nearby hospital, which is facing a similar set of conditions. a lot of concern there. interestingly, where the fighting is not too heavy, a little bit north, central gaza, there was a protest today by women.

this is really unusual. they said it was not a political protest. they said they were not protesting necessarily against hamas. they were calling for the release of the prisoners. the hostages, the israeli hostages, being held in gaza. they were calling for their release, saying that they one of the work to stop. they want them to go back to their homes. they were being humiliated, and the families are separated. let's go back and put a tent, even if houses are not there. this is unusual to see this kind of protest, calling for the release of the israeli hostages. >> it is worth noting. thank you for that report. we appreciate it. boris. the fighting in con eunice. israeli officials tells cnn that no deal has been reached with hamas despite reports of progress. israel says that indirect talks are ongoing but there is a long

way to go before a final agreement is reached. according to the ministers office 132 hostages are inside gaza. we want to dig deeper with former hostage negotiator. thanks for being with us. i read an op-ed that you published. you talk about benjamin netanyahu, he's being backed into a corner. you argued that his only option is a all for all deal. all remaining 129 or so hostages in exchange for the 8000 palestinian prisoners being held in israel, some of those prisoners were caught soon after october 7, i am wondering why you think that benjamin netanyahu should make that deal? wouldn't that be a victory for hamas? >> if it was only the prisoners, it would be easier. hamas is also commanding and into the war. that's even harder for benjamin netanyahu to accept. basically surrendering to hamas

and their demands. this would empower hamas further in gaza. it's a very difficult thing to do. on the other hand, israel has the moral responsibility to bring these people home. there were civilians taken from their homes and a music festival. some soldiers were taken from a base early in the morning where they were sleeping. israel failed to protect them and they must bring them home. this is part of the ethos of the country of israel, we do not leave anyone behind. even if there were severe consequences for the deal, the day after the deal is done, and the hostages are home, israel could rearrest any of those prisoners who are in danger. israel can take them out. the problem is having the courage, the political courage, to stand up and make a deal that will release these hostages. >> a deal like that would go against so much of what we have

seen from benjamin netanyahu's track record. wouldn't that also potentially make hamas more vulnerable? if the hostages are being used as a life insurance policy right now? >> that is one way of looking at it. my understanding of hamas having dealt with them for 17 years, they already achieved their victory. breaking into israel with such ease on october 7th and killing so many israelis and taking hostages, was a victory for them. it also puts the palestinian issue on the agenda after being removed for so many years. i quite frankly believe that in their own mind, they will survive this war. the pressure put on israel to end the war, the hostage issue will bring an end to the war. they will come out of their tunnels and bunkers in charge of gaza. even if they don't and the leadership is killed, it's part of the religious beliefs that

they need to die against israel, killing . it is part of how they believe they will enter paradise. >> you have argued previously that this kind of deal ultimately would help address the longer-term conflict. the solution to that, or a path to the solution, a two state solution. could that ever happen with benjamin netanyahu in power? >> know. it could never happen with benjamin netanyahu in power. voices in israel are growing louder for elections to replace benjamin netanyahu, for him to resign. there is a question of how long he can continue with the war effort and how the trust of israel in the army of israel, when most israelis hold him directly responsible for what led up to october 7. the two state solution is back and being pushed by the international committee being led by president biden.

now they need to recognize the state of palestine after talking about a two state solution for 30 years. it's time to put those states in a regional context. america recognizing israel, removing the statehood of palestine to be vetoed that they hope for so long. >> there is a lot more conversations to be had based on the one we just started. we look forward to have you back. >> thank you. just minutes from now, senate republicans will meet to go over an emergency border security deal that comes after tensions erupted yesterday over this deal at a private republican lunch. could this deal be dead on arrival? we will discuss. jury selection continues in the case of a parent charged in a school shooting that was carried out by her son. jennifer calmly on trial for manslaughter in michigan. those stories and more, still to come. stay with us.

the senate gop lead negotiator on border talks is calling on members to be ready to compromise. right now, that is far from happening. chief congressional correspondent, on capitol hill, with more on this fight. >> reporter: right now i it senate republicans will gather to discuss these issues that have been dividing the conference. yesterday there was a closed door meeting. there were tensions flared. republicans, some of them flatly blaming republican leader, mckenna, for his handling of negotiations. others have been concerned that they have not seen any of the details yet as part of the bipartisan talks over immigration that have been

going on for months. they went back and forth for some time. all of this is so significant because republicans have demanded that there must be a deal on the border dealing with the surge of migrants at the border of mexico. that must be dealt with first to their satisfaction before they will agree for more funding for ukraine. they are calling for aid immediately in the war against russia. this is what they are discussing behind closed doors. talking to senators it is clear, there are major decisions. with former president trump calling on republicans to reject any bipartisan deal that falls short of what trump considers a perfect deal. >> trump said that you guys need to accept only a perfect deal. is he wrong? >> there will be no perfect deal. they will be a good deal or i will not support it. the solution to the border eventually will require a trump presidency. between now and then we could do some things that will make the border more secure. >> biden has failed.

we are here, we have been elected. we have election certificates. when you have an opportunity to make this country safer, you take it and you don't play politics. >> it is disastrous. it's in total shambles. it's embarrassing. >> nobody knows what is in the bill or out of the bill. nobody knows what the priorities are. this has dragged on for weeks and months now. >> there you have it. some republicans are saying that negotiations, they have gotten no window. they do not like the way the talks are going. they believe that we should wait until next year when donald trump has become the president. republicans take back the senate and maybe keep the house. others say it's time to have a bipartisan compromise now. all of this is immigration as the dominant issue on the campaign trail among

republicans. trump does not want to give joe biden a victory on capitol hill. it shows you that complicated dynamics in a critical time as ukraine awaits aid and others await action on the border, uncertain whether congress can get there. >> thank you for that report. boris. u.s. officials are not planning to take immediate steps to remove miles of razor wire along the center border. biden taken this to court to get a ruling in its favor. walk us through what is happening right now? >> reporter: let me show you the scene that we have seen over and over again on the border. if you look beyond the several layers of razor wire, it is difficult to see that there are two migrants sitting on the

banks of the rio grande. they say they have been here for about two days. they have not eaten. they do not have water. they want to turn themselves in to immigration authorities. but because of the razor wire, i am in the area that has been taken over by texas. this is the shelby park area. this is how broken the situation is. border patrol is not allowed to come in here to do normal operations. under federal law, these individuals should be apprehended and processed. the immigration protocol should be applied. the point i want to make, because border patrol does not have access, there is nobody arresting them or taking them into custody. u.s. authorities here, texas dps and national guard, some were working behind me. they're adding more razor wire. this is how texas is doubling down on taking over this park. there removing some of their own razor wire to add bigger

layers of razor wire. that includes fencing. you can see guys up there in cargo containers. boris, this is how broken it is. there are migrants who are on u.s. soil. the international boundary between u.s. and mexico is the middle of that bridge. excuse me, the middle of the river. these individuals are on u.s. soil. they want to be processed under immigration law. yet, they are sitting there waiting. nobody is paying attention to them. authorities are not taking them into custody or trying to turn them over to the u.s. border patrol officials, or anything. i want to point out, border patrol does not have access to this area because it has been taken over by texas authorities. >> that's and a cancellation of the fight between the state of texas and the federal government.

thanks. u.s. forces carrying out strikes against a iran backed militia reportedly killing of 27 has a lot leaders. john kirby will join us to discuss these dangerous and increasingly common conflicts between the u.s. and iran backed groups. we will be right back.

this is just in. the supreme court has declined to halt the first known u.s. execution by nitrogen gas. smith, was sentenced to death for his role of the 1988 murder for hire. he requested to be executed by this untested method. that attempt had to be aborted after difficulties setting the iv. after the state agreed to his request, smith is reversing course but he claims that this method puts him at risk of super added pain. we want to get the latest from tom foreman who is following the story. obviously this is a untested method. what you experts have about this potentially going awry? she make there are legal things that are raised against the eighth amendment.

only because it is untested. let's talk about the method we are talking about. basically, nitrogen hypoxia. it is essentially robbing the body of the oxygen it needs to stay alive. the way this would be functioning, they put a plastic mask over his face. they would pump a lot of nitrogen there and instead of oxygen, the result if it works the way they want it to, would be very quick unconsciousness and rapid death. the problem, this has never been done before. it is not really in that way a proven method. alabama has been very secretive about its protocols, about how they will do this. that secretive nature is one of the other reasons why experts are saying that we do not know if this is a method that will work the way is expected to. >> why did this method of execution appear in the first place?

i imagine that alabama is not the only state considering it. >> this is the idea of what they are trying to do. other states are considering it, mississippi. skip over the arkansas, you get to oklahoma. those are the three states that have legislatively said they are willing to try this. the reason it is coming up, because of the problems they have with the other forms of execution. electrocution's, the electric chair -- i was in alabama when that was the primary method. problems came up with that. gas chambers, sometimes people suffered for much longer than people anticipated. that became a problem. there have been problems with lethal injection in various states. the question is, when you look at all of the states that still allow this, all of them are in red. they are the ones. the ones in blue, it is allowed but has been paused by

executive order. all of those states are saying, how can we proceed with the justice? is this possibly a way forward? it is new though. if this happens tonight, they will not halt this on this basis. a good start at midnight tonight. there is a 30 hour window. i realize it's an unpleasant subject so i'm not being casual, if it happens at midnight tonight or sometime thereafter, there is no question that many states, not just the three that approved this, they will be looking closely at it and saying, give us details to what happened? does it work and does it pass muster for the eighth amendment of not being cruel and unusual punishment? ? it carries major inflammations. stay with us and we will be back in a moment.

the u.s. navy was shot down two houthi missiles. operating in the gulf of. a third missile landed in the water, we have learned. earlier the u.s. military downed two missiles launched from yemen. airstrikes in western iraq targeted buildings used by iran backed militant groups are seven has a lot of fighters were killed in the strikes according to two u.s. defense officials. joining us now, retired admiral, john kirby. thanks for being with us. this is the latest in weeks of

escalating attacks. lawmakers are calling for the president to come to congress now. they want to know specifically what the administration's understanding of self difference in the context of the strikes is, considering the strikes are not deterring ongoing and future attacks from the houthi thread what is the answer from the white house to that question? >> certainly will continue to have conversations. we will continue to do that to keep them as informed as possible. this is about self-defense. it's under the president's authority as commander in chief. to protect the troops and ships at sea, that's what these attacks are designed to do. we will have to continue them as longest the houthi's choose to conduct their own missile attacks. >> they believe and i spoke with tim kaine, the democratic senator, who believes differently, to put it mildly.

once you have this back and forth that has become predictable, you have the president himself saying this is not deterring the houthi's. this is no longer about self- defense. do you see the difference of opinion there on that? >> certainly have great respect for the senator and his concerns. we will continue to talk to him and his staff and members of congress about what we are doing, and how we are doing it. congress has a right to be informed of the way in which we are conducting these self- defense operations. they are self-defense operations and they are not predictable. i would push back on the notion that they are rejectable are we in a for tat. that does not do justice to the unpredictable dynamic nature with which these houthi attacks are occurring. the ability to get more eyes on what they are doing, to hit

missiles before they actually can leave the launcher. there is nothing predictable about this. this is tough stuff. this is why because it is not predictable, we need to keep the pressure up. in also spoke with senator tim kaine about the navy s.e.a.l.s. two of them were lost heading to the houthi's. your ministration said the mission was separate from its ongoing maritime security operations in that region. he said he does not believe it was separate from the mission to secure congress. what is your reaction to that? >> it is a separate operation and it is one that has been going on before we started operation prosperity guardian. that is the self-defense as c and certainly before we start a striking targets. sure, we have had long-standing efforts underway to try to stop the flow for my run to the movies and other people they are backing. that was a separate operation that was conducted on that.

obviously, it is connected in terms of the fact that iran provides weapons and capabilities to houthi, hamas, hezbollah, it leads back to tehran and what the revolution he guard corps are doing. it was a separate operation and we want to make it clear. that was a u.s. unilateral aberration to interdict weapons going to the houthi's. as opposed to the multilateral efforts to protect sit ships at sea and target center. >> the situation in gaza, the idf compares focus on the un saying there have been mass casualties after the building that was sheltering many people displaced was struck. there are reports of israeli military's firing near hospitals in the area. what is the israeli

responsibility to protect the civilian population, even if you believe that hamas may be operating in the area and using these people as shields? >> not only near, but sometimes in the facilities. there building tunnels underneath those. it is a tough problem that the idf is facing. they have every right to go after hamas terrorists wherever they are but they have a added burden to be mindful of civilian infrastructure. particular, hospitals and residential complexes. we do not want to see them become scenes of battle. nobody wants to see fighting at a hospital. it does add an extra burden on israel is to be more deliberate. at the same time, it does not wipe away the responsibility to try to go after these leaders. and parcel of the advice and counsel that we provide the israelis, our own lessons learned in this urban warfare.

>> thank you for being with us. we appreciate your time this afternoon. next, the manslaughter trial of jennifer crumbley, the mother of the michigan school shooter. set to begin. why she is asking the judge to force her son to testify?

this just in to cnn. a jury has been selected and opening statements will begin tomorrow in a trial against jennifer crumbley. she is the mother of the

shooter who killed four students at oxford high school in michigan in 2021. her son is currently serving life in prison. jennifer crumbley is facing and military manslaughter charges in connection to her son's actions. she is asking the judge to force her son and his psychiatrist to testify in her defense would her sons lawyers are advising him to plead the fifth. we are joined by psychiatrists, gail. this is about the shooter trying to preserve his ability to appeal his conviction. an issue now, text messages. he had sent them to a friend describing how his parents allegedly ignored his request for mental health treatment. he said his mother laughed at him and his mother's attorney said that ethan's psychiatrist testified that her sunlight about that. that is evidence that can obviously help her. can his psychiatrist be compelled to testify to help her out? >> is not supposed to happen.

confidentiality is the cornerstone of any treatment. it is damaging for this patient and for all patients for a psychiatrist to break confidentiality. that being said, a judge may be able to compel them to do so. >> in that case, is that because it may prove that what he was saying was factually incorrect? how else would you get at that to say that sometimes kids lie, if there is evidence that he perhaps did? >> obviously will try to murky the waters and make it less clear. otherwise that is damaging that she refused to get him mental health care. they may be looking to get that thrown out because the judge will not compel, therefore there is no argument for it. or they might be trying to murky the waters to say it is uncertain. we do not know who lied about what and when.

they are trying to escape this evidence. it really makes that parent look negligent. do not get a kid care that demonstrated the need earlier.. >> the school was so clear about that. you're not a legal expert but you are a mental health expert, obviously. and you obviously have a responsibility if you think someone has care or needs care or if they are a danger to themselves or others. what is it as you see the responsibility of the parent as they are observing the behavior of their child to provide that? >> like any other medical care, the parent is the custodian and if they see signs and symptoms of any health issues, including mental health, they absolutely have a responsibility.

they bought their child a gun under those circumstances and moreover did not notify the school that they bought their son a gun that he had access to. this combination of things seems medically negligent in addition to being negligent in terms of the dangers. not only to other kids, but the number one source of death by suicide is a gun. their son was at risk and it is very concerning they do not point that out. >> this is going to be very interesting trial with implications for many other situations, as well. always great to have you, thank you so much. coming up, the second gentleman weighing in on anti- semitism in america. a preview of the c cnn exclusis interview.

now to a cnn exclusive, the second edelman says his mission to fight the spread of anti- semitism has taken a personal toll, he sat down with wolf blitzer . >> wolf is here with us with a preview of this important exclusive interview, tell us about the conversation. >> for him and for me it's very personal and it's hard to believe this rise in anti- semitism and hate crimes going on around the country is actually happening in the united states and for him he got rather emotional and it got personal in discussing his great-grandparents who fled poland before the holocaust,

came to the united states, but so many of his relatives perished, were murdered during the holocaust. he went back to auschwitz last year to see some of the areas where his family lived, relatives lived so we spoke about that. i had seen him at a hanukkah party the vice president had here in washington and we shared some personal family history and we decided to do this interview. there is a clip, let me play the clip of what he said about the toll that it takes as he is fighting this awful surge of anti-semitism. >> there are some days i don't want to do it because it's too hard and too beat up about it. my wife the vice president has been so supportive, putting me out to use my voice and this microphone to push back on the hate and the vitriol. i know i have an obligation to our jewish community as the

first jewish person in this role. there are high expectations and a lot of accountability. i take that seriously. no matter how bad i might be feeling personally, it's not going to stop me from continuing to use my voice to advocate against anti-semitism, against hate and to push our coalitions back together so we can fight this thing together. >> it is clear what they're doing, not only fighting anti- semitism, there has been a surge of anti-arab attacks around the country as well. a awful situation going on. >> such an important issue at a turbulent time for the world. it is difficult to watch this become part of the cultural dialogue especially in the context of an election. folks may be critical of israeli policy, but it could

become something else. >> it's one thing to be critical of the israeli government and it's another thing to take action and to do hate crimes and stuff like that. unfortunately we are seeing that develop as the anti- defamation league said that there has been a 360 degree increase in anti-semitic activities around the country over the past year or so. it is pretty depressing when you think about it. >> we look forward to the conversation. >> glad to be here, this reminds me of the situation room. >> we may have copied a little bit. >> i am wolf blitzer, you're in the situation room. >> you can watch the full interview with the second gentleman douglas emhoff on the situation room with the wolf blitzer. thank you so much for joining us. "t"the lead" with jake tapper starts in just a few seconds.