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on that bipartisan border deal. breaking overnight, hamas proposes 135 day plan that includes israeli withdrawal from gaza and release of israeli hostages. what's ahead crucial day of meeting as antony blinken meets with israeli prime minister. "cnn this morning" starts right now. ♪ and here is where we begin, it has been a head-spinning, fair word. >> sure. >> 24 hours for republicans in a hugely embarrassing defeat. the house gop failed to impeach homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas after three republicans fbroke rank. >> the resolution is not adopted. >> meanwhile, over in the senate, republican infighting

and intense pressure from donald trump has effectively killed the only bipartisan bill to address the unprecedented surge of migrants at the southern border. >> back in the house, republicans also failed to pass their own stand alone aid package for israel, on top of all this dysfunction on capitol hill, we're learning ronna mcdaniels offering to step down as trump pushes to install his own choice for party chair. nikki haley lost by double digits not to trump but to well known option of none of these candidates, seriously. let's bring in lauren fox. lauren, let's go back to this impeachment vote. we were talking yesterday, look, they're not going to put this on the floor if they don't have the votes. apparently they didn't have the votes. >> reporter: yeah. it's pretty remarkable, phil, this moment yesterday. look, if you're going to put something this monumental, this historic on the floor of the house of representatives, you better know where your votes are. and you better know what the attendance is on the other side. and that is the issue that republicans ran into yesterday. they knew that they were likely going to have three no votes.

that is certainly what happened on their side. mike gallagher had some specific concerns about setting a new precedent for impeachment. and he made that pretty clear in the republican conference meeting hours before the vote. but what republicans hadn't anticipated is that al green, a democrat would come from the hospital and actually vote on the floor. and what's really interesting, let me set the table for you, is there had been a vote right before this one, in which al green didn't cast a vote. and that had sort of made republicans think, okay, we know where the attendance is. then this vote begins and at the end here, al green comes -- he's wheeled into the house chamber. he votes. our reporting is he was voting without shoes on. and that certainly set the tone last night that mayorkas vote was not going to actually pass and he wouldn't be impeached. now, the attendance in the house of representatives is really fluid right now, which means that when scalise returns back

to the house of representatives after getting cancer treatment, this is going to pass. but it just shows you how tenuous this majority is right now. you have to know where every single vote is and you have to know where the other side stands, too. you know, andy biggs, a conservative, he told our colleague off the floor last night, you know, i like a good game. the democrats played a good game. i just don't like we lost. >> the senate will be taking a procedural vote on the immigration package today. what do you expect from that? we all know where trump stands. >> reporter: yeah. and we all know know where the senate republican conference is head, right? they are not going to be voting to advance this bill. i think one question mark i still have is james lankford and what he does. he's someone who created and authored this legislation. he told our colleague dana bash he was still looking whether or not he was going to be advancing it. saying he felt that members needed a little more time, perhaps he would be willing to

vote against it to give them that time. but look, time is not going to make this situation any better. and you saw yesterday mcconnell making clear that they are going to need to turn to a plan b. democrats, meanwhile, very frustrated. here is chris murphy. >> you want to fix the border or do you want the keep the border a mess in order to help donald trump? >> there are other parts of this supplemental that are extremely part of it as well. israel, ukraine, taiwan, we still ought to tackle the rest of it because it's important. not that the border isn't important, but we can't get an outcome. >> reporter: and the border, of course, is attached to that $60 billion in ukraine aid. that $14 billion in israel aid, those are still top priorities right now for senate republicans. so, it looks like they're going back to the drawing board that existed for them four months ago which is perhaps republicans

would be willing in the senate to just move forward with a supplemental package that doesn't include the border. >> lauren fox, man your job is fun. thank you very much. let's bring in s.e. cupp, john avlon. look, this was clearly another day of a full-on pursuit of the republican agenda of finding rakes and stepping on them. i think what i'm trying to figure out longer term here is there are real world consequences to what's happening right now with legislative inaction. you look at the scale of the national security package generally and what's going on at the border. is there a near-term resolution for this? >> oh, i mean, i don't have much optimism on that. congress isn't solving most problems. and republicans are playing politics with policy. they decided politics, i.e. trying to impeach mayorkas is more important than a policy win. they asked for and got and now

refusing. so there's now an effort on the left to say, okay, maybe we had a hand in breaking this, but you're refusing to fix it. so now you own it. we'll see if they buy that. but it's a good messaging trick. >> you want to look big picture of mike johnson so far. >> so much losing. house republicans have shown themselves to be unwilling and unable to govern in the national interest. >> uninterested in it. >> this is so many levels of failure. yesterday in particular, right? couldn't get a stand alone israel bill. couldn't get the mayorkas vote. have gutted provisions that were bipartisan that republicans requested to strengthen the border. "the wall street journal" and others saying this is the best border bill -- donald trump couldn't get this. and now they're holding -- they're holding ukraine hostage. that was only the objection.

if you put ukraine supplemental funds up for a vote, it would pass. in the fullness of history, this will look like a nefl chamberlain moment. >> i think when i look at the landscape, and to your point the bigger picture, what is the pathway out? you're good at identifying what significant idealism i respect and wish i could share. >> thank you very much. i take that as a compliment. >> we look around. look, the israel aid package was a messaging bill, right? the biden administration already offered to veto. they were trying to foreclose pathways and jam people. the mayorkas, as you noted would do nothing for the border. purely political, trying to cool off the base to move other things. they can't do the stuff that's not supposed to do anything. how are they supposed to do the stuff that does something is this. >> you make the mistake of assuming they want to do stuff.

the point for republicans now is condensing the party. making it as pure as it possibly can be. and fomenting grievances. it has nothing to do with governing. it doesn't even have anything to do with winning, putting up electoral wins or governing wins. rnc has been gutted of most of its effectiveness. problem solving. it's not interested as a party in doing any of those things. so, no surprise, it's getting none of those things done. it doesn't care. >> that is such a dereliction of duty. do your job. >> sure. >> being incompetent cult is not subsequent for solving problem. >> and pay them to do. stay with us. we have a lot ahead. highly unusual move, the national republican party chair offering to step down for former president trump even though he hasn't won the nomination yet. this is very rare. ronna mcdaniel was elected to her post with trump's full support after serving as gop

chairwoman in michigan. recently trump's view of mcdonnell has soured due to the rnc's poor finances, his feeling they could have supported him more in 2020 and now he'll make recommendations for her replacement after the south carolina primary. cnn's alayna treene joins us now. not only is it striking because trump's tune on her changed so much, but she held this position for so long and it's rare to ever see something like this, is it not? >> reporter: oh, it's very rare. it's a stunning development. but look, i mean, ronna mcdaniel was facing pressures on a lot of fronts. that's part of what led to this decision. but there's no doubt that donald trump was the driving force behind her offering to leave the rnc after south carolina. there's a couple reasons for that. i mean, donald trump and ronna mcdaniel, the relationship between the two has really deteriorated in recent years and even more so over the past week. as you mentioned, poppy, donald trump still harbors a lot of resentment toward the rnc for

what he believes is them not doing enough to challenge the 2020 election results. that's something i hear time and time again in my conversations with trump's advisers. they also grew increasingly frustrated with her in how the rnc handled the republican primary debates. obviously donald trump did not participate in those and trump himself privately griped about why can't the rnc not remain neutral. why can't they come out and endorse me. that's something he said in the past over the past year now. but look, this all really hit a tipping point last week, i'm told. that's partly because the rnc report hin obviously donald tmpon in the bank last year. that's the lowest fundraising haul they had in more than a decade. that's really when donald trump and his advisers started to make plans to send a clear message that something needed to change at the rnc. that's why you're seeing ronna make this decision and it all culminated after aee mting whee they met at mar-a-lago for two hours between her and donald

trump. >> there was a primary last night in the republican party. >> in case you missed it. >> it's confusing and con va lute and donald trump is not on the ballot and this was jerry rigged to ease his pathway. but nikki haley lost to the well known candidate of none of these candidates. we reached out to their campaign manager for comment. they're not playing here. they're focus on south carolina. how bad is that headline right now for the only trump challenger left. >> it is bad. i mean, there's no doubt that this is embarrassing for her. especially because, look, haley is trying to make the point that she's still a viable candidate in this primary. especially as they head into south carolina where her chances there are not looking that great, even though it's her home state. even though this was a state where haley really spent no time. she didn't spend a time in nevada. that's partly because her campaign has argued it's rigged for donald trump. it's still an embarrassing defeat. i want to quickly read you a statement from her campaign.

her campaign spokesman told cnn, quote, even donald trump knows that when you playpenny slots the house wins. we didn't bother to play a game rigged for trump. we're full steam ahead in south carolina and beyond. and again, even though there was no effort behind this. they chose to play in the primary, not the caucus, which is really for all intents and purposes far more important for the republican candidates because that's where the delegates are decided. it's still an embarrassing defeat. and it is not a good sign for her as, you know, she heads into south carolina in a couple weeks. >> couple weeks left. thank you. >> i want to bring back john avlon, s.e. cupp. what do you think about all of this? >> well, we sort of got to this. it is remarkable. not only that there's this leadership change because she's been there for so long and she is well liked inside the rnc, it is an election year. and they're making a leadership change the middle of an election year. that's wild. but apparently she was not

compliant enough for trump, right? not refusing -- refusing to cancel all the primary debates. that really bothered him. this is a woman who dropped her maiden name reportedly for donald trump. >> what was it again? >> romney. and that wasn't compliant enough. we should not be surprised if donald trump interim head of the rnc. >> i want to lean into that point. you can change your name to try to please donald trump. and that's not loyalty enough. if you have any questionbo not pfollowing his lies enough. she did a lot for him. >> paid his legal bills. >> paid his legal bills. rnc is a shell of itself because they've been funding -- none of it is enough. loyalty is a one way street. >> let's ey question abo >> trying to think if there's a counter. stick around. we have a lot more to get to with all of you.

breaking this morning, hamas responded to latest hostage deal. we're live in tell aviv with wht the group is saying. how much time the mom of a school shooter is facing in prison after being found guilty. >> announcer: "cnn this morning" is brought to you by --

♪ breaking news this morning, we are getting new details about a counterproposal from hamas for a potential hostage deal. hamas is proposing a three-phased plan that would last several months. it pushes a full israeli withdrawal from gaza and the delivery of humanitarian aid in exchange for the release of hostages held in gaza. but an israeli official familiar with these negotiations tells cnn there is, quote, no way that israel will agree to all of that. >> that proposal comes is happening right now, secretary of state antony blinken is meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and other top officials behind closed doors. cnn's jeremy diamond joins us live from tel aviv. where do you think this is going to go? what is hamas proposing. >> reporter: the bottom line here is that hamas is sticking to its demand that these negotiations, these releases of hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners ultimately needs to end with a permanent cease fire to this war. the withdrawal of all israeli troops from the gaza strip. and that is obviously something

that the israeli prime minister himself has been repeatedly saying in recent days he will not agree to. but if you dig into the details of the proposal, let's look at phase 1, for example, here. you have the release -- excuse me -- of women, chirldren, the sick, the elderly. the withdrawal of israeli forces from population centers. and beginning to have talks about a complete cease fire. phase 2 would see the completion of those talks for a cease fire. the release of all male hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners and the withdrawal of israeli forces from the gaza strip. where as phase 3 would ultimately see the exchange of bodies and remains of the deceased including some 31 israeli hostages believed to be dead inside of gaza. but it's important to look at phase 1. because if you look at phase 1, it is not all that different from what israel has agreed to as part of a broad framework proposal with egypt, qatar and

the united states. in terms of the types of hostages who would be released, the length of the pause, 45 days versus six weeks, about the same there. the real question is whether or not they can agree to something on phase 1 here. and then move forward and continue negotiating over phases 2 and 3. clearly the major stumbling blocks will appear. that's not to say phase 1 is identical. there are still some significant differences including over the types of palestinian prisoners who would be released here. but the bottom line is that they are not all that far apart as it relates to phase 1. but will they need an agreement on all three phases before they start to move towards this? or will they agree to some kind of phase 1 agreement and then continue negotiating as that phase 1 is implemented. president biden for his part said yesterday that he found hamas' proposal a little over the top and secretary of state tony blinken made very clear there is still work to be done.

he is doing that work as we speak. meeting with the israeli prime minister and his team in tel aviv today. those negotiations will very much continue. poppy, phil. >> jeremy diamond, potentially really significant development. we'll see where it goes. thanks very much. historic decision an appeals court here in the united states resoundingly, unanimously rejecting donald trump's immunity claim. we'll explain it all to you in the broader implications in trump's next legal battles. plus a stunning new report finds the key bolts were missing on the 737 max 9 plane that lost a door plug mid flight. what else investigators discovered. we'll have it for you next.

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♪ the supreme court justices set to hear arguments today about whether former president trump should be removed from the ballot in colorado under the 14th amendment's ban on insurrectionists holding public office. trump lawyers -- trump's lawyers will be there. but this time trump will not be. a source telling cnn that after treating court appearances like campaign stops up to now, trump realized just how, quote, serious this case is. meanwhile, trump suffered a major blow on tuesday after an appeals court ruled he does not have immunity in his federal election subversion case. the court says former president trump's stance would collapse our system of separated powers by placing the president beyond reach of all three branchs. we cannot accept the office of the presidency places its former occupants above the law for all

time thereafter. cnn's katelyn polantz joins us now to clarify the supreme court arguments are tomorrow. >> he is very excited if r that. >> i'm so excited. there's a lot of legal -- this is why i talk to you before i talk because you separate everything out for me in the calendar. hey, can we talk about those arguments, though? do we have any sense of what the trump legal strategy or plan is, at least as he waits for this 14th amendment decision to come? >> yeah. so everyone put in their arguments on whether trump should be on the ballot. the trump team says the states shouldn't be able to make this decision. and the voters, who are challenging him out of colorado, say the states can absolutely make this decision, that he's ineligible. but our understanding through our course reporting over this past week is trump is not going to be there for these oral arguments. he did attend a recent argument in another appeals case. not before the supreme court in front of a court in d.c. but with this, this is a big case. he's been using these court

hearings, proceedings in his various cases as campaign stops, but not tomorrow. that's because there's really no upside to this, one source told us, in this case related to the 14th amendment. his team is going to be arguing something where they're winning in a lot of states. he's only off of the ballot or he's been told that he's ineligible to be on the ballot in only two states, colorado and maine a ton of states have said -- and they looked at this issue, that they're not going to be removing him from primary ballots for the 2024 election. so, they're winning in this. trump also has other things to do. he's going to the nevada caucus on thursday for a party there. and so, this is one of those situations where, you know, don't mess it up while you're ahead, especially in a place like the supreme court with so much decor rum. >> a super significant appellate decision came out yesterday.

not only that it was unanimous, the way this was written and the language that was used, what it says about this claim that a president should have absolute immunity in some circumstances. >> right. so poppy and phil, this is the case related to donald trump in federal court facing january 6th, 2020, election charges. and the appeals court in d.c. made a decision that now is going to go to the supreme court. so we're talking about 14th amendment where his team, this is a case where donald trump has been losing. and this is the much bigger legal risk before him right now. what happened yesterday is three judges on the d.c. circuit court of appeals, a pretty powerful court, came together unanimously, said that they agreed in an unsigned opinion that no president is above the law. that the specific accusations against donald trump related to the 2020 election appear to be able to stand. and the sort of thing that taking votes or taking the

election out of the hands of the voters, that is certainly something that could be charged in court and that it is the responsibility of the court system to try a former president if he is accused of a crime. so a very thorough opinion, a unanimous opinion and also the circuit court sent a very strong signal that they want this to move quickly. if there is going to be a trial against donald trump, they need to resolve this issue quickly in the courts. they essentially set up a mechanism so that the appeals court in d.c. is very likely not going to be dealing with this anymore and it's going to be the next stop is the supreme court. donald trump has a deadline of monday, super quick in the court world to go to the supreme court and ask for some relief. very possible his trial is back on the calendar for this year. >> huge development, katelyn polantz, thank you. elie honig joins us now. s.u. cupp and john avlon are

back. so this was a very -- it wasn't just a decision, it made a statement to some degree. >> there's not a silver lining in this decision. 57 pages for donald trump. i mean, usually when you get a complicated issue like this, the court will note a couple things that maybe are close calls or ambiguous, something to cling to if you're the losing party. there's nothing of that effect in this decision. there's not a positive word for donald trump in here. i mean, and the language, it's very well written. it's very well laid out. i mean, at one point the court says, if donald trump got his way, it would collapse our system of checks and balances. i mean, beautiful, powerful rhetoric like avlon wrote it, almost. >> almost. >> almost. sends a very clear message i think to the supreme court. and the result itself is not really a surprise. i think we all saw this coming. the big question is what happens now, does the supreme court jump in. >> yeah. can we tick in on that. another part of the language that was striking to me, quote, the justices write, we cannot

accept former president trump's claim that the president has unbound authority to make crimes neutral. you have to know by monday. they have to try to get some relief from the supreme court. it's not a guarantee the supreme court will take this, is it? >> not at all. if you had asked me -- i'm sure you did on air a few months ago, i would have said the supreme court is definitely taking. this is what the supreme court exists for. this is a constitutional issue. we don't know the answer. major implications. that's why we have a supreme court. 90% chance they take it. i've changed my view. i think it's 50/50 now as i will note for the record does joan biskupic, which is good enough for me. the supreme court also likes to stay out of messy problems if they can. there's been no dissent. this case was 3-0. they agreed with the trial judge, judge chutkan and there hasn't been in my view and clearly in the judge's view a powerful counterargument.

it could be the supreme court says we'll pass, this stands as is. >> would bit a problem? >> it would be stunning. i don't know that it would be a problem except for donald trump. >> look, i think it's better for them to weigh in, but this decision was definitive. the facts and the principles are completely clear. one of the things in the decision i think was incredibly significant is it clearly states this decision that the president of the united states is an office under the united states, which is part of the language being used in the 14th amendment. >> can we talk -- doo you find that interest interesting. i can wait to geek out. >> this decision at one point claims that the president is an officer. were the sole officer capable of defying those laws with impu impunity. that world might matter a lot to the 14th amendment case before the supreme court tomorrow. tell people why. >> so the court of appeals is trying to put in a good word for tomorrow for the 14th amendment

argument. one of the arguments donald trump is making is the 14th amendment does not apply to the president. the 14th amendment actually does not say the president. it says senators, representatives and electors but also says or other officers of the united states. there's a question of is the president a, quote unquote, officer, a common sense person would say, of course. here the aly court of appeals i saying, yes. >> of course. >> there's statutorily li linguistic -- >> we count on your geeking out to really, really go deep. however, however, speaking as a fifth grader would, you know a layperson, this actually wasn't as complicated as we might have thought it would have been. right? not even complicated enough to go to the supreme court because it was such a resounding and decisive no. because i think if you were a fifth grader and someone asked you, should the president be the only person in the united states that gets to get away with

criming because he's the president? >> criming. >> that person would say probably not. >> probably not. >> so actually -- i'm glad it was definitive and maybe the supreme court weighing in would be politically important, but it actually wasn't all that complicated. >> of course the president should be liable for his crimes if he committed them. >> turning over an election if you're the president of the united states is a fundamental threat to our democracy. the other thing to keep in mind, this conversation has been muddied beyond the substance of the facts. this decision was clarifying in a useful way. as we escape towards tomorrow, again, looking at the history and the intent, this is a heavy decision. it should not be dismissed out of hand. but the history around the ratification of the 14th amendment, section 3, makes it very clear that it was intended to be applied forward. it's about giving aid or comfort. and the president is an officer. and the debate in the senate made that clear at the time. >> we did note that everyone will listen to what happens tomorrow in court, anywhere you

want, hear especially. you'll be able to listen to the whole thing, which is super important. >> i know what you'll be doing tomorrow all day. >> i cancelled the breakfast. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. michigan jury finds the mom of a convicted school shooter guilty. what this could mean for future cases that's ahead. and real journalism is a crime in vladimir putin's russia. just ask "wall street journal" reporter evan ger sh ka vich. putin decided to sit down with tucker carlson. that's ahead.

♪ regarding hanna, we find the defendant guilty of involuntary manslaughter. >> it really was unprecedented verdict. the jury convicted the mother of a school shooter on all four counts of involuntary manslaughter. jennifer crumbley's son is serving a life sentence for the deadly rampage that killed four of his classmates in 2021. >> prosecutors argued she was guilty as well because she was grossly negligent in giving her son ethan a gun and failing to get him help with warning signs. joey jackson, can i start with, given the precedent or lack thereof, i was very surprised to see this. were you? >> i was. we're waking up today, phil,

poppy, to a different world in so many different ways because we can talk about the specifics of this case, right, in terms of what happened, the jury concluding there was foreseeability, you give your son who has mental health challenges, a weapon. that becomes a problem that could lead to this. it's foreseeable. are you on notice as a parent if your child does have various mental health mallties. do you know about them? or should you know about them? and did you act reasonably. so there's the specifics of this case, but in terms of the generic implications, i think parents are going to be a lot more careful moving forward. and i always questioned, you know what, will the jury really hold her accountable? that was really what i was looking to see. the answer was resoundingly yes. >> okay. i have two questions on this. >> sure. >> the first one is what precedent does this set, right? is it overarching? is it across states? and secondly, the word you just used should, should a parent have known? where is that bar there now for

parents? >> so, let's start with the first one, right, in terms of what this means elsewhere. not only in michigan, right, in terms of where this was held but i think across the country you're going to see prosecutors become creative. this prosecutor essentially saying i'm mad as heck and i'm not going to take it anymore. and so to the extent that we already have a law on the books, it's called involuntary manslaughter, and if you're grossly negligent and don't meet certain standards, hey, i'm going to try her, right, the mother jennifer crumbley. we know the father will be tried next month. i'm going to put all the evidence out there and that evidence will establish that you knew or, let's get to the second part of your question, should have known. that's what negligence is all about. what would a reasonable person do. how would a reasonable person act? and would a reasonable person put a weapon in the hands of a 15-year-old, go shooting with him, et cetera, when you have these mental health issues. then the second portion of the question really, too, poppy, it's not only do you know of your son's mental health

challenges, should you have known. that's a big deal. >> that's what i find so interesting here what it will mean for parents going forward. >> the little time we have left, does this change everything today? when you say we're waking up, lawyers right now are looking, prosecutors are looking at this, parents should be aware of, everything changes. >> phil, i do believe that. because one of the main reasons you're going to prosecute, you're going to say obviously someone you think to be guilty but the other thing is the deterrent value. are people today thinking and parents thinking, i better be a whole lot careful. i better check on my kid. i have to be more diligent. i think that happens now. >> what happens to her husband in and can other prosecutors go back now and relitigate things and go after parents of other convicted school shooters? >> so, what has happened has happened and that's in the books. double jeopardy, people have been tried, the issue -- >> but parents haven't been tried. >> in terms of parents who have not been tried, you know what i think prosecutors are going to say, hey, wait a minute. let's take a closer look. very quickly, poppy, in terms of

the husband, i think there's -- he's very concerned. his attorneys are concerned. why? because remember, she blamed, she being jennifer crumb ly, on him, you secured the weapon, you purchased the weapon, you are the one responsible. he's going to have to live with that during his trial next month. let's see if he can overcome that. he may not be able to. >> huge development. joey jackson, thank you as always. why a chunk of a boeing 737 max 9 plane blew out. next, the key pieces missing. plus, support for donald trump runs deep in the deep south. but what about in nikki haley's home state. our john king is all over the map and seeing what south carolina voters think.

♪ a stunning revelation from the national transportation safety board. this morning, federal investigators say evidence now shows four bolts that held the door in place were missing at the time of last month's blow out mid air on an alaska airline flight. boeing acknowledges the company's responsibility. an event like this must not happen on an airplane that leaves our factory. we simply must do better for our customers and their passengers. pete muntean, the specifics here. lay them out for folks because

they're very unsettling. >> reporter: this is a bomb shell from the ntsb. the investigation focussed on the door plug bolts from the start. four bolts like this one hold the door plug into the side of the 737 max 9. there are two at the top and two at the bottom. both alaska and united airlines said they found planes in their fleet with loose bolts, but now the ntsb says alaska flight was missing all four bolts. how were they able to tell? they recovered the door in portland. the ntsb showed damage pattern the door plug moved up and out. also they noted a lack of damage around the bolt holes, meaning that the bolts were not there. here is the smoking gun in the ntsb report. the four bolts that prevent upward movement of the door plug were missing before the door plug moved. there is one more amazing detail here. the ntsb suggests the plane flew for two months without the door

plug bolts. meaning it was essentially a ticking time bomb. boeing removed the door plug to do repair work on some nearby rivets. this is the photo taken when the work was completed. and the ntsb says the door was put back but the bolts were not. this only pours gas on the faa's audit of boeing quality control. the head of the faa told congress yesterday it now has two dozen inspectors at the 737 factory. no finding of blame or probable cause yet. that will come out in about a year from now in the ntsb's find report. the ceo of boeing says whatever the final report says boeing is accountable for what happened. >> pete, thank you very much for the reporting from washington. next hour, we'll be joined by the chair of the national transportation safety board. they're the ones who penned this report and we'll get into all those big questions that pete just raised. federal appeals court rejects donald trump's claim of

absolute immunity. more on his next moves ahead. plus, taylor swift kicks off her international leg of the eras tour. and japan is ready for it. we're live in tokyo next. i'm very, very excited about this. taylor swift released a track list -- [ cheers and applause ]. for her new album, and some of the songs on the album are florida, guilty as sin, and fresh out the slammer. or as one guy put it, wow, it's like she's speaking right to me.

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♪ well, sunday night we could be saying mr. irrelevant is now mr. super bowl mvp. the person drafted last overall in the nfl draft has never done that before. brock purdy is not really your normal mr. irrelevant. gone from the last pick in the 2022 pick to one of the best quarterbacks in the nfl. purdy is as humble as they come. he appreciates the chance to lead the niners to their first title since 1995. here is what he told cnn. >> with every little moment in my life, every milestone i've come across, being grateful more than anything. the people in my life helped me get to where i'm at. i had so much support in my life. it hasn't been a one-man show. i'm very honored that i get to play in the super bowl now. and live out my dream as a kid.

and so, yeah, more than anything have that grateful mindset. >> i know you're a big fan. >> i feel too biassed to weigh in. >> i love that he's a good, great guy. what a story. it's taylor swift mania in tokyo this morning as the pop superstar kicks off her first of four sold out shows there this week. after swift's fourth show on saturday, fans are also excited for her to rush to las vegas to watch her boyfriend travis kelce play in the super bowl. cnn's hanako montgomery is live in japan. don't worry, she'll make it to the super bowl. says everything about the obsession over there. >> reporter: yeah, poppy. i mean, i wish you could be here with me right now because, yes, japan is just as taylor swift obsessed as the united states. i'm standing in front of tokyo dome right now where taylor swift is literally having her concert right now. you can kind of hear her singing.

i'm not going to sing along. i won't subject you to that, but you can also hear fans chanting. they're so excited that their favorite pop star is now in japan. and you know, event organizers tell us that all of her tickets for her concerts sold out within the first 30 minutes. which just goes to show how excited people are about taylor swift being here in japan. and we have to remember that the last time taylor swift was in tokyo to perform was back in 2018, nearly six years ago, for her reputation tour. so, fans are really swift depriefed. they want to see their favorite pop star up on that stage. but you know, it's not just about the fandom. it's also about the economic revenue. experts tell us that taylor swift's four-day concert will generate more than 230 million u.s. dollars for japan. far more than the next biggest musical event in japan fuji rock which generates about 134 million u.s. dollars for japan annually. now the burning question i'm

sure is on both of your minds, also on my mind, will taylor swift make it back in time by super bowl sunday to kiss her boyfriend travis kelce. now, i'm no betting woman, but i'm going to say with quite a bit of confidence that she will make it back in time. it does not take time travel, just a private jet, which she does own. and you know, she kind of has to make it back for that super bowl because why else would we watch it. am i right? >> wait, what? >> you're definitely right. that is the burning question phil has been bothering me about since 3:00 a.m. this morning. will taylor swift be able to kiss travis kelce. >> it's all i think about. >> all he thinks about. hanako, thank you very much. and "cnn this morning" continues right now. no immunity. >> donald trump's claims outright rejected by a federal appeals court. >> trump expected to appeal this decision. >> they narrowly trap the opinion to deal with one circumstance. >> it's a landmark decision that will be cited for many years.