i'm kaitlan collins, and this is "the source." tonight, donald trump has officially filed that appeal to overturn last month's explosive ruling from colorado's high court that declared he was ineligible to appear on the state's primary ballot, determining that he had engaged in an insurrection. the new appeal tonight is only raising new pressure on the nine justices that you see here to settle this matter once and for all or potentially risk chaos in a presidential election year. with similar battles over the ballot and trump bubbling up in other states as well, we're left with a key question tonight, can the former president be disqualified from holding public office again under the constitution's insurrectionist ban, and do states get to make that decision? trump has also appealed the decision in maine that happened to remove him from its ballot. that was to the state court there after that decision from the secretary of state last week. as for the arguments in this new appeal tonight, trump and his lawyers are claiming that the

i'm kaitlan collins. and this is "the source." >>> and tonight we are witnessing an expansion of the war in the middle east in what could be the beginning of a much more confrontational stance against an iranian backed militant group by the u.s. the white house confirming that the u.s. and a handful of its allies including the united caningdom have carried out military strikes against amultiple houthi targets in houthi controlled areas of yemen. it is a ferocious response as you can see here from the videos we are getting in where and it comes after months of drone and missile attacks on commercial shipping thin red sea. president biden said in a statement that he ordered these strikes after attacks that endangered u.s. personnel and also jeopardized trade in one of the world's most critical shipping lanes. he added he won't hesitate to direct further measures. we have team coverage tonight of this breaking news. cnn's oren leiberman is live at the pentagon. also with us cnn's retired army general mark he

so they're all over the lot, kaitlan. all over the lot. >> so i take it you weren't impressed with the way trump's attorney argued in court today? >> underwhelmed. i felt sorry for him, actually. >> do you think that it means they're going to rule against him? >> i'm convinced they will. it would be so stunning for trump to succeed in this argument. i think it's a make weight argument where they're just trying to get delay, delay, delay, they're going to go for the full en banc hearing of the entire d.c. court of appeals. then they'll lose there. then they'll go up to the supreme court and they'll argue there. and pretty soon months will have passed and he hopes he's president and can somehow magically erase it all. >> yeah. they're aiming for a delay here. and elliot, you know, you have worked across all three branches of government. you've worked as counsel in the senate, multiple roles in the executive branch. when you look at this, was there ever this understanding when you were there that to be -- to have a president

finally, though, you told kaitlan, our friend kaitlan collins a couple of days ago you would vote formp if he's the nominee, even if he's convicted. how does that not hurt the candidate you're arm in arm with right now, nikki haley saying that? >> yeah, so that's a hypothetical. that is not going to happen. my point -- i was trying to make a point in saying that -- >> you don't know that that's not going to happen. >> it's not going to happen. that's a complete hypothetical. these cases are going on for years. if you're waiting -- my point is a very important one, if you're waiting for a court case or something to defeat donald trump, you can't do it. you've got to come out and vote. he gets defeated at the ballot box. that's democracy. we want everyone to engage in the process the right way. that's how trump gets defeated. he's never beaten by these external things. i see so many people saying this court case will make him go away. don't wait for that kind of nonsense. it's very hypothetical. you got to get out and vote. be part of that democratic process here in south carolina, wher

kaitlan? >> indeed we will. you. >>> joining me now is former wisconsin governor scott walker. he ran for the gop nomination back in 2016 and is now the president of young america's foundation, a conservative youth organization. governor walker, thanks for joining us tonight. you have not endorsed, is my understanding, in this cycle. but you have predicted in "the washington times" that trump is going to be the nominee after iowa. how do you think it works that trump can win a state like iowa, spending perhaps the least amount of time there? >> i think voters in that state recognize ron desantis has done a fabulous job as governor of florida. nikki haley did an outstanding job as ambassador of the united nations. but in the end, voters want someone who is proven. i think that shows certainly with caucus goers. we're going to see it in place place like new hampshire and nevada, even places like south carolina, where former president trump is expected to win big. a lot of voters look and say there's politicians, c

i want to bring in kaitlan collins in washington. kaitlan?anderson, to note, i believe that was a planned stock, that's why you saw supporters there. obviously, you sorry porters anticipating the former president arrival, as he's making stops in new hampshire today, something you don't often see him do. just to note, he was talking there about ron desantis, nikki haley. he was asked a question, not clear by who, someone maintaining that the election was stolen, asking if he was concerned it will be stolen again. obviously, it was not stolen, it was a fair, free election in 2020. but that is the message that trump has been continuing to push. new hampshire is actually one of the earliest states where he ever claimed there was election fraud, back in 2016, he claimed that. you heard the secretary of state, a republican i should note, earlier, talking about how concerning that is for state officials here, not just new hampshire, but every state. certainly here as he is there today, hopefully putting the race to an end today. saying, he doesn't c

kaitlan collins: he praised him. he seemed to try to charm him at times, and even indicated that if he did not act, that there could be criminal liability for those actions. donald trump: you're not reporting it. that's a criminal-- that's a criminal offense. jake tapper: and it was not just pressure, there were threats usually from trump supporters who felt empowered d or inciteded by h. take for instance the two men in this hummer with a qanon decal. prosecutors say they drove the vehicle filled with automatic weapons and ammunition from virginia to the philadelphia convention center in early november 2020 where votes were still being counted. at the time, al schmidt was the republican responsible for overseeing the vote count in philadelphia. he received threats aimed at his family. al schmidt: tell the truth or your three kids will be fatally shot. included our address, included my children's names, included a picture of our home. jake tapper: and the republican house speaker in that state had protesters show up

competition is good, kaitlan. people can say all they want.ikely that news media, to get out, do, this ronna barrett saint go to unify. unify what? let's go through the process. let the voters speak. >> i should note, it calling on her to dropout. not the media. you've heard from ronna mcdaniel, they're a typically neutral member until the candidate is selected. but in south carolina, where you are, that is that next state. she believes she's going to do wilbur. she's been proven wrong and done. well do you think south carolina it's a must-win for her? >> obviously she had like to win all of them. i wish she had won new hampshire. you try to put all of them. that's not the real world. i'll tell you, she'll too well in south carolina and she's investing. she is not going to quit. the factors will interest, that she's gonna go to town to, tent just laotian tonight. she had probably 800 people tonight. that what she's going to do across the state. that's how she won as governor. that's how she is going to put up a fight. it's the same great that

i'm kaitlan collins. and this is "the source." >>> we are now down to the crucial final three days before the first vote in the nation, and right now the republican front-runner will be off the trail and on the phones ipinstead just like his gop rivals. donald trump's campaign forced to cancel three of its four scheduled rallies this weekend in iowa out of an abundance of caution amid severe weather advisories. and instead they're going to hold virtual ones. trump, who i should note, spent two days in court this week hundreds of miles away from iowa and he was instead in washington and new york says he thinks the extreme weather in iowa could actually be good for him. >> you have the worst weather i guess in recorded history, but maybe that's good because our people are more committed than anybody else. so maybe it's actually a good thing for us. >> despite the optimism, weir told there is some concern inside trump's campaign tonight over how those subzero temperatures could disrupt their plans to take th

>> yeah, kaitlan, it's a big concern. there's an old saying how you run and campaign, you run scared or unopposed, right? everybody is running scared at this point especially in light of the weather situation. jessica eluded to it. most of the people will go to those caucus sites where they walk in and they are in a gym or school. you're not standing in line. if you look at the pictures right now, it will be treacherous. at nighttime, maybe people will pause. if you're older, you might be worried about it. as donald trump eluded in that video you showed, his followers will crawl over broken glass to get to their polling place and i believe it. i was there for the iowa caucus for the former president and i can tell you, the folks were pretty excited in 2020, they will be excited here as well. >> and one of the concerns that seems to be coming is maybe there is a bit of overconfident. and the trump campaign seems to be trying to reference that as he was in iowa saying just because the polls look good, we still need everyone

>> good evening, kaitlan, good to be with you. first of all, i want to remind everybody our thoughts and prayers should go out to the family members and service members who lost their lives that were identified today. i might add, given the nature of it is a reserve unit, this often affects communities as well. a lot to be said for that. look, if i were sitting in the situation room like i was on several occasions with president trump, i would be advising that we need to strike iranian personnel and facilities. and we would be preparing a range of options for him that started outside of iran and worked its way inside iran until we felt first of all that we responded appropriately to what had happened, the tragedy of the attack, but secondly, we try to keep trying to achieve deterrence with the iranians. that would be my first message. secondly, i would argue we need to begin to build an international coalition that imposes tough financial sanctions on iran for all it's doing in the region to cause turbulence, beginning with israel

"the source" with kaitlan "the source" with kaitlan collins starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> tonight straight from "the source," the supreme court agrees to take on one of the biggest cases in american history, whether donald trump can be kicked off the ballot in colorado just ten days before the first votes of the 2024 election are cast. >>>>> plus president biden condemning donald trump, while marking the third anniversary of january 6th, arguing that people died because of trump's lies and so could democracy, as he ramps up his re-election fight. >>> also the longtime leader of the nra resigning on the eve of his corruption trial. what wayne lapierre's exit could mean for the fight over guns in america. i'm kaitlan collins, and this is "the source." >>> with what is being called extraordinary speed, the supreme court has now agreed to decide the unprecedented question, can donald trump be barred from holding office again? it is not hype bole to say tonight that this case could alter the 2024 election, and it may not be the last case the supreme court takes up this year

kaitlan's exactly wright. this was not a moment for him to go back and try to relitigate the issues of whether in fact he had committed that assault. that is already in the rearview mirror because a jury found that he had. and the opportunity he had to appear and come to his defense and raise all those arguments is now long gone. this was the penalty phase. and the message being sent from the $5 million ordered just last year to now over $80 million compensatory and pune positive damages sends a clear message that he was aware of the comments he was making, he was aware of the fact this was they believe done so with malice or this was done in way that he was aware should not have been done and chose to do it anyway. and so we look at whether to review a jury's decision on how much money to award, you like primarily to figure out how exponentially higher is the award for say the punitive versus compensatory, do they match up in some way? are they so far apart to be a message that says this has nothing to do wit

. >> kaitlan collins is with us, as well.oes trump's court appearance today fit into his bigger strategy and mindset, for that matter, around this defamation case. >> it fits into his whole argument on the campaign trail. you can see it saying that he wished it was out on the campaign trail and instead it was in court where his presence is not required and he chose to go there and wanted to testify. that is an optional presence by him in the courthouse and there was a moment when the jury was not in the room and that is when alina habba, trump's attorney, was asking the judge, judge kaplan about trump getting on the stand to testify before he did ever so briefly. during that back and forth, the jung and the attorney were talking, but trump could be overheard also making statements in the court and also talking to alina. the jury was not in the room to hear trump saying things like i don't know this woman. this is a made-up story, which is what he was saying about e. jean carroll, but reporters in the room could certainly hear

"the source" with kaitlan collins starts now. >>> and tonight straight from the source, donald trump's former national security advisor is here with dire new warnings about what could happen if he returns to the white house, predicting that trump might not leave voluntarily this time. >>> also tonight president biden says he's decided on a response to the deadly u.s. attack -- the deadly attack that killed u.s. troops. the world is waiting to see what he decided with the president saying he holds iran responsible. >>> also we are seeing dramatic new images of an undercover raid in a hospital in the west bank with israeli commandos disguised as nurses killing suspected terrorists in hiding. i'm kaitlan collins, and this is "the source." >>> tonight with donald trump well-positioned to close in with the lead on a third republican presidential nomination, one of his former top aides is stepping up his warnings on what a second trump term could look like. and when i say former top aide, of course, there are many who have issued similar warnings about what could happen including trump's own

i'm kaitlan collins and this is the source. tonight, with donald trump well positioned to close in with a third republican -- one of the former top aides stepping up as, warnings but what a second trump term could look like. when i say former top aide of course there are many who have issued similar warnings about what could happen including trump's own vice president mike pence but this is one who had an office just steps away from the oval. john bolton will join us live in just a moment. you will recall his book about his time working in the trump white house, titled the room where it happened. it is out in paperback today with a new forward, the rumor will have been again. he is arguing if trump gets back into the white house, it will be the retribution presidency. he writes the trump really only cares about retribution for himself, and will continue much of his second term. it is an echo of what we have heard repeatedly throughout trump's campaign. for those who have been wrong and betrayed, i am your retribution. i am your

kaitlan's got to be at the top of the hour on the source. coming up next, one woman, a grandmother who believed the former president's voter fraud claims and stormed the capitol. the question tonight as she reports to prison, does she still believe those lies? and later, the latest on the former president -- nikki haley in new hampshire. at least what new cnn polling reveals, ahead. >>> in his brief statement after court today, the former president refer to a document that he's been reporting lately that he says, proves allegations of voter fraud. it doesn't, the claims in the document are unproven or debunked. it's clear though that three years ago, millions of people did believe such lies. on january six, thousands acted violently on that, and today one of them, a 42-year-old grandmother reported to a federal prison in west virginia, to begin serving a long sentence. donie o'sullivan recently spoke with her about whether she still believes in the lies that turned her into a capitol rioter. >> how do you feel when you watch this? >> you kno

. >> yeah, and he is with his argument, kaitlan, that this is a maneuver by the government in order to keep this story in the spotlight. of course, as you know, the justice department doesn't always bring all of the charges at once. it is not unusual for a superseding indictment to come later. that is what happened in the case of bob menendez, but he is furiously defending himself right now on the senate floor showing no signs up to this point that he is expected to step aside, and instead, he is just defending himself, and this is going to come as there are likely going to be more and more calls for him to step aside. i think that is really notable at this moment right now given the fact that we have a number of his colleagues who have made it clear that they are uncomfortable with the charges against him, and they believe he no longer should be a sitting u.s. senator, but ultimately that is a decision that is up to senator bob menendez, and he is make it clear this morning that nothing in this superseding indictment is changing his belief that he belongs in the united states senate.

thanks a lot for having me, kaitlan collins. we are on the frontlines.ow the single largest recipient per capita of any city in the country in terms of the number of migrants arriving to our city. we know exactly what we're facing, we know exactly what's not working. what's broken about the current situation as you have someone who comes to the border with a valid claim of asylum, folks that have credible fear about the persecution in their country, they get admitted to -- who has an asylum date that's in 2029. six years out before that asylum could get hurt because it is a backlog of adjudicative asking to hear this case is at the border. then governor abbott just decides where to pick those folks up and chose them to a small number of american cities that he wants to try to exact political punishment on, then they arrive on our cities without either the ability to work or federal resources to support them. so, we know the current system isn't working, but it's also clear to us that there is a path that does work here, and that is if we can have folks t

kaitlan, we said 302,000 people encountered at the border in december alone.ad over 300 suspects on the terrorist watchlist come into the country. fentanyl is the leading cause of death for americans aged 18 to 49 right now, coming right over the border. i mean, human trafficking goes on and on. you went from 170 countries, we can't continue what we are doing right now. >> and i should note, a lot of that comes through illegal border crossings. but you said devil's and the details, here. you want to see what the senate is offering. but then why, did you tell the republican conference in a call the other day that that other bill is dead on arrival in the house? >> if the bill looks like some of the things that have been rumored, of course it is that in the house, because it wouldn't solve the problem. you can't just two pieces of this and leave, for example, parole untouched, with the current broken parole process untouched, because it is a giant loopholes that would allow all these people to continue to come in. they are settling millions of people throughout

the source with kaitlan collins starts now. >> tonight, straight from the source historic showdown of the central question in jack smith 's case. does a president have sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution on anything they did while in office? a deeply skeptical court turned over a hypothetical question about whether they could order seal team six to assassinate a political rival. also, tonight we now know why defense secretary lloyd austin has been in the hospital for the last week. president biden himself just learning today. the pentagon chief underwent surgery after being diagnosed with cancer. as we also learned, he was under anesthesia without his deputy being under aware. also tonight on the 2024 campaign trail, nikki haley now a single digits of donald trump in the first primary state. the question is, does this make a case for narrowing the gop field? we will ask our political experts. i'm kaitlan collins and this is the source. ♪ ♪ ♪ with just six days to go before the first vote in the 2024 primary race, donald trump was in a courtroom in washington today, hoping to e

kaitlan. >> we'll see if they get their wish tomorrow night. thank you. my next guest is the chair of the house freedom caucus, very influential in capitol hill among republicans. he initially endorsed desantis before he had gotten into the race, and yesterday, just moments after desantis dropped out, congressman bob good tweeted it is my privilege to provide my complete and total endorsement for donald j. trump as the 47th president of the united states, and virginia congressman bob good is here. thank you for joining us here on the source tonight. as i noted, you initially backed desantis in this race. you had concerns about trump's electability in the general election. now that you have endorsed trump, do you still have those concerns tonight? >> i think president trump is going to win the nomination, as soon as tomorrow, as you noted. i think he's going to sail to the nomination. republicans across the country and many nments, moderates, swing voters are rallying behind him. everyone is worse off today than they were three years ago when president bid

that's it for, us the news continues all see you tomorrow on the source with kaitlan collins starting now. >> tonight, straight from the, source new word from the pentagon about the growing scandals surrounding secret hospitalization of the defense secretary. lloyd austin, rushed to walter reed put in the icu, give the president himself not told for days. also tonight, it's been a year of campaigning, now it is time to vote. one week from tonight, you could know -- donald trump is about to race to the courtroom for the campaign trail, and back again as his rivals are hoping to pull off an upset. also, tonight the missing piece about alaskan airlines plane blew off at 16,000 feet in the air has now been found. more planes are being grounded for inspections, as one major airline says they found something. i'm caitlin collins, and this is the source. it has been one week now since defense secretary lloyd austin was admitted to the icu. tonight, not only do we still not know what exactly is sitting, there we don't know why his staff did not tell the white house for days using him in the w

we're also joined by cnn's kaitlan collins. you helped break this story for us here at cnn.k us through what the trump team's thinking is all about right now? >> well, we knew they were going to appeal this decision. i mean, it was an explosive ruling from the colorado supreme court saying that trump was ineligible to be on the ballot. they have been working on this appeal for quite some time. they are coming right up until when they believe the dead lipowhich was tomorrow to actually file this. the other part of this is that in the middle of writing this appeal they were hit with the maine ruling from the secretary of state there, not from the supreme court there like it was in colorado but instead from the secretary of state, but they have about brase basically working on both of those issuesance and they know this is popping up everywhere to. evan's point they are basically attack every single front of this ruling from the colorado supreme court saying that january of was not an insurrection, that trump didn't engage in it if it was, that section 3 doesn't apply to him be

i'm kaitlan collins, thank you so much for joining us tonight here on the source.

i'm kaitlan collins, and this is the source. with what is being called extraordinary speed, the supreme court has agreed to decide the unprecedented question. can donald trump be barred from holding office again? it is not to say tonight this case could alter the 2024 election and it might not be the last case they take up this year that could. oral arguments are scheduled for february 8 on the supreme court's decision to remove trump, claiming he engaged in an insurrection. the colorado court ruled that disqualifies him according to the constitution. for now trump is still on the ballot. colorado's primary is set for super tuesday, but ballots go out quite soon. the trump campaign responded tonight saying it welcomes a fair hearing. in iowa, the former president also used that same word, fair, as he sends a message, two of whom he appointed. >> all i want is fair. i fought really hard to get three very good people in there and very smart people, and i just hope they will be fair. if we don't, our country is in big trouble. >> i

i'm kaitlan collins.wo of the leading republican candidates are here, florida governor ron desantis and former south carolina governor and former u.n. ambassador nikki haley. they'll take questions from iowa vote everies, setting the stage for their first one-on-one presidential debate live on cnn here in iowa next week. we're giving both candidates opportunities to make their closing arguments to iowans, as they battle against one another and against the fron

. >> kaitlan, you've spent so much on this.you understand the distinction between immigration policy, border flow and management, which is its own thing, and the root causes, why people are coming to this country. they are separate issues. democrats really want to lean into a solution to this, all they need to do is read your stuff. what can they do to own this issue, as opposed to, you know, constantly being under the defensive about it? >> well, thank you, ali. what i hear from voters is this same question that you are echoing very loudly right now. you know, what we hear from elected officials on the democratic side, including the president, is just these no. no, we shouldn't get rid of asylum. no, we shouldn't close the border. no, we shouldn't enact mass deportations. and then, the question is, well, what should we actually do instead? i think that almost what all americans agree on is that they want a system that works, and what most americans agree on is that they want at system that is humane. and i think starting from

kaitlan collins, our anchor is a huge alabama fan. and she was -- her dad is also an alabama fan, and they were talking yesterday about where he was when he found out beyer brii want was retiring and comparing it to how kaitlan is feeling. football players purposely go to alabama because of the coach. following his retirement there's at least one wide receiver who's decommitted from playing there. saban's contract to the school was set to end. why do you think he called it quits sooner? >> he says and it's completely believable while his team had an excellent season, came very close to the end against the team that ultimately won the national championship, michigan, in the semifinals they were competitive right to the end, that he didn't quite have the same level of energy he once. he didn't feel he could do this to the level of commitment that he once had. and he also felt that if you talk to a recruit, a recruit wants to know are you going to be here, coach, are you going to be here for the next few years. then on top of that you ha

kaitlan collins is off tonight, i'm brianna keilar, and this is the source. tonight, donald trump's legal team appealing the decision by mains secretary of state to remove the former president from the states primary ballot. trump of course was booted off the primary ballot in colorado, and we are still waiting on that appeal. we're going to have more on this breaking news in just a moment, but it's all unfolding just 13 days from the iowa carcasses, where republican voters will have their first say about who they want their party's nominee to be. and if you think these court battles are getting in the way of trump's quest to win back the white house, think again. not only did he nail down an endorsement today from the second highest ranking republican in the house, majority leader steve scalise, but polls show his base is growining more loyoyal as the criminalal charges s stack up. accocording to a a washingtotont univerersity of mamaryland polo, gop vovoters are n now more sympathetic to those who stormed ththe capitol l on januy 6th, and more likely to abs

kaitlan collins abby phillip have analysis. thanks to you. great job. >>> you've just been listening to nikki haley facing voters just five days ahead of the first in the nation primary in new hampshire. i'm abby phillip in new york. >> and i'll kaitlan collins in washington. this is our continuing live coverage of cnn's town hall with nikki haley. haley saying during that town hall, among other things, that she is not bothered by the front-runner's donald trump's attacks on her personally. also rejecting his claim of outright presidential immunity. also saying that she would preemptively pardon him -- or that she would not preemptively pardon him if he is convicted. also, wading back into the middle of that controversy over her comments on racism. let's start here with a takeaways of everything we saw there. audie cornish, you're here with us. this is a pivotal moment for nikki haley. new hampshire means so much for her campaign. what did you make of how she did tonight? >> well, she clearly wanted to have this avenue to talk to people direc

a 17-year run of success with the crimson tide. >> andy scholes, good morning, we have checked on kaitlan. she is okayish. >> a lot of students having a rough day on campus in tuscaloosa. it's safe to say there's never going to be another college football coach as great as s saban. saban had the crimson tide ranked first at least once during all but one of his two seasons -- or at least all but two of his seasons in alabama. every player recruited by saban in four years won a title. while announcing his retirement yesterday, saban said in a statement, it's not just about how many games we won and lost, but it's about the legacy and how we went about it. we always tried to do it the right way. and now the talk is who is going to replace saban as the next tide head coach. oregon's dan laning who was a graduate in 2018 the heavy favorite right now according to bet online. you got lane kiffin who coached under saban for three seasons. he's second on that list,

i'm kaitlan collins, and this is the source. tonight as another major decision is looming for donald trump's finances, there is another very real possibility that he could be on the hook for half a billion dollars, and quote judgments by the end of this week. new church and his new acts of fraud trial is expected to rule soon deciding whether hunter the millions of dollars found liable for business fraud. tonight's former president still reeling after last court decision, is been lashing out as well eaten on social media about all kinds of grievances, but notably no one he has been mentioning repeatedly on a daily basis before. that is e. jean carroll. perhaps now, he is 83 million reasons to think twice about doing so. his attorney however is speaking about the case, alina has sent a letter to -- accusing of having a conflict of interest. two i should note, as the stress repeatedly as the trial is going, on are not relayed. that is not what trump's legal team is arguing about. that is not what they have, or what they are saying

they start at nine pm eastern with moderator kaitlan collins, and erin burnett. tomorrow night. that's it for us. the news continues. the source starts now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> tonight, restricting the size, ponchos urgent appeal to the supreme court to get back on the ballot in colorado. the former president says that january 6th wasn't an insurrection, and even if it was, he didn't engage in. it also, names are dropping tonight. some big names, in the long secret jeffrey epstein case files. who else has now been linked to the dead sex offender? in a mystery tonight after twin bombings have killed over 100 people in iran. and a memorial for the man who was once known as iran's shadow commander who was killed in a u.s. airstrike ordered by then-president trump. these bombs today exploding just feet from the iranian generals to. the question tonight is who did it? i'm kaitlan collins, and this is the source. ♪ ♪ ♪ tonight, donald trump has officially overturned that appeal -- to overturn last month's explosive ruling from colorado's high court that declared he was ineligibl

kaitlan collins inside the trump camp. and later cnn's clarissa ward investigating the shootings of people in gaza who were holding up white flags when they were shot. >>> just a few moments ago on our first interview since the jury awarded a fine of $83.3 million e. jean carroll's attorney, roberta kaplan, talked about the case. i just want to play a moment from our conversation during which she spoke about what stood out to her most about trump's behavior. >> our whole case was about the fact that donald trump is unable to follow the law. unable to follow the rules. he thinks they don't apply to him. and as bad as what he did to e. jean carroll was and the sexual assault was terrible, and as horrifying as the defamation was back in 2019, the most amazing, shocking part of it all is that he kept on doing it, and he kept on doing it even during the trial. what other person thinks they can just openly break the law over and over and over again? donald trump. >> joining us now cnn's kaitlan collins, kara scannell, also cnn l

i'm kaitlan collins.nd tonight two of the leading republican candidates are here, florida governor ron desantis and former south carolina governor and former u.n. ambassador nikki haley. they'll take questions from iowa vote everies, setting the stage for their first one-on-one presidential debate live on cnn here in iowa next week. we're giving both candidates opportunities to make their closing arguments to iowans, as they battle against one another and against the front runner in this race, former president donald trump. first up tonight, gov er in ron desantis, who is aiming for a strong showing in iowa with the support of the state's governor. he'll answer questions from iowans on the issues that help determine who wins the republican nomination. and i will have questions of my own. and the audience here with me tonight are voters who plan to participate in the iowa republican caucuses, both registered republicans and voter who is plan to register as republicans. to find tonight's questioners, we cas

let's go to kaitlan, in new york. >>> thanks, anderson. we have got our panel. alyssa,, as we watch this debate play, out donald trump was not on that stage. that was the one thing ron desantis and nikki haley, agreed on. he should be on that stage. but neither of them really sought to draw a contrast with trump in a meaningful way. there was this one moment we're jake and dana we're asking him about trump's -- terminate the constitution and how they felt about. it this is how nikki haley responded to the question. >> governor haley, isn't there any meaningful difference and how you and donald trump skew the constitution? >> look, you take an oath to the constitution. i think what you're saying is donald trump basically said the election wasn't stolen. he went on and on, talking about the election being stolen. he said january 6th was a beautiful day. i think january 6th was a terrible day. and we should never want to see that happen again. that election, trump lost it. biden won that election. and the atia that he is gone and carried this out forever, to the po

just after kaitlan collins' conversation with ron desantis at 9:00. it's an important tonight, and tonight is one of the last chances for hallie and desantis to stake their case. about 35 miles northwest of where we are, there's news of another mass shooting at another american school. four students and an administrator injured, a six grader killed after going back to school after the holiday. nikki haley posting, my heart aches for the victims of perry, iowa, and the entire community. ron desantis says the united states has a responsibility to create safe environments, but it's a local and state issue. for them in these fine days, the ray could not be closer and more important. they're locked in a dead heat, but that's a dead heat for sects. by far, the front-runner commanding the lead, by more than 30 points. and yet as we've seen throughout the race, haley and desantis are spending more time taking on each other, who is on track to win the first big -- he's focusing -- and his ambassador, is on the -- >> announcer: they confirm warnings of terroris

jim acosta or kaitlan collins or kaitlan collins. yep. there was. oh, there's a thing they all have they all have one or two that they like to go after or find or recognize and know how they report. yeah, yeah. spices it up. well, we are going to leave it there now and want to thank our again, ellen fitzgerald. nope. ellen fitzpatrick so sorry. it's okay. ellen fitzpatrick of the university of new hampshire. doug mills of the new york times. darlene superville of the associated press. i'm keith from npr. i also want to thank steve thoma, the executive director of the white house correspondents association, and who helped make this possible. thank you. and also thank you so much to the kennedy presidential library and the national archives team this has been awesome. and thank you all for coming. thank you all for coming

the cnn republican presidential town halls are moderated by kaitlan collins and erin burnett. it's tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> next, how much money did donald trump's properties rake in from foreign government while he was in office? which country spent the most? we have a new story on that, coming up. >>> today house democrats are releasing details on millions of dollars foreign governments spent at former president trump's businesses while he was in office. our colleague zach cohen has new reporting on just how much more was spent than previously believed. and zach joins our panel now. let's just read a little bit of your reporting with kara scannell. the additional records raise new questions about possible efforts to influence trump through his companies while he was in the white house. democrats point to the fact that trump declined to impose sanctions on the industrial and commercial bank of china, a state-owned entity that leased property at trump tower in new york. >> that's the whole problem here. it's actually it's addressed in the constitution. it was a concer

nikki haley take questions from iowa voters in back-to-back cnn town hall events moderated tonight by kaitlanollins and erin burnett. >>> the biden administrationon' nenew lawsuit against t texas. ththe latest f fight over r the southern b border. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ here's why you should switch fo to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browse like chrome, but it blocks cooi and creepy ads that follow youa from google and other companie. and there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on all your devices today. >>> this morning the department of justice is suing texas over the controversial immigration law that gives local departments the authority to arrest migrants and the ability to remove them to mexico. pernilla alvarez is at the white house where this happens in the middle of the back and forth between the white house and republicans in congress and republicans and

"the source" with kaitlan collins starts now. >>> and tonight straight from the source, donald trump'smer national security advisor is here with dire new warnings about wh

desantis and nikki haley will take questions from voters in back-to-back cnn town hall events and kaitlanns and erin burnett will moderate live at 8:00 eastern time. >>> donald trump's attention has been focused on appealing the many court cases that he's tied up in. we'll discuss whether his legal arguments can hold. plus we are live in chicago as the city takes new steps to deal with busloads of migrants being dropped off at their door and bob menendez being hit with another superseding indictment in his case. hear which country he's accused of taking favors for in exchange for high-dollar gifts. we'l'll be rightht back. >>> a lot of new legal moves coming from donald trump and his lawyers. last night he appealed maine's decision to remove him from the state's primary ballot. he also asked a federal appeals court to re-hear his immunity argument in the e. jean carroll defamation suit. a new lawsuit in the subversion case as he seeks immunity and in colorado they did not appeal, not yet, but they have a few more hours to get that appeal in which is, of course, expected. cnn legal affairs

. >> it wasn't just joni ernst, ralph bnorman he was on with kaitlan collins saying trump can get away with these nicknames for people but i was surprised with the dress comment for people. i don't know why i was surprised. but there is a reality that on capitol hill, trump as the nominee means it comes with criticism, rhetoric they are not comfortable with, even if they're defending him, endorsing him and having to respond to that. >> and to your point about game going after game she is going after him. she did have an event last night in south carolina and she continued to go after him on his mental acuity. >> he was confused but it also goes back to why i've continued to push for mental competency test for anyone over the age of 75. he said he'd take one and challenge me to one and that he'd beat me. maybe he would, maybe he wouldn't. what i said is, okay, if that's the case get on a debate stage and let's go. >> it would have been maybe a little more interesting to see some of this feistiness from any of trump's rivals before he had effectively sown up the nomination as he has appe

questions directly from iowa voters in back-to-back town hall, and the cnn town halls moderated by kaitlan collins and erin burnett thursday night at 9:00 p.m. and 10 p.m. >>> and so there is a partial heart transplant to fix a birth defect in babies. what we are lelearning abobout first bababy to haveve the prprocedure. to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browse like chrome, but it blocks cooi and creepy ads that follow youa from google and other companie. and there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on all your devices today. >>> new this morning, researchers are releasing this new study documenting the wo world's first partial heart transplant. it was done to save the life of a baby who was just 18 days old at the time. medical correspondent meg terrell joins us now. what's new and different about this surgery? >> what's really amazing about this surge

the town hall moderated by kaitlan collins. that's tomorrow night. >>> new corruption allegations against senator bob menendez accused of accepting bribes from qatar. how prosecutors say he tried to cover up his actions, next. >>> plus house speaker mike johnson heading to the border as migrant crossings hit a new record. the homeland security secretary will join us live ththis mornin ahead.d. >>> this morning we're learning new details from an indictment against new jersey senator bob mainenendez that accuses him of helping another foreign country. federal prosecutors say he accepted race car tickets and in exchange for political clout to connect the royal family to a real estate investor and securing that major investment. they point to the defendants attending a private event there hosted by the government in 2021 after which the developer said menendez an e-mail that depicted computer screen photos and asked about one of these. >> he pleaded not guilty for charges for acting as an unregistered agent as he and his wife were