how are you doing it in new hampshire's? how do you have no st.tact but have six success? are you the ones growing so successfully in the northeast. you if they can inspire a generation to to know that not everything to be firebrand on both sides but that's a win for america. so like what you're saying is you want to be a model nationally, you don't want to b a candidate for president. >> we want to be in model nationally. i want to share that record of success. >> it's so funny to even answer the second part of my question. >> was just getting to it but you moved on to the next thing. >> you are open to it? >>> i'm open to everything, of course. look, i'm open to what comes in that door next speak i'm open t any opportunity that mike and o the road for me, but for the -- >> people coming up to you is i could be down the road but nothing i am focusing on today. >> today, like 24 because you are young. meaning, in this cycle. >> yeah. look, i'm not trying to be coy, i'm really not. >> you kind of our peace and n not, i can tell you part of my job i

elevating georgia and michigan so they're earlier in that schedule, nevada new hampshire go together and then georgia in michigan -- what do you think about this? >> chris, it's too early to offer smart observations. one thing i'd say is there's a long way between that proposed calendar in theory and reality. the republicans right now are not saying they're gonna change their calendar. south carolina's not enough to different primaries. neither is nevada. so there's -- let's say that's the calendar. i think it means if you can't show the ability to get enough african american supports announced the first context, so can just go in iowa and new hampshire and get -- your probably out. then you need to get enough hispanic support in nevada and then you've got those big big states in michigan and georgia. the very expensive, their big states to campaign. in but their battleground states. so the fact that the first grouping of states new hampshire, michigan, georgia, and nevada are all battleground states i certainly like that. >> david plouffe, as, always great to have. you that's all in

my focus is new hampshire. it has to be.and we have amazing results to back up the local level. people ask me to travel the country all the time. how do you have no sales tax and doing so well. if that can inspire next generations and say not everything has to be fire branded, that is a win for america. >> sounds like you want to be a model nationally. you don't want to be a candidate for president? >> we want to be a model nationally, and i want to share -- >> you didn't answer the second part of my question. >> i was just getting to it, you interrupted. we will move on. >> you're open to it. >> i'm open to everything, of course. look, i'm taupopen to what come the door next. >> it could be an opportunity. people are coming up to you. >> it could be down the road. but nothing i'm focusing on today. >> today like 2024. because you're young. >> what do you -- >> i mean in this cycle. >> look, i'm not trying to be coy. i'm not. >> you kind of are. >> no, i'm not. part of my job is being ready for whatever comes next. >> sununu

what does that mean, new hampshire is gonna have his own primary when it feels like it? >> yes. what so the history of this is the states that struck a truce with parties and the truce is broken at this on the democratic side. and new hampshire's threat has always been we will always go first as the first primary in the nation. they gave this -- to iowa in the caucus. it's in the state law. they have two democratic senators, all three of those right now are saying there is no way or following what the democratic party is going to do. there is no one really saying that that's going to change. so almost certainly what is going to happen is new hampshire is going to be the first major primary that is run in the united states. republicans will compete there and democrats, if they do compete, there will face serious sanction from the democratic party because another thing that's happened here is the democratic party's past polls will make it much more painful than it was in 2008 when michigan and florida tried to step out of line. not only does it take away delegates from the nominat

then new hampshire, nevada, and primaries in michigan and georgia. the president also wants to eliminate caucuses, those nominating contests, gatherings in gyms across iowa and other states because they take too much time and require people to support candidates in public. but there is serious opposition from democrats in iowa and new hampshire and other states, and the dnc is going to need these states to change their primary dates. >> new hampshire does have a statute. we do have a law. and we will not be breaking our law and i feel that any lawyer in the room or around the table would agree that it is not in the best interest of this body to even suggest that we do that. >> dnc chair has the authority to unseat state delegations from the nominating convention if they disregard these new rules. opponents of the president's plan also argue the more rural feel of iowa and new hampshire requires candidates to campaign in person and build competent ground operations. president biden says the democratic party should review its nominating calendar every

and new hampshire. continuing the tradition, the great tradition here in america that small government is good government. small government by the people and for the people. folks, the democratic party looks like america. and this will reflect the strength of america's greatest asset and that is our diversity. this proposal reflects the best of our party as a whole, and it will continue to make our party and our country stronger. and it will elevate the voices who are the backbone of the party. this was a process and decision that we can all be proud of. the democratic party is the party of hope. we are the party of america's dream. that all of america's people are created equal. this is the leadership that we have seen every minute of the joe biden presidency. he made a promise to this country when he ran for the presidency. and he has been working hard to keep that promise. first black woman ever on the supreme court. most diverse cabinet in the history of this nation. and this proposal continues in t

in new hampshire, biden came in fifth.nd of course the iowa caucuses had that count malfunction back in 2020 and biden came in fourth there. he's willing to throw new hampshire and iowa to the wind. >> great to see you as always. thank you so much. >>> let's bring back in cnn analyst, harold lewis, south carolina where biden's campaign was really resurrected. these changes designed to help him or biden supporting this because he wants to return the favor? >> it's a little bit of both, he's going to be the only person who really benefits from this, frankly in the democratic party, what was unique about the early caucuses in iowa and the new hampshire primaries they're relatively small states, relatively cheap states and because they were relatively isolated in the calendar candidates who didn't have a lot of resources like barack obama in 2007 and 2008 could go there and campaign and hang out and put something together and maybe surprise the world what jimmy carter did back in 1976 this new schedule really eliminates that b

the time between south carolina and nevada and new hampshire is three days.a lot of time but nevada won't go quietly into the night. a senator from new hampshire says i strongly oppose the deeply misguided proposal. the law is clear and the primary will be the first in the nation. maybe iowa acknowledges that after what happened in the caucuses two years ago they can't really complain but may not be as easy as saying this is what we want to do. >> it is not. we'll talk about this because there's a state law in iowa and new hampshire saying they go first. who cares? >> that's what the dnc are saying. >> i think history will show that it is a different time now but going back to look at the clips of young senator barack obama in 2007 i covered that campaign and it wouldn't -- it is clear that most people didn't give him much of a chance. he put together an iowa coalition of young and old people and he won iowa and that showed that he could win elsewhere but certainly the history, jimmy carter, as well. republicans still go in iowa so the republican candidates i

president of new hampshire. that would be a great start for you. >> well, look, not that i'm thinking about it right now but understand, you have a couple people in south carolina, nicky haley and tim scott could run and desantis in florida. these early states could have a variety of early candidates, and that's okay. they still have to earn it. i still believe that. you have to earn it one way or the other. >> neil: thank you, governor. it's always a pleasure having you on. >> you bet, bud. >> neil: all right, governor sununu in the beautiful state of new hampshire, which republicans will be the leadoff state for primaries but in the meantime, the corner of wall and broad today. all the major averages, though they tried, still down for the week and the big concern is yet another inflation report that showed at least on the whole inflation front, the stage before it gets to you and me was worrisome. it's not getting better so we've essentially quinn it up -led interest rate -- quintuppled it and could it be too

i mean, what's, again, the burden on the state of new hampshire?rding to the dnc, sort of help with the process? isn't this good for the democratic party? >> well, again, we agreed with the idea that diversity is good for the party, but we think the party could have done both. could have left new hampshire where it is, where our state law says we must be, and moved up additional states to provide that diversity. the fact is, we have a republican legislature and a republican governor and they're already attacking democrats and the dnc for the effort to move the new hampshire primary. the republican calendar is already set. we know they're going to be a lot of candidates coming through new hampshire as part of that republican calendar, and so we don't think because they've already told us they're not about to change the law that that makes sense. we need to comply with the law, and we think new hampshire will continue to provide a great venue for candidates who may not be well known, may not have big war chests, may not be establishment candidates to

in new hampshire in 2020 then we went to nevada. happens next? this is south carolina. joe biden written off as done until this big primary night. this is what propelled him to the presidency and he wants to make it first now on the calendar come 2024. he also wants to move up georgia. that's a lot of biden blue to the tune of 85% when you look at that right there and he wants to move up michigan, another state, a competitive state but where he ended up winning big in the end, jim clyburn endorses biden back in 2020, the senior congressman from south carolina. he says for both parties he thinks his state going first is a good thing. >> the person that has won the south carolina primary has gone on to win with one exception the general election and that's on both sides of the coin. george w. was out of it. he won south carolina and went on to become president of the united states. so you look at that state, it is the best laboratory. >> cnn's jeff zeleny joins us at the table. just back from the meeting where democrats are talking ab

new hampshire point out their first in the primary is safety law.new calendar they intend to hold their primary first. bret? >> bret: plus, rich, president biden did okay in south carolina last time around. >> yeah. >> bret: never knows if that factors into the mix. rich, thank you very much. if you have ever wondered what happened to all that money the government spent to help businesses during the worst of the covid-19 pandemic, you have plenty of company tonight. a new report is painting a depressing picture of just how much of your cash was the subject of fraud. here is correspondent mark meredith. >> we are going to get money in people's pockets quickly. >> two and a half years after the trump administration rolled out the paycheck protection program, lawmakers are learning how easy it was for scammers to target lenders. who were also eager to get money from the government. >> you read through the report and sometimes you don't know whether to laugh or cry. >> sam krueger studies pandemic assistance fraud at the university of texas. he says a n

new hampshire will be first.ther things may occur but it will require working it through state legislatures and the iowa -- iowa doesn't require state law. it is a party caucus. i bet we have a republican caucus in iowa and no democratic caucus in iowa. >> bill: can you give us a one-word answer on this, the fact that he is wanting south carolina first, does it mean he is running for a second term, yes or no? >> i think it does and payback. remember, he came in fourth in iowa, fifth in new hampshire, and he moved back up in nevada and first in south carolina. payback to the early contests that weren't too friendly to him. as of today he is more likely to run than not. >> dana: i think so, too. thank you. >> bill: thank you. >> dana reads sports. >> dana: tom brady does it again. the legendary quarterback throwing two touchdowns in the fourth quarter leading the buccaneers to beat the saints on monday night football. three seconds left in regulation. brady has 44 fourth quarter comeback wins. he pass he peyton man

and we have in new hampshire, it doesn't matter what, everyone has a shot. new hampshire is a great equalizer for presidential candidates and we are worked hard that designed that system that has that trust and again with that first filter where you have to look us in the eye and we have to buy off as an individual before we get to policy. and that is a great first filter. but you just have personal partisanship if you will coming in, joe biden said that it is going to be to help his buddies in south carolina. it is the wrong reason to do it and it hurts the whole system nationally because you want your first states to be reliable and high voter turnout to not be money driven. unfortunately for the democrats in south carolina, that is the way it is going to be. and new hampshire is still going to have the primary. what the democrat party does is up to them. but we'll have democrats in our ballot and our law said that we'll guarantee it. what joe biden and the other candidates how they deal with that is up to them. but we're going first, make no mistake about

i -- joanne, new hampshire. i agree with comments that have been made thus far, with regards to the process that this committee has engaged in around a very challenging issue. we have been very deliberative. it has been open. it has been transparent. and i feel that we have really given in time and attention to what it means. i feel that the president of the united states has made a very old statement about his vision for this country, the importance of diversity. i don't think there is a person in this room that would argue with any of that. i will say that new hampshire does have a statute. we do have a law. we will not be breaking our law. i feel that any lawyer in the room or around the table would agree that it is not in the best interest of this body to even suggest that we do that. so that's really the position of new hampshire. we will not be breaking our law. and that's my comment. thank you. >> thank you. [indiscernible] >> ok. >> good morning, everyone. my name is donna brazil. i am here in the capaci

new hampshire is still in there, right? nevada.didates to do is appeal to a broader piece of the electorate. and honestly there are some upsides to this. so if a candidate during the primary stage develops a message that appeals to voters in those states, then during the general election it becomes easier for candidates to pivot and use that messaging in order to appeal to the country at great large. there are benefits to having a primary message that appeals to the entire country in some ways. >> all right. but some of these states, they may not go without a fight, you know. here in georgia, for example, the primary date is set by the secretary of state, a republican who may not be inclined to help out democrats. and new hampshire has a law that says it has to be first. so you could be setting a standoff between the dnc and important swing state here. so there are costs to consider here. >> well, kim, it don't be the first time. it's easy to forget that political parties are private organizations. i know they're heavily regulated

>> well, that's what we saw here in new hampshire. successful election, to how seats, i won by 12 points. chris pappas by eight points, maggie hassan for u.s. senate, by ten points. the voters here rejected are extreme republican opponents, who were all three trump republicans. and they are very, very clear that they want people to take a much more proactive approach to working across the aisle and to solving americas serious problems. and i look forward to doing that in the 118th congress. i have already reached out to my counterpart, dave joyce. and as i say, as the leader of the new democratic coalition, where they can do caucus. and the war the ones that can get the job done. right now, we're working frantically, the last few days of the session here, to pass a major bipartisan mental health and addiction legislation. that passed the house 400 and 20 to 20. i mean 400 to 20, excuse me. we want to make sure that we do come together. another example, michael, is the ndaa, the defense authorization. 350 members, 176 republicans, 174

iowa and new hampshire are both overwhelmingly white.was less of a target, but then, you know, once it became clear that these other states who wanted to step up, i think it had a much harder time justifying its existence at the top of the calendar for the democratic party, which is, you know, the party of diversity, and they say they're looking towards the future, with the addition of state funding, georgia and michigan, the battleground states that are important in the general election, and one final question, one note here, is will georgia, with the republican governor and with the legislature, will they go along with the dnc rule, and will this be end up being tossed by the wayside? >> still drama to be monitoring. i'm sure you had a blast in the room. thank you. appreciate it. >>> on the republican side of things, some people not thinking donald trump, or beefing up their campaign war chest and "politico" reporting nikki haley, mike pence, tim scott, south carolina, larry mike pomp millions to so-called dark money groups that essent

i just spoke to new hampshire senator jeanne shaheen who repeatedly stressed that new hampshire has a law and that that law says that they have to be the first primary contest. now, president biden, he did not win iowa in the primary, he did not win new hampshire in the primary, he won south carolina so his move to put south carolina at the front of the pack is reflective of how he himself won the democratic presidential primary process. david: that's very interesting. so the fact is that maybe he's setting himself up for a challenge, no, a democrat challenge and he's better set to do that in the south? >> so, all indications are that president biden does plan to run again in 2024, and the members that i've been speaking to have said that they don't think that he would have weighed in so heavily if he wasn't planning again to run in 2024 and the reality at the end of the day is, he's the one on the ballot and he's the one they say is going to have to deal with this primary calendar and if this is the way he thinks is best to win the general election then ultimately they went with his

one person wins new hampshire. south carolina, and it's a process. >> i do agree that we need a process. we need a robust process. the iowa caucus, i'm going to be very honest, in 2020, it was not the most, you know, positive experience for a lot of candidates, and that tends to happen and i'm on tv talking about this a lot, but a lot of us come out of the iowa caucus and have a conversation in media. a lot of pundits and news, anchors, a lot of journalists, we have this conversation about what voters may or may not want, and so by the time a candidate gets to a primary three or four weeks later down the road, the media has kind of already made the case for who the nominee should be, and that might influence voters. so if we shake things up a bit, have more diverse states go earlier, maybe we'll have the voters setting the tone and narrative instead of people like myself or the journalists, us making the case of who will be the nominee based on those early predictions on a state who doesn't have much say in a gener

the tyranny of iowa and new hampshire cannot stand. -- it started in 2005, this march towards changing the calendar and putting the voices and faces that represent the core of the party up front and center. labor, african americans, latinos, rural americans, suburban, urban. i hope it will mean that we have a stronger general election candidate. >> as a student of the gold better -- i think you oppose all primaries. >> the 1972 reform that republicans followed after democrats implemented, made the parties weaker. the rule in political science used to be that democracy is what happens within parties, not between parties. the change in campaign finance reform have made it very difficult for the parties to select their own candidates in a rational way and vet their own candidates. i'd much rather see nominating conventions. we had primaries for over a century, and they didn't matter. it was only until the 1970s that it mattered. >> you also like smoke-filled rooms. >> i spend a lot of time in smoke-filled rooms. >> what do you make of the

of new hampshire, thank you so much., next will return to the breaking news from the january six committee. but first, richard louisiana with the headlines. hey richard. >> hey michael, some of the stories we're watching for you, heating has been fully restored to kyiv, ukraine. the city's mayor announced that sunday. basic energy supplies were disrupted friday by a series of russian missiles. aimed at the city's power grid. all good there. now twitter will no longer be allowed to promote accounts that may have other social media platforms, including facebook and instagram. the new policy comes after many users began posting links via their twitter account to their other social media accounts. many doing so after elon musk's takeover of twitter. and the world cup final, the crowning achievement for soccer star, lionel messi. on sunday as argentina beat france on penalty kicks. the teams tied 3 to 3 through extra time. the french missed twice in that suit up for argentina converted to signal an exhausting it very emotiona

i love going to iowa, new hampshire. all the eyes do to south carolina.ve to pay attention to nevada. don't forget all the people out west. there's people that believe they should go to regional primaries and rotate that so it doesn't keep focuses on one direction or the other. what are you trying to fix? i don't have any problem with where they're at now. >> martha: we'll see where it goes. i want your thoughts on something else. newt gingrich put out an interesting column. it says quit just under mating president biden. i thought about football and winning and losing, a measure by his goals, biden has been more successful than we have been willing to credit. jason, let's start with you. >> i agree with that. he lurched the left. bernie sanders said he was going to be the most progressive president ever. >> biden said he was going to be. >> it's not what he campaigned on. he said he was going to be the unifier. i think it's a lie and i think it's fiction and never came to reality that he was this big unifier bringing the country together. >> legislativel

he was going to finish fifth that day in new hampshire. where did he go?polls closed in new hampshire to south carolina to make the argument that the true contest in the democratic primary would not be resolved until voters of color really had their say. this is really what's motivating the president here. in a letter he sent to dnc members, he says that the party really should, and the biggest voice in the party should reflect the party. this is why you have some changesing in the order. south carolina moving from fourth to first in the order here. then some new players. you have michigan joining the ranks, georgia joining the ranks of the early states and new hampshire and nevada going on the same day a week after south carolina. so this is a move that is already really prompting a the lot of outcry, especially not far from where i am now in new hampshire. the state law of new hampshire requires the secretary of state to schedule that primary seven days before any similar election. so you already have state officials and democratic officials in the first

they are going to do everything they can to make sure that new hampshire is first and they're goingove that law. if you go to new hampshire as we all have at one time or another, part of your first grade education, we're first. i think they'll stay right with the calendar with iowa, new hampshire, nevada and south carolina and then everybody else coming up behind on super tuesday i don't see the republicans changing and the republicans are going to have a pillow fight. whatever is going on in the republican party we don't know because you guys are still trying to sort it out and you ordered another autopsy. >> on sundays you like to do a little betting, donna, do yourself a favor, no matter the odds don't bet on the my pillow guy. not going to happen. >> lot of democrats reluctant to come out and endorse joe biden running for president in 2024 hakeem jeffries was about as forth right as you could possibly. >> right before the election one of the questions we had, the assumption was, democrats were going to lose big in congress and there were a lot of democrats privately saying, man,

the 1st primary followed by new hampshire, nevada, iowa, and new hampshire. have traditionally be the 1st state to kick off the u. s. presidential campaigns of jordan as well from washington. this is something that would basically up and about 50 years of current political practice when it comes to choosing a presidential candidate. typically, iowa has the 1st caucus soon after new hampshire has the 1st primary. both of these states are rather small. they are predominantly rural. they're predominantly white in terms of voters after joe biden lost the new hampshire primary in 2020. he started saying to anyone who would listen, that he thought that the primary system should be changed that other states with more diverse populations that are bigger, that are more urban, should come earlier in the process in order to get a better sense from american voters, whom they want to see as their democratic presidential candidate. he made his wishes known to the democratic national committee. and on friday, the panel has decided that south carolina will be the 1st state t

delaware, montana, new hampshire, and oregon. for these businesses, they may never have had to understand or comply with sales tax calculation in compliance, or may have only dealt with it in their home state. for these businesses the challenges to comply have been hard. i have clients in the situation. they have shared their frustrations with me. but we've also seen simplification efforts by states including better taxpayer services to support the increase in registrations in the wake of the wayfair decision. the cst helps clarify when sales tax collection has is required. in addition, the adoption by all states of the marketplace facilitation collection provisions as reduce the burdens on the smallest online sellers but utilize these platforms by shifting the burden of tax collection to the larger marketplace businesses. some states have also adopted beneficial tax rate structures and minimize local tax jurisdiction compliance challenges. however, there are still burdens that impact small businesses and remote sellers. pre-wayf

then would be nevada and new hampshire the next week.py about this and might challenge it, then georgia, then georgia -- michigan, and the iowa caucus is not anywhere in the earlier week. is this about protecting joe biden from a primary challenge because south carolina was a great state for him? >> remember, iowa couldn't count the vote back in the -- howard: oh! >> there are 48 states that would love to see, new hampshire's state law requires them to be first, so new hampshire says we're going to go a week earlier, so hope you're ready to vote in 2023. howard: is something lost here, ameshia, and maybe i'm showing as a guy who's covered many new mexico primaries, but -- new hampshire, but a small state like new hampshire, where somebody can break out of the pack as pete buttigieg did in iowa, jimmy carter in '76, mike huckabee and rick santorum on the republican side. now you pretty much have to have money and name recognition. >> i think now you pretty much have to appeal to diverse voters. that is what this is all about. the democrat

typically iowa has the 1st caucus soon after new hampshire has the 1st primary. both of these states are rather small. they are predominantly rural, they're predominantly white and o terms of voters. after joe biden lost the new hampshire primary in 2020, he started saying to any one who would listen, that he thought that the primary system should be changed that other states with more diverse populations that are bigger, that are more urban, should come earlier in the process, in order to get a better sense from american voters whom they want to see as their democratic presidential candidate. he made his wishes known to the democratic national committee. and on friday, the panel has decided that south carolina will be the 1st state to hold a primary in 2024. now this is not a process that we're does hold for ever and ever. this is something that bite and says should be revisited after the 2024 election to that. the 2028 primary season can accurately capture the changing of population among american voters. but more immediately then, could there be any fall out f

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new hampshire is where biden lost by a lot.t tonight because they would lose their first in the nation primary status. but if you're biden, you're saying to yourself i won the nomination and the presidency without winning new hampshire, really skipping the state of new hampshire. and i think that that is what is kind of playing out partly in this order here. they want the states to represent not just the demographics, but also the politics of the democratic party. working class voters and black and brown voters, and also slightly more conservative voters in the south as well, anderson, abby phillip and van jones, thanks. >>> we got a surprise last week when we learned about a friend olena gnes who we have spoken to for the last nine months about living through the war in ukraine is now in the united states with her family. i'll talk to her about the war and her family's battles here. [narrator] why is aaron happy? well, carvana has tens of thousands of cars under $20,000. so aaron's folks could help hoohim up with a new ride. w

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look at new hampshire. and the challenging situation in georgia as well. our ability to control the primary outcome was quite limited in '22, because of the support of the former president proved to be very decisive in these primaries. so, my view was, do the best you can, with the cards you're dealt.

new hampshire has to be first.et on the calendar so everyone understands, the first primary generally cannot be held in a year other than the year of the national convention, which puts it at 2024, which means iowa will have a hard time because they would have to jump into a date which would probably bring them penalties for delegates. so everyone understands, the election for the -- the nominee for these parties, these are private political organizations and delegates, members of those organizations, choose the nominees. they are not chosen by the primary voters. everyone thinks that's what happens. no, primary voters vote and caucuses or elections and those delegates go to conventions and generally vote to reflect the outcome of that election. so there is a lot going on here that involves secretary of state, governors, a lot of people in grassroots in the states. >> dana: thank you. hold my hand through all of this. a lot of ups and downs as we go through. very interesting. >> bill: great guest on all that stuff.

it's crazy. >> the small town of merrimack, new hampshire, only has about 27,000 residents.s primarily known for good schools and being a safe, sleepy, suburban little slice of america. which is what makes what happened in this house so unbelievable. federal prosecutors allege that this house with the adorable inflatable santa and the reindeers and the frosty the snowman outside, federal prosecutors allege this house was a key stop in a global russian military grade weapons parts msmuggling ring. this man, lawful permanent resident united states alexey brayman runs a small business that sells quirky night lights at crafters and on sites like etsy. you can get a new england patriot night light or a celtics one or an iron man one. he actually makes a pretty wide variety of these things. but yesterday, federal prosecutors indicted alexey brayman, alleging while he was packing up and shipping out those fun night lights for his ex's shop, who is also packing up and shipping out weapons parts. prosecutors allege that brayman's home has been a clearinghouse for expensive semiconduc