let's go to manu raju right now. manu, a lot going on behind the scenes. i think technically this first ballot is still open. it has not been gaveled to a close. so theoretically any of these three individuals who are house republicans who do not vote for speaker johnson, any, any two of them could change their vote and speaker johnson would be, in fact, the speaker. what are you hearing? >> yeah. in fact, we've been told by members of the house republican conference that, in fact, the speaker has been meeting privately with those two of those key no votes, as keith self of texas and ralph norman of south carolina. and in fact, just moments ago, i saw the speaker walking with ralph norman near the house floor, nowhere where i can reach them. but they were actually on the house floor. the doors had opened, and they had walked right by. so there are clearly discussions that are ongoing. exactly what the nature of the discussions are, are uncertain. but jake, you're absolutely right. the longer they keep this open suggests that perhaps they're trying to put t

manu raju everyone stay with us. we're going to take a quick break, but we are watching closely because we do believe we're going to see something, as manu noted there, that you don't ever see the vice president having to come in and break a vote for a cabinet nominee. only the second time in modern history. we'll be back with that moment in a quick second. >> well, you're in the big leagues now. >> how was your vacation, sir? >> well, i needed one. >> with your 10% loyalty program discount. that's $225 for the night. >> not bad. >> $155 for the night. hold up. >> how? >> it's easy when you know where to look. >> trivago compares hotel prices from hundreds of sites so you can save up to 40%. >> trivago is my secret tactic. >> hotel trivago. >> i wish my tv provider let me choose what i pay for. >> sling lets you do that. hey, where are you going? >> i wish my tv provider let me choose what i pay for and let me pause my subscription when i want. >> sling lets you do that too. >> sling. >> i wish my tv provider let me

manu. it was the distinct chapters of jimmy carter's improbable rise from the peanut farm to the presidency that played out yesterday. really, verse by verse, through every stop that the motorcade made, stopping at the hospital where he was treated, but also at the boyhood home and hearing the bell toll 39 times for the 39th president of the united states, was so remarkable that now is a national park service site. and then seeing the long motorcade go from plains, georgia, to here in atlanta over more than a 2.5 hour drive, people lining the roads at overpasses and then stopping at the state capitol. that, of course, is where he had his first elected rise at the state level, a state senator and then, of course, ran for governor. he lost the first time. and then he won, of course. and that was the really turning point. and we learned so much yesterday just about the importance that civil rights and the legacy of the south played in his governorship here and then indeed in his presidency. an

manu, obviously, a lot of uncertainty going into this evening. where does this stand right now as this vote is just getting started? >> yeah. this vote is on a knife's edge. caitlin. uncertainty looms in the senate. gop leadership. they are cautiously optimistic that they will get there, but they simply don't know for sure because they are watching senator mcconnell very closely. senator tillis very closely. and if they vote no, they'll be enough to sink this nomination. now, it's very possible that jd vance will be needed to break a tie. in fact, i just caught up with the senate armed services committee chairman, roger wicker, who he said he's been talking to his senators all day. and he also told reporters, he said, quote, i think we will probably need to see the vice president. now if vance comes in and breaks a tie, that would for that would be only the second time in history that the vp has been needed to break a tie for a cabinet nominee. just showing how contentious and partisan this fight has become over the past several days. now, all da

manu raju to bring you in. and you can tell our viewers what the chances of that would be very slim to none, dana, that would require a significant reversal from mike johnson to give that and actually could cause a revolt among more establishment republicans, more middle of the road republicans, people who are aligned with mike johnson would revolt at that idea, because that is such an important position to essentially determine the flow of legislation onto the house floor. >> remember, kevin mccarthy, in order to become speaker of the house, he changed practice typically on that very powerful committee. they would put most of his closest. the speaker uld put his closest allies on that committee. but john mccarthy, in order to get the job, agreed to put three of more of his detractors of sorts on the committee. that includes chip roy, who we just saw there, ultimately vote for mike johnson and also, of course, ralph norman, who just voted against mike johnson and also thomas massie, who just voted against mike

manu. yeah. and, you know, all of which would also many of which would also explode long held rules, laws and norms of the country and that trump is planning a series of executive actions on day one. >> he is a lot of it is about immigration, but just just a some of the promises that he's made, he's talked about launching this mass deportation operation. we'll see exactly when that could happen. maybe as soon as tomorrow, maybe later this week. he made a bunch of other pledges that probably are not going to take shape right away, including ending birthright citizenship, imposing tariffs. that's a big question as well. but but immigration is obviously going to be front and center there. jim jordan was on with state of the union with dana bash earlier suggested that there was going to be efforts to try to close the border, to try to reinstate the remain in mexico policy. but the mass deportation issue is something that he promised on the campaign trail. but there's still a lot of questions about ho

. >> inside politics sunday with manu raju next on cnn. california in crisis. wildfires engulf blocks of los angeles as trump points fingers. >> the governor has not done a good job, and newsom pushes back. >> this guy wanted to politicize it. >> the latest from the west coast. plus senate spotlight this week. trump's cabinet picks face a moment of truth. >> he said, keep going. keep fighting behind you all the way. >> plus, my brand new reporting as trump meets with house republicans behind closed doors and a sweet tradition the new senator behind the secret candy stash on the senate floor. inside politics the best reporting from inside the corridors of power starts now. >> good morning, and welcome to inside politics sunday. >> i'm manu raju. we begin with the most destructive fire in the history of l.a. county. affecting the lives of millions and still raging through parts of los angeles. the palisades fire only a fraction of which is contained, destroyed thousands of structures in a matter of days. now moving closer to densely populated areas in the country

cnn's manu raju joins us now live. so, manu, where do things stand at this point in terms of hegseth nomination? >> yeah, there are several republican senators who have simply not said how they would vote. and we expect democrats to vote against him along party lines, meaning that hegseth cannot afford to lose more than three republican votes in this. for this critical position, to be the next secretary of defense. lisa murkowski becoming the first republican senator to announce her opposition, indicating that she did not believe he was fit for the job, questioned his character, questioned some of the past comments he made, including about opposing women in the military. those are comments that he made as a fox news host. he's, of course, a military veteran as well, but also contending that he simply did not have wasn't fit for such an important job. now, that is not the opinion of most republican senators who are falling in line, but there are a handful who have not made a decision yet, including senator susan collins

of inside politics sunday. >> i'm manu raju. we begin with the most destructive fire in the history of l.a. county, and we're standing by for a press conference in los angeles. and we're expected to start momentarily with mayor karen bass other top officials from the city and county. we'll bring that to you live. now, the palisades fire only a fraction of which is contained, has already destroyed thousands of structures in a matter of days. now moving closer to densely populated areas in the country's second most populous city. with the wind expected to pick up. cnn's julia vargas jones is in los angeles. so, julia, you're on the ground. tell us what's happening and what are you hearing from residents on the ground? >> hey. thank you. yeah. manu, a lot of frustration this morning. we just got approached by a resident who had to evacuate the palisades fire area asking, you know, have you seen my house? this is something that we've been getting from resident after resident. as people start to try to come home and and get a real se

cnn's manu raju is live on capitol hill for us. but let's start with jeff zeleny live for us at the white house. jeff, walk us through what this meeting with republican leaders is all about. >> and so it begins, boris, this meeting is going to be the first of several with president trump and republican leaders in congress. of course, republicans control all the levers of the government here. but the question now, the challenge now is moving ahead to enact an agenda. exactly how that will be done. how many bills? one big, beautiful bill, as the president often talks about or separate bills as some members of congress, particularly on the senate side, would prefer? that, of course, is the open question. now, there's no doubt that this is the republican era. you know, the new day certainly has dawned here in washington. but the the majorities are so small, particularly in the house, far smaller than eight years ago. there was, if i recall, about a 17 seat house majority back in 2017. there is a one seat house majority now for republic

let's go straight to capitol hill with cnn's manu raju. manu. does this essentially mean that hegseth is going to be confirmed eventually as defense secretary? >> it certainly does. after a bitter fight over the last several weeks over pete hegseth nomination questions among democrats about whether he is qualified for the post and questions about his past misconduct allegations, which he has denied. pete hegseth is now on the verge of becoming the next secretary of defense, one of the most critical positions in the united states government in charge of setting defense policy and in charge of the armed forces and the like. this position now looks pete hegseth could fill this position as soon as tomorrow night. that is when the final confirmation vote at the moment has been scheduled. it could even move up sooner, but that's when we expect it by tomorrow night. now this vote came down to the wire. two republicans ultimately broke ranks 5149. was the vote to overcome this final procedural hurdle. those two republicans, senators lisa murkowski and s

manu, the president just spoke. give us the update. >> one of the big. >> one yeah, he's actually still speaking, wolf. >> i want to talk a little quieter because he's speaking right behind me. but he laid out wolf a number of his executive actions that he took. he boasted about his election victory from november. he took a number of swipes at joe biden. and he talked repeatedly about the issue of tariffs. that, of course, became very prominent over the weekend when he when he, along with the country of colombia, got in a back and forth over colombia's refusal initially to accept deported migrants from the united states, colombians being sent to colombia on u.s. military planes. trump then threatened a trade war. they went back and forth. ultimately, colombia relented, and just moments ago, he addressed that controversy and he warned other countries not to follow suit. >> as you saw yesterday, we've made it clear to every country that they will be taking back our people, that we're sending out the criminals, that th

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cnn's manu raju is up on capitol hill for us. manu, or any of these picks in jeopardy? what do you think? >> right now, it appears that a lot of them, if not all of them, will be confirmed. but there's still questions about how they will perform at this. these critical sometimes make or break moments during these confirmation hearings. do they stumble? do they offer any ammunition to one side or the other? but for the moment, the republicans are in line. and that's really all that these nominees need in order to be confirmed. remember, in order to get confirmed by the united states senate, you need to have a simple majority of support. that means for the republican led senate, which is 5347, they can afford to lose three republican senators on any party line vote. and at the moment, we're not hearing any opposition from republican senators, many of them keeping their cards close to the vest. but there are several ones that we are watching very closely this week. one of them, pete hegseth, coming before the senate armed services committee tomorrow. he has had a number of

and manu, you know, obviously just saw you talking to lauren boebert. you spoke to stewart rhodes. you have had these personal conversations. rhodes making it clear to you he doesn't regret what he did on january 6th. what else did he tell you? and what was the tone and tenor of your exchange and interaction with him? >> well, he said he was in the capitol. >> to actually meet with republican lawmakers and advocate for a pardon for a separate member of the oath keepers. in fact, he told separately, he told our colleague annie greer that he met with two republican congressmen, congressman keith self and gus bilirakis, as part of a smaller group of lawmakers. i asked if he was going to meet with the speaker of the house himself. he had no plans to do so, yet he said he did, would like to he would like to meet with donald trump, although he said that no plans to meet with the president are in the works. but overall, he indicated that he didn't have regrets for his actions on january 6th. and he contended he did nothing wrong, even though he was found guilty by a jury of his peers. wha

. >> and let's get straight to cnn's manu raju on capitol hill. manu, speaker johnson was feeling very upbeat this morning about his chances. but do the votes match his optimism? >> no one knows pamela. in fact, the speaker's team itself is uncertain about what will happen in this vote. that will happen in the noon hour. will he get the votes to become speaker of the house on the first ballot? will it drag on for a number of days? will it go on before just a day into a messy floor fight that will force the speaker to do what he has resisted for the past couple of days? cut deals with some of those holdouts. some of those holdout members, some of the more conservative members of the house republican conference, have demanded changes to how the place is being governed, commitments on how to deal with issues like federal spending, more sway in the legislative process. but johnson has been adamant, saying that unlike his predecessor kevin mccarthy, who had to cut a number of deals in order to secure the speakership back in 2023 on 15 ballots, he said

thank you manu. let's go now to kaitlan collins. you have some new reporting on on just how hegseth has been preparing, and we've seen his opening statement two and a half pages where he talks about restoring a warrior ethos. give us some sense of what he's been doing as he's going to face. it sounds like some very tough questions. >> yeah. and his team is fully expecting this to be quite a difficult confirmation hearing. sarah. and that's why pete hegseth spent several hours yesterday, i'm told, going over what those questions from those democratic senators who you heard there, not only just downright skeptical of pete hegseth nomination here, preparing for what those questions are going to be, debating how pete hegseth should best try to answer them in these hearings. obviously, they are time limited when the senators get their chance to ask their questions, but we are expecting them to go over all of these allegations that have loomed over his nomination. allegations that pete hegseth has denied, but that have persisted throughou

cnn's manu raju is at the capitol with the latest for us. so how does gop leadership think the vote is going to go tonight? >> there's high anxiety in the capital, anderson, no doubt about it. because already this was a close vote. 5149 was the vote yesterday to advance this nomination. but there are two republican senators who are uncertain how they would vote if they vote no. that would be enough to tank this nomination. those two republican senators, the former senate republican leader, colonel, kentucky senator mitch mcconnell, has not said how he would vote. and senator thom tillis, someone who has not said also how he'll ultimately come down and is someone who we're watching very, very closely. we do know that the senate majority leader, john thune, has spoken to him several times over the course of the day, anderson. and we also are expecting the possibility of republicans needing jd vance to come in and break a tie, which would only be the second time in history a vice president was needed to do so for a cabinet nominee. but if he do

, manu, that moment was for al gore.ple were very angry. it was a different situation. and i will tell you that i was told that al gore and kamala harris have spoken since the election. we don't know what they spoke about. but you can only imagine they have a lot in common. >> yeah, no question about it. and we expect today, dana, ÷÷democrats are not going to do what republicans did four years ago. remember, the republicans in the house and the senate objected to the electoral results. that was one big reason why that was blamed for all the expectation from the trump mob that trump inspired mob that they could overturn the electoral results. democrats are not expected to object to the electoral results, i'm told, by democratic sources. republicans themselves, too, are not expected to say much about everything that happened over the last four years. they're ready to move on and not remember what happened on january 6th, 2021. at the same time, dana, congress has already taken steps to make it harder to replicate what happ

manu, what was happening behind the scenes? you've now spoken to both of these congressmen, self and norman, who switched their votes to johnson. why did they change their minds? >> yeah, in fact, i just spoke to congressman norman, who's right behind me. just moments ago, he indicated that that he did speak with donald trump actually twice today. one time, he said that donald trump was in the middle of his golf game, and they had a discussion about that. and then they went on to talk about how trump simply wanted to get this done. he didn't want this to drag on any longer. keith self, the texas republican, also had a conversation. two conversations today with donald trump as well. what they essentially got a commitment from, from the speaker of the house is to engage them more in the legislative process. it wasn't did they say there were no real deals? there's no real horse trading, but just a general commitment to be involved in some of the key negotiations. now, one of the key negotiations that the speaker apparently agreed

manu raju up on capitol hill. thank you. >>> meanwhile, president- elect trump is claiming that biden is making the white house transition difficult. i want you to listen to this. this is trump. listen to this. >> they'll do everything they can to make it as difficult as possible. you know, they talk about a transition. they're always saying, oh, no, we want to have a smooth transition from party to party of government. well, they're making it really difficult. they are throwing everything they can in the way. >> i want to bring in cnn's kaitlan collins, covering all of this for us. how is the president- elect reacting to this specific day? and why is he saying what he just said? >> reporter: wolf, i'll note that comment from trump stands in pretty stark contrast to obviously his own actions four years ago that are the reason today got so much coverage. typically it was a day in elections past that didn't warrant a lot of attention. but because of what happened four years ago, and trump's effort to make the transi

kaitlan, collins and manu raju, thanks to both of you, caitlin. of course, we'll be back later tonight, 9 p.m. eastern, to anchor her show. the source. and let's get some more on all of this with our political experts right now. david chalian, could this new hegseth report change the minds you think of at least some republicans who just hours earlier voted to advance in this procedural vote? his nomination. >> everything i'm hearing off the hill is that that is not the likeliest scenario here, that, as caitlin was just suggesting, the white house feeling pretty good about seeing the number 51 on the board to advance the hegseth nomination to a final vote tomorrow. listen, the way one republican described it to me is sort of the collins and murkowski no votes were kind of baked into the original calculus of the hegseth confirmation battle, if you will, wolf. we'll see. there have been other shaky republicans on the hegseth nomination who haven't affirmatively come out and said, yes, i am absolutely voting yes. so we'll see as we proceed to a vote.

cnn's manu raju is joining us now.u, republicans, as we know, have a very narrow majority in the senate. what does this mean for hegseth? >> yeah, this has been very closely watched. what lisa murkowski ultimately would do. she's one of a handful of republican senators who have not said how they would vote. and murkowski is a perennial swing vote, particularly on controversial bills and on controversial nominations like pete hegseth. and in a long statement that she just put out on x, she goes after hegseth, raises questions about his character, raises questions about his experiences, fitness for the job, raises questions about allegations of personal misconduct, and statements that he made in the past, criticizing women in combat. now, this is what she said as part of this statement. she said after a thorough evaluation, i must conclude that i cannot in good conscience support his nomination for secretary of defense. i did not make this decision lightly. i take my constitutional responsibility to provide advice and co

manu. and then we asked, what about how effective democrats in congress are going to be at resisting republican policies? this, to me is really interesting. this is we asked of overall very somewhat effective. 46% of americans say democrats will be 54%. a majority of americans say not too effective at all. but if you look inside the numbers here to democrats themselves, there's a whole slice that do not think that they are going to be all that effective at pushing back at republican policies. this year, a big deficit to overcome. >> and david, thank you for walking us through those numbers. i actually talked to a number of senate democrats in the past week about how exactly they should be confronting donald trump. >> i'm just going to speak for my approach, and that's to work with this administration when i can, to best represents, represent my constituents and make sure we move this country forward. >> and when things are not consistent with our values, then, you know, to be the opposition

let's get right to cnn's manu raju on capitol hill. manu, what are you hearing from senators now that the hegseth hearing is done? >> the expectation that he will get confirmed, in fact, i just asked senator john thune, who's the republican leader, the majority leader, to decide the schedule of the united states senate. i asked him about this nomination. he has not said a ton about this nomination. i said, does he have any concerns about these allegations of sexual assault that hegseth has denied, but came up in today's hearing about these allegations of misconduct and the like? and he indicated he does not. according to thune, he said that that hegseth acquitted himself extremely well and that he plans to move very quickly on this nomination and is moving quickly. we expect the senate armed services committee to have a vote as soon as monday, inauguration day. that is according to the chairman of the committee, roger wicker, who told me that he believes that he'll get the support of all republicans and be able to push this through. no

manu.here's running down all the leads and contacts that may have been affiliated with the actual attacker, who they know, and they have identity identification on. and then there's those improvised explosive devices, those ieds, those bombs that were placed near the french quarter that actually may not have anything to do with the truck vehicle ramming. and so first they have to look at that physical evidence, see if that links to that individual. that could take dna. so they may be taking dna swabs not to get too technical off of the individual and the devices. there have other ways to look and look at the surveillance and see if that person was there before to plant those things. so there's a whole lot of things going on. there still may be, according to the last fbi presser, other individuals that may be affiliated or unaffiliated with this attacker that did the vehicle ramming that are out on at large. and so that's what's going on right now. >> you know, there's this investigation tha

manu raju reporting from capitol hill. manu, thank you very much. let's discuss this and more with democratic congressman jason crow of colorado. he sits on the house intelligence committee. congressman, thanks so much for joining us. first of all, do you agree with what you just heard from your democratic colleague, congressman jim himes i share jim himes deep concern for this. >> listen, this is one of the most important committees in congress. and i say that not just because i sit on this committee, but as a former army ranger, somebody that went to war for this country three times, as a paratrooper, as a ranger, i know that essential to protecting our troops and essential to protecting america is information. >> information is key about what our adversaries are doing, what our threats are. and it's the intelligence committee that sits over the top of our entire intelligence apparatus that provides oversight, budgeting that helps establish policy. so protecting this committee from politics is so important to the lives and security of americans. a

manu raju on capitol hill. thanks. interesting that. president trump bringing up that south carolina congressman ralph norman endorsed south carolina former governor nikki haley as if that was a relevant issue today. let's recap again what happened today. it appeared as though speaker johnson was going to lose on the first round of voting. there he is, watching those last initial roll call votes come in. looks a bit defeated with the three republican defections, two more than he could afford to lose with this narrow majority. we were about to proceed to a second vote, but we should note the final vote tally was never called because the gavel never came down, because negotiations were still apparently happening. that's what happens in congress. time can stop in its place if the house leadership wants it. we did see georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene on the phone there. other members were huddling together, talking. then congressman keith self of texas, ralph norman of south carolina, flipped their votes to speaker johnson, whic

that led to all this outrage today, jake. >> all right, manu raju, thanks so much. joining us now is the president and ceo of meals on wheels america, a nonprofit organization for thousands of local affiliates that deliver food to seniors in their homes. ellie hollander joins us now. ellie, thanks so much. so just a few minutes ago, a federal judge apparently blocked some of this aid freeze. what is your reaction to that? >> well. >> i think what. >> jake, hello. >> and thanks. >> for having me. i think. what we. >> really are looking for is. clarification about what programs are really being looked at as being paused. are these programs delivering what they should? are they saving taxpayer dollars? are they efficient? and i think the uncertainty, the chaos that has happened since last evening when we heard about this has caused a lot of grave concern on the part of of older adults who rely on meals on wheels as a lifeline. and the providers who are there day in and day out to provide this service, which is good nutrition, but also a friendly visit, a check in, a we

manu, what are you hearing from senators? >> it's very clear, wolf, that this could go down along party lines. you're hearing democratic senators sharply critical of this nomination is uncertain but unlikely. any democrat will actually vote to confirm pete hegseth, but he does not need democratic support. he needs republican support. he needs to limit defections and the full senate to three that the most in order to get confirmed along party lines. in the senate, majority leader john thune told me that hegseth, quote, acquitted himself well over allegations of sexual assault and misconduct, and he wants to move quickly on this nomination. senator roger wicker, who's the chairman of the senate armed services committee, indicated that he plans to move as early as monday, as early as next week, to have a vote in his committee. wicker, coming out of that hearing, told me that he believes that hegseth is on his way to confirmation. >> this was a tour de force, a takedown, a triumph. i think it was a magnificent display of his know

manu chao it wasn't it wasn't. most of the gop didn't.ut 17 is a pretty big number here. >> absolutely. >> and then you go to january of 2025. how many of those folks are still in the united states congress? it's just five. it's just five. pretty much the ones who did were all run out of town. there are just two house members, three senate members who remain. the bottom line is this. and we'll say it over and over and over again. this is donald trump's republican party. that's why he could pick up the phone, make those calls to ensure that mike johnson held on to his speakership. but it's not just within the republican party. it's nationally among the general populace as well. so take a look at donald trump's net favorable rating. take a look here. trump's net favorability rating. you go back to january of 2021. donald trump was way underwater, way underwater, -20 points. that's your favorable minus your unfavorable look. he's still a little bit underwater, but he's now at minus one point he's considerably more popular. so folks who are w

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he knows, as manu said, this is going to be a massive rebuilding effort. the amount of federal money that's going to be needed is going to be huge. and if trump makes it harder for that money to go out the door, does he start putting conditions on it? does he politicize it? those are real worries. well, that talking to that ship has sailed. yeah, i mean so so a lot of the you know, i've talked to some house members in l.a. last week who are really worried about this and how that how this is going to unfold and what he might, what he might do. >> and you were talking about the funding. of course, that's what you're following on a minute by minute basis. listen to what john barrasso, who, of course, is a member of the senate republican leadership, said about, um, federal funding to go to help rebuild. >> people want to make sure that as rebuilding occurs, as things go on in california, they have to be resilient so that these sorts of things can't happen again in the policies of the liberal administration out there, i believe, have made these fires worse. >>

the same person stewart rhodes talked about with manu raju. then he began calling them hostages and promising pardons. and that said, as recently as november, he was suggesting he would not pardon violent offenders. his vice president elect even said so on camera. >> if you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn't be pardoned. and there's a little bit of a gray area there, but we're very much committed to seeing the equal administration of law. >> well, not so obvious to the president. here's some of the very fine people the president can now invite to the white house. there's patrick mccaughey, the third, who assaulted dc metro police officer daniel hedges with a police shield in the tunnel of the capitol. he was serving a seven and a half year sentence. the judge in his case called him, quote, a poster child of all that was dangerous and appalling. about january 6th, there's david dempsey, seen here in that same tunnel, aiming a can of bear repellent spray at police. he also used a crutch to smash an officer's head. prosecutor

cnn's manu raju was on capitol hill. cnn's jeff zeleny at the white house. jeff, are any trump administration officials pushing back on this idea of inviting pardoned rioters to the white house? >> jake? they're not pushing back on it, nor are they confirming exactly when or who it would include should that happen. just a short time ago, i asked the new white house press secretary, the karoline leavitt, if these invitations would be happening. she did not respond. so we shall see. but we do know that behind the scenes there have been conversations going on about the possibility of the president speaking with some of these pardoned convicts, and this wouldn't be necessarily a surprise. he's been in an ongoing dialog with many of them and their families throughout his campaign for president. they were a central part of his campaign rallies. of course, he called them hostages. they are not. he often played the the music that they sang in prison at some of his rallies. but here at the white house, there is a sense of how much this is going to over. take or overs

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jonathan: manus cranny, appreciate it.much talk about the dream team lined up for the inauguration. a lot of pushback about that. what are they getting? what did they want? we never asked these questions of democratic donors of the last two years. lisa: practicality. if you have some voice to the ear of the president trump you have a better position for policies. that has always been the way it's worked. it is more clear, much more explicit this time around. that is what we are hearing in terms of davos. jonathan: annmarie is in washington, d.c. what is your response to some of the questions being asked about team america assembled out of silicon valley in washington, d.c.? annmarie: you can be a senate and say these are a lot of individuals who want to make sure they are close to power. they are looking at what elon musk was able to single-handedly do over the course of the election campaign. now he's going to be given a white house, a separate email account as he tries to bring government efficiency to the u.s. federal g

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manu raju. our chief congressional correspondent is up on capitol hill as well. manu set the scene for us. what we're about to see unfold. >> yeah, we're watching right now. this military band play in anticipation of jimmy carter's arrival here in just a matter of moments, i'm watching this procession play out right in front of my eyes, wolf. and soon we're going to see the caisson come up down this from in front of the east front of the plaza, up until the center steps of the capitol. there we will see members of the honor guard there, representing all six branches of the military, will remove jimmy carter's casket from the caisson and walk directly up the steps of the capitol in just a matter of minutes to watch for the leaders of both parties to line the steps of the capitol to to greet jimmy carter as he arrives here for this memorial service. but right now, wolf, just a very moving tribute. we are seeing here a solemn moment as members of the military wait here, march in unison and wait for jimmy carter's arrival here in just a matter of moments, wolf. >> an

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i'm manu raju in for kasie hunt. thanks for joining us on this second day of 2025. we're getting new details into cnn this morning about some of the victims killed after a driver plowed into a crowd on bourbon street in new year's in new orleans. early new year's day. the death toll now up to 15. the university of alabama has just confirmed one of its students is among the dead. also killed a 27 year old former princeton football player, tiger beach, who was a native from lafayette, louisiana, and who was visiting home for the holidays, and reggie hunter was 37. his cousin described him as a loving father and said he was known for his sense of humor. he leaves behind two young children. witnesses recounted the terrifying moments following the attack. >> you hear the the screech of tires, and when i turned my head around, there's like a yukon or escalade or something just barreling down the street, bro. i kid you not. like. real life horror movie. everything in the car is hitting. it's getting thrown. it's getting thrown up into the air in a way. and just or under th

manu, thank you very much. and i want to go now to senator richard blumenthal, democrat of connecticut, sits on the armed services and judiciary committees. senator, i appreciate your time. i just want to start here with something at the core of this, at least in terms of what the implications might be, and that's ukraine. you've been vocal about your support for ukraine, and mike turner was a staunch supporter of it. speaker johnson has now removed him from the chair of the intelligence committee. turner is a respected, credible foreign affairs expert, and and he's been replaced with somebody who voted in line with trump on this crucial issue of opposing ukraine aid. what's the actual impact of this? >> it sends a message to the house and to the senate that trump is going to put personal loyalty to him ahead of the national interest. and the united states security interests. mike turner is a thoughtful, serious leader of the intelligence community in terms of oversight. he's a strong supporter of ukraine. i'm

cnn's paula reid is with me, along with cnn's manu raju on capitol hill. but let's start with katelyn polantz outside the d.c. jail, where a number of these january 6th prisoners were behind bars. caitlin, what's been the reaction outside the jail? how is this process playing out? >> jake it is a crowd here full of anticipation and support for the january 6th rioters, people who had held vigil for months and are now awaiting the release one by one from the dozen or so people who are inside these walls at the d.c. jail. now, this is a bit different than the bureau of prisons, where people like stewart rhodes, the head of the oath keepers, enrique tarrio, the head of the proud boys, where they were released. those people get the pardon from donald trump or the sentence commutation, and that presidential clemency means they can leave almost immediately. those are the releases happening around the country of more than a thousand people convicted and sentenced for crimes on january 6th, both misdemeanors, as well as violent crimes, even seditious conspiracy. bu

all right. >> manu raju on capitol hill, thanks so much. let's bring in amisha cross, who worked in communications for former president obama. also with me, alex conant, who was the communications director for marco rubio's presidential campaign in 2016. jeff zeleny, of course, cnn's chief national affairs correspondent. michelle, let me start with you. so take a listen to this. chairman of the senate judiciary committee, chuck grassley of iowa. he was among the republicans to praise her. take a listen. >> i think she answered every question appropriately. she had some of the toughest questions you could have. and i think she's going to be a darn good attorney general. >> she's it looks like she is going to be the next attorney general. do you think that there is any one of these nominees who will not be confirmed? >> no, i don't think so. not at this point. >> democrats are pushing very hard. i think for some some of these appointees or some of the appointee nominations. >> pam bondi because of the conversation in her own past, statements