it wasn't you talked about that many new england enslavers. we're not interested in baptizing their enslaved people. they were really reluctant to do so and can anyone think of the reason they would be reluctant do this? yeah. religious arguments. yeah, right. there was still debate and worry that having a christian person and then keeping them enslaved in was wrong, morally wrong, right. this people start kind of engage with these arguments and say, well, no, you can have a christian slave. and in fact, one of those people was cotton mather. remember, we encountered him and we will encounter him again. we talk about the witch trials earlier when he's saying, ha, those jamaicans got what they deserved. right. you know the the the the the port royal earthquake was god's judgment. well, he decided to wade into foray of talking about anti-slavery as well and in 1706 he publishes his tract the -- christianize which included a catechism for slave conversion. he was like no, no, no. there's no problem if we just basically people then it's going be a

and i believe owen — in new england and i believe owen is _ in new england and i believe owen is a prol hall of famer— owen is a pro football hall of famer on_ owen is a pro football hall of famer on the first ballot. —— belichick _ famer on the first ballot. —— belichick. why? because he is the greatest coach of all times _ well, tom brady agrees, posting on social media that he could never have been the player he was without belichick. the coach is now 71 years old but only 14 wins short of the nfl all time record held by the legendary don shula. so even though he's known very little other than new england, he's not retiring. i don't think there is much out there in the world that interests bill billo other than football. if you want to talk about something other than football you need to find someone other than bill belichick to do it with because thatis belichick to do it with because that is all he is about. being part of a team, breaking down film, that is still get him up in the morning, gets excited and i think it is the only thing he really cares about. former england manager

college football championship. >> plus, could this be the end of the line for bill belichick and the new england patriots. you're watching world news now i'm steve. i lost 138 pounds in 9 months on golo and taking release. golo saved my life. i was way overweight, and that's what sent me down the path, was i--i wanted to make sure and live for my kid. plain and simple. >> it's been hard this morning on good morning america >> time for sports news now. and a mixed bag. some happy faces. one sad face here on the desk danny new joins us to represent his eagles. sorry, danny. as we start with the end of the nfl season, while the eagles are sort of all right. >> yeah. >> are all right. >> we're all in the playoffs here. >> but you know who surging straight to the top for a super wild card weekend. that will be the green bay packers joining the party. the green bay packers . they say they beat chicago 17 nine. and a win or go home game to earn a sunday trip to dallas. >> and in miami, buffalo clinched its fourth straight afc east title with a 2114 win over the dolphins. oh, i'm so sad for dolphins fan

so even though he's known very little other than new england, he's not retiring.'t think there's much out there in the world that interests bill belichick other than football. if you want to talk about something other than football you'd need to find somebody other than bill belichick to do it with because that's all he's about. being part of a team, breaking down film, that still gets him up in the morning, gets him excited and i think it is the only thing he really cares about. former england manager sven goran—eriksson has revealed he has, at best, a year to live after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. eriksson was the first foreign coach to manage england, reaching three major championship quarter finals in a row. after spells in english and italian club football, he was most recently working at klaastad in his native sweden before stepping down eleven months ago. eriksson says he will "fight for as long as possible". i have cancer and i have a cancer where you can't operate and you have to try to slow it down as much as possible and that's what i'm doing.

but when you look at what the storm did almost every ei new england state aside from rhode island got a foot of snow inserted parts of pennsylvania, new york, and new jersey and massachusetts tonight nearly 20000 people are without power because of the wet heavy snow weighing down power lines there they've that got more tha0 pieces of equipment clearing snow insulting roads across the state here in new hampshire the state department of transportation says there are at least 300 trucks out plowing right now the roads are slick state police responded to more than 130 weather related calls a lot of those ended up being cars is spinning out off of slippery roads. and for people walking on side locsidewalks things are not much better. >> people aren't putting salt out they are shoveling a little bit but it is slippery for their waiting for the second wave. >> even more severe weather could be on the horizon. we are expecting more rain to impact the northeast starting on tuesday. >> are at katy thank you so much. for those folks that do not have to go anywhere they are loving all this snow.

the head coach of the new england patriots, bill belichick stepping down after 24 years. more on this news from our chief patriots correspondent john berman, when we return. courthouse in lower manhattan where closing arguments are under way in donald trump's civil fraud trial. there is other major developing news today. and that is after six super bowl titles, nine super bowl appearances, 24 remarkable years, bill belichick is stepping down as coach of the new england patriots. again, six super bowl titles, changing the lives of everyone in the greater new england area, including me. it is now over. a news conference about to be held in foxborough between bill belichick and patriots owner kraft. let's get to andy for this development. >> you were 27 years old when bill belichick came into your life as your head coach of your nfl football team, the new england patriots. from then on, all you knew was winning. won 17 division titles, went to 9 super bowls, won 6 of them. belichick has more super bowl titles than any coach in nfl history. the last four years without tom brad

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the owner of the new england patriots saying it is the end of an era and it is. keep in mind, under mr. belichick the new england patriots had nine super bowl appearances, won six championships and one of the greatest coach quarterback relationships in football history, referring to tom brady who got mentioned once or twice at the same conference. we've got more. (vo) sail through the heart of historic cities and unforgettable scenery with viking. unpack once, and get closer to iconic landmarks, local life, and cultural treasures. because when you experience europe on a viking longship, you'll spend less time getting there and more time being there. viking. exploring the world in comfort. switch to shopify and sell smarter at every stage of your business. take full control of your brand with your own custom store. scale faster with tools that let you manage every sale from every channel. and sell more with the best converting checkout on the planet. a lot more. take your business to the next stage when you switch to shopify. i'm so glad we did this. i'm so glad w

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rachel: some areas throughout new england and new york could see 6 inches of snow. >> kate joins us fromter. >> you can tell that the snow is here. we're getting a little bit of a break from it coming down heavily on us. we're not out of the woods yet. it's supposed to snow all day across new england. we have you few inches piled up on the side of the main street in manchester, but you can tell the sidewalks, the streets looking pretty good. i don't know if i would want to risk he it driving on this but some people are out and about because locals here in new england will tell you they are used to getting some snow in the winter. though it has been a while since they've gotten this much at once. still, this paints the picture for you. some people are heading to work today in this. >> it's usually like this in new england, so, hey, what can you do. i expect everybody to come in as usual, you know, pretty die hard gym people. so it's all good. >> yeah, she was headed to work at the y this morning. said it's going to be a busy day. the lead snow totals, people waking up in parts of connecti

iitrul’hat time and new england run out? what will ha en time and new england run out?ith them possibly bringing someone and which is something not heard from in which the shock a lot of people do not see that coming it was either he had every responsibly or not at all. so because he's going to do that i think that is the change that needs to be made. they need someone who can help with the draughting class who can help bring in better talent but once the talent is there he can do so much with it as we have seen in the past of six super bowl championships. harriet dart and heather watson are among eight british players hoping to qualify for the australian open, which starts on sunday. because of rain, their qualifiers will be played tomorrow. cam norrie, dan evans, andy murray and jodie burrage are already in the main draw as are these three players. jack draper who's won his opening match at the adelaide international. the 22—year—old looked impressive as he beat argentina's sebastian baez in straight sets, 6—1, 6—3. but there was disappointment for the british number

they extend from the interior mid-atlantic up to new england. that system is on the move. right now, snow is draped across the great lakes and into the ohio valley and rain, heavy rain, through the southeast. the good news is the rain will taper off here as we go through the day today. we see this system lifting into the northeast and mid-atlantic and becoming really impactful for folks in the new england area as well as we get through sunday. there is the heavy snow and ice. we see potential for strong winds. that makes travel difficult with the additional snowfall with the heavy snow bands setting up across the portions of new england and dumping snow for folks there. we are still dealing with snowshowers and we will see the slick travel for sunday plans as well. the totals, i know that's what you want to see, as far as rain, maybe up to 1 inch in spots. localized flooding. as far as the snow totals are concerned, if you live north or west of i-95, you will see significant numbers. albany and hartford and boston could see significant snow. up to 1 foot in spots. if it you

dangerous for children what new mexico's attorney general had to say about the growing lawsuit. >>> new england might never be the same after 24 seasons, bill belichick ends his storied run with the patriots >>> and a new dinosaur in town it's friday, january 12. "early today" starts right now good friday morning to you, i'm frances rivera breaking news and a developing story. the united states dramatically escalatingit esc escalating its activity in yemen. both president biden and prime minister sumnak confirmed the attack mr. biden said at my direction u.s. military forces and together with the united kingdom and support from australia and bahrain successfullyn succecond attacks. they have recently had a blockade, the houthis are demanding that israel stop attacks in gaza. >>> in israel, anguished families are coming up on the one hundred day mark around a hundred, most of them civilians, remain in captivity >> reporter: it's been nearly 100 days since hamas massacred more than 1200 people and kidnapped hundreds inside israel israelis began to commemorate the milestone in the most mournful wa

chemistry is winning in new england. it won for these three men for years, congratulations. >> harris: former players say bill belichick brought out the best because he is expected the best. eight openings and quarterback situation is interesting, could see more teams need head coaches depending how it wraps up post-season. >> emily: former president trump speaking outside new york courtroom just moments ago. bring you to this break during his 370 million civil fraud trial. he had strong words for new york attorney general leticia james. >> attorney general, hates donald trump and wanted to run for governor or attorney general thachl is shame. i think she should be criminally liable for this. she is totally out of control. all good. banks were happy with me, still are, we built a great company, a company that is liquid, strong, great assets and she sued because she wanted publicity to run for office. this case should have never been brought and we should be entitled to damages. >> emily: bill hemmer, a lot going on there

right now between biden and local places down in texas. >> graham padgett plays hockey here at new england college and originally from st. charles, illinois. he's an undeclared voter who said that he is intrigued by you in the primary. go ahead. >> thank you, i'm relatively new to politics but this past administration has made me much more aware. what are some policies that you are looking to implement that'll make it easier for a young person like me to transition into the world financially. >> thanks for the question and i was born and raised in florida so i grew up playing baseball but where i grew up in the tampa bay area, people are now crazy about hockey because the lightning have been good and incidentally, there aren't very many floridians who come north in january. usually the north comes down to my state. i've got negative temperatures and iowa and it's not as cold but there's a lot of snow and i think my blood is starting to get a little thicker having done all this. so a couple of things, number 1, when i've talked to young people, particularly young families, they can't afford

northern new york, new england and virginia. and he made it much to virginia his advantage, even at that time of the year because. he arrived in northern new york, new england in late may, early june. and he he that the summer in northern new york state, new england was not only hot but quote as hot as could be find and count as could be found in carolina or georgia. i, i suspect, indeed, that heat of northern climates may be more powerful than. those of southern ones in proportion, as they shorter there is as much fever, other bilious complaints on lake champlain as on the swamps of carolina find nothing. nothing anywhere else in point of climate which virginia need envy to any part the world. and i didn't quite feel that yesterday when i got off the plane, it was not quite what was was going on. and jeff well we know what was going on in jefferson's head. of course i do i do have remark that i have some summer neighborhood neighbors and east boothbay, maine, who live a good part the year in virginia not too far from here. but t

thanks, >> it is the end of an era in new england head coach bill belichick will no longer be leaving the patriots belichick confirmed his departure during a press conference with team owner robert kraft this morning both describing the decision as mutual craft hired belicheck back in january of 2000 same year the team drafted quarterback tom brady with the 100 99th draft pick together. belichick and brady would go on to transform the patriots into a jogger. not deep playoff runs became the norm in new england and the patriots consistently found themselves contending for the vince lombardi trophy. >> the so many fun memories another you know, think about the patriots always be a patriot players win games in the nfl. a very, very fortunate to coach some the greatest players that ever played. i'm very proud that our partnership will for 24 years. what bill accomplish with us? >> in my opinion, will never be replicated. >> belichick leaves in new england with 333 career victories. 17 divisional titles, 9 conference championships and 6 super bowl titles under his belt. quite the record. t

across new england, we're looking at heavy, wet snow, some gusts of 40 miles an hour, ice too. couple of power outages will be possible. by tonight, you're looking at snow really peaking in new york city. new york city is on that rain/snow line. most of the snow is going to be to the north and west. then it starts to work into new england, peaking in boston overnight. then you get a second push of snow overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning where you might get an inch or two of slush on top of all this. again, snow totals highest from central pennsylvania, upstate new york, interior new england where you could get 6 to 12 inches. that rain/snow line is right there on where that snow drought has been playing out for the last two years. central park hasn't seen snow in 691 days. it is the longest stretch on record that they haven't seen an inch of snow. we'll be watching closely today. >> they are getting ready now. thank you. >>> tomorrow, the legacy of the miracle on the hudson 15 years later. how did it change the lives of the captain and passengers and crew? the whole sto

the man called the greatest coach in the history of the nfl parts company with the new england patriotsreveals he has terminal cancer with his �*best case' giving him a year to live i have a cancer where you can operate and you have to try to slow it down as much as possible, and that is what i am doing. and yorkshire cricket's former chairman apologises for racism at the club as his controversial return moves a step closer. hello again. he says he'll always be a patriot, but after 2a years of historic success bill belichick is leaving new england. regarded by many as the greatest coach in nfl history. he and tom brady took the franchise to six wins from their nine super bowl appearances. both records for a coach and quarterback. but since brady left things haven't been as good and after the 2023 season handed belichick the worst win—loss record of his 29 year coaching career belichick has

snow across northern new england. heavy rain along the i-95 corridor.eventually, norah, lead to more flooding, eventually melting some of the snow tht we just picked up over the weekend. >> mike, thank you. >>> back here in washington, we're learning new details about defense secretary lloyd austin's mysterious hospitalization at walter reed national military medical center, which went unannounced for days. well, he's now out of the icu. the pentagon just said they don't have a release date yet for him, and there are big questions tonight now that we know the white house and even his deputy secretary of defense were kept in the dark about this medical emergency. cbs's david martin has new reporting from the pentagon. >> reporter: president biden said today he has full confidence in lloyd austin, but his aides did not hide their displeasure that the commander in chief was not told his secretary of defense was in intensive care on new year's day. >> i think there's an expectation that when a cabinet official becomes hospitalized, that that will be notifie

from the pacific northwest to new england.llion americans are in the path of dangerous weather across 47 states including many with blizzard warnings, tornado warnings, flood alerts. let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening. other blockbuster storm creating dangerous weather for almost everyone east of the rockies. severe weather classes have highlighted in red the most likely areas for tornadoes even. heavy rain pouring out of this one. it happens overnight and through the day tomorrow finally exiting by tomorrow night. a lot of heavy rain across the midwest and northeast through the day tomorrow. there's a lot of snow as well across the midwest places like kansas city, chicago get blasted and then snow across new england oh, and everyone gets very intense winds. winds could be gusting to 50 miles an hour in many locations. there's a footprint of the snow here from the quad cities into chicago and milwaukee, snow across northern new england,

and while things are quiet, bring more snow back across the niese and parts of new england after ourittle thaw here. it will also be impactful late tomorrow and monday morning and also bring some win. not the perfect timing for a big nor'easter, areas like boston and a wet and windy monday for you in new york. and we can see maybe a half foot of snow and wind as well. west coast, also dealing with atmospheric rivers back on top moving into this weekend and next week as well. >> paul goodloe, the weather channel. >>> we know the boeing 737 max jetliner has returned to flight. alaska airlines began flying the planes yesterday. you may recall authorities first grounded it three weeks ago after a plugged door blew off in flight. some lawmakers are concerned the planes are being rushed back into service. >>> from the skies to the seas. today the biggest cruise ship set out for its maiden voyage. the icon massive ship has 20 dex. decks. >> reporter: the ship is nearly five times bigger than the titanic. you can hear a lot of excitement here as people watched the ship set sail. about 10,000

bill belichick out as the head coach of the new england patriots.re's no word yet if he plans to retire or move on to another team. coy wire takes a look back at a remarkable career. >> the only thing i'm focused on is the seattle seahawks. >> getting ready for cincinnati. >> give me an f, a c-plus, it doesn't matter. >> who cares. >> renowned for his terse press conferences, bill belichick and the new england patriots parted ways after a 24-year partnership. with tom brady arguably the greatest quarterback of all time at his side, belichick and the patriots dominated the nfl for two decades, reaching the super bowl an astonishing nine times, winning six of them. >> i mean, he's a great coach. taught me a lot. was a great mentor for me for a long time. and i really enjoyed my time in new england. >> belichick began his career in 1975 at the age of 23. during those ensuing 49 years, he created one of the most accomplished coaching resumes in nfl history. two super bowl wins as a defensive coordinator with the giants. at 38, became the league's younge

way that lifts up everybody. >> thanks to governor haley and thanks for all the audience here at new englandlege, make sure to join us next tuesday, starting at 4:00 pm eastern live coverage of the new hampshire primary, stay right here, we have analysis of the town hall that starts right now. next you and thanks to all of you. >> great job. >> [applause] >>> and then there were two. i'm dana bash, live from manchester new hampshire where the primary is rocked by a major shape up 48 hours before the state votes, this is a cnn special report. florida governor ron desantis is out of the race tonight. suddenly suspending his campaign after a distant second place finish in iowa am aware told the decision came after conversations with his donors that his money to continue just was not there. here's a little bit of his announcement. >> and now serving as governor of florida, if there was anything i could do to produce a favorable outcome, more campaign stops, more interviews, i would. but i cannot - - and donate their resources, we don't have a clear path to victory. accordingly, i am today suspen

rain, 3 to 5 inches some places 8, lighter amounts in the northeast and an icy mix into northern new englandmistake has been convicted of second degree murder a jury deliberated for less than an hour yesterday before finding 66-year-old kevin monahan guilty 20-year-old kaylin gillis was with friends driving to a house party last april when they took a wrong turn as the group was leaving, monahan fired hi shotgun twice hitting gillis with the second shot he faces a sentence of 25 years to life. >>> three former major leaguers got the news they've been waiting for yesterday. they've been elected to the baseball hall of fame in dodgers, marriagers and rangers. cooperstown. they are todd halton, joe mower, and adrienne beltry. here's the moment that helton got the life changing phone call >> great thank you so much. [ cheers ] >> we're excited thank you. bye-bye. >> oh, yeah. drop the phone, drop the mic he got the nod that was his sixth year of eligibility. beltry got the call in his first year in eligibility, 95% of the vote he hit 477 home runs in his career good for them. >> got the news cov

we're live at new england college in new hampshire for cnn's town hall with republican presidential candidatend former south carolina governor and u.n. ambassador nikki haley. i'm jake tapper. right now the stakes could not be higher as the three remaining republican presidential candidates make their final pitches to win over granite state voters. governor haley has secured the endorsement of the state's popular governor chris sununu. the big question, can she come from behind and shake up the race here in new hampshire as previous candidates have done? tonight governor haley will answer questions directly from new hampshire voters on the issues that will help determine who wins the republican presidential nomination. i might have some questions of my own. in the audience tonight are voters who say they plan to participate in the new hampshire republican primary, both registered republicans and undeclared or independent voters who are not registered with either major party but are still allowed to participate in the primary elections here in new hampshire. to find tonight's questioners we ca

hampshire, we are just five days from the first presidential primary of, 2024 we're live here in new england college in henniker new hampshire for cnn town hall, with republican presidential candidate, u.n. ambassador nikki haley. i'm jake tapper in right now the stakes could not be higher as the three remaining republican presidential candidates make their final pitches to win over granted state voters governor haley has made it a top priority she secured the adornment of the states popular governor chris than you knew but after finishing and third place 32 points behind diana the big question can she come from behind and shake up the race here in new hampshire as previous candidates have done tonight governor haley will answer directly from new hampshire on the issues that will help determine who wins the republican presidential nomination. i might have some questions of my own in the audience tonight a rim voters who say they plan to participate, in the new hampshire primary. both undeclared are independent voters who are not registered in other major party but are still allowed to partic

legendary coach bill belicheck is parting ways with the new england perry patriots. we'll hear from him about this historic departure. >> new york jets quarterback aaron rodgers will not be appearing on the pat mcafee show, at least for the rest of this nfl season. so the radio host, they're making this announcement yesterday. rodgers was scheduled to make appearances through super bowl, which is in february. rogers was a regular guest doing weekly appearances. however, tensions escalated after rodgers insinuated the jimmy kimmel. was nervous about appearing in the recent unsealed jeffrey epstein documents. kimmel has not been associated with epstein and threatened to take rogers to court after the accusation. rogers was back on the show on tuesday. he tried to offer an explanation. he did not apologize. mcafee says he's grateful. rogers did his show because he is important to football but says he wants the show to focus sports with the came out. it is the end of an era in new england patriots head coach bill belicheck is leaving the team after more than 2 decades. be

. >>> rising tides along the new england coast, effects of climate change on stark display. i'm kate bolduan with john berman and sara sidner. this is "cnn news central." right now closing arguments in the defamation case against donald trump are under way in a new york federal court. but here is some of the latest. court started ten minutes late with the judge asking is your client intending to be here this morning? he was talking about donald trump. my control room just got in my room saying that donald trump also just walked out of court in the middle of closing arguments as the prosecution is up first. carroll is seeking more than $10 million in damages from the former president. and before the jury walked in, there is a lot going on. the judge reminded everyone that they have to stay quiet during closings saying this, "there are to be no interruptions by anybody, no audible comments by anybody else." and now trump we know has walked out. joining me now to talk more about this is former federal prosecutor, and there is a whole lot going on in these closing arguments. you'

white and new england do you have to import from foreign countries? we have ability to tap into this. you know we actually produce a lot now and people like republicans we always criticize biden, you are producing a lot, but that his legacy before biden. he shut off federal lands and other things. you need to have fossil fuels to be able to have people have unaffordable lifestyle and obvious to be able to protect people in extreme to pitchers, particular the cold -- temperatures, particular the cold. so we will do that. in florida we haveit is market o mandates and when it is cost-effective, they do it. when the hurricane comes and i need to get the lightsñ on, i need reliable energy. if you rely on wind and solar to power most of th■e grid, you get rolling blackouts like in california, so lower gas prices, lower energy causes not only good for you at the pump or your heatingys bill, it is also good for the entire economy, because energy impacts everything produced in america. when energy prices are spiking, are the business is to take a bath on that?

heavy rain, 1 to 3 inches as you get up into new england upwards of six inches of snow in northern maine. 1 to 6 inch as you get into the great lakes another storm behind this one we'll have complete details tomorrow morning on "today. we'll see you then. >> al, thanks very much >>> now to the news kept secret for days from top u.s. officials, including the president. defense secretary lloyd austin was treated for prostate cancer the surgery and his subsequent treatment for complications kept private. courtney kube has the latest >> reporter: tonight, the mystery surrounding secretary of defense lloyd austin's secretive hospitalization revealed he was being treated for prostate cancer his doctors say he was diagnosed in early december, but defense officials say he hid the illness from top pentagon officials and even the president >> nobody at the white house knew that secretary austin had prostate cancer until this morning >> reporter: a statement from walter reed saying his surgical procedure on december 22nd was to treat and cure prostate cancer. they say he was under general anesthesi

bill belichick saying good-bye to the new england patriots.iots through two dozen seasons, winning six super bowls in nine appearances. he had one year left on his contract but faced mounting pressures this season. the patriots have struggled since tom brady left the team, missing the playoffs in all but one of the last four seasons. the legendary quarterback today calling bill belichick the best coach in nfl history, saying, "i could have never been the player i was without you." and that's "nightline" for this evening. thanks for the company, america. good night.

the nhs has launched a new campaign to encourage more people in england to get their children vaccinated the rise and new figures show more than three million children under the age of sixteen have not received the recommended two mmr jabs. take up of the vaccine is especially bad in parts of london, the west midlands and the north west of england. our health correspondent sophie hutchinsonjoins me now. how worried are health officials about this rise in measles? the? how worried are health officials about this rise in measles? they are really quite — about this rise in measles? they are really quite concerned. _ about this rise in measles? they are really quite concerned. in _ about this rise in measles? they are really quite concerned. in some - really quite concerned. in some areas, they say they are seeing the highest numbers of measles cases since the 1990s. there have been more than 200 cases in the west midlands, in birmingham and in coventry, and also some clusters in london as well. and these are areas where vaccination rates are really quite low. in order to protect a community

york, as well the inland areas will likely see some of that heavier snow, especially up across new england. and we could see wraparound snow on the backside of the storm system so as of right now, our highest snowfall totals will be up across parts of new england, into new york, 6 to 8 inches likely lesser amounts as you go close door the coast. but again, we still have to watch that track. if it shifts 20 miles south, we could see this change a bit. >> all right, dylan, thanks very much >>> once again, today, the u.s. was drawn into hostilities involving iranian-backed militias in the middle east, attacking target in iraq while the showdown in the red sea is growing keir simmons with late developments. >> reporter: tonight, the u.s. sending a message to iran. an american air strike killing the leader of an iranian-backed militia in baghdad a senior u.s. defense official calling it a precision strike on his vehicle, saying he was actively involved in planning and carrying out attacks against american personnel. u.s. bases in the middle east have been hit over 100 times by various iran-back

so the fact is, new hampshire, you know new england, you're from new england. those northern new england republicans and those that can vote in the republican primary are far more moderate on the republican side than the rest of the country. >> can democratic vote in the republican primary? >> no, they can. >> donald trump said they could. >> donald trump says a lot of things but you have to be registered undeclared or registered republican. >> nikki haley leading new hamp hampshire, where else looks like a great opportunity on the map right now? >> this is the problem. maybe outside of vermont and the state primary, there's no other real ground. trump's primary standing after new hampshire, he still has a 51 es-point lead over there, and he's leading in every other state that has been polled. i have looked at all of them. there hasn't been another state that trump has sttrailed in sin the beginning of last year. new hampshire looks like a real outlier. i will point out, sometimes what happens in new hampshire can affect things down the road. at this point, new

>> so we've been seeing people traveling to northern new england, which is, you know, a far distance for many of the states that have banned abortion to access, you know, basic health care. those folks are traveling to new hampshire for a variety of reasons. it feels safe to them. they think their privacy is going to be protected. they have family and support systems there, but it's just a tragedy to think that someone has to travel hundreds of miles, get on a plane and fly to manchester to be able to access, you know, care and make decisions that are in the best interest of themselves and their families. you know, i think you've heard probably a lot of the examples that are coming out of the state of texas, but that's not just happening in texas, where people are getting incredibly sick. i mean, they're not -- you know, they're being told by courts, they're not dying enough to be able to receive life-saving care. and, you know, we in new hamp hampshire, we in maine and vermont and northern new england, we're excommitted to making sure we're there for those patients, but they shouldn'

but in terms of your republican primary voter, it is a new england -- it's not highly evangelical, it is highly educated, and there's lots of democrats and independents getting involved in the process, so you are not going to have your iowa voter in a place like new hampshire. despite that, still, if it is the 10 to 15-point margin, that seems healthy enough for people to ask nikki haley to hang it up. >> dana: new england has been very interesting for a long time. despite your uncle -- >> jesse: state senator david watters. bret there was mitt romney, chris sununu, very popular. charlie baker of massachusetts, also very popular. and all republicans, it maybe a different flavor, they wouldn't necessarily win a primary in iowa, but can they win in new england? i was saying at the beginning that everybody has to gather together if they expect a win one of these contests. it'll be a tough general election fight. >> bret: i think we have nikki haley live in new hampshire. >> thank you, thank you. [applause] >> i love you, nikki! >> i love you, too! >> you are a great american! [cheers and

. >>> and we do have breaking news on the nfl front, bill belichick and the new england patriots are reportedly parting ways after 24 seasons. more on a monumental shift to the league next. >>> that breaking news from the nfl, according to multiple reports, bill belichick is out as the new england patriots' head coach. that is after 24 legendary seasons. he's considered by many to be the greatest pro football coach of all time winning six super bowls. the head coach of the patriots, two more as a defensive coordinator for the bill parcells new york giants. there's no word if belichick plans to retire or move to another team next season. we have cnn's andy scholes who's going to join us with more. there has been a lot of talk about this over the course of the last couple of months, and yet, wow. >> yeah, you know, we knew this day might be coming as you mentioned, phil. after 24 years and the most successful run any coach has ever had with bone team in leage history, it still comes as a bit of a shock. bill belichick went to nine super bowls. he won six of them with tom brady. it was h

bill coach new england for 24 seasons and won 6 super bowls. he has several head coaching records including 31 playoff wins in 9 super bowl appearances and his 333 win this second all-time behind don shula belicheck reflected today on a legendary run in new england. >> so appreciative fans for all the support they've given of my family this football team that so many fun memories another thoughts you know, think about the patriots always be a patriot for the coming back but this we're going we're going to move for site for the future. look, always very, very appreciative of the opportunity here to support you know, problem go forward. >> that was a awkward, bro hug. all good things come to an end. niners or worse fans should keep that in mind. the niners got on the practice field for the first time this week as the one seed they had a couple well earned days off and they'll have a few more this weekend. they get to wait and see who they will play next week in the divisional round. this is a team that has a whole lot of playoff experience even a