nikki haley knows many people feel voter i.d.ect of suppressing votes. even if they sound perfectly harmless. and another representative who stands in contrast of nikki haley's. nikki haley. >> it's time to remove the flag from the capitol grounds. we can say that flag integral of our past does not represent the future of our great state. >> appears to be the same version of nikki haley who said this about donald trump in the political cpolitico interview. >>> we need to acknowledge he led us down went down a path he shouldn't have and we shouldn't have followed him and shouldn't have listened to him and we can't let that ever happen again. behold, it's happening again. steve scalise, latest house republican leader going to kiss the ring at mar-a-lago. fox allowing trump on its air to keep lying about what caused the insurrection in the first place and all but seven senators giving trump a pass for his role in the insurrection. your party is at a crisis point ambassador. you want to keep kicking the can down both sides of the roa

it may very well be that nikki haley's split is with nikki haley. she made these comments a month ago. i think it's interesting, jennifer rodgers, as we're in this impeachment trial, about that dichotomy. the inside the chamber and outside the chamber. so much focus on, oh, the votes aren't there. it's a foregone conclusion. it's not a foregone conclusion about what america thinks about this or about what the lasting historical impact of this is. and nikki haley's statements, albeit from a month ago and who knows where she will be next month or an hour from now, things can change depending on the presentation. so how will that affect do you think what we see today, what we see tomorrow and just, in germ, the trial? >> it's a really good question. that's why you're seeing so many of these republicans who plan to acquit relying on things other than the facts, right? they are talking about the constitutional argument still, even though that was already resolved on tuesday. they're talking about this bogus first amendment defense which has been roundly

you know, nikki haley is very interesting. i think where senator cassidy from louisiana has kind of wound up in all of this is fascinating to watch. he's not a rino, he's a real republican from a very red state. and you know, he voted in favor of jurisdiction in the senate, and yesterday, he had some very interesting comments and very pointed questions for the trump defense lawyers. so i think it is going to be very interesting to see the impact of what's come out in trial on the republican base. >> maggie, isn't this interesting? why does she see the political expediency of whatever the outcome is so differently than senators inside the chamber, such as ted cruz, josh hawley, why is she reading the political winds so differently? >> i assume it's because in her perspective run for president, because we all know she is looking at and likely to do, she's not going to occupy the sort of imitation version of trump, which to a josh hawley or tom cotton or a lesser extent to a ted cruz would. she's just in a different area politica

but i think nikki haley, she wants one foot in the trump camp and one foot out.d to do both. and so this uncivil war as we're calling it is just brewing up. there are factions developing who want a clean break from trump and trumpism. and she can defend the policies all she wants. but maybe she likes the protectionism. maybe she likes all the ag subsidies. maybe she likes the trampling of congress's article 1 authorities but a lot of us didn't agree with those policies. i think she's got a lot of explaining to do from my perspective. >> it's interesting abby because it seems like there was this moment right after the -- you know, the attack that a number of people were kind of seeing which way the wind was blowing. you have lindsey graham suddenly announcing that he was done with trump and sorry for the way it ended but he just can't do it anymore. and then you know, that certainly -- that was then and lindsey graham is now saying that trump's more important than ever and he wants the whole trump family involved in politics. >> yeah. i mean, the only thing i can

well, nikki haley _ marker for her own career? well, nikki haley does _ marker for her own career?e presidential aspirations and she strikes me as fairly opportunistic in terms of where she is going. i think that you know, she intends to take in whatever direction the political wind is blowing so maybe this is a harbinger of more republican speaking out publicly against trump. for her, it is a political calculation but that does not mean it is the right political calculation. clearly, the republican party is undergoing extreme political battles at the moment about its future direction but i�*m still somewhat sceptical that we will see a sharp pivot away from trump at least in the short term. trump at least in the short term. trump can lead acquittal in the senate trial to embolden his base and while four years as a lifetime in politics and trump may or may not decide to run again in 2024, what trump represents in the form of trump represents in the form of trump —ism is not going away and i think until donald trump is defeated he is still the de facto leader within the overlooking

nikki haley has attached herself to that crazy by seeking a meeting at mar-a-lago. her as todd aiken and roy moore, but there's a good amount of crazy to mine from these candidates who are seeking the trump, and democrats are going to have to take advantage of that while building their own infrastructure. >> is nikki haley going to be in that straw poll? >> her name will probably come up and she'll get one vote, maybe. >> okay. david, the fact that she may be in that, she may get one vote, it's only 2021. does she have time to make up? >> it all depends on what donald trump does in 2024. if he wants to control the process, it's his to control. if not, nikki will be a contender. but she hurt herself this week. >> always good to see you guys. we have a date next sunday. don't go anywhere. >>> up next, the confusion and fears around reopening schools. i'll speak with one teacher whose biggest concern may not be what you would expect. you woul. ? what if your clothes could stay fresh for weeks? now they can! downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters keep your laundry sme

i want your thoughts on something that nikki haley had to say about what happened on january 6 in an interview done by politco. she was deeply disturbed by the president's take towards mike pence on that day. she says i'm so disappointed in the fact that the loyalty and friendship that he had with mike pence, that he would do that to him. i'm disgusted by it. she talked about the fact that mike pence didn't have the courage to do what he should have done. she goes on to say, we shouldn't have followed the president when it came to the stolen election arguments. what is your reaction to what nikki haley, given the fact that she's a frontrunner for a potential 2024 presidential spot on the gop side? >> look, i think putting my political hat on, it makes it tougher for nikki haley to court what i would say are the maga supporters, those that supported president trump, if in fact the president decides not to run for office and nikki haley decides to toss her hat in the political arena and run for president in the next four years. i think at the end of the day, for nikki haley, she will h

chris christie and nikki haley in that category.ing the facts. it's a tragedy that we can count those members on one hand. >> garrett haake standing by, as he has been covering capitol hill, waiting to talk with us. garrett, a lot of the news overnight was something not prevented by the rules, because this is far from an ordinary jury trial. and that is the news the news that three of the -- let's put in air quotes -- impartial jurors met with the trump defense team last night to talk about strategy. >> reporter: that's right. we have to dispense with the notion that the senators are either impartial or jurors. they have superpowers no juror in a criminal trial would have. no juror can simply walk out of the room or vote to dismiss a trial while it's the many process. the senators have the right to do either one of those things. in the last impeachment trial, mitch mcconnell said he was coordinating hand-in-glove with the white house on donald trump's defense strategy. nevertheless, the meeting last night after hours with ted cruz,

ambassador nikki haley put it this way. the order was framed as a matter of transgender rights. but really it was an attack on women's rights. my next guest is suing the connecticut interscholastic athletic conference over this policy. selena joins me now along with kristin wagner, general counselor at alliance defunding freedom. thank you both for being with me. first of all, you know, i'm curious from a student athlete perspective what that means to you and what you are fighting exactly? >> we're fighting for fairness

we're talking about nikki haley, the former ambassador to the united nations.south carolina governor. and very possible 2024 presidential contender. she is breaking with the former president. this is in a brand-new interview with politico. this is part of what she says about the potential for another trump run. i don't think he's going to be in the picture. i don't think he can. he's fallen so far. we need to acknowledge he let us down. he went down the path he shouldn't have, and we shouldn't have followed him, and we shouldn't have listened to him and we can't ever let that happen again. with us too discuss that and his own decisions on the party, ambassador richard haass, also president of the council on foreign relations. very good to have you. we'll get to your decision in a moment, but i wonder what your reaction is to this from nikki haley and now. she had many chances before, but now? >> better late than never. the real question is whether she decides to set up shop and what you might call a halfway house, distancing herself from president trump but not

nikki battiste, thank you. tonight, the l.a.y sheriff is saying tiger wood's car crash was purely an accident. there was no evidence he was impaired, and no charges will be filed. woods is beginning a difficult recovery after a lengthy surgery on his right leg, ankle and foot. cbs's carter evans reports tonight from southern california. >> reporter: considering the wreckage, rescuers says tiger woods is fortunate to be alive. deputy carlos gonzalez was first on the scene. >> i noticed that tiger was awake and conscious and able to speak to me. it made me feel a big relief. >> reporter: new video tmz says shows the s.u.v. the legendary golfer was driving moments before the rollover crash that pinned him inside. investigators say they didn't find any evidence of drugs or alcohol, and they don't expect to file any criminal charges. a statement posted on tiger's twitter account says he's currently awake and responsive. doctors say woods had "open fractures affecting his tibia and fibula." those are the two bones in the lower part of

we saw very intriguing article about nikki haley in politico. a very long articleets into some of the very contradictory things haley has said about donald trump over time. but of course she serd in his administration. she has very rarely criticized him, considered a potential presidential candidate and maybe even a leading presidential candidate. and look what she said to tim alberta on january 12 published today. we need to acknowledge he, donald trump, let us, republicans, down. he went down a path we shouldn't have. and we shouldn't have followed him. and we shouldn't have listened to him. and we can't let that ever happen again. now, phil, unclear whether or not nikki haley still believes that. again, this was an interview she did a few weeks ago but how widespread is that view among republicans that they cannot listen to donald trump, they can't follow donald trump's lead anymore? phil: you know, the interesting thing, john, is i think if you were to do a silent survey of republican elected officials, you would find many of them in agreeme

good evening, nikki. >> reporter: good evening. the c.d.c. says as of today, 20 million americans are fully vaccinated. and if johnson & johnson's new vaccine is authorized. executives here at the headquarters say they could supply enough doses to double that number by the end of march. "safe and effective" is how the f.d.a. described johnson & johnson's one-dose vaccine. >> if an e.u.a. is issued, we anticipate gaining three million to four million doses of johnson & johnson's vaccine next week. >> reporter: the f.d.a. confirms that j & j's vaccine is slightly less effective than the moderna and pfizer shots over all but showed-- overall but showed 85% efficacy against severe illness wand complete against death, 28 days after getting the shot it also works better in the u.s. than in south africa where a more contagious variant is dominant. >> reporter: johnson & johnson vaccine only needs to be kept at normal refrigeration temperatures and stored for three months. >> i think the johnson & johnson vaccine is a very important new development.

i do think that donald trump has lost some support from nikki . has lost some support from nikki haleybecause of more than just january six. but precisely what she was talking about, this idea that for longer than two months donald trump was saying that he did not lose the election. it really turned off a lot of people. former staffers, donors, people that supported him, he cannot run again because he is not going to have the support. you should not run again. i do think that it is more than just what happened onjanuary six, it is this whole idea that he lost and he cannot admit that he lost. he still to this day has not admitted that he lost. that will resonate. nikki haley, likely is going to run herself, and so some people are saying, look at that, but i think it is important to look at what she is saying. she has decided that the way forward is not with donald trump, it is to move past that. we are going to see some of these 2024 candidates trying to decide whether donald trump is the future of the party or not. figs trump is the future of the party or not. �* , , ., . trump is the

i mean a nikki haley examples a great example she gave a long interview to politico in which you said we should have never followed him we should have never listened to him he was wrong now she's obviously got our eyes on 2024 she's a more report a moderate republican someone who's highly respected the daughter of immigrants grew up poor you know her narrative is ideal to run in 2024 but if she's going to run against trouble that's going to be a tough call for someone even as popular as nikki haley because almost 75000000 people voted for trump back in november presidential election and as we know those people remain extremely loyal to donald trump and we all know how much he likes loyalty so his shadow is is casting a dark shape across this entire party i think many people within the republican party will be watching to see what his next move is watching to see what he says because the impact this man can make is still significant but there is another important point to make in those that are lots of other criminal cases coming trump's way in particular case in the u.s. state of geor

tim is right to name check nikki haley. i agree with tim that for me, it's going to be very difficult to ever support somebody who i watched absolutely buckle for donald trump and not speak up when it mattered. as far as i'm concerned, most of these people have been weighed and measured and found wanting. we saw how they behaved when the democracy was on the line. that being said, we are a much smaller faction to appeal to than the majority of the republican party. the vast majority of passive observer republicans who are therefore the economic policies or tribal reasons, right down to the base. nikki haley is the one person who figured out how to straddle, to hold out hope for those of us who are trump skeptical, to dangle it in front of us from time to time while also posing with diamond and silk and making sure to show up at events. i think she's the future of the republican party. frankly, she's the best case scenario future for the republican party. there the alternative. a close friend of mine argues that i'm wrong to

this is about nikki haley. i'm going to set this up for you like a bowling pin.taste for trump is no secret. actually, it is a secret if you're not in the business, but we continue. but neither is her goal of becoming president. for the past five years, she has struck a delicate balance, and she has done so better than other members of her party. her vicious criticisms of trump never came back to bite her, nor did her public silence in the face of his manifest abuses. michael, what do you make of this? what do you make of ms. haley and the landing pattern she is clearly trying to set up for herself on final approach? >> well, she did become governor of south carolina for nothing. she is one of the more skilled political candidates and elected officials in our party, if not maybe in the country. i remember working closely with her in 2010 when we worked on the campaign to help her get elected governor. i'm a fan of hers. i really admire her, and i understand the situation she's been in, at times disappointed with it, a lot of times disappointed with it, because th

between that and the interview with tim alberta, is nikki haley trying to say the same thing.l about the former president and this is what our party needs to do. is she trying to have it both ways? >> well, yes, virtually every politician of standing in an elected standing up for reelection in two years. >> she's not a politician right now. >> no, i'm talking -- well nikki haley and others are looking for 2024. and they're desperately trying to see where the base is going to land. and they don't know yet. they know that what the president did on january 6th, the big lie ever since the election, was just unconscionable and nikki haley said, we were mistaken as republicans to follow the president. so but then you realize, hey, where is the base. so you'll see this straddling going on from a lot of people. kevin mccarthy said the president is responsible. and then did the pilgrimage to mar-a-lago. lindsey graham, the same thing. so you're going to see this. i think in the end where people are going to land is that the president could only hurt in the races that are really importa

nikki haley knows that, she's learned that.isten, a woman who is now blaming the media took the opportunity to spend over four hours with politico over four visits to get her story out there, and now doesn't like what was written so these blaming the media for her problems. this is trump's party. that's not doing to change. i would maintain the acts of kinzinger and cheney and mitt romney that is not a return of the fight for the heart and soul of the party. those are the last gasps of the party we used to know. this is donald trump's party for as long as he chooses to play in it. >> i think he individually may not animate it. but what he was giving people, whether that finds some other vessel, which i think is equally likely, that to me seems to be the other thing i feel certain of. who knows? things change in american politics. hopefully this will. david jolly, thank you for making time tonight. >>> ahead, the white house drops its first major non-covid-related piece of legislation. what it is, and what it reveals about lesso

norah. >> o'donnell: wow, nikki battiste, thank you. get straight to the frigid forecast from cbs' lonnie quinn. good evening, lonnie. >> good evening, norah. this is truly a crazy winter. and if you look at our most recent winter storm, it's now into the northeast. but it's kind of falling apart. as the radar picture will show you, you've got a little bit of snow going into your day tomorrow, but they're going to be very small totals. thus far, we have already picked up just shy of 10 inches for portions of new jersey. the irony is, we have picked up just shy of 10 inches in texas on the mexico border. del rio set a record today with, again, 9.7, 9.8 inches in that area. but it's not just the snow that's the big story here. it's, unfortunately, the cold air that's been gripping that area, and we've got to get some relief. so when does that relief arrive? it's not going to be here this weekend. for the texas cities of austin, san antonio, dallas, saturday morning, you're starting about 20 degrees. by monday, you're about 60 degrees. so

joining me now is florida's agriculture commissioner nikki free. thank you so much for joining us.e to lower the flags at the buildings that you control? >> first of all, good morning, john and thank you for having me on today. you know, the american flag should not be used and cannot be used as a political prop by governor desantis. but what he is doing is bending over backwards to honor a radio host who spent his entire career talking hate speech and talking bigotry and division and conspiracy theories. and lowering our flag should be a symbol of unity not division, raising our standards, not lowering our standards. so we will not be lowering our flags at my department state offices to honor rush limbaugh. and we will not celebrate hate speech. instead we will celebrate unity and compassion. and that's also why you're seeing mayors and local leaders across the state of florida following my lead on this. >> what do you think the governor's power is to call for state flags to be lowered? >> you know, we have a state protocol that dictates when to lower the flag and that's to honor

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and nikki haley is now doing the same thing. politics in this country, alicia, such a toxic time, that anyone who is contributing at this point should be applauded, while at the same time being held accountable for anything they may have done in the past. [ inaudible ] elements of that whole movement. but certainly, i think given the precarious situation that we still find ourselves in today, we should celebrate any time any leader, any public figure, stands up and speaks the truth. >> listen, there's all of the talk, and then there is the action, particularly when it comes to legislation. do you see opportunities as you watch what's happening on capitol hill for republicans to come to the table to work with democrats, let's say on something like infrastructure? >> i think so, alicia. and even on an issue like immigration, which you were discussing earlier. that biden plan is going to be broken up into pieces, and i do think you will see some republicans come forward, for example, to support dreamers and giving them a permanent

>> no question that nikki haley seems to be conflicted about where the party should go. and acknowledged what many of us have been stating for some time. that we are tired of the cronyism, denialism, nativism and those who are advocating this instability. i think going forward a lot of us don't want this a period to be led by those who are handmade ens to the big lie and to the insurrection. this party cannot be about instability and insurrection. we need to get back to a center right agenda. i think this is much bigger than policy at the moment. our objective now is to clean up the republican party and make it something that we can be proud of again, but right now we are in a very bad spot. i mean, how do you have a party where you have liz cheney and adam kinzinger and mitt romney and pat toomey and then you have the marjorie taylor greene wing who are advocating these qanon conspiracy theories and other types of radical extremists who showed up at the insurrection on january 6th. >> charlie, on that point quickly before we go you've been in some conversations this wee

nikki haley is one of those leaders.you say the era of donald trump is over but he got a record 74 million people to vote for him in november. doesn't the republik and party need donald trump reporter -- supporters? guest: donald trump supporters are republican supporters. jane: are they? they are often called the party of trump. guest: i think that's wrong. the republican party belongs to the republican candidates and in the broader sense, theational and local parties. donald trump was a candidate. he is no longer in my opinion going to be up for any election in the remainder of his lifetime. the party has to move on and get behind donald trump. that's the case in most cases where presidents have left and no longer seek public life. jane: do you think with the end of donald trump's little influence that we will see a toning down in the rhetoric not just from the republican side but the democrat side. is it time for both sides to move on from this? guest: absolutely. the rhetoric on democrats and republicans needs to be

mcconnell said he's not going to bend the knee and then there is nikki haley, trying to straddle thetrump for his behavior since election day but praising trump. she wanted to meet with trump and he refused to meet with her, alexandria. >> the republican party is trying to figure out what to do with trump. he's to popular within the base of the gop to completely denounce and move on. i think it is important to call out that nikki haley, folks like lindsey graham who are also trying to quell the civil war, bring some peace, also prior to four years ago where on the record saying how much they disliked the former president and now they have to own the responsibility of what they're party has become. and so, again, while the republicans are in this sort of civil war and are going to continue to be down that path, i think for a little while because all of the conversation about what the future of the republican party looks like are in the context of donald trump, it is just going to be very difficult and i think democrats have to take this opportunity to show that we could really deliver

nikki haley, like so many other republicans, trying to have it beth ways, despite what she says.s that never going to work with trump? >> not with this cat. i mean, and nikki haley is seeing that, right, where other, you know, representatives like steve scalise are going to kiss the ring, if you've criticized donald trump he'll freeze you out. you're either with him or against him. there's no reasoning. and against the backdrop of an attack on the capitol this shouldn't be a tough call. rational human being who's a trump supporter would say i support what he did in terms of policy but i condemn what he did in inciting an insurrection. not big enough. you've got to buying into his buying lie right now, which is b.s. >> haley tried to batch things up by blaming the media in the gop divide. the divide is real. number two house republican steve scalise met with trump yesterday with someone close to mitch mcconnell says he will never bend the knee. gop is full on identity crisis right now. >> it is, and they're choosing sides in this gop civil war. it's stunning to see senators like r

i mean and nikki haley is seeing that, right?ther, you know, representatives like steve scalise are going to kiss the ring, if you've criticized donald trump, he'll freeze you out because you're either with him or against him. there's no reasoning. and against the backdrop of an attack on the capitol, this shouldn't be a tough call. a rational human being who is a trump supporter would say i support what he does in terms of policy but i condemn what he did as an insurrection. >> haley yesterday tried to patch things up by blaming the media for the gop divide in her op-ed. but, listen, the divide is real. number two house republican steve scalise met with trump yest yesterday. someone close to senator mitch mcconnell says that he will never bend the knee. gop is in full-on identity crisis right now. >> it is, and they're choosing sides in this gop civil war. it's stunning to see senators like ron johnson take a whack at mcconnell. look, the fact that the state parties are, you know, scensurig senator who had the courage to condemn

a vaccine, and she will take it. >> i was a couple days away from losing everything. >> reporter: nikki battiste, cb. >> o'donnell: and there is still much more news ahead here on tonight's "cbs evenings news." an icy river causes a major flooding emergency. and, this chart-topping country singer is now facing the music. why his songs are being pulled tonight. and, the aerobics instructor who had no idea there was a military coup going on right behind her. . ready to shine from the inside out? try nature's bounty hair, skin and nails gummies. the number one brand to support beautiful hair, glowing skin, and healthy nails. and try advanced, nowo diin and try advanced, marie could only imagine enjoying freshly squeezed orange juice. now no fruit is forbidden. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn? ♪ if you have moderate to severe psoriasis... or psoriatic arthritis, little things, can become your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or cream.. ...it's a pill that treats differently

norah. >> o'donnell: nikki battiste, thank you. we'll reflect more on the half million lives lost later in the the broadcast. we turn to some of the other big headlines. boeing is telling airlines around the world to ground all 777 jets with the type of enginr that blew apart over denver saturday. amazingly, no one was hurt on the plane or the ground, even as a neighborhood was showered with we get more now from cbs' errol barnett. repor t, there are critical questions after this catastrophic engine failure led to panic and prayers aboard united flight 328. >> all of a sudden we heard this huge sound. >> reporter: debris scattered across this denver suburb. >> it's just dropping. >> reporter: the n.t.s.b. says it is investigating two fractured fan blades which you can see in this passenger video. these new photos obtained by a denver affiliate reveal damage to the fuselage. >> i think they were fortunate, the way this came apart, it didn't do critical damage to the airplane. >> reporter: former n.t.s.b. member john goglia says also

cbs's nikki battiste continues our series, "women and the pandemic." >> reporter: as production linesed rolling out the vaccine, social media began rolling out the rumors-- and they spread as rapidly as the virus itself. how often are you being asked by patients if the vaccine causes infertility? >> every day. >> reporter: jay huber is a fertility doctor in new orleans. he say there is no evidence that covid vaccine causes infertility. what is the biggest misconception? >> this concept that the vaccination will actually train the human immune system to create an antibody that can cross-react with that vital placental protein, which would ultimately cause infertility. >> there's a lot of emotion... because i've gone through this twice before, and it wasn't successful. >> reporter: stacey clarke, a 36-year-old nurse, is getting fertility treatments from dr. huber. she fears the vaccine could somehow affect her ability to get pregnant. >> what if there is something in there that wasn't tested? will it cause, you know, females to be sterile? >> reporter: what have your discussions about t

and so whether it's steve scalise, you know, leadership of the republican party, nikki haley, potentialitch mcconnell, minority leader in the senate, mitt romney who voted for impeachment, all of these people trying to live under the same big tent republican name at this moment seems almost untenable that that could last until 2024. >> but what is clear, ryan, is that trump still has a stranglehold in many ways over the gop. what does that mean as you look ahead to 2022 and 2024, as sarah laid out? >> he does. and one thing, pam, i think it's fair to paint out, and i think sarah will agree with me, but she can say so. we're talking about divides within these two parties. and i don't think these divides are equivalent. we're talking about on the democratic side a debate over the minimum wage between different factions of the democratic party and a debate over whether as we talked about before, one person is the right person for a job at omb. in the republican party, we are talking about a debate over whether you support the person who incited a violent mob to attack congress. and i think

. >> chris: just one final question, nikki haley, the former governor of your state of south carolinants about donald trump this week. shouldn't have and we shouldn't have followed him and we shouldn't have listened to him and we can't let that ever happen again." senator, is governor haley wrong about donald trump's future in the republican party? >> senator graham: yeah, donald trump is the most violent member of the republican party. the trump movement is alive and well. people believe he brought change to washington. a policywise it was long overdue. all i can say is that the most potent force in the republican party is president trump. we need trump plus and at the end of the day, i've been involved in politics for over 25 years. the president is a handful and what happened on january 6th was terrible for the country, but he's not singularly to blame. democrats have sat on the sidelines and watched the country burn down for a year and a half and not said a word and most republicans are tired of the hypocrisy, so no, nikki is wrong about president trump. north carolina, the bigges

you have half nikki haley. even the sun is only at 6. this isn't getting them anywhere., it's because this isn't actually just about donald trump, it's about trumpism and i think we often make the mistake that it is about trump versus everyone else. trump represents a strain of fear and paranoia, xenophobia that the republican party has been selling in mainstream circles, mainstream outlets. you could look back to ronald reagan. this has been going on a long time. donald trump took that electricity and got lightning in a bottle. but the reason he remains on top is he is best articulated the sort of republican paranoid world view and people believe in that. they are not going to turn on him overnight. and that is why everyone else is polling in single digits. the republican party is given an opportunity to reconcile the sins of the past. but the truth is, if they want to turn the page, it is going to take several election cycles if not a generation to get back into the light. >> and david, the other thing they're leaving out of the calculations is that donald trump also h

nikki fox, bbc news. and 17 have started taking part in trials for the 0xford—astrazeneca vaccine. some 300 children are taking part in the study to find out if the vaccine is safe and effective for young people. currently it's only authorised for those over 18. from 0xford our medical editor, fergus walsh, reports. this is a half term with a difference, an unusual break from home—schooling. tilda, we know that after people have their vaccination, sometimes they can get... tilda is 16 and didn't hesitate about signing up for the vaccine trial. well, we live relatively nearby so when i saw that it was going on here i thought, you know, if i can do my bit to help then why not? and no problem with the needles or the blood tests? no, i'm all right with needles, yeah, i don't really mind. the study will test how children and teenagers respond to a vaccine currently being used to people their grandparents�* age. they will get two doses of the oxford jab or a meningitis vaccine as a control for comparison. like

that said i have a lot of skepticism about nikki haley. we need a fresh slate of people that maintain their integrity. that needs to be the leadership moving forward. people who said the right things even under difficult say, circumstances, even under pressure from trump and sadly will's only a handful of those that lead us into the future. >> there's been talks from anti-trump republican officials on potentially forming a breakaway party. you were on that call and so was elizabeth i should note. good idea or will it give democrats the upper hand in every election moving forward if the republican party splits into two? >> well, i think we may have to karr a dual path there. he's nothing wrong in thinking about a third party, but i'll be honest as a practitioner that takes a decade and people don't want to wait a decade so what you need to do is start building coalitions to get behind like-minded republicans running for office, whether they are running as a republican or perhaps an independent, and that the republicans that were on that cal

>> thank you thank you nikki. i think just to start out with, i think what we mostly know about her, is that in 1896 she became the first president, of the national association of colored woman's clubs. in the early 1900s she was the cofounder of the naacp. so that placed her at the turn of the century, and based on what people know. what is remarkable about her, if she lived for over 90 years, and was born in 1863, in memphis. during the civil war. because of basically both of her parents were in one of those positions, they were enslaved, but they were enslaved to the men who were their white fathers. and they had some privilege, within the institution of slavery, to a-limited extent. and they did get some training or skills, that set them up for the reconstruction period. but they were still in slave during the war, because memphis even after the battle of memphis, that was in 1862 the union took over, and anybody in tennessee, who claimed to be a loyalist to the union, could keep their slaves then. so both of

nikki fox, bbc news.ople with arthritis could help in the treatment of covid—19. a major trial shows that when tocilizumab is combined with the steroid dexamathsone it can cut by up to half the number of covid patients dying in hospital. as our medical editor fergus walsh reports, the trials were carried out here in the uk. searching among existing medicines for any that can treat covid has been a huge task. first, there was dexamethasone. now, there's tocilizumab. together, they can dramatically improve survival for patients on oxygen. compared with a year ago, when we really did not know how to treat this disease, we now have two treatments — they both act on the immune system. dexamethasone and tocilizumab, put them together and we've reduced the risk of death by a third or even as much as a half in the sickest patients. that's great news. dexamethasone, a steroid, costsjust £5, whereas the arthritis drug, tocilizumab, at least £500 per patient. but that's still far less than the £2000 a day cost of be

norah. >> o'donnell: nikki battiste, thank you.e learned today president biden and first lady dr. jill biden will head to texas friday to survey the damage from last week's historic storm. many in the state are still struggling to find food and water and somewhere to stay. cbs' janet shamlian reports from houston. >> reporter: texas has thawed, but families like the elsners are frozen out of the housing market. >> the ceiling came down all across here. >> reporter: forced to find a new rental after their pipes burst. >> seems like the houses are going away as we drive up to them, in some cases, everybody wants a home. >> reporter: the market was already tight, demand skyrocketed after the storm. >> prices are going up and we're having to expand our budget and our circle of where we want to live in order to find something. >> reporter: housing isn't the only shortage. there's still a tremendous need for food. this is operation barbecue and today, they will hand out to people who need it. more than 3,000 lunches. >> make sure it's al

just as much as they hate democrats i mean people have been coming out against nikki haley even before she came out against tom mcconnell they haven't trusted and so you're seeing this lead a very noticeable split and what's what's been you know since the creation of this nation a tea party state but you're seeing a noticeable split and if you're looking at you know say average of $74000000.00 voters if you're looking at even just $70000000.00 of those voters who just might be the lesser of 2 evils that $70000000.00 this maggot's wrong looking at rally members at a turnout even a turnout in videos that some puts out as opposed to the white house videos you know you're looking at a very large populist movement so i think well but this means for the future the republicans mcconnell haley others that have come out strongly against trump because essentially they're coming out against trump's base they're coming out against the voters because it wasn't all the people that showed up on january 6th that that you know rioted at the white house many of these people were absolutely peaceful and