Anderson Cooper 360

Republican Sen. Tim Scott is expected to endorse his one-time rival, former President Trump in New Hampshire, just days before the state’s primary. Sources tell CNN that Trump’s inner circle had hoped Scott would endorse before the South Carolina primary, but the timeline was accelerated after Nikki Haley’s rise in the polls. Haley, the former South Carolina Governor, appointed Scott to his Senate seat back in 2012. Former Republican Political Consultant Stuart Stevens joins AC360 to discuss if Scott’s endorsement will help Trump and how it could hurt Haley. Plus, CNN Senior Data Reporter and Buffalo Bills superfan, Harry Enten, joins AC360 from Orchard Park, New York where fans are getting paid $20 to help shovel the snow from Highmark Stadium. The Buffalo area has been pounded with lake effect snow that has blanketed the stadium. The Bills take on the Kansas City Chiefs, the defending Super Bowl champions, this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Trump and his legal team are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to put him back on the Colorado ballot and reverse the state’s Supreme Court ruling. Trump’s attorneys warn that if states are allowed to bar him from the 2024 ballot there will be “chaos and bedlam.” The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the former president is constitutionally ineligible to run in 2024 because of the insurrectionist ban in the 14th Amendment. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold joins AC360 to discuss Trump's request and says his words underline "how dangerous he is to the country." Plus, the Justice Department released a damning new report on the law enforcement response during the 2022 school massacre in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead. CNN Senior Crime and Justice Correspondent Shimon Prokupecz tells Anderson Cooper how the families reacted to the report and its findings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Trump clashed with the judge overseeing his civil defamation case after his comments could be heard by the jury while his accuser was testifying. Judge Lewis Kaplan threatened to remove Trump from courtroom and the former president responded, “I would love it.” Trump is on trial for his 2019 defamatory statements about E. Jean Carroll's sexual assault allegations. The former columnist testified to decide how much money in damages the former president must pay her. CNN Correspondent Kara Scannell joins AC360 to discuss what she saw and heard while in the courtroom. Plus, Kensington Palace announced that the Princess of Wales will spend up to two weeks recovering in the hospital after having a successful, planned abdominal surgery. Buckingham Palace also revealed that King Charles is also going to the hospital next week for treatment for an enlarged prostate. CNN Royal Correspondent Max Foster joins AC360 with the details and when the Princess of Wales can start working again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Trump dominated the Iowa caucuses with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finishing second, ahead of former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. The focus shifts to next week's New Hampshire primary where the Trump campaign is sharpening their attacks against Haley, who is rising in the polls. CNN National Correspondent Kristen Holmes joins AC360 live from Trump's event in Atkinson, New Hampshire. Plus, Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann was charged with a fourth murder. Heuermann is accused of killing the four women called the "Gilgo Four" but has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. CNN Correspondent Jean Casarez tells Anderson Cooper who the fourth victim was and how prosecutors say DNA evidence was able to connect the bodies to Heuermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight’s AC360 showcast has been pre-empted for coverage of the Iowa caucuses. For recent news updates, be sure to visit CNN’s ‘5 Things’ at: https://edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/5-things Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The podcast discusses the recent US strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, exploring the reasons for the strikes and the potential escalation of the conflict. Fareed Zakaria and General Wesley Clark join the discussion.

The US and UK militaries struck multiple targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen Thursday after the Iran-backed militant group defied warnings from the Biden administration and its allies and continued to attack commercial ships in the Red Sea. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder joins Anderson to provide an update. Former NATO Supreme Allied Commanders Gen. Wesley Clark and Gen. Philip M. Breedlove also provide their perspectives on the strikes.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight’s AC360 showcast has been pre-empted by coverage of the CNN Republican presidential primary debate. For recent news updates, be sure to visit CNN’s ‘5 Things’ at: https://edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/5-things Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal appeals court panel raised skepticism and sharply questioned the former president’s lawyer over the argument that he is immune from prosecution and his federal election subversion indictment should be dismissed. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has argued that a president is not above the law while Trump’s attorneys said that prosecuting him would “open a Pandora’s box” of indicting other former presidents for actions they took while in office. Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig tells Anderson Cooper how quickly the judges could come to a decision and what happens after. Plus, Republican candidates are racing to make their final pitches to voters in Iowa with less than a week until the state's pivotal caucuses. Then just eight days later will be the New Hampshire primary. CNN Chief National Correspondent John King joins AC360 from Washington, DC with the new CNN polling from New Hampshire and where the race stands.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Trump is arguing that he is protected from prosecution under presidential immunity in the criminal conspiracy case against him in Georgia. Trump wants the case “dismissed with prejudice” and his attorneys argue that the specific acts in the indictment “lie squarely within the ‘outer perimeter’ of the president’s official duties.” Conservative lawyer George Conway tells Anderson Cooper why he doesn't think this argument will play out very well for the former president. Plus, a group of House Democrats are calling for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from deciding whether Trump is eligible for Colorado's primary ballot. The lawmakers say Thomas’ wife’s role in the January 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally that she attended makes it “unthinkable” the conservative justice could be impartial in deciding whether the event constituted an insurrection. Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez signed that letter and joins AC360 to discuss if she thinks Justice Thomas will recuse himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices