like anybody, i would like to live a long life. longevity has its place, but i m not concerned about that now. i just want to do god s will, and he has allowed me to go up to the mountain. i ve looked over, and i ve seen the promised land. i might not get there with ya, but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promise land! [ applause ] so i m happy tonight. i m not worried about anything. i m not fearing any man. my eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord. dr. martin luther king jr. speaking in memphis on april 3rd, 1968, the night before he was assassinated. today is martin luther king jr. day, and we will discuss dr. king s ongoing legacy, especially as important as ever, because today is also the first nominating contest of the pivotal 2024 presidential campaign. turnout for the iowa caucuses could be an issue because it ll be absolutely frigid tonight with temperatures well below zero across the state. voters must be at their caucus
iam in i am in stroud, where it is snowing. it may not be real but it is probably as close as many of us will get to a white christmas. a cloudy and damp day, murky in the west, rain crossing the north of the country. tonight and tomorrow the wind becomes a feature. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 20th of december. junior doctors in england are about to start a three day strike in a dispute over pay. they ll walk out from seven o clock this morning, after five weeks of negotiations failed to reach an agreement. this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs s most busy periods. our health correspondent sharon barbour has the details. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? our nhs! dr greenhaus, a surgical registrar. he s already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patien
expires. so we ll take you down to the southern border this morning. also, it looks like turkey s presidential election is head for a runoff. we have christiane amanpour here to hear why this race has global implications. and aaa is predicting one of the busiest travel day weekends in decades. an expert with tips on how to beat the rush. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. but here s where we begin this morning. new overnight, a bus of migrants dropped off at the official home of the vice president, kamala harris, in d.c. texas governor greg abbott sent the bus to the naval observatory after title 42, that covid-era immigration policy expired last thursday. many were expecting a surge of migrants over the weekend, but according to the biden administration, that s not what happened. here s president biden sunday after a bike ride. how do you think things are going at the border, sir? much better than much better than y all expected. of course, the con