final stretch in iowa. we re about to find out if donald trump is still what republicans want, and if not, well, too. it is a battle for number two between nikki haley and ron desantis. also at this hour, the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king junior at a time of deep division in this country. his son and daughter in law on the state of social justice in america. and speaking of what divides us, how did we get here? oscar nominated director eva duvernay is here to talk about her new film, origins. i am ayman mohyeldin. it is eight pm in new york, seven pm and iowa, where in just 24 hours, republican voters will have their first say in the 2024 race for the white house. republican presidential hopefuls, well, they spent the day today on the trail, sub-zero temperatures, making a final pitch to caucus goers. however, according to the new nbc news in des moines registry poll, the final poll between tomorrow s contest, it might not actually matter. donald trump, th
world leaders gather there. in a keynote address earlier this morning vice president harris had very strong words for the kremlin. the united states has formally determined that russia has committed crimes against humanity, and, i say to all of those who have perpetrated these crimes, and to their superiors who are complicit in these crimes, you will be held to account. joining me live now live from munich s courtney kube, courtney, thank you very much for being here, you are present at vice president harris s address this morning, what was the response in the room? you could hear a pin drop there in parts of that speech and particularly some of the more graphic descriptions of some of these crimes against humanity that the u.s. is now saying russia is guilty of, so, vice president harris went into detail about some of the things the u.s. is now accusing russia of having done, specifically russian military against ukrainian civilians, and, i am telling you jonathan y
politicsnation and tonight s lead, bracing fo impact we re getting ready for firs indications of how forme president donald trump wil conduct himself on the day o historic arrangements two days from now before he left for an afternoo of golf, the former presiden announcing today the wil deliver primetime remarks from mar-a-lago tuesday night after his court appearance trump will begin his arraignment date in hi manhattan penthouse. he isn t expected to b handcuffs are held in a cell before he answers to as many a 30 criminal charges. and then he will fly on hi private jet to his florida estate yet, trump and his republica allies continue to tell anyone who will listen he is th target of unprecedente political persecution. meanwhile, manhattan s distric attorney alvin bragg and his - have been the recipient of hundreds of death threats. as have many other figures i the case, such as former trump attorney michael cohen who appeared on this program yesterday. residents of new yo
politics nation. the nights lead, still dreaming. i m joining you tonight from washington, d.c.. in my capacity as the head of the national action network, i will be honoring the civil rights legacy of dr. martin luther king junior tomorrow morning with our annual dream defying breakfast, featuring president joe biden, speaker nancy pelosi, martin luther king the third and among many others. earlier today, president biden reflected on dr. king s extraordinary life from his former pulpit at the ebenezer baptist church in atlanta, georgia. the battle for the soul of this nation s perennial. it s a constant struggle. it s a constant struggle between hope and fear, kindness and cruelty, justice and injustice. against those who traffic in racism, extremism, and insurrection. a battle fought on battlefields and bridges from court houses and battle boxes to pulpits and protests. in a few minutes, i will be joined by martin luther king the third and andre king to talk abo
start, julie, thank you for that. right now, civil rights leaders and hundreds of groups are rallying in washington, d.c.. the very same place where martin luther king jr. day littered his historic i have a dream speech, 60 years ago. my colleague nbc s jermaine lee is at the rally for us. jermaine, welcome. how are the people there honoring this in every? i ll tell you what, thousands of people from all across the country, as you mentioned, hundreds of organizations, have descended upon washington, d.c.. to literally walk in the footsteps of history. they re not just walking in history, they re hoping to walk into the future as well. as you mentioned, organizers have build this as not a commemoration, but a continuation. so, i had a chance to sit with martin luther king the third, and his wife andrea waterskiing. and their daughter 15 years old, yolanda king. to talk about what this moment means. again, not just reflecting on the past, but looking forward. take a listen. this larg