make a difference. norah: the bitter cold blanketing most of the u.s., 1 million americans under winter weather alerts. plus a new storm moving in. temperatures are cold everywhere, looks like many of us will be well below zero. norah: the news about the two navy seals missing at sea. how long, not long? norah: on this martin luther king jr. day, we hear from the civil rights activist in his own words. glory, hallelujah! this truth is marching on! norah: good evening. i am norah o donnell. and thank you for being with us on this monday night. we want to begin tonight with the iowa caucuses. the first contest of the 2024 election. and we have breaking news, cbs news can project that former president donald trump@wn caucuses. our data desk is able to make this call because of interest poles and other data. and has left every poll ahead of tonight s victory and the bid for a republican nomination. also getting a picture of what is on voters minds with these ent
people of iowa. the threw everything at the kitchen sink at us. inspite of all that they threw at us, everyone against us. we have our ticket punched out of iowa. when you look at how we re doing in new hampshire, in south carolina, i can safely say tonight i will make this republican primary a two-person race. bill: how about donald trump taking iowa by storm? and by sleet, hail, rain, wind, not really rain. but definitely arctic chill. historic landslide the caucuses. the race moves on to new hampshire a week from today. could be a whole new ballgame. if you were with us late last night we say good morning. back in des moines. i m bill hemmer. dana: i m dana perino. we re the last men stand. the former president clearing 50% and the majority of the vote and running up the score with nearly every key voting group in communities across the hawkeye state. ron desantis edging out nikki haley for second place. giving his campaign a shot of adrenaline before they go to so
following new details about that chinese spy balloon traveling across the country. new video into the cnn newsroom showing the balloon now hovering over asheville, and charlotte, north carolina in the last hour. and it could make it out to sea at any moment. the balloon was first spotted over montana on wednesday. china claims it s a civilian research vessel that blew offcourse, but the u.s. isn t buying that, calling the balloon s flight over u.s. soil an irresponsible act. secretary of state antony blinken postponing a planned trip to beijing in response. cnn s oren liebermann is at pentagon for us. oren, officials say the balloon doesn t currently seem to present a threat, but why is the pentagon also preceding with caution on it? reporter: so the pentagon has said for now that it will not be shooting this down, because of the risks from two different perspectives, first there s the risk to what s below, blow something up at 60,000 feet and that could be scattered over q
25 million americans, multiple states. new york city, philadelphia, boston, wind-chill readings in maine expected to reach 60 below zero. and where the wind chill is already 106 degrees below zero tonight. victor oquendo in massachusetts. rob marciano timing this out. the deadly assault on an e.r. doctor riding his mountain bike. police say the suspect in his car hitting the victim, then allegedly getting out and attacking him. matt gutman reporting. another scare at the airport. this time, newark. two passenger jets clipping wings. one plane full of passengers. the stunning and unexpected jobs report tonight. president biden celebrating the numbers. the unemployment rate not this low since 1969. so, how does this complicate steps by the fed moving forward? rebecca jarvis, as always, breaking it down. the alex murdaugh double murder trial. the defense team, and what a ballistics expert acknowledged today. and tonight, the story of alex murdaugh s housekeeper dying in
25 million americans, multiple states. new york city, philadelphia, boston, wind chill readings in maine expected to reach 60 below zero. and where the wind chill is already 106 degrees below zero tonight. victor oquendo in massachusetts. rob marciano timing this out. the deadly assault on an e.r. doctor riding his mountain bike. police say the suspect in his car hitting the victim, then allegedly getting outmatt gutma another scare at the airport. this time, newark. two passenger jets clipping wings. one plane full of passengers. the stunning and unexpected jobs report tonight. president biden celebrating the numbers. the unemployment rate not this low since 1969. so, how does this complicate steps by the fed moving forward? rebecca jarvis breaking it down. the murdaugh double murder trial. what a ballistics expert acknowledged today. and tonight, the story of alex murdaugh s housekeeper dying in a fall at the home. what the family says they never knew. prosecutors s