facing off again in iowa. former president donald trump said to take the stage in cedar rapids as he continues to hold commanding lead in state polls. 100 miles west in newton, iowa, ron desantis completes his to work of all 99 state counties open to close the gap. with six weeks until the first in the nation iowa caucuses, it s going down. welcome to a brand-new hour of fox news live, i am arthel neville. a lot going on, i am bill melugin, and for, he s going to take the hawkeye state, he got the endorsement of i will cover kim level may not be his biggest challenge right now. desantis is trying to fend off former un ambassador nikki haley starting to gain steam in early voting states. for now the former president appeare republican party s topic dominating the national polls. we have live coverage from the rallies when they get underway? first go to alexis mcadams following the campaign in newton, iowa. a busy day for candidates on the ground in iowa including ron des
i m bianca nobilo. in i m max foster. it is friday, december 1. an israel has resumed combat operations against hamas as the week long truce has come to an end. the israeli military says hamas violated the agreement by firing a rocket towards israel which was intercepted. the imdf says more rockets were fired but no injuries so far reported. the gaza health ministry says at least 32 people have been killed in the latest israeli strikes. and they are dropping leaflets in kahn yunis and calling it a fighting soizone a telling people to evacuate immediately. cnn talked to peter learrner. we are engaging them on the ground and i won t go into specifics but we re utilizing all the forces in our capability from ground forces to labor forces and air forces. and hamas made a big mistake by not fulfilling their side of the agreement. sources tell cnn that negotiations over hostages continue. the pause had been extended on thursday when hamas agreed to release additional captive,
state. but the race has turned around this summer, jake, as the governor has moved aggressively on the policy front, imposing mandates for healthcare workers, educators, and state employees to get the vaccine, a mask mandate for schools, and then centering his campaign on the contrast with republicans over those mandates. you heard him run against donald trump and the trumpification of the republican party. but he s also running against greg abbott and ron desantis. and he has been able to both awaken democrats and move independent voters by emphasizing the contrast on man dates. and that is something that could be a template for democrats moving forward in 2022. you say that the anger at newsom is palpable, especially in california s central valley. why is that? if you drive that area, those highways that run through the central valley, you see signs just dotting the highways in this area that has been hit by
katie: of the voters whether governor newsom will keep his job. president biden is on the ground in the golden state. at newsom is telling californians what s at stake. we are debating democracy in this country. we are better than trump and trumpet will vote no on this. g.o.p. candidate larry elder thing the governors out elders won t even defend him. can ever say the following magical words, gavin newsom is doing a good job for the people of california. they can t defend his record on crime, on homelessness, the way he ignores signs and shuts down the state. pete, obviously the tides have shifted, the democrats woke up and they said it we want to keep the democrat in now. it looks like newsom and do you