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
good to be back with you in this second hour of chris jansing reports. just a few minutes from now, ivanka trump will return to the witness stand in the fraud trial where her most used phrase has been i don t recall. and moments ago, we learned about a new legal maneuver from prosecutors. plus, with his daughter on the stand and republican rivals headed for the debate stage, donald trump looks to take back the spotlight with one of his signature rallies tonight. and a big blow to glenn youngkin s brand as virginia voters thwart his plans for a gop takeover for the legislature. what could it mean for presidential ambitions. breaking news in the hunter biden saga, the republican chairman of the house oversight committee, sending the president excuse me. let s go to our nbc reporters. excuse me one sec. apologies for that, lindsey. let s begin in new york city. we re outside the trial in lower manhattan and from what we re seeing from ivanka today, stylistically she s
one of those heads of state was in charge as recently as 2022. and in these many cases, the failed autocrats were ousted and exiled sometimes on a path to prison for abuses of power. that s a historical comparison that we should keep in mind for a different development today in washington where a failed coup leader returns to the site of his failed coup. a man indicted for plots to obstruct congress is making his first return to congress since january 6th. donald trump returning to the scene of a now-convicted crime. the violent militia leaders who led the storming of the capitol are currently in prifrp. they have been tried, convicted and sentenced for sedition. that s a grave charge tantamount to treason. trump himself is awaiting his own supreme court ruling this month on when or how he ll face a trial for jack smith against him. while it has swiftly ousted leaders of failed coups and the united states judicial branch is trying to hold this failed coup leader accountable,
York times. Get out there, get on the phone, start volunteering for the campaign. Start talking to your friends and neighbors. Get people activated and involved in the election. It is never too early to get involved. Theres so much volunteers can do, but the complaining is not helpful. This happens every time ive been on president ial campaigns, down ballot campaigns. The complainers, it gives more fuel to us supporting the campaign. It certainly gives more fuel to the campaign itself. It makes them want to try harder. We democrats, this is what we do. Jonathan lemire. We talked earlier in the show about how the biden White House stays the course with its foreign policy. The same can be said about Hiss Approach to the campaigns. Theyre going to tune out the noise. Theyre not going to listen to what is on twitter x. Some is the president s stubbornness. Some is what worked before, and they believe itll work again. With voters starting to vote
york times. get out there, get on the phone, start volunteering for the campaign. start talking to your friends and neighbors. get people activated and involved in the election. it is never too early to get involved. there s so much volunteers can do, but the complaining is not helpful. this happens every time i ve been on presidential campaigns, down ballot campaigns. the complainers, it gives more fuel to us supporting the campaign. it certainly gives more fuel to the campaign itself. it makes them want to try harder. we democrats, this is what we do. jonathan lemire. we talked earlier in the show about how the biden white house stays the course with its foreign policy. the same can be said about hiss approach to the campaigns. they re going to tune out the noise. they re not going to listen to what is on twitter/x. some is the president s stubbornness. some is what worked before, and they believe it ll work again. with voters starting to vote