point lead, and nikki haley and ron desantis in a battle for second place. also, subzero temperatures could make it the coldest caucus day in iowa on record. plus, our very own steve kornacki at the big board tracking the story lines to watch, and how the result tonight could impact next week s new hampshire primary. meanwhile, new accusations, texas officials blocked border agents from saving a migrant woman is and two children from drowning at the southern border. the white house calling it imhumane. another attack on american forces in the red sea, we have details on how the u.s. responded. the u.s. responded. we begin this hour with the very first contest of the 2024 race for the white house. iowa caucus goers are braving some of the bitterest temperatures, plunging a low as minus 18 overnight. and a new media com poll giving us a closer look at the enthusiasm gap going into tonight s caucuses. nearly nine in ten trump supporters say they are very enthusiastic about
Tonights lead on politics nation, democracy on trial. Tonight im in washington, d. C. , ahead of the annual white house Correspondents Dinner where there will be no doubt plenty of cocktail hour conversation about the whirlwind week of Legal Proceedings for former President Trump. The first witness in trumps Manhattan Hush Money Trial took the stand this week, and the former publisher of the National Enquirer detailed how farrakhan candidate trump went to like his alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. Meanwhile, here in washington on thursday heard trumps argument that the presidency itself is Above The Law as his lawyers claim he has total immunity for his efforts to subvert the 2020 election. Some of the courts most conservative justices, many of which were nominated by trump himself, seemed open, if not sympathetic, to the idea. All of that on politics nation, plus well hear from the president of emilys list as the biden takes on another State Abortion Ban and voters prepare
300,000 impacted across the country. And while some hold out hope of finding loved ones alive amid the devastation, others already know exactly what they have lost. Translator im alone now, he says. I had a home and a family. Now, i have nothing. And take a look at these pictures, the one on the left was taken shortly after Dannelly Cavalcante escaped from prison 12 days ago. The one on is what he looked like now, new look, new clothes and apparently transportation. A News Conference with the latest on the manhunt just an hour away. And President Bidens president ial campaign has pushed to do something the candidate himself has shied away from, focus more on former President Donald Trump in the hopes of giving the Biden Campaign a badly needed financial boost. But we start in morocco where the golden window, that 72hour period where rescuers are most likely to find survivors is about to close. Ratcheting up the heartbreak and misery in the most devastating earthquake in 100 years. We j
300,000 impacted across the country. And while some hold out hope of finding loved ones alive amid the devastation, others already know exactly what they have lost. Translator im alone now, he says. I had a home and a family. Now, i have nothing. And take a look at these pictures, the one on the left was taken shortly after Dannelly Cavalcante escaped from prison 12 days ago. The one on is what he looked like now, new look, new clothes and apparently transportation. A News Conference with the latest on the manhunt just an hour away. And President Bidens president ial campaign has pushed to do something the candidate himself has shied away from, focus more on former President Donald Trump in the hopes of giving the Biden Campaign a badly needed financial boost. But we start in morocco where the golden window, that 72hour period where rescuers are most likely to find survivors is about to close. Ratcheting up the heartbreak and misery in the most devastating earthquake in 100 years. We j
300,000 impacted across the country. And while some hold out hope of finding loved ones alive amid the devastation, others already know exactly what they have lost. Translator im alone now, he says. I had a home and a family. Now, i have nothing. And take a look at these pictures, the one on the left was taken shortly after Dannelly Cavalcante escaped from prison 12 days ago. The one on is what he looked like now, new look, new clothes and apparently transportation. A News Conference with the latest on the manhunt just an hour away. And President Bidens president ial campaign has pushed to do something the candidate himself has shied away from, focus more on former President Donald Trump in the hopes of giving the Biden Campaign a badly needed financial boost. But we start in morocco where the golden window, that 72hour period where rescuers are most likely to find survivors is about to close. Ratcheting up the heartbreak and misery in the most devastating earthquake in 100 years. We j