brace for a new storm with snow, rain, and ice. our weather team times it all out. the final countdown to the iowa caucuses. donald trump confident, saying the weather will have zero effect on the outcome. pundits say it s a race for second place between nikki haley who is gaining ground and ron desantis who vows to stay in the race. his supporters going door to door for votes. and our new poll, how electable are the republican candidates? rachel scott in iowa, rick klein at our big board to break down the numbers. shocking allegations. homeland security claims the texas national guard blocked federal agents from trying to rescue three migrants who drowned in the rio grande. one congressman says texas authorities have blood on their hands. tonight, texas officials tell a much different story. a showdown on capitol hill as congress nears a deal on short-term funding bills. but with no aid for ukraine, ammunition is running low. ukraine s top diplomat vows to fight russia
of the hundredth day of the captivity of the hostages, and i ll tell you what, 1968 democratic convention in chicago, there was a lot of protests. this is protests against the biden administration, so i think that the democrats, secret service, everyone needs to be on alert for what could happen next. bill: we ll watch that. we ll wait to see whether or not there s another chapter to that in washington either today or coming up this week. that s one hour down, dana. dana: it is taye caucus crunch time iowa caucus crunch time. of it s freezing cold, but the candidates are are out in full force making their final pitch to voters. welcome to a brand new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. good morning. bill: hello to you. short night. [laughter] right on. i m bill hemmer. the weather could have a major impact on turnout, so we think. we don t know. the wind chill getting as low as -45, that s cold enough to really cause a lot of health problems, right? iowans are
u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s reported missing at sea off the coast of somalia and the u.s. military strikes houthi rebels in yemen. more than two dozen targets hit over two days with help from american allies. will it stop the attacks on merchant ships in the red sea? the houthis vowing more attacks. revenge for israel s war with hamas, now approaching its 100th day. countdown to iowa. just two days until the caucuses. expected to be the coldest ever on record. the candidates forced to shuffle their schedules. how the bitter cold and snow could affect turnout. former president donald trump expecting a win and the new polling on the importance of the race for second place. rachel scott on the trail. texas governor greg abbott defending his remarks over the migrant crisis saying they re doing everything except shooting people who come across the border because the biden administration would charge them with murder. tonight the governor explains what meant as negotiations continue in
this is no typical case. according to district judge beryl howell, she says giuliani is likely to hide his assets from the plaintiffs, ruby freeman and shaye moss, adding, quote, giuliani has never denied that he has taken steps to hide his assets from judgment creditors and has offered no affirmative pledge that he will take no steps to do so. joining us right now, nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent, ken dilanian, and former u.s. attorney and msnbc legal analyst, joyce vance. welcome to you both. ken, starting with you here. realistically, what does this mean, both the order and giuliani s filing for bankruptcy. what happens first? well, alex, the bankruptcy puts the judgment on pause, while a bankruptcy judge decides how to parcel out what s left of mr. giuliani s money. he s listing between $1,000,010,000,000 in assets and at least $152 million in liabilities, maybe more. bankruptcy won t save him from the $148 million debt. some debt can be wiped away, but
appeal. then, as we head into 2024, voters in the keystone state weigh in on their key issue, how complicated economy. the consequences of a broken immigration system unfolding across the country. how one communities hospitals are impacted as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle, live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. tonight we begin with a bombshell from the detroit news, they ve got new reporting about donald trump, and alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state of michigan. the paper reports that donald trump himself personally called to members of the wayne county board of canvassers and pressured them not to certify joe biden s win. republican national committee chairwoman, ronna mcdaniel, was also reportedly on that call. the detroit news reached out to trump, mcdaniel, and the canvassers, and none of their spokespeople disputed this account. the paper says the audio was captured by