princess patient, the surgery that will keep cape middleton hospitalized for up to two weeks, and the other major royal who is also headed for treatment. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. we start with new york where e. jean carroll is getting back on the stand at this hour. nbc s rehema ellis has more. e. jean carroll has returned to the witness stand and before the lunch break as the judge sent the jury out for their lunch, there was a back and forth between donald trump and the judge. and it all refers to the fact that e. jean carroll s defense attorneys have been objecting to the fact, saying donald trump has been making gestures, shaking his head and making suggestions that e jean carol is not telling the truth. at one point he slammed his hand down on the table. her attorneys say they heard him saying, it s a con job, it s a witch hunt. so the judge said to donald trump and his defense team, mr. trump has the right to be present here. t
this is america reports . vivek ramaswamy and asa hutchinson dropping out of the race after donald trump s historic win in iowa and now it s up to desantis and haley to improve they have a path forward. she has made an aggressive play for new hampshire, republicans tend to be more moderate and independents play an out sized role. sandra: the number 2 and 3 candidates from last night trying to close the gap with the former president. alexis mcadams is live in bedford, new hampshire, on to the next one, alexis. what is the latest polling telling us on the ground there as we do see the snowflakes coming down. hi, sandra and john. yeah, it s a snowy day here in new hampshire, but the temperatures are much warmer than what the candidates were dealing with in iowa. all eyes are now on the granite state and the polling numbers, the latest ones, sandra, show it could be a much tighter race here in new hampshire than it was in iowa. that s because they have different issues at th
phoenix, arizona as we top a new hour, riley gaines, along with other female athletes, coaches, and parents, are set to rally to demand the ncaa ban biological males from women s collegiate sports teams. we ll be watching and keeping a close eye on developments from there. john: plus hear from riley herself when she joins us live and what she wants to hear from college athletic officials. stay tuned for all that. sandra: begin this hour waiting for a white house briefing as hunter biden is expected to be in a los angeles federal courtroom a short time from now where he will answer to nine federal tax charges just one day after his public stunt on capitol hill. and here we go. hello, welcome everyone, sandra smith in new york. great to be with you. john: good to be with you on this friday eve as we call it around here. this is america reports . hunter biden will likely plead not guilty to the tax crstacked against him, donald trump is just coming out of the courtroom to
recent we have as far as support among iowa evangelical gop caucus-goers, 51% support donald trump, 25 points above desantis, haley is down there at 12 and ramaswamy at 5. new york times has this headline, just a couple days ago, ralph. trump s connecting with a different type of evangelical voter. they are not just the church-going conservative activists who once dominated the gop. so, who are they, ralph? yeah, i saw that times piece. i think that s probably a little overdrawn. there is no way you are leading in the iowa caucuses by 25 points and only getting infrequent church attenders. over 150 faith leaders endorse him, ministry leaders and amazing to look at what a contrast this is from the first time trump ran in 2016.