the big weekend show . the big show, the final countdown to the iowa caucuses. the snowcapped everybody, we seem to have a lot of good enthusiasm. i know, maybe the weather is not going to be that big of deal. i will wager that we will win, it is the war on our shadow government right here at home and the united states of america. we will preserve this sacred liberty and he will do that tomorrow and negative ten or negative 20 degrees temperatures in the iowa caucus. eleven months and it comes down to tomorrow. we love to see presidential candidates, tell them we love to see presidential candidates go. the republican presidential hopefuls faking their final ditches and iowa caucus goers are getting ready to go up to cast the first vote in the 2024 binary election season. former president trump with a big lead and the last bull before the caucuses. i will caucus runs a little different than most primary elections, is led by the state republican party, not the go
the snow continues to fall and blow across roads. the brutal snow creating dangerous driving conditions. caucus big chill. republicans scramble to meet iowa voters this final weekend of campaigning despite the frigid weather. it is cold. plus, taiwan voters choosing a new president, defying china. i m elizabeth palmer in taiwan. voters have just elected a new government, and beijing s not going to be happy. rallying cry. thousands march in the nation s capitol for gaza. new warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe. i m charlie d agata in tel aviv. aid agencies say thousands in gaza, the israeli government faces an international court on charges of genocide. and later, golden gate focus. the photographer capturing life s joys and struggles on the famous bridge. i came out here one day by myself photographing and never really left. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from washington with adriana diaz. good evening, everyone. adriana is off. i m wei
piece of stripe gum. the situation room with wolf blitzer starts right now. see you tomorrow. happening now, breaking news. closing arguments just wrapped up in donald trump s new york civil fraud trial. the former president taking his campaign to the courtroom, launching into a rambling speech before being cut off by the judge who urged trump s attorneys to control their client. plus, we re now in the final stretch before iowa decides with the first in the nation caucuses just four days away. nikki haley and ron desantis trying to capitalize on last night s heated cnn debate and close the gap with republican front-runner donald trump. a key haley supporter, new hampshire governor chris sununu joins me live this hour. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. and let s get straight to the breaking news. donald trump s new york civil fraud trial comes to
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
qualifications of the special prosecutor by the name of nathan wade along with her decision to hire him. he has made a lot of money so far. willis is accused of having ayinde fair with him in the middle of a divorce. she now claims the explosive accusations are racially motivated. jonathan serrie live in atlanta, fulton county watching the story from the beginning picks it up from there. good morning. good morning, bill and dana. it was the first time we heard publicly from fulton county district attorney fani willis since last week s court filing accusing her of hiring an underqualified romantic partner and paying him more than $650,000 to help her prosecute former president trump and 18 co-defendants in the georgia election tampering case. she was speaking at a sunday mlk tribute at atlanta s big bethel ame church. she did not address the alleged affair but described special prosecutor nathan wade as highly qualified and implied that he is being targeted because of his ra