consequences. last night, there were consequences. also this hour, the iowa caucus campaign blitz with haley and desantis battling for second place. if the latest polls are correct, donald trump has a 30-point lead. kristin welker joins me live from des moines to break it all down. former president trump refocusing on iowa after his fireworks during closing arguments at his civil fraud trial in manhattan. the judge promising his decision on how much to fine the former president and his adult sons before the end of the month. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell back in washington. while u.s. forces in the wider middle east are bracing for retaliation after they struck back at houthi rebel forces in defiance of the ultimatums keeping up their attacks. the pentagon and british allies bombed more than 60 targets inside yemen overnight that they say were used by the rebels to plan and launch dozens of attacks against commercial shipping routes vital to the world econo
north easterly wind so temperatures around 15 degrees and even the highest temperatures in the west, 23 or 2a degrees in the warmest places. on wednesday, predominantly dry again, probably less of that north sea cloud and what little we have a good link in one or 2a degrees in the warmest places. on wednesday, predominantly dry again, probably less of that north sea cloud and what little we have good link in one of two areas of the east coast but otherwise more sunshine so more of us probably seeing a climb into the low to mid 20s in the warmest areas. beyond that, the fine and dry and settled run continues through the rest of the week but heading into the weekend, the humidity levels start to rise, as to the temperatures with highs in the mid to high 20s but we are likely to see them heavy showers and thunderstorms working in which will bring some areas rain and of course gardeners might want that because it has been very dry for the last few weeks. thanks, chris. and that s
palestine. florida governor ron desantis in california for a book signing saying not just retirees moving to florida. the last four or five years people beat a path to california state hemorrhaging population. it still hurts. infamous oscar slap. you will never see my on oprah or gail crying. i m not a victim. all right. we begin here with a fox news alert. 35 people are under arrest after a violent protest at the construction site of the state of the art training facility inn atlanta. protesters throwing rocks, fireworks, molotov cocktails at the police officers. todd piro joins you now with the latest. todd? steve, ainsley and brian the site dubbed by progressives as cop city still under lockdown this morning. surveillance footage from the attack shows protesters throwing fireworks, including one that exploded near police officers. some demonstrators wearing masks, gilly suits and carrying shields. acts of destruction and violence will not be tolerated.
after months of deliberation and long conversation with my family, i believe in my heart of hearts that i have accomplished what i set out to do for west virginia. i have made one of the toughest decisions of my life, and decided that i will not be running for reelection to the united states senate. but what i will be doing is traveling the country and speaking out to see if there s an interest this creating a movement to mobilize the middle and bring americans together. sure sounds like a presidential announcement. after all, it s the middle that says they re most unhappy with the state of things, the ones who don t like either the republican front runner or democratic incumbent, so what happens now? joining us is nbc news national reporter, sahil kapur, political analyst, cornell belcher, and former republican congressman charlie dent. sahil, did you see this coming? it s been something people have been wondering about. i think a lot of people expected that maybe joe
welcome to the whole store. i m anderson cooper for drag is an or form that s been around for centuries, including shakespeare s times. women weren t allowed back then to appear on stage. so man dressed up to play the roles of female characters drag performances have evolved a lot over the decades, exploding in mainstream popularity in recent years with tv hits like rupaul s drag race. but now it s also become a political target. get republican lawmakers and six states have passed laws aimed at restricting drag performances and places where children are present. the laws have been amended, blocked, are currently being challenged in federal courts. over the next hour, cnn s randy k digs into the colorful history of drag it takes a look at how and why its come under attack this is how it begins yes, it is always starts with the foundation conceal her and foundation. right? well concealed. he just got some foundation. not yet, but give me a few years. probably we re going to