welcome to inside politics live from iowa. here we go. the first vote of the 2024 presidential election are tonight. after months of rallying, tens of millions in campaign ads, voters will finally have their say. and in the last few hours, candidates are scrambling to reach as many of those voters as possible. you have to get it done quickly. we have to set the stage. think of the fact that you might be making history in this moment. we are the nation s best days actually still be ahead of us. here in iowa, you have the ability to change the trajectory of american politics. tonight will come down to the one word we use each and every election day turnout. who can get the most voters out. the record-breaking cold weather here in iowa will make that even harder than ever before. take a look at the scene outside right now. subzero temperatures, dangerous conditions complicating travel to the caucus sites. 1,657 separate caucus sites across the state. it is a crucia
ignoring a congressional subpoena to be deposed, what are you afraid of? you have no balls to come up here. hunter biden should be arrested right here, right now and straight to jail. sandra: breaking news at this hour on hunter biden as his attorney now indicates the president s son will comply with a congressional hearing or deposition if house panel issues a new subpoena. that is happening at this hour. i m sandra smith in new york city on this friday afternoon. john: friday, such a great ring to it. john roberts in washington. this is america reports . the change in tune comes after hunter biden defied congressional subpoenas for a closed door deposition last month. also follows a decision by the two house committees who issued the subpoenas to hold him in contempt. jonathan hunt live in los angeles with this latest news. what s it all about? jonathan: well, john, this is an offer to appear but when you start looking at the fine print, it certainly comes with strin
Who can get the most voters out. The recordbreaking Cold Weather here in iowa will make that even harder than ever before. Take a look at the scene outside right now. Subzero temperatures, dangerous conditions complicating travel to the Caucus Sites. 1,657 separate Caucus Sites across the state. It is a crucial night where well learn how strong donald trumps grip on the Republican Party really is, and if any of his rivals can beat expectations and change the nature of this race. Cnn is covering these iowa caucuses from all angles. I want to start with elana treen, whos been following the trump campaign. Reporter well, good afternoon, dana. I really want to focus on donald trumps closing arguments to iowans over the weekend. His main message was to please turn out and caucus. We know that over the past
Drive to your caucus if you can help it. It could benefit candidates who have support maybe in suburbs, maybe a little more affluent. Im just sort of thinking about a viewer right now looking at us talking, saying, give me a break. Its iowa. Its cold. Its always cold. Youre an iowan. Yeah. It is different this time. Its different this time. Its going to be a factor, even for Hearty Iowans . Sure. I think we talked about this before. Theres risk in this. Dead car battery, go off the road, nobodys coming by because nobodys out on the roads. You know, frostbite. I mean, theres real risk here. And i do think its going to diminish turnout some. We dont know how much but its going to happen. One of the big questions, of course, is the organization. You know, you have donald trump, even desantis saying, weve got people. If you cant leave your house, well come pick you up, pay for child care, well help you do that. I want you to listen to sherri, who you heard a little earlier, talk about the
Now, interestingly lufenough, a the end of that she said she would take trump over biden any day of the week. She hopes thats not the outcome in this contest. The big question on many folks minds, dana, are Will Iowans turn out . Some of the roads in the more rural areas of this state have still not been plowed. Listen, im speaking to iowans, and theyre telling me they will turn out. They take this process very seriously. They think it is a huge honor that its such a unique thing in this country, that they have the opportunity to hear from president ial candidates, sometimes multiple times. Not every state has that chance. They want to come out tonight in their community and have their is voices heard. Dana . Eva, yes, you certainly know from experience about what its like to get your car stuck in a snow bank. Ill just leave it at that. Appreciate your great reporting here. Thank you so much. And like eva, ive been here