[ applause ] good evening. welcome to iowa where in just 34 days, caucus goers here will cast the very first votes of the 2024 presidential race. we are live at grand view university in des moines for cnn s town hall with florida governor ron desantis. i m jake tapper. right now, the presidential hopefuls are furiously campaigning to win over republicans here in iowa. it s a state that can make or break presidential candidates. governor desantis has visited all 99 of iowa s counties. he won the endorsement of the state s popular governor, kim reynolds. but he is facing steep competition from his rivals, including former president donald trump. tonight s event is about the voters. governor desantis will have the opportunity to answer questions directly from the people in the room on the issues that will help them determine who wins the republican nomination. i will have questions of my own. this is not an interview. this is a town hall. the audience are voters who plan to pa
Worthless . At first. You said process a step at a time. Then your republican leader mcconnell advise you not to hold hearings. When joe biden was still a senator in 1992. And George Hw Bush was president. He seemed to advocate for letting a justices vacancy wait til the next president. That never actually happened. But if biden hadnt said that. Would and we are a step closer to picking the next president. Today is super tuesday. Voting is well underway in a number of states, with others still set to caucus tonight. Hillary clinton and donald trump are poised to pick up the bulk of the delegates. Trump could sweep 10 of the 11 super tuesday states. Ted cruz is looking to take his home state of texas, calling it a mustwin. Like trump, clinton could win every super tuesday state but one. Vermont is the home state of party rival bernie sanders. Clinton wouldnt say outright today if she thinks shell face trump come november. Hillary clinton, president ial candidate he could can intervene a
First on 13. Two newton inmates are still at large this morning after making a run for it this weekend. But for correctional officers. The escape feels like deja vu. Michael amodeo and jessy foley were nowhere to be found saturday night during a routine check. The two are now the second and third inmates to escape the confines of newtons facility in just one month. 28yearold edward shorter attempted the same thing when he walked away from the facility. He was captured a day later in des moines. Now the department of corrections says it cant say for sure whether most people, if they make this choice, they dont want to get caught, so a lot of times they try to stay hidden as much as they can so its a real difficult question to answer as far as if theres any Public Safety or not. both men were serving sentences on drug charges. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately. Were learning more about a sunday night shooting on des moines east side. Police have named the victim. H
Stormy start. The first day of march is giving some parts of the state flashbacks of winter this morning. Well tell you where it could cause problems for the morning commute. Search continues. The hunt for two men who escaped from the newton correctional facility continues this morning. And this isnt the first escape in recent weeks. Super showdown. The biggest single day in the president ial primary race so far has arrived. Well tell you which states are up for grabs and why donald trump is not a shoein in some. Its tuesday, march 1st. Today in iowa snow is moving across Northern Iowa this morning. That is where we saw 3 to 4 of snow overnight. Snow covered roads are an issue in the northern part of the state. The Winter Weather temperatures will reach 30 degrees through noon and winds will stay strong from the north at 1015 mph. I80 35 west mix i235 keo first on 13. Two newton inmates are still at large this morning after making a run for it this weekend. First on 13. Two newton inma
11 31 10 no one was hanging out the window firing at you, correct . Correct. If fact theres no evidence that anyone fired a shot at you correct . Correct. Testimony concluded today. A judge will now determine mures guilt or innocence. Emily fazinos mother testified today in fazinos husbands murder trial. Alex fazzino is accused of killing emily in their home in 2012. The defense wants to prove she accidentally drowned in a bathtub. The result of a Prescription Drug addiction. They claim emilys mother tried to hide the problem. By letting emily be treated at her childhood home, instead of in a professional setting. Thats not the way her mother sees it. We felt like we had been successful. She came down and ate with us, socialized with us. And so thats why i didnt think of putting her into an outpatient or inpatient, and it was not her desire. It was not my choice. Thats how she wanted to handle it. Testimony will likely last through the week, with closing monday. Police are still search