where he signalled that he is prepared, if necessary, to escalate military operations in lebanon, with 80,000 israeli s now displaced from their homes. to the south, the death toll in gaza, stands at 23,000, according to the hamas run health ministry. and so intense is the fighting that several aid agencies have now begun withdrawing medics from the only functioning hospital in central gaza. on his visit to qatar, secretary blinken said washington has an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading, and a warning to some members of the israeli government. palestinian civilians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow. they cannot, they must not, be pressed to leave gaza. we reject the statements by some israeli ministers and lawmakers calling for a resettlement of palestinians outside of gaza. amanda, the american administration very conscious of what is happening. i want to show you a video, president biden hasjust i want to show you a video, pre
because there s much more news coming up on msnbc. this hour, if you blink, you might have missed them. in the past 24 hours, new headlines proving the 2024 campaign season is already out for a frenzy s start. plus, donald trump s big day in court tuesday. whether he can pull the same antics we saw at his new york civil trial appearances. plus, the whole in a plane that has a lot of this country talking. new information from investigators, and had. and a very good day to all of you from nbc news here in los angeles, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with the countdown to the iowa caucuses, now eight days away, when temperatures in des moines are expected to be a frigid zero at degrees with a wind chill of minus 16. and new today, after trump spent time meeting voters in iowa, a stunning declaration from a republican congresswoman on certification of the 2024 election results, and a possible hint of what s to come. what about 2024? what about 2024?
the supreme court, now at the center of another presidential election. that s tonight, on news night. good evening, i m abby philip in the new york. breaking tonight, the high court gets saddled with the highest responsibility. now whether you can vote for donald trump, is now the subject of a fight that will end up before the nine justices of its conservative super majority. the colorado supreme court, handing up a dramatic ruling tonight to disqualify former president trump from the ballot. the colorado court answered yes, over 213 pages, to question after question. yes, the january 6th storming of the capital was an insurrection. yes, donald trump engaged in that insurrection. yes, donald trump expected, and wanted, violence on that day. and yes, the courts have the authority to enforce the 14th amendment. yes, again, section three of the 14th amendment does in fact apply to the presidency, and arguing otherwise is, quote, flatly unfaithful to what the framers demand
weeks away, donald trump is taking his campaign rhetoric to dark extremes. we re getting new reaction to trump s immigrant-bashing that s invoking comparisons to nazi germany. the gop governor of new hampshire chris sununu joins us live this hour. also tonight, two former georgia election workers are su su suing rudy giuliani again after he was ordered to pay the women nearly $150 million in damages. we re going to tell you what they want now. and hamas releases video of three elderly israelis it s holding captive in gaza. the u.s. is playing a role in restarting negotiations aimed at freeing the remaining captives amid pleas from hostages. i m wolf blitzer. you re in t the situation room. exactly four weeks from tonight, the first votes of the 2024 presidential election cycle will be cast in iowa. and gop front-runner donald trump is trying to fire up supporters with ugly and very chilling new attacks on immigrants. cnn s omar jimenez has more on trump s rhetoric and t
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