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
you are watching cnn newsroom, and i m rosemary world. you re you re watching cnn newsroom and i m rosemary church. nikki haley begins her run for competency tests for politicians over 75 years old. could she be target ing presidet biden or form er president donad trump. and later, survivors still being found under the rubble, more than a week after a powerful earthquake left parts of turkey and syria devastated. good to have you with us. the head of the u.s. environmental protection agency is expected to visit east palestine, ohio, in the coming hours, where a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the coming month. two weeks since the disaster, residents wait for answers from officials and the rail company on whether their community is safe. cnn jason carol reports. everybody that came here expected a whole lot more than what we re getting right now. reporter: frustration, anger and unanswered questions in east pales palestine, ohio. the railroad did us
seeking the death penalty for the 19-year-old who shot and killed ten people in a tops supermarket in buffalo, new york, in 2022. the shooting was racially motivated. he pleaded guilty in a state court and was sentenced to life in prison without patrol. attorney general garland imposed a moratorium on federal death penalty cases. will donald trump s remarks impact the judge s decision? that s next. you are watching andrea mitchell reports on msnbc.
neighborhood to take people out. reporter: a victim s relative rushes the gunman in court. a striking moment during a hearing full of them. relatives of the top supermarket victims gave impact statements at his sentencing. think about what a beautiful person you took. reporter: the niece of 62-year-old victim geraldine tally, the professed hatred of black people do i want you to die? no. i want you to stay alive and think about this every day of your life. mr. gendron, please stand. reporter: the judge sentenced the shooter to life in prison without patrol. you will never see the light of day as a free man ever again. reporter: he pled guilty to killing ten and wounding three others. moments before the man tried to get at him in court, the sister of katherine massie let out her
yes. what can you do for me versus what can i do for society. and so the prosecutor thought, what could be more precious to a narcissist than his own life? after consulting with the wilbergers, the d.a. offered courtney a deal. admit to brooke s murder, reveal the location of her body, and avoid the death penalty in an exchange of life in prison without patrol. actually, that s what we hoped for, because the death penalty would draw it out years. but you wanted something in return? we wanted brooke. we wanted her remains. why was that so important to the family? we just wanted her back. we just wanted her still. we just wanted to bring her home. clearly, not the way that we had hoped, but i think it was just important to us to have her back, just to get her back. so the prosecutor went to