i m jose diazdiaz-balart. u.s. and other coalitions announced retaliatory strikes in yemen. and we ll talk to mark pocan about what he says the white house must do first before launching anymore strikes. and this weekend will mark 100 days since hamas shocking massacre of at least 1200 israelis. how the families of the hostages are observing that day. and in iowa, blizzard conditions force at least two republican presidential candidates to cancel campaign events. how the weather could impact turnout with just three days until the caucuses. and we begin this hour with breaking news out of the middle east. the u.s. along with a coalition of other countries carry out a series of strikes in yemen targeting strike necessary say are being used by iranian-backed houthis. u.s. air force central command said it launched over 100 precision guided munitions across 16 locations used by the houthis. over the past several months, the houthis have launched more than two dozen attacks
since a pro trump mob stormed the u.s. capitol. an insurrection that instantly reshape american politics. and the plot to overturn the 2020 election, continues to underscore the stakes heading into our next presidential election. on friday, president biden laid out donald trump s assault on democracy in his first campaign speech of the new year. biden called trump s actions on 16, quote, one of the worst derelictions of duty by a president in american history. today, we are here to answer the most important of questions, is democracy still americas sacred cause? this is not rhetorical, academic, or hypothetical, but the democracy still america sacred cause is still the greatest question of all-time. and it s what the 2024 election is all about. the choice is clear, donald trump s campaign is about him, not america, not you, donald trump s campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future. he is willing to sacrifice our democracy, put himself in power, our campaign is diffe
and countries around the world to address that. post counterisis campaign you know, the active operations when isis was defeated essentially in syria, what we ve seen is isis essentially look to we have been watching a news conference at the pentagon regarding defense secretary lloyd austin. the pentagon said moments ago the defense secretary has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that was the surgery he had in december and it was why he was back in the hospital for complications late december into the new year. they re explaining why there was a breakdown in communication. why the white house was not informed. saying repeatedly that they have to do better. joining us now from outside the white house is aaron gillcrist. in talking about breakdown and the timeline he have we can put up on the screen e timeline of when he was in the . when he started eing complication when he went back into the ital. january 4th is when they told the white house he was inhe for severe
elbows are impossible to lick. i meant your own elbows. you don t settle for bad internet. that s why you have the xfinity 10g network, with ultra-low lag for better streaming. wish you would have been more specific about your elbow. only from xfinity. good afternoon. i m chris jansing reporting live from msnbc headquarters in new york city, and it is suddenly another wild day inside a manhattan courtroom. breaking news as we come on the air, former president trump addressing the court right now, part of the final chapter in the civil fraud trial that could bring down the empire that made donald trump a mogul and then arguably president. today there were dramatic closing arguments as the former president tried to argue his way out of a devastating blow to his business. lawyers putting their final mark on what has been an intense and important 11 weeks. i want to bring in new york times investigative reporter suzanne craig. also with us new york times chief white house c
let s get started. mission, the middle east. secretaries of state, antony blinken, and the middle east with the hopes of stopping a full blown war between israel and has allowed before begins. where those tense talks stand now, and what we know but secretary of defense, lloyd austin, s undisclosed state and the intensive care unit in the white house. plus, off the rails. the twice impeached, quadruple indicted, disgraced, one term ex president on the campaign trail in iowa. talking about how he would ve ended the civil war. while taking a discussed a jab at a u.s. senator, mccain. the countdown to the iowa caucus, and donald trump s packed courtroom calendar that could determine the future of his criminal trials. later, keeping the faith. my special commentary on hold on to hope during another tumultuous presidential election year. all of that and more is coming up. a good sunday morning to you. all i m katie phang. secretary of state, antony blinken, is in jordan as part of