presidential election. the first american election with a front-runner indicted for conspiring to steal the last one. dividing his time between the campaign trail and the courtroom. i think he s got a lot going on. i think the d.c. circuit will rule against him. in the frigid cold. the coldest in modern history. temperatures so low, they bring new meaning to the term negative campaigning. republicans in iowa will make their choice. donald trump is a threat to democracy. tonight, special election coverage, with joy reid, chris hayes, alex wagner, ari melber, jen psaki, lawrence o donnell, stephanie ruhle, plus campaign experts and steve kornacki with results and analysis at the big board. once every four years the big one. msnbc s special coverage of the iowa republican caucus, the start of the 2024 presidential election, is right now. and here we go. ready or not. time to stop worrying about it. time to start actually doing it. good evening. i m rachel mad
coldest caucus on record. the battle begins in iowa and it begins right here. the march to the republican nomination is well underway. i always get to go out and make their voice heard. it s about the future of our party and of our country. that s get to work, let s rally, let s get it done. a front runner and former president with sky high expectations. 2024 is our final battle. a governor and former ambassador scrabbling for the silver metal, and a boost for new hampshire and beyond. i m the only one running who can say that i have delivered on 100% of my promises. no one is going to outwork me in this race. no one is going to outsmart me in this race. and underdog campaigning on a hope and a prayer. we need fresh legs. somebody from the next generation to lead us to victory. it s a battle for momentum and the stakes could not be higher. our coverage of the iowa caucuses starts right now. bret: live from des moines, iowa, the results are
blizzard conditions slamming the midwest, blizzards, more than 6,000 flight delays and cancellations and that is just so far because this thing ain t over. temperatures in iowa expected to drop below zero overnight and they have already got a lot of extra snow as we speak. the caucus is now just three days away. we ve got you covered on all fronts with aishah hasnie braving the cold in urbandale, iowa, as candidates are forced to cancel still more events. in west des moines come on the push to get folks to caucus sites despite those frigid temperatures. your world and a frigid world right now. all right, welcome from everybody, neil cavuto. let s get right to it. aishah hasnie in the middle of all of this where i think she is in des moines last i checked, urbandale, i apologize. it s actually a balmy 13 degrees so there is no reason to complain or talk about hangnail s or any of that stuff. go ahead. hey. so let me walk you around this neighborhood in urbandale, and y
be a thing of the past. and good morning. the frost and ice is not so widespread that but it will be another chilly, cloudy day. mostly dry. i will bring you all the details throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, 12th january. our main story. the uk and united states have launched military action against houthi rebels in yemen. overnight, the royal air force took part in strikes against 60 houthi targets in 16 locations, following attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea. in a statement, rishi sunak described it as limited, necessary and proportionate action in self defence . louisa pilbeam reports. uk fighterjets launched their attacks on yemen from an raf base in cyprus overnight, directed by the prime minister tojoin us planes striking yemeni rebel targets. the results were captured on houthi television, showing these explosions and reporting significant damage in cities, including the capital, sanaa. yemen s houthi rebels are a tribal mountain militia
welcome to the lead. how about this for question of the day? fani willis, what are you thinking? exactly parks trisha murphy. murphy is a top opinion writer for the atlanta journal constitution asking that of district attorney fani willis who has yesterday to deny that she has a special relationship with a special prosecutor she hired, the stunning scandal revealed in legal briefs in georgia. donald trump was at the first hearing today since the allegations were revealed. plus inside the iowa caucuses, exactly how does this very american, very bizarre process work and why does iowa opt for this versus the more popular and easy primary process where voters just line up and vote in the polls? leading this hour, what could be a worsening global crisis for president biden, iranian-backed houthi militants warning of retaliation against the u.s. and its allies for strikes against houthis in yemen last night. the white house insists these were self-defense strikes intended to