i get it. i know it s going to be cold. but think about this. you get to set the direction for the country. the first contest of the 2024 republican presidential nomination happens tonight in iowa, but voters will have to face dangerously cold temperatures to cast their ballots. meanwhile on capitol hill, its appears congress has a deal to keep the government funded until march despite threats from far right republicans in the house. and also ahead, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east following another u.s.-led air strike on houthi targets in yemen. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, january 15th. martin luther king day and also iowa caucus day. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we will begin this morning in iowa. the caucuses there tonight will be the first nominating contest of the very consequential 2024 presidential campaign. but turnout in iowa could be a real issue because it will be an ab
chinese surveillance balloon that flew over montana. it comes as secretary antony blinken makes his first trip to beijing. plus, a new estimate on the number of russian soldiers who have died in ukraine. it could show how desperate vladimir putin has become in this nearly year-long war. meteorologists are predicting the worst wind chills in decades in the northeast this weekend. look at that. it could get as low as negative 50 in some parts. negative 50? the times said yesterday that the top of mount washington, negative 100, willie. now, you and i, of course, have done that in some of our you know, willie and i, sometimes we ve done the antarctica thing. we do that extreme, like, mountain climbing stuff. i forget what you call it. little rough for you. minus 100, willie. yeah, well, when we summited norway excuse me summited everest, it got close to that cold. thank god there were the sherpas who helped us get up there. it gets breezy up there, too. it
much of the blame placed directly on former president trump. in meticulous detail, the report explains what it calls trump s multi-part plan to overturn the 2020 election. this and the suggestion to ban trump from holding office again. jonathan karl standing by. congress passing a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill avoiding a government shutdown. funds for natural disaster relief, additional aid for ukraine. and what it also includes to protect future elections. rachel scott on capitol hill. covid cases on the rise again. the cdc tonight warning americans to be cautious at holiday gatherings. and for parents to be on the lookout for an invasive form of strep throat. high rates of flu infections. overseas tonight. for the first time, vladimir putin publicly referring to . we re learning more about that off campus home in the idaho student murders investigation. we re hearing from someone who lived there. tonight, the newly surfaced police body camera video. a consum
seems a little odd that the black kid are there with a white santa. it s all good. to each his own. you was scared of santa. he s got the cutest things. you can t really see my phone. there s a black santa and white santa stocking that we found. ryan, you re the best. thank you. cnn this morning continues right now. so glad that you could join us this morning on the eve before the eve of christmas. good morning, everyone. poppy and kaitlan are off and i m here with the lovely and smart and talented sara seidner. i was wondering where you were going with that but you re good. we re going to catch you up on the five big stories this morning. more than half the population is under winter storm and wind chill alerts as a major storm moves across the country. it s not like a snow day when you were a kid. this is serious stuff. please take this storm extremely seriously. more than 820,000 power customers are in the dark, thousands of flights have been cancel
eggs. his restaurant chain doubled down on going sunny side up but with eye popping price hikes. he s learning the hard way what can happen putting all your eggs in one basket. oh, wait, the puns are still coming. he s making the best of the tough times, viva las eggas. picking up what i m laying down there? john: america reports rolls into a second hour. a busy show so far. sandra: jam packed, and continuing into a new hour. sandra smith in new york. it s not a political discussion. this is national security. crime rates in these towns have skyrocketed because the cartel has taken over. 100% dangerous, no way we are tracking all the people across the border and plenty want to do some damage, it s a ticking time bomb. john: border residents sounding the alarm as cartels spread devastation across america. sandra: troopers escorting 15 illegal immigrants out of a car trailer in uvalde county. john: and another six illegal immigrants in the back of a van on the