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
laws were broken after lloyd austin was in the icu for days without telling the president. new safety concerns. a piece of a flight blew off the plane mid-flight. it s now being found on our grounded planes. we begin with breaking news from washington, d.c. a three-judge panel of the federal appeals court heard arguments from donald trump s attorneys. they argue the former president is immune from prosecution because they say his actions questioning the 2020 election results and urging congress to block certification of joe biden s victory were official acts. trump himself was in the courtroom for today s arguments and so was jack smith. the appeals court is hearing this case on an expedited basis. we could get a decision very soon. trump spoke moments ago and said he did not nothing wrong. with us to talk more about this, ryan reilly, who was inside the courtroom, for the arguments, joyce vance, former u.s. attorney and a law professor at the university of alabama. she s
Former President Donald Trump, courtesy of florida 24 news. Youre watching cspan three. It is a day history will remember as the 45th president of the United States faces a 37 count federal indictment on i am dewalt her. Saying this is special coverage of the arraignment of Donald John Trump. That arraignment now about an hour away especially will have a producer inside the courthouse bringing you history as that history is made. President trump arriving at that federal courthouse just moments ago. We have Team Coverage taking us through this important day. National Political Correspondent alex miller is outside the federal courthouse. Deputy political director joe st. Georges just above it. Our political director, Andrew Rafferty, with us in atlanta. National security correspondent Sasha Ingraham is in d. C. White house correspondent haley bullies in bedminster new jersey were from President Trump will appear tonight. Got a full house here, ready to talk about. Days lets begin with ou
weekend of campaign rallies to try and fire up his base ahead of the caucus there. president biden travels to the valley forge area, home to george washington s war encampment, to deliver a speech on america s democracy, marking three years since the capitol insurrection on january 6. secretary blinken overseas for high-stakes diplomacy, with tensions flaring throughout the middle east. a new u.s. drone strike in iraq calls for revenge from hezbollah. all as the idf is pressed by nbc on civilian casualties in gaza. good to be with you. andrea mitchell is on assignment traveling with secretary of state antony blinken in the middle east. it s january 5, 2024. president biden is beginning his campaign season, heading to valley forge where soldiers trained to fight for the new promise of america. using the historical site to warn voters that donald trump is dangerous, a threat he says to that idea of america, to our democracy. just remember what happened three years ago
Oath keepers so much leading upe to this moment now in history inside the second time we are seeing him and died in two months. Federally charged and we will have much more and well be right back. Youre watching florida 24th live coverage of the arraignment of President Donald Trump which will be rejoined shortly. Donald trump is the first formal president in American History 50 charged with federal crimes. After his arraignment today in miami, former president will fly back new jersey and deliver remarks from the Trump National golf club tonight 8 15 p. M. Eastern. Watch live coverage of the cspan network including cspan now free mobile video up and online at cspan dont work. Healthy democracy shouldnt look like this. It looks like this where americans can see democracy with a republic, get informed straight from the source. Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word on the Nations Capital to wherever you are and continue what matters the most. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan powere