court to throw out the evidence, disqualify district attorney fani willis. but even with his mounting legal troubles, and mounting is an understatement here, donald trump is still the clear front runner for the gop 2024, their presidential nomination is right around the corner. today he was no-show at a major event for candidates to win over a key group of voters in the state of iowa. nbc s natasha burns has more. six months from the first in the nation i wore caucuses, of republican presidential candidates today making their pitch to evangelical voters. candidate after candidate sitting down with former fox news anchor tucker carlson except for the front runner. usa. trump skipping the event amid a feud with i was popular governor, kim reynolds, who says that she is staying neutral in the race. i had to say it, without me she was not gonna win. you know that, right? trump s attack not landing well in the hawkeye state. how worried are you about trump in iowa? he
on the reidout i m proud to be a pro-life governor and i ll be a pro-life president. of course, i want to sign pro-life legislation. i think it s something that we need to develop a culture of life in this country. the republican presidential candidates except for trump flock to iowa to embrace wildly unpopular issues like an extreme abortion ban. it s surely no way to win a presidential election. plus, desantis in damage control mode after failing to launch without extreme awkwardness and glitchy failures. he s looking to reassure right wing donors and activist said that he s not scott walker or jeb bush. also tonight, new reporting on a target letter sent to the special counsel sent by the special counsel to a trump staffer, which could be an indicator of how jack smith plans to prosecute the classified documents case. but we begin tonight with some advice for the republican party. to win elections you got to read the room. you listen to the american people.
insurrection at the capitol. what s new signs, the next possible terminal indictment for trump is in georgia. we are going in-depth on it all coming up. and later, like a war zone, a parkland parent who walked the school turned crime scene for the first time since 2018 massacre joins us live to talk about the traumatic visit. all of these stories and much more is ahead. and good saturday morning to you, i am katie phang. we start today show with millions of americans reaching their boiling point over the brutal heat baking much of the country for yet another day. 84 million americans are under heat alerts stretching from the pacific northwest all the way to right here in miami, florida through tuesday. that is more than 3200 miles of people just sweating it out and trying to stay cool anyway that they can. the valley of the sun is definitely living up to its name. phoenix is sizzling and temperatures topping 110 degrees, for a 15th straight day. but that is nothing, com
hollywood on strike and everything in between. the 11th hour gets underway right now. we the good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. it is friday, which means are incredible for but first i want to give you a caught up on what down today. if you thought donald trump s indictment unexpected trial and then the case is closed, will buckle up kids. jack smith is reportedly still making aggressive moves in that investigation. abc news is reporting that smith sent a target letter to the organization employee who s expected of line to the grand jury. also tonight the ap reports that smith s prosecutors have spoken to the new mexico to overturn the 2020 election. meanwhile, trump himself is trying to get a georgia prosecutors investigation into 2020 outright canceled. he asked that the state supreme court to throw out the evidence, disqualify district attorney fani willis. but even with his mounting legal troubles, and mounting is an understatement here, donald trump is sti
midwest. i started watching more what they did during this legislative session. i thought, man, they ve done an awful lot. maybe it s that florida is the iowa of the southeast. i don t know. florida ron desantis laying it on thick with praise for iowa during a barnstorm trip over the weekend as he takes advantage of donald trump canceling a campaign event in that state, and that comes as there s new polling in several states with hypothetical matchups between president joe biden, trump, and desantis. we ll take a look at the latest numbers. we ll also have an update on the debt ceiling negotiations as the clock is ticking before president biden takes a trip to january for the g7 summit. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, may 15th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. the two front-runners for the 2024 republican nomination were both expected to be in iowa over the weekend, but concerns about extreme weather kept