based on this and on the accelerated race to find them. watch this. there s been multiple reports of noises and every one of them is being analyzed, tracked, looked for patterns. i can t tell you what the noises are. we re searching where the noises are with respect to food and water, it s my understanding, there s limited rations. i can t tell you how much they have aboard. this is the first look that we ve had at the search area which is about twice the size of the state of connecticut and about twice as deep as the depths of the grand canyon. these are the last photos that were taken on sunday of the titan just before it went down in to the depths of the ocean. on board, hamish harding, a wealthy british adventurer. he holds three guinness world records, he s been in to space on blue origin. saturday he said he was proud to be heading down to the famous titanic wreck. hamish, he casually wrote that he s on his way to the titanic and waiting for the perfect window.
-hey, your mom and i procreated to that song. oh, ew! i think you ve said enough. why don t we just switch to xfinity like everyone else? then you would know what year it was. i know what year it is. at this hour, fear is growing for a wider war in the middle east after the u.s. strikes dozens of targets in yemen. the threats now coming from iran-backed rebels. plus, the red sea ripple effect, how a tax in the region have shipping costs soaring. we re running the numbers. and the race for iowa heats up in the middle of a blizzard. will the extreme cold affect even the heartiest of iowa caucus goers. and it s not just an election we re tracking but a possible government shutdown, the pressure on speaker mike johnson as he balances demands from his right flank. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments and we begin with those air strikes in yemen. the u.s. and allies targeting houthi militants after months of attacks in the red sea. nbc s raf s
martha: i love the live shots of beautiful iowa this afternoon. good afternoon. i m martha maccallum. great to have you with us. today it is caucus day. it is subzero. doesn t seem to be bothering many people out there. the final few hours before iowans file in to their voting precincts, we wait to see what will happen, what it will mean for the election and ultimately for the country. we tune out the noise of the politicians and we raise the voices of americans that say we want a better day. the country needs a fresh face. i d like a strg woman. we feel fantastic. we re going to shock the world and looking forward to see the media s reaction. doesn t matter about the weather. we re here to support somebody that will make a difference in our country. i m running on your issues and your families issues. that s the only thing we re doing. why ron desantis? why is he your guy? if you don t have the ability to persuade people in the general election, you have a lo
appeared in court on thursday for the closing arguments in the civil fraud case against him, police responded to a bomb threat at the home of judge arthur engoron, who is presiding over the case. it is the latest instance in a surge of violent threats and intimidation tactics against the former presidents perceived enemies. threats that undermined that law and order that donald trump claims to cherish. judge tanya chutkan to, was overseeing the election interference case against donald trump, as well as special counsel jack smith, the prosecutor in that case, were both targeted and swatting incidents over the last three weeks. similar incidents occurred against the maine secretary of state, whose office address, donald trump posted on his website after he was removed from the 2024 primary ballot in the state. against the colorado supreme court, which ruled trump ineligible for his states presidential ballot last month. these acts are not just a threat to the individuals they
at trump university we teach success. that s what it s all about. success. it s going to happen to you. that was trump s pitch for trump university two decades ago. he marketed his school as a shortcut to financial success. you just had to pay him and his instructors first, and then you would know everything you needed to make it big. the only problem was that it was all a scam. as a result, trump eventually settled a civil fraud case for $25 million, and that case gave us real insight into how donald trump views the average american. trump university a series of for-profit real estate seminars launched in 2005 ads promised donald trump would hand pick the instructors, but as a rule he did not. a set of play books for the sales team coached them how to market the courses even to single mothers with three children who, quote, may need money for food. that is how donald trump sees america, a country that is just filled with easy marks and fools to be scammed by a millio