fighting for the oval and the airwaves. president biden kicking off his 2024 campaign with a major speech and a historical landmark in a key battleground state, as the republican front runner, donald trump, makes a final push in iowa days before the caucuses. we re tracking both. plus, secretary of state antony blinken is in the middle east again, as multiple flash points threaten to erupt into a regional conflict. and, as israel reveals its next phase of the war against hamas. and before he opened fire, the iowa school shooter is a belize a video on tiktok from a school bathroom. new details about the deadly shooting and the heroic actions of the principal. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. here in minutes, president biden will be arriving in pennsylvania one day before the third anniversary of the january 6th attack on the capitol, to kick off the 2024 campaign year with his pitch that this
we continue to follow this developing story out of iowa, where police say multiple people were wounded during a high school shooting. we are following the latest there. we are also tracking this breaking news out of the middle east. i.s.i.s. claiming responsibility for those deadly explosions at a memorial for an iranian commander, all while an official tells cnn that the u.s. targeted a member of an iranian proxy group during a drone strike in baghdad. we will have much more on the tensions in the region. only 11 days until iowa, and tonight voters in the state will pose tough questions to two candidates in back-to-back cnn town halls. we will have a live preview for you. we are following these developing stories and more coming into cnn news central. right now, we are watching major developments in the middle east as fears of an all out war in the region continue to grow. the terror group, i.s.i.s., has now claimed responsibility for two deadly blasts in i
christmas break, a shooting at an iowa high school. multiple people hurt. break down the latest details. we are also following rising tensions in the middle east. ice is now claiming responsibility for a twin deadly explosion in iran. the u.s. targets pro arana militia operating in baghdad. covering all the angles in the religion iowa voters asked nikki haley and ron desantis the tough questions in back-to-back cnn s town halls. we re tracking the candidates and what they have to do for second place. following major developing stories and many more, coming into news central. hello i m brianna keilar here with boris sanchez in washington. we are not even a week into the new year and already a school shooting devastating one midwest community. there are multiple gunshot victims at paris high school in iowa, according to the dallas county sheriff. it is not clear how severe the injuries are or if any victims have died. to area medical facilities say they are treating multi
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Evacuated because of this massive california wildfire. Tonight there is a state of emergency. m elizabeth now at 11 00, an entire town is evacuated because of this massive california wildfire. Tonight theres a state of emergency. That fire burning near yosemite nationally park, and right now national park, and right now only 12 percent contained. Andrea borba has more. Reporter after flames ripped through more than 20,000 acres in two days. The mountain is totally on fire. Reporter the detweiler fire tinted the skies an eerie amber color. I havent seen these conditions in a long time. Its a winddriven, slope driven, fueldriven fire. Reporter the fire has forced people from their homes. And then all of the sudden the sheriff says you have to leave now. That little old beat up trailer i live in is all i have. Reporter and forced cattle ranchers to get their livestock out of the foothills. A race against the flames. We were not prepared for this whatsoever. I had to cut the barbed wire fe