[applause] thank you, thank you. Madame president , mr. Speaker, lieutenant governor, legislative leaders and members, justices and judges, my fellow iowans. Last weekk the unthinkable happened in iowa when shots were fired in the halls of Perry High School taking the lives of 11yearold amir and injuring 7 others. Ev our hearts are so heavy and our prayers continue for the victims and their families and for thee. Its impossible to understand why things like this happen, the senselessness shakes us to our very core and yet even in the darkest hour light and hope breakthrough. This was certainly the case on that day. Principal dan was nearby when the shooting began. Despite the danger h harms wayg his life to protect his students. Dan sustained multiple gunshot wounds at close range. His unflinching bravery saved lives that morning. Dan is a hero and we pray that hes back where he belongs soon with the students who are so lucky to have him. Courageous action of the local Law Enforcement
Most. This is what democracy looks like. Zg i will governor kim■ reynolds gave her state of address from the capital in des moines. She began by addressing the Perry High School mass shooting that occurred five days before which a sixthgrader in the School Principal died along with the School Principal himself. Several proposals including increasing starting salaries. This is about 50 minutes. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Madam president , mr. Speaker, lieutenant governor, legislative leaders and members, justices and judges, my fellow iowans. Last week the unthinkable happened in iowa when shots were fired in the halls of Perry High School. Taking the lives of an 11 yearold and injuring seven others. Our hearts are still heavy and our prayers continue for the victims and their families and for the entire perry community■c it is impossible to understand why things like this happen. The senselessness of it shakes us to our veryst hour, light and hope break through. This was cert
the state of new hampshire. all the candidates are now in the granite state to s evening. donald trump is basking in his iowa victory and focusing s attacks now on nikki haley. as you know, nikki haley, in particular, is counting on the democrats and liberals to infiltrate the republican primary, you know that. that is what is happening. a group of people coming in that are not republicans, and it s artificially boosting her numbers here. after he won last night, donald trump claimed it is the third time he s won in iowa. but for facts sake, it is not. it s the second. ted cruz speed double trump and iowa in 2016. speaking of donald trump s lies, two thirds of iowa republican caucus goers said a day do not think president biden legitimately won the 2020 election, according to nbc news entry polling. meanwhile, nikki haley is equally focused on trump. she said today that she would not participate in the planned new hampshire debate if trump himself is not there. just a few
history. you can fill in the crisp cold air as we speak. i remember as a kid watching a guy nobody knew by the name of jimmy carter with this very state. not realizing at the time he had actually technically place a second to uncommitted but it was good enough to launch a white house career. that was then. think of all of the election since and the expectations that did not pan out. barack obama was not supposed to win in this lily white state but he did. and all of the others who are expected to do very well and did not. the last three republican winners in the iowa caucuses never went on to actually win the nomination or the white house. that is the thing about original expectations. they don t always pan out. that s it make the caucus date so unpredictable. history has a way of humbling you. many say iowa could do it again. even if it doesn t we will keep you waiting and wondering, and nailbiting. that is iowa. [cheering] like a big day coming up. i think too much going to
they say texas kept the feds from helping a woman and two children who died crossing the rio grande. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with donald trump getting a warm embrace from frigid iowa. nbc s garrett haake is just north of des moines. garrett, what is the former president saying in his closing pitch? reporter: good afternoon, from what will surely be a donald trump jr. event here today in ankeny as the trump team tries to lock in the results of what we have seen in poll after poll over the last couple of weeks. a dominant lead here in the hawk eye state. at his last major rally yesterday, donald trump basically tried to welcome in all the disparate elements of his movement here in this state, be they first time cause of action caucus goers, evangelicals, and warned primarily against their biggest enemy which he views as complacency. listen to what he told a call in indianola yesterday. a victory over all the liars, che