the first day back to school after the holidays turns deadly in iowa. the new details about the guns and the shooters social media posts. this strikes at the heart of everything we hold dear. norah: the major winter storm barreling to the northeast, bringing heavy snow, ice, and wind. once it gets to the eastern seaboard, that is when things get really tricky, right, who gets the snow and who doesn t? norah: new concern about judge safety after that attack in a nevada court room. we are still definitely in survival mode. eye on america. snow crab season counsel for a second year in a row. wyatt has fisherman on edge. we are a dying breed. norah: and honoring the legacy of harriet tubman. good evening. i m norah o donnell and thank you for being with us on this thursday night. there is breaking news out of new york city, with two subway trains colliding. at least 24 people are hurt. we are going to have the very latest on their conditions and what caused
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
his campaign year with a full throated accusation saying the former president is quote willing to sacrifice democracy to put himself in power. and the latest batch of unlocked documents of jeffrey epstein. we begin with breaking news. the supreme court agreeing to review the colorado supreme court decision which labels the former president an insurrectionist and bars him from the ballot. it comes on the eve of the anniversary. trump won t do what an american president must do. he refuses to denounce political violence. so hear me clearly. i ll say what donald trump won t. political violence is never ever acceptable in the united states. political violence. never, never, never. it has no place in a democracy. none. the former president for his part is campaigning in iowa where he said in so many words i know you are but what am i. joe biden is a threat to democracy. he is weaponnizing law enforcement for a high level election interference. that is why crooked joe is st
shooting. we understand one person has been killed. the sheriff office is holding a news conference. let s have a look. we are expecting that to take place at any moment, the state trooper they re addressing the cameras. we thought it was going to start, it is notjust yet. we will return to that as soon as it does. let us get more now on the middle east. the funeral has been taking place in lebanon, just outside beirut, for saleh al arouri, the deputy leader of hamas, who was one of several people killed in an explosion in beirut on tuesday. hezbollah a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon the funeral has been taking place in lebanon, hezbollah a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon has blamed that attack on what it says was flagra nt israeli aggression. israel has not commented. both hamas and hezbollah proscribed terrorists organisations in many countries have close ties to iran which itself is holding a day of mourning, after
the first day back to school after the holidays turns deadly in iowa. the new details about the guns and the shooter s social media posts. this strikes at the heart of everything that we hold dear. norah: the major winter storm barreling towards the northeast, bringing heavy snow, ice, and wind. once it gets to the eastern seaboard, that s when things get really tricky, right, who gets the snow and who doesn t? norah: the new concerns about judge safety after that attack in a nevada court room. we are still definitely in survival mode. norah: eye on america. snow crab season is canceled in alaska for a second year in a row. why it has fishermen on edge. we are a dying breed. if we keep going the way we are going, there is not going to be any of us left. norah: and the new coins honoring the legacy of harriet tubman. good evening to our viewers in the west. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us on this thursday night. there is breaking ne