hello again, and welcome. it s time to get together with smart people to break down the week s big stories. we re asking with all the polls showing donald trump with a huge lead going into monday s iowa caucuses, what happens if he doesn t live up to those expectations? then speaker mike johnson under pressure for trying to make a deal with democrats. how long will they last? and the stanley cup craze that has nothing to do with hockey. our panel gives its yay or nay on the newest merch mania. the grang s here and ready to g. sit back, relax, and let s talk about it. up first, after months of campaigning, the iowa gop caucuses are finally here. monday night in frigid conditions, iowans will gather at locations across the state from church basements to school cafeterias to discuss the republican candidates and vote. and the results could dramatically reshape or solidify the landscape of the presidential race. in the final hours, three big questions for the three leading
They play against michigan. See you in 2024. Up next, cnn is going to take a special look back at 2023 with all the best, all the worst. It starts right now. 2023 was a year like no other in big news, politics, movies, music, culture, science, sports, and more. Everyone seemed to be going allin all the time. And now its time to take a look at the whole crazy year with our guest Laura Bernard lopez, laura coates, john berman, charlotte wilder, coy wire, and max foster. Were Playing For Keeps. Its all the best, all the worst 2023. Im tom foreman. How did we get through the past 12 months . Many of us hoped it would be easier than recent tumultuous years, and there were moments of accomplishment, community, and joy. But we were also challenged. Divided over issues and often unable to agree even on what we want. And it was wildly apparent where we begin, with the biggest news stories of the year. We are the union the worst big news for Many Americans started in their pocketbooks. The econo
people. this is now the second indictment that trump is facing since he went in office after manhattan prosecutors charged with 34 felony counts earlier this year over alleged hush money payments. and a post on his truth announcing the indictment, trump wrote the correct biden administration has informed by attorneys that i ve been indicted. i am an innocent man. tonight, trump posted a formative video repeatedly claiming that investigation is a hoax. politically motivated. they can t stop because its election interference at the highest level there is never been anything like what has happened, they figured that the way that they would stop us is by using what is called that s what this is. it s wolf warfare for the law. it s called election interference. they re trying to destroy the reputation. and they can try to win the election. joining us now is msnbc colleagues, ari melber and lawrence o donnell, also with us is laura jarrett, nbc news senior legal corresponde
other. jeff everyone seemed to be going all in all the time. now it s time to look at the whole crazy year with our guest, laura baron lopez, omar him nottyesses, laura coates, john berman, charlotte wilder, coy wire, and max foster. we re playing for keeps. it s all the best, all the worst: 2023. welcome, i m tom foreman. it s worth asking how did we get past the last 12 months. many of us hoped it would be easier than recent years, and there were moments of accomplishment, community, and joy. but we were also challenged, divided over issues and often unable to agree even on what we want. and it was wildly apparent where we begin with the biggest news stories of the year. the worst big news for many americans started in their pocketbooks. the economy this year was an absolute emotional roller coaster. unemployment was down, earnings were up. at any moment, a lot of going well. but even then for a lot of people it just didn t feel quite right. it s flying hi
everyone seemed to be going all in all the time. and now it s time to take a look at the whole crazy year with our guest, laura barron lopez, omar jimenez, laura coates, john berman, charlotte, boy wire, max foster. we re playing for keeps. it s all the best, all the worst 2023. welcome. i m tom foreman, and it s worth asking how did we get past through the past 12 months? many of us hoped it would be easier in recent tumultuous years. and there were moments of accomplishment, community, and joy. but we were also challenged, divided over issues and often unable to agree even on what we want. and it was widely apparent where we begin with the biggest news stories of the year. the worst big news for many americans started in their pocketbooks. the economy this year was an absolute emotional roller coaster. unemployment was down, earnings were up. at any moment, a lot was going well. but even then, for a lot of people a lot just didn t feel quite right. it s flying