allowed to fly again. you re live with bbc news. two republicans vying to represent their party in this year s us presidential election are in their final debate before the iowa caucus. florida governor ron desantis is facing former un ambassador nikki haley. both are lagging behind frontrunner donald trump. joining me live is the bbc s bernd debusman. really good to see you. what has turned out to you in this debate? stood out. has turned out to you in this debate? stood out.- debate? stood out. what stood out debate? stood out. what stood out as debate? stood out. what stood out as how debate? stood out. what stood out as how fiery - debate? stood out. what stood out as how fiery it - debate? stood out. what| stood out as how fiery it was right from the outset within minutes of the opening statement, ron desantis statement, ron desa ntis referred statement, ron desantis referred to nikki haley as mealymouthed. she repeatedly called him a liar. it was really qui
thanks for your analysis. former u.s. attorney barbara mcquade, thanks so much. thank you. up next, most republican candidates say they will support donald trump again even if he s convicted. what a show of hands on it debate about trump s hold on the gop. coming up on morning joe, former new jersey governor chris christie discusses his debate performance, despite being booed. the front runner is expected to turn himself into authorities in georgia. an expert panel is standing by with the legal and political angles ahead of trump s surrender. morning joe is just moments away. otein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. boost® high protein. now available in cinnabon® bakery-inspired flavor. learn more at boost.com/tv
trump be on x, formerly known as twitter with his old sparring partner tucker carlson, both of them keen to best fox as the debate is airing. donald trump, facing 91 felony charges, and due in georgia tomorrow to turn himself in, is the way out front candidate. here s david. with trump absent from the fox debate, is there anything to see there? it debate, is there anything to see there? . debate, is there anything to see there? , ,., ., there? it will be quite important for the other there? it will be quite important for the other candidates. - there? it will be quite important for the other candidates. quite i for the other candidates. quite simply, this is their chance to show they belong in the race and with it in american politics, the ability to raise money, to stay relevant. let s look at a quick graph to show what they are up against, how much donald trump isjust dominating they are up against, how much donald trump is just dominating this contest so far. this is from the poll
did a year or so ago. she gave a couple of center piece speeches the last couple of days, and aides tell me that should continue, mika, and willie, as the presidential campaign ramps up and we know that abortion, much like it was in 2022 is going to loom large in the ballot in 2024. we look for the vice president to be out front on this. it s going to be the center piece of the campaign, with democrats emphasizing the issue. the first presidential campaign set to take place two months from now. not clear if donald trump will be on the stage. new reporting from nbc news finds the former president is leaning heavily towards skipping that first debate. that s according to interviews with more than a half dozen advisers. one source who has encouraged trump to take the stage said, quote, he s not going it debate unless he s forced to by changing polling. i disagree with it. it is what it is. trump has a 29 point advantage over second place ron desantis in the latest nbc news polling.
proficiency 80% of blacks not do mat at grade proficiency and more money than ever before. we ought to be talking about those kinds of racial disparities but they re not. yeah amen to that. okay so joe biden has just tied his last year lowest approval rate which was 36%. it crept up a little bit he s now back to 36% approval, 56 disapprove. what do you make of this and somebody who announce two weeks ago that you re running for president what does this say for america? by the way my website elder for president.com throw something in the tip jar help me get to the it debate which is in august in milwaukee what it says is that people feel hurt. inflation is eating up wage growth l a gasoline prices are hire people don t like what s going on with the borders people feel they re worse off than they