friends brian: starts now. monday, january 15th, the iowa caucuses, we re watching on pins and needles. ainsley: gop will have to go out and brave the goldest weather in decades. break the weather and go save america. join with me and caucus, i promise our best days are yet to come. we will not stop until we get this job done. go out and caucus for me, i ll fight for you for next eight years as president of the united states. ainsley: fox and friends is live from new york and iowa and mornings are better with friends. brian: get dressed. steve: here in iowa and live from the fox news headquarters this week take a look thchl is place called the river center. it is largely a wedding venue and special events. this is big room we ll be using tonight for our special coverage. you can see we have the crews bring things from new york, set pieces and stuff like that. long-time stage manager big v is here. you ready for tonight? absolutely. steve: good. he will
welcome to inside politics live from iowa. here we go. the first vote of the 2024 presidential election are tonight. after months of rallying, tens of millions in campaign ads, voters will finally have their say. and in the last few hours, candidates are scrambling to reach as many of those voters as possible. you have to get it done quickly. we have to set the stage. think of the fact that you might be making history in this moment. we are the nation s best days actually still be ahead of us. here in iowa, you have the ability to change the trajectory of american politics. tonight will come down to the one word we use each and every election day turnout. who can get the most voters out. the record-breaking cold weather here in iowa will make that even harder than ever before. take a look at the scene outside right now. subzero temperatures, dangerous conditions complicating travel to the caucus sites. 1,657 separate caucus sites across the state. it is a crucia
what a fantastic spot we have here in des moines, iowa. it s great to be with you today, everybody, i m martha maccallum. it is sunday, we don t usually see you on a sunday, but we re really excited to be here for the story in iowa, one day to go. so much on the line for all of these candidates and voters across the state as we kick off the 2024 presidential race now in earnest. here in iowa you have the ability to change the trajectory of american politics. vote for the candidate who s going to speak the truth to you. every step of the way we re moving because we re connecting with people, because we re talking about the issues they care about. the entire world will be listening to you, and i believe that iowa is going to speak loud and clear. you re first in the nation for a reason, it s important. martha: former president trump sitting comfortably atop the brand new des moines register poll, always very closely watched. this is a fierce race for second place at
program, a ruling that will impact millions of people, one of the court s most influential cases this term with implications beyond the student loan issue. the plaintiffs which include six republican-led states, two borrowers who do not qualify for this program, are challenging the legality of the plan which would cancel up to $20,000 in debt for some borrowers. so just to give you an idea of the scope here, outstanding student loan debt in this country is more than $1.7 trillion. the vast majority of that, we re talking more than 90%, is from federal student loans and those are the ones that would be eligible for some forgiveness under biden s plan. so far 16 million borrowers had been approved for that relief. when the legal challenges put the plan on hold, officials estimate the program could cost some $400 billion. education secretary miguel cardona speaking with cnn this morning talked about why the administration is so focused on this and why the administration believ
leadership dhs secretary. did not shoot it down. questions why the president waited a week to shoot it down. gank of 8 to be briefed. an opportunity to protect america in a simple way chose not to do that. she comes bearing gifts. you are bringing in these cookies. probably cooking these forever. the plan is it screen really loud every time somebody halls the ball. both of boys are on offense. all right now baby, it s all right now ainsley: that is sue saint marie located in michigan. 35 today. if you live there, snow boots. need a sponge not going to snow. 90% chance of rain on top of the snow. that s going to be a mess. ainsley: janice said overall the state of the union when it comes to weather pretty good. steve: the weather department is cold. ainsley: ains might be a little chilly but overall most of america is going to experience nice weather. no rain. steve: when i was in kansas city last weekend it was 11 degrees. but do you know what? i