including the weather right now. it is here. decision day in iowa. good afternoon. i am erin burnett in washington. i am in new york. we want to welcome you to live coverage of the iowa caucuses. we are counting down to the official start of the first contest in the republican presidential race. we want to confuse people. washington, you are in new york. everybody, get ready. the battle for iowa taking place against those record cold temperatures we have been talking about. some places in iowa, the real feel temperature is 35 below zero, which has not stopped the candidates in a contest all about turnout trying to get every single person out they can. these final hours, they have been making one case for the candidacies. we know that this is how we are going to get our country on track. remember, today is the day we make history. i am running on your issues and family issues to turn this country around. here is what is interesting. you did not see trump, right? he
good morning. hopefully you re awake. making breakfast having your coffee coffee? welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday. i hope you re not drinking coffee? actually me just coffee it off because you don t drink coffee. you don t want anyone else to do it right. morning. tea would be nice, right? i don t like taste. there we are. i m victor blackwell. thanks so much for spending part of your easter sunday. what? what would you recommend? just a nice green tea. maybe an earl gray something with cinnamon. maybe. i ve got something. my office. maybe i ll swing by the wild. it s okay. it s all right. here s what we re watching this morning. top democrats are vowing to make abortion a central issue in the lead up to the 2024 election after a judge ordered the suspension of a drug used in medication abortions. what senate majority leader chuck schumer is telling his caucus about the fight ahead a weekend of religious celebrations and escalating tensions in the mideast. the israe
hand. this warning comes just hours before a republican-led committee holds a hearing on the chain knee communist party s threat to america. let s start with cnn s manu rash. tonight will be the first prime time hearing that any he republican has held since january. what are republicans telling you about why this is such a top priority? this is one of the rare bipartisan initiatives in a very polarized institution, the u.s. house. but kevin mccarthy has indicated to me and others that this is a bug priority of his to make sure that both sides are on the same page when it comes to the threat of china. that is the same approach the lady verse the committee, mike gallagher on the republican side, and the democrat both are trying to pursue this on a bipartisan basis. he indicated to me this will be an overall scene setting hearing to try to make clear about the threat from china poses, not just abroad but also here in the united states. we expect to hear from key witnesses, s
pennsylvania after taking classes remotely. david gives a lot of credit to his favorite teachers. both of david s parents have advanced degrees. but raising someone as gifted as david is challenging. he said because he knows and understands concepts that are, quote, sometimes beyond my understanding. now that he is graduated, david apparently has his futuremap to. i want to be an astrophysicist. and i wanted to study black holes. and supernova. i am not even sure what they are exactly. but i have no doubt he will do. that david s parents say they are looking at colleges right now. in the meantime, david is working on his black belt in much lower. we wish him the best. news continues, erin burnett out front starts now. and now, especially titian about race against time to find survivors in the earthquake that has killed more than 38 hours for at least search for survivors. the death toll is rising and we have a live report from just a moment. plus, desantis versus disney.
a farmer sitses? jail for killing a migrant on his land. dhs secretary. deploying teams to assist. we need urgent help. criticizing disney. ron desantis will rename disney reedy creek. florida is dissolving the corporate kingdom, beginning a new era. steve: okay, live from washington, d.c., 13 hours from right now, the state of the union in that building with the round roof. right now, they have 32 degrees, but tonight 9:00, according to my iphone, 48 degrees and cloudy. hope the president clears things up. brian: maybe he ll do it outdoors. ainsley: 72 in our apartments and homes in our pajamas and we will watch martha maccallum and bret baier. brian: half of the state of the union. steve: you can see more stuff and bret and martha explain what you are looking at. ainsley: exactly and sarah huckabee sanders will do the rebuttal. brian: what will they wear? ainsley: suits and ties. steve: probably a blue suit and the president will wear a b