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to rock the granite state? donald trump, ron desantis and nikki haley in new hampshire as we speak with events set to kickoff in this very hour, but for republican presidential candidates not named donald trump, the hope now is to replenish coffers that are in some cases are emptying and emptying fast. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. it s all about the money and keeping track of the donors and what they re up to as the sands drift and the piles of snow from iowa. welcome. let s get to it with bryan llenas in atkinson, new hampshire with the very latest. bryan? hey, neil. former president trump is set to have his first rally here in new hampshire at the atkinson country club, his first rally in the granite state in about a month. he s hoping to ride that momentum from his historic win in iowa. these are some of the folks waiting in the cold and snow to get in to the rally. vivek ramaswamy will be here after he dropped out of the race and endorsed trump last night. this
consequences. last night, there were consequences. also this hour, the iowa caucus campaign blitz with haley and desantis battling for second place. if the latest polls are correct, donald trump has a 30-point lead. kristin welker joins me live from des moines to break it all down. former president trump refocusing on iowa after his fireworks during closing arguments at his civil fraud trial in manhattan. the judge promising his decision on how much to fine the former president and his adult sons before the end of the month. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell back in washington. while u.s. forces in the wider middle east are bracing for retaliation after they struck back at houthi rebel forces in defiance of the ultimatums keeping up their attacks. the pentagon and british allies bombed more than 60 targets inside yemen overnight that they say were used by the rebels to plan and launch dozens of attacks against commercial shipping routes vital to the world econo
u.s. secretary of state is not a ceo, but what can we expect? our top diplomate, says he s not a politician, but the first visit by a u.s. secretary of state to beijing in five years, neil, and he spoke yesterday before taking that flight. sustained competition, with diplomacy and that s what the world expects of both the united states and china. now, neil, as you mentioned it s sort of like a take two of sorts, this trip. as blinken canceled his trip before that u.s. air force fighter jet shot down the massive 4,000 pound chinese spy balloon that flew across the united states and also, what other people call provocations. a chinese fighter jet across the nose of a u.s. air force surveillance plane in the south china sea used to spy on china. the fighter jet caused massive turbulence inside that air force rc-135. and also on the high seas, a china warship recently cut in front of an american guided missile destroyer in international waters, yes, not far from mainland ch
weaponizing its attack line on donald trump, but he appeared to have given them plenty of ammunition. let s get the latest from rich edson in washington. rich? good afternoon, neil. much of the respect presidential field has criticized the department of justice over this. they re also taking issue with the former president s alleged behavior. his campaign says it raised roughly $2 million last night at a fund raiser in bedminster, new jersey just hours after the former president appeared at his arraignment in a courthouse in miami. as his federal indictment dominates the gop race for president. i don t think that most republicans support the conduct that is detailed in that indictment. it s reckless, it s harmful to the american national security and it doesn t show the judgment that you need to be an effective president during difficult times. former vice president mike pence told the wall street journal, these are very serious allegations and i can t defend what is