first votes. a key poll shows donald trump far ahead in iowa, with just hours before the kickoff to the 2024 primary race. one candidate jumped in with sky high expectations, now he s feegtsing for his political life. now is our time. will his iowa focus pay off? candidate governor ron desantis joins me next. and tundra on the trail. caucusgoers and candidates brave subzero temperatures in the coldest iowa contest ever. i worry about that. wear layers. mthey can throw a blizzard a us, and we ll have a fight. who will have the advantage in turnout? plus, rough waters. an escalation in the middle east to now a key senator is the to press joe biden on the u.s. role there. is biden s stance widening the rift on the left? the united states is deeply complicit. bernie sanders joins me exclusively. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is frozen. tomorrow is one of the single most consequential days in this year s calendar, t
Here, medics use their phones to light the way as a patient arrives, as theres no fuel for generators and theyre overwhelmed by casualties. Israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas, designated as a Terrorist Group by many western governments, including the uk, may use it for military purposes. The un agency which looks after Palestinian Refugees has warned it could stop its operation in gaza as soon as tonight without it. If we do not get more fuel into gaza, we, as unwra, the largest aid agency in gaza, will not be able to carry out any humanitarian operations. With plenty of Aid Building Up in egypt, theres frustration about the sluggish relief effort. This is one of the who trucks loaded with the urgent needs for patients inside gaza. There is trauma kits, there is medicine and drugs, there is the disposable, which is much needed now to treat the patients and to manage casualties inside gaza. This baby was rescued by an Emergency Caesarean after yesterdays bo
shows israeli forces pushing into southern gaza now. the united nations saying that situation is quote, quote, apocalyptic for civilians and that there is nowhere safe for them to seek shelter. the gop debate stage is set for tomorrow night. nikki haley, chris christie, ron desantis and vivek ramaswamy will face off in alabama. noticeably absent once again the guy up by 30 points, donald trump, who is opting to fundraise instead. in two hours, three university presidents will testify before a congressional committee about the alarming rise in antisemitism on college campuses since the october 7th terror attack. this morning, this hour of cnn this morning starts now. we begin this morning on the mounting concern for civilians. as israeli forces push into southern gaza, which has been a refuge for palestinians trying to escape the fighting, these are new satellite images and what you see there are dozens of armored israeli vehicles in the south of gaza. there is sti
morning. thousands try to flee on foot, seeking safer zones. israel agrees to four-hour-long pauses or longer along two corridors. secretary of state blinken in india demanded longer pauses to prevent civilian casualties. there s more that can and should be done to minimize harm to palestinian civilians. i will talk to a top netanyahu advisor, a former ambassador. hostage families grasping for hope after u.s. and israeli intelligence chiefs met. bill burns of the cia goes to cairo, still trying to win release of more hostages. the hostages abducted during the october 7 hamas massacre. how one man is refusing to give up on his girlfriend who hamas drag across the border. joe manchin said he will not seek another senate term. that reshapes the fight for control of the senate. will he launch a run against joe biden? good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. there s been intense strikes today near several gaza hospitals. we enforcing israel s insistence t
Took place there in germany over two years. this is a catastrophe. and now, according to the united nations, after you have 1.9 million people displaced from their homes, they don t have food, water, they don t have medical equipment, they don t have fuel. what you are looking at is imminent starvation. children are stafbistarving to . so israel has a right to respond to this horrific terrorist attack from hamas. but you do not have a right to go to war against an entire people, women and children.. and the united states congress has to act, because a lot of this destruction is being done with military weapons supplied by the united states of america. and what the resolution that i m introducing is about, it s consistent with the foreign assistance act. it says if american military assistance is give on the any country, saudi arabia, israel, any other country, it has to be used consistent with human rights, international human rights standards and american