test for republican candidates to begin a march toward the gop nomination for the white house. you re in the faulkner focus. the action starts at 7:00 p.m. central. 8:00 p.m. eastern. iowans will gather in community centers, churches and school auditoriums. 1600 locations across the state. top republican candidates with event after event today crisscrossing the state in the lead-up to tonight and some have been to all 99 counties, vivek ramaswamy went twice 99 times two. going by recent polling former president donald trump could come away with a record breaking victory. former u.n. ambassador nikki haley is hoping all the recent attention plays out for her today. florida governor ron desantis is in a battle with her for second place now. it s not over, of course. there is that line about the fat lady singing. it is not over until it s over. the candidates with last-minute jabs over the weekend. we re already moving up in the polls. everybody else is moving down. we see t
yes, the time has come for a fresh approach to dog food. everyday, more dog people are deciding it s time to quit the kibble and feed their dogs fresh food from the farmer s dog. made by vets and delivered right to your door precisely portioned for your dog s needs. it s an idea whose time has come. all right. the craziness at the border, these migrant surge numbers get more incredible by the day and now you have states and cities like new york and new jersey, arguing who is going to house them and when and how to support and deal with them. it s a mess and the epicenter seems to be eagle pass, texas where you ll find our casey stegall. hey, neil, good to see you. a mess might be an understatement as we ve been reporting on the story for multiple years. crossings have slowed dramatically for the start of new year, and it has been fairly quiet this morning here in eagle pass where we are stationed. yesterday, let s show you some video, we witnessed two large groups, one
over the skies over asheville, north carolina. now it s possible one of the latest known tracks of the balloon as it flows eastward heading towards the atlantic ocean. more video into our newsroom just a short time ago shows that over clover south carolina, that is a neighboring city of charlotte north carolina, and this is international drama playing out in realtime as u.s. officials ponder their next move. just moments ago, president biden responded to a question about it. listen closely. mister president [inaudible] balloons [inaudible] we re going to take care of it. joining me now is it mr. bce vest of gated reporter dan. dan, what is taking care of it mean? any words from the u.s. officials about these ladies reported sightings? based on what the pentagon has said before right, they said that they were not ready to shoot down when it was overland because they were worried that this really large balloon would break up into debris, and dangerous piece of of debris
u.s. officials tell cnn the possibility of shooting down the chinese spy balloon has not been ruled out. this as the secretary of state warns beijing that the balloon s brazen flight over the united states is a clear violation and an irresponsible act. also tonight, president biden is out touting a blockbuster jobs report, proving it claims critics of his policies are wrong. we ll break down the political impact for the president just ahead of the state of union address and the expected launch of his re-election campaign. and a life-threatening arctic blast is bearing down right now on the northeast. stand by for an up-to-the-minute forecast on the bitter cold and dangerous winds, putting tens of millions of americans at risk. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the rising tensions right now between the united states and china as that massive spy balloon is still out there
from loved ones as the war continues in their home country. hello and welcome to bbc news. a fierce arctic winter storm has triggered emergency alerts across parts of the united states and forced the cancellation of more than 2000 flights. forecasters say the cold snap could bring the coldest christmas in decades. presidentjoe biden has encouraged everyone to heed warnings and bring forward christmas travel plans where possible. this is what it looks like when a bomb cyclone descends on north america. these huge banks of snow in north dakota are the result of an intense blizzard that swept through the state. conditions that are set to engulf almost the entire country, just in time for christmas. but this is no winter wonderland. the storm could prove deadly. great swathes of the us will experience some of the lowest temperatures ever recorded here. there is already chaos at the airports. this is new york. for many, it should have been the first normal christmas after covid. b