speeches in each precinct before the caucus goers vote for their candidate of choice. in a secret ballot. no early voting. no absentee voting. no veil in voting in this instance. the process can take a little while, but this, year could be the coldest iowa caucus ever. current forecast for monday night include record sub-zero temperatures, which, of course, could affect turnout. at this point, a force of nature might be the only thing that could prevent donald trump from winning the state. the latest poll of iowa conducted by suffolk university earlier this month shows the former president leading the pack with 54% of likely republican caucus goers saying they plan to support him. his closest rival, nikki haley, is 34 points behind. a 20%. if these numbers hold, trump has the opportunity to smash the record for the largest margin of victory in iowa gop history for a non incumbents. that s a record currently held by bob dole, who won the 1988 caucuses by 13 points. over pat ro
point lead, and nikki haley and ron desantis in a battle for second place. also, subzero temperatures could make it the coldest caucus day in iowa on record. plus, our very own steve kornacki at the big board tracking the story lines to watch, and how the result tonight could impact next week s new hampshire primary. meanwhile, new accusations, texas officials blocked border agents from saving a migrant woman is and two children from drowning at the southern border. the white house calling it imhumane. another attack on american forces in the red sea, we have details on how the u.s. responded. the u.s. responded. we begin this hour with the very first contest of the 2024 race for the white house. iowa caucus goers are braving some of the bitterest temperatures, plunging a low as minus 18 overnight. and a new media com poll giving us a closer look at the enthusiasm gap going into tonight s caucuses. nearly nine in ten trump supporters say they are very enthusiastic about
today is the day we have all within waiting for, finally the iowa caucuses, 14 hours from right now. republican hopefuls and caucus goers will have to brave the coldest weather in decades right here in iowa. brave the weather and go out and save america. that s what you are doing. join with me and caucus. i promise you our best days are yet to come. we will not stop until we get this job con. you go out and caucus for me i will be fighting four for the next 8 years as president of the united states. brian: plus, today marks two weeks since lloyd austin has been in the hospital. john kirby says he may need additional care? who is running the pentagon? and beauty, brains, and bravery. the first active duty officer in the air force is crowned miss america. lawrence? fox & friends starts right now and, remember, mornings are better with friends. how long have we been talking about this the iowa caucuses as you look live at downtown des moines, iowa. good mor
it is 4:00 here in new york, 3:00 p.m. in des moines where in just a few hours, the doors will open at caucus locations across the state. and the first votes will be cast in the 2024 election. voters going to the polls today in 1600 precincts across all of iowa s 99 counties will do it in some of the most brutal conditions imaginable. tonight could be the coldest iowa caucus ever. windchills could gets a low as 45 degrees farenheit, that is freezing. that brutal cold is putting a damper on what is normally a frenzy of campaigning. trump campaign and haley campaign canceled three events, but it doesn t mean candidates aren t asking people to get out and vote. ex-president said even if you vote and then pass away, it is worth it. yes? he really said that. there is no early voting and no mail-in ballot, so all of it comes to turnout tonight. the last nbc des moines register poll released last night shows trump with a commanding 28 point lead. if he wins by anything close to th
more breaking news out of yemen. despite media hyper ventilation it amounted to no more than a pin prick. five dead six injured and no houthi leaders targeted . now the all important chipping channel in the red sea is more dangerous than ever. when are they going to confront iran? without iran the h houthis don t exist. for iran there are no consequences as per usual, whatsoever. as the new york post has pointed out biden s foreign policy of fear is a recipe for global disaster. why did joe allow the iranians to sell oil on the market. why did he facilitate ten billion dollars to get into their hands. we have breaking developments out of yemen tonight. if you haven t noticed biden spent most of the week resting and recovering from a quick trip to south carolina. now do day back in action. good for joe. after mustering injury to meet with voters in pennsylvania. his focus was on once again, we thought it was dead, biden-nomics. he didn t have much to say. there is little to