fighting for the oval and the airwaves. president biden kicking off his 2024 campaign with a major speech and a historical landmark in a key battleground state, as the republican front runner, donald trump, makes a final push in iowa days before the caucuses. we re tracking both. plus, secretary of state antony blinken is in the middle east again, as multiple flash points threaten to erupt into a regional conflict. and, as israel reveals its next phase of the war against hamas. and before he opened fire, the iowa school shooter is a belize a video on tiktok from a school bathroom. new details about the deadly shooting and the heroic actions of the principal. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. here in minutes, president biden will be arriving in pennsylvania one day before the third anniversary of the january 6th attack on the capitol, to kick off the 2024 campaign year with his pitch that this
president biden set to make his first campaign speech in 2024 here in just about an hour. his message? democracy is on the line. his address happening a day before the third anniversary of the u.s. capitol riot. we will bring that you live. plus, secretary of state antony blinken on a world win tour of the middle east. again, pressing israel as its war in gaza entered a new phase. all trying to stop the conflict from spreading. we will look at s high stake mission. supreme court justices meeting behind closed doors today, deciding whether to take up cases barring former president trump from the ballot on colorado and maine. we are following these major developing stories, and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. thank you so much for joining. as i am brianna keilar alongside boris sanchez. right now president biden is in the 2024 about a growing state in pennsylvania. next hour, he will deliver a pointed speech near valley forge ahead of the third anni
there. laura coates, really unbelievable moment there. i hope that that judge is safe tonight. it s unbelievable to think of that. and you hope she is safe. and also reminds you of the danger that many of the judicial branch are facing on a day-to-day basis. not just the supreme court. not just the more high-profile matters but every single day what it s like on the front lines of justice. thank you so much, abby. thank you, laura. thank you. well, donald trump going to the supreme court. but what took him so long? tonight on laura coates live. now, this is the case we ve all been watching and waiting for. some might call it the big kahuna. donald trump asking the united states supreme court, the highest court in all the land, to overturn the colorado state supreme court ruling that took him off of the ballot under the 14th amendment s insurrectionist clause. now, team trump says, one, he s not an insurrectionist. they say what happened at the capitol on january 6th,
battery. and we are told she and a court martial were hurt and taken to the hospital after what you saw there. me laura coates, really unbelievable moment there. i hope that that judge is safe tonight. it s unbelievable to think about that. you hope that she is safe. but it also reminds you of the danger that many in the judicial branch are facing on a day-to-day basis, not just the supreme court, not just the more high-profile matters, but every single day, what it is like on the front lines of justice. thank you so much, abby. thanks, laura. i thank you. donald trump, going to the supreme court. but what took him so long? tonight, on laura coates live now, this is the case we have all been watching and waiting for. some might call it the big kahuna. donald trump asking the united states supreme court, the highest court in all the land, to overturn the colorado state supreme court ruling that took him off of the ballot under the 14th amendment s insurrectionist cla
States primary ballot under the 14th amendment s insurrectionist clause. and the clock is ticking. colorado election officials are facing a deadline of today to certify their candidates. the primary itself, of course, two months away, on march 5th. super tuesday. the colorado secretary of state has said that trump is going to be on the ballot, unless the court acts in some way. trump s legal team says it is now confident the justices will rule in his favor. listen to this. i think it should be a slam dunk in the supreme court. i have faith in them. people like kavanaugh, who the president fought for, who the president went through, helped get into place. those people will step up, not because they re pro trump, but because they re pro-law. we re joined now by cnn senior supreme court analyst joan. joe, great to see you. what can you tell us about today s meetings? nothing is a slam dunk. but about today, i was up at the court today one the