good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. devastatingly cold weather is making these caucuses even more unpredictable in a state known for surprises. we have the latest on former president trump s bid to run away with a win tonight and the fight facing the other candidates to have a strofrng enough showing to stay in the race. we ve got the latest straight ahead. plus, congress on the clock again. with just four days to go before a government shutdown, leaders of both parties float a plan to keep the lights on, but there s a catch. conservatives hate it. so will that sink it? iranian-backed rebels refusing to back down despite dozens of u.s. air strikes against their home base. another u.s.-owned ship attacked just a few hours ago in the red sea. this time they actually hit it. so how is the u.s. going to respond? a lot to get to on this very busy day. we start in iowa where the first votes in what will almost certainly be one of the wildest
Support more victories for veterans go to dab. Org im Elizabeth Wagmeister in los angeles. In this is cnn its monday, may 13, right now on cnn this morning in just a few hours, the man who wants describe it itself as trumps thug, expected to take the stand ahead, how Michael Cohen could make or break the former president s hush money case. A shakeup but the highest levels of russias military. Vladimir putin choosing a civilian as whos new Defense Minister and both republicans and democrats in congress pushing back on cousin biden for threatening to withhold some Weapons Shipments to israel all right, by the young here in washington, live, look at capitol hill on this Monday Morning. Good morning, everyone. Happy a wonderful mother theres day weekend and kasie hunt, its wonderful to have you with us in just a few hours. The star witness in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial will take the stand. Former Trump Attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen. You may recall, cohen once said he would take a b
Numbers though that do not distinguish between fighters and civilians. These latest numbers coming as the Israeli Military launches new attacks ahead of a major Ground Offensive. In the city of rafah. Israeli troops are moving in on the eastern part of that city, as well as central and northern gaza, where the Idf Claims Hamas is trying to rebuild more than 300,000 civilians have fled rafah since monday. Thats according to the uat un calling it a quote force and inhumane displacement of palate justinians back here in the Top White House officials continue to send israel stark warnings against the launch of a widescale invasion we believe two things. One, you have to have a clear, credible plan to protect civilians, which we havent seen second, we also need to see a plan for what happens after this conflict in gaza open is over and we still havent seen that we are tracking all the latest developments here at home and overseas. We start with cnns Paula Hancocks and abu dhabi and paul, a