weekend of campaign rallies to try and fire up his base ahead of the caucus there. president biden travels to the valley forge area, home to george washington s war encampment, to deliver a speech on america s democracy, marking three years since the capitol insurrection on january 6. secretary blinken overseas for high-stakes diplomacy, with tensions flaring throughout the middle east. a new u.s. drone strike in iraq calls for revenge from hezbollah. all as the idf is pressed by nbc on civilian casualties in gaza. good to be with you. andrea mitchell is on assignment traveling with secretary of state antony blinken in the middle east. it s january 5, 2024. president biden is beginning his campaign season, heading to valley forge where soldiers trained to fight for the new promise of america. using the historical site to warn voters that donald trump is dangerous, a threat he says to that idea of america, to our democracy. just remember what happened three years ago
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ahead this hour on cnn newsroom. in its most aggressive move yet, the house january 6th committee officially serves former u.s. president donald trump with a subpoena for documents and testimony about the insurrection. russia s alleged use of iranian-made drones to attack ukraine has some western nations calling for an investigation on the suppliers. we ll tell you all about moscow s cooperation with tehran. also in iran, a teachers union is calling for a nationwide strike over the recent deaths and detention of students around the country, adding to what has been more than a month of women-led protests against iran s violent crackdown. former u.s. president donald trump has now been officially served with a subpoena to testify before the january 6th committee. in a series of high-profile hearings this year, the committee documented mr. trump s failed quest to overturn his election defeat, culminating in the violent and deadly attack on the u.s. capitol. the committee