grindavik, that s in southwestern iceland. they are evacuating in the face of nearby this follows a series of all small earthquakes and powerful eruptions last month. donald trump going after vivek ramaswamy, not over policy, rather rhetoric. actually not rhetoric, actually it s over a t-shirt. that story in just a moment. a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin with the very latest on the iowa caucus is now just one day away. five candidates on the home stretch braving frigid temperatures today, crisscrossing nine cities to convince voters to bundle up and go out in sub-zero temperatures at caucus time tomorrow night. in the new nbc des moines register media com poll confirms donald trump s dominant league and his supporters are bearing that out, facing down the elements to hear him speak today. in fact, nbc s vaughn hillyard has been talking to them about the determination to show up. i
today on inside politics, follow the leader. the trump wing of the republican congress goes after the justice department. and new reporting on how the biden campaign plans to generate campaign cash without mentioning the trump indictment. plus mayor francis swau resident is running. he debuts in the 2024 race with long odds and video of him, yes, running. and by ducking the question every single candidate will have to answer. and cornel west changes his game plan. he s running for president and he s now switching parties. he calls donald trump a criminal, but is his campaign an inkind donation to the gop front runner. he will join the show in minutes. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. pencil in a post indictment first. donald trump s campaign choosing south carolina as the stage for the former president s first rattle ily following his arraignment. there are plenty of ways to measure the indictments political impact. 7 million of them
liverpool, as the first eurovision semifinals are held, with sweden and finland emerging as top contenders. hello. i m sally bundock. donald trump has said he will appeal against his conviction for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil case in new york. the former us president described the verdict as a disgrace, but his victim, ejean carroll, said it was a victory for all woman who had suffered because they were not believed. and within the past hour, mr trump posted a video on the truth social website. here s a clip of what he had to say. i have absolutely no idea who this woman is! the verdict is a disgrace, a continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all time. absolutely a shame! donald trump there. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, was at the court in manhattan and sent this report. ejean carroll did not speak as she left the court, but her smile said everything. it took thejuryjust under three hours to rule in herfavour, while they did not find that donald
i think it s left the enthusiasm, but when i see that headline a point to something else that we saw in this new poll that we had overnight, which is the general idea that has gone up. of course that s what happens when volker start taking a look at candidates that might not have looked known anything about. but it s different what happens when you look at a republican primary and you watch the former president, who is still effectively the standard bearer of this party, at least until someone proves that he isn t. when he senses iran continues to attack nikki haley, then you add on top of that what dasha was talking about which is not just ron desantis, but also vivek ramaswamy, and then maybe inadvertently chris christie on that hot mic. people have their arrows drawn towards her right now. she s facing a lot of attacks in a lot of scrutiny, and that might explain why we re seeing consistently high unfavorability ratings. that is a trend in the negative direction. haley campaign
pencil in a post indictment first. donald trump s campaign choosing south carolina as the stage for the former president s first rattle ily following his arraignment. there are plenty of ways to measure the indictments political impact. 7 million of them to be precise. wthat s how much they have claimed to have raised since the 49-page charging document was made on friday. another measure, what you might call the halls of congress. some republicans in the upper chamber say the conduct is too toxic to suburban voters, but look at the house rank and tile. most of them are towing the trump line or saying nothing at all. i want to start on capitol hill with manu raju, who is probably already got his steps in at noon eastern. you have been talking to members, what are you hearing? a lot of pressure on the speaker to go as far as members