i get it. i know it s going to be cold. but think about this. you get to set the direction for the country. the first contest of the 2024 republican presidential nomination happens tonight in iowa, but voters will have to face dangerously cold temperatures to cast their ballots. meanwhile on capitol hill, its appears congress has a deal to keep the government funded until march despite threats from far right republicans in the house. and also ahead, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east following another u.s.-led air strike on houthi targets in yemen. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, january 15th. martin luther king day and also iowa caucus day. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we will begin this morning in iowa. the caucuses there tonight will be the first nominating contest of the very consequential 2024 presidential campaign. but turnout in iowa could be a real issue because it will be an ab
2024 election year and president biden returns from vacation to a long list of major issues and brutal polls. we re breaking it down for you. head-scratching new law in california forcing retail stores to have gender toy sections or pay up. and did you see this? first down. and scores. [cheering] todd: michigan and washington punching their tickets to college football national championship. forget pop tart, new viral mascot in town tlchl he is, or her. wrapping up big bowl games for you. fox and friends. welcome to 2024, i m todd piro, carley shimkus has the day off. we ll have those stories for you, but we begin with this fox news alert. expecting major jeffrey epstein document dump this week revealing names of 200 people who had too is with the pedophile. bill clinton is on the list and apparently he is not the only big name. doug luzader. douglas: there have to be dozens of people awaiting the names that are expected to include bill clinton and andrew. epstein was
I. D. And bring some friends. We can do this. Come on, iowa. Lets finish this job. As for Ron Desantis who has staked much of his campaign on a strong showing in the hawkeye state, he made his final pitch to caucusgoers yesterday. In cedar rapids, desantis took telled shots at Trump And Hailey by claiming hes the ontario Candidate Fighting for voters issues. Those are the issues that motivate him. Haleys running on the donor issues. E im running on your issues, the family issues, im running on the issues we need to turn this country around. Thats the sole focus and thats what ill do when i get in. Leadership is not about entertainment, its not about show manship. Its about standing up and fighting for the people that put you in the office. Joining us now live from Iowa Nbc News correspondent dasha burns. Dasha, good morning. Thanks for starting your day so
dictate how to do things. it is a gross overreach. myself and republican and legislature oppose this. this super majority in gavin newsom out in california wants to push their agenda on everyone else. todd: it is unreal. republicans were once an endangered species. you have to think the tide is turning at some election soon. this is unattainable for a person in the golden state. thank you for your time, best of luck. happy new year. two weeks from the iowa caucus and three weeks from the critical new hampshire am primary with candidate fighting for support from undecided voters. we ll ask our new hampshire voter panel who they are supporting at this points in the
shots because he had a small circle in terms of his campaign stamp which means his deposition could be revealing about his direct involvement of the alleged assault. i think it s important that people understand the time frame we are talking about this occurred and at what point of this career. reverend, you are completely correct. you raised two important points. one, the first thing was where he was in the campaign at the time, the republican nominee was far from, there is no caucus and no real votes have been cast, he was still very much a candidate fighting it out in the middle of the field. that was the first thing as far as the optics of this. as far as his depositions today, there is a legal theory in new york state and this is what the attorneys were representing the six individuals are pointing to.