tapper starts now. what are governor nikki haley and ron desantis s plans to derail the trumps trained? the lead starts right now. after a blowout in iowa, next stop, new hampshire as donald trump pushes his competitors to drop out. ron desantis in nikki haley make their next move is vowing to stay in the fight. were going inside the campaign to learn their battle plans and defiance on display and for sale. we will take you to a store in trump country that has trump memorabilia that really has to be seen to be believed. the new round of strikes on the iranian backed. seizes iranian made weapons on their way to arm. welcome to the lead. i am jake tapper. cue the music. the election jam is underway. a runaway victory for donald trump last night in the iowa republican caucuses. the strongest showing for any nonincumbent in the modern era of the iowa caucuses since the 1970s with trump winning 51% of the vote. that is 10 points higher than the previous record. george
six other employees face felony convictions for their involvement, facing all warts even putting tracking devices on the steiner s car and putting ads for sexual encounters at the couple s home. a bunch of people got fired. insane story. the lead with jake tapper starts now. is the u.s. on the brink of war? iran backed forces vowing revenge after u.s. and uk strikes against them in yemen. firepower after repeated attacks on commercial ships in the red sea. will last night s retaliatory strikes keep the groups at bay? and is president biden ready for what be next? in moments, we talked with spokeswoman from the pentagon. les, a blizzard creating a wideout in iowa three days before the republican caucus is how candidates are going with the backup plans to reach out to voters and try to get those voters to the caucuses on a very cold monday. and the brother of an israeli hostage told to leave this week and when his parents talk to the red cross to try to get the daughter
Us this afternoon for a small sliver of it. Jessica, thanks for being with us this week. Stay would see an end because the lead with jake tapper starts right now i heated hearing today for a different criminal cases involving donald trump, who lead starts right now the hush money coverup trial is quiet today, but another case is turning into a Shouting Match. Attorneys Attorneys Trading Barbs in that federal classified documents case in florida. As trumps codefendants, walt nauta accused his prosecutors of selectively and vindictively charging him with a crime plus new video showing the very moment that five young israeli women were kidnapped by the terrorists of from us. The footage is horrifying and graphic why their families wanted this video released. Now and uh, judges ruling today on the Iconic Graceland Mansion did something im im trying to scam their way into buying the property once owned by elvis welcome to the lean on jake tapper. Were going to start today with our Law And J
Catastrophic for his 2016 campaign where that come out before voters went to the budds. But did Michael Cohen convinced the jury that trump himself directed him to pay off daniels to protect from election. Im going to ask a Criminal Defense Attorney who was in the courtroom for todays testimony. And live images right now from baltimore, where a major demolition is just minutes away, engineers plan to use explosives to remove parts of the Francis Scott key bridge that collapsed back in march. And by the way, the 21 member crew on the ship that caused the collapse theyre still on the boat and theyre going to stay on board for todays Demolition Plus A frankly puzzling move by russias whenever putin, he fired the head of the Russian Military and replaced him with an economist, the money man. As russia is running out of weapons for war. But lets begin outside the new york courthouse with the new york hush money cover up conspiracy. Case. Cnns Paula Reid There and paulette its a wrap on day
Families outside israels security headquarters. The protesters are demanding that the government because of accept the Ceasefire Deal thats been proposed by the government of egypt and khader that has already been accepted by hamas. Just in on that front. Were learning the deal on on the table is not the same one that the israeli mediators help craft in recent weeks, cia director William Burns is in the region. A source tells cnn that burns has been deeply involved in negotiations. Were going to get the latest on details coming in by the minute plus republican congressman back gates of florida will be here. Im going to ask him about the tactic. He pushed for for the motion to vacate now being used by congresswoman margin kayla green as she threatens to push Speaker Mike Johnson out of his leadership role, leading this our Donald Trumps day starting with the judge holding in Contempt Of Court in the new york hush money cover up case, then to Trump Organization current employees on the s