first indictment last march. this hour, reality check for ron desantis and nikki haley, after they finished far behind mr. trump in iowa. the new hampshire primary just a week from today. trouble spots overseas, that could impact the 2024 campaign. iran hits new targets inside iraq. the iran-backed houthis show no sign of backing down notice red sea, despite u.s. attacks against their facilities in yemen. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell with the government and schools closed here in washington, but nothing compared to the weather or the avalanche of trump votes all but burying the former president s rivals in iowa, setting the stage for new hampshire s primary seven days from today. mr. trump is in a manhattan courtroom at this hour showing up voluntarily for jury selection in a trial to decide damages in e. jean carroll s second defamation case. his strategy appears to be working. trump s support grew since last march. nearly two-thirds of all iowa voter
right here to cnn. new central. happening soon in charlottesville, two of these three men who carried tiki torches and march nearly six years ago at a white nationalist rally are scheduled to appear in court today. each has been indicted on a single felony charge of burning an object with the intent to intimidate. which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. 2017 rally ultimately led to violent clashes with counter protesters in 32 year old heather higher, lost her life. cnn s brian todd is in charlottesville. brian i understand there are some new developments, what s going on there? well john. the hearing is slightly delayed because there s another unrelated hearing going on in this court behind me, but in a few minutes we do expect this hearing to take place where two of the three defendants in this case are expected to appear to set the scene for our viewers. we have to kind of differentiate this. these defendants are charged in the case that s related to that
2020 director of press communications and the former campaign surrogate president biden. sandra: new york republican gubernatorial candidate zelden hitting the trail one day after he was attacked on stage by a man trying to stab him. quite something to see that video. john: the video no question is shocking. we ll get reaction as well. lawmaker talking to reporters last hour about the shocking experience, and the need to reform bail laws. put the suspect back on the streets shortly after the attack. only one option. dramatic video showing the man armed with the weapon approached zelden on stage. he was charged with felony assault, but then released from custody without bail. outcome that zelden predicted would happen due to the new york lenient bail laws. sandra: and the man who helped sub sue the suspect will speak with us in a moment. and andy mccarthy is here to weigh in on the punishment he should be facing, and what do we know about the alleged attacker? well,
Three Republican candidates are visiting Iowa this week as they continue the campaign trail. This week, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy and Ryan Binkley will host and attend events throughout the state to interact with Iowans and share their platforms. The 2024 presidential election will take place Nov. 5, 2024, and already 13 Republican candidates are.
this case are expected to appear to set the scene for our viewers. we have to kind of differentiate this. these defendants are charged in the case that s related to that friday evening rally on august 11th 2017. that is when a group of white nationalists and white supremacists marched on the campus of the university of virginia wielding torches menaced several people. on the campus that evening, and they are charged and we re going to go over the charges in a second. but that, of course, is different from what happened the day after that, that was the unite the right rally on that saturday of august 12th 2017 when there was so much violence in the streets here in charlottesville, another two events are related, of course, but they are separate in this case has only to do with the events on that. friday evening. we should point out now the charges involved. two of the three men charged are going to appear this hearing. there will zachary smith from texas and tyler bradley dykes from sou