[applause] live from drake university in des moines, iowa, this is the cnn republican presidential debate. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world, watching us on cnn, cnn max, cnn international, cnn en español, and cnn. com. good evening, i m jake tapper, motoring tonight s debate, alongside my friend and colleague dana bash. and just five days from now, voters here in iowa will cast the first votes of the 2024 presidential race. tonight, the very first one-on-one matchup between top contenders, governor ron desantis and former governor and u. n. ambassador nikki haley. former president trump met the requirements for tonight s debate, but declined to participate. our commitment in this debate is to provide as much information as possible to voters, especially here in iowa, before the first contests begin next week. so in choosing topics, we focused on the issues important to republicans. let s bring out the candidates now. please
mike: good evening, welcome to washington. i m mike emanuel in for bret baier border crossing set another record. highly total ever recorded for december. with the new year combings new laws. we will tell you where minimum wage is up and which states are implementing new gun restrictions and bret baier takes a look at the rise of internet use and data centers have increasing number of those facilities are impacting the electric grid. but, first, breaking tonight, president joe biden says his favorite memory of the year is bringing jobs back to the u.s. he also says the country is in a better position to lead the world than any other nation. the president s new year s message comes amid low approval numbers u.s. handling of the war in israel and the crisis at our southern border. the first family scheduled to return tomorrow to washington after a week long caribbean vacation. lucas tomlinson is travel with the president and reports from st. croix. good evening, lucas. mike
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