Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of the viewers here in the united states, canada and around the world. Im kim brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. U. S. President Joe Biden is vowing to bring every american home from afghanistan if they want to leave. But nobody knows how many u. S. Citizens are in the country. The State Department says its trying to track down as many as possible. Meanwhile, the Taliban Published Photos showing their fighters armed with u. S. Weapons seized from the afghan national army. While its menacing images like these and the Talibans History of brutality that makes many afghans scared to stay in the country. On friday, the pentagon confirmed it had flown 160 helicopters from the hotel to the airport, after the taliban blocked the gatesing its the first known rescue of americans outside the airport perimeter. The first flights of evacuees have begun arriving in the united states. Now, we dont know how many americans were among the passeng
with qualifying internet. until the first contest of the 2024 presidential primaries and the republican front runner has spent more time campaigning from courtrooms then in iowa. my all-star panel will discuss why donald trump s legal strategy is part of his political strategy, with chilling consequences for democracy. breaking news on capitol hill, congressional leaders come to an agreement they hope will buy them more time to avert a government shutdown. the problem is, speaker johnson will have to convince right-wing republicans to go along. and rising tensions before the second time in two days, the u.s. launches missile strikes against iran-backed militia militia. ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee, joins me live to discuss america s growing role in the middle east crisis. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. good evening. thank you for joining us in our brand-new timeslot. we really begin with the iowa caucuses, which are just two
breaking news on capitol hill, congressional leaders come to an agreement they hope will buy them more time to avert a government shutdown. the problem is, speaker johnson will have to convince right-wing republicans to go along. and rising tensions before the second time in two days, the u.s. launches missile strikes against iran-backed militia militia. ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee, joins me live to discuss america s growing role in the middle east crisis. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. good evening. thank you for joining us in our brand-new timeslot. we really begin with the iowa caucuses, which are just two days away. and they could be the coldest caucuses ever recorded in the state. right now, temperatures are hovering around zero, with wind chills even lower. today, the clear front runner, donald trump, urged his supporters to brave the cold and show up to caucus, telling them he would be in iowa, possibly as soon as to
adolf hitler saying that immigrants are quote, poisoning the blood of this country. that is similar to phrasing you can find in hitler s manifesto. with less than a month until the first votes are cast in the 2024 republican primary, rivals aren t sitting back. we ll give you what they said in a moment. the biden campaign responding. trump goes beyond the racial dog whistles. he is quoting dictators, and vowing to enact immigration policies that are extreme, round people up by the millions, bring them to deportation camps before forcing them out of the u.s. with no opportunity for due process. it s more than just dehumanizing language. should he win reelection in 2024, he is vowing to enact dehumanizing policies. joining us now, nbc news correspondent, vaughn hillyard, who is in west palm beach, florida. nbc news white house correspondent mike memoli, and senior political report aaron blake who has closely tracked the former president s rhetoric around immigration. thank you
tonight on the reidout i think that there will be certainly time for that policy discussion to take place. but that s not the place that we re in at this moment. i think with respect to any discussion of legislation, it s premature. there s an ongoing investigation. this is not the time to go back to the same tired saw over gun control. this is not the time to be talking about legislation. we re in the middle of that crisis right now. as the search continues for the lewiston, maine, killer, republicans continue to make excuses, including a familiar phrase used over the years after mass murders. now is not the time to fix the problem. and there are many other shocking but not surprising things that new speaker mike johnson has been saying since he took the gavel. and he s clearly not a big fan of the separation of church and state. plus, three weeks after the hamas terror attack, israel launches an intense new round of air strikes in gauze oz. there s tremend