Its a hard moment. Have a good show. Yeah, its been a lot. Ill see you, nicolle. Thanks. And thanks for the kind welcome back. And good to be with you even in the mids of what we deal with in the newsroom, in the world. I did have some time off and i want to say off the top here thanks to Katie Phang for her great work anchoring. We do have several big stories were tracking, including a real interesting push for something you dont usually see, which is specific accountability for Supreme Court justices alleged misconduct. Theres a new push to impeach some Supreme Court justices. That is new today. I have a Special Report on that coming up in the hour. As well as a look at the President S busy week. We begin with the vows, pledges, and even sometimes confessions about the extreme agenda of the modern right. And were not just talking about policy extremism, say, on taxes or education, but rather how maga forests are openly plotting what independent reports call a revenge administration.
making waves. that scientist will look familiar to you. it is dr. peter hotez who appears frequently on this program and made his mission in covid to reach out to all americans of all political per vagss to anti-combat science disinformation and appears on fox news and news max and tmz and last night tweeted an article in a fringe right wing blog loaded with disinformation posted the contact information, phone numbers and emails and urged followers to contact him directly after falsely accusing him of committing violence through his work. he tweets this, quote, i provide this info only to keep you informed about the evolution of the movement in america. i think it might be helpful to some. he adds quote even though rationally you know they have a political agenda and use your name for nefarious purposes it can still mess with your head. even after all these years. the emails compare him to a nazi scientists. some call him the devil. he posted some xampls on his twitter feed.
arguments in the defamation damages trial, and how much he should pay. meanwhile trump continues to work behind the scenes and on social media to tank a deal on border security and foreign aid in the capitol. we will show you the latest post. we will play for you the handful of gop lawmakers standing up to the former president. also ahead, president biden hits the road following a surprisingly strong economic report. the data is so good, even a former trump adviser had to admit the president should be dragging about it. we will go through a significant development in the hostage negotiations with israel and hamas as the cia director will now travel abroad in the hopes of closing a deal. willie, you know, in washington, the big question is if the republicans are going to stab keep stabbing ukraine in the back, keep stabbing israel in the back, and calling for open border until donald trump is the president of the united states. the lead editorial in the wall street jo
tonight which candidate benefits when the road to the white house freezes over we are live in iowa. also, tonight after u.s. and british airstrikes on targets in yemen, fighters try to make good on their threat of revenge. later, investigating how even skeptical officials can face backlash. we begin with iowa. the state is being hammered by winter weather. this is video of the capital, des moines, where the windchill is -13. a blizzard warning is in effect. jeff, how did we convince you to stand outside? how is it feeling there and how is the campaign being affected tonight? it is chilly, there is no doubt about it. the wind is the biggest issue. this is as warm as it is going to be between now and the caucuses. over the weekend it will increasingly become colder and colder. the snow is not a big concern, iowans are used to snow. it is the dangerously cold temperatures that are making the campaigns make backup plans for how to get supporters to the caucuses. excuse me, it i
erin incredible details talking about firing rifles and, worse, the harsh reality in stark contrast to what we saw from putin today. breaking news. a top trump ally appearing before the grand jury investigating the mar-a-lago classified documents as we learn tonight that trump s former white house counsel testifies. another major investigation involving the former president. a couple trying to vote in arizona allegedly filmed and photographed by a group accusing them off being a, quote, mule. this is beginning of a terrible and ugly election? let s go outfront. tonight, i wouldn t let any of us out there. those are the brutally honest words from a russian soldier sent to the front lines in ukraine. in a phone call with his sister, the soldier revealing the pathetic state of vladimir putin s army. it s important to hear his voice. translator: whatever we wear here, we bought ourselves. they re forcing us to go on camera to encourage the mobilized not to be afraid t