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a dramatic escalation in the middle east. the u.s. and united kingdom hitting iranian-backed houthi militants in yemen. and now that group is vowing retaliation. the white house and allies say they will do what it takes to protect shipping lanes in the red sea. the latest on this conflict. plus, crunch time in iowa. candidates making their case to voters with just three days until the first in the nation caucuses. but their battle isn t just with each other. now fierce and frigid weather threatens turnout. and some of that same weather is snarling air travel today. the problem made even worse by the grounding of those boeing jets, as the company faces a new lawsuit for what happened on the flight last. week we are following these major stories and more all coming into cnn news central. good afternoon and thanks for joining us for news central i am in washington, d.c.. this afternoon we start tracking the fallout after a significant escalation by the unit
country right now under a weather aert letter. blizzards in the midwest, severe storms in the south, tornado watches in five states. how many layers do iowans need to weather this weather. what could be the coldest caucuses in hiss ri. access denied, homeland security official says they were shocked after texas blocked border patrol agents from part of southern border. what does this mean for enforcement? i m sara sidner with john berman and kate bolduan. this is cnn news central. just three days from the iowa caucuses. three cold, snowy days. how cold is it projected to be? i got to show you some of these temperatures. look at water loo, iowa, minus 14 degrees. cedar rapids, minus 17 degrees. in des moines, minus 15 degrees. so cold on caucus night. how do you get voters out there? some of the candidates have to deal with that even today. both nikki haley and ron desantis have had events cancelled because today not as cold a yet, but snow. a lot of snow. 8 to 12 inches