steve: 7:00 with brian and ainsley are. 6:00 with lawrence and i are in iowa. monday, january 15th, and it is cold. last minute endorsements are pouring. in senator marco rubio of florida jumping on the trump train yesterday as former maryland governor larry hogan gets behind nikki haley. ainsley: plus a potential white house walk-out. several federal employees could walk off the job tomorrow to protest biden s stance on israel. brian: i love what the speaker is going to do if that happens. and gull in the family? see the hilarious moment one young packer fan relishes his brother s misery as the packers dominate the cowboys, lawrence. upset of the year. lawrence: that would hurt. brian: killer. [cheers and applause] lawrence: second hour of fox & friends begins right now and remember mornings are better with friends. [laughter] steve: 13 hours from right now folks in will to local areas, warm buildings, obviously, to do some caucusing. there is something
friends brian: starts now. monday, january 15th, the iowa caucuses, we re watching on pins and needles. ainsley: gop will have to go out and brave the goldest weather in decades. break the weather and go save america. join with me and caucus, i promise our best days are yet to come. we will not stop until we get this job done. go out and caucus for me, i ll fight for you for next eight years as president of the united states. ainsley: fox and friends is live from new york and iowa and mornings are better with friends. brian: get dressed. steve: here in iowa and live from the fox news headquarters this week take a look thchl is place called the river center. it is largely a wedding venue and special events. this is big room we ll be using tonight for our special coverage. you can see we have the crews bring things from new york, set pieces and stuff like that. long-time stage manager big v is here. you ready for tonight? absolutely. steve: good. he will
eastern for cnn s coverage of that iowa caucuses. anderson cooper and kaitlan collins are going to pick up right now with more on the debate. so you tomorrow. [applause] you are looking there at the debate stage at drake university and dumoulin, iowa. tonight s cnn republican debate, that last one before monday s iowa caucuses just now wrapping up. joining me here in just a moment, one of tonight to contend with florida governor ron desantis. anderson, he ends s, nikki haley former south carolina governor went one-on-one for the first time on the debate stage with far more focus on each other on the debate stage then they re competitor who was not there, donald trump, the former president, who s holding arrival town hall a few miles away. that s, right kaitlin. but their respective records and state office, the two also political punches right from the very beginning of the debate when it came to questioning the others sincerity and honesty. nikki haley is running
now. 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 in espanol, and cnn.com. good evening. i m jake tapper moderating 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 welcome florida
today is the day we have all within waiting for, finally the iowa caucuses, 14 hours from right now. republican hopefuls and caucus goers will have to brave the coldest weather in decades right here in iowa. brave the weather and go out and save america. that s what you are doing. join with me and caucus. i promise you our best days are yet to come. we will not stop until we get this job con. you go out and caucus for me i will be fighting four for the next 8 years as president of the united states. brian: plus, today marks two weeks since lloyd austin has been in the hospital. john kirby says he may need additional care? who is running the pentagon? and beauty, brains, and bravery. the first active duty officer in the air force is crowned miss america. lawrence? fox & friends starts right now and, remember, mornings are better with friends. how long have we been talking about this the iowa caucuses as you look live at downtown des moines, iowa. good mor