and say that skin color determined. turn hard not to do that. the answer to that has official backtracking today. i will speak to the reverend, al sharpton, about the controversy coming up. we also continue to follow the dangerously putting millions risk this weekend across the country. a billion dollars up for grabs in the next few days as jackpots for the two biggest lottery is in the country reach stratospheric heights. more on the head, as well. more on that and the new york times we ve been talking about back in 2018. former president trump inquiring about pursuing an irs investigation into two fbi officials, lisa stroke and page this is coming from a sworn statement from trump s former chief of staff, john kelly. joining me now the reporter that broke that story new york times washington correspondent and msnbc washington correspondent, michael schmidt. michael, always great to talk to you. thank you for joining us on a saturday afternoon. give us a sense of more of
speeches in the past where donald trump can come out fire and brimstone, on a revenge tour, criticising people, that is not what we are saying tonight and that is because he is very clearly not that concerned, he had a very good night and is trying to project he s floating above all these other people and he can afford to them on the head and say, good job, to them on the head and say, goodjob, guys, to them on the head and say, good job, guys, you to them on the head and say, goodjob, guys, you are to them on the head and say, good job, guys, you are very smart people. is good job, guys, you are very smart people- good job, guys, you are very smart people. is that what we are seeing? smart people. is that what we are seeing? we smart people. is that what we are seeing? we order - smart people. is that what we are seeing? we order saw - smart people. is that what we | are seeing? we order saw him pivoting towards the general election. he pivoting towards the general elec
good morning and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer with john berman. we re here in new york. i want to welcome you to our live coverage of the iowa republican caucuses. we re now just a few hours away from the first nominating contest of the 2024 presidential race. 40 republican delegates are at stake tonight as thousands of iowans gather and caucus for their candidate. by the end of the day we may know if donald trump s grip on the republican electorate is strong enough for him to cruise to an easy nomination, or if he ll face a tougher fight. after months of campaigning and millions of dollars in ad spending, the weather could be the biggest story tonight. snow and frigid temperatures are affecting the entire state. much of the state, all of the state is going to see below zero temperatures. some significantly below zero. this morning donald trump is launching a string of attacks against his rivals, saying, quote, a vote fo
this is it, the official kickoff for the 2024 battle for the white house, and one state has the first shot at shaping the race. it s decision time in the bitter cold heartland. iowa has a huge, huge role to play here. this starts here. there is no way iowa is voting against trump. the first votes in a presidential contest that is testing american democracy in extraordinary ways. are you ready? will the former president and unprecedented legal peril get one step closer to a white house comeback? 2024 is our final battle. it s iowa s choice. tonight, after months of anticipation, the republican race gets real. donald trump aiming to drive home his dominance over his gop rivals. we got to be sure that we put this thing away. ron desantis and nikki haley. our best days are yet to come. engaging in a heated showdown to be the top alternative to trump. nikki haley is running on her donors issues. i m the only one running on your issues. he is going to
and she s already told me that if it s snowing or ice you re going to come pick-me-up in your four-wheel drive pickup. we know what cold weather is, just have to warm the car up and put another coat on. the weather never stopped us, blizzards, cold, rain, snow, it doesn t make any difference. neil: they re a hearty bunch, the iowans. but not the airport. and there s great food. that was not meant to be and we had to stay in new york, which isn t a bad alternative, it s beautiful here, but the backdrop in midtown manhattan is slightly different than the beautiful state of iowa and des moines where we will be because we re flowing out after this show for the big event on monday and all weekend coverage. in the meantime, there s this nasty cold wave that you ve heard a lot about, not only affecting iowa. in michigan, it s one doozy of a storm and certainly record low temperatures and in grand rapids, max. it s not as cold as iowa, but chilly temperatures in the 20 s and qu