in 2016, donald trump won the new hampshire primary by a. lot he had just lost in iowa, but in 2016 when he came to new hampshire, he beat his nearest rival, john kasich, by about 20 point. ahead of that new hampshire victory in 2016, trump had racked up endorsements from precisely zero republicans in congress, none in the house, none in the senate, not even any sitting governors either. so contrast that you have her experience in 2016 for trump with what has just happened tonight. as of tonight, heading into today s new hampshire primary, a majority, more than half of all republicans in the house and senate had already endorsed trump. again, but this point in the race in 2016, that number was zero. he s now got a majority of elected republicans in washington, former presidential contender tim scott was that latest high-profile senator to endorse trump before tonight, on friday, after ron desantis dropped out this weekend he too endorsed trump, the 11th sitting governor to do
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conflict. all of that of course on the line tonight and of course this saturday morning where will is right now.w. thanank you all l for being g w and thanksks to will. it s time now for ac 360. tonight, which candidate benefits when the roads to the white house freezes over. we re live in iowa where blizzard conditions and subzero temperatures threaten to be a decisive factor in monday s caucuses. also a night after the u.s. and british air strikes on houthi targets in yemen a new message from a top houthi leader. and later cnn s donee o sullivan investigating how skeptical officials can face backlash from conspiracy theorists. thank you for joining us. we begin with iowa three days from the caucuses and the state is being hammered by winter weather. this is video of the capital des moines where the temperature is now 9 degrees. the wind chill is minus 13, and a blizzard warning is in effect. cnn s jeff zeleny is there for us tonight. jeff, i don t know how we conv
right now. out front next the breaking news, a u.s. flag in flames as massive protests break out in iran following u.s.-led air strikes in yemen. and tonight biden threatened more strikes to come. plus a cnn investigation tonight. gaza hospitals on the edge of collapse. a top target for israel, which says hamas is using some as command centers. so tonight we have an in-depth look what is actually happening inside those hospitals. it is a special report you will see first here out front. and just in tonight, ron desantis going straight to south carolina after iowa even though new hampshire comes first. he ll be in both on the same day. is it a smart move? john king is here with me at the magic wall. let s go out front. and good evening. i m erin burnett on this friday. out front tonight the breaking news, protesters burning the american flag on the streets of iran. you can hear them chanting, saying an attack on yemen equals war. these images coming out of tehran tonight c
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