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it is 4:00 here in new york, 3:00 p.m. in des moines where in just a few hours, the doors will open at caucus locations across the state. and the first votes will be cast in the 2024 election. voters going to the polls today in 1600 precincts across all of iowa s 99 counties will do it in some of the most brutal conditions imaginable. tonight could be the coldest iowa caucus ever. windchills could gets a low as 45 degrees farenheit, that is freezing. that brutal cold is putting a damper on what is normally a frenzy of campaigning. trump campaign and haley campaign canceled three events, but it doesn t mean candidates aren t asking people to get out and vote. ex-president said even if you vote and then pass away, it is worth it. yes? he really said that. there is no early voting and no mail-in ballot, so all of it comes to turnout tonight. the last nbc des moines register poll released last night shows trump with a commanding 28 point lead. if he wins by anything close ....
new concerns the reason could become a bigger tineder box. smoke rises over the skyline of gaza this morning. i m mike he manual in for bill hemmer. claudia, great to be with you. claudia: this is a special edition of america s newsroom. the u.s. going after hezbollah targets in iraq after a christmas day attack against american troops. defense secretary lloyd austin says his prayers are with the brave americans who were injured. that attack one of the more than 100 against our forces since the hamas massacre in israel october 7th. trey yengst is live in tel aviv with more. good morning, trey. good morning. overnight president biden ordered the u.s. military to strike a series of targets belonging to militants in iraq. we do know according to u.s. central command that three different strikes took place and destroyed the targeted facilities and likely killed a number of kataib hezbollah militants in response to a drone attack against the erbil air base that hou ....
this weekend as the start of a week of protests and festivities, with the goal of being to stop the construction of this proposed $90 million, 85-acre police and fire training facility. it would be the largest of its kind in the country, if it ends up being built. and what according to police, they say happened, at least 35 people were taken into custody. they say several of those that were detained were from outside of the atlanta area. and this really has become a staging area for activists across the country to protest police and we have seen several acts of violence in recent months. listen to what police had to say at a press conference late last night. this is not appropriate. this is criminal activity. and the charges that will be brought forth will show that. when you throw commercial-grade fireworks, when you throw molotov cocktails, large rocks, a number of items at officers, your only intent is to harm. reporter: opponents of this fire and police training ....
happening now, ukraine observes a horrific milestone. one full year of russia s brutal war. live report from kyiv, analysis from our experts and a top adviser from president volodymyr zelenskyy. plus, prosecutors grill south carolina attorney alex mourdock. trying to explain inconsistencies in his story, including why he lied to law enforcement on the night his wife and son were murdered. later this hour, a cnn exclusive report on the mar-a-lago classified documents investigation. how did a box of records end up in donald trump s florida resort after several rounds of searches. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i am brianna keilar and you are in the situation room. our top story this hour, the bloody anniversary in ukraine. one full year of russia s unprovoked invasion. let s get right to our chief international anchor christiane amanpour on the ground in kyiv. how are ukrainians feeling one year later? ....