julie: we re on the homestretch, folks. the kickoff for the republican presidential nominating calendar, the iowa caucuses just three days away. eyes are on the candidates but also on the weather there. another major snowstorm is expected today. polar vortex expected to bring insanely freezing temps on caucus day. the contenders are looking to sway voters there way and convince them to even show up. i m julie banderas in for harris today. let s get into it. a new poll of likely iowa caucus goers showing former nikki haley pulling ahead in a battle for second before chris christie left the race. former president trump meantime standing at 54% support. haley at 20. desantis 13. vivek ramaswamy and chris christie with six and 2% respectively when the poll asked who voters preferred with chrissy out of the race, his two points going right into the haley column. a wall street journal piece with the headline haley/desantis food fight validates trump debate. they hammer each oth
america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: the pressure has been building on the biden administration to respond to one of tehran s many proxies in the middle east, houthis are just one of them. since mid november the houthis have been attacking ships in the red sea with impunity until now. the underlying question will iran, which backs the houthis, get this message? it s a bit ironic coming from a houthi spokesperson giving they are using the words brutal aggression after we ve seen 20 attacks from houthis against international commercial ships, u.s. vessels and others in an area like the red sea that sees 15% of the world s commerce roll through it. last night what you saw was the united states in a coalition take action against the houthis that have launched repeated strikes against the international flow of commerce that we see on a daily basis. dana: team coverage, former centcom spokesman on the military challenges and mike tobin on how all this is impacting oil
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to everything turn turn turn there is a season turn turn turn good morning, everyone. poppy is off. we start with sad news to share this morning. legendary singer, song writer david crosby has died. such a loss. it is. we ve been losing a lot of people, especially in the music industry. very few people i feel moved as many people for as long as he did. he had such a special career. david crosby in his own words about how he would be remembered. but first, is russia getting ready to launch an all-out attack? ukraine bracing for a potential offensive. the u.s. and allies sending more weapons but is it enough to stop vladimir putin s onslaught. president biden is breaking his silence. what he is saying about how he believes he has handled the classified documents found in his home and office. alec baldwin facing charges for the shooting on the movie set. we begin in ukraine where russian forces might be gearing up for a major offensive, ukraine has been