good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. devastatingly cold weather is making these caucuses even more unpredictable in a state known for surprises. we have the latest on former president trump s bid to run away with a win tonight and the fight facing the other candidates to have a strofrng enough showing to stay in the race. we ve got the latest straight ahead. plus, congress on the clock again. with just four days to go before a government shutdown, leaders of both parties float a plan to keep the lights on, but there s a catch. conservatives hate it. so will that sink it? iranian-backed rebels refusing to back down despite dozens of u.s. air strikes against their home base. another u.s.-owned ship attacked just a few hours ago in the red sea. this time they actually hit it. so how is the u.s. going to respond? a lot to get to on this very busy day. we start in iowa where the first votes in what will almost certainly be one of the wildest
news in the first week of 2024. the supreme court announces-able here at case on trump s ballot eligibility under the 14th and that meant. as president biden plays out the stakes of this election in the starkest terms to date. jamie raskin is here with his reaction and he s coming up first. plus, maine secretary of state, shannon ballot, joins me after in her state. a decision that is pulled once these appeals play out. also today, with eight days until the iowa caucus, i m gonna talk to someone who spends a lot of time in focus groups with voters. and later, we love player steps down from a top nra, as his corruption trial gets underway in new york. we ll take a look at the damage that he did and the future of americas okay, i really believe that sometimes we all just need to acknowledge how insane this moment we re living in really is. think about it this way, friday was of course january 5th, one day before the third anniversary of the january 6th insur
canadian wildfires. meteorologists expect the effects to linger for at least another day and possibly into the weekend. millions of people are affected. doctors in some places are advising people to limit their time outdoors. many schools, cities and sports organizations have postponed or canceled events because of the air quality. new york city is clearing up a bit, but the smoke is kind of drifting elsewhere. correspondent nate foy is in jersey city, new jersey tonight. nate, good evening. trace, good evening to you. what a difference 24 hours can make. we can actually see the sky tonight in new york city which was not the case yesterday. but other parts of the country remain heavily impacted as the smoke continue informs drift. one day after the worst air quality ever recorded in new york city today cities like philadelphia and washington, d.c. are covered in dense smoke as residents breathe air defined as very unhealthy by the e.p.a. the smoke obliterated the island y
just everybody started running and i pushed her down on the ground, we got down on the ground. and just chaos from there. you just kept hearing shots. like 8, 9, 10 shots. we had hundreds of people in munroe park. people scattered. this should not be happening anywhere. a child should be able to go to their graduation and walkion an accomplishment with their friends and families. other people were hurt as the crowd fled in all directions including a 9-year-old girl who was hit by a car. police arrested a 19-year-old who they think may have known one of the victims. he is expected to face two counts of second-degree murder. a big day today for former vice president mike pence. he is set to launch his 2024 campaign for the white house later today. at 1:00 p.m. he will give a speech and officially unveil his announcement video. and then tonight at 9:00, cnn will host a pence town hall at grand view university in des moines moderated by dana bash. and also north dakota
supreme court midnight deadline for a pivotal decision. will the justices leave kristen on the pharmacy shelf? or will they again deal a major blow to abortion access answer. brand new cnn reporting on trump allies obsession with breaching voting machines and exclusive look at text messages as trump allies look for a way to challenge possibly even decertify the democrats win in a key georgia senate race. we begin now with president biden and his plan to make the obvious official the president plans to release a video, formally announcing his reelection run and sources now tell cnn the tentative plan is to do it next tuesday. there is superstition at play here tuesday. it s the fourth anniversary of his 2020 campaign launch. there s also financial reality at play those who favor keeping the announcement on ice or losing out right now, to those who say it is the essential that the president clear the legal hurdles for fundraising asap, the political challenges for the incumbent