and election night victory? plus, dangerous defense. donald trump says a lot, we know, but nothing quite like what we heard this week to a federal judge. re-upping a frankly murderous claim from his 2016 campaign. and in his first and only tv interview with western media al jazeera s gaza bureau chief wael al dahdouh tonight on his mission to keep reporting despite losing his wife, sons, daughter, and grant some two and israeli airstrike. and he s got something to say president to joe biden. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s do it. t minus 48 hours. exactly two days from now, at seven pm on monday evening, iowa caucus goers will make their voices heard in the first in the nation gop primary contest. they re going to do it amid possibly life-threatening blizzard conditions, with temperatures in areas across the state expected to be up to single digit negatives, a chill the state has not expressed and at least four tickets. nevertheless, finally, after months of debate and polls
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 to th
claim from his 2016 campaign. and in his first and only tv interview with western media al jazeera s gaza bureau chief wael al dahdouh tonight on his mission to keep reporting despite losing his wife, sons, daughter, and grant some two and israeli airstrike. and he s got something to say president to joe biden. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s do it. t minus 48 hours. exactly two days from now, seven pm on monday evening, iowa caucus goers will make their voices heard in the first inclination gop primary contest. they re going to do it amid possibly life-threatening blizzard conditions, with temperatures across the state expected to be up to single digit negatives, a chill the state has not expressed and at least four tickets. nevertheless, finally, after months of debate and polls and endless sometimes mindless horse race punditry, we will finally have real result on the board. we will know how the republican candidates actually stack up against one another. so this should b
hey there, everyone. i m alex witt at nbc world headquarters here in new york city. our top stories this hour, we are awaiting a key meeting that could be critical in helping the crisis on the southern border, as,000 more migrants begin their long journey north. secretary blinken and other officials plan to how old talks with mexico s president. we re look at what s at stake as resources are stretched to the limits. tension in the west bank after a new israeli drone attack kills six palestinians, and increasing threats from settlers put pressure on palestinians, who say they re being pushed out of their homes. back here in the u.s., gun shop owners are noting a new trend. black women buying guns at a rapid pace. what s behinds the spike in sales? we begin this hour with that critical meeting in mexico city. a u.s. delegation led by secretary blinken arrived in mexico just a few minutes ago. they ll meet with the president lopez obrador, as the administration trying to g
officers that murdered my son, you also disgraced your own families when you did this. but you know what? i m going to pray for you and your families, because at the end of the day, this shouldn t have happened. that s right. this just shouldn t have happened. rowvaughn wells, the mother of tyre nichols, showing her grief while showing grace for the families of the men accused of killing her son. the video showing some of nichols final moments was released on friday. nichols crying out for his mother, just down the block from her house. it has sparked outrage and protests around the country. more action from the memphis police department, as well. we also got our first look at what happened the night paul pelosi, the husband of nancy pelosi, was attacked. it comes as the man accused in the attack makes some bizarre and disturbing comments in a phone call about that night. and what more he wanted to do. the brutal beating pelosi sustained was often mocked and question