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
presidential election. the first american election with a front-runner indicted for conspiring to steal the last one. dividing his time between the campaign trail and the courtroom. i think he s got a lot going on. i think the d.c. circuit will rule against him. in the frigid cold. the coldest in modern history. temperatures so low, they bring new meaning to the term negative campaigning. republicans in iowa will make their choice. donald trump is a threat to democracy. tonight, special election coverage, with joy reid, chris hayes, alex wagner, ari melber, jen psaki, lawrence o donnell, stephanie ruhle, plus campaign experts and steve kornacki with results and analysis at the big board. once every four years the big one. msnbc s special coverage of the iowa republican caucus, the start of the 2024 presidential election, is right now. and here we go. ready or not. time to stop worrying about it. time to start actually doing it. good evening. i m rachel mad
indicted, wannabe dictator. his words. two of my favorite political experts are standing by as we countdown to tomorrow s iowa caucuses. plus, congressman adam schiff is here with reaction to trump s wildes argument for presidential immunity. also today, the law firm of weissmann and katyal on the intimidation and harassment facing pretty much every judge and prosecutor involved in the trump trials. and later, my day in delaware at biden campaign headquarters, as democrats freak out outside of the general election the brains of the biden general strategy. well, it s finally here. the first contents of the new 24 election cycle. just about 21 hours from now caucus goers and iowa will break record cold conditions, and sub-zero temperatures with life-threatening wind chills to cast their votes for the candidate of their choice. last night, we got our best prediction of what that might look like. every four years, campaign staff, supporters, and the candidates themselves, wai
first votes. a key poll shows donald trump far ahead in iowa. with just hours before the kickoff to the 2024 primary race. one candidate jumped in with sky high expectations, now he s fighting for his political life. now is our time. will his iowa focus pay off. candidate governor ron desesant joins me next. and tundra on the trail. caucus-goers brave sub-zero temperatures in the coldest iowa contest ever. wear layers. i worry about that. they could throw a blizzard at us and we ll fight. reporter: david axelrod and larry hogan weighs in and our panel of experts is here to discuss into and rough waters. and a key senator is said to press president biden over the u.s. role. is biden s stance widening the left. bernie sanders joins me exclusively. hello, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of the union is frozen. tomorrow is one of the most single consequenceal days. the iowa caucus where donald trump is hoping voters will help imsew up the primary
investigator of the january six committee, on the growing fears about how donald trump will use the military if he s reelected. then we ll talk about election ranks with minnesota governor tim walz. at three eastern, nikki free, democratic chair on the new tweets and abortion rights in that state. good morning to you from nbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we re going to begin with the final countdown to the iowa caucuses, just one day to, go and republican candidates are battling an unexpected challenger, mother nature. as we look at iowa city right now, the temperature today, minus ten. the temperatures and forecast to warm up kind of, by caucus time tomorrow, but will remain below zero. conditions on the ground are treacherous for campaigners. it could hinder the ability of voters to get to caucus locations. however, the candidates are braving the weather today. they are blitzing nine cities and the crisscross on the state for