it is 5:00 a.m. here on des moines, iowa on this cold, cold tuesday, january the 16th. our top story former president donald trump scored an historic win in last night s iowa caucus. i really think this is time now for everybody, our country to come together. this is the first because the big night is going to be in november when we take back our country and truly we do make our country great again. steve: meanwhile, ron desantis came in second followed very closely by nikki haley. we re going to unpack the first in the nation contest as all eyes now turn to new hampshire, ainsley. ainsley: that s right, steve. later today, federal employees set to walk off of their jobs in protest. they are protesting biden s support for israel. house speaker mike johnson says fire them all. brian: what about joe biden? is he going to weigh in. wild weather canceling a thousand flights so far today. a little snow didn t stop buffalo fans from digging their way into the stadium. lawre
like anybody, i would like to live a long life. longevity has its place, but i m not concerned about that now. i just want to do god s will, and he has allowed me to go up to the mountain. i ve looked over, and i ve seen the promised land. i might not get there with ya, but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promise land! [ applause ] so i m happy tonight. i m not worried about anything. i m not fearing any man. my eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord. dr. martin luther king jr. speaking in memphis on april 3rd, 1968, the night before he was assassinated. today is martin luther king jr. day, and we will discuss dr. king s ongoing legacy, especially as important as ever, because today is also the first nominating contest of the pivotal 2024 presidential campaign. turnout for the iowa caucuses could be an issue because it ll be absolutely frigid tonight with temperatures well below zero across the state. voters must be at their caucus
grindavik, that s in southwestern iceland. they are evacuating in the face of nearby this follows a series of all small earthquakes and powerful eruptions last month. donald trump going after vivek ramaswamy, not over policy, rather rhetoric. actually not rhetoric, actually it s over a t-shirt. that story in just a moment. a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin with the very latest on the iowa caucus is now just one day away. five candidates on the home stretch braving frigid temperatures today, crisscrossing nine cities to convince voters to bundle up and go out in sub-zero temperatures at caucus time tomorrow night. in the new nbc des moines register media com poll confirms donald trump s dominant league and his supporters are bearing that out, facing down the elements to hear him speak today. in fact, nbc s vaughn hillyard has been talking to them about the determination to show up. i
. we have that tape tonight james straight ahead. also, congressman james comeer r with an update on the latest on the biden syndicaten sy and family business dealings. this is getting very interesting. the wallgetting s are beginning. to close in on joe biden. bun. r xplai losifirst, is biden in danger of losing the firstt prim two primaries or the first caucus and the first primary in 2024? now, while he does holold a d ad over the rest of the democratic fiels, now,toughe survey despite a tougher than expected challenge from robert f kregula junior, herl is regularly now 2, polling at 20 21%. that s a real number and marianne williamson is at o 10%. that s a lot of democrats thatat don t like joe biden sident new axios report saying the president is in danger of losing both iowa and new hampshire. now, this is self-inflicte miw,d. after his team indicated he might not even appear on the ballot. be in biden wants the first primary to be in south carolina. obviously, to me, a
the ground. we talk to the pollster behind those numbers, jen sulzer. it could be a crisis averted for now. developing overnight, congressional leaders says they will pass a stopgap spending bill pushing government funding bills to march. jeremy raskin is demanding donald trump give back nearly 1 million dollars, from former governments, while he was president. we will ask him how far he will take that fight. grab your coffee, settle in, and welcome to the weekend. we are 36 hours away from the start of the iowa caucuses. i cannot believe it either. it is the first opportunity for republicans to vote for or against donald trump since he was charged with 91 felonies. not a normal election. the final iowa poll released late saturday night shows trump maintaining his dominant lead amongst the gop contenders. the nbc news des moines register shows 40% support among likely caucus voters. nikki haley is up 20%. ron desantis is at 16%. a one wildcard factor, the winter weather could