reporting from the campaign, the caucus site and john king at the magic wall and of course, stay with cnn tonight a special edition of ac 360 begins now. tonight on 360 new endorsements, fresh polling, final pitches and sub-zero cold. we re indoors and out with candidates all across iowa with the opening contest of primary 24 just hours away. the role evangelical voters are expected to play in iowa and beyond, joined by bob van der plat. since hamas attacked and took hostages and the conflict wide edge. good evening. thanks for joining us. we are 24 hours away from the first vote to the 2024 presidential race. 24 hours away from the start of the irk what caucuses most of which convene at this time tomorrow night, just getting started of what is normally poll closing time in most other states. one of the many things we ll talk about tonight which set iowa apart including this year with a blizzard in the final days of the campaign and record cold temperatures expecte
arctic blast paralyzed iowa. we have record cold weather, snowfall, record everything. nobody can forecast what the turnout is going to be. are we in for an iowa surprise? plus, mike in the middle. this place is a joke. republ republican threaten to shut down the government. we ve wasted an entire week. if he doesn t show up, i guess we ll just have to wrap it up without him and assume that these were bribes. plus, replacing george santos. people are concerned about safety, about the economy. how much are biden and trump shaping races where they re not on the ballot? inside politics reporting from inside the corridor of power starts now. good morning. i m manu raju. it is finally here. after months of rallies, handshakes and photo ones, the presidential candidates will face off tomorrow in the first contest of 2024. the stage has been set in the hawk eye state and now the political world is reacting to a major new poll from the des moines register and nbc ne
made by didn t reelection. meanwhile a second trump indictment doing nothing to slow down his fight to win back the white house. we won t win bigger and better. is not spy up stopping his rivals one young a political outsider. and the first millennial to ever run for president as a republican. vivek ramaswamy says he can win young voters and pet the government down to size. we have a bureaucracy that becomes so hardened, so toxic can t reform a top, you shut it down. vivek ramaswamy joins us live in his longshot nomination is about to part of the former president. then, secretary blinken that lands in beijing for high-stakes meeting among fraught relations as chinese president xi cozies up to more u.s. business leaders. we have a deep dive on the prospect for diplomacy. plus, florida versus california as the rivalry between governors gavin newsom and ron desantis heats up. you do it to our debate with ron desantis? omega-3 pig rex desantis is turning the tables,
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job along with our great, panel great, great american panel.mo later, more explosivere e xpwhistleblower testimony about how our doj has been weaponizes . also, aoc is having a little bit of trouble. she might be in legal trouble.ln we ll explain straight ahead. and it may even shock you and defend her. oh, no. y i m going to do yet. stay tuned. w whatall right. but first, joe biden, well, hede is continuing. suspen keep us all in suspensea and waiting. take look at mr. before you announce his election, sir, when i don t think he knows it s friday. now, the 80 year old sittingi president just won t sayo ru whether he plans to run for a second term, although his wife, jill , said it for him.t that does not exactly inspiree any confidence in me. but if he ultimately does decide to run, it looks like it ll be back to the basement bunker for joey, who is reportedly now enlisting prominen t democrats to travel and speak on his behalf. because he s likely notkely n capabl