and so he got upset and so he said he d take one and he d challenge me to one and he d beat me. maybe he would, maybe he wouldn t. but what i said is, okay, well, if that s the case, then get on a debate stage and let s go. bring it, donald. show me what you got. nikki haley going after donald trump at the very start of her speech in her home state of south carolina. a real shift from previous rallies. we ll have more from the campaign trail and the new polling from the gop front-runner. plus we ll bring you the latest from capitol hill where there are now serious doubts about the possibility of passing a border bill, which includes urgent funding for ukraine. and also ahead, we ll explain the new action by israeli forces inside gaza that could create even more tension with the biden administration. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, january 25th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. and we begin this morning with the race
final stretch in iowa. we re about to find out if donald trump is still what republicans want, and if not, well, too. it is a battle for number two between nikki haley and ron desantis. also at this hour, the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king junior at a time of deep division in this country. his son and daughter in law on the state of social justice in america. and speaking of what divides us, how did we get here? oscar nominated director eva duvernay is here to talk about her new film, origins. i am ayman mohyeldin. it is eight pm in new york, seven pm and iowa, where in just 24 hours, republican voters will have their first say in the 2024 race for the white house. republican presidential hopefuls, well, they spent the day today on the trail, sub-zero temperatures, making a final pitch to caucus goers. however, according to the new nbc news in des moines registry poll, the final poll between tomorrow s contest, it might not actually matter. donald trump, th
today in inside politics, destination destiny. soon donald trump takes off for florida, and tomorrow he sees inside a miami federal court with decades in jail on the line. plus, worry that words can and will hurt people. the former president and his allies put law enforcement on edge with calls for retribution. congressman jamie raskin joins me ahead. and trump s 2024 republican rivals are choosing between two paths attacking law and order or risking voter anger by saying the president, the former president, was wrong. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. right now heading for history. you re looking at live pictures of former president donald trump. any moment he takes off for florida from newark airport. we all just watched his motorcade make the 30-mile drive from his golf resort, and tomorrow he goes in front of a federal judge in miami. and there trump will were the title, something he hasn t wanted, the first former president to fa
senate candidates facing a abortion scandal. and mike powers response the point of republican voters caring about this kind of rope hockey. and, the athletes are asked to fill out a state medical form with menstrual information. why this is causing new privacy concerns. after that decision. and later, you remember barney? you know. the singing purple dinosaur that kids were obsessed with? you probably don t know about the barbie barney fall out. that some say started current heat culture. i ll speak live with the drummer for, of the new documentary that everyone will be talking about this week. and a good sunday morning to you all. i am katie fang. we begin this morning s show with the latest on the war in ukraine. and that huge explosion that destroyed part of a strategic bridge. early saturday morning, linking russia with crimea. three people were killed in the blast, and now, vladimir putin has ordered an investigation. nbc s cal perry is alive in kyiv with more, t
have enough to go around if you need a. dose hopefully so, i take anything i can get these days. it s good to see you my friend, enjoy the rest of your evening. good evening to you, welcome to ayman tonight. fighting to save our democracy, we re bringing you special midterm coverage with for secretary of state on the front lines of that fight. plus, new immersive team by the january six committee review and election subversion plan that goes all the way to the u.s. supreme court. and biden and obama hit the campaign trail, hear the closing arguments to voters in the final days of this election. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. so the first polls close in less than 72 hours, when 39 million early ballots had already been cast, and here is president obama in just a short time ago in philadelphia. fundamental rights are on the bout. truth and facts and logic and reason and basic decency are on the bout. democracy itself is on the bout. the stakes are high. [