you know the responsibility that comes with being first. donald trump is running for his issues. haley is running for the donor s issues. i am running for you were issues and your family issues and for this country s future. one thing about us we come rain or shine snow or sleet. george washington did not complain about the weatherman across the delaware. arthel: right now supreme colt and i was threatened to blow the presidential campaign off course. today candidates are breathing sub fsubfreezing temperatures as the hawkeye state after canceling some events yesterday. nikki haley, ron desantis and vivek ramaswamy are out on the trail talking to voters ahead of the first of the nation contest on monday. front runner donald trump is not campaigning today. the bitter chill forcing him to cancel three events today. we ll have much more from iowa just a minute. but we begin this hour with the legal battle at the border between texas and the federal government. governor greg
center headquarters. this is msnbc headquarters on the right. the iconic christmas tree in the middle and this is our news proof to you that they haven t taken down the big tree yet. people still enjoying the ice skating in the holiday season. the new year naturally begins with a presidential race as well as a possible trial of donald trump. later tonight we have some developments in that jack smith case. our top story of the new year right now is this official home stretch of the primaries in the 2024 presidential race. president biden is the presumed democratic nominee. there is no big race there although there are some other announced candidates. we even heard from cornell west last year. on the republican side there could be an open race. will republicans decide between trump or his remaining opponents? and how soon does that process start? if you ve been busy, you know, having a little time off or enjoying your holiday food or your new years workout routine or any of the
up their back drinking tea or worse. doctor rebecca grant always good to see you thank you for your analysis. arthel: eric, thank you. another state court weighs in on whether the former president can appear on the 2024 ballots. white one state said it is not ready to ban him just yet. plus nikki haley making a final push in iowa i had of the caucuses. wwe are live with the haley campaign up next. i brought in ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein! those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks. -ugh. -here, i ll take that. woo hoo! ensure max protein, 30 grams protein, 1 gram sugar, 25 vitamins and minerals. and a new fiber blend with a prebiotic. ( ) dude? dog food in the fridge? it s not dog food. it s freshpet. real meat. real veggies. real weird.
on. desantis. drafted and led the charge to ban the renewable fuel standard. she really represents more of the old establishment time of thinking. the polls numbers are scary because we re leading by so much. reporter: the final few making a final push hoping to take on an incumbent vowing to take on a second term. jay? yeah. i don t blame the iowa voters, quite frankly, for what has occurred here. i blame dagts and haley and the others for not challenging though voters in the narrative that they re here with donald trump, that these are not the facts, that donald trump is not telling them the truth. donald trump is a man of low character. he s not being politically persecuted. he s brought this all on himself. they re all attacking each other. and donald trump s narrative is going unchallenged. i think the result we ll see on january 15th will bear that out. yeah.