make a difference. norah: the bitter cold blanketing most of the u.s., 1 million americans under winter weather alerts. plus a new storm moving in. temperatures are cold everywhere, looks like many of us will be well below zero. norah: the news about the two navy seals missing at sea. how long, not long? norah: on this martin luther king jr. day, we hear from the civil rights activist in his own words. glory, hallelujah! this truth is marching on! norah: good evening. i am norah o donnell. and thank you for being with us on this monday night. we want to begin tonight with the iowa caucuses. the first contest of the 2024 election. and we have breaking news, cbs news can project that former president donald trump@wn caucuses. our data desk is able to make this call because of interest poles and other data. and has left every poll ahead of tonight s victory and the bid for a republican nomination. also getting a picture of what is on voters minds with these ent
desperate hours in the search for the missing titanic sub. still no sign of the craft as oxygen quickly runs out. plus a deadly tornado strike, three people killed in north texas, the state s second fatal storm in less than a week. and president biden is welcoming narendra modi for a state dinner even though some of his policies may be a little tough to swallow. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with just hours remaining until the air runs out on that titan submersible. the sub went missing sunday morning less than two hours after its launch to tour the rec of the titan . they had a 96 hour supply of oxygen and that is due to run out this morning. if they are still alive, and we re looking at dwindling oxygen, that the decrease in oxygen getting to the brain and that increase in carbon dioxide is a very panicky situation. you feel your world closing in. paula newton is live in halifax. what is going o
latest on all of it. hey, alex. reporter: hey, griff, good to be with you. yeah, this debut re-election rally, this is an appeal to american workers, to union workers in particular. in about an hour, the president will crease this room. this event is hosted by the afl-cio, a powerful collective of about 16 unions, they represent about 12.5 pearl million americans. no surprise that the endorsement went the a democrat as it always has. and while the stage was being set earlier, president biden was actually in the sky surveying the damage of last sunday s deadly tanker crash that led to the closure of i-9 a 5 in northeast philadelphia. the president did provide an update on how his administration will be aiding in that reconstruction effort that has paralyzed one of the most critical roadways. listen. there s no more important project right now in the country as far as i m concerned. i m directing my team, not figuratively but literally, to move heaven and earth to get it do
hitting texas that s gonna be a big test for the states elector electric grid updates. d updates. as i got you all very good day from nbc headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. it is three pm eastern, two pm in iowa, which is when they left before the first round of iowa caucuses. we begin with a live looks at the frosty iowa city, where the temperature is hovering near minus ten degrees right now. those temps are forecast to warm up, though, sort of buy caucus time tomorrow night. they will still remain below zero. candidates are bundled up. they are out and about making campaign stops across the state, even as trump is projected to run away with a contest, that is according to the latest nbc news des moines register poll. and trump s die hard supporters are seizing their moment, trudging through the snow today just to catch a glimpse of their candidate. nothing bothers me. as long as i have some heat somewhere, i ll be fine. we have
numbers after gaining it early and quite major endorsements of the nation s most powerful unions, including the american federation of teachers and the american federation of state, county, and municipal employees. 13 million new jobs since i became president. that s more jobs and a little over two years than any president has created in a four-year term. the unemployment term i ve seen record lows for black employments and hispanic unemployment as well. we have created 800,000 manufacturing jobs. president biden also touted his actions on climate, on health care, and lowering the cost of prescription drugs. it was a pitch to the american people for why he should be elected again. president biden did not do is give a single ounce of attention to his recently indicted predecessor. this nbc s mike reports, the president and his administration will maintain that, focusing solely on the issues. the president is saying it s not him that s accomplished all of this, and un