martha: i love the live shots of beautiful iowa this afternoon. good afternoon. i m martha maccallum. great to have you with us. today it is caucus day. it is subzero. doesn t seem to be bothering many people out there. the final few hours before iowans file in to their voting precincts, we wait to see what will happen, what it will mean for the election and ultimately for the country. we tune out the noise of the politicians and we raise the voices of americans that say we want a better day. the country needs a fresh face. i d like a strg woman. we feel fantastic. we re going to shock the world and looking forward to see the media s reaction. doesn t matter about the weather. we re here to support somebody that will make a difference in our country. i m running on your issues and your families issues. that s the only thing we re doing. why ron desantis? why is he your guy? if you don t have the ability to persuade people in the general election, you have a lo
saturday, may six. i m lindsey reiser, in for alex wood. as president biden embarks on another bid for the presidency, he s counting on his extensive political experience to beat his 2020 republican rival donald trump. in a new exclusive interview with msnbc, president biden, the only oldest person to be elected into the white house did not shy away from the question of age, framing it instead as a matter of the wisdom he s acquired over the years. it is fair to say that there is not a fortune 500 company in the world looking to hire a ceo in hso why right person for the most important job in the world? because i have acquired a [bleep] of a lot of wisdom, and i m more experience than anybody was ever run for office. i think i ve proven myself to be honorable, as well as also effective. in the coming weeks the president is facing a number of pressing issues, including the end of title 42 next week, which has already resulted in a surge of migrants at the border, and a c
top of the hour here on cnn newsroom. the countdown continues to the midterms. 22 days left until election day determining who will control congress, and a new poll from the new york times shows that republicans have a slight edge here. 49% of likely voters say that they plan to back the republican candidate for their house district compared to 45% for democrats. now this poll also found it combined 44% of likely voters are most worried about the economy or inflation. now today, early voting begins in the battleground of georgia. and the race for senate there, one of the tightest in the nation, democratic incumbent raphael warnock casting his ballot you see there. there s also a new twist there in the drama engulfing his republican rival herschel walker who s been denying allegations he paid for an abortion for his ex-girlfriend years ago. well, today walker confirmed the check in question was, in fact, his, but then doubled down the denials in terms of what it was fo
security forces in somalia say they re sweeping a hotel in the capital, mogadishu, for explosives after ending a 30 hour siege by islamist militants but there has no independent confirmation. al shabab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. our reporter, emily brown, gave me the latest on the story. we know that dozens of people were evacuated from the building, which is said to be popular with both journalists and pop as politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours with the gunman holding hostages. we have seen some footage which we can show you an inner ear can the gunshots. this is clearly an intense battle for control and it is not known how many people died during the siege and witnesses say at least 20 and witnesses say at least 20 and one of the reported victims is the hotel owner although this has not been confirmed. earlier security official said 13 had been killed. the militant group alsa bad said some of the fighters managed to escape al shabab but a somal
Program. A country thats been at war now for almost 600 days. I have an exclusive interview with the countrys president zelenskyy. This week, he fired his Defense Minister, visited the front lines, and welcomed Secretary Of State blinken. I asked him about all that and more. Ukraine will never go back, go away from our land. Then as it awaits f16 fighters, ukraines best weapons up in the sky are drones. The countrys socalled army of drones has been a game changer with surveillance, dropping bombs, and kamikaze missions. I talk to the master mind behind the program, the countrys minister of digital transformation. Finally, the children of war. Last september, i introduced you to some amazing kids in kyiv who had just gone Back To School for the First Time Since the war started. This week, we went back to see them again. To see how theyre holding up after another year of strife. After all this dark times, you want to live the best life that you can. But first, heres my take. The overnigh