today on inside politics a cold campaign reality. blizzard conditions in iowa mean chaos for republican candidates trying to reach every voter they can. the crucial question, how much will the dangerous weather impact turnout on caucus night? plus, firing back. president biden ordered airstrikes against iran-backed rebels who have been firing at commercial ships, fuelling fears that the middle east could be on the edge of an all-out war. and, i don t hate her. that s the faint praise some iowa republicans are giving nikki haley. we will hear what some voters are really thinking in a brand-new focus group. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start in iowa, which is under a blizzard warning today. it is freezing there. now, i m sure you re thinking, duh, it is january. obviously it is cold in iowa, but this is different. it is brutally cold. historically cold. so cold that iowans are being told not to even take a step outside, and it
it is 3:00 a.m. in tel aviv. for hours we have been seeing and hearing signs that israel s campaign against hamas in gaza is in a new phase. strikes. people in gaza telling cnn that strikes now the most intense they have seen so far. in addition to this air and artillery bombardment that appears to be growing in tempo, israeli troops today launched what they are calling an expanded operation into gaza. an idf spokesman, rear admiral daniel ha garry says, quote, the military is expanding their ground operations. he dismissed reports of a possible deal to free more hostages and said that gaza s largest hospital, al shifa, was the site of a hamas command and control center. he offered everyday, cell phone intercept reported to be between two gazans discussing the site. admiral hangar ri also had a warning. quote, when medical facilities are used for terror purposes, they re liable to use their protection from attack in accordance with international law. meantime, at another hosp
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