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
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
arctic blast paralyzed iowa. we have record cold weather, snowfall, record everything. nobody can forecast what the turnout is going to be. are we in for an iowa surprise? plus, mike in the middle. this place is a joke. republ republican threaten to shut down the government. we ve wasted an entire week. if he doesn t show up, i guess we ll just have to wrap it up without him and assume that these were bribes. plus, replacing george santos. people are concerned about safety, about the economy. how much are biden and trump shaping races where they re not on the ballot? inside politics reporting from inside the corridor of power starts now. good morning. i m manu raju. it is finally here. after months of rallies, handshakes and photo ones, the presidential candidates will face off tomorrow in the first contest of 2024. the stage has been set in the hawk eye state and now the political world is reacting to a major new poll from the des moines register and nbc ne
sets the direction on where we re going to go over. i m going full speed ahead i believe are going to see a massive surprise on monday progress candidates make their final pictures across the hawkeye state the odds on favorite confidence about his chances for. i hope holes showing me leading by a tremendous amount and no hampshire allotted iowa iowapark floss republican kennet ron desantis and nikki haley how they plan to overcome those numbers before time runs out. meanwhile serious speculation grows about a third party thirdy shakeup in the race for the white house. the people there tell me i m going to vote for the democrat because i m a democrat i m going to vote for republican about who it is. that is bull crab. will watch the senator fresh off a trip to new hampshire where these honor off eight no labels ticket. they do not have any facts they do not have any evidence against us. include the former president new york civil fraud trial. is provide you regre
this country to a great american comeback. bill: closing argument. florida governor ron desantis in fox town hall in des moines vying for a strong finish on monday. the make or break caucus is five days away. trump is on tonight at 9:00 eastern. wave big two hours. i m bill hemmer. dana: i feel like the audience is great. moderators are very good and candidates themselves high energy and lots of interest in this. governor desantis discounted polls that show him losing to former president trump. he also cautioned against nominating trump for a third time saying he thinks the president has too much baggage. donald trump is the nominee if election is going to be about legal issues, a referendum on a lot of these issues that are not going to put us in a position to hold biden accountable. either way, it lets the democrats off the hook. i think this election needs to be a referendum on their failed policies and we need to offer a positive vision to turn this country around.