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though donald trump has found his base and expanded it to evangelicals and to college educated republicans. groups that did not vote for him last time. >> yeah, iowa is actually ground central for trumpism right now. he in fact does have a particular stronghold on the base there. that's a place where he has demonstrated a connection with you know, poor republican voters. the question really isn't going to be iowa. the question is where he wins after this. can he translate a big win into unstoppable momentum heading into new hampshire or start feeling pressure from nikki haley. iowa and new hampshire are not the same. a lot of people win iowa and lose new hampshire. it may not be over just because it looks like it's going to be a blowout. but obviously the blowout helps him move forward with a contests to come with steam behind him.
a candidate anymore after the 2020 election, and he was acting as president when he sought to overturne election results. this, after his lawyers argued last week that trump would be immune from prosecution, if he ordered seal team six to kill a political rival, as long as he wasn't impeached. i mean, it's breathtaking to take it in. but what do you expect to happen next in the immunity appeal? >> first of all, alex, thanks for having me today. congratulations on the new show. in reality, democrats all across the country, you know, we really are focusing on the work on the ground. you know, legal stuff is gonna be legal stuff. donald trump is gonna say what donald trump is gonna say and do. but the reality is that the work that's happening on the ground in democratic stronghold states, and battleground states like here in florida is what's gonna make or break this election in 24. and that's what you are doing here in florida. we are going back to the basics from november 22, awful results here in florida, to really go
tense. hundreds of thousands have been evacuated from their homes because of the threat from hezbollah. there was presumed israeli strike in beirut in the stronghold of hezbollah. so the situation is tense. and could within the snap of a firng lead to a fullout war and america wants to see the war contained, they don't want a larger escalation that would bring in the whole region. so blinken is here to kind of say to the israelis, let's see how you continue to deescalate in the south and make sure we don't escalate in the north. >> and in your latest article in "newsweek," you write about how various u.s. presidents have had different visions for peace in the middle east. over the years netanyahu has been pressured to agree, at times having his arm twisted. he doesn't seem to be facing much pressure from the u.s. at this point in time. is it only a matter of time? >> i believe it is only a matter of time.
barbie nadeau in rome. this killed 11 people. what can you tell us? >> reporter: and these were not military targets, these were three residential buildings struck with the powerful russian missiles. 11 dead, five children. still searching for more. they were able to find one alive in the rubble. we haven't seen these larger numbers for quite some time of casualties in one attack. >> and of course over the past five days or so, moscow carried out some of the largest attacks since their invasion two years ago and it comes as ukraine is carrying out more cross-border attacks. >> reporter: that's right. the cross-border attacks are proving to be very damaging to russia as well. on friday an attack on a russian stronghold just as the russian military leadership they say were doing inspections in belgorod did destroy ukrainian -- ukraine says it destroyed a large stronghold
i don't think at this point that is something that biden wants. i think he wants and has signed off to the israeli military objective of taking out hamas. ukraine claims it destroyed a russian stronghold during an operation on friday. an unspecified number of russian forces were killed during the cross border attack. ukraine has been targeting the russian region with missiles. russian state media reports that ten missiles fired at the area on thursday and were destroyed by air defense systems. two people were wounded by falling shrapnel. >> i see several appeals on social media from families saying we are scared. help us go to a safe place. of course, we will help. we will do everything that depends on us. >> the leader who was a key
welcome back, the ukrainian air force says it hit a russian military air base in western crimea today. sources in ukraine security services say ukrainian forces attacked the same base last september, causing serious damage. ukraine claims it destroyed a russian stronghold during an operation inside russia's belgorod region, kyiv says an unspecified number of russian forces were killed during the cross border attack. ukraine has reportedly been targeting the russian -- with missiles. ten ukrainian missiles fired at the area on thursday were destroyed by russian air defense systems. the regional governor says two people were wounded by falling shra shrapnel. >> i see several appeals on social media from families saying we are scared, help us go to a safe place. of course, we will help, we will do everything that depends on us.
post, they did have a meal at the white house and they talked about strategy for this re-election campaign and that the former president urged biden to empower those already in place and to further consider, if not put kind of top administration people in delaware at the re-election campaign. what will happen here? i mean, how important is it? because that kind of was the strategy of obama, and he's essentially urging biden to follow a similar framework in order to be re-elected. because he's very concerned about trump's stronghold on the gop. >> yeah, it's fascinating reporting, especially they are friendly, and biden does consult him for advice. but the fact is that obama brought this up months ago and nothing has really changed. so there's also a little bit of a competition between these two. there always has been. it's very typical, the
that killed the deputy high mass leader would not go unpunished —— like deputy hamas leader would not go unpunished and the second israeli attack killed saleh al—arouri which was a blow for hamas but also this is a stronghold for hezbollah so i gain a vow for retaliation and the group saying these attacks that happened were its initial response following this attack. what we've seen is that since the beginning of this war between israel and hamas in gaza, hezbollah has been carrying out attacks almost every day and so far the violence has been contained two areas across the liver non—israel border because the israeli authorities have been warning against escalating the
influential leader of hezbollah, hassan nasrallah, gave a speech and he said this attack that happened here in beirut on tuesday, that killed the deputy hamas leader would not go unpunished. and this suspected israeli attack killed saleh al—arouri, was a blow for hamas, but it also hit hezbollah because it was an attack that happened in a suburb of beirut that is a stronghold of hezbollah, so yesterday again hassan nasrallah vowing to retaliate and the group saying that these attacks that happened this morning were its initial response following this attack. what we've seen is that since the beginning of this war between israel and hamas in gaza, hezbollah has been carrying out attacks, targeting israeli positions almost every day, but so far most of this violence has been contained to areas along the lebanon—israel border because israeli authorities have been warning hezbollah against escalating the situation, saying this could lead to a catastrophic response, not only for hezbollah, which is this powerful organisation supported
that killed the deputy hamas leader, would not go unpunished. and this suspected israeli attack killed saleh al—arouri, was a blow for hamas, but it also hit hezbollah because it was an attack that happened in a suburb of beirut that is a stronghold of hezbollah, so yesterday again hassan nasrallah vowing to retaliate and the group saying that these attacks that happened this morning were its initial response, following this attack. what we've seen is that since the beginning of this war between israel and hamas in gaza, hezbollah has been carrying out attacks, targeting israeli positions almost every day, but so far most of this violence has been contained to areas along the lebanon—israel border because israeli authorities have