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officially opens in 24 hours in iowa, where it s cold outside, but the race for the republican presidential nomination is catching fire. right now, the leading gop contenders are making their final pitches to voters, ahead of tomorrow s caucuses in the state. and despite facing a mounting of legal issues, donald trump appears to be the overwhelming favorites, pulling nearly 30 points ahead of his closest rivals, nikki haley and ron desantis. according to the latest nbc news des moines iowa, des moines register iowa poll, out of iowa, in just a few minutes, i ll talk to the chair of the democratic national committee about that. and, about iowa, and about the caucuses colliding with martin luther king holiday tomorrow. and about what his party needs to do, to not just unify against the eventual republican nominee, but to bring disaffected democrats, black voters specifically, back into the fold, ahead of november. let s check on the latest from iowa, however, with nbc s p ....
battery. and we are told she and a court martial were hurt and taken to the hospital after what you saw there. me laura coates, really unbelievable moment there. i hope that that judge is safe tonight. it s unbelievable to think about that. you hope that she is safe. but it also reminds you of the danger that many in the judicial branch are facing on a day-to-day basis, not just the supreme court, not just the more high-profile matters, but every single day, what it is like on the front lines of justice. thank you so much, abby. thanks, laura. i thank you. donald trump, going to the supreme court. but what took him so long? tonight, on laura coates live now, this is the case we have all been watching and waiting for. some might call it the big kahuna. donald trump asking the united states supreme court, the highest court in all the land, to overturn the colorado state supreme court ruling that took him off of the ballot under the 14th amendment s insurrectioni ....
just in, brand-new charges against bob menendez of new jersey, going further then the accusations of the luxury cars and cold hard cash, now another country is in the pockets of the new jersey senator, allegedly. the scramble to learn how two planes ended up on a collision course before bursting into flames, video shows the panic on the passenger plane as nearly 400 people on board s escaped alive, and later, breaking news, the first major court filing for donald trump just a short while ago, as his team appealed the decision to remove him from the states primary ballot, this is just one of many legal issues facing mr. trump, colliding with the 2024 presidential election. what is trump s team basing this appeal in maine on? reporter: what they are saying is the main secretary of state exceeded her authority to disqualify the former president based on the 14th amendment, also the 14th amendment of section 3 which says you can t hold certain offices if you have engaged ....
charges. we made it 234 years is a country without a single president or former president fa criminal indictment. this year, 2023, donald j trump broke that record. not just once, he was charged in four separate criminal charges this year. trump is 91 federal indictments are far in a way the biggest story of 2023. as the year draws to a close, it s worth considering the magnitude of each of these charges. it s also worth reminding ourselves how big the story is. how big this moment says. it s historic. how very not normal everything about trump world has been. donald trump s disregard for social norms, common courtesy, and the rule of law was shocking at first, but, like any of these campaigns, it can be exhausting to think about, to talk about, to live through each and every day, day after day, year after year. today, with his last day of the first year that a former president was criminally indicted, i want to underscore just how imperative it is that we is a country, ....
about slavery? major: nikki haley faces backlash. her defense, she claims the question came from a democrat plant. you grow up in the south, it s a given it s about slavery. major: and breaking news, another state removes president trump from its primary ballot. the decision just in. fighting and air strikes continuing in gaza as we learn an american was killed by hamas. tonight s eyes on america. you don t normally think of cotton as being high-tech, so now they are using dna, so we know exactly where our clothes and our sheets are being made. make 2023 disappear! major: and say goodbye to 2023 on this good riddance day. get rid of all the bad stuff and just have a good happy new year. major: good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett in for norah. we begin on the campaign trail for the 2024 republican nomination. nikki haley is facing a barrage of criticism, not for something she said during a new hamps ....