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hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. >> i'm max foster live from london. just ahead on cnn newsroom -- >> brave the weather and go out and save america. that's what you're doing. this is really about saving our country. >> don't complain about what happens in a general election if you don't play in this caucus. >> i would rather be an underdog. >> brutally cold air over iowa. temperatures are going to be down 10 to 20 degrees below zero. >> whether they feel mote voited on a night it's going to be below zero remains to be seen. live from london, this is

cnn newsroom. >> it is monday, january 15th, 3:00 a.m. in iowa where voters are just hours away from officially kicking off the 2024 race for the white house. >> the state is home to the first in the nation presidential caucuses. iowa republicans will have to brave some brutal weather to make their voices heard with snow cf falling across the stat. the state's republican chair is predicting a robust turnout despite the cold. >> the latest polling shows donald trump with a very comfortable lead. and all the hopefuls spent sunday crisscross ing the state looking to drum up last-minute support from undecided voters. teams have been following the top candidates in iowa and c kristen holmes was with donald

trump. >> he delivered a lengthy m message, encouraging them to brave the storm and their own health to get as many people out there to caugcus on monday nigh as possible. all of this because they are looking for the widest margin they can possibly win by to set the tone for primary season. donald trump was pushing that narrative on sunday. here's what he said. >> you must go caucus tomorrow. it's the first step. we have to do it. you have to get out. you can't sit at home. even if you vote and they want pass away, it's worth it. if you're sick, darn it, get up. >> reporter: that was somewhat of a joke, but it's very important to trump to have people turn out. he's been telling people he's concerned about the weather. he is concerned about turnout. and a lot of this isn't just

about get ting the biggest the amount of delegates. it's about set momentum and stopping momentum going into new hampshire from any of his rivals, particularly when it comes to nikki haley. his team has been watching her very closely. they have seen her poll numbers tick ing up. they are already spending millions of dollars attacking her in ads in new hampshire. however, they are hoping that a big win, a big showing in iowa would crush some of that momentum. the other part of this that donald trump has been concerned that because of the fact that he's been leading by so much in the polls that people will become come play isn't and they won't show up because they think donald trump has enough support. so again, big part of his message going into the caucuses is show up, no matter what happens. the very most important thing you can do is show up and caucus. kristen holmes, cnn, iowa. the latest iowa poll puts nikki haley in second place behind donald trump.

but she's hoping the caucuses will move her closer to the former president. >> the only way we're going to win the majority of americans is if we have a new generational leader that leaving intivity behind and focuses on the solution of the future. >> kiley atwood has more from the haley campaign. >> reporter: nikki haley hitting a number of topics that we have heard her repeat throughout her sbar centire campaign. saying that there needs to be a choice in the united states. there needs to be more resources. towards defending the border, they need to defend ukraine and hitting on opt the lek electability argument. she is would commandingly beat biden saying that isn't the case for trump. that isn't the case for desantis. and talked about the fact that

republicans in the last seven elections have lost the popular vote. she's casting herself as the next generational lead tore change that. st there's a poll out over the weekend from the "des moines register" and nbc showing has pulled ahead of ron desantis, but ron desantis has put tremendous resource into the state of of iowa. expectations are incredible ily high for him. nikki haley for their part saying they hope she has a strong showing in iowa, but not exactly defining what that would look like. kiley atwood, cnn, iowa. ron desantis says his campaign built a great army in the state and is forecasting a strong turnout. >> he will beat nikki haley, but donald trump received the bulk of the tacks. at the final campaign stop on sunday. >> he's running a campaign about putting himself and his issues first. that's what he cares about.

you can be the most worthless republican in america, but if you kiss the ring, he'll the say you're wonderful. you can be the strongest, most dynamic, successful republican and conservative in america, but if you don't kiss that ring, he'll try to trash you. you dezeserve a nominee that's going to put you first, not himself first. >> so the weather is making this even more interesting because the arctic blast will bring the coldest temperatures the the state has ever seen on a cut cuss day. roads have been blanketed snow as crews battle through piercing winds. des moines could spend day bfrs below zero degrees. the last time that happened was almost three years ago. >> wind cchill warnings where frostbite could happen in as little as ten minutes. more on the forecast from chad myers.

>> brutally cold air over iowa. temperatureses are going to be down 10 to 20 degrees below zero. we have 18 irvelgs of snow on the ground in some places. and morning, there will be places that will be 20 degrees below fahrenheit. but the windchill in des moines at voting time, minus 31 degrees. it has never been this cold in recent history, since is the '70s. 16 degree was the old coldest high for today. something else to think about, this is cold. people are saying it's winter. get used to it. this is 30 degrees cold er than we should be in des moines. somewhere around 26 degrees fahrenheit will be the high for today on a normal day. that's just not going to happen. 30 degrees colder than that president. this has been the warmest winter

on record, so many things are not acclimated for this. we're not ready for 30 degrees below the normal. and we'll have to see what happens here, what the turnout looks like will be a good question. we'll find that out on tuesday or wednesday. >> the final poll in iowa signals that donald trump could be on the verge of an historic win. >> you might remember he lost the iowa caucus in 2016. john king takes a closer look at the latest numbers. >> let's look at the last iowa poll. very reliable poll over the years. not picking the winners in 2016 ted cruz passed donald trump. in 2012 santorum passed romney. but never have have you had a lead like this. if you go back five months,

trump was at 42%. he hasn't spent as much money and yet he goes from 42 to 48% over the course of 5 months. san fits flat lined. haley has some up at the end. do you call it momentum? that's the big debate. she's up to 20%. but this is what's interesting when you look at the poll. we have talked about how trump supporters tend to be more enthusiastic and locked in. 88% of trump supporters say extremely excited about their candidate. you want your people to be enthusiastic. desantis, 62% say very enthusiastic. this is a problem sign for h lee. we'll see what happens some are more moderate republicans. they are not usual caucus goers. if they are not that enth enthusiastic and it's horrible o out, do they show up? >> thomas joins us now. i wonder what are this election is really about, because trump is so far ahead it's very difficult to see either of the two coming close.

is it about come ing second? >> thanks for having me. it's great to be with you. i think that it is about coming in second. right now, the odds that there's an upset in iowa are about the same the as trumped a mutting he lost the 2020 election. it's hard to imagine. the last poll had trump at 48% compared to haley a the 20. that's an enormous lead. and the last 40 or so years, no candidate has gone into a contested primary with that kind of margin and lost. george bush was polling at 60% and went on to beat john mccain. but you're right. this is about second place. it's about who is getting momentum heading into new hampshire. i think for nikki haley, it's less do or die, but ron desantis who has staked his entire campaign on iowa, he needs to come in second otherwise his campaign is dead.

>> in terms of the composition of iowa, the political sympathies, what can we extrapolate and apply nationally as we look ahead to election year this year. >> one of the things about the primaries, iowa is much more rural, much more christian. it's much more smaller towns as a whole. in some ways, it is difficult the to extrapolate 37 the same goes for new hampshire, where there's a history of much more independent streak. these early primary, they don't matter as much because they are a bell weather on how much voters are going to support one or the ore candidate, but they matter because of momentum. momentum is everything. if trump is able to get out to a strong lead, i think he's going

to squash the competition. it's just going to be a coronation from there. >> is it a problem that in terms of turnout, particularly when you have that terrible weather, people assume he's going to win. maybe he won't get the turnout he wants and maybe nikki haley will do better. >> i do think the weather could be a factor. i think pure analysis shown really hit the nail on the head. it's difficult to predict who social it's like ly to help or hurt. that is a part of trump's base. but at the same time, trump's voters are more enthusiastic. they are likely to break the snow, it's the true believers. you can say one thing about the maga base. there are a lot of true believers. but i think donald trump is concerned that his lead has been so great and been presenting himself so much as this inevitable candidate. a lot of voters might say it's a done deal.

i'll go home and won't turn out to the polls. i think for trump, he really wants to get at least 50% of the vote. that's a threshold. his whole rational up until this point for not participating in the debates and for saying that all the other candidates should trop out has been he has more than half of the electorate. if he comes in much less than that, it's maybe somewhat of a problem and nikki haley or ron desantis will smell blood in the water. >> if the actual result in iowa reflects that most recent poll, that would be the best result ever for a non-incumbent if donald trump got those numbers. as a political scientist and somebody that immerses themselves in this all the time, are you surprise d by that give the number of indictments against him that this hasn't dented him at all? >> we have been talking about this for months. i have been saying that trump's

grip on the republican party is as strong as it's ever been i'm not backing away from that. it doesn't surprise me. if you think about the causes of this are, it's multifaceted. but what a trump landslide would imply is that grievance politics works. before trump, the term deep state wasn't part of the legal system is. with these 91 criminal indictments and the effort to kick him off the ballot in colorado and maine, trump has over and over again picked himself as the victim. but he's presented himself as this martyr for a whole class of americans who think of themselves as left behind. blue collar workers, evangelical christians who think their way of life is under assault, citizens who don't like demographic change, there's this palpable sense. i sit here in central pennsylvania, trump represents

them in a way that other politicians don't. everything else, the tweets, the criminality, the taking an a, to the constitution, that fades into oblivion if they think trump is representing them. >> thank you so much. two days after an historic election in taiwan, the u.s. is offering congratulations while the island loses an ally. we'll have the latest on that. he's saying this because now he knows he's in trouble. now he knows this is becoming a two-person race. i know that he knows the truth. it doesn't bother me at all. >> nikki haley hits back at donald trump for calling her, not tough enough. we'll have more on that interviewment coming up. and texas state officials are facing intense scrutiny after three migrants drown in the rio. what the white house says texas should have done, coming up next.

the u.s. says its relations with taiwan are rock solid. itment comes after taiwan held presidential elections on

saturday, which have drawn strong condemnation from the chinese government. >> an unofficial u.s. delegation is in taiwan showing unity after the island's ruling party secured an historic third term. >> we are live in beijing. let's start with will ripley in taipei for us. is there a concern about these arguments they were making by are reelecting this party putting taiwan on more of a course of conflict with china. >> there's a lot of things that taiwan believes china is trying to do to isolate taiwan and intimidate taiwan on a global stage. so this show of support in taipei, these former u.s. officials, the former deputy secretary of state meeting with not only the outgoing taiwan these president, but the president-elect and the vice

president-elect. this is significant for taiwan and it comes a at a crucial time that yet another country that now the 10th country under the past 8 years has cut ties with taiwan. so thaiwan learned just a matte of hours ago that the small pacific island nation that has cut ties for the second time. they did it in 2002 and resumed in 2005. for context here, taiwan only has out of the entire world just a dozen, 12 remaining diplomatic allies and mainly small countries in the pacific ocean and latin america. countries that get a considerable amount of financial concessions from the taiwan these government in order to maintain that formal diplomatic relationship that provides some semblance of legitimacy that this government formal legitimacy don't have diplomatic ties with month coast countries

around the worltd world, which has never recognized their government as legitimate. so just hours or days after the election on saturday for this country to sever diplomatic ties and then be welcomed into the diplomatic fold by beijing, this is yet another example from the taiwan these perspective of this isolation. in addition to the sanctions that chay na china slapped on this democracy, whether it be spy balloons or droneses or satellite launch that traveled over southern taiwan or military exercises that happen in the taiwan strait after nancy pelosi's visit, so they can't do military drills but they might do it close to the inauguration of the new president in may. >> steven, some of the reaction from china to this was predicted, but what did you read into the terms? did it feel more aggressive from

you? can we learn anything from it? >> actually, not surprising and perhaps the least drastic of china's options after this election. and china has been blasting any country or government that has been stgradually on the electio success. not just the united states, but the uk, canada and japan. the chinese foreign minister using that location to reenforce the claim over taiwan pointing to the 1943 cairo decklaration s yet another proof of that taiwan being part of a decade's long consensus, even though that's not without troerss and has been open to different interpretation. still with all this added urgency and increase ing importance of reunifying taiwan with the mainland under the

leader, a lot of experts say beijing's hands maybe tied by now because they are facing a lot of domestic challenges. will mentioned some of the practical reasons we may see drastic actions just given the weather in the taiwan strait and also beijing may not want to give more ammunition to bolster against the chinese threats before he formally takes office, but perhaps most importantly, xi jinping has been a lot of credibility to tamp down tensions with the west, especially where the u.s. in a crucial election year. so that's why a lot of experts say they may provoke at this juncture heading into the turbulent campaign season. >> thank you both so much. frigid temperatures, falling snow, ice-covered roads, will winter weather keep republicans away from the first iowa caucus?

we'll look at what's at stake. plus calls are growing for the release of hamas hostages. we'll have the littest on the conflict.

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newsroom. let me bripg you up-to-date. the race for the white house kicks into high gear with just a matter of hours before republicans hopefuls face-off in the caucuses. >> there's concern that voter turnout could be much low er thn expected a as iowa faces a brutal round of wurntd weather. they braved the cold to crisscross the state looking for last-minute support as donald trump lash ed out at his opponents. >> ron desantis and nikki haley will never secure our border. and they will never come close to it. they also want to gut social security and medicare for seen yours. now they are changing their tune. they are both getting killed by biden in the polls. >> marco rubio chooses trump. the florida senator threw his support behind the former president in a social media post on sunday. >> he cited his work to expand

the child tax credit along with sanctions on cuba and venezuela when trump was in the white house. >> nikki haley brushed off his endorsementment of trump despite him endorsing rubio herself in 2016. dana bash spoke with hah low on the campaign trail. >> ufs with you in 2016 in south carolina when you endorsed marco rubio. i don't know if you heard he just endorsed former president trump. is that disappointing? >> this is where they do that. i don't care as much about elected officials endorsing as i care about the voters' endorsement. i don't line up a busmg of endorsements. i want to win the people's vote. they are the ones i'm working for. so as long as i get theirs, i don't care about the rest. >> larry hogan endorsed you. >> if anybody want thes to, we'll take it. but it's not something that i seek. it's not something i fight for. i want to make sure that people know i'm going to go into this, i'm going to overcommunicate, i'm going to tell them

everything i know as president. i'm going to fight every day to make them proud. that's what i'll do as president. >> donald trump, among other things, says that you're not tough enough to be president. how do you interpret that? >> i find it comical. he told people, don't mess with her. tough. i was tough as a governor. i took on whether it was pass ing the toughest illegal immigration law in the country, whether it was taking on my own legislature when i made them start to record their votes on the order, whether it was the u.n. with china and russia, anyone that's worked with me, they never question my toughest. now he knows he's in trouble. i know he knows the truth. it doesn't bother me at all. >> all eyes on the iowa caught cuts there. and perhaps none more attentive than those in the biden campaign. a poll shows 48% of republican

caucus goers backing trump putting him well ahead of nikki haley and ron desantis. that has some wondering if 2024 could shape up to be a trump vs. biden rematch. >> the biden campaign weigh in on the eve of the iowa caucuses. >> we're prepared to wage this campaign against donald trump. he's leading in the polls right now. but i'll leave the punditry to others. we're focused on drawing the sharp contrast between entire field. no matter who emerges after iowa, they will have done so by running on the most extreme and harmful agenda in mod politics. they are talking about banning abortion, ripping away health care from millions of americans who need it. they are talking about slashing taxes from millionaires and corporations at the expense of the middle class. they are doing all that when they are not talking about tearing down the fabric of our democracy. so the contrast is clear,

whether it's trurp it or anybody else who emerges. >> white house is demanding that texas give u.s. border patrol agents access to a southern portion of land where migrants drown. >> the the biden administration accuses texas state officials of blocking federal agents who were there and trying to upheld. >> what we know is that a woman and two children drown some time between friday night and saturday morning in the rio grand in eagle pass, texas. this information originally came from congressman henry and later corroborated but other agencies. he said in a post on social media that the border patrol learned friday 9:00 p.m. that a group of sixth migrants was in distress. border patrol officials called the military department the texas national guard and the department of public safety but were unsuccessful in relaying the information by phone.

he also said the military. has also confirmed the deaths. there's a huge controversy the at the border because as we have previously reported, the border patrol has been blocked out of an area that the border withth mexixico that hahad until recen serveded as a holding area for migrants. last wednesday night authorities erected fencing and gates to control the area. that means border patrol agents who as part of the duties rescued migrants in distress did not have access to the area where the migrants are believed to have drown. in a statement the texas military department said the following. at no time did security per

personnel along the river serve any distressed migrants or did they turn back any legal immigrants from the u.s. during this period. they were not made aware of any bodies in the area at that time. both customs and border protection and the white house have reacted to the drownings. earlier on sunday, a spokesperson said the the following. while we continue to gather facts about circumstances of the death, one thing is clear. governor abbott's political stunts are cruel, inhumane is and dangerous. border patrol must have access to enforce our laws. like wise, border protections said in a statement that we remain gravely concerned by actions that prevent the u.s. border patrol from performing their essential missions of arresting individuals who enter the united states unlawfully and providing humanitarian response to individuals in need. cnn has also reached to the officedepartment to take over tk

in eagle pass, but they have not yet publicly made any comment on what happened. rafael row mows, cnn, atlanta. we're learning more details about a resolution that would help the u.s. avert a government shutdown. chuck schumer and mike johnson released the text of a deal needing bipartisan support ahead of the friday deadline. >> the short-term bill would provide funding through early march including 88 of of $6 billion for defense sbel and $700 billion in other areas. members of the conservative house freedom caucus posting on x, quote, this is what surrender looks like. the uk is expected to send some 20,000 force toss take part in one of nato's largest deployments since the end of the cold war. >> the defense minister is set to announce the plans later today. the deployment is expected to include military forces from 30

nato countries includes sweden as parts of a measure to show the military block's resolve against russian president vladimir putin and other regional threats. clair is with us. a huge number, 20,000 for quite a small military. >> it's about 15% or so of the combined full time professional army, navy and air force. it's pretty big. nato said it would encompass some 40,000 troops. the uk is planning to send half of that. it is big, the exercise is big, nato has called it the biggest collective defense deployment since the end of the cold war. obviously the point is that the war in ukraine is ongoing and the warnings have been stepping up that if ukraine cannot fend off putin that putin might go further. they say this will provide vital reassurance against the putin menace. look, the uk is facing multiple challenges to its military on

multiple fronts not just the defense industry challenge providing more equipment to ukraine, we just saw that 2.5 million pounds, a $3 billion commitment last week for the next couple of years. the red sea and the uk taking part in attacks on yemen in the u.s. and we are set to hear from rishi sunak later on today, he will have to face the commons on that issue. the first time he has authorized a military deployment as prime minister. a big moment for him and i'm sure he will face questions as well about the uk's participation in these nato exercises. >> clair, thank you. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says he is preparing for the annual world economic forum in day voes in switzerland this weekend. world leaders gathering to discuss the globe's most pressing problems. >> zelenskyy is preparing to present ukraine's position as well as joint opportunities for those who strive towards a quote, world of stability and freedom for their children. he is expected to address the forum in-person. we will have live coverage from day voes all week starting today

at noon even time for you. israel has marked a grim milestone, 100 days since the war with hamas began. crowds gathered in tel aviv sunday for what's being called the 100 days of hell rally held in what's known as hostages plaza. the 24-hour rally drew big numbers with organizers claiming as many as 120,000 people were present at one point. those in attendance observed 100 seconds of silence in honor of more than 100 israeli hostages still held captive in gaza. this is my big brother, he's kidnapped by hamas. we hope we come back -- wish he came back, every day, every night, every time, every hour, every minute that pass, it's harder >> i'm not waiting. we're not waiting. because waiting means we need to trust somebody now again and we lost the trust on the 7th of october. so we are not waiting. we are pushing our leaders to do

what is -- what is right this time. >> meanwhile, the idf says it's still uncovering launch sites used by hamas force toss fire rockets at israel. the military's chief of staff claims israel has successfully dismantled all hamas military sites in northern gaza. he says the continued pressure will lead to their dismantling and the return of the remaining hostages. a community in iceland dealt with a series of earthquakes then a volcano erupted, now people are evacuating as lava surges into their coastal town once again. a live report in just a minute.

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the nearby volcano. >> now thehe town is under evacuation orders and around 60 house holds have left so far. many residents who evacuated before last month's eruption still haven't returned. what more can you tell us about what's expected of these lava flows and how urgent the evacuations are? >> reporter: the evacuation is very urgent, it's not so much because of the threat of the lava throw to the human race there, it's because this lava flow reduces a gas that can be an irritant for people are respiratory problems and livestock. after that december 18th eruption which was also causing the evacuation of this area, the city officials built lava walls which have worked successfully to divert the flow of the lava to protect the town. three homes were destroyed on the outskirts of town.

these are fissures and cracks in the ground that are the threat here. so you can't predict how long the eruption is going to last, you can't predict how many lava will flow. the authorities have pretty much evacuated most of the people in this town, that's 4,000 people in this fishing village and it remains to be seen if and when they will be able to return to their homes, bianca. >> thank you. now one of indonesia's most active volcanoes has erupted for the second time in weeks. it started erupting sunday morning, you see it now. the geological agency warned residents and businesses three miles away from the crater and told those nearby to wear masks to protect themselves from the falling ash. nearby homes and evacuation tents were covered in ash.

an eruption in early december killed 23 people hiking the mountain at the time. by now everyone knows the top three candidates in the republican presidential race, but did you know there is a fourth choice and a fifth and a sixth? just ahead a look at the republican hopefuls who are doing a lot of hopes today.

donald trump leads the latest polls ahead of the iowa caucuses whilst nikki haley and ron desantis are hoping for a late surge. how is ryan brinkley doing? >> you don't know who ryan brinkley is? >> i do. >> he is a 56-year-old. >> how a lot of people feel --

>> he is the founder of the generational equity grun co, a pastor, co-founded the create church, south korean wife called elie, five kids. impressed. >> telling a lot of people things they don't know. >> he is one of several republican candidates vying for votes in iowa, but not earning nearly as much attention as the front runners. >> former alaska governor asa hutchinson also still in the race. he's registering in the low single digits in most polls, though, but he says he needs to stay in the race as an alternative to trump. >> he has redefined the republican party and not in a good way and whenever you look at what i'm trying to do is draw attention to the fact that donald trump is a weak candidate for us going into the general election. my responsibility and other candidates is to take on the front runner if you don't agree that he is the right one. >> and vivek ramaswamy says he is expecting a better showing

than the pundits are predicting and he earns endorsements from people who had previously supported others. >> i can't speak for anybody else's attitude towards our campaign. what i can tell you is that you would have to have your head stuck in that snow pile possible we are not having a late surge. late endorsements to us. >> he is a good talker, isn't he it. >> definitely. >> an uphill climb for all of these lesser known candidates. in the final pre caucus poll ramaswamy, hutchinson and brinkley combined are still in a distant fourth place. just ahead of not sure and none of the above. there have been many unforgettable moments during the lead up to the iowa caucuses in years past. >> randi kaye takes a look back at some of the times candidates did their best but things didn't quite go as planned. >> all right. >> reporter: when howard dean came in third place in the iowa

caucuses 20 years ago this was his response. >> and then we're going to washington, d.c. to take back the white house. >> reporter: that scream and dean's loss of momentum perhaps because of it put the brakes on his bid for the nomination. then there was this wild laugh from florida governor ron desantis which went viral last fall. iowa has a long history of memorable moments when it comes to presidential hopefuls. at the iowa state fair candidates devour just about anything on a stick. pork chops are always a winner. where else but iowa can candidates ride bumper cars? desantis did with his daughter madison. while nikki haley opted for skee-ball. vivek ramaswamy wrapped up a fair-side chat with iowa's governor by launching into the iconic rap song by eminem called lose yourself. >> snap back to reality. >> reporter: former president donald trump didn't rap, instead he danced at an iowa rally,

despite his wife's request he stop doing that. >> she said, darling, i love you. i love you, but this is not presidential. you don't dance. ♪ >> reporter: there have been other only in iowa moments like this one from 2015 when marco rubio tried to have a friendly game of football with kids, but instead bonked one little boy on the head. if iowa teaches candidates anything it's that voters are listening and what they say could get them into trouble. like when mitt romney told caucusgoers in 2011 that corporations are people, too. >> raise taxes on people. >> corporations. big time rich corporationes. >> of course they are. everything corporations earn ultimately goes to people. where do you think it goes? >> it goes in their pockets. >> people's pockets. >> reporter: and in 2020 pete buttigieg found himself pleading with a silent crowd for

applause. >> so can i look to you to spread that sense of hope to those that you know? come on. >> reporter: in 2007 former president barack obama also had a line that fell flat with caucusgoers, on an iowa farm he noted rising superintendent prices asking the crowd anybody gone into whole foods lately and seen what they charge for arugula? they're charging a lot of money for this stuff. turned out iowa didn't have a whole foods at the time. obama moved on to another topic, though he did go on to win the state. randi kaye, cnn. >> exactly, like they always ask politicians how much a pint of milk costs not how much the arugula costs. sunday's playoff action in the nfl brought historic results in the early game, green bay packers stunned the dallas cowboys with their home state in becoming the first seven seed to win an nfl playoff game.

the packers jumped out to monster lead in the first half behind masterful performances by jordan love and aaron jones. final score green bay 48, dallas 32. thanks for joining us. iowa caucuses finally coming. >> it is very exciting. >> all the results tomorrow. >> i'm bianca nobilo, this is max foster. "early start" coming up next. >> i'm max foster. >> i'm still laughing about you going through puberty.