iowa is just the same.e feel like we can pick up a conversation with anybody just like when we are back home in indiana. we are very encouraged. it reinforces for me why it is so important that iowa remain a first in the nation state. the way the people of iowa take time to listen and discern and understand both the mind and the heart of candidates is a great service to the nation. i think democrats are making a terrible mistake skipping iowa and trying to skip new hampshire. it is communities like here in iowa that candidates have to express their vision and answer all the questions you should have answered before someone stands for the highest office in the land. reporter: i wanted to ask about the inflation plan you release. can i get your reaction to some of the backlash florida governor ron desantis is receiving over the new education guidelines over slavery? mr. pence: slavery was evil and nothing good ever came from slavery. i have a hard time believing that florida intended to say anything other tha

are republican voters in iowa as well. are republican voters in iowa and — as well.lican voters in iowa and beyond at - as well. are republican voters in iowa and beyond at all - in iowa and beyond at all concerned about the possibility of the former president running for the gop and the presidency while actually having to be on trial? i while actually having to be on trial? ., , ., ., trial? i mean, if you mentioned it - one person _ trial? i mean, if you mentioned it - one person said _ trial? i mean, if you mentioned it - one person said he'll- it — one person said he'll probably run and actually win the iowa caucus from jail. another person i didn't quote said that if he winds up with an ankle monitor, he should wear that with pride. i did write a previous story that most experts, most people who are familiar with criminal court cases, federal court cases, especially ones that are involving classified information, which triggered an entire array of additional processes of review and discussion and court hearings, they believe that the former president, if he's tr

hello iowa.message iowa has never had a better friend in the white house than president donald j. trump. i think we know that. we made a lot of big promises to people of this great state. as your president, i kept every single one of those promises. i gave the farmers $20 billion straight out of the tariffs i took from china, no other president took anything from china. i got hundreds of billions of dollars, we gave the farmers $28, the largest amount given to iowa. i and did the -- ended the worst trade deal in the country and replace it with the new usmca. mexico, canada, it was the best straight deal ever made. the two nations are trying very hard to renegotiate the deal. don't let them do that. while i never pension it because of covid or the china virus i also got china -- this is so important, but just don't talk about it -- to buy $50 billion worth of american product, and they were buying it in a very big way. unlike the establishment globalists in this race, i've been unwavering warrior

the iowa caucuses.nd protesters have not been shy in confronting the candidates on abortion. we're going to talk more about the issue in the 2024 presidential race with america's sweetheart, my colleague steve kornacki. that's coming up next. stay with us. kornacki that's coming up next. stay with us or an unbearable itch. this painful, blistering rash can disrupt your life for weeks. it could make your workday feel impossible. the virus that causes shingles is likely already inside of you. if you're 50 years or older, ask your doctor or pharmacist about shingles. he snores like an angry rhino. you've never heard an angry rhino. baby i hear one every night... every night. okay. i'll work on that. save $1200 on our most popular sleep number 360 smart bed. plus, save up to an additional $500 when you add select adjustable bases. >>> iowa lawmakers are still at the state capitol tonight debating ahead of a vote that would essentially ban abortions in the state before most people know they are pregnant. eve

former president trump did not come to the event in iowa. he faced some criticism from him to put just from his opponents are not being there but he was able to avoid being pinned down on the abortion issue the way others who were there, plotting the ban being signed were happening and that's something we've seen with trump over the last few months. he has voiced support for new abortion assertions but has not said how far he would go or anything like that. part of that is because talking about abortion in a primaries different than how these candidates, whoever the winner is of the republican primary, will have to talk about it a general election. host: another thing that happened during this family leadership conference in iowa is that tucker carlsen was able to question a lot of these candidates. he really pushed them on some of these conservative issues. let's watch the former vice president mike pence who was interviewed by tucker carlsen. this is the portion where they talked about the attack on the capital on january 6. [video clip] >

we thank you for making iowa, the university, and hawkeye nation proud. i rise today to congratulate judge william kelly on his selection to be a magistrate judge of the united states district court for the southern district of iowa. judge kelly is a member of the iowa national guard and will now serve our country in a different way. judge kelly has accomplished legal and judicial career. he obtained an undergrat waited degree from brown university. after graduation he attend r tended drake law sool in des moines -- law school in des moines. become ago magistrate judge happens after a rigorous selection process and candidates are selected based on their merit by the district judges to help assist with the smooth and speedy legal process we enjoy in the united states. good judges in our u.s. court system are vital in keeping our constitutional republic together. i applaud judge kelly for taking the position and wish him luck in serving southeast iowa. i'd also like to extend a happy birthday to my sister. happy birthday. thank you, madam speaker. i yield b

and you can see what you happens with iowa.ioned, we imagined that women will go to minnesota and ellen neu. -- in illinois. one of the things that we've seen really is a lot of confusion about what's legal so women even showing up at clinics in minnesota or illinois saying to ob/gyn's i need an abortion. i know it's illegal and the staff of the clinics having to tell these women that no actually here you know you're safe. it is legal. the other thing we're really seeing now is a delay in the procedures. so women who may have been able to get an abortion that you know, seven or eight weeks now it's a 10 or 12 or 13 weeks and at higher risk in their pregnancy. the other thing we're really seeing too and this will affect these women in iowa is miscarriage is incredibly common and nonviable pregnancies. when this goes into effect in iowa it will not just impact women who want to end early unintended pregnancies but women with intended pregnancies that are not progressing. we have seen this in many cases. women in wisconsin having

so when iowa when this it goes into effect in iowa, it will not just impact women who wants it and earlynintended pregnancies, but also women with intended pregnancies that are not progressing. so we've seen this in many, many cases women in wisconsin having to go to illinois when their fetus is not developing a skull for instance, or has no kidneys. and it's quite traumatic for these patients having to travel. the other thing that we're gonna see we're already starting to see is far more women actually giving birth to children that they did not intend to have. so there's some statistical modeling out of texas recently. that found after sb eight went into effect, which was the six week ban in texas, that there's about 10,000 additional force births that were estimated there. just one thing to note though, for women in iowa and elsewhere is that medication abortion remains legal. depends on sort of how and where you get it. there's groups like eight access that are continuing to mail a medication abortion into states, even where it's technically illegal. >> we have seen how the anti abort

doesn't necessarily mean if you're in iowa you're going to be the nominee, but in this case, what iowa up, if trump wins, that pretty much all be closed the door on a trump alternative having a shot. but if he doesn't win, if ron desantis wins, scott, hailey, all these others take that primary. >> yeah, you overperform in iowa. that gives you an opening. >> right. >> to punctuate her point, doug, the des moines register had local reaction. a republican political operative in the state who opposed trump's re-election said quote, not how you win friends in iowa and an influential evangelical leader referenced the forest gump line, stupid is as stupid does and added quote, my mom says don't call anyone stupid, however, this isn't smart. iowa is wide open. you know it well. trump's been teflon but could this hurt him? >> the iowa republican strategist you mentioned, i spoke to him this morning on this topic specifically. and look, there is a sense there that this is like forest gump, stupid is as stupid does. we have to caveat things with trump a bit. is there some grand strategy. is he ac

donald trump however skipped that event in iowa. this hour he is speaking at a competing conservative gathering in west palm beach. which is where we find nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent garrett haake. garrett, the desantis campaign attacking trump for not showing up at friday's conservative summit in iowa. trump instead giving his time, his attention, to tonight's turning point actions conference. what are these two dueling events saying about the current state of the gop primary? >> well alicia, it's interesting, because donald trump's allies are attacking rhonda sanchez for not coming to this event here in florida. his home state. look, it's a of the republican field, the even iowa on friday was a very traditional, evangelical, what we call a cattle call event. every candidate getting basically the same amount of time, an opportunity to make their case to a sliver of the electorate there and iowa. this is a modern creation of the sort of mega republican party. this is a turning point which started as a group, it was fo

that he could win in iowa.would be easy. and really in retrospect, iowa republican caucus voters were going for the crazy upstart, trying to shake up the system. >> we know that was a huge part of really creating momentum for president obama when he was a candidate, the bounce he got from iowa. let me just pivot and ask you about a different topic here, another governor, who is running for the gop nomination is north dakota governor, also a billionaire businessman. listen to his response when he asked if he would do business with trump. >> would you ever do business with donald trump? >> i don't think so. >> why? >> i just think that it's important that you're judged by the company you keep. >> you wouldn't do business with him? >> no, i wouldn't. >> he seemed to be careful with his words there. do you think this is something that could hit trump given trump's identity as a businessman? >> no, because none of these fis have the guts to go after trump and highlight all the people who have been damaged by donald

and in iowa in the caucuses, it's about two-thirds are white evangelical protestants in iowa. i think it's they're stuck in this kind of primary mandate that does put them at a very difficult position if not an impossible position when it comes to the general election. you go out that far to the extreme, again, 14% of any state supporting a policy like this, really hard to come back. nearly impossible to come back to the center. and certainly win when everything is above the board. >> and you know, david french wrote i think a really smart piece, where he talked about, he sort of compared what elon musk has done to twitter to what trump has done to the republican party. essentially, they're in this constant sort of fight and flight. they feel like they have been pushed to the margins culturally so they're like, we're just going to use raw power. we think the left used raw power to take over all the institutions, the elite institutions, the universities, so we're going to bludgeon them with our policies and force them on them. in the end, that doesn't get you cultural power or

he is hoping to make a strong showing in iowa. it could be a make or break. host: when it comes to this, we talk about a lot of republicans. president biden was hitting the road talking about biden onyx -- bidenomics. guest: his team is trying to push the idea that they are doing a great job. they are touting jobs numbers. republicans are pointing out that inflation is still high. it does not appear that the team has managed to change the narrative around the economic situation in the united states. that will be an important part of the campaign. host: is there consensus of how contentious this campaign is for other candidates, robert kennedy junior, cornell west, marianne williamson and what that might do as far as taking support away from him? guest: i don't think there is a huge amount of concern. a covert republicans and not democrats so i'm not the best placed to answer that. we do see contraction on some of the cases perhaps. bitcoin, the founder, those who appeal or are interested in the anti-vax position. but beyond that, i don't think they would pose

ted cruz did it, he won the iowa caucuses in 2016.either one of them became the republican nominee. >> yeah. jeff, to that point, there's a huge gap between pence and the frontrunner, his former boss. pence is currently pulling in single digits. you reported that a desantis super pac spokesman is admitting that their campaign is way behind. in general, how much of it is an uphill battle in this gop field for anyone who's not named trump? >> reporter: it definitely is an uphill battle, and they know that. the reality is about half of the party is interested in turning the page. the question is who do they turn the page to. so donald trump benefits from a very large field. he only needs about 30% or so to win these primary races because the rest of the field is splitting up the rest of it. but the reality here is the next couple of months will be very important for all of these candidates. getting on the debate stage on august 23rd, that first republican debate, whether the former president decides to debate or not, all of these candida

iowa is the end all be all at the moment.t's going to be either trump or an alternative. if trump wins here, it's essentially door closed for everybody else. if someone else can win, it actually really does open the door for a real alternative. in the last few weeks, trump has been feuding with iowa's governor kim reynolds which upset some of her fans here. she's popular here in iowa. he is skipping this event, which has 2,000 likely caucus goers. it does open up the opportunity for desantis and the other candidates coming here. i had the chance to sit down with the man putting on this event. he is an influential vangelical and political leader in the state. i asked him about what's going on with trump and the state of iowa. listen to what he told me. how worried should donald trump be about iowa? >> i think he should be very concerned. the venues that he is doing right now are more small town venues, a couple hundred people. i think he knows he is going to have to work at there. this will not be given to him. have too many a

it seems as though this is an interesting approach to the state of iowa, a critical state.didn't appear before this huge gathering of evangelicals and he attacked kim reynolds, the popular governor of iowa, for not endorsing him in the race, because he endorsed her, saying it's not fair. i was told he had a scheduling conflict. he wasn't here yesterday. one thing to keep in mind. the other thing i was told is that trump doesn't need to go to these cattle calls, these large group gatherings with other candidates because he is a frontrunner. i will say a lot of the people close to him, particularly on the ground in iowa would like to see him doing some of these events. for those other candidates there on the ground, they took advantage of the fact that trump wasn't. take a listen to what they said. >> i think it's unfortunate that the former president has now missed two significant events here in iowa. >> there are some candidates that chose not to appear here today. some people didn't want to be interviewed by tucker carlson. there's belief maybe their policies are not in sy

like iowa.ngshot effect. if you could beat them once and i, what can you roll them into new hampshire, can you roll it down south? the one thing that will never happen to trump in 2016 in the republican primaries, he never lost two big contests back to back. he always had the answer for the loss. he lost iowa, he bounced back in new hampshire. he lost wisconsin, he bounced back in the mid-atlantic states. he always had an answer. if somebody can come forward here and put together a one-two punch against him, that would be something he hasn't seen before. >> steve kornacki's prediction corner. i like it, or strategy corner. >> strategy, more so. >> not prediction corner! to be clear, steve kornacki, my friend, thank you for closing out this show with me. that is it for us tonight. it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >> good evening, alex. i am in a studio that is in an undisclosed location, and in one of the 50 states. actually, it isn't one of the three s

when they brought up policy initiatives that are good for iowa, kim reynolds is about iowa.entire focus right now, and that's what guides her and, certainly, as i sat beside her for almost two hours last night. neil: all right. jeff, thank you very much. maybe get some rest right now. jeff kaufmann, iowa gop if chair. the fallout, still too early to tell. got some months to go, don't we? >>> in the meantime, you've heard of the whole cocaine bear. what if i toll you about cosane -- told you with about cocaine sharksesome don't laugh. apparently, this one isn't a movie. windows, charging something like a hundred bucks a window when other guys were charging four to five-hundred bucks. he just didn't wanna do that. he was proud of the price he was charging. ♪ my dad instilled in me, always put the people before the money. be proud of offering a good product at a fair price. i think he'd be extremely proud of me, yeah. ♪ hi, i'm stacey, and i've lost 60 pounds on golo. (guitar music) i decided to try golo when i had an international flight coming up and i realized i couldn't fly

trump's campaign continues tonight in iowa as we inched closer to the u.s.dential election in 2024. a majority of gop candidates will be in attendance at the lincoln day dinner in iowa. trump is still the front runner for the republican nomination. he will be there alongside rival ron desantis for the first time in the same caaign event since both announced that they were running in both are scheduled to speak. our north american editor, sarah smith, joins us from iowa where the dinner is taking place. we are expecting to hear from just about every republican contender, including donald trump, what is the significance of this event? >> iowa, as you well know, is the first state to nominate who they want to be the republican candidate for president. it does give a lot of momentum to whoever wins the iowa caucus, that's why most candidates spend an enormous amount of time in the months leading up to the iowa caucus in this state, campaigning. donald trump is playing it slightly differently, he didn't win the iowa caucus and still went on to win the nomination

there�*s iowa. then new hampshire.se it�*s early, as we said. if the polling is right, donald trump will tell you he�*s going to win all four. no non—incumbent republican, heck, no non—incumbent democrat, has wound up losing all four races or all four states and then become the nominee. and a better way to say that is in the republican side, the nominee always wins either iowa or new hampshire. no—one has ever won both as a non—incumbent. technically, donald trump is a non—incumbent. if he wins all four, i don�*t want to say lights out, but let�*s face it, it�*s lights out for everybody. what are the other campaigns saying to you about the strength ofsupport that donald trump has? for a while, it was like, this isjust a sugar high. the problem with that theory is that the sugar never ended, or maybe there�*s just a constant supply of sugar. so they all believe that maybe there�*s some sort of moment that they could have. maybe the trajectory could change. maybe republicans will realise, winnability or electability is a

they are a far smaller portion in iowa.ast ideologically speaking trump does better amongst the groups that are a bigger portion of the iowa electorate than they are of the new hampshire elebt rat. >> you think trump is still when it comes to demographics weaker in new hampshire too. >> trump's base in the republican primary, right, is amongst those voters not as well off economically speaking. if we look at that vote, we see that trump has a much large r lead among those in a household that has less than $100,000. trump leads by 27 points. look at $100,000 or more, trump only leads by about 3 points. new hampshire is a wealthier state than iowa is. the republican electorate in new hampshire is again a -- wealthier than the republican electorate is in iowa. so the fact is whether you look at ideology, whether you look at demographics like income, those groups that trump does best amongst are more plentiful in iowa than in new hampshire, so if i'm one of trump republican rivals, i think i have a better chance of breaking thr

iowa's evangelical voters can have a massive impact on what happens here, and iowa is going to be especiallyme around. it always is, lindsey, but especially now because of the trump factor. take a listen to what bob van der plat who's running this event here and who's a really critical political and evangelical leader here told me about why iowa is especially important this year. listen. >> iowa is basically make or break for a lot of candidates and i think ron desantis as well. if you can beat president trump here, i think it changes the narrative, and it will be game on to the nomination. if president trump wins here, i just don't know how you're going to stop him. >> reporter: tucker carlson on the stage behind me. he's going to be interviewing the contenders, it will be interesting to see how they differentiate themselves. ron desantis still the name that comes up most often, but a lot of these other folks are going to try to really get their message across to the voters. >> former president trump is starting to see some fallout from his feud with governor reynolds. state senator jeff li

and iowa decides in six months. the countdown to the caucuses is on as donald trump decides to play hooky and skip a big summit. his bet, who needs iowa when you have mike tyson. i'm dana bash. let's go behind the headlines and "inside politics." >>> up first, kevin mccarthy can keeps the republican family mostly together to win a culture war battle. last hour, the house did its job and cleared a must-pass defense bill. the final vote tally was 219-210. if that seems really tight for a bill that sets military policy, it is. the sennarrow margin is thanks a very heated back and forth over controversial add-ones to the bill. republicans say those amendments are a necessary course correction to weed out wokeness from the military. democrats accuse republicans of hijacking the bill to shove right wing anoideology down the tloelts of the american people. his tone was triumphant. >> i'm sorry to disappoint you. that republicans continue to keep our promises. we just, again, from all your questions all week long, will the

he barely lost iowa.er about, oh, well, maybe he's not the favorite of evangelical voters. but then he can say look what i did around abortion, loo i did around the supremert. the other interesting thing is tim scott. you hear so much buzz about tim scott. him possibly getting a second look particularly lace like iow he is a man of real deep faith, and he can speak the bible he can speak jesus. i know you're a preacher's kid, i'm a preacher's kid too. i suspect there could be some sort of tim scott boom lit at some point. this might be the beginning. >> i'm glad you brought that up because i wanted to play something that tim scott said yesterday in iowa. it was specifically about what we saw in florida last week where they changed the education standards, questioning whether or not slaves got skills, useable skills when they were slaves. tim scott pushed back on that in a big way. >> there is no silver lining in freedom, in slavery. the truth is anything you can learn, any benefits that people suggested t

but i think the key is what happens after iowa and new hampshire.le drop out and when it gets to be one or two people against donald trump, we'll see exactly where donald trump is at that point. >> congressman ken buck, thanks for coming in, appreciate it. thank you. >>> up next, gop candidates are already pouring tens of millions of dollars into ad buys. who is spending the most? the answer mightht surprise you. - this is our premium platinum coverage map and this is consumer cellular's map. - i don't see the difference, do you? - well, that one's purple. - [announcer] get the exact sa coverage as the natios leading carrier. starting at $20. consumer cellular. you found your kayak company because you love the ocean- not spreadsheets. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire this is remington. he's a member of the family, for sure. we always fed him kibble it just seemed like the thing to do. but he was getting picky, and we started

>> candidates will have another opportunity in iowa around the time of the iowa state fair which is anotherngage in those retail politics. they often go to the pork chop stand. i'm sure that we'll be seeing more as the summer progressives. as far as mike pence himself, it is very clear how big iowa is in his strategy given that he chose to spend the fourth of july there with other competitors and went to new hampshire, instead and it's a state that he's targeting because of his evangelical, but he clearly has work to do there given that it's a lynchpin of his strategy. he still trails former president donald trump and he trails ron desantis in the state and he's taking heavy competition in iowa from tim scott as well as nikki haley. >> the fact, doug, that trump continues to lead the pack as we know and he's double digits ahead of ron desantis and something stuck out to me this week with regard to that competition and the super pac acowledged they have a ways to go. >> look, right now in national polling we are way behind. i'll be the first to admit that. i'm being blunt and honest. cl it i

he spent — mentioning him in iowa. he spent a _ mentioning him in iowa. president donald _ much more than former president donald trump. has he been able to gain _ donald trump. has he been able to gain any— donald trump. has he been able to gain any traction it? you mentioned the poll numbers, but what _ mentioned the poll numbers, but what have — mentioned the poll numbers, but what have you seen in terms of the one—on—one interactions with— the one—on—one interactions with ron _ the one—on—one interactions with ron desants and iowa voters? _ with ron desants and iowa voters? , with ron desants and iowa voters? . .. . with ron desants and iowa voters? , ., . �*, voters? first of all, it's still very _ voters? first of all, it's still very early. - voters? first of all, it's still very early. what's| still very early. what's happening injuly isn't necessarily indicative of what will be happening injanuary. just like in a long season of football — american or otherwise — you don't want to peak six months before the championship. you want to be doing bette

so that is what iowa can dos as the process moves forward.is not just about picking a winner. >> this means that we'll be continuing to talk to you. i know you mentioned that the state fair is coming up in august, i know a big political event, so enjoy and we'll check in with you again. >> thank you for having me. >>> spanish voters are heading to the polls at this hour for a snap election that could move the country farther to the right. now, the vote comes after the governing socialist party suffered a surprise defe in the may regional elections. the right popular party is in fact forecast to win, but no one isected to have enough seat to form a coalition government. so much attention n the far right party which could become a kingmaker. securing a place for the far right in the spanish government for the first time since the franco dictatorship ended. and journalist al goodman is at a polling station in madrid. he is with us now. what are you learning about turnout especially given everything that is at stake there? >> well, at this pollin

i want to talk about iowa. and, republicans.verything the last caller said, even though i am an independent. now, i used to be republican. but, i switched during -- maybe right after the trump thing. i just went crazy during trump administration, because he has screwed this country up. but, anyway. republicans threw him are trying to show their hateful ideology down the throats of this country. especially trump and the maga haters caucus -- oh, wait, they call themselves the freedom caucus. what a laugh. trump had a big impression on iowa, especially kim reynolds. i want to look at iowa -- it has turned into a nazi state, what is going on at the statehouse. talk with how they messed with their auditors sedition, and with the recent supreme court, the state supreme court wanted to shoot down the abortion for nghe an kim reynolds once to get rid of or mess with the state supreme court. behind everybody's back, shoves this abortion thing down everyone's neck and goes on this iowa religious weekend, who number one, is moderated by t

tim scott is running ads in iowa. he will be in davenport tomorrow and will return later in the month for governor reynolds. scott and chris christie say they bot have 40,000 individual donors a, key threshold to qualify for the presidential debate next month. with the strong religious republican bait, mike pence and indiana native chose iowa to launch his campaign. iowa's legislature just passed the six-week abortion ban, a policy pence has previously said he supports. tomorrow morning nikki haley and vivek ramaswamy will hold campaign events in iowa. in the evening, asa hutchison has a v.f. fund raiser in demains. neil? >> neil: thanks for that. one of those presidential candidates, crisscrossing not only iowa but everywhere. will hurd, the latest entrant. he joins us right now, the former texas congressman. very good to have you, sir. >> hi, neil. always a pleasure to be on with you. >> neil: let me get to what governor reynolds wants to do, ready to sign, some legislation that really limits the ability to have an

because mike pence is in iowa and putting a lot in iowa.e was asked by a voter about january 6, by the way, we're expecting the justice department to move on possible indictments on the january 6 insurrection. but listen to what one iowa voter had to say to vice president pence and his response. >> if it wasn't for your vote, we would not have joe biden in the white house. >> i did exactly what the constitution of the united states required of me that day. and i kept my oath. i'm sorry, ma'am, that is but that is what the constitution said. no vice president in american history ever asserted the authority that you have been convinced that i had. president trump was wrong about my authority that day and he's still wrong. >> so what do you think? >> well, i think the question that she posed was interesting. she disregarded 70 million other votes based on mike pence's vote because donald trump and many people in the republican party have done a really good job in lying to the american people about the authority. i also think that after january

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is iowa increasingly important as we see these polls?in certain traditional election modes, but in this instance, ron desantis is in decline. his campaign is fledgling, he has the failure to launch since he's really gotten out there. literally his failed launch the day of. it's just been a decline ever since then. when you start to see donors speaking publicly about their concerns, they smell blood in the water, and they should because as more people are exposed to ron desantis, the more they dislike him, and they recognize that, you know what, this guy doesn't have it. he's not going to be the trump slayer we thought he was. we need to look elsewhere. he's desperate to gain traction in a place like iowa. he has raised a good amount of money, which is important in places like iowa. caucusing is a ground game. it requires money and organization. the campaign claims they have 5,000 people in iowa committed. 200,000 people caucus there so he has a long way to go. desantis, it is do or die every single time that he attends mandatory cattle c

just like iowa.i made an incredible discovery, that all the industrial arts programs that existed when i was going through high school had largely left high school. they had gone to community colleges. the one in indiana, the statewide community colleges, or sometimes they simply migrated into trade programs the unions operated. but i'm somebody that was raised to believe that all honest work is honorable, right? we said to ourselves in indiana, and i set myself on a course of making career and vocational education a priority in every high school in america again. we are to open those doors of opportunity for young people. i am not good with my hands. my wife was teaching a shop class in elementary school when i met her. [laughter] that's actually a true story. i remember i was a poor, impoverished graduate student when we were dating, and i had this chevy impala that had a rust spot on the trunk, and it kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger to where it was about this big around on the back trunk

so this, that is your task, iowa. so i always plays an outside role in shaping our nation's leadership. tonight is one more instalment of that. and i know the people of our rice and the challenge . you'll shape that leadership to meet this moment in the life of our nation. so i believe in the people of this country, and i have faith i truly do believe through the long and storied history of america again and again. we see evidence of providence hand. from the moment the pilgrims 1st stepped off on to plymouth rock. this one nation under god is gone to the well spring of support that is always seen as through challenging times and will see us yet through these times. i believe with all my heart, god has not done with america yet. and if all of us do, all that we need to do to turn our hearts back to him and work to give americans a new future grounded in freedom and in our highest ideals.

everybody else is in iowa, too.t biden seemed to be ensnarled in investigations. obviously you have this superseding indictment, byron. here is the former secretary of state mike pompeo about the message that this sends around the world. other friends around the world is saying what on earth is going on around the united states. how much chaos can be tolerated from the world's most important country. this halls repercussions beyond politics and set of votes take place in 2024 or even just a particular case. >> bret: there's another side, you know, and the president will have a chance to put forward his side and his defense the former president i should say as will president biden if that investigation goes. but what about what mike pompeo is saying there? >> well, i think those world leaders are going to have to get ready for more chaos. it's not going to get smoother. it's going to get rougher. i think that certainly last week i thought that by this time this week we would be talking about, yet, another indictment.

i want to talk about iowa. and, republicans.verything the last caller said, even though i am an independent. now, i used to be republican. but, i switched during -- maybe right after the trump thing. i just went crazy during trump administration, because he has screwed this country up. but, anyway. republicans threw him are trying to show their hateful ideology down the throats of this country. especially trump and the maga haters caucus -- oh, wait, they call themselves the freedom caucus. what a laugh. trump had a big impression on iowa, especially kim reynolds. i want to look at iowa -- it has turned into a nazi state, what is going on at the statehouse. talk with how they messed with their auditors sedition, and with the recent supreme court, the state supreme court wanted to shoot down the abortion for nghe an kim reynolds once to get rid of or mess with the state supreme court. behind everybody's back, shoves this abortion thing down everyone's neck and goes on this iowa religious weekend, who number one, is moderated by t

now they are laser focused on iowa and other early states.bility. florida governor ron desantis taking his campaign refresh on the road. >> i think it's important you go to the rural counties. we will hit them all. this is probably the easiest way to do it. >> reporter: desantis in the hawkeye state following an overhaul of his campaign. he laid off more than one-third of his staff citing budget concerns as senior campaign officials pledged a, quote, leaner and more insurgent campaign to take on former president trump. campaign officials admitted missteps in fund-raising and messaging. >> what do you think the voters should be taking away from that based on the fact you're asking them to make you the top executive? >> focus on the substance. you have a commander's intent. if that is not followed make sure it's followed. >> reporter: desantis is laser focused on states such as iowa set to hold the first caucuses january 15th. >> it's great to be back in the state of iowa. a recent fox business poll shows former president donald trump with a co

and iowa's first district. you all made iowa proud. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the 75th anniversary of the state of israel. this week congress welcomes israeli president herzog to commemorate this milestone and speak about the special relationship between our two nations. after the horrors of the holocaust, the jewish people fled to their homeland and declared israel a nation. the united states was the first country to recognize israel as a nation. the united states has been paving wait for an ever lot deed dent herzog to washington, d.c., and i look forward to continuing our enduring partnership. mr. speaker, july is national parks and recreation month. there are many parks in iowa's first congressional district. four national parks from the herbert hoover national historic site to the many state parks such as lake mcbride, or the cave park. these parks provide opportunities for relaxation. this legislation provides free lifetime access to national parks and federal recreational lands for our honor

you've been watching him in iowa.re time than the former president, donald trump. has he been able to get any traction? you mentioned those poll numbers, but what have you seen in terms ofjust the one—on—one interactions with florida governor ron desantis and iowa voters? well, it's still very early. so, you know, what's happening injuly isn't necessarily indicative of what will be happening injanuary. and just like in a long season of football, american or otherwise, you don't want to peak six months before the championship. you want to be doing better when it comes to the playoff season, and we're not there yet by any means. live now to sarah smith, who's watching the speeches in iowa. good to see you sarah. what's stood out to you from what you've heard so far? well, what has been fascinating is how the candidates do or do not talk about donald trump and the fact that they had been additional criminal charges laid against him. most candidates have avoided mentioning him at all and no—one yet has said his name but —

it's a major day for republicans in iowa. and the candidates you can see on the screen will make their case to voters. will donald trump's grip on the republican party weaken? >>> and get an ambulance here now. a 911 call captures the moment after lebron james' son bronny suffered cardiac arrest during basketball practice. we are following these developing stories and many more. all coming in right here to cnn news central. new charges and stunning new details coming to light in donald trump's classified documents case. the special counsel now charging the former president with three new counts, including one additional count of willful retention of national defense information. two additional counts of obstruction. prosecutors say that trump, along with two employees, tried to alter, mutilate and conceal evidence. long-time aide walt nauta and property manager carlos de oliveira allegedly tried to delete security footage at donald trump's request. de oliveira has been added to the case as a defendant. he told prosecutors the