Meet the Press NOW — January 4, 2024

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🗓️ 4 January 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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A school shotting in Iowa leaves one dead and five injured. Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and a deadly drone strike in Iraq increase concerns of a widening war in the Middle East. 2024 presidential candidates Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) and fmr. Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) struggle to beat former President Donald Trump as the Iowa caucuses near. NBC News Correspondent Ryan Reilly discusses Trump's legal battle to stay on the ballot.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Meet the Press Now, I'm Kristen Welker in Washington.
0:16.0	We begin with breaking news out of Perry, Iowa, where law enforcement officials and the governor
0:20.4	are holding a press conference right now after a shooter opened fire at a high school
0:24.5	earlier this morning injuring at least two students and a school administrator.
0:28.6	Let's listen into the governor.
0:29.6	I can say safe lives.
0:31.9	The response was tremendous and we're extremely grateful. The full
0:38.4	resources of the state government will be available to assist in the
0:41.7	response and of course the community's recovery from this tragic
0:44.6	event.
0:45.9	The mental health region has social workers that are embedded in the school district and will
0:51.5	provide counseling services for the students, the families, and the staff.
0:56.6	As you all know, this is an ongoing investigation.
1:00.9	So law enforcement will brief you only on what they can at this time and they will provide additional information as it becomes available.
1:10.0	And so with that I'd like to turn it over to Chief.
1:13.0	To the Chief.
1:14.0	Thank you.
1:18.0	Chief.
1:20.0	Chief Eric Vaughn from the Perry Police Department.
1:24.0	I want to thank the quick actions of the Dallas County Dispatchers who handled and dispatch the calls regarding this traffic tragic event this morning.
1:36.3	I also wanted to recognize the initial officers
1:38.2	from the Perry and Dallas County Sheriff's Office
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