--:-- Gideon Resnick: Good morning. It's Tuesday, January 16th. I'm Gideon Resnick in for Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: On today's show, Trump's big win at the Iowa caucuses. Remembering a principal who risked his life to protect students in a recent mass shooting. And how a giant insulated cup became a global obsession.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: We'll start in Iowa, where former President Donald Trump kicked off the 2024 campaign with a landslide victory in the caucuses. He won 51 percent of the vote.
--:-- Donald Trump: I just want to thank you all. This is a very special night. And this is the first because the big night is going to be in November when we take back our country. And truly, we do make our country great again. Thank you very much, everybody. Great honor. Thank you very much. Thank you.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley were far behind him, getting 21 and 19 percent of the vote, respectively. Both did try to frame the loss as a win.
--:-- Nikki Haley: Because of your support, in spite of all of that that they threw at us, everyone against us, we've got our ticket punched out of Iowa.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: Haley argued that her numbers in other states put her ahead of DeSantis as the leading Trump alternative in the race.
--:-- Nikki Haley: When you look at how we're doing in New Hampshire, in South Carolina and beyond, I can safely say tonight Iowa made this Republican primary a two-person race.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: A second finish in Iowa might have helped propel Haley forward, but the next contest is the primary in New Hampshire next Tuesday.
--:-- Leslie Sanchez: On CBS, Republican political analyst Leslie Sanchez said the state could be more favorable territory for other candidates. But the kind of support Trump showed in Iowa will be hard to overcome.
--:-- Leslie Sanchez: Going into New Hampshire, a lot more independents, people that are open-minded conservatives, are lean Republican, that are frustrated with Trump at the top of the ticket. That is open territory for Nikki Haley. But when you get past that, it gets incredibly difficult. The math gets incredibly difficult.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: Turnout last night was quite a bit lower than the competitive 2016 caucus, which could be expected given the weather.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: One Republican candidate has decided not to keep fighting for what looks like a race for second. Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out after finishing a distant fourth in Iowa. He is now endorsing Trump.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: There's more coverage and analysis of the Iowa results and the race ahead on the Apple News app.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: Now we want to highlight a story you might have missed this week, remembering someone who made an impact.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: Ten days after the mass shooting at Perry High School in Iowa, the school's longtime principal, Dan Marburger, died at 56. He was shot while trying to distract the shooter.
--:-- Claire Marburger: His daughter Claire said on social media that as soon as she heard there'd been a shooting, she had a feeling that her father would have tried to help.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: Marburger and his wife had five children. His daughter Claire said her father took no greater pride than seeing students graduate.
--:-- Claire Marburger: He said he always knew he'd be a teacher. Claire Marburger said her father made sure to pronounce students' names correctly, spending months before graduation studying flashcards with each name.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: Iowa's governor ordered flags to fly at half-staff in his honor.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: Now, let's take a quick look at some other stories that are in the news.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: Israel's defense minister says the military is close to completing its most intense phase of fighting against Hamas in Gaza. But the military says there is still more fighting ahead, including a vast network of tunnels to clear.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: The Biden administration has been pressuring Israel to move into a lower-intensity campaign that focuses on precision attacks on Hamas, not the broad airstrikes and large ground deployments that have been part of the war so far.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: In legal news, former President Trump may testify at a defamation trial that starts in New York today.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: The judge said that he would extend the trial if necessary so Trump could take the stand.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: This trial will decide how much he's required to pay the author E. Jean Carroll for defamatory comments that he made in 2019.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: This will be the second trial involving Carroll. Last year, a jury found Trump liable for defamation and for sexually abusing her in the 1990s.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: Trump is appealing that case.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: And in entertainment news, Succession and The Bear were the big winners at the Emmys last night, taking home the top prizes for best drama and comedy.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: Three members of the Succession cast took home acting trophies, including Sarah Snook, who thanked her very young daughter.
--:-- Sarah Snook: I carried her with me in this last season, and really it was her who carried me. It's very easy to act when you're pregnant because you've got hormones raging.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: It seems like every week there is a new water bottle obsession. There is Swell Hydroflask Nalgene Camelback and more. Maybe you've seen someone on social media literally showing off their collection.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: But recently one type of water bottle from the company Stanley has been getting a lot of attention.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: CNBC takes a closer look at the rise of the quencher bottle.
--:-- Ashley Lassure: Until recently, Stanley didn't have a lot of buzz. It's been around for more than 100 years and mostly targeted campers and blue-collar workers with its humble but practical green thermoses.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: But that all changed around 2020 with a group of women influencers in Utah who thought the cup had potential to reach a broader market.
--:-- Ashley Lassure: We felt really strongly that for a working mom to take her Stanley all day to hydrate her throughout her day does not in any way illustrate less strength than somebody taking a water bottle on a hike.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: Lassure partnered with Stanley executives to promote the brand, and the company rolled out new colors for the quenchers to try to broaden its appeal.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: And the sales went way up.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: Today, Stanley quenchers are among the most popular water bottles in the world, with some customers camping outside of stores overnight to get their hands on new limited editions.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: In 2023, Stanley was projected to make more than $750 million in sales. Just a few years before, that figure was $70 million.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: And today, these ginormous $45 water bottles have become more than just something practical to drink out of. They're a kind of status symbol of wellness, health, and spending power.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: You can find all these stories and more in the Apple News app.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: And if you're already listening to the News app right now, stick around. We've got a narrated article playing for you next from The Atlantic about barcodes.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: They've been around for decades, making it easier to check out at the grocery store. But they might be on their way out.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: If you're listening in the podcast app, follow Apple News Plus Narrated to find that story.
--:-- Gideon Resnick: And I'll be back with the news tomorrow.
