all of our colleagues who were in iman yesterday, everyone would welcome that, because, again, it would advance things we're all trying to accomplish, including getting hostages back, including getting a lot more assistance into gaza, including getting people into gaza. >> secretary of state blinken continues his trip oversaers as arab leaders are calling for a cease-fire in gaza. the troops have reached the coastline, splitting the territory in two. also ahead, new polling in five swing states that are very concerning for democrats and president joe biden. we'll go through those numbers on a potential 2020 rematching with donald trump. meanwhile florida governor ron desantis just landed a powe potentially key endorsement in the 2024 republican presidential primary. we'll tell you who it is. ♪♪ good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this monday, november 6th. happy 9th birthday to flynn lemaire, my son. thank you for starting with us on "way too early." let's get right to it. a new poll on the 2024 matchup is sparking concern. in the latest "new york times" siena college survey, trump leads biden in five states won by biden in the last election. in voters went to the polls today, in arizona, they would go to trump by 5 points, 49% to 44%. in georgia, trump's lead is 6 points, 49% to 43%. in michigan, trump leads by 5 points, in nevada, trump leads by 11 points. in pennsylvania, trump leads by 4 points, 48% to 44%. the only state biden would be ahead is wisconsin. biden leads by 2 points,47% to 45%. voters say they trust trump more an biden to handle most key issues. on the economy, trump is favored by 22 points, a huge number. on immigration, the latest, 12. on handling the israeli hamas war, trump leads. biden is favored by 9 points on the issue of abortion. despite there being just a three-year age gaep between the two candidates, 71% of the poll's respondents say biden is too old while 39% say the same about trump. 53% of those voters also say they've been personally hurt by the current president's policies compared to just 35% who have been helped. on the flip side, 51% of those same voters say trump's policies have helped them while 34% say the opposite. joining us now, national political correspondent for axios, alex thompson. thank you for joining us here on set in washington. to say the least, this poll landed with a shock wave yesterday morning in "the new york times" siena polls, coupled with a poll that says the country is not happy. let's go through the six battleground states, trump up by fierchlt what is the reaction of the biden team? >> they're defensive. they're saying you all counted us out before, stop bed-wetting, stop panicking. their message to democrats is keep your head down, this is just one poll. the thing is this is not just one poll. this is a series of polls and this is the worst of them. and this comes literally after the biden campaign has spent an unprecedented amount of money on television the last three months, well over $10 million in these states, and they are not negative ads. they're not anti-trump ads. they're pro-trump ads and they focus on these issues, on the economy. you've spent $10 million by trying to boost favor and trump is ahead. the exact same poll came out four years ago and it was a huge win for biden. it showed biden ahead in all of these states. it was one of the reasons he got the nomination because he was running on electability, and he was the most electable democrat. now many democrats are thinking maybe he's the least likely. >> let's be clear. it's still a year out. a lot can change. and certainly the biden team believes, as we look at the numbers here, next year they thinkome of the economic ogress will be better felt by the americans. they also believe donald trump sitting in a courtroom will turn off a whole lot of swing voters who actually decide these elections. this is a pretty stunning spread for trump to have those kinds of leads when, first of all, he's already been in dieted four times. also, the biden team has put in a lot in michigan and pennsylvania, and he can't win the white house without them. >> also very striking, the one state he's ahead in, wisconsin, the least diverse states. that shows a real slippage with people of color, especially people of color under 30 years old. it was also really interesting. they compared biden to kamala harris who has a lower approval rating than biden across the board. in these polls, in part because of age and slippage with other voters of color, kamala harris is doing better than joe biden in these states, and the unnamed gentlemen nair democrat who would be brought down with the attack ads, there was a 13-point difference for an unnamed democrat over joe biden in next year's election. >> we don't want to make too much out of it, but to your point, it's part of the trend. very quickly, a few prominent voices suggest that president biden maybe should. even run again. that's a possibility, correct? >> i've not heard anything like that at all. if he were to make that decision, it would have to be very quick. >> the record is impressive. the voters have their concerns. national correspondent for axios, alex thompson. appreciate it. elsewhere, republican candidate ron desantis is about to score a big endorsement in the op primary race. nbc news is reporting that iowa governor kim reynolds who initially indicated she would remain neutral in the race now plans to back the florida governor. sources say she will appear alongside desantis at a rally tonight in des moines. her support could provide a possible lift to desantis in the hawkeye state. according to the latest nbc news "des moines register" media roll, trump leads over desantis, 43% to 16%. haley came in ne. trump aus of reynolds of disloyalty adding her, quote, endorsement would be the end of her political career. meanwhile some republican voters in florida were not happy to see presidential candidate chris christie over the weekend. the former new jersey governor was greeted with boos and jeers from the pro-trump crowd just seconds after he walked on stage at the gop freedom summit, which was held just outside of orlando. christie slammed back at the audience. >> yeah. well now it feels like home, thank you all very much. what a shock, you're for trump. i'm going to fall over dead. now, look. now, look. every one of those boos, every one of those cat calls, every one of those yells will not -- >> boo. >> yes, sure -- will not solve one problem we face in this country, will not solve -- and will not make this country better. your anger, your anger, your anger against the truth is reprehensible. >> you can certainly hear the boos there. christie wasn't the only republican to spar with the crowd. former arkansas governor asa hutchinson received similar jeers when he called to attention trump's many legal woes. the next republican debate this wednesday night on nbc. still ahead, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is inviting trump to the war-torn country in response to his claims that he could negotiate a peace deal in just 24 hours. plus, new reports on trump's plans for revenge if he gets a second chance in the white house. those stories and more and a check on sports when we come right back. check on sports when we come right back (ella) fashion moves fast. 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>> former president trump said in 24 hours he can manage it and finish the war. for me, what can i say? so he's very welcome. president biden was here and he -- i think he understood some details, which you can only understand being here. i invite president trump, if he can come here. i will need 24 minutes -- yes, 24 minutes, not more -- not more. 24 minutes to explain president trump that he can't manage this war. he can't bring peace because of the putin. >> do you think he would have ukraine's back if he were to be reelected? >> really, i don't know. really, i don't know. i hope that -- i hope that -- it depends not only on the president institutionally. i think it depends on the opinion of americans, of your society. i think that is most important. meanwhile a stunning new report from "the washington post" reveals that donald trump and his allies have started mapping out specific plans to use the federal government to punish his critics and opponents if he were to win a second term in the white house. this plan has been dubbed project 2025. there's been a slew of new reporting about it in recent weeks. the pollsters adding to the conversation that trump has named individuals he wants to investigate or prosecute. those people include former chief of staff john kelly. former attorney general bill barr. former attorney ty cobb, and former chief of staff chairman general mark milley. those are the people who spoke on trump in anonymity. trump has also talked about prosecuting officials at the fbi and the didn't of justice. additionally the paper reports that the former president's associates have drafted plans to potentially invoke the insurrection act on his first day in office to apply trump to deploy the military against the civil demonstrations that would surely be held that day. elsewhere, the publisher of mark meadows' book is sawing him for nearly $2 million over false statements about the 2020 election. the legal action is in response to an abc news report that meadows received immunity for his testimony for a grand jury called by special counsel jack smith. meadows reportedly told smith's team and jurors that he repeatedly told trump in the weeks after the election that the allegations of significant voter fraud were baseless. now, in its lawsuit, all seasons press says meadows violated their agreement regarding false statement. the publisher singles out a chapter in the book which begins with this quote, "i knew he didn't lose." oh, mark. the publisher also cites the reporting for causing sales of the book to, quote, precipitously decline, with only 60,000 copies sold of d first 200,000 printed. still ahead, we'll turn to sports and get a recap from the action across all of the nfl. plus, we'll get a check on the forecast as millions across the country could see warm and record-breaking temperatures this week. we'll be right back with that. we'll be right back with that. you didn't live this strong, this long to get put on the shelf like a porcelain doll. if you have postmenopausal osteoporosis and are at high risk for fracture, you can build new bone with evenity®. ask your doctor if you can do more than just slowing down bone loss with evenity®. want stronger bones? 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>> horses, my bad. >> makes the connection with brown. straddling the sideline. does he have the angle? he does. touchdown! >> those are some of the biggest plays from across the nfl yesterday, including one of the five touchdowns thrown by texans' quarterback cj stroud. he aired it out for 470 yards in the game, setting a new rookie record as houston came back to beat the tampa bay buccaneers, 39-37. stroud seems like he's got it. he's been a lot of fun so far this year. let's go to cincinnati. the bengals hosting the buffalo bills on surnltd night football last night on nbc. a fourth consecutive victory puts the bengals back in play offconversation. joe burrow struggled with a calf injury. he's healthy now. the cincinnati defense forced two big turnovers, interaccepting josh allen to shut down that drive in the second quarter. and later, recovering a fumble early in the fourth. the bengals beat the bills 24-18. that i have buffalo bills' numbers. damar hamlin, the buffalo bills player who suffered cardiac arrest on that very field in cincinnati didn't play, but walked on the field and thanked all those who saved his life. we're glad he's doing so well. the finale is tonight. the new york jets will try for a win hosting los angeles chargers on "monday night football." time now for the weather. let's go to meteorologist michelle grossman for the weather. michelle, great to see you. as we teased moments ago, a lot of warm weather for the second week of november. >> i know, it's crazy. hi, jonathan. it's crazy. we're talking record warmth, 10 to 20 degrees above normal. we're looking at temperatures into the mid-80s in abilene and el paso. even up up in chicago, 70 degrees today. that's almost 20 degrees above average. tomorrow, temperatures in the 80 s, 70s. southwest, phoenix, 90s. we're looking warm in st. louis. 78 degrees. that's two days. then we kind of get back to normal wednesday, thursday, friday. still no complaints. we're in the mid-50s in new york city by wednesday, thursday. crisp and fall-like toward the later part of the week. out west, we're looking at higher elevation rain and mountain snow. windy conditions. we could see winds gusting up to 16 miles an hour. gusty wind toward the great lakes. ohio valley, we could see rain. even slight snow further to the north. that will dissipate as we go throughout the next 12 days. jonathan? >> michelle grossman, thank you very much. still ahead on "way too early," we'll recap secretary of state anthony blinken's trip to the middle east as he met with arab leaders callinging for a cease-fire in the gaza strip. and lara selman joins us on "way too early" on trying to ease tensions. that's coming up after the break. ease tensions. that's coming up after the break. ef. don't get burned by winter nose. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. america's #1 lotion tissue. 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>> this trip is aimed at trying to cool tensions and trying to prevent this war from escalating. i think the iraq stop was really important not just to show commitment to the government of iraq, but also to send a message to iran about these attacks on u.s. troops in iraq and syria. as we've talked about, there have now been around 30 attacks that have caused injuries to these servicemembers. i think that was an important stop. the stop in israel was very important as well. the main message there was to try to do something about this humanitarian pause and to try to get the israelis to stop -- do more to prevent civilian casualties. >> let's drill down on that a little bit. there's been reporting that the rafah crossing has not been able to be used or get people or supplies in. prime minister benjamin netanyahu rejected any idea of a pause, saying only if hostages were released, and there's no signs of doing that. and there's been growing frustration in the biden administration about doing more. tell us more. >> i reported last week the biden administration is now asking israel about a particular air strike, to explain this air strike on the refugee camp last week. this caused a lot of controversy because it's a huge refugee camp in northern gaza. it flattened buildings, killed about 200 civilians. i think it indicates the biden administration has questions about the israeli air strikes. of course, israel said they're targeting hamas, the network of tunnels under the civilian network. this is a typical tactic we see they've used, but it does reflect a broader concern by the biden administration that israel needs to do more to prevent this humanitarian toll from growing. >> a lot of reporting over the weekend about the frustration growing. real quick, the u.s. has sent aircraft carriers to the region, but there's been a new force, tell us about it? >> they set a nuclear submarine and tweeted a picture about it last night. it's a very, very rare step. it's one of u.s.'s most secret weapons and they do not usually broadcast the whereabouts. the fact that they sent a picture is sending a signal is not just to iran but the broader region to prevent it from escalating into a broader conflict. >> we'll see if that continues. pentagon reporter for "politico," lara seligman. straight ahead, we'll turn to business news and get the morning headlines from our friendings at cnbc, including an important recall for parents. we'll also provide some insight on the markets, which are moving higher for the opening bell. that's all straight ahead. e opening bell that's all straight ahead. rsv can severely affect the lungs and lower airways. but i'm protected with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. rsv can be serious for those over 60, including those with asthma, diabetes, copd, and certain other conditions. but i'm protected. arexvy is proven to be over 82% effective in preventing lower respiratory disease from rsv and over 94% effective in those with these health conditions. 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"the new york times" reports that trump is deeply personally raged by this trial and by the fact that his adult children have had to testify. that's per several people who have spoken with him. and he may not be able to restrain himself on the stand. we've seen that before. ivanka trump will be the final member of the family to take the stand. that's slated for later this week. but donald trump, a few hours from now. joining us at this moment, msnbc and justice analyst anthony colie. he was recently the top spokesman at the didn't of justice under attorney general merrick garland. great to see you. we can certainly see the former president's anger about this trial. we hear he spent the weekend holed up for practice session. he's been unpredictable when he takes the stand. what are we going to hear from him today? is he going to hide behind the fifth? >> he's already been aligned with fraud. he'll lay the ground work to get whatever political benefit he can. i want to be clear, jonathan, this is a big day for donald trump. he will be both under oath and under file. in terms of a question of what do we expect to hear today if his deposition is any indication, i think we'll hear two things. we'll hear him talk about it wasn't me defense. we heard this last week from donald junior and eric trump. we'll halls her tame about rae valuations and that is more of an art than a science. there's some truth to that to some extent. even the best good faith estimates must be rooted in hard facts. you can't just say your penthouse is 33,000 square feet when it's actually 10,999 square feet. i think that's what we'll hear from him inside the courtroom. outside f the courtroom will be more of the same. it will be him rallying his base, fund-raising, and him trying to paint this as a political prosecution and persecution from a woke judge or from a woke prosecutor. >> so you just laid out very well what trump hopes to accomplish today. what do we the prosecutors are going to do? >> what i love what attorney general tish james is doing is she's focused solely on facts and the law, and she's got the receipts to prove it. and i think to your earlier question, and you acutely zoomed in on this, right? trump is known to be brash. he's known to be confident, and i think if i'm a prosecutor, i'm going to let him talk. i'm going to let him, you know, talk for as long as he wants to talk. i'm reminded of the e. jean carroll case where the prosecutor let him talk and talk and talk. and then he'll say unfortunately when you touch women, you get yourself in trouble. >> i know it's just a civil trial, but remarkable. the former president of the united states on the stand and a preview ofcome, potentially, next year. terrific stuff from anthony coley this morning. we appreciate him coming in. up next, what republican voters in iowa say is the most important quality in a presidential candidate. we'll tell you what that is. coming up on "morning joe," president joe biden's campaign says it's not worried about that new polling that shows donald trump leading potential head-to-head matchups in nearly every battleground state. plus, iowa governor kim reynolds said she'd remain neutral for the gop primary. tonight, she's set to make a big endorsement. will her support change the state of the race? i have my ideas. also ahead, the latest out of the israel-hamas war on the heels of secretary of state antony blinken's return to the region. jam-packed "morning joe" a few moments away. i was 5...6 years of age and i knew i was going to be a vet. once alexandra called me to let me know that bank of america had approved my loan... it was important to me. we not only just provide the financing piece, we do everything that we can to surround them with the right people. all you need is a perfect, amazing team that will guide you through the right steps to be successful. and that's what bank of america was for me. 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(vo) it's your vision, it's your verizon. welcome back. republicans in iowa say the most important quality in a presidential candidate is for them toav the ability to beat joe bide next november. that's all it is. ki down the incumbent in fact, look at that, 74% of republican caucus-gers in iowa say defeating the president is the top quality to them. that's followed by believing in a strong american rolen world affairs, being the adult in the room, working with opposing party to make washingn function, and focus at home rather than overseas. meanwhile, "the des moines register" put it this way, quote, the former president has campaigned in iowa far less than his counterparts. he hasefused to participate in the debates, and he is facing 91 felony charges spanng four separate criminal indictments. and, yet, his nomination has begun to feel all but inevitable. joining us now to talk about it, communication strategist and former aide to house speakers paul ryan and john boehner, brandon buck is here. good to see you. we mentioned it, in iowa, a trump win appears inevitable. is the fight to catch him meaningful or delusional. put it into context, the polls we saw over the weekend, this is trump's display of strength right now. >> the hard part is, you look at that, and nikki haley should be really happy. all those things seem to say to her, she polls better than biden head-to-head, has better experience in foreign affairs, and it seems to provide an opening for her. but there is no opening right now. a problem is getting the attention of the electorate. donald trump blocks out the sun. he's been running away from the primary events, as you talked about. it is hard to -- when you can't get on stage with somebody and debate somebody, it is difficult to draw a contrast. he seems to be running out the clock. it is working for him. i see no reason to change it at this point. the problem is, you need to consolidate the field. nikki haley, i would argue, is the best to go head-to-head against him, but you need others to drop out so you can force a conversation, this person versus that person. right now, it's still too crowded. >> trump is set to skip wednesday night's debate, as well. tomorrow, there is an election. off year election. hasn't received a ton of attention, but there are a few key races being decided. some democrats yesterday in the wake of the bad polls for their party and the president noted the party does really well when voters actually vote. since the last couple years. talk to us about what you think might happen tomorrow. >> off-year elections are interesting. in virginia, nearby here, glenn youngkin has run a statewide campaign on the statehouse, largely building a different playbook around the issue of abortion. republicans got seats -- lost a lot of winnable seats because of abortion in the last midterm election. glenn youngkin said, we are going to take this head on. we are going to put on the ballot a 15-week abortion ban, saying democrats are the extremists and we're looking for a reasonable middle ground. i don't know if it'll work, but what has been happening is not working. democrats has been using this against republicans effectively. they said, we have to change something and can't take it ourselves. we're going to run a different playbook. it'll be interesting to see if it works out for them. >> this comes in the backdrop of gridlock in washington. november 17th now just 11 days away. that's when the government spending is going to run out. the government could shut down. the new speaker is mike johnson, has been in office now two weeks' time. his opening gambit was to suggest aid to israel needs to be offset by defunding irs agents and the like. do you think right now, is there momentum to get a deal, a temporary deal, of course, but to get a deal done to keep the government open? >> this shouldn't be hard. the reason -- the idea it was hard last time was remarkable. i mean, doing a simple funding resolution to keep the government open for a few weeks cost kevin mccarthy his job. >> right. >> mike johnson is thinking about this. mike johnson came into the job with a little honeymoon here. people have said, if you need a little more time to keep the government open while we do our work, we'll give you a pass. yet, there may be ideas of adding spending cutting to a short-term spending bill, adding immigration policy. when you do things like that, it gets dicey really fast. mike johnson has done a very good job keeping his conference together, unified, doing messaging bills. that's the easy part. the hard part is bipartisan things. it cost kevin mccarthy his job. is mike johnson willing to do that easily, just take the win, we'll fund the government, avoid the drama until next year? i don't know. i think it'll set a big tone for what speaker he is going to be. is he just there for republicans, or is he there to actually govern? >> we mentioned this project 2025. trump and his allies are plotting out what things would look like were he to win again. it is stripping down the federal government. putting more and more power in the oval office. "the washington post" adds to the narrative this morning with this idea that he is plotting revenge against political opponents, and maybe even invoking the insurrection act to use the military to stop protests against him. that is what the polls suggest voters want. what is your reaction? >> as somebody who works in washington, i think about, who are the people who are going to work in a second trump administration if he were to win? you have to imagine it's some of the people who would be emboldened by trump's words, who have no fear about the kind of things he is talking about. it'll be an interesting administration. governing wise, he still has some of the same problems he had before. it is unlikely they'll have a republican majority in the senate to allow him to pass a lot of things, but there's a lot the president to do on their own without congress. i imagine he'll see he has nothing left to lose and be emboldened if voters send him back to the white house a second time. >> no guardrails and no grown-ups in the room, most likely. former aide to house speakers boehner and ryan, brendan buck, thank you. thank you for getting up "way too early" on this monday morning. 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