recuse herself from donald trump's classified documents case despite recommendations to do so from two other federal judges. and democrats are targeting a 150-year-old law in their latest effort to protect reproductive rights nationwide. all right, good morning. welcome to "way too early" on this friday. thank god, friday. june 21st. i'm sam stein in for jonathan lemire. for the first time in months president biden has overtaken donald trump in national polling averages. according to the poll aggregate site, 538, biden took a 0.8% lead in the race yesterday. that is the first time biden has led at least since march, which is as far back as the website's tracker goes. the change comes after a series of recent polls showed biden narrowly ahead of trump though all the results were within the margin of error. there's new audio now of donald trump admitting he lost the 2020 election and then quickly reverting back to the big lie. comes from research from the new book "apprentice in wonderland" by ramin setoota. trump's admission he lost came in his conversation with renaldo rivera. >> he did a good job. he was smart, cunning. he did a good job. >> and are you guys still close or -- >> no i don't think so. he is -- after i lost the election -- i won the election, but when they said we lost, he called me up three or four times. >> in another conversation between trump and setoota, the form president claims joan rivers voted for him in 2016 despite the fact she had died before the election. >> joan said she was a republican, did you know that? >> i thought she might have been a republican. >> a lot of '80s characters in these clips. president biden meanwhile traveled to camp david last night where he'll spend the next few days with a team of advisers to prep for the upcoming presidential debate. the plan is for biden to remain at camp david until at least monday, but he may stay longer if need be. as the june 27th date draws closer, preparations will likely include a full-length mock debate. campaign officials say the president is gearing up to hold donald trump accountable for his extreme record and dangerous things he's been saying on the trail, mainly ripping away reproductive rights, promoting political violence, undermining our democratic institutions, and doing the bidding of billionaire donors to fund tax giveaways to the ultra-wealthy and corporations. while donald trump and his team have long down-played he does any formal debate at all, it's not exactly winging it. trump has been holding informal policy sessions where he'll discuss topics that will likely come up, issues the trump campaign has maintained are notable weaknesses for president biden. we're told he'll discuss the economy and inflation with senator j.d. vance, immigration with former white house aid steven miller and former acting head tom and held a series of sessions with his former acting directing of national intelligence and senior advisor says trump also met with senators eric schmidt and marco rubio. next week trump is planning a debate and watch party in atlanta, which is set to be attended by several allies and vice presidential hopefuls. all right, joining us now white house bureau chief for "the washington post." tolo, what do you make of these two contrasting styles of debate prep, somewhat unexpected but curious what works best for each individual here. >> we'll find out in terms of and seeing it and both trying to shift the pilot point and biden wants to build on the moltm. trump wants to stop biden's momentum and they're both going to come out swinging during this debate. >> what are the hurdles if you talk to people involved in the debate, what do they think are the hurdles biden has to clear if they themselves admits a high stakes affair? >> first they think the way he looks, his stamina on stage, coming over the hurdle of being seen as too old for the presidency, that's the biggest thing they want to accomplish. even if they don't ding donald trump on all his missteps and misstatements they want biden to look presidential. >> are they at all cognizant of the fact incumbent presidents tend to do very poorly when it comes to their first debate. what comes to mind for me at least is watching barack obama and mitt romney in that 2012 debate which went disastrously. >> they want to do the prep. they don't want to take this for granted. they don't want to fall into the trap previous presidents have saying i'm a president, i deal with issues of national security all the time, i get a briefing book all the time, i have all this information already in my head. they want to actually go through these mock debates, not take this for granted, realize donald trump is unlike any other debater they've come against and really take the time to prepare for it. >> and then how much do they imagine that the issue of hunter biden, his conviction will come up in the debate basically because donald trump forces the issue? >> they're prepared for that. they know it came up in 2020 and biden's response then was pretty well received. he said i love my son, he really pushed back against donald trump as a father and not just as a president. now that hunter biden has been convicted, biden is going to really need to showcase this is personal issue, it's a family issue, an issue of addiction and not anything that has to do with the presidency. >> the flip side of this is of course donald trump has been convicted, right? and we've seen a little bit of -- i don't want to say double speak from the white house, but they initially were very hesitant to push on the conviction issue. but then we saw an ad campaign or ad released that was extremely hard on donald trump and his conviction. what should our expectations be for whether the president himself goes to that well during the debate. >> i wouldn't be surprised to hear him say the words convicted felon, donald trump you are a convicted felon. they've seen the polls shift in the last several days at the same time donald trump's conviction has become a national story. they are aware people are seeing donald trump as a convict felon and they want it to be in the minds of the independent voters. >> that'll be interesting. last question and more substantive one, the biggest policy stuff happening right now prior to the debate are a series of immigration actions the president is taking unilaterally, first to more or less shutdown a huge swath of the border making it tougher for asylum claims to process, and secondly by granting essentially protective status to a class of citizens, spouses of american citizens who may be here undocumented. talk to us a little bit about those two actions, the purpose and goals behind them, and what ultimately the president hopes to achieve both on a substantive level and politically. >> the president realizes immigration is tough issue for him. they're not too comfortable with it based on the polling, so he took action to shutdown a lot of action at the border, but at the same time he realizes people who have been here in the country a long time are more sympathetic class of people, and he wants to show he's thinking about those people and thinking about immigration and not demonizing all immigrants the way donald trump does. he wants to be able to showcase to his liberal base he does care about immigration, he does care about immigrants but he's not going to allow as many people to come over the border as has been coming. he's trying to calibrate between his liberal base and take action on those fronts and see how it plays out in the debate. >> thank you so much for getting up with us, man. appreciate it. take care. all right, before we go to break, the supreme court will hand down more decisions starting at 10:00 a.m. this morning. there's still over a dozen cases left on the court's docket and justices must rule on several hot button issues including abortion, guns, the issue of former president trump claiming broad presidential immunity. the justices are expected to release most of those decisions by the end of the month. and still ahead what we're learning about the judge in trump's classified documents case refusing to step aside despite multiple calls to recuse herself. plus, the former governor of puerto rico is detailing a conversation he had with former president trump and what he said about the possibility of nuclear war. those stories and a check on sports and weather when we come right back. n we come right back this isn't charmin! no wonder i don't feel as clean. here's charmin ultra strong. ahhh! my bottom's been saved! with its diamond weave texture, charmin ultra strong cleans better with fewer sheets and less effort. enjoy the go with charmin. if you have chronic kidney disease you can reduce the risk of kidney failure with farxiga. because there are places you'd like to be. farxiga can cause serious side effects, including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, urinary tract, or genital yeast infections, and low blood sugar. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking farxiga and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this infection, an allergic reaction, or ketoacidosis. ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ want a next level clean? 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"the new york times" reports that two more experienced colleagues contacted judge aileen cannon by phone shortly after she drew the assignment to oversee the case in june of last year. one of them was chief judge in the southern district of florida, the other has not been identified. but the paper cites two people briefed on the conversations. judge cannon was appointed to the bench by then-president trump in 2020. "the times" reports that judge cannon's assignment to the case drew attention because she had scant trial experience and had previously shown unusual favor to trump by helping him in a criminal investigation that led to his indictment. doj special counsel jack smith charged trump with illegally storing classified documents at mar-a-lago after leaving the white house in 2021 and resisting federal efforts to get those files back. trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. in just hours a new hearing will take place in donald trump's classified documents case, the first of four over the next week. today's hearing deals with a motion by trump's defense team to have the indictment against the former president dismissed on grounds that special counsel jack smith's appointment is not constitutionally valid. a source familiar with trump's plans confirm to nbc news that trump will not attend today's hearing. then early next week there will be two hearings on monday and another ones relating to evidence in the case in trump's conditions of release. despite these new hearings judge aileen cannon has yet to set a trial date. the former governor of puerto rico reportedly says that donald trump talked to him about preparing for a nuclear war while he was president. according to the hill when has obtained an excerpt from an upcoming memoir, the conversation happened when trump visited puerto rico after hurricane maria in 2017. while overseeing the storm's damage from the helicopter trump allegedly told the ex governor, quote, nature has a way of coming back. well, it does until it doesn't. who knows with nuclear warfare what will happen. okay, trump then allegedly added, quote, but i tell you what, if nuclear war happens we won't be second in line for pressing the button. in a statement to the hill a trump spokesperson did not deny the former president made those remarks but instead said he, quote, abhors the idea of nuclear war. still ahead we'll turn to sports with a preview of game six tonight in the stanley cup finals. plus, the los angeles lakers have a new coach. we'll break down the details of the deal to bring j.j. reddic to l.a. those stories and a check on the weekend forecast when "way too early" comes right back. d foreco early" comes right back. ♪ ♪ have you always had trouble losing weight and keeping it off? 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>> we're did. we're told they did, but this is all authentic. >> okay, that is incredibly cool, and i would highly recommend they did it for a lot of games. it was part of one inning broadcast in black and white last night during the game between san francisco the giants and st. louis cardinals at rickwood field, america's oldest ballpark. major league baseball honoring the legacy of the negro leagues in birmingham, alabama, just days after the death of the legendary say hey kid, willie mays, at the age of 93. mays, who was born in nearby westfield played his first professional home games there in 1948 as a member of the birmingham black barons. the giants and cardinals took the field in the game umpired by the game's first ever all black crew. the 99-year-old former black baron and st. louis cardinal bill greasen the oldest negro leaguer throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. what a sight, incredible. as for the game the cardinals beat the giants 7-6. but, frankly, who cares? what an honor, an amazing night. meanwhile, to the bronx, new york yankees judge extends his mlb home run lead with his 27th long run, two run shot, hit outright there. third inning, made little difference for the yanks as they were clobbered by the baltimore orioles in yesterday's game between division leaders. you hate to see it. poor yankees. punctuated by a sixth run second inning the 7-5 victory gave the o's two out of three against the yanks. new york now clings to a half game lead against baltimore atop the al east, but look at those pesky sox just ten games back, got to love them. in the nba they settled on their next head coach. the team will reportedly hire j.j. redick an espn analyst to lead the franchise. meanwhile the city of boston will celebrate the nba championship celtics. boston is pretty used to championship parades at this point, should go smoothly. and a new nhl champion, meanwhile, could be crowned tonight. the florida panthers will try to closeout the edmonton oilers on the road in game six of the stanley cup final. now to a big night at the olympic trials for u.s. swimmer lily king. the five time olympian qualified for the second event of the game which is followed up by a pool side proposal from her boyfriend, james wells. king is poised to compete at her third olympics next month. looks like she said yes there, just confirming, and will be the first american swimmer to compete in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke in three consecutive games. well-done. quite the proposal. smart to do it before the olympics i think. you never know how those are going to go. time now for the weather. for that let's go to meteorologist michelle grossman for the forecast. michelle, i know it's bad. just lay it on us, just how bad is it? >> it's bad, sam. i'm so sad to tell you this because you're in d.c. and you're going to see triple digits by tomorrow and also sunday. it's going to feel so hot there, too, once you factor in the humidity. we're waking up to 64 million people from the great lakes, under heat alerts once again the dangerous heat alert does continue, heat advisories, heat warnings, where you see the hot pink color that a heat warning that includes pittsburgh. and this is why. the numbers are soaring once again into the 90s, near the triple digits in some spots. look at louisville, 98 degrees today. you factor in the humidity, it'll feel like 102, feeling like 97 in d.c. today, but much better than what it feels like sunday. 96 new york, we'll have a reprieve and looking at temperatures only in the 80s there where a little boundary setup there. charleston, west virginia, 95. 91 in detroit. hot today, another hot day tomorrow with that high pressure tacked in place. we're looking at temperatures near 100 decrease in nashville. the heat index when you factor in that humidity feeling like 100 degrees. 94 in pittsburgh, baltimore 98 degrees, 99 in richmond, feel like 103, feel like 100 degrees in raleigh. and another hot one and temperatures right near 100 degrees in d.c. on sunday. we improve a bit. i say improve but still in the mid-90s monday ands. new york city we're looking at 94 and 90 on monday and 80 degreeses. that is hot temperatures and hail and damaging winds and a few tornados possible as well. throughout the high plains into the upper mississippi valley especially where you see that yellow shading so great falls and also indianapolis could see storms later this afternoon. and flash flooding as well and we're seeing some lightening as well this morning here and thunder and portions of in the northern high plains, and there's that flash flood risk as we go through today especially throughout minneapolis and sioux falls. unfortunately that summer scorcher will continue so stay cool as we go throughout this weekend. >> michelle, that was horrible like all of it. there was nothing good about that. >> i'm so sorry. >> that's okay. >> especially you being in d.c. >> yeah, really looking forward to the weekend now. thanks, michelle grossman. appreciate it. all right, senate democrats continue to hammer republicans on reproductive rights. we'll take a look at the latest effort to repeal 150-year-old law. the democrats argue could be used to ban abortion. 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"the new york times" did a pretty good analysis yesterday about this is country of course the united states went to war with not too long ago but which has become increasingly close to washington and is not probably not going to be looking to send any kind of ammunition or arms to russia for a use in a war that washington very much wants to see end and ended decisively in ukraine's favor. so i think what putin is doing the best he can diplomatically to try and rally whatever friends and allies he's got left. but when you're going to north korea and seeking 5 million artillery shells, it doesn't really indicate that your war machine is chugging along as nicely as you like. russia, let us not forget, thought it could roll into kyiv in a matter of days and essentially wrap this thing up. and here we are, you know, two years and change later, and the russians have not really had a strategic breakthrough. and more importantly they didn't have one in the half a year when the united states because of congressional paralysis was not sending vital kit to the ukrainians. so i don't see a dramatic change happening here, and i think putin is beginning to realize that in order to sustain the status quo he can't rely on domestic production alone. he has to -- he has to go begging to, you know, tin pot dictatorships around the world for weapons. >> it's an interesting and somewhat bullish analysis, but i -- i buy into. i'm just sort of curious how does that jive with what's happening in the state of the war with ukraine? obviously you reference the idea that we're in this stasis, congressional stasis of refunding. have we seen anything empirically on the grounds since those funds were appropriated and the weapons had begun to arrive that gives supporters of ukraine hope that the money is actually helping things turn around? >> yeah. so just yesterday the financial times reported that the united states is putting a moratorium on sales of patriot air defense interceptors to foreign customers. and they're doing this because they want to make sure that ukraine has got vital air defense systems in place, particularly in the lead-up to what will be a pretty cold and dark winter because russia continues to target critical infrastructure of ukraine. but i would say, sam, the most important development wasn't just that the supplemental got passed and the weapons and ammunition and resupplies have now been delivered to ukraine, but the united states has got over some of its fear of escalation with russia and has allowed ukraine to start using western systems, u.s.-made ammunition to target russian positions inside russia. and i think just a day or two ago national security advisor jake sullivan said this no longer just applies to belgorod where russia has a staging area for their now floundering offensive trying to take the city of kharkiv going into ukraine but also applies to sumi, so you're beginning to see what ukrainians have been saying for ages take both of our hands tied behind our back and let us use them to the best of our ability. meaning you, the united states, would not fight a war against an adversary without being able to target that adversary on their home turf. the statistic wheres it's too soon to make a credible analysis about what russian losses have been in their attempt to take kharkiv for a second time or the description of the figures you're seeing bandied about by nato officials, words like astronomical, you know, beyond just brigades, possibly division level losses for the russians. this is not sustainable forever. the russians can keep going for quite a while, but at some point you run out of man power. you run out of -- it grinds to a halt and i think that's what ukrainians are hoping will happen to russia. >> well, that's why you go to north korea. we have to leave it there. editor at the insider, michael weiss, thank you so much. still ahead we'll go live to cnbc for an early look at what's driving the day on wall street after the s&p 500 briefly hit a record high. plus big news for jonathan lemire. mcdonald's unveils a new meal deal. what you can soon get at the fast food chain for just $5. big news for lemere. that's next on "way too early." . that's next on "way too early. ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a term policy? even a term policy! find out if you're sitting on a goldmine. call coventry direct today at the number on your screen, or visit coventrydirect.com. here's to getting better with age. here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need... ...without the stuff you don't. so, here's to now. boost. -remember when i said we need to screen for colon cancer? -was that after i texted the age to screen was now 45? 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>> that's right. we heard from the bank of england yesterday they kept rates on hold for the time being. this was very much in line with what analysts were expecting mainly because we are approaching a general election in two weeks time, and basically the central bank also didn't want to give any sort of room here for the decision to be politicized. however, in the wake of this rate announcement investors have increased the odds that we are going to see a cut in august. let's see what's going to happen, but the overall message from central banks outside the u.s., really, is that they are on track, and they are indeed cutting rates. but when you think about the fed, some economists are suggesting that we might not see any cuts at all this year. >> the long elusive rate cut. finally, i've held out long enough for this moment. mcdonald's is rolling out a $5 value meal. used to be that would have been expensive in the past, but whatever. $5 value meal. tell us the details what's going on here. how excited should we be? >> so the wait is almost over. june 25th mark it on your calenders, we're going to see the $5 meal deal. what should we expect? you can choose a mac double cheeseburger or a mac chicken sandwich. on top of that you're going to have four piece chicken nuggets, small soft drink, and also small french fries. this is the deal. it's going to be available for a limited amount of time starting june 25th. so head to mcdonald's to make sure you get this deal. >> $5 for 2,500 calories can't be beat. cnbc's silvia amaro live from london, thank you so much. really appreciate it. i will not be ordering that $5 meal. still ahead another high profile democrat is planning to boycott israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's address to a joint session of congress next month. we'll tell you who that is next on "way too early." irs from my . gamechanga! ...while the flexdisc contours to it. so the five blades can get virtually every hair in one stroke. for the ultimate gillette shaving experience. the best a man can get is gillettelabs. if you have chronic kidney disease you can reduce the risk of kidney failure with farxiga. because there are places you'd like to be. farxiga can cause serious side effects, including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, urinary tract, or genital yeast infections, and low blood sugar. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking farxiga and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this infection, an allergic reaction, or ketoacidosis. ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ the group of seven democrats is setting its sights on a bill from the 1870s as the next possible way to protect reproductive rights. the comstock act, which has not been actively enforced for decades, bans the mailing of lewd, obscene, or abortion producing materials. lawmakers say it could be used to stop the distribution, the abortion pill mifepristone. in a statement democratic senator tina smith of minnesota wrote, quote, now that trump has overturned roe, a future republican administration could misapply this 150-year-old comstock law to deny american women their rights even in states where abortion rights are protected by state law. but unlike other reproductive rights efforts not all democrats are backing this move. reportedly fearing that shining a light on the law would legitimize the idea of using it. senate majority leader chuck schumer dodged the question when asked last week if he supported the measure. >> will democrats move next now that you've done ivf and birth control, will you move next on the comstock act? and should it be moved so it doesn't apply to abortion? >> we moved on contraception last week, on ivf. you'll hear more from us on reproductive rights in the near future. >> the biden administration also does not view the law as a threat. the justice department wrote in 2022 the comstock act would not limit abortion pills. meanwhile, the white house and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu continue to spar over claims that the united states has withheld arms from israel. ones netanyahu made the allegation suggesting the white house is slowing down his rafah operation. the biden administration, however, refuted the claim saying only one shipment of heavy bombs was held back in may. yesterday white house national security spokesperson john kirby told reporters that he's disappointed with netanyahu's comments, adding that it was, quote, perplexing. the prime minister responded on social media writing, quote, i'm ready to suffer personal attacks provided that israel receives the ammunition it needs for its resistance. meanwhile another high profile democrat is criticizing netanyahu's efforts ahead of the upcoming joint address to congress. she told the hill yesterday that netanyahu has created a, quote, humanitarian disaster. warren also believes the white house should not give more weapons to israel, saying the arms transfers are not helping efforts to secure a cease-fire. instead, she believes the weapons should be used as leverage to advance a peace deal. several other democrats have also said they won't attend netanyahu's address. they include senator bernie sanders, james clyburn and both campaigns are increasing online or are they fighting fair? nbc news senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: the video went viral faster than usual. president biden at the g7 summit in italy surrounded by world leaders appearing to wander off before being pulled back to the group by the italian prime minister. in reality another camera angle showed the president was actually trying to greet skydivers who had just finished a demonstration. but the republican national committee and conservative media quickly amplified the first angle, falsely claiming the president was meandering. the biden campaign is calling it a, quote, cheap fake. what is a cheap fake? >> cheap fakes are these, you know, deceptively edited videos. and they're a huge part of donald trump's campaign strategy. >> reporter: rob flaherty is biden's deputy campaign manager who's overseeing the escalating digital war and slamming the trump campaign saying it's increasingly taking videos out of context. >> we have to be more aggressive about monitoring, intervening and taking action against it because it's just going to be such a center piece of how he's communicating. >> that g7 video is among a string of clips that some republicans say raises concerns about president biden's age and abilities. the trump campaign is arguing there's nothing wrong with highlighting videos that are not digitally altered and this clip of president biden standing still for several seconds on stage at a fund-raiser until former president obama leads him off stage and another as he stood still as people danced around him during a juneteenth celebration. the white house says the president did not freeze in these incidents enjoying the moments. the trump team tells us. >> the biden campaign is trying to convince the american people not to believe their own eyes. we are simply posting these videos for the world to see and to come to their own conclusion on which the american public has. >> the trump campaign argues the biden team has taken the former president's words out of context. >> we're going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line. if i don't get elected it's going to be a bloodbath. >> by claiming that comment referred to political violence instead of economic pain. >> and then if he said if he loses there will be a bloodbath. >> it's called the bloodbath hoax, taking my words completely out of context. >> there's always been misinformation during campaigns, but this election cycle cyber experts include much more including ai-generated deep fakes. current officials tell nbc news that the fbi has no firm plan to alert the public about deep fakes or other false information during 20e9 24 election unless it's clearly coming from a foreign actor and poses a sufficiently grave threat, a digital battlefield raising questions about free speech, censorship and partisan politics. >> that was nbc's gabe gutierrez. up next, heads or tails? we'll go over the coin toss won by president biden that sets the stage for next week's debate and why donald trump will get the final word. coming up on "morning joe," newly released audio reveals trump admitting privately he lost the 2020 election even though he continues to claim publicly that the election was rigged. plus, we'll hear from the mayors of kansas city and oklahoma city about their presidents of this year's bipartisan gathering for more than 200 mayors across the country. also ahead, a conversation with comedian steve carell about the upcoming "despicable me." up. i'm jonathan lawson, here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85 and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 54. what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65 and take medications. what's my price? 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>> look. i think they have done a really good job and biden rolled and trump what they wanted. with the polluting the mics because that was a big problem in the last set of debates is that trump would not stop talking and you had that incredible moment where biden said will you just shut up, man, because he wouldn't stop talking so i think biden's world feels they got a win with the muting of the mics. clearly, look, this biden campaign, and, again, you can say what you want about them and there's certainly a lot of pundits with a lot of criticism about them, but they ultimately tend to be sort of very focused and organized and not dramatic, and so if they really wanted the right podium, there's clearly a really good reason for that, and i think back to like how biden has been sort of trying to talk about trump if this very smart way how he talks about the trump, the election kind of broke his brain, and that's a sort of message that's polled super well, that they have gotten really good information on, and it's to try to debunk the trump amnesia, so this campaign is super organized, and i think they probably made a good choice there. >> what do you make of the fact that biden has pulled ahead in these polling aggregates for the first time in months? is this related in your estimation to the trump conviction, or is there something more happening here? >> i never placed a ton of stock in polls for a number of reasons, largest of which is that i think polls are really pseudo events, and even when you get -- and there are some really, really smart pollsters out there, but even when you talk to them and you sort of drill down on their methodology, a lot of times the mott oddology is really just like high quality messaging and phone calls to land lines. i mean, it's -- you know, i don't think polling -- there clearly are tech companies that have a ton of data about us, but i don't think pollsters really do so i'm always a little bit dubious but i would say the smart money is looking at the trend lines and these are very good trend lines for jo biden. i always thought that the conviction was going to move hearts and minds, not with the base, the gop base. they are -- they are bought in. i don't think it matters, and that's why they moved for the primary but, you know, they liked the convictions for the primary because that makes a lot of sense, right? they are trumpy beyond trumpy so they were waiting to be activated by something, whereas when you look at the more mainstream voters, i think they have a real problem with criminal convictions, as well they should. >> molly, back to the debate just quickly. what does biden have to do from the evening to emerge confident that he did well? >> a night like the state of the union. the noise around biden is so loud that when he gets up and gives a salient -- state of the union, he was unbelievable. you know, it wasn't that he's such a gifted orator. it's that the republicans have spread the lies about him and when he gets up there and sounds really good. people are like oh, my god, so i think that that is why biden world wanted this debate so badly, and we've seen with trump, you know, he was also -- you know, he's charismatic, but he was never a existed orator, and he never had great control over his message so we'll probably going to see some meandering, and we'll see, but i do think like biden world definitely thinks that seeing their guy out there will debunk a lot of this. >> all right. msnbc political analyst molly joan fast, thanks so much for coming in. appreciate it. thank you for getting up with us on "way too early" on this friday morning. "morning joe" starts right now. the first presidential debate is just one week away. [ laughter ] forget the debate. i say we put them poet in a hammock and the first one to stand up is our next president. [ applause ] biden has secluded himself at camp david where he's