it's thursday, october 7th. the a.p.'s jonathan lemire and professor of university of texas victoria defrancesco soto are both still with us. joining the conversation, nbc news and msnbc national affairs analyst host and executive producer of show sometime's "the circus" and host of "hell and high water" podcast john heilemann. good to have you all with us. we start with comment former u.n. ambassador nikki haley made with an interview with the "wall street journal." in it she called donald trump a friend and said she would consult with him before launching a run for the white house. the former governor told "the journal," "in the beginning of 2023 should i decide there is a place for me, should i decide that there is a reason to move, i would pick up the phone and meet with the president" as in trump. "i would talk to him and see what his plans are. i would tell him about my plans.