state, and gave us the first tangible look at where republican voters stand right now. and tonight, iowa republicans delivered a resounding victory to donald trump, nothing hugely surprising there. but we re gonna still talk about what that means. with me here at the table, all-star panel, former obama campaign manager, msnbc political analyst, and as i always like to say, my old boss, david plouffe. and the host of the weekend on msnbc, michael steele, simone sanders townsend, and alicia menendez. everybody is working very hard over the last couple of days. nbc news can project that donald trump will exceed 50% tonight. we can also project that florida governor desantis will finish second, which is a bit surprising coming into tonight. we will bring you any updated numbers as soon as we get them, and we will stay closer to the decision desk, and of course, the one and only, steve kornacki. the field has also one candidate smaller tonight, vivek ramaswamy announced he was dro
it s one a. m. here in new york, midnight in iowa, and a very first test of the 2024 republican primary season is now complete. joining me now at the top of this hour, former obama campaign manager, msnbc political analyst, and my former boss david plouffe, former rnc chairman and co-host of the weekend, michael steele, former communications director for jeb bush 2016 campaign, and now writer at large for the bulwark tim miller, and former communications director for president obama jennifer palmieri. now, tonight in iowa, nbc news projected that donald trump won the caucuses with more than 50% of the vote. his numbers really cement the four-time indicted candidate status as the front-runner. we already knew this. but in the republican field, the race for second place, it had a bit more drama with nikki haley and florida governor ron desantis locked in a dead heat for most of the night. but as awkward as he may be at times, and he is awkward, desantis did put in the w
this desperate cries from the city s subway victim. nobody wants open borders. and there he is seeking a 2024 bed where she critiqued biden s handling of the border. but we should have been doing is come together the modern candidate. jackson. intercepted. it is good. and it is a game-winner. the bills complete the comeback. steve: ladies and gentlemen, you re looking at the city with a big shoulders as chicago is known. currently 50 degrees. how gorgeous is that they are? the sun is not sneaking out. it is fall out. 50 degrees right now going for a daytime highs. the camera walks up to the mezzanine level right now. 63 is going to be a high. if you re out in the windy city, your highs this week s are going to be in the 60s and 70s. it s going to be beautiful. ainsley: i love fall. brian: now the bad news. if you are in the windy city, the bears lost to the giants, and had no quarterback. 20-12. think about this, both snapping the ball to their quarter
we have a secure border. the border is secure. we have taken unprecedented action over the past year and a half to secure our border. the border remains closed. it is not open. we re turning away the majority of adults. we have a process in place to manage migrants at the border. bill: arrests are surging and so are the number of so-called gotaways. new numbers show nearly a million evaded detection since president biden took office. allowing so many to disappear into the u.s. and this is nothing new. julie: you re right. bill hundreds of these migrants crossing the rio grande in broad daylight. border patrol doesn t have enough agents to process the folks. the situation is completely deteriorating. migrants used a rope to cross the river some carrying infants. a free for all. if people can get across the river they can walk in. the bus pulling out now is full of unaccompanied children and young teenagers. julie: his relentless coverage at the southe
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