i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. we have a new poll. and basically here s what it says. americans are ticked off and they re pointing fingers. it shows millions of voters who are frustrated, who are increasingly furious at folks in the other party, believing the other side s agenda could end america as we know it. right now president biden is preparing to speak at the dnc. he s one of the folks arguing that democracy is at stick next month. so, what s really motivating voters? is it anger or issues? or is it impossible to separate the two? if so, what does that mean for candidates s closing arguments? plus, a major townsment from merrick garland is moments away. it s not about trump, but they say it involves a foreign nation trying to spread its influence here in the u.s. we will have that as soon as it starts. finally, anyone with kids in school, knows the pandemic was absolutely brutal. but new nationwide test scores show the impact is even w
and right to privacy. president biden lays out the threats from maga republicans when one of several speeches in the final six days until the midterm elections. we ll look at what the white house and democrats have planned for the final days of the campaign. plus, republican congresswoman liz cheney is crossing party lines, making good on her promise to help defeat election denying members of the gop. also ahead, the man accused of trying to kill nancy pelosi s husband makes his first appearance in court as more disturbing information is coming out about that attack. we re also following alarming developments in the war with ukraine. there is new reporting this morning on high-level talks inside the russian military about using a tactical nuclear weapon. and good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, november 2nd. joe is back. along with joe, willie and me we have the host of msnbc s politics nation and president of the national action network re
msnbc here in los angeles. new reaction today from the january 6th committee after it subpoenaed for president donald trump both through documents and testimony. the vice chair told nbc news today that they will not let trump make a spectacle out of it. we are going to proceed in terms of the questioning of the former president under oath. it might take multiple days and it will be done with a level of rigor and discipline and seriousness that it deserves. we are not going to allow the former president he s not go to turn this into a circus. earlier today how speaker nancy pelosi had sharp words when asked if she thinks trump will cooperate with the committee. i don t think he is man enough to show up. i don t think his lawyers will want him to show up because he has to testify under oath. i don t think he will show up. i don t think he s man enough. we will see. we will see. first, breaking news. a new nbc news poll just out today is giving us a look at where voter
and welcome to politicsnation from atlanta, georgia. tonight s lead, a split down the center. the midterm elections are just 16 days away, 17 states have already started voting in advance of november 8th. 12 states will join that list this week. and a brand new national poll from nbc news suggests that americans have their minds made up about several things ahead of next month. president biden s approval rating is holding at 45%. the highest number he has enjoyed in over a year, yet still lower than democrats would like with their senate and house majorities hanging in the balance. voters remaining evenly split on congressional preference. 47% preferring democrats in control of congress, 46% preferring republicans. the passion driving voters this election cycle is unprecedented. with seven in ten americans expressing high interest in this midterm election, a likely indicator that we can expect record turnout next month, but with that, our country remains deeply polarized. eig
today. first, here we go again. gas prices on the rise. the white house appears powerless to stop it. don t say we didn t warn you. i m bill hemmer. dana has the day off. big welcome back to sandra. sandra: couldn t think of a better way to start my tuesday with william hemmer. here we go. i m sandra smith, this is america s newsroom. enter the president s strategy of tapping the strategic oil reserves appears to be falling flat. we re watching gas prices up to $3.80 at the national average. if you live out west, that probably sounds like a steal. bill: california gets the worst, $6.41 a gallon ahead of an opec meeting tomorrow that could make prices higher. this hurts the poor people of california. california has the highest poverty rate in the nation. poor people in california are not the ones driving electric cars. they are in gas-powered gars and paying through the nose. this all started on day one of the administration when he ended america s energy independence.