now. great to see you here. i m yasmin vossoughian at msnbc headquarters. the president hitting the campaign trail with five days left until the midterms. he s heading out west, making stops in mexico, california as well with new urgency around threats to our democracy. here is part of the message that he delivered last night. there s no place for voter intimidation or political violence in america. whether it s directed at democrats or republicans. no place, period. no place ever. democracy is on the ballot this year. will it actually help or matter with voters? the new york times notes this, while in agreement with the message, not every democrat thought it was helpful to make the address when candidates are trying to distance themselves from the president who s approval ratings are in the mid-40s and polls are focused on inflation as well as immigration, crime and abortion as well. and poll after poll showing in this closing stretch, it is still the economy that is
federal grand jury could mean for the investigation. north korea launches more missiles overnight, defying the u.n. i will speak to the u.n. ambassador about the escalating tensions in the korean peninsula, russia s assaults on ukraine and u.s. efforts to punish iran for its crackdown on women. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington where president biden laid into maga republicans in a speech to the nation last night. he was slamming donald trump s big lie, warning republican election deniers could send the country into chaos. only blocks from the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol, the president called the first election since the insurrection a defining moment, framing his speech in the horrific assault on nancy pelosi s husband in their san francisco home. the big lie has been proven to be just that, a big lie. we don t settle our differences in america with a riot, a mob or a bullet or a hammer. there are candidates running for every level of o