occasional issues as well. you are taking a live look at where more than 40 million americans voted early, and as always, it s the turnout today that will make all of the difference. steve kornacki will look at the early clues with how this vote could go. our reporters are spread out across the country talking with folks at the polls as well with control of congress and the leadership of several states on the line, it could be weeks before we know the final results, supporters, candidates and allies all dialing up the urgency of this election with quite the range of closing messages. take a listen. they will be shaped by what happens in the next year to three years. if the people of georgia show up, i win. runoff? are you talking about a runoff? no, we re winning this. i believe in democracy, and i believe in a fair election. we are going to take back america, and in 2024, most importantly, we are going to take back our magnificent white house. quite a day we have a
we exercise our right. this should have higher turnout than what you typically see for midterms. a lot of people are beginning to realize that things are, you know, headed in the wrong direction. they want to, you know, have more control over what s happening in their lives. we have live reports from seven, key states, that will determine the senate, the future prospect for the biden agenda and the shape of the 2024 presidential contest. steve kornacki will be at the big board in moments to tell us where the most important races stand on election day, while former president trump leaves no doubt about his plans. i m going to be making a very big announcement on tuesday, november 15th. an emotional nancy pelosi raising questions about her future. will your decision be impacted by the attack in any way. yes. and welcome. good day. i m andrea mitchell at msnbc headquarters in new york. candidates and reporters are at polls today, with so much at stake for both poli
this is it. the final big push to the first name right, because the casting of ballots is almost over. the counting of ballots, that s getting ready to start in most places. in some places, they re doing it, but you ve got control of congress, the direction of the country on the line. the five things we have to be watching for over the next hours and days, plural, with our campaign reporters live across the country. we re also live in washington with the mood inside the white house. publicly confident, privately, maybe not so much. also this hour, our team is watching the polls. lawsuits popping up. some precincts reporting issues counting. we ve got our team standing by with that. i m hallie jackson from election headquarters here in new york with our reporters out covering races including in pennsylvania. a lot of talk about there where dasha burns is. guad is in nevada. jesse in youngstown, ohio. there are some question on everybody s minds, right, as we are getting close
subway. somebody else slashed in the east village. this is day after day after day. there are a lot of parents, a lot of families dealing with this reality of rising crime. dana: alexandria hoff is live in washington with more. hi. hi, crime has become an issue where democrats have had to tread lightly on the campaign trail not wanting to highlight violence in cities they control or former calls to defund the police. pennsylvania s toss-up senate race dr. oz has moved into striking distance of democrat john fetterman with ads calling out homicide rates in philadelphia and pittsburgh. fetterman has had to play defense there. i m running on my record on crime. running on my record on crime. [cheers and applause] i ran to be mayor of braddock in a community that has significant gun violence. to be mayor, to fight that. moving the arizona immigration is at the center of the discussion and become one of nationwide. blake masters is vying to unseat democratic senator mark k
look, this election isn t a referendum, it s a choice. it s a choice between two fundamentally different visions of america. i said from the beginning, my objective when i ran was to build an economy from the bottom up and middle out. and i tell you what, it s a fundamental shift and it s working compared to the maga, mega america trickle down economics. joe biden snapped back at hecklers and stays on message while campaigning yesterday in new york state. part of a busy final stretch for the president before election day. also ahead, what massive turnout in early voting across the country could mean for the midterms. plus, president donald trump missed the deadline to turn over documents to the january 6 committee. we ll tell you how lawmakers are responding and what it could mean for his potential testimony. good morning. welcome to way too early on this monday, november 7th, election eve. thank you for starting your week with us. tomorrow, millions of americans will hea