On Tuesday, the next GOP presidential debate was canceled after Nikki Haley, 51, said she would only participate if former President Donald Trump does.
indefensible, and we re going to see a lot of that today. yeah, and one of the great underlying issues of the campaign that has started, the election next year, is going to be the damage done to institutions like the fbi, like the justice department. how long will it take to recoup that damage? can it be repaired? and that s, i think, going to be a huge underlying issue as we go forward. well, right here on msnbc, you ll watch it all play out. that does it for us this morning. chuck todd picks up the coverage right now. and good morning. i am chuck todd here live in new york. and if you think this has been a week for the history books, remember, it s just hump day. this morning we are watching two huge stories unfolding simultaneously. the first focuses on those two articles of impeachment unveiled by democrats on tuesday, and set to go to committee mark-up tonight with a vote expected this time tomorrow. mark-up is things they do for bills and legislation, and yes, this is being
contained right now. at least the fire is not threatening any houses at this point, but about 300 firefighters have been battling it overnight. a truck s blown engine sparked the fire next to a highway. it is a do-or-die primary test for a pair of powerful senate drem democrats on tuesday. senators arlen specter and blanche lincoln are both facing serious challenges from members of their own party as voters set the stage for the upcoming midterm elections. let s bring in associate editor and columnist for the hill, a.b. stoddard. good morning. good morning, alex. first pennsylvania where senator arlen specter is trying to hold off a big challenge by representative joe sestak. the white house is backing senator specter, but he was a republican just last year. so how does that sit with the democratic base in p.a.? . it s not sitting very well. at the last minute, arlen specter retained a very nice lead this last year since he