coming up we ll have more on that story coming up. the president appeared hesitant to announce his run in 2024. does he still appear to be leaning that way? i ve not made that final decision but it s my intention to run again. we have time to make that decision. kevin: in the meantime, the president is focused on issues that really matter to voters. coming into question tonight with a new monmouth university poll showing a staggering 63% of those surveyed saying they wish biden would get the memo and focus on what really matters. that story is just ahead.in tige claims made by mr. biden during his speech about the economy friday, claims that aren t quite standing up to scrutiny. lucas tomlinson has more. hey, l.t. reporter: president biden took a shot from republicans. it s mega-maga trickle down. mega-maga trickle down. the kinds of policies that failed country before and will fail it again. reporter: the university of pennsylvania says it could cost more than $1
welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill: happy halloween. dana: happy halloween. bill: tomorrow is all saints day. i was in my office and i never wore it before. dana: we didn t coordinate well today. bill: maybe i should have gone black. i m bill hemmer good morning. kemp and abrams trying to persuade undecideds, making last night s debate a critical opportunity for abrams, one last chance to change the perception that momentum is not on her side. kemp holds a sizeable lead in the polling ahead by about eight points. here is what they had to say last night. people s salaries are not going up but not fast enough to keep up with joe biden s inflation. he refuses to defend us but defended herschel walker. he doesn t mind being involved in the medical choices of women in georgia. dana: trying to tie him to herschel walker in the senate race. aishah hosni ahead with a deep dive into the georgia senate race. jeff mason from reuters join
handful of battle grounds. ohio, georgia, pennsylvania. the republicans who are trying to flip control of the senate say they see opportunities in some races that have not been getting as much attention. i think we clearly pick up georgia, clearly pick up nevada and a good chance in new hampshire. we have a really good chance in arizona. and joe day is behind. and levy is behind five points. depends on the night. i think we ll have a great night. the closing argument for democrats is all about republicans. warning if congress clips, social security and medicare benefits are in danger. the republicans say they want to undo the inflation reduction act even though they ll need biden s signature to do that. there s a new abc poll that shows 38% of voters will trust the gop more with handling inflation as 21% say they truth democrats. the president himself has had really limited exposure to the campaign trail lately. the only battle ground on the schedule this week is pennsylv
white house officials zeroing in on efforts to overturn the 2020 election. and with us now, state attorney from palm beach county, dave air renburg. as we learn that the talks are happening, executive privilege featuring prominently here, remind us what would not be covered protected by executive privilege? executive privilege is designed to protect the republic, not the president. and so it should not apply to a former president, but there is it some ambiguity. but it is not to cover up a crime. especially a crime involving the attempted overthrow of the united states government. but you will see that some people in trump world will invoke it and trump will certainly invoke it because he wants to delay things. he can essentially win by losing in the courts if he can delay matters long enough. and so that is why the department of justice is being proactive and aggressive to try to get out front and try to limit the ability of trump world to claim this executive privilege.
the scope of the problem in el paso can be seen in video obtained by nbc news which shows border agents and police arresting migrants who are sleeping on the street earlier in the week. the arrests happened near a church shelter, which immigration advocates say me violate dhs policy. now joining me, maria teresa kumar, nbc political analyst and president ceo of thank you very much for coming to the sunday show. the president s new policy crackdown on illegal crossings were also opening a new pathway for migrants in haiti, cuba, nicaragua and venezuela to seek asylum. will any of the sneaky difference? well i think the fact that the president is turning a conversation, recognizing that our current rules broken, what he inherited very much from trump has to be fixed. but jonathan, this is just beginning. i think the biggest challenge the president is facing is basically, decades of neglect