question what will pennsylvania voters think of john fetterman s debate performance? the senate race showdown produced big policy clashes between the two. it was also an hour long look at fetterman s ongoing recovery from a stroke. i m also having to talk about something called the oz rule that if he s on tv, he s lying. he didn t pay for his own house. he got it for a dollar from his sister and he hasn t been able to earn a living on his own. plus, 13 days out, president biden tries another take at a closing message. new steps announced today he says will help ease the pain of inflation. a warning, republican control of congress, the president says, will bring government shutdowns and chaos, the camera captures a call between donald trump and blake masters. the former president s advice, peddle election lies at every turn. if they say how is your family, say the election was rigged and stolen. you lose if you go soft. you ll lose that base. i m not going soft. up
quite strong, jobs still going up. wages up again too. but inflation is going up faster. it s a complicated picture and we know it is issue one as we close this midterm campaign. plus, big shifts toward republicans in house races. democrats though still in play to hold the senate and oprah wants to help. the tv mogul who made dr. oz a star says she would vote for his democratic opponent in pennsylvania. if i lived in pennsylvania, i would have already cast my vote for john fetterman for many reasons. and big political news that connects to important planning at the justice department. aides say donald trump could announce a 2024 presidential run just ten days from now. that won t stop the investigations but it could change how they are managed. now in order to make our country successful and sa safe glorious, i will probably do it again. get ready. that s all i m telling you, very soon. get ready. back to that story a bit later. up first new data on your number one is
is that, you know, to have a congress that can t function, it is just embarrassing. we re the greatest nation in the world. how can that be? president biden calls the drama playing out on the house floor embarrassing. this morning, there s still no speaker after three more rounds of voting. we ll have the latest from capitol hill. plus, buffalo bills safety damar hamlin is still in critical condition, but the team says he s showing signs of improvement. we ll get an update on his health. and the president says he s planning a trip to the southern border amid a record number of migrants crossing into the united states. what we re learning this morning about that trip. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this thursday, january 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. the house of representatives is set to vote again today on its next speaker after republicans failed to unite around a single nominee for the second straight day. after thr
ago and that of cast an election is frankly very rail. let s discuss all of this with our political panel. karen finney great. great to have all be with us tonight. and there s so much to talk about in terms of the chaos that could happen with the midterms. let s start with election deniers. so, as you know, the place allows you with them right now. particularly places like arizona. then, today, ted cruz went on the view and could not answer the question as to whether or not he basically joe biden was legitimately elected. he pivoted, carrying the city, because it s the new talking point that i hear all the time now from republicans. when they get uncomfortable about the election denying. they pivot, immediately, to the past. so let s listen to this. what is biden legitimate elected because half the party thinks that he wasn t and will be very painful for you to tell the truth? biden is the president today. there is a lot of folks in the media that, i m exactly as a
top of the hour, i m erica hill. good to have you with us this morning. election day, two weeks away exactly. today there is a major focus on pennsylvania. voters gearing up for a key senate debate tonight. republican mehmet oz and john fetterman will face off in the first and only debate. this is a new poll showing fetterman leading with a narrow margin. we re on the ground in harrisburg with a preview of tonight s debate. plus overnight in florida, governor ron desantis vying to keep his job facing off against challenger charlie crist in their debate, the two trading barbs, insults, on a number of topics. charlie crist will join me in just a moment. but let s begin with what is expected to be the fiery debate tonight in pennsylvania. jessica dean is on the trail in harrisburg. and it is important, this is the only debate for voters between oz and fetterman. what are we expecting them to tackle tonight in addition to the expected fireworks? right. well we re going to see