city. nikki haley is making it clear no stopping now, defiant against calls she get out and in it for her home state of south carolina, despite her loss to donald trump in new hampshire. with one month to make a move up, what s her plan? and moments from now, president biden is expected to speak at the uaw conference with a potential endorsement from key union allies for 2024, all as two top staffers jump from the administration to his campaign. plus, the shocking new audio upending the arizona gop, what appears to be the voice of the state s party chair. is this him offering a bribe to republican kari lake to get out of the senate race? i actually wish you d just give me a counter offer that was big. give me a counter. i can t be bought. come on. what lake told nbc news about that bombshell call coming up. but we begin with the critical next 31 days for nikki haley as she tries to close the gap with donald trump, she s already back in her home state of south ca
it s good to be back with you for this second hour of chris jansing reports. at this hour, nikki haley says she s staying in, but will her donors stay with her? what s next for her as trump touts a powerful south carolina fire wall. tragedy overseas, a shocking video of the moment a russian plane crashes, killing dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war. why the kremlin is now blaming kyiv. plus, new evidence of how the war in gaza is impacting president biden s reelection bid. jill and i had a chance to sit down. how many kids [ chanting four more years ] and senator bob menendez says the fbi knocked down his doors and ransacked his home. his new fight to suppress evidence in the federal bribery case. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin in south carolina, where the next competitive gop contest takes place. nbc s ali vitali is there. how confident is haley that the donors will stick with her that she can afford to stay in?
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