in 2016, donald trump won the new hampshire primary by a. lot he had just lost in iowa, but in 2016 when he came to new hampshire, he beat his nearest rival, john kasich, by about 20 point. ahead of that new hampshire victory in 2016, trump had racked up endorsements from precisely zero republicans in congress, none in the house, none in the senate, not even any sitting governors either. so contrast that you have her experience in 2016 for trump with what has just happened tonight. as of tonight, heading into today s new hampshire primary, a majority, more than half of all republicans in the house and senate had already endorsed trump. again, but this point in the race in 2016, that number was zero. he s now got a majority of elected republicans in washington, former presidential contender tim scott was that latest high-profile senator to endorse trump before tonight, on friday, after ron desantis dropped out this weekend he too endorsed trump, the 11th sitting governor to do
typically. brian i kohberger back in court. as he faces the death penalty. whoever did this should be charged. whoever did this heinous. asked to turn over more evidence. i m trying to fly over to d.c. deadly storm wreaking havoc across the region. look over there there is a tornadoes. look at the bright side. i have been laughing this whole time. what else can you do. in florida we pride the law enforcement. endorsement by largest police union. the choice for us could not be clearer. for police officers, we re going to support ya. steve: all right. it is 7:00 here in new york city. we start this hour with daniel penny s arraignment. the marine vet is due in court today here in new york city. as criminal charges against him will finally be unsealed. brian: he was initially arrested on manslaughter charges in connection with the chokehold death of a home lazarus man on a subway train as you probably know. bryan llenas is live in mid-atlantic with the
chris jansing reports. at this hour, nikki haley s new hampshire blitz, will momentum after ron desantis quit the race propel her long-shot bid to the ultimate upset against donald trump? we re live on the campaign trail. plus, the potential for a primary day split screen, will donald trump be on the stand as voters head to the polls. we ve got the latest from the e. jean carroll trial. show of force, the former candidates, plural, who will join trump on the stage tonight for one last big new hampshire rally. and the phony recording that sounds an awful lot like joe biden, but it s really just, as he would say, a bunch of malarkey. what we know about a robocall telling supporters not to vote tomorrow. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, and we begin with the haley campaign, and our own ali vitali live from the trail. so ali, i understand nikki haley was at a bar pouring pints. what else did she have going on today? reporter: yeah, an
china. president biden is facing ongoing questions about why he allowed his son hunter to attend a state dinner last week as more information is coming out about other investigations. critics say the decision was poor. the president s defenders disagree. jackie is live from the north along with details tonight. when we have questions about the ongoing federal probe into the president s son, officials redirect us to the white house counsel s office or the doj, saying they can t talk about it. when it comes to the decision to bring hunter to official events and presidential spaces, the answer is we are not going to engage on this. the former spokesperson believes hunter biden asked to attend the dinner days after accepting a plea deal with prosecutors in an ongoing investigation. his son wanted to come, so his son is going to come to the dinner. is the love for his son greater than the love for his country? that is what it looks like. the leader of the free world is a r
your business partners if he had no involvement in your business? you have a dad? does he call you? yes. does he answer the phone? yes. okay. why did you need to talk to him during business meetings if he had nothing to do with your business? that s all that anybody is talking about. hillary vaughn catching up with hunter biden as he showed up unexpectedly at this contempt of congress hearing. sending off a firestorm inside that hearing room. he agreed to appear precisely at a public hearing under oath to answer the committee s questions. coming in to the oversight committee, spitting in our face, ignoring a subpoena to be deposed what are you afraid of? the only folks afraid to hear from the witness with the american people watching are my friends on the other side of the aisle. we have no choice except to refer charges and find hunter biden in contempt. neil: its advanced from there. the house oversight committee considering whether the president s s