hello i am griff jenkins with nicole saphier, mollie hemingway and charlie hurt, welcome to the big weekend show . the big story tonight, big embarrassment for president biden, new pulling out today gives former president trump a double-digit lead on top issues for voters including the economy and i immigration. the polling is probably not something at a swanky los angeles hotspot for hunters birthday could fix when asked to is better on the economy 55% said trump, 33% said biden, trump s lead expand by more than 30% when voters are asked about immigration and border security. here is trump earlier on sunday morning futures . we want just about everything that we attached we had record numbers as you know, big records in new hampshire and iowa was the largest percentage anybody has ever won by. we have a tremendous victory and i would think it would be soon, i would certainly think so, were leading biden in every poll. trump success seems to pass biden off according
we are so grateful. the beat with katie phang starts now. it s so good to see you. welcome to the beat. i m katie phang in for ari melber. we re going to start with what could be a consequential plea deal. the new york times reporting former trump organization ceo alan weisselberg is in negotiations with manhattan prosecutors to plead guilty again, but this time to the charge of perjury. now, this deal would require weisselberg to have to admit that he lied on the witness stand in trump s civil fraud trial and that he lied under oath in an interview with the new york attorney general s office. weisselberg previously admitted to orchestrating an off-the-books scheme within the trump organization for which he spent 100 days at rikers jail last year. this breaking news just came out from the new york times. your reaction to this news? i guess timing is everything, right? we are waiting for judge arthur engoron to issue his ruling on the remaining counts that were under
cluster bombs, as president biden heads overseas to shore up support for ukraine, he said the u.s. will send them a controversial weapon. it was a very difficult decision on my part. but sis the the right one? i ll ask michael mccaul and the only house member who votes against the afghanistan war, barbara lee, next. and party of one. republican set a date for the iowa caucuses where donald trump s rivals are trying to e he zeros in on his closest opponent. he s got no personality. does ron desantis has a plan to turn things around. my panel will discuss ahead. plus mercury rising. a record-breaking heat wave blankets the globe. and over seas janet yellen pushed china on climate. but is any country doing enough to stop the climate threat? hello, i m jake tapper in washington with the state of union is wondering about long-term consequences days after announcing his controversial decision to send cluster bombs to ukraine, a weapon his administration once refer
cluster bombs. as president biden heads overseas to shore up support for ukraine, he says the u.s. will send them a controversial weapon. it was a very difficult decision on my part. but is it the right one? i ll ask house foreign affairs committee michael mccall and the only house member who voted against the afghanistan war, democratic congresswoman barbara lee next. party of one. republicans set a date for the iowa caucuses where donald trump s rivals are trying to gain steam while he zeros in on his closest opponent. he s got no personality. does ron desantis have a plan to turn things around? he is the man to do it. my panel will discuss ahead. plus mercury rising, a record breaking heat wave blankets the globe. janet yellen pushes china on climate. we have the duty to cooperate. is any country doing enough to stop the climate threat? hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is wondering about long-term consequences just
damages. in a related story, classified documents just turned up on ebay. carroll appeared on good morning america to talk about the plans for the money. i want to give the money to something donald trump hates. congratulations, eric. aw, that s sad. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, january 30th. that is a big day for me. i have a 28-year-old now. my daughter s birthday. happy birthday. i have a 28-year-old, wow. along with joe, willie, and me, we have the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. former white house director of communications to president obama, jennifer palmeri. she and claire mccaskill are hosts of how to win 2024. joe, just sit down. there he is. good to see you. you doing all right? good to see you. happy to be here. i m so glad you could be here. thank you. i want you to know, you re the most valued member of this team. i appreciate that. willie geist, so good to see you. thank you for being here. it s my hon