closely watched primary race in georgia. amid reports that the republican governor s association hatched a plan months ago to spend millions to defend incumbents against what one former governor called trump s personal vendetta tour. and there are new developments on the war with ukraine as russia intensifies its bombardment in the eastern industrial heartland. fierce fighting in the donbas region is forcing a new round of ukrainians to flee their homes. as ukrainian and russian troops battle it out town by town, the battle for donetsk has become a major focus as russia seeks to capture one of the major cities still under ukrainian control after taking the southern port city of mariupol. the head of the luhansk region said russian bombardment in using scorched earth tactics. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said the fighting in the east has become increasingly bloody. with up to 100 ukrainian soldiers kill each day. meanwhile, ukraine is ruling out any cease-fire deal
welcome back to the weekend. editorial board s call for biden to step aside. a campaign aide responded by saying the last time biden lost the paper s endorsement, it, quote, turned out pretty well for him. since the debate, the president has been hitting the trail, from north carolina to new york, addressing concerns over his joining us now to discuss, biden strategist anita dunn. she is here speaking in her personal capacity. greetings, anita. let s just we talked a lot about what the president said in raleigh on friday after the debate. i want to play that, and then we obviously have some questions for you on the other side. this is the president in raleigh, north carolina, after the debate. iol don t debate as well as used to, but i know what i do know. that s right. i know how to tell the truth! [ applause ] i know, i know, i know right from wrong! and i know how to do this job! i know how to get things done! and i know, like millions of americans know, when y
it best. i will remember being on sets like this in 2012 after the first debate that he conducted. he s had bad debates happen and they do happen. good debates happen. as the president said maybe he isn t as great a debater he used to be. i would tend to say it wasn t his greatest debate. it is 90 minutes. in a campaign and in an administration where he has achieved enormous things maybe it wasn t a great debate that he has been a great president. fellow democrats voicing their support for the damage also deserve scrutiny. let s be crystal clear donald trump is a liar and lied over and over in that debate. president biden told the truth, he was honest, he showed the kind of man he is, he took on donald trump on the issues he needed to take him on and i am proud of our president. both candidates hit the campaign trail friday delivering these messages to voters. we are in a battle for the soul of america. i look around at the pride, hope and light that all of you, all
rents presidential election faces a runoff after candidate sick candidates fail to secure a win. voting will take place friday. a second former uvalde police officer has been indicted in connection with the mass shooting at rob elementary school in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. adrian gonzalez has been charged with 29 counts of abandoning and endangering a child. the document alleges he placed 29 children in imminent danger, did not follow his active shooter training and moved toward the gunfire. fisherman is in serious condition after being bitten by a shark near jacksonville, florida. the man was river fishing when he accidentally cut shark who bought bit his arm. we really set it but who would believe it, the mother of all lies donald trump told at the debate. today to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. we are beginning the sour with president joe biden right now fundraising on long island while democrats come to his defens
2024 campaign. i m not interested in playing politicians with our border and immigration. i m interested in fixing it. when i m re-elected, joe biden s illegal amnesty plan will be ripped up and thrown out on the very first day. will this high-stakes debate shake up the race? my guest this morning, biden campaign co-chair mitch landrieu and republican governor kristi noem of south dakota. plus, running mates. donald trump narrows his choices for his vice presidential pick. there s never been a better politician, a better debater, a better communicator. i feel very comfortable with the fact that i can do the job. who will make the final cut? and team of rivals, vladimir putin makes a rare visit to north korea to sign a mutual defense pact as he seeks more ammunition for the war in ukraine. how will the west confront this new escalating threat? joining me for insight and analysis are the wall street journal senior political correspondent molly ball. greg blu