tom: it s the christmas season. which is according to andy williams the most wonderful time of the year. but not everyone is into that and they re tired of all of the good cheer but would it surprise you to know a new study find that declining invitations to holiday parties is actually good for you. many people say yes to invites when they want to say no. you see they re afraid their friend will be angry and cross them off future party lists. but researchers found, quote, people tend to exaggerate degree to which the person who issue invitation will focus on act of the invitee declining invitation as opposed to the thoughts that pass through their head before they decline. you get it right, it s old bit of wisdom you wouldn t so much about what other people thought of you. if you knew how seldom hay did there s a lot of demands on your time this time of the year. you have to look out for your mental health even if it makes you kind of a grinch. this woman hates holida
good thursday morning i m erika hill. i m jim sciutto. happening right now, house lawmakers on capitol hill receiving a closed door classified briefing on the chinese surveillance balloon. this as cnn has new reporting on when u.s. officials were first warned about the threat. all of it sparking sharp criticism on defense and intelligence officials who were not aware of the depth of that threat. live on capitol hill with the latest. plus, incredible stories of survival out of turkey, including an infant pulled from the rubble after 58 hours, small signs of hope there. rescue workers among so many things facing freezing temperatures, lack of water and power. the death toll hard to imagine. now surpassing 17,000. cnn is on the scene. back here in the u.s. on the road again today. cue the 2024 election music. president biden headed to florida, where he is expected to drive home his pledge to protect social security and medicare. we have a preview of the trip ahead. we want
awards here is your host, al sharpton good evening, and welcome t politics ex nation s 12t annual awards. it is where we celebrate the best and worst, and give a words to those who deserve it. i am happy to have given you the most memorable moments thi year what year it has been. with that let s bring in our esteemed panel republican strategist and msnb political analyst, susan del percio daniel moodie, host of the wal and the democracy podcast. and ali velshi, host of velshi right here on msnbc. this year was dominated by the midterm elections. with that in mind, let s get right to our first, revvie the biggest political showdown i will share a few of my nominees to get us started i the panel can chime in the first is the showdown in pennsylvania between joh fetterman and dr. oz oz when the republican nomination based on fame, an he got a dispensing medica advice on tv, but it was fetterman s health that was th big concern after he suffered stroke during a campaign - durin
awards. from rockefeller center, here is your host, al sharpton. good evening. welcome to politics nations 12th annual revvie awards. that s where we celebrate the best and worst of politics in 2022, and give awards to those who deserve it. i m honored to have been bringing in some of the most significant and memorable moments this past year. and what a year and has been. with that, let s bring in our esteemed panel. republican strategist and msnbc coulee political analyst, susan el presidio. danielle moodie, host of the woke a f daily, and democracy podcast. and, host of right here on may msnbc. this year was dominated by the midterm elections. with that in mind, let s get right to our first revvie. the biggest political showdown. i ll share a few of my own nominees to get us started. then, the panel can chime in. the first is the senate showdown in pennsylvania between john fetterman and dr. oz. oz won the republican nomination based on fame, and he got dispensed
i like that a lot for everyone as a santa night i m alison camera am laura coates. we re 20 days away from the all-important midterm elections with key races around the nation tightening up, especially those who decide who controls the senate. though he s not on the ballot, how much of a factor is the former president donald trump in how americans will vote? there are significant developments and, a lot is percolating right now. here are just some of the headlines in the course of just a few hours. this is from cnn politics exclusive. trump considers allowing federal investigators to search mar-a-lago. again a federal john which says trump signed legal documents that he knew included false voter fraud numbers. also you ve got trump appearing for a deposition in the e. jean carroll lawsuit, and in 2021 there is a video where trump is asking is this a good jewish character right here? alison, you think about all the different things they are focusing on, it s almost i