the naval observer to. he s got a lot of goodwill, people recognize as a rising star in the party. but he lost to ted cruz. so he s going to have to decision at some point, but ntd i do think we ve heard the last from him. he said his original time was february and he may have extended it a little bit. he sid think i will decide by the end of february but i don t have to decide by the end of february, which is interesting. mj, you ve been doing reporting on biz warren. she unveiled her universal child care proposal officially and you think she s presenting herself in a very specific way when she runs? that s right. i had a piece yesterday with so much of what we see with elizabeth warren goes back to her professor and teaching ways. if you listen to her at town halls, her speeches on the stump, she really emphasizes the fact that she is wonking out, that she s a nerd at heart. and i don t think this is a stylistic thing, even though she
in the first 12 hours of his campaign. that is according to the sanders campaign. joining us now, mj lee and national political correspondent alex burns, and john avlon senior name political analyst. john, we were here yesterday the moment he announced and one of the questions was will he be able to generate the same federal reserver fervor did he four years ago? signs point ton yes. that s an unbelievable haul. put it into perspective he raised more money than kamala harris did in her first day. it makes sense. he had a big presence in 2016, high name i.d., high enthusiasm and he went out and called for donations and volunteers. and boy, did people respond. it s a reasonable sign out of the gate that his momentum hasn t dissipated since 2016. a few more details. the bernie campaign says that the donations came from every state, about 150,000 individuals gave more than 4 million total.
is overwhelmingly poply. mj was with me there and one thing that struck me was the crowd response to the specificity of her proposal, right. not just her expertise on the issues, but the idea that you have crowds getting on their feet for pretty wonky details. her net neutrality. campaign finance, that s not something that i feel like we re accustomed to seeing. are you saying it s unlike a trump rally? sure. i think it s a view that you ll see other candidates take. a program being note monday night live from washington, d.c. cnn will hold a presidential town hall with bernie sanders. it will be moderated by wolf blitzer at 8:00 eastern only on cnn. hi. hi, i m bernie sanders. it is the bombshell report making headlines this morning.