Good morning, it is saturday, september 26th. Im lindsey reiser, live from msnbc World Headquarters in new york. We begin with the breaking news about president Trumps Supreme Court announcement happening hours from now. Nbc news learned from multiple sources that the president has decided to select Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader ginsburgs passing. An announcement will be at 5 00 eastern at the white house. Amy Coney Barrett is a former lauer professor at her alma mater, notre dame, clerked for justice antonin scalia, reliable conservative, devout catholic and if confirmed would cement a conservative majority on the high court. Joining me now is our correspondent from the usa today. Good morning. What can you tell us about the factors that led President Trump to go with Amy Coney Barrett . Yeah, aides have said its a fairly lowkey process. Amy Coney Barrett has been a favorite among conservatives. She was one of the top contenders in 2018 when the pres
Stretch and you have the negatives of trump being attacked dead beat and the panning on the debate and covid and covid hitting the white house and how do you take that together . Can we measure that in any way or wait and see how people take it in . Well, i am right now failing third grade math so im worse at numbers than you. Here is the question well be trying to answer for a really long time. Why back in april didnt donald trump decide that the best way to save his presidency, which he always pinned on the economy through saving the country from the pandemic . Why didnt he just decide that the best way to open businesses again is to get Rapid Testing or ask every main street. Every chamber to come up with a grant application. Why did donald trump decide his presidency hinged on the economy and the economy hinged on containing the virus . I think that will be a question well be trying to answer for a really long time. I think you put that so well and reminds me when i studied Politic
Crucial voting bloc in a key battleground state. I sat down with a group of suburban women near orlando, florida, to ask them what matters most to them in this election. Record turnout for early voting across the country as more than 47 Million People have already cast their ballots, 65 voting by mail, but new reporting shows thousands of mailin ballots in key states have already been rejected. Well talk to an election law expert about what people can do to make sure their vote actually counts. Good morning. It is saturday, october 24th. The countdown is on. Im lindsey reiser. And im kendis gibson. Were live from msnbc World Headquarters in new york. Can we say were at the home stretch now, ten days . Officially, for sure. Okay. All right. I hope so. Well be saying the same thing next weekend, but it really will be. We have a team of nbc news correspondents and analysts live for us right now across the country this morning. Marianne sotomayor is in washington, d. C. , with the very lat
Twoweek sprint to decision day 2012. The president began him by unveiling this magic book in florida. A repaj kajing of his plans. In this this campaign ive laid out a plan for jobs and middle class security. Unlike mitt romney im actually proud to talk about whats in it. By the way, the math in my plan adds up. Folks who are still not convinced can look right here and find out what it is i intend to do in a second term. I want to get my hands on that magic book. From there its off to ohio for another rally in 45 minutes. Were there and have the president hopefully before the show is over. As for mitt romney, in about 15 minutes he and paul ryan will begin kicking off their sprint in nevada, and well have coverage live with the governor speaks. Back to the debate last night. An orc snap poll put the president winning the debate 48 to 40 . When you ask about able to be commander in chief come out about even. This comes from friend of show matt miller in the washington post. Mat writes,
Candidates in a fight to the fin initial in the state that is matter most. The president racking up the miles on air force one hitting seven states in two days. This is the first stop on our 48hour fly around Campaign Marathon extravaganza. Were going to pull an allnighter. No sleep. Were starting here in iowa. Were going to colorado. Then were going to go to nevada. Then were going to florida, virginia, ohio. I am going to stop in chicago to vote. And right now, mitt romney is speaking in nevada. He and paul ryan focusing there hoping to sweet the spot of 270 electoral votes. Ohio is the key to that math with 18 votes on its own. More money has been spent on ads in the Buckeye State than any other. 177 million worth so far. Did it help anyone . Theyre polling neck and neck there as they are nationwide in the real clear politics poll average and look at the the Washington Post abc news poll. I think thats one person. Thats about as close as you can get in one of those polls. We start n