In the surveys that came out, going into the election in 2020, Joe Biden was ahead by seven or eight points on average. He did win by 4 1 2 nationally but the typical state had less than one Point Margin and trump came within 49,218 votes of winning a second term. I think for democrats to have a high degree of confidence, she has to be outside the Margin Of Error heading into this very tight election and Democrats Cant forget that. We always talk about national numbers versus state numbers. Let me ask you, is there a national Poll Number Kamala Harris needs to meet or exceed that will then indicate to you that the Swing States another states are going to follow . That is the number, she hits it, she has got it. Well, look, Kamala Harris, if she wins the national popular vote by more than four, she can be very competent in her chances in the electoral College But Polling is a different matter. We have seen in the last eight years that polling has underestimated trumps face when he is on
Good morning. 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin with new developments in the middle east. Israel remains on high alert as iran rejects calls from the international community not to launch retaliatory attacks against israel. This comes after the u. S. And a number of European Countries issued a statement urging iran and its allies to, quote, stand down on ongoing threats of a Military Attack against israel. Earlier Today Israel launched retaliatory attacks against hezbollah Military Targets in lebanon. Two militants were allegedly killed on a Drone Strike in lebanon. And there is troubling news about the hostages In Gaza. A Hamas Spokesperson says a Guard Shot and killed a male hostage and two female hostages were seriously wounded in a separate incident. With us now, Nbc News chief foreign correspondent, Richard Engel in jerusalem, Nbc News White House correspondent, monica alba, retired general, former Deputy Commander of the u. S. Command, and msnb
businesses who need it in my immediate to make sure that that money gets to those businesses as quickly as possible. the omicron wave has prompted france to shut its borders to most british travellers from saturday halting christmas holidays and other news, the bank of england raises interest rates for the first time in more than three years amid warnings of inflation could hit 6% by april. and more people are signing up to learn sign language since the actress appeared on strictly come dancing who is deaf. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the number of new covid infections across the uk hasjumped again to a new record more than 88 thousand cases in the past 2a hours 10 thousand more than yesterday. as the omicron wave accelerates, the uk s chief medical adviser, professor chris whitty, told mps that he expects the peak to come incredibly fast but subside more quickly than previous variants because of the boosterjabs. more than 745,000 people had th
france is shutting its borders to most british travellers from saturday, as it tries to slow the spread of 0micron. the chancellor is cutting short a work visit to california to talk to business leaders worried about the impact of rising cases. the bank of england raises interest rates for the first time in more than three years, amid warnings inflation could hit 6% by april. in north shropshire, the polls have just closed in a by election that is being seen as a crucial test of boris johnson s being seen as a crucial test of borisjohnson s leadership. and another disappointing day for england s cricketers at the start of the second ashes test in adelaide. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. covid causes chaos in the premier league liverpool s match at anfield one of two this evening going ahead. good evening. the number of new covid infections across the uk hasjumped again to a new record close to 90,000 cases in the past 2a hours. the uk s chief medical