finally tonight, in case you missed it. the 2016 election year isn t over. i demanded to find out, is there one more election before the calendar turns on 2017? and we found out especially in iowa, it continues. the hawkeye state opened the year with the first presidential caucus. and as far as we can tell, iowa will close the year on 2016, the election year as well. on december 27th, two days after christmas, during hannukkah, and before the new year, there will be a special election in the 45th district of the iowa state senate following the september death of the current seat holder. why december 27th? what happened? the iowa governor said he wanted it on november 8 when everyone
i don t walk away from them. and donald trump doesn t walk away from his belief the president was not born in the united states or at least he thinks it s questionable. i think what we re going to see is newt gingrich is going, rick santorum says he s going. i d be surprised if michele bachmann didn t show up in des moines on december 27th. the one question is whether mitt romney will go. you had him in your graphic as not sure. i think he can get a pass. i think he can afford not to go, primarily because he s met with the donald. he met with the donald a couple of days before i met with him back in september, and they had a nice, private conversation. remember, mitt romney snuck in and snuck out before the press was told he had shown up. absolutely. also, he can say that he can mitt romney can say he needs to focus his attention so close to the iowa caucuses on january 3rd on the ground game, which is much more important than the free media, free press game that you get by showi
the gas. we need to get this done. and i expect that it s going to get done before congress leaves. otherwise, congress may not be leaving. and we can all spend christmas here together. somehow, i don t think that was an invitation to christmas at the white house. up next, just call it the gop reality tv debate. none other than donald trump will moderate a presidential debate in des moines on december 27th. will he tell each candidate at the end of the evening, you re fired? you re watching hardball, only on msnbc. i know you re worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that s why i m here. to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it s your green line. but i ll be there, every step of the way. call or come in for a free portfolio review today.
working. up next, vacation veto. president obama teamed with bill clinton to promote job creation through energy-efficient building projects. and don t think that the president missed an opportunity to nudge congress to pass at least parts of his jobs bill. let s listen. we re going to keep pushing congress to make this happen. now s not the time to slam the brakes on the recovery. right now it s time to step on the gas. we need to get this done. and i expect that it s going to get done before congress leaves. otherwise, congress may not be leaving. and we can all spend christmas here together. somehow, i don t think that was an invitation to christmas at the white house. up next, just call it the gop reality tv debate. none other than donald trump will moderate a presidential debate in des moines on december 27th. will he tell each candidate at the end of the evening, you re fired? you re watching hardball, only on msnbc. all because so many people came to louisiana. they ca
in this case, i m told by sources on this scene they didn t know this guy was carrying a gun because the desk is high up and the officer sits low. they didn t know he had a weapon. thanks to both of you. also today, an indianapolis police officer was shot during a traffic stop. officer david moore was hit four times and now in a coma. a suspect is now in custody. today s shootings are part of several involving officers the past month. in miami, two officers shot and killed while serving a warrant. the suspect in that case was killed. in new jersey, police say an officer was killed when he stopped a man for questioning. a suspect is now in custody in that case as well. in atlanta, on december 27th, a state trooper was shot and killed after a short car chase. a suspect has been charged. this may be a larger trend, we re hearing from law enforcement. the national law enforcement officers memorial fund found there was a 20% jump in the number of officers shot and killed in the line o