a long time since i ve been home and i got to be drifting along. our condolences to his family. see you on the radio. special coverage of the new hampshire primary continues right now. turnout is strong in new hampshire. voters are continuing heading to the polls at this hour. welcome to our coverage of the new hampshire primary. the new hampshire secretary of state thing there could be record turnout today in what is now a two-person race. donald trump versus nikki haley. she is the clear underdog tonight. she has staked her entire campaign on a strong finish in new hampshire are trying to make the case she can defeat trump and win in the general election. today telling orders she is in this for the long haul. this has always been a marathon. it has never been a sprint. we want to be strong in iowa, stronger in new hampshire, even stronger in south carolina we are running the tape. meanwhile, trump telling reporters even if he is able to secure a decisive three
all in person. you have a great, weekend it s a busy week so i m sure we ll be talking during the week. see you, guys. velshi, starts now. good morning. it s sunday, january the 21st. i m ali velshi. we re two days away from the very first primary of the season. and perhaps, two days away from donald trump so in up the republican nomination in record time. the former president, who s been twice impeached and currently faces 91 criminal charges, appears headed for another easy victory and tuesday s primary. with all the legal troubles he still has a head of him this year, he is looking to shut down the primaries as soon as possible. new hampshire is nikki haley s hail mary moment. she has been gaining ground on trump in recent weeks, it appears to be too little, too late. while polls out of new hampshire have been historically volatile, no signs have emerged that haley will get the surge of support that she truly needs to boost her chances. even if she did pull off a miracle
conference at the capitol. i just got off the phone with the president, i talk to him twice today, and after weeks of negotiations, we have come to an agreement in principle. we still have a lot of work to do, but i believe this is an agreement and principle that is worthy of the american people. i expect to finish the writing of the bill, checking with the white house and speaking to the president again tomorrow afternoon, and then posting the text of it tomorrow, and then voting on it on wednesday. thank you for your time, and i think this is very worthy of the american public. we do not have the full scope of the agreement, as the speaker, noted the bill is still being written as we speak, with the intention of completing it by later today. now, from what nbc news has gathered so far, the deal will to raise the debt limit until 2020, five it will keep it roughly flat while giving a slight boost of funding to defense, and if we are providing a new controversial work r
how conservatives and liberals think this country should raise and spend its money is a very, very valid discussion to have. sadly, that s not the one we re having. thanks to both of you, and solar and political economy in the american enterprise institute. he s the author of a dream is not dead, but populism could kill it. jennifer reuben is an opinion writer at the washington post, and msnbc political analyst host of the new podcast, jen reuben s green room. all right, straight ahead, we ll continue our breaking news coverage of the debt ceiling negotiations, which are ongoing right now. i ll be joined by congressman lloyd doggett, democrat of texas, and a member of the budget committee, as well as congressman adam smith, democrat of washington, and ranking member of the armed services committee. another hour of velshi begins right now. of velshi begin right now. and good morning to you, it is saturday may the 27th, i m ali velshi, the full faith and credit of the united