greater likelihood the house flips than the senate. he blames candidate quality. but who s to blame for that? we re going to look at the key races where warning signs are flashing for the gop. plus, when americans think of the irs, accountants come to mind, but some republicans are now portraying the agency as an armed strike force. the potentially dangerous implications of the party s escalating rhetoric. we re going to start, though, with that affidavit and the doj s investigation. joining me right now, nbc news correspondent sam brock in west palm beach, florida. nbc s julia ainsley in washington. also with me is kyle cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for politico, and harry litman, former u.s. attorney and host of the talking feds podcast. thank you all for being with me. sam, first, we want to go to you. the government has until thursday to submit the redactions it wants to this affidavit. what will this process look like and what else did the judge say? re
. this is cnn breaking news. good morning, everyone, and welcome, i m phil mattingly with erica hill in new york. poppy is off today. right now, secretary antony blinken back in the war zone in israel. we are expecting blinken to speak in just moments after meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his war cabinet. blinken s trip comes as one of the most intense nights. we watched rockets and missiles rain down live on cnn as flares list up the night sky. blinken, president biden and his top advisers are warning israel that the human suffering in gaza is eroding public support for the war and the outcry for a cease-fire could reach a tipping point. the israeli military says its troops are completely surrounded gaza city. the latest video in this morning from those ground operations, casualties are rising on both sides, the idf now says 23 israeli soldiers have been killed since that ground assault was launched in gaza. this morning the red crescent says israe
right now. an extraordinary new israeli offensive in the skies of gaza you re probably going to see a significant reenforcement of israeli ground forces did occur. israeli officials saying that they have encircled gaza city. cut the north off from the south. fears of a second war along israel s northern border intensifying, the leader of hezbollah is expected to break his silence. hezbollah fighters saying their fingers are on the trigger. you have secretary of state antony blinken back in israel. can the united states tell its ally how to fight a war? how we can set the conditions for a durable, sustainable peace for israelis and palestinians alike. there are just weeks before the public calls for a cease-fire becomes untenable. we can get the hostages out, we can get humanitarian aid in. this hospital will turn into a mass grave. there s nothing for this place other than a place to come and die. good morning, welcome, i m phil mattingly with er
desk says that democratic governor j.b.pritzker will win. tim ryan against j.d. vance is performing well. if you look at the vote total coming in, we don t have all of it to make a projection, but it is neck and neck in ohio, a red-leaning state. he s run a campaign, the race is not over, he s run a campaign on the economy, on helping everyday ohioans get to higher ground, make life better for their kids. that s the kind of campaign that democrats, when they did win in ohio and pennsylvania consistently, those are the campaigns they ran in michigan and across the midwest. tim ryan, win or lose tonight, i think gives a road map for
candidate quality. mcconnell didn t name names, but it s plain to see who he s concerned about. let s start with a quartet of republican candidate who hand picked by donald trump in crucial senate races, dr. oz in pennsylvania. you just mentioned j.d. vance in ohio. that s a red-leaning state. it should not be this difficult for republicans to hold on, but in part because of a new candidate, it is. there s herschel walker in georgia. a candidate that mcconnell s advisers have long had concerns about, and to some extent, blake masters in arizona who is also trailing. and in wisconsin, you have a two-term incumbent, ron johnson, who is deeply unpopular in his home state, trailing the democrat mandela barnes by four points. a fox news poll released yesterday. republicans can t afford to lose any incumbents. they want a shot at winning back the senate this fall. so if you add it all together, it s not the only reason that republicans are struggling a bit more. there are other factors such