running for governor there. also new this weekend, for president obama is now set a campaign in three critical states later this month. control of the senate, the biggest prize as both parties try to break what is effectively a current 50/50 split. early voting begins tomorrow in multiple battleground states as well as numerous senate and gubernatorial debates in the coming days. both sides are sending messages to the voters earlier today. i think the good policy is good politics. we have been doing the right thing for the american people with proposals that are they are popular because they make sense. we are phenomenal candidates. we re going to win races in a lot of places that you haven t seen. they are furious with biden and pelosi s far-left socialist agenda which has led to increased spending, increased inflation. those two will not get the final word. our team of reporters and analysts we start with nbc s monica alba at the white house with a closer look at
you all. i am katie phang. welcome to the katie phang show. we are going to start today s show with a capitol hill countdown as lawmakers have just four more days of work before they head home for the holidays. i m joining you live from msnbc world headquarters in new york city. we have lots of news to cover and lots of questions to answer. let s get started. failure to lead the president of a prominent ivy league university steps down amid public outrage after a disastrous congressional hearing on the rise of antisemitism on college campuses. we re going to go inside the fallout ahead and a live report from capitol hill. state of emergency catastrophic storms strike tennessee, leaving a trail of death and destruction. six people, including at least one child, are dead, and dozens more are injured. we are live on the ground in the storm zone. no, i am not a threat. i will save democracy. the threat is crooked it joe biden. plus, day one dictator says he will save demo
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President ial transition. President elect joe biden set to speak today to address the fight over the Affordable Care act while President Trump again not scheduled to make any public appearances. He had zero plans to speak directly to the american people, except on twitter where hes continuing to push baseless voter fraud claims that have been flagged as misinformation. So weve got our correspondents positioned with all the latest on the transition. Mike memoli still in wilmington with the biden team. Peter alexander at the white house and yamiche alcindor. Great to see all of you this morning. What do we know about the president elects remarks today on the Affordable Care act . Whats the strategy here moving forward . Well, chris, i think most americans remember that moment in the east room ten years ago when president obama signed into law the Affordable Care act and Vice President biden called it a big blanking deal. To say the least for president elect joe biden at this moment, the