The race that will decide whether democrats take control of it. You have democrat jon ossoff leading republican senator david perdue in that key georgia runoff race. Its still too close to call at this hour. However night, nbc news projected Raphael Warnock the winner, making him the first black senator to represent georgia. Our team is following all this for us. Msnbc National Political correspondent Steve Kornacki is at the big board. Leigh ann caldwell is posted up on capitol hill. Kelly odonnell is at the ellipse next to the white house. Historic win for reverend warnock. Everybody looking at the race between david perdue and jon ossoff. Its going to control which Party Controls the senate given Kamala Harris role that will be the tiebreaking vote as Vice President elect. Weve been waiting for critical votes to come in. Where does that stand . Still waiting on the vote. The setup for this looks pretty clearcut. Jon ossoff, the democrat, has a lead of 17,000 votes. What were waiting
And david perdue in a state where they have not they will flip the senate blue and gain control of congress. A republican victory by contrast will impede president elect joe bidens ability to make headway on his agenda. All this Political Drama reaching a climax as a joint session of congress meets later today for the final count of Electoral College votes, the last step in officially confirming joe biden as an expresident of the United States. But Many Republican lawmakers are planning to block his certification while outside the capital Trump Supporters rally in protest, calling for an urgent request of the national guard, the outcome remains in limbo at this hour but its clear for now that the battle for power will continue far beyond the peach state in the coming days. Lets get right to it for the latest updates in the ground in atlanta, we turned out fox news correspondent Charles Watson. Charles . Good morning, john. In atlanta where the absentee ballots are being tabulated for F
U. S. Democrats keep control of the senate. Catherine cortez master windsor type race in nevada. In the mid term elections. Ah, hello, im darn jordan. This is al jazeera la you from dough are also coming up celebrations in ukraines hair. So not the Russian Troops are forced to give up the city they have left in ruins. A roadmap for peace. Ethiopia, as military unto drawn, rebels agreed to allow in humanitarian aid on people in tortilla, prepare for the worst on the 23rd anniversary of a devastating well, we begin with breaking news now out of the us, where democrats will hang on to control the senate off to a midterm election, victory in nevada, catherine co is musto, has defeated her republican opponent, adam lac, sold who was endorsed by donald trump. It means the democrats will continue to hold a majority in the senate for the remainder of president bidens term in office. Go to his masters victory is a huge win for democrats and a blow to republicans who had hope for a red wave to g
Hello, im emily anguish in auto headquarters. These, the top story is on al jazeera, ukrainian president , folemi zalinski has stressed the need for caution. Following russias announcement, its withdrawing forces from the city of her song. Cave has wont, of possible booby traps and more attacks. A bag has more from her san the ukraine commanders said that they havent ruled out any russian provocation or the fact that they can actually take this seriously because this thing actions speak louder than words for weeks now. The ukrainians have been saying that russians have been reinforcing their position in her saw that the soldiers, russian soldiers have been putting on civilian coals, taking a position of getting ready for st. Battles and even until last night, the ukrainians, a thank. Yes, the russians have said that they are going to withdraw, but at the same time they are putting it, putting an extra troops into her son region. While mohammed vow has moved from moscow, its a very diff
A new album is being released today nearly five years after his death. The record features eight previously unreleased songs. The songs selected were written between 1983 and 2001. Were going the have to check that out. Thats it for a tuesday way too early. Morning joe starts right now. Michael sams war on traditional gridiron values started as soon as he got the phone call. This is the moment where michael sam got the news that he was going to be a member of the st. Louis rams. There you see the raw emotion. Holding. Unnecessary tenderness. Good morning. It is tuesday, may 13th. Beautiful sunrise over washington this morning. With us on set in new york, msnbc contributor mike barnicle, former Communications Director for president george w. Bush, nicole wallace, mark halperin, Donny Deutsch with important information. And in washington, columnist and associate editor of the Washington Post, msnbc political analyst and a man who has Important News mr. Eugene robinson. Good to see you in