Former GOP representative Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinski interview newsmakers, politicians and pundits about the issues of the day. Thats 1,754 votes ahead in a sdlact h district that has been in gop hands for three decades. The official outcome way not be known until other ballots are tallied and the race could be headed to a recount if the k candidates end up within 1 of each other once the votes are certified. This morning, balderson is claiming victory. Oconnor has not conceded. Regardless, well see a rematch when they compete for full term in congress. Welcome to morning joe. It is wednesday, august 8th. With joe, willie and me, we have Associate Editor of Commentary Magazine noah raufman. Former treasury official and morning joe economic analyst Steve Rattner and National Political correspondent for nbc news and msnbc news, is he still away, Steve Kornacki. But you see this same thing happening. Theyre bleeding. Republicans are bleeding so badly right now in suburbs, and then
going all right this morning. areas dealing with a little rain, southern ohio rain overnight. louisville, cincinnati and additional storms through kentucky. five p.m., coming home from work today. these area, showers and storms, watch out from nashville to knoxville to chattanooga. areas in the mountains of north carolina, west virginia, throughout new york state. areas of the catskill and possibly around the mass pike. later than 5:00 p.m. maybe 7:00 or 8:00 p.m., bet chance for boston, new york, into d.c. hit and miss. not everyone will get them. extremely hot. 38 million people in the heat advisories. last day of it. showers and storms cool us off and a slightly drier air mass moves in for tomorrow. out west, the story is still the heat. los angeles a little cooler for you and how about the pacific northwest? this will be the hottest two-day stretch of the summer from spokane into areas of interior