well, did remain longer than liz truss. the lead starts right now. liz truss resigns as prime minister only 44 days in, making history for shorten newer at 10 downing. you ll never guess who is vying for her job. president biden hitting the road for the midterms. he s in pennsylvania touting infrastructure alongside democratic senate candidate john fetterman but would it be better for democrats if biden stays at the white house? then breaking news for the search for a missing princeton university student. police have recovered a body. hello and welcome to the lead i m john berman in for jake tapper. and we begin with our politics lead as president biden hits the campaign trail with just 19 days until the election. biden making a road trip to pittsburgh, pennsylvania today. his 18th trip to the commonwealth since he became president. and the 19th is next week. this week it was to highlight how the bipartisan infrastructure law is rebuilding the nation s crumbling roads
44 million americans have already cast an early ballot. polls are now open in 49 of our great 50 states, hawaii opens last in about 59 minutes. each and every vote cast will make up a small part of what our political landscape will look like for the next two years. democrats have been facing increasingly bleak chances in the mid-term elections. president biden even admitting last night it will be an uphill battle for dems. what do you think about tomorrow, sir? president biden: i m optimistic. i m always optimistic. will democrats win the house? president biden: i think it will be tough but i thick we can. i think we ll win the senate. the house is tougher. harris: the super slim majorities in the house. 220 to republicans 212. our fox power rankings this will flip from blue to red is what it s showing. we don t know yet how many seats but that s what the fox power rankings are showing. we ll follow it as it happens. the senate is 50/50 with vp kamala harris. the
occasional issues as well. you are taking a live look at where more than 40 million americans voted early, and as always, it s the turnout today that will make all of the difference. steve kornacki will look at the early clues with how this vote could go. our reporters are spread out across the country talking with folks at the polls as well with control of congress and the leadership of several states on the line, it could be weeks before we know the final results, supporters, candidates and allies all dialing up the urgency of this election with quite the range of closing messages. take a listen. they will be shaped by what happens in the next year to three years. if the people of georgia show up, i win. runoff? are you talking about a runoff? no, we re winning this. i believe in democracy, and i believe in a fair election. we are going to take back america, and in 2024, most importantly, we are going to take back our magnificent white house. quite a day we have a
we exercise our right. this should have higher turnout than what you typically see for midterms. a lot of people are beginning to realize that things are, you know, headed in the wrong direction. they want to, you know, have more control over what s happening in their lives. we have live reports from seven, key states, that will determine the senate, the future prospect for the biden agenda and the shape of the 2024 presidential contest. steve kornacki will be at the big board in moments to tell us where the most important races stand on election day, while former president trump leaves no doubt about his plans. i m going to be making a very big announcement on tuesday, november 15th. an emotional nancy pelosi raising questions about her future. will your decision be impacted by the attack in any way. yes. and welcome. good day. i m andrea mitchell at msnbc headquarters in new york. candidates and reporters are at polls today, with so much at stake for both poli
well. it might be weeks before the tally is finalized telling us whether we see a red wave or ripple or something in between. so take a breath and be patient because a lot is already happening. we have new reporting from nbc in pennsylvania on the legal challenges already being filed regarding the number of mail-in ballots. details in a moment. from politico in arizona where christina bob, one of the trump lawyers caught up in the mar-a-lago documents investigation said in a recent interview that it will look suspicious if states fail to report electioults by early wednesday. the truth is that it s going to take time and that is normal. especially considering that turnout is expected to break records. here are just some of the lines we are seeing today. take a look. this is georgia. michigan, wisconsin, arkansas, new york, florida, and indiana. by closing time tonight, we could find 120 million people showed up to weigh in on abortion, crime, the economy, climate change, demo