The Saturday Edition of morning Joe Weekend. It was such a busy week, so lets get right to it, some of the conversations you might have missed. Weve got a lot to get to this morning. Many polls showing a tight president ial race in three Battleground States. pennsylvania, where the latest New York Times Siena College, Philadelphia Inquirer Aisle of likely voters finds Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of former President Donald Trump 50 to 46 . That result polls within the Polls Margin of error. Which again, the New York Times Siena Poll, they usually have her it three and Donald Trump at 97. Still, it is just a snapshot, and it is close. A new poll in pennsylvania finds harris leading trump 51 to 45 . In michigan, here is has a five Point Lead over trump. In wisconsin, it is close. Harris leads trump by just one point, 48 to 47 . Meanwhile, a new Marist Poll has Trump And Harris tying in pennsylvania with harris with a fivePoint Lead in michigan and a one Point Lead in wisconsin. Sim
we began this morning with an update on that traumatic incident with the chinese spy balloon 60,000 feet in the air. eight days after it was first spotted in u.s. airspace, and have 22 raptor shot down the balloon with a single missile yesterday off the carolina coast. the search for degree is now underway. it my touch off a war of words between the u.s. and china. heightening tensions in an already data diplomatic relationship. china expressed its, quote, strong dissatisfaction. they have insisted that the device was a civilian weather balloon. a u.s. senior administration official said in response that they were confident the balloon was, quote, seeking to monitor sensitive military spots. we shift the focus now tuesday state of the union. president biden s first before the new republican house majority. security is being ramped up with plans to install fencing around the u.s. capitol ahead of the primetime address. we don t know too many specifics about what the president
because they are living on those states, so people know their issues. and that no state should have a lock on going first. so, yesterday s was a victory for the country, i don t believe anyone state should have a lock on going first. i think everyone should have the opportunity for those candidates to visit their state, know their issues, understand what makes the people of their state tick. this was long overdue, and it is a victory for this country. but why michigan? what about michigan? michigan is a great place, first of all, there is no road to the white house that doesn t go to the heartland or the midwest. i made sure to be reflective of this country, michigan is a place where you can do retail politics, but people that we make things and regrow things. so we have the second most diverse other than california agricultural products. our farmers. but we have the union halls, labor, we have a very diverse and significant african american population, hispanic population, one of