into the final weekend of the midterm campaigns. the elections now just four days out, as candidates from both parties make their final pitch to voters. also tonight, the u.s. economy the top issue for most americans, is getting one more gut check before the midterms. the labor department reporting 261,000 jobs added during the month of october. we re also watching former president trump, who now says he s very, very, very, probably going to run for the white house in 2024. there are new indications the announcement could come soon after the midterm elections. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m brianna keilar, and you re in the situation room. our top story tonight, the midterm campaigns hitting their final stretch. cnn is on the trail covering all the key races across the united states, with just four more days until polls close. we re also getting one final look at the health of the u.s. economy befor
tonight marks two week out from election day. steve kornacki is here at the big board. we re tracking the critical night in pennsylvania, republican dr. oz facing off with fetterman in pennsylvania. pennsylvania is one of the few states that could decide who runs the united states senate. right now over five senate races are basically tide. polling showing no statistical difference between the candidates. democrats attacking the economy in some of their closing arguments they re trying to get ahead of what could be that push back, while republican campaigns seize on crime. the new york times reporting on that. and a lot more that we re watching for you tonight. after roe i ve never lived in this type of era. you re the most anti-business governor i ve ever seen. that s time. his running mate has said this in the past that teaching the united states was built on stolen land. that is inappropriate for our schools. it s not true. everything is so expensive now. guy
morning joe starts now. historic winter storm in western new york statement storm system is blamed for dozens of deaths across the country. it made holiday travel almost impossible on the roads or through the skies with thousands of passengers stuck at airports searching for new flights. meanwhile, the republican governor uses the christmas holiday to play hole papolitics migrants with no warning for groups. and we will take a look at the latest testimony released by the january 6 committee. including a conversation the former president had with one of his closest advisers in the days after the attack on the capitol. also ahead, we dig into the latest action by the democratic controlled house and how the white house is preparing for a divided congress good morning welcome to morning joe. it s monday, december 26th i m jonathan lemire. also with us at the table is affairs analyst and executive editor of recount and host of the podcast. like gene wilder in blazing
texas, and buffalo, new york. now, this is sad and infuriating ritual to go through ever going list of mass shootings every time we go on the air. this week, biden said enough. he said enough 12 times in a rare primetime speech to the nation. but apparently, enough isn t enough, because no substantial legislative solution appeared on the horizon. the president believes there is some, quote, rational republicans who might be willing to address this gun violence endemic. senator mitch mcconnell got some favorable headlines, which he suggested a willingness to work with democrats on this. but don t be fooled. he s had a decade long history of blocking gun control. this is not the first mass shooting that he s been involved in. the washington post provided a detailed list of times he spent working to quote, delay, obstruct or prevent most major firearm restrictions from being approved by congress. now, his stories begins back 1989, after a mass shooting rocked his own hometown of