United states is on to the Knockout Round. The game ended a few minutes ago. Man, by the skin of their teeth. They were inches away from their tournament being over in a flash. We knew, the u. S. Is twotime defending champions, and this is a historic run by this squad. Going into the tournament, we knew this was a bit of a transition year. Its sort of the last gasp, if you will, from some of the stalwarts weve gotten to know from the last couple runs. Theyre older now, and there is a young and Impressive Group of players coming through. At times, its been an uneasy mix. They, frankly, havent looked very good so far. They beat vietnam 30 when expectations were seven, eight, nine or more, then a pair of draws. It cant be said enough, if this is a couple inches to the left, they go home. Theyre fortunate to advance here. They have a couple days off. Hopefully they get things going in the right direction before the knockout stage. Twotime defending champions, the womens team are on to the
him love. if he ends up running against donald trump, how accurate will the so-called approval numbers be. because it still looks like it will be donald trump as the republican nominee. he just raised gobs of cash. polls show him trouncing ron desantis, who is by far his nearest competitor, and despite the indictments, the alleged carelessness around classified documents, and the potentially criminal carelessness for this country s democratic process, republican voters are clearly still on his side. but is anyone else? or to put a finer point on it, will any general election that includes donald trump be anything more than voting for or voting against donald trump? joining me now is nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent garrett haake. punch bowl news cofounder and msnbc political contributor, jake sherman, and former rnc chairman and msnbc political analyst, michael steele. jake, as somebody who knows mccarthy best, can you give us a sense of why he has not endorsed the
granddaughter? i don t have anything to share from here. cold. that damning new york times piece reveals how biden aides are told to flatly ignore hunter s daughter. quote, in strategy meetings in lean years, aides have been told that the bidens have six and not seven grandchildren according to two people familiar with the discussions. i wonder which lying dog-faced pony soldier they got that from. the best part of it all, i have six grandchildren, and i m crazy about them. i speak to them every single day. not a joke. matter of fact, i just got finished going through the calls, and guess what? they re crazy about me. [laughter] because i pay so much attention to them. that is heartbreaking, when you hear that contrast. you know, katie, i ve noticed a pattern among the bidens, you know, that s not my laptop, that s not my gun, that s not my cocaine, that s not my child. is it any wonder half the country says that s not my president? [laughter] i guess not. [laughte
way it. this shocking new video out of colorado is the latest example of employees being scolded or even fired for tryin to stop brazen thieves. this isn t good. really, you ve got to resort to that. the economy is not that bad. they recorded this video i kings supermarket in colorado. santino borello filmed this, stealing hundreds of dollars of laundry detergent. he said supermarket policy prohibits employees from physically engaging with thieves , although he says he just filmed them and dad did no touch them. i would never let any criminal conducts like him especially if it s happening right in front of me. hopefully this changes the shoplifting policy and gives power back to retailers like myself. since this video the driver in the green shirt was arrested. the police are looking for the other two men who go by the names robert and in a statement the grocery stores at the disappointment by the increased level of crime bu is unable to comment on persona matters a
cluster bombs. as president biden heads overseas to shore up support for ukraine, he says the u.s. will send them a controversial weapon. it was a very difficult decision on my part. but is it the right one? i ll ask house foreign affairs committee michael mccall and the only house member who voted against the afghanistan war, democratic congresswoman barbara lee next. party of one. republicans set a date for the iowa caucuses where donald trump s rivals are trying to gain steam while he zeros in on his closest opponent. he s got no personality. does ron desantis have a plan to turn things around? he is the man to do it. my panel will discuss ahead. plus mercury rising, a record breaking heat wave blankets the globe. janet yellen pushes china on climate. we have the duty to cooperate. is any country doing enough to stop the climate threat? hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is wondering about long-term consequences just