democracy. the only way you can stop him is by voting for nikki haley, as much as you might disagree with her. and while there might be many voters who agree with that sentiment, are there enough? and what happens now that donald trump can train the full force of his machine against her. attacks on stage and online and in ads, coupled with endorsements from one-time haley allies now turned rivals. haley has gotten sharper taking on trump s age and mental fitness. polls show trump handily is in the lead. if so, are there still enough people out there who think that their vote will actually make a difference. joining us at the big board, nbc news national political correspondent steve kornacki, in manchester, new hampshire, nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard, in franklin, nbc news correspondent ali vitali who just caught up with nikki haley a moment ago, and in hollis, nbc news correspondent garrett haake. all right, steve, have the numbers moved at all? well, we do hav
chris jansing reports. at this hour, nikki haley s new hampshire blitz, will momentum after ron desantis quit the race propel her long-shot bid to the ultimate upset against donald trump? we re live on the campaign trail. plus, the potential for a primary day split screen, will donald trump be on the stand as voters head to the polls. we ve got the latest from the e. jean carroll trial. show of force, the former candidates, plural, who will join trump on the stage tonight for one last big new hampshire rally. and the phony recording that sounds an awful lot like joe biden, but it s really just, as he would say, a bunch of malarkey. what we know about a robocall telling supporters not to vote tomorrow. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, and we begin with the haley campaign, and our own ali vitali live from the trail. so ali, i understand nikki haley was at a bar pouring pints. what else did she have going on today? reporter: yeah, an
santos is facing scrutiny after admitting he lied. and now federal prosecutors are getting involved. plus, more troubles for southwest airlines. the airline cancelled thousands of flights again today. also this morning, a new round of russian missile strikes targeting ukraine s energy grid, officials say it appears to be one of moscow s largest attacks to date. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, december 29th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. congressman-elect george santos is now under investigation by law enforcement for the lies he told regarding his background and experience. an essex county district attorney who is a fellow republican called revelations about santos is nothing short of stunning, quote, if a crime is committed in this county, we will prosecute it. santos lied about his college or personal life that could land santos in hot water. dan coleman is calling for investigation into campaign fraud after a business that s
a shot of a predawn los angeles. welcome to the fourth hour of morning joe. it is 6:00 a.m. out there on the west coast, 9:00 a.m. here in the east. i m jonathan lemire alongside the bbc s katty kay. we re happy to report that msnbc contributor mike barnicle is joining us for the hour. we re in for joe, mika, and willie. catty, a lot of headlines to get to in this hour. the biggest one got mike off the ice rink earlier. landed a couple triple axels and came upstairs and i m sort of disappointed he s changed out of his outfit, but there we go. and took the gold medal off. right. let s get to the headlines, mike, beyond yours. the latest from buffalo where the national guard is going door to door checking on residents who lost power during the deadly blizzard. we ll have the latest as officials face scrutiny over that. and southwest airlines cancels more flights as it struggles to recover from the winter storm. the unions are speaking out about how the disaster
mccarthy is scrambling to gain the votes he needs to be speaker even after making major concessions this weekend, it still might not be enough. the suspect in the machete attack on three police officers in times square,vestigators dis handwritten diary. what it says. plus this. eight and a half years for the organizer to kidnap and kill me, that s a significant sense. we have gretchen whitmer s reaction to the sentences handed to the man who plotted to kidnap her. hear what she told our own kaitlan collins. let s begin in washington. house republican leader kevin mccarthy will be taking the race for speaker to the floor officially tomorrow in what could be the most dramatic house speaker election. he s made a number of concessions so try to get the number of votes to succeed nancy pelosi. will we see the first floor fight as it s called in 100 years. let s turn to harry inton. what do you think? let s talk math. right now the gop s 2023 majority is 222, seats majori