hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york on state of the union day when president joe biden delivers that state of the union address to we thought it was important to remember that that address will take place in what amounts to a crime scene. for which there has yet to be accountability for many of its perpetrators. members of the mob that stormed the capitol on january 6th have been swept into the largest investigation in justice department history. more than 950 of them from all 50 states have been arrested. at least half of them have pleaded guilty to charges. on trial right now at this very moment on the rare and historically significant charge of seditious conspiracy, the right-wing militia groups, the oath keepers and the proud boys, the groups that form the tip of the spear of the mob that reached the capitol on that day, january 6, 2021. what about the campaign staffers? attorneys, activists, officials, the members of congress who helped put into motion complex
determine the future control of the upper chamber. that debate tonight, just a few moments ago, actually, between the incumbent democratic senator from georgia, reverend raphael warnock, and republican candidate, herschel walker, is the thing that could tip the scales. the stakes were already high headed into this debate, by the way, it s the only debate that candidates will participate in. for a race that could determine which party controls the senate. in other, words a lot of people have a lot of interest in how this debate went down. especially because, for the past few weeks, we have endured, seemingly, and this barrage of stories about the republican candidate in particular, herschel walker. there have been reports about domestic abuse allegations, having secret children, paying for an ex girlfriend to have an abortion because he wasn t ready to be a father, that the ex girlfriend was also the mother of one of secrets children, and had to press walker to pay for the abo
great show, chris, have a great weekend, my friend. you too! y fr thanks to you at home for joining us this evening. we have a lot to get to. every senate race in the country is essentially the most important senate race in the country, with dozens of election deniers on the ballot, and democracy itself hanging in the balance. not one of them is more critical than the georgia senate race. it is the battle that could determine the future control of the upper chamber. that debate tonight, just a few moments ago, actually, between the incumbent democratic senator from georgia, reverend raphael warnock, and republican candidate, herschel walker, is the thing that could tip the scales. the stakes were already high headed into this debate, by the way, it s the only debate that candidates will participate in. for a race that could determine which party controls the senate. in other, words a lot of people have a lot of interest in how this debate went down. especially because, for
now. great to see you here. i m yasmin vossoughian at msnbc headquarters. the president hitting the campaign trail with five days left until the midterms. he s heading out west, making stops in mexico, california as well with new urgency around threats to our democracy. here is part of the message that he delivered last night. there s no place for voter intimidation or political violence in america. whether it s directed at democrats or republicans. no place, period. no place ever. democracy is on the ballot this year. will it actually help or matter with voters? the new york times notes this, while in agreement with the message, not every democrat thought it was helpful to make the address when candidates are trying to distance themselves from the president who s approval ratings are in the mid-40s and polls are focused on inflation as well as immigration, crime and abortion as well. and poll after poll showing in this closing stretch, it is still the economy that is
critical than the georgia senate race. it is the battle that could determine the future control of the upper chamber. that debate tonight, just a few moments ago, actually, between the incumbent democratic senator from georgia, reverend raphael warnock, and republican candidate, herschel walker, is the thing that could tip the scales. the stakes were already high headed into this debate, by the way, it s the only debate that candidates will participate in. for a race that could determine which party controls the senate. in other, words a lot of people have a lot of interest in how this debate went down. especially because, for the past few weeks, we have endured, seemingly, and this barrage of stories about the republican candidate in particular, herschel walker. there have been reports about domestic abuse allegations, having secret children, paying for an ex girlfriend to have an abortion because he wasn t ready to be a father, that the ex girlfriend was also the mother of