center headquarters. this is msnbc headquarters on the right. the iconic christmas tree in the middle and this is our news proof to you that they haven t taken down the big tree yet. people still enjoying the ice skating in the holiday season. the new year naturally begins with a presidential race as well as a possible trial of donald trump. later tonight we have some developments in that jack smith case. our top story of the new year right now is this official home stretch of the primaries in the 2024 presidential race. president biden is the presumed democratic nominee. there is no big race there although there are some other announced candidates. we even heard from cornell west last year. on the republican side there could be an open race. will republicans decide between trump or his remaining opponents? and how soon does that process start? if you ve been busy, you know, having a little time off or enjoying your holiday food or your new years workout routine or any of the
welcome to bbc news. we start with president biden who s made an impassioned defence of the good friday agreement 25 years after it was signed. he said northern ireland will not go back that the enemies of peace will not prevail. he was talking to students at ulster university where he talked about the need for renewal and repair it matters to me personally he said. the president is expected to land at dublin airport in the next half an hour the start of three days in ireland a mix of politics and events linked to his strong irish roots. more on that in a moment. but it s been a busy, busy day for the president. it started with a meeting with rishi sunak, both expressing their hope that power sharing can be restored. joe biden also met the leaders of the five main parties off camera he said he was in listening mode. these the pictures after the president spoke at the university, he clearly was enjoying every bit of the visit it was so obvious the way he en
to tell that story tonight, his book is really an amazing account of what is happening in the senate, and how mitch mcconnell has brought us to hear. and, the huge danger of returning him to the majority leader possession if the republicans win the senate. yeah, and who are the people who will be with mitch mcconnell on that senate majority? the likes of herschel walker, and who knows who comes out of pennsylvania if they win that race, it will truly be mitch mcconnell in bold, and the most consequential figure of her time, lawrence, as you point out. with a bunch of extremist behind him this time. it s very important book, we re gonna get to it at the end of the hour, thanks many. looking forward to watching it. there is now exactly one person, one person standing between the republican candidate for governor in pennsylvania, and the destruction of representative government in this country. that person is the candidate who got the most votes. in the pennsylvania gove
between the republican candidate for governor in pennsylvania, and the destruction of representative government in this country. that person is the candidate who got the most votes. in the pennsylvania governor s primary last night, but whose name has been largely ignored in the coverage of the primary election. our josh shapiro got 1. 1 million votes in the democratic primary for governor, that s more than any candidate for governor last year. josh appear was so strong a candidate, that he scared of any opposition. in the democratic primary, and was running unopposed. josh shapiro will have to be an even stronger candidate now, because unlike any other candidate for governor in our history, the future of the very existence of this republic is at state in pennsylvania. if josh shapiro loses the campaign for governor in pennsylvania, we will lose. we will lose pennsylvania, one of the original members of the united states of america, because pennsylvania will be run as a dic
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