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of national unity. that was they address one year ago today, to join him in this mission. in 2022, it s clear that millions of americans did not answer his call. does that mean he was a failure? we will go over that today. but also his accomplishments. deputy press secretary will discuss biden s record so far, with some experts across the political spectrum. but let s talk about how all americans use the first year. just 40% of the voters approve of biden s report. they will lower ratings at the one year mark, it was donald j trump. there s more bad news for president biden, they asked how he did on his core message of uniting the country. they gave him bad marks. only saying he did a bad job. and on the coronavirus? 53% of americans disapprove. and this is not just a democratic president, but a democratic party as a whole. here s a poll that they call rare. by a nine point margin. now americans by a five point maher jim say that they identify as republicans. so w ....
a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. new polling on both sides of the political aisle shows almost three-quarters of americans saying this country is divided and headed in the wrong direction. 70% say americans can t solve issues and differences will continue to grow. topping the issues are jobs and the economy and the coronavirus. encouraging words from dr. fauci suggesting infections from the omicron variant are expected to peak in the coming weeks. it s by no north koreans exempt from making people sick and putting them into the hospital, particularly those who are not vaccinated. however, what we would hope is as we get into the next weeks to month or so, we ll see throughout the entire country the level of infection get to below what i call that area of control. meanwhile russia is denying a new report from the british government. as tensions remain high, secretary of state antony blinken says ....
the polling also shows big erosions in president biden s approval within key parts of the democratic base. and a major nearly double digit enthusiasm gap between democrats and republicans about the midterm elections. democrats are looking for ways to jump start biden s stalled domestic agenda on capitol hill, and gin up some excitement around the midterms, like divvying up the build back better social spending bill into smaller arguably more passable pieces of legislation. i m confident we can get pieces, big chunks of the build back better law signed into law. and once again, joe manchin will be calling the shots, telling reporters on thursday that when it comes to negotiating build back better, the democrats will, quote, be starting from scratch. joining me now to help understand the road ahead for democrats, congressman james clyburn, house majority whip and chairman of the house select committee on the coronavirus crisis. whip clyburn, as always, thank you very ....
a very good day to all of you. from msnbc news headquarters in new york, welcome to alex witt reports. new polling from nbc news shows overwhelming majorities believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, and there s a real threat to democracy. senator bernie sanders responding to the low marks democrats are receiving, saying the party needs to start taking a different, more aggressive approach. i think there s widespread understanding that what we ve done in the last mix months has failed. we need to change course, and find the courage to take on the republicans, and let manchin and sinema decide what side they re on. today, bennie thompson says the january 6th panel has already spoken with william barr. do you intend to go to the attorney general, bill barr, to follow up on this? yes, we do, we have had conversations with the former attorney general already. we ve talked to department of defense individuals. meantime, tensions between russia and ukra ....
the traditionally drama-free work of serving voters has turned dangerous. from bomb threats to countless threatening phone calls. you rigged my [ bleep ] election, you [ bleep ] piece of [ bleep ]. we re going to try you and we re going to hang you. the justice department s election threats task force made its first arrest today in connection with these actions and says it s received more than 850 referrals on such possible crimes. tonight we re also looking into a newly uncovered plot by trump campaign officials to put forward fake gop electors in seven states that president biden won. sources tell cnn it was led by rudy giuliani. he and other trump aides reportedly lined up surnters to fill elector slots, then circulated drafts of fake certificates that were ultimately sent to the national archives. one of those fake electors, the co-chair of the michigan republican party, boasted at a recent event that the trump campaign directed the operation. it is, by the wa ....