right now on ana cabrera reports, new heat in the race for the presidency this morning. president biden heading to michigan today for his first visit of 2024. the high stakes for him in that critical battleground. plus, fresh polling out of south carolina bringing new warning signs for nikki haley as she and donald trump wage war for campaign cash. also ahead, breaking news from the pentagon this morning, defense secretary lloyd austin set to have his first news conference since the controversy over his resent hospitalization. millions under flood watches bracing for the pineapple express. the atmospheric river that could dump up to 10 inches of rain on california. it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with a flurry of new headlines in the race for the presidency. president biden making his visit, the first one of the year to the key battleground state of michigan. he ll meet with the united autoworkers union following their recent e
will tomorrow s primary be her last stand? trump s political and legal fortunes collide in dramatic fashion. we re waiting to hear whether the judge in the e. jean carroll s case, whether he ll move testimony to tomorrow, primary day in new hampshire. the former president may very well face a choice, the courtroom or the campaign trail. the most serious, most damaging attack yet on a u.s. military base that leaves multiple soldiers seriously wounded. could this be the strike that forces the u.s. to escalate the fight against iranian-backed militants and escalate it to a whole new level? we we ginn with trump versus haley, a heavyweight fight with extraordinarily high stakes, a fight not unlike david and goliath. here is the good news for nikki haley, she has more momentum and money than just 24 hours ago. her campaign said today she raised $500,000 from grassroots donors online after ron desantis announced he was dropping out yesterday afternn, and she can now aim her f
welcome to msnbc s special coverage of the new hampshire primary. we re here in manchester, new hampshire, for what could be the defining contest of the 2024 republican primary. for republican voters, there s now just one alternative to an ex-president who incited an insurrection, faces 91 felony counts in 4 jurisdictions who says he want thes to be dictator for a day. i could really go on and on about trump s alarming statements, but we don t have all day for that. the one person left standing in his way is former south carolina governor nikki haley. she spent the morning in new hampshire. trump did a stop and his surrogates marjorie taylor greene are also crisscrossing the state for him. out there campaigning on his behalf. haley now has that two-person contest she s always wanted. but everything suggests that she s an uphill climb. the last tracking poll out this morning shows trump up by 22 points. that s a lot. and over the last few weeks, the haley campaign has been res
that fund politicians pet projects. katie porter. focused on your challenges - from lowering housing costs to fighting climate change. shake up the senate - with democrat katie porter. i m katie porter and i approve this message. former president trump declares this primary all but over. we ll break down the big warning signs sent his way by new hampshire voters. as haley heads home to south carolina, where does her team see the path ahead? can she win her own state? good morning, it s so nice to have you with us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ann reporting alongside my colleague and friend, josé diaz-balart with special coverage this morning. nikki haley vowing to fight on despite donald trump s new hampshire win. haley insisting she has a path forward following her second place finish. new hampshire is first in the nation. it is not the last and the next one is my sweet state of south carolina! [ cheers and applause ] who the hell was the imposter that went up on th
hey, everybody, i m yasmin vossoughian in for hallie jackson, with me now is nbc white house correspondent mike memoli, the washington post and msnbc political analyst, ashley parker, also with us new york times politics reporter, lisa lerer. mike, let me start with you on this one and talk about what we heard from the president around the 1:00 hour. essentially the message is get out there and vote, especially if you are for abortion rights because we can help codify it come january. talk us through that, three weeks out now from the midterms. yeah, that s right, yasmin. i think the political strategy here on the part of the white house is very clear. democrats saw a real boost in the polls in the late summer months after that june decision by supreme court came down, striking down the protections for abortion rights under roe versus wade. as one democratic strategist put it, maybe if that decision came down in august we d be feel better about where things stand now. w