i m chris jansing live from msnbc headquarters in new york city. intensity and turnout are high in new hampshire right now. and where else could a few hundred thousand voters wield so much influence over the future of 332 million americans? we re in the final hours of 2024 s first primary. the head to head competition between the former president and his u.n. ambassador, nikki haley, now in full swing. we have all angles covered in the next two hours including a conversation with new hampshire secretary of state. i ll ask him about that turnout and the investigation into the fake robocall mimicking joe biden s voice. and with the real president biden and vice president harris heading to a campaign event hundreds of miles from new hampshire, we dig into the push for a write-in campaign that even the strongest supporters are calling weird. but we begin on the ground in new hampshire which brings to mind that old political saying, i iowa picks corn and new hampshire picks pr
party is becoming more and more unified. the numbers in my opinion will be higher than what you are even seeing. you are seeing very big numbers. but you gotta go and vote. nikki haley is making what could be her last stand, betting her hopes on crushing the numbers of undeclared voters and doing better than expected with republicans. you have to work it. you have to fight for it. you have to earn every single vote. they want to see work. our reporters are at the polls. steve kornacki is at the big board ready to break it all down. yes. independents make up a bigger share in new hampshire than anywhere else. she s got to get that number. 65%, 70%, something like this. among republicans, that number is too low. it s got to take up closer to 30 points. joining me on this election day, haley s top supporter, new hampshire s popular republican governor, chris sununu, on her chances for an upset. he is not on today s ballot, but president biden s supporters are trying to
first indictment last march. this hour, reality check for ron desantis and nikki haley, after they finished far behind mr. trump in iowa. the new hampshire primary just a week from today. trouble spots overseas, that could impact the 2024 campaign. iran hits new targets inside iraq. the iran-backed houthis show no sign of backing down notice red sea, despite u.s. attacks against their facilities in yemen. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell with the government and schools closed here in washington, but nothing compared to the weather or the avalanche of trump votes all but burying the former president s rivals in iowa, setting the stage for new hampshire s primary seven days from today. mr. trump is in a manhattan courtroom at this hour showing up voluntarily for jury selection in a trial to decide damages in e. jean carroll s second defamation case. his strategy appears to be working. trump s support grew since last march. nearly two-thirds of all iowa voter
impossible to separate donald trump s political fate from his legal one. trump today not knowing a victory lap over his major win in iowa, but spending the past several hours in a new york city courtroom. though he isn t required to be there at all. he isn t planning who hold a campaign rally in new hampshire until later tonight. why, you might ask? well, an nbc news entrance poll from iowa may provide a big clue. nearly two-thirds of republicans said he would still be fit to serve another term as president even if he s convicted of a crime. just 31% said it would make him unfit. so, the former president has been leaning into his court battles instead of shying away. using them as a platform, including a fund-raising platform. and as a political opportunity to show his supporters he s not afraid to fight. and that brings us to right now. the new trial involving e. jean carroll, the woman who trump was found civilly responsible of sexually abusing more than two decades ago. to
you. i m alex witt in for chris jansing here in new york city. there has been a major development in the israel-hamas war. hamas says one of its senior leaders has been killed in an israeli strike inside lebanon. these are live pictures of the site of the attack in beirut. what it could mean for the war as israel s full cabinet considers a plan for gaza after the fighting is done. plus, the border crisis officially hits historic levels. roughly 10,000 people arriving every single day, simultaneously overwhelming processing centers on the border and packing city shelters 2,000 miles away. what will the white house do about it. and with new hampshire s first in the nation primary just three weeks away, an incredible 40% of voters there are undeclared. why that could lead to a result no one is anticipating. but we re going to begin with that major breaking news tied to the israel hamas war. a senior hamas official killed in an israeli air strike in beirut. it comes as mome