but as the national review puts it, quote, he is a good man, a solid conservative, and is qualified and prepared for the job as anyone in the field, including the current and former president. but pence s cannedsy faces the same basic obstacles of those of nikki haley, tim scott and others, he seems man from an earlier time and little sign for demand of his candidacy. he enters the race 50 points behind donald trump, a man who once categoried him as a coward. a democratic pollster and president of brilliant corners research, john kasic, former governor of ohio and former presidential candidate. cornell and john are msnbc political analysts. great to have you all here. governor, mike pence is a conservative, big with evangelics, no stranger to the cultural wars, all things you would think the party likes, but do his actions on january 6th, the fact that he refused to hold up certification of the election, just negate all of that? well, i what i think at the end of the day
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with us. a major dam destroyed in ukraine. there are mass evacuations and plenty of blame as russia and ukraine point fingers at the oh. trouble for trump as one lane of the special counsel investigation nears its end. jack smith attended a meeting with the legal team and a bizarre plot twist. cnn learned it led to a flood of suspicion from prosecutors. and chris christie makes his 2024 entrance. the former governor is also a trump friend turned trump critic who sees himself as the best republican hope of derailing the former the president s comeback bid. we begin with a major development in ukraine. a major dam was destroyed overnight. the collapse of the dam on the river prompting evacuations and fears of large-scale devastation. new video shows the surging waters leading to massive flooding and fears now of a potential environmental di disaster. you can see water creepin
to ringing in 2024 here in times square. this is america s city we are proud to host this major event to big. each year we handle this enormous undertaking. we do not do this alone. we are in lockstep with the federal, state, local agency partners appeared including the times square alliance to enjoy a safe and enjoyable event for all. molly: the well-prepared surrogate 2020 port new york city is ramping up its police presence with the iconic ball drop it you are looking for the times square courtesy of birth. by this time to market is expected 1 million people, yes when it million people will be packing and therefore the world s biggest new year s eve celebrations but welcome to new our fox news live i am a molly line. i rich. new york city mayor eric adams says there is no credible security threat to the ball drop but thousands of officers will be ready if for instance pro- palestinian groups threaten to storm times square purred early this month at several protesters w
is closing in. both sides of the aisle pressuring president biden to do something to stop it and do it now. this is the faulkner focus. i m julie banderas in for harris today. secretary of state antony blinken and homeland security secretary mayorkas were both in mexico yesterday to discuss the border crisis. dhs calls the meeting with the president obrador in mexico and others, quote, very productive. republican congresswoman nancey mace says it s not close to good enough. blinken s visit to mexico is about paying lip service. independ departments, republicans and democrats are angry about what they are seeing at a border. this is a massive problem for the biden administration and they refuse to address it. julie: sanctuary cities are crumbling under the massive weight of the crisis. texas sending bus loads and now planes full of illegals their way. a tiny fraction of what border communities are facing right now. democratic mayors from new york, denver and chicago are
lesson for his own about quitting is getting attention on social media. skier posted a video on instagram of his son running uphill after he decided to quit the soccer team. the caption reading and part, consequences enforcing is not my favorite part of parenting but learning from them is important. this was about so much more than a game of soccer, it s teaching our kids never to quit. first of all, new timeslot but same great discussion. felt late? growing up in primetime, exciting. good to be with you and i think it s a great topic to start with. a lot of us know a great skier, and this is a lesson he s posting about his son who with the soccer team and posted this video on instagram and it s causing an outcry for folks saying this punishment having to run up the hill is too harsh. i know you ve got two teenage girls, what you think, too harsh or appropriate? of the offer of mean guys for a better america, i think i may have written the book on this. i think so.