Every morning here since the election. Fiscal cliff, big, big issue. There are now, it seems, growing numbers of people on both the right and the left who would like to see us just go over that fiscal cliff. How big of a problem would that be . That would be a big problem. I actually still believe that those the democrats, the administration, republicans in the final analysis dont want to see that happen. They do understand that not only would that present a problem in the near term as we went over the cliff at the end of the year, but we still then have the whole debt ceiling fight that would transpire shortly into the new year. The issue isnt simply the negative result of going over the cliff, but its also that business, consumers, everybody continues to hold back on the uncertainty. And we believe the economy is pretty well positioned potentially in 2013 if we can put this behind us. So i think a lot of whats going on is what you would expect to see in this negotiation, very public
The avoiding talking about ending his Nuclear Program. Sixth, dont try to be friends with kim jongun. He killed his uncle, his halfbrother and hundreds of others. He is a despot. Those people up in canada, by the way, are our friends. And thats hardball for now. Thanks for being with us. Msnbcs special coverage of the summit with Brian Williams and Rachel Maddow starts right now. Two volatile leaders. They have tested each other. Rocket man should have been handled a long time ago. Theyve taunted each other. Kim jongun issued a direct response. I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged u. S. Dotard with fire. Now, theyre moments away from meeting for the first time facetoface. I hope the upcoming meeting in singapore represents a bright new future to the world. With the stability of the region and the world on the line i dont think i have to prepare very much. Will their summit bring us closer to peace or peril . This is an msnbc special report. The United States north Ko
What was it . Was it the trump endorsement thats thought to have put cox over the top and gotten him into the top two . Reporter its hard to say. Hard to know whether democrats decided to vote strategically here to try to get a republican on the ballot. We dont know. What we do know is the results speak for themselves. What gop feared that they might not have a candidate at the top of the ballot, the gubernatorial ticket, that fear is put to rest. John cox makes it through, as you pointed out, dave, the president tweeted his support, urging republicans to get out and vote for cox. He makes it through. Gavin newsom, Lieutenant Governor of california, also makes it through. A decisive victory. The gop fears that dissipates tonight. To the u. S. House races, this is where there is a lot of indigestion with state democrats and national democrats. What is happening here democrats need 23 house seats in order to take control of the u. S. House. Seven seats here in the state of california, Hi
That message to the senate as Mitch Mcconnell, democrats are slamming this move as a way to hurt them in the midterms. Jillian the major makeover for miss america. Fox and friends first continues right now. You aint seen nothing yet rob that is when i have not heard in a while. Looking south, maybe looking north. These camera shots, got to figure out what they are. There is midtown manhattan. Good morning, you are watching fox and friends first. Ts pourifrom eig aties thisning but on cafornia with a gubernatorial seat up for grabs and both parties hope to flip crucial house seats in november. Rob Griff Jenkins breaking it all down for us. Reporter an exciting night, they call california the jungle because so many candidates, the top two advance regardless of party and nowhere is it more fierce than in the Gubernatorial Race where democrats hope to shape the battlefield but the gop would not be denied. Gavin newsom cruised to e general election, putting donald trump front and center. Vo
aimed at seoul and its surrounding suburban area? probably 50,000 to 100,000. there s no anti-rocket artillery mortar system in the wor t could defend the population of seoul from an onslaught from north korea. one of the concerns we ve had is when the trump administration was talking publicly about a potential first strike, a first strike against north korea, the concern of course was that north korea would retaliate not necessarily against the united states but against seoul. and now you see the additional this is tape playback. the playback of the arrival of kim jong un at the hotel there as he enters the building and gets ready for his historic meeting with president trump. as someone recently said, that the mercedes limousine has been the favorite of dictators and spots going back decades around the world. you just see the no license plate thing and it just puts a little shiver down your spine. you know what i m saying? that ll get you pulled over in new york. jere