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Ever be happening on any morning in a school. president biden spoke out again today about our need to end gun violence. well have more on that just ahead. lets get smarter with the help of our leadoff panel. katie benner, and joyce vance, who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor. lets start with former vp mike pence. he has now been ordered to testify. really big news. but whats the likelihood that actually happens? >> i think the likelihood is really good. there were two separate challenges...

Good news for karrin taylor robson and concerning early number for kari lake. the lead she had in the polls, if you looked at maricopa county where 60% of the vote in this republican primary will come from, that initial batch had lake ahead, shes not going to look back.to now she has to make up ground. this is an interesting twist that was just thrown at us by this big initial batch of votes out of maricopa county. >> as long as were thinking back to arizona election night, 2020, even though the...

Republican senate candidate eric greitens released a violent new political ad, that shows him, carrying a shotgun, while hunting for rinos. and i dont mean the animals, rhinos. less than loyal republicans in name only, these are republicans who dont like trump. hes also surrounded by military figures in battle gear, as he encourages voters to join the maga group. the greitens campaign says the response to the ad for what he calls the america first voters has been overwhelming and supportive, and...

Announcement of his national emergency. >> i want to wish our new attorney general great luck and speed and enjoy your life. bill, good luck. a tremendous reputation. i know youll do a great job. >> enjoy your life. meanwhile, there are reports that matt whitaker, who was the acting a.g., is still at the justice department, still on the federal payroll, serving as a senior counselor of some sort at doj. lets bring in our leadoff panel. frank figliuzzi. we want to welcome to the broadcast jessica...

He says, "out of respect for mr. mueller and the office of special counsels investigation mr. cohen declined to respond to reporters and so do i. anthony, thank you for your reporting. anthony cormier, buzzfeed news. i want to bring in our leadoff panel. philip rucker for the "washington post." barbara mcquade. and emily jane fox, senior reporter for "vanity fair" who also is the author of "born trump: inside americas first family." we have exactly the right people to talk about this. first, i w...

Actively encouraging it to happen. >> we have a response from lanny davis, michael cohens legal and communications adviser about this buzzfeed story. he says "out of respect for mr. mueller and mr. cohen declined to --" anthony, thank you for your reporting. anthony cormie frrks buzzfeed news. i want to bring in our leadoff panel. philip rucker for the "washington post." barbara mcquade. and emily jane fox, senior reporter for "vanity fair" who also is the author of "born trump: inside americas ...

Communications adviser about this buzzfeed story. he says "out of respect for mr. mule aeller and mr. cohen decli to --" anthony, thank you for your reporting. anthony cormie frrks buzzfeed news. i want to bring in our leadoff panel. philip rucker for the woe "washington post." barbara mcquade. and emily jane fox, senior reporter for "vanity fair" who also is the author of "born trump: inside americas first family." we have exactly the right people to talk about this. first, i want to start you,...

Today one of those senators spoke out. >> i just want to be super clear here, though, i mean, you calling to reopen the government now, and as -- even if this wall issue isnt entirely solved yet, getting the government reopened now. the reality is this, the senate appropriations bill has the wall in it. yes, lets get the government open and we can have a bigger fight for the rest of the funding anyway. that was coming whether or not you got $5 billion or more. i support getting $5 billion. i sup...

Getting the government reopened now. the reality is this, the senate appropriations bill has the wall in it. yes, lets get the government open and we can have a bigger fight for the rest of the funding anyway. that was going to happen whether or not youve got $5 billion or more. i support getting $5 billion. i support getting more. but lets get the government open now. >> leadoff panel, jonathan allen, nbc national political reporter, co-author of "shattered," the story of the hillary clinton pr...

Government states, his early decision to plead guilty and cooperate likely affected the decisions of related firsthand witnesses to be forthcoming within the special counsels office and cooperate." there is also news tonight about paul manafort, a judge says mueller prosecutors must offer more information about the alleged lies that manafort told that led the feds to shred his cooperation deal. that case, what you need to know, has now been pushed to early january. and on this busy tuesday night...