tonight straight ahead. also congressman james comer with an update on the latest on the biden syndicate and the family business dealings. this is getting very interesting, the walls are beginning to close in on joe biden. we ll explain. but first, is biden in danger of losing the first two primaries, or the first caucus and the first primary in 2024? now, while he does hold a lead over the rest of the democratic field in national surveys despite a tougher than expected challenge from rfk jr. he is regularly now polling at 20, 21%. that s a real number. and marianne williamson is at 10%. that s a lot of democrats that don t like joe biden. new axios report saying the president is in danger of losing both iowa and new hampshire. now, this is self-inflicted after his team indicated he might not even appear on the ballot. biden wants the first primary to be in south carolina, obviously to me a middle finger in the face of the first caucus state, iowa, the first primary state, ne
with the united states says with a chinese surveillance balloon, roughly six nautical miles off the coast of south carolina. well within u.s. territorial airspace. the balloon crashed into the atlantic ocean, creating a debris field at least seven mile spread out in relatively short shallow water. the recovery of that debris is ongoing, including navy divers, the coast guard, and other manned and unmanned salvage feedback vessels. the fbi counter intelligence agents are also on board the recovery vessels, officials say there are plenty to learn from that debris, but added that they have also been studying that balloon since it first entered u.s. airspace in the illusion islands of alaska, on january 28th. the balloon, which had maneuverability capabilities via small motors and multiple propellers entered canadian airspace on january 3rd, for troubled self crop crossing into the united states. president biden says he gave the order to shoot the balloon down on, wednesday but o
thank you so much for letting us into your homes all weeklong during these extraordinary times. we re grateful. the beat with ari melber. it s friday, have you heard? i hope you have a great week, nicolle. you, too. welcome to the beat. this republican chaos is continuing on this friday night in the house, which just rejected kevin mccarthy for speaker again, the 13th time. that s two more defeats for mccarthy today. kevin mccarthy is pretty much stuck at this point. he can t even stop these votes from taking place and losing over and over again. house republicans now are on the verge of becoming a total clown show if they re not careful. what s it going to take to get over the top? we ll get it done tonight. it looks like he will lose on the 13th ballot. i have a couple members flying back. that s what it s been looking like as the weekend now looms on this friday evening on the east coast. it s clear this is one of the worst weeks for any party leade
committee. the lead starts right now. 14 pages, trump gives the january 6th committee an earful as the panel tries to legally compel the former president to testify. but he never addresses the million dollar question. plus, debate night in one of the most competitive senate races in the country, the high profile republican help that herschel walker is getting after weeks of dealing with an abortion scandal. and cnn on the record with one of the three jurors who voted against the death penalty for the gunman behind the parkland massacre. i m brianna keilar in for jake tapper. we begin with president trump s response to the january 6th committee. in a long letter posted to his social site, he makes no mention whether he will comply with a subpoena. in this, trump reairs a lot of grievances and repeats claims about winning the 2020 election. he blames democrats for failing to protect the capitol on january 6th. he bashes the committee for what he calls very poor television rat
plus. the poll that matters is the poll that is taken on november 8 at 8:00 p.m. a deep dive on those attention grabbing poles. we have pollsters from both parties hereto explain what the numbers can and cannot tell us ahead of november 8. republican kellyanne conway joins us live. republicans aim to win the house and senate but they have yet to overcome razor thin origins and key races. democrats caught on a hot mike reassuring president biden they can hold on. asking republican national committee chairwoman whether her party can close the deal. we will get reaction from democratic senator chris coons who has been on the trail helping a senator in a tight race. plus, elon musk takes the helm of twitter. wilkie gave former president trump back his megaphone. we will ask our sunday panel what happens now that the billionaire free speech advocate is in charge. it could be the biggest supreme court case this fall. arguments in college admissions. the potential impact on kids