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♪ ♪ ♪ welcome to the beach weekend. i'm ari melber. let's get right into the headlines. >> in the political world, is adjusting swiftly to the republican results out of iowa, which showed trump in the league. as we were covering that night with rachel. but half of that red electorate open to alternatives. the top two alternatives, which are two individuals separated by just under 3000 votes in iowa, are squaring off, there are high stakes in new hampshire. this is the more moderate, independent state that could favor haley. it's voters also will look more like the november elec...

good day from msnbc reports. welcome to alex reports. i'm christine romans in for alex today. we begin at a live look at the beautiful snow scene in pittsburgh new hampshire. the big story today, of course, as the countdown to tuesdays first-in-the-nation primary. it is a busy day for republicans as well as democrats making closing arguments for voters. they're nikki haley and donald trump are holding in-person events this weekend and new hampshire while rhonda santas is putting more of his chips on south carolina. from the democratic side, president joe biden is not on the ballot. h...

tonight, but also getting to nikki haley. i saw your coverage of nikki haley in the last hour. just a little before you started that. in new hampshire tonight. she was asked a pretty simple question. what was the cause of the civil war? she managed to give an answer that did not include the words slavery. we're going to show you that later in this hour, and explain why she gave that answer. >> lawrence, i'm looking forward to that because i saw also that same comment after we did our segment so i'm glad you're covering it. >> thank you, jonathan. >> thanks, lawrence. >> on christmas ...

question. what was the cause of the civil war? she managed to give an answer they did not include the words slavery. we're going to show you that later in this hour. and explain. why she gave that answer. >> lawrence i'm looking forward to that because i saw also that same comment after we did our segment so i'm glad you're covering it. >> thank you, jonathan. >> thanks, lawrence. >> on christmas day a 77 year old criminal defendant facing racketeering charges and other felonies in four jurisdictions said that his prosecutors should rot in hell. and unlike every other criminal defend...

sources, a tenet of agreement has been reached between a public and leadership and the white house on a debt ceiling deal. the contours of the agreement will be relayed to gop members on an all-member call happening later this hour. and in just a few moments, we will hear from speaker kevin mccarthy we will bring those remarks to you live when they occur. joining me now, shermichael singleton, and host of the shermichael show on sirius xm. jonathan alter, and nbc and msnbc contributor, and ashley pratte oates. and nbc thank contributor and political strategist. while everybody. welco...