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pm in history. with one of our closest allies facing a new level of political chaos on top of the worst economic disaster in a generation, what's at stake for a new prime minister? and what about britain's impact on the global economy or its support for ukraine? we'll go live to london and check on reaction here in just a minute. plus a federal judge reveals donald trump may have provided a paper trail leading to crimes of obstruction and conspiracy. coming up, the lies trump swore were true, even when his attorney, john eastman, told him that wasn't the case. and whether that could prove once and for all that the big lie was a crime. and finally, if you stopped worrying about covid, this winter could come as a rude awakening. we'll tell you about the new variants out there and whether so-called covid immunity can stop them. but we start overseas, where liz truss came into office just 44 days ago, promising to help turn the british economy around

and provide relief for millions struggling. that didn't happen. >> i came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. our country has been held back for too long by low economic growth. i was elected by the conservative party with a mandate to change this. i recognize, though, given this situation, i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. >> in fact, her new economic policies backfired. the economic reality's going from bad to worse. inflation in the uk is at a 40-year high. food prices alone are up 14%. now a new level of global unease about the world economy is raising questions about what it could mean for the u.s. and maybe even the midterms next month. in a minute, we'll talk to "the new york times" peter baker about that. let's go to london and sky news

anchor, wilfred frost. wilf, trust is out. boris johnson apparently wants his job back. it's wild but also incredibly consequential. what's next? >> reporter: we did just learn the process of how the next prime minister will be chosen. and three key points to it. the first is it will be a quick process, a new prime minister in place by next friday. that's because the country needs stability but also because the conservative party hopes the mps will fall behind a single unity candidate. wishful thinking there, of course. the second key point is that the threshold to get on the short list is very high. you need 100 nominations from mps. there's only about 370 in total. by monday at 2:00 p.m. and the final key point, once down to a final two, it will be the party members across the country, about 200,000 people, that will make the final choice. they'll have to do so online, given the short time scale. the fact that there's a high

initial threshold is bad for boris johnson. the fact that the final choice is amongst that 200,000 membership base is good for boris johnson. we will see over the course of the weekend who are those final two or three candidates. nominations close by monday at 2:00 p.m. i think the key point here is that it's not going to the public. there won't be a general election. and that is, perhaps, the only thing delivering unity amongst the conservative mps at the moment. they desperately don't want to go to a general election. they are so unpopular in the polls. the bottom line, by next friday, we will have three prime ministers in less than two months. the latest one with even less of a mandate than his or her predecessor, and with it a diminishing image of the country on the world stage. >> wilfred frost, thank you for that. peter baker, the president was asked about this a couple

minutes ago as he was heading out on air force one. he said he doesn't think the political and economic turmoil in the uk will have a big impact on us. but if it adds to global unease, it certainly can't help. what are you hearing? >> well, it certainly can't help. and obviously the united states right now is depending on britain as an ally in this war in ukraine that we are in the middle of against russia. britain has been a key ally, of course, in helping to support the ukrainians, supply the ukrainians, stand up against the russians in terms of economic sanctions. they're about to impose stricter sanctions on russian oil in the coming weeks. that's something that's going to be difficult for all of europe, in which britain needs to play an important role. so, it's certainly not something welcome at the white house, this uncertainty and instability in britain. even if liz truss wouldn't have necessarily been biden's personal choice for prime minister there. >> so, peter, stick with me. britain is far from alone in its

worries about economic uncertainty. and here that feeling may be having a real impact on democrats' midterm prospects. "new york times" put it, democrats fear red october has arrived. red, for republicans. candidates who once led in places like nevada and wisconsin are now trailing, and of course there's the tight race in georgia for the senate. that's where ellison barber is. she joins us along with adrian elrod, a democratic strategist and senior aide with the biden/harris campaign. i want to go to the red october story in your paper, where john from the center for american progress ties what we're seeing in the uk to here. inflation is a political wrecking ball for incumbent governments around the world. why should the united states be different? democrats are certainly working it in the closing days of the campaign. president biden heading to pennsylvania for john fetterman, oprah winfrey for georgia gubernatorial candidate stacey

abrams. but how much has the momentum shifted? >> it's shifted rather strikingly. democrats had seen a little wind in their backs just a few weeks ago. gas prices were coming down. the energy over the abortion rights issue seemed to be lifting a number of democratic votes. unemployment remains really low, and that's something that traditionally has been helpful to an incumbent party. at this stage, inflation is stubborn high. numbers are really, really biting into a lot of pocketbooks, a lot of american families. while they may be concerned about other issues like abortion rights, like immigration, like crime, inflation seems to be number one on the minds of many voters. you're right that there are races where democrats thought they were comfortably ahead that are suddenly looking more competitive not just in nevada but even colorado, even washington state, a traditionally safe, democratic seat. you're hearing some noises there. the momentum a few weeks ago has gone. it seems to be, you know,

heading into a tough, tough slog in these final few weeks in which many, many races are tightening. and we don't know where it's going to end up. it's not looking as good for the democrats as they had hoped. >> which brings us, all of those concerns, ellison, this is the first week of early voting in georgia. talking to voters, are they telling you that inflation, rising gas prices, those things are impacting the way they're voting? >> yeah, they are. it's interesting because we've been talking to voters in georgia on and off for the last year. and in recent weeks, the last month, month and a half, we have increasingly heard voters, regardless of their political affiliation talk about inflation, talk about their concerns as it relates to gas prices. it's not the only issue that they're focused on, but it is a very big one. here's some of what we've heard. >> since i live in -- drive all the way to decatur, it's a lot

of gas, a lot of sitting in traffic. i think that affects especially teachers because we really haven't seen that price adjustment for our cost of living. so, it just makes it a little bit more difficult. >> i've already voted and it did affect the way that i've cast my ballot. and it's very, very important that gas prices, along with inflation is securing the border, those are all very hot topics right now. >> reporter: and the candidates know this is an issue on the voters' minds. in the georgia senate race we're hearing them talk about it a lot on the campaign trail. we heard raphael warnock talk about it at an event in atlanta last night. he talked about it in the context of the work he has done in washington. he emphasized the need for washington and his efforts around this to do more to hold oil companies responsible. he said to supporters at that event last night that those

companies are seeing record profits while people are seeing record prices and that something needs to change. and he's working on it in washington, d.c. we heard republican herschel walker talk about it at an event in may con this morning. he says the rising gas prices and the prices at the grocery store are solely because of the policies of the biden administration, a president he has closely tried to connect senator warnock to. that's the message he is trying to deliver home to voters here. both candidates seem to know this is something impacting georgia voters. and we keep hearing they say it is impacting and factoring in to the way they vote. >> adrian, it's a harder argument to sell, isn't it, well, we're working on it. here's all the stuff we've done. it's going to get better than, look, the folks who are in there haven't done a very good job. oh, and by the way, what you're going to hear on all the talk radio, all the tv stations, is what's happening in britain.

there's a sense of global economic unease, which can add to people feeling uneasy generally. so, what do the democrats do with the clock ticking? >> oh. sorry. sorry about that. i think i was on mute. i think it's important to run the offensive and defensive policy on this. you know, for one, yes, democrats have a lot to talk about when it comes to what we've done for the economy, inflation reduction act, putting money in people's pockets. also of course stressing the fact this has been a once in a lifetime pandemic that has caused inflation numbers to rise not just in the united states but throughout the country. democrats have a lot to talk about it when it comes to economic accomplishments. record job growth under president biden. i realize those are not always the things that people are feeling at their kitchen table at night, but we have to, as

democrats, stress what we've done, the positive accomplishments that we've made. you also, chris, will look at the closing ads that democrats are making across the country. a lot of those closing ads are on abortion, which means it's still an issue that's incredibly important to voters, especially the suburban swing voters who will ultimately decide what happens. you've got to run an offensive and defensive strategy on the economy if you're a democrat. but you also have to draw the contrast between what life would be like with republicans having full control of the house and senate and where we are now with democrats having control. >> i don't think there's any question about two things. one is that the importance of abortion, if you look at the polls, is less than it was in the immediate aftermath of dobbs, right? on the other hand, if you look at the breakdown, it remains very important to democratic voters, particularly remains very important to women voters. so, i guess it becomes a question of can that sort of message mobilize voter who is

might otherwise be on the fence? i know you've got your finger on the pulse of a lot of races around the country. what are you hearing about organizing on the ground, especially in these tight races? i know we say it all the time, it's all about turn out, turn out, turn out. but when you're looking at polls that are within the margin of error, it's about turnout. >> yeah, that's right, chris. and i think we're going to see high turnout on both sides. used to be that we lagged turnout in the off year, quote, unquote midterm elections. that has changed. that certainly changed in 2018. i think it's going to change in 2022. yes, the economy is an issue. when we talk to most voters, that is something they cite as a top one or two issue. but the wildcard here that we have is abortion. and the fact that if you are a swing voter, even a moderate republican looking at the construct of the supreme court, what we have to look forward to in washington, all you have to do is look for a 6-3 supreme

court for the foreseeable future. you know the only way you can drive change and impact is to vote democratic in your state. and i do think, it's hard to see that in the polling right now. but i do think ultimately that motivation is going to be in favor of the democrats. i don't know if that means we're going to hold on to the house and senate, but i think we're going to mitigate some of the losses we might normally have. >> good to have all of you on the program. thank you. and tomorrow, jonathan cape heart will sit down exclusively with president biden to talk about the midterm elections, to talk about the economy, much more. that friday on t reed out at 7:00 p.m. eastern. more of that interview will air on "the sunday show" only here on msnbc. so, just how devastating is new evidence against donald trump? evidence in writing. the legal implications of what a judge is now saying. and how could the former president's legal issues influence potential gop presidential candidates? as mike pence gives new clues about whether he might run in

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newly revealed emails today show a paper trail that appears to prove donald trump knew he was lying when he spread claims of voter fraud in georgia just days before the january 6th attacks. >> 10,315 ballots were cast by individuals whose name and date of birth matches a georgia resident who died in 2020 prior to the election. and your wacky secretary of state said two people.

two people. i don't know how many people are on that list, but it's a lot of people. >> here's the problem. the emails show trump was informed weeks before that those numbers you just heard him put out there were wrong. and yet trump signed legal papers swearing that they were true. now, a federal judge says those emails could end up being key evidence that trump knowingly committed a crime. i'll bring in capitol hill correspondent ally vitale and glenn kirschner. glenn, this looks like an exception. how big a deal could it be? >> it's a pretty big deal, chris. you have sort of questions about the quantity of evidence that donald trump committed crimes. i would argue as a former career prosecutor, there is an abundance of evidence that we've seen that donald trump committed any number of crimes in his determination to retain the office of the presidency.

then you have the quality of evidence. and i don't think we have seen evidence of this quality before. donald trump signed a certificate and filed it with the court. and judge david carter found, he ruled, that donald trump knew it contained false information about allegations of election fraud when it he filed it. i can't say it any better than ted carter said it. he said that the court finds these emails are sufficiently related to and in furtherance of a conspiracy to defraud the united states. that is basically conclusive evidence that donald trump committed a crime. >> so, elli, the reason these documents came up is because john eastman, the lawyer, didn't want to hand them over to january 6th committee. now he's going to have to. how does this fit into their work? >> we've got to imagine they want to get their hands on these emails as quickly as they can.

they're on the clock. especially now that they've done the public phase of their hearings. they've turned their attention to writing the final report that they need to put out before the last day of this year. these emails, especially for all the reasons that you and glenn have laid out, speak not just to what eastman was doing -- and of course they've had a lot of focus on him as one of the key lawyers in the false electors schemes and the other prongs of investigation into what led to january 6th -- but also because they speak to things that the former president may have known, things like the defrauding he was trying to do, despite the fact he knew the fraud claims in georgia he was touting were fake, that he was doing them anyway. all of those things speak to the mindset of the former president, something the committee has worked really hard to try to establish publicly his intent, his motive, what he knew and what he did in spite of what he knew. >> glenn, there's this article in bloomberg that says there is a team of prosecutors who

believe there is enough evidence to charge trump, but they haven't made a formal recommendation yet. we speculated a lot they've been waiting for the midterms. but what else might they be waiting for? >> you know, i wouldn't read too much into this, chris. it's nice to know that prosecutors are hard at work investigating donald trump are of the belief that there is enough evidence to charge him. but, you know what? there's still a long way to go because that will only be a recommendation from the prosecutors, and it will have to go through the deputy attorney general, lisa monaco, and it will ultimately be made that decision by attorney general merrick garland. and we know he has sort of famously tried to rebuild the credibility and legitimacy of the department of justice. the one thing of we can be sure of is we will see no charges before the midterms. but i do believe shortly after the midterms, if we don't begin to see indictments dropping, that may be an indication that it wasn't just about the midterms that was causing a delay. it's more about the quality or

quantity of the evidence that they have implicating donald trump in crimes. >> interesting. okay. ali, meantime, we've been waiting for the january 6 committee to serve donald trump a subpoena. you know you've got reporting on the potential timing of that. what are you hearing? >> reporter: look, it could be any moment now, or the timing could continue to slide. initially our expectation was that they were going to issue this subpoena in the early half of this week. obviously here we are on thursday, the committee huddling at noon today to try to talk about what the steps forward would be, including trying to hammer out last details on the date that these records and a deposition would be due. we think it's likely to be after the midterms but that's something they're trying to dot the is and cross the ts on. there's a few by some of the people i talked to that it doesn't necessarily even matter because the expectation level that trump won't try to draw this out is so low. we've often talked about the

former president as someone who knows he has to run out the clock and is adept at doing that. certainly in this case it's a moment where if you just look at the weeks on the calendar, it's not that hard to do. the fact we're in mid to late october right now and this committee subpoena runs out at the end of the year is the fact that we know trump could tie this up, could draw this out. but nevertheless, the committee felt the subpoena hanging and putting it on the report was important enough they're moving forward with that. it's just a matter of officially ordering it at this point. >> ali vitale, glenn kirschner, great to have you here. new nbc news reporting on whether they'll get the funds they need to, quote, bring the january 6th rioters to justice. let me bring in nbc's sahil kapur, coawe thofrt report. you write the congressional spending bill might be the next chance for the investigation to

continue. what are you hearing on the hill? >> reporter: it's not exactly a priority for appropriators at the moment but that's because the issue hasn't broken through on capitol hill yet. $33 million are needs to bring the perpetrators to justice. but a lot of appropriators, for a lot of them, it hasn't made an impression. several seniors in the house say the funding remains in the air. some of them were surprised when i mentioned the justice department says they need this money to continue the investigation. some of them didn't seem to know that the justice department was strapped for cash on this. and all eyes at the moment are on that big government funding bill that is expected to pass by the december 16th deadline. negotiators are expected to return to the drawing board after the election on november 8th. and this can be a do or die moment for doj to get that money because currently democrats control the house and the

senate. they are more sympathetic to this. but if republicans capture the house of representatives, as they are favored to do, the chamber would be run by staunch trump allies who have been less sympathetic to this investigation. that adds to the element of urgency to include the funding in this bill. and it's also worth being clear that doj is saying if it doesn't get the money they will have to end the investigation entirely and all the rioters go free. what this says is this forced resources to be moved from other vital investigations across the country. the doj is saying to congress, don't put us in that position. don't force us to choose whether to continue the january 6th investigation or other law enforcement matters. chris? >> thank you for that new reporting. trump's former vp opening up about a potential 2024 presidential run. is all the legal pressure on the former president forcing other gop people to consider running? that's next. trelegy for copd. [coughing]

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will increase legal jeopardy for trump mean more gop presidential candidates? here's an amused mike pence yesterday when asked whether he would support a trump 2024 campaign. >> well, there might be somebody else i'd prefer more. you know, what i can tell you, i have every confidence the republican party is going to sort out leadership. all my focus has been on the midterm elections, and it will stay that way for the next 20 days. after that, we'll be thinking about the future, ours and the nations, and i'll keep you posted. >> let's bring in former republican congressman and nbc news political analyst. good to see you. look, if you're a republican who's thinking about running for president, even if trump is never charged with anything, does it make him weaker and political opponents more likely

to get in the more we hear about these unfolding investigations? >> well, chris, that's the interesting thing because, as strong as donald trump remains in the republican party, he's still the dominant force, the most popular figure. a lot of these presidential hopefuls are starting to look past donald trump. and you have people like mike pence, who's clearly positioning himself to run or at least to be a relevant figure in the 2024 election. you have ron desantis here in florida, who is campaigning for re-election without donald trump by his side. so, people are really looking past donald trump, even though he still gets all the attention in the republican party. >> you make a good point because on one hand you see some of those potential candidates, like ron desantis, trying to distance themselves from trump, at least physically, right? but then they go out and campaign for election deniers. is this a kind of embrace his brace but not him strategy?

>> yeah, this is the careful balance -- let's call it that way to be kind -- that a lot of republicans try to reach these days. and that's why some people think that we might even see someone who doesn't come from this paradigm, right, this pro-trump versus anti-trump world emerge and become a leading figure. a lot of people think we'll actually see that in both parties, that the two nominees in 2024 will be people who aren't even in the headlines today. another floridian down here, miami mayor francis suarez, who's a republican, a conservative, but doesn't fall neatly into this pro trump, anti-trump world. so, someone who can run without all the noise. >> could it be someone who is not political? i mean, donald trump never ran for anything, and he became president. we've seen other folks -- obviously you had ronald reagan

became governor of california before becoming president. you saw arnold schwarzenegger. could we see a non-politician mount a serious campaign? and if they are thinking about it, do they got to start soon? >> certainly we're living in times, chris, where the traditional paths to the presidency really don't exist anymore. and if they do, there are certainly other paths. and we can certainly see celebrity types like donald trump try to run for president. we can see business people. obviously michael bloomberg tried to do this in the democratic party last time. but certainly we could see that dynamic in the republican lane as well, someone from the business world who says none of these politicians know what they're doing. we have to reset. there's really a fertile environment, fertile ground for all these new, different, and creative pathways to the presidency. and i think there's a good chance something like that could happen.

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being forced to flee the kherson region in ukraine, amid growing fears it will be the next battleground in russia's brutal war. people there being forced to leave any russian installed leaders. those evacuations are an apparent reaction to ukraine's successful recapture of villages and farmland in that region. and it comes just hours after russian president putin once again tightened his grip, declaring martial law in four illegally annexed regions of ukraine, including kherson. always good to have you here. so, martial law has been declared in those regions. you've negotiated face to face with putin. i'm sorry, i apologize. we have to go to pennsylvania. president biden, who is there, let's take a listen. >> you don't have a coat on. this is going to be painfully short. i'm not going to keep you too long. it's great. thanks for that introduction. i really appreciate it, greg.

and you know, thanks to the elected officials here today. governor wolf, one of the best governors i ever served with in my life. one of my best buddies from scranton, as we say, bobby casey. i know his dad. his mom is still around. representative doyle, which -- how about this one? is this working? well, i tell you what, i knew he'd come here and do this. no, i'm joking. can we get -- there we go. all right. and lieutenant governor -- >> you were saying something nice about me. >> i was saying something nice about you. that's why i went out. but i'm saying we're going to try like the devil to keep you from not having to decide to leave. i wish you didn't. and, john, thank you very much

for running. i really do appreciate it. and joe, you're going to be a great lady in the senate. as i said before, america is the only country in the world that comes out of crises stronger than when we went into the crisis. that's the story i want to tell here today briefly. just nine months ago, january 28, 2022, i was about to leave the white house on my way to mill 19 here in pittsburgh to talk about the resurgence of american manufacturing. we created 700,000 manufacturing jobs since then. before i left washington, i got word about what happened earlier that day. at 6:45 on a snowy day, the bridge behind me collapsed, 100 feet straight down to fern hollow. and five cars and a bus were crossing the bridge at the time. several people were injured. but by the grace of god, the

school was delayed that day because of snow, and it was just before rush hour. so, there was less traffic than usual. it had been a normal -- had it been a normal day, it would have been much, much worse. i decided still to come to pittsburgh. i came straight here from the airport. when i arrived, mayor gainey, who is not here right now, was there. and bobby and conner and john fetterman were all here along with the responders. you all told me about the emergency workers who pulled the survivors to safety. they were heros that day. and a complete catastrophe was avoided. but it never should have come to this. for too long we talked about building the best economy in the world and the best infrastructure in the world. we talked about asserting america's leadership. we talked about the best and the safest roads, railroads, ports, airports, and so much more. but now we didn't do it, we're

finally getting to it. we're getting it done. we finally decided instead of being ranked number 13 in the world -- 13 in the world -- in united states, 13 in the world in infrastructure -- we should be ranked number one. so, instead of infrastructure week, which was a punch line for four years under my predecessor, it's infrastructure decade, a headline on my watch. with the help of your members of congress here today, i signed into law a once in a generation investment in roads, highways, bridges, ports, airports, and so much, over $1,200,000,000,000. it's called the bipartisan infrastructure law. and it's the most significant

investment since eisenhower's interstate highway. pennsylvania alone will receive $5.2 billion just this year for hundreds of projects across the commonwealth. and just announced another $2.5 billion to fix and upgrade pennsylvania's roads and bridges. and there will be billions more for other projects. let me tell you why this matters. when i was here in january, i told the governor that we'd help rebuild this bridge behind us as fast as we possibly could. that day, the governor move and signed an emergency order that let us move separate federal funding as quickly as possible to the project. the reason we could do that is because i just signed the infrastructure law a few months earlier. but had we waited for that money, it would have taken longer. the governor knew he could count on the new law to fund other projects to ensure the projects he already had started for infrastructure in the state would not be slowed down in the

process. result, pennsylvania's been able to repair fern hollow bridge in less than a year. and by christmas, god willing, we'll be walking -- i'm coming back to walk over this sucker. although my staff said to me, you realize how many times you've been to pittsburgh? i said, no. said, 19. i said, bobby, don't tell them it's scranton. don't tell them it's scranton. anyway. it's being done in record time. normally you'd be looking at two to five years to build a bridge like this, literally. and the total project costs $25 million fully paid for by the federal government. and by the way -- by the way, in the process, not a single penny of that money has cost anybody making under 400 grand in the nation to pay a penny more in taxes. and by the way, in the process, we also cut the deficit in this

process nationally by $1,400,000,000,000 just this year. so, gov, fact is it wouldn't have happened without you, gov. no, it wouldn't have happened. that's not hyperbole. that's a fact. and you're working so hard to get it done. i want to thank you. this really matters. folks, folks in the neighborhood relied on this bridge and the walking path underneath to commute to work, to take their kids to school, to run errands, to stay connected to other neighborhoods like squirrel hill and waterfront in oakland, and below the bridge, the park is going to be fixed up when this is done to better than it was, hiking paths, new seating areas. this bridge was built initially 1901. it was rebuilt in 1970. these guys behind me know that. none of them were here then i don't think. but fact of the matter is now it's a modern bridge of the 21st century with four lanes for

vehicle traffic, a path for cyclists and pedestrians. this project has supported over 100 jobs, good-paying construction union jobs. laborers, carpenters, cement mason, so many way. the contractor delivering this project, by the way, has been a family owned by the same family for four generations. a union company since 1930s that built our roads and bridges, building during the new deal, during eisenhower's interstate system, and now the bipartisan infrastructure law. but this is one bridge that tells a broader story. there are nearly 45,000 -- say it again, 45,000 -- bridges across this country in poor condition. in pennsylvania alone, there are 3,100 bridges, 7,500 miles of highway in poor condition. as i was talking to your person,

gov, also get the railroad going too. i'm a rail guy. anyway, pittsburgh's a city of bridges. but too many of them are in poor condition like this bridge behind me before it collapsed. with the bipartisan infrastructure law, we're doing something about it. this is just one of 2,400 bridges across the country that are being repaired just this year because of this law. for example, the allegheny county works underway to repair the bridges of the boulevard of the allies. not just bridges though. just outside pittsburgher investing $850 million to replace and expand dam that is critical to the nation's economy. and we're investing, that investment is going to increase the capacity of this system, at a critical choke point in the river. that means we will be able to move an additional 14,000 barges

every year. saving the equivalent of having to have one million hauls on tractor-trailers to get the same material to where it has to go. these savings will allow the locks to be more efficient and move 10 billion tons of goods like coal, petroleum, and steel. as a consequence, we're lowering the cost of transporting these materials -- but just as important, just as important, we will reduce emissions that could come from the trucks and trains hauling it over, reduce it by 3.5 million tons of co2 a year. cutting pollution. this is good for the economy and the environment and public health. and bobby, i promised you, you've been on my back to get this done since i got elected president. don't forget the locks, john. so i just think, i'm not sure how we are going to do this, so i couldn't say no and we get the

money for the lock project dont, i think we should call it casey's lock, i don't know. bobby, you have been the guy to worry about the locks on this side -- anyway, looking at pittsburgh, funding revitalizing areas for sidewalks and streets and connecting communities that suffered for decades for lack of investment. and thanks to the infrastructure law, pennsylvanians will get $170 million over five years to build out the electric charging stations that are going to be available to all of the electric vehicles that are going to be on the road. and that's just what we need, because half of the new car sales in america are going to be electric by the end of this decade. my administration has recently approved pennsylvania's plan so the funds are available now. so the ibew can start constructing these facilities. we're putting $20 million into the new 7,000 square foot terminal at the pittsburgh airport, to include upgrades to

the screens, the security screening, the baggage check system so it is easier, more efficient to catch your flight. no one knows better than the people of pittsburgh that there are thousands of uncapped or orphan wells, oil and gas wells, spewing methane into the air. these abandoned mines are scattered throughout this area. it's a legacy left behind by the mining oil and gas companies. when the wells and fields went dry, the companies left, and the people of pennsylvania were left to clean it up. guess what? we're going to clean it up. now, my department of interior is sending pennsylvania close to -- connor, i know you worked on this. close to $350 million this year, to cap the wells and reclaim the abandoned mine lands and polluted waters, creating good-paying jobs in the process. for the folks in the same communities that dug the wells in the first place.

in addition, we invest in at least $100 million in pennsylvania to get high speed internet across the state. and in every part of the state. urban, suburban and rural. no one's going to be left behind. 21%. pennsylvania families don't have home internet connections. never again should a parent have to drive their kid to a mcdonald's parking lot and sit there to connect to the mcdonald's internet so they can do their homework. not a joke. we saw it happen. in addition there are 150,000 lead service lines carrying water to homes and schools in pennsylvania. over 7,000 in pittsburgh. this impacts children's brain development. for real. it's a hazard to their health. we can't have this in pennsylvania. we can't have this anywhere in america. now, pennsylvania is going to get $87 million to replace these lead pipes because every person, every child in this country

should have access to clean, safe drinking water. and by the way, these projects are going to create good-paying, mostly union jobs, that's because i made sure the overwhelming majority of the funds in the infrastructure law are subject to the prevailing wage requirement. and i said we're going to build the country from the bottom up, not the top down and when everyone does well, the wealthy do well also. rebuilding the middle class. something john knows a lot about and talks a lot about. let me tell you, i'm a proud delawarean. pennsylvania is my native state. it's in my heart. i can't tell you how much it means to me to be part of rebuilding this beautiful state. and my grandfather would be really proud of me right now. i'm not joking. by the way he is an all american football player. john santa clara. i started my campaign for president in pittsburgh and no

better place to talk about rebuilding the backbone of america and the middle class. after i accepted my party's nomination, pittsburgh was my first major stop. and here it is my vision to build a better america with better pay and dignity. dignity for working people. people who built this country. my dad used to be say, everybody, everybody should be treated with dignity no matter where they're from. because here's what i know. most of the last century, we led the world by a significant margin because we invested in our people, we invested in ourselves, we invested in our land. along the way, we stopped doing that. but not anymore. we're back on track. we see these projects in your neighborhoods, the cranes going up, shovels in the ground, i want you to feel the way i feel, pride, pride, in what we can do, when we work together. that's what i mean when i say we're building a better america, and folks, let's get something

straight, we managed to get some republicans to vote for this, 13 in the house, and 19 in the senate, and i'm truly grateful for them. i mean it sincerely. well a whole lot more voted against it but are taking credit for it now. and you know, you may have seen the news report on cnn describing republicans who voted for the infrastructure law, after attacking many democrats for passing what they call socialism. socialism. well, now they're quietly and privately sending me letters. not a joke. my administration, asking for money. asking for that money. talking about how important the projects in their district are and for america. i've got to say, i was surprised to see there were so many socialists in the republican caucus. well, look, i mean this sincerely, even if they voted against it, i promised when i ran i would be president for all of the american people, everyone, and we're building a better america together, even in districts where congressmen

voted against, this they're going to get the money. one last thing. this is all being done without raising anyone's taxes a penny who make less than 400 grand and we did it while cutting the deficit in half this year. in half. let me close with this. it's been a rough four or five years in this country. a lot of families are still, it is still kind of tough. it is a bright spot for america, reasserting itself, like here. the best workers in the world. hard at work building a future, a better future for everybody. we're proving our best days are ahead of us, not behind us, we just have to keep going, and we know we can. i have never been more optimistic about america's future than i am today and i really mean that. just remember, we got to remember who we are. we are the united states of america. there's nothing beyond our capacity if we work together. and this is an example of it.

so god bless you all. and may god protect our troops. and thank you for what you've done, particularly all of the workers here. >> president biden in pittsburgh, at the fern hollow bridge which is being reconstructed after collapsing earlier this year, introduced by a union worker, i want to bring in nbc's josh letterman at the white house. what is the overall political message of the president in the state where he pointed out he has spent his childhood. >> this was not a campaign event, but certainly when you think about what the white house sees as president biden's role in these midterm campaigns, nothing captures it better than president biden standing in front of tractors in a battle ground state that he won, talking about very specific tangible things that democrats feel that they have delivered on the economy for americans that could actually be experienced by people, like a bridge going across a river, as they try to

focus voters' attention, given the, all of the importance of the economy, on some of those positives, as opposed to on the gas prices, the inflation, the other things they know are top of mind for so many americans heading into this election. chris? >> josh lederman, thank you so much for that. again, the president, a little later on today, will be stumping for john fetterman, in a tough race with dr. oz. that will do it for this hour. make sure to tune in for 1:00 with "chris jansing reports," katy tur is next. good to be with you. president biden just wrapped up the remarks moments ago, about the bipartisan infrastructure bill and talking in front of the firm hollow bridge as chris just said which collapsed back in january trying to remind people of how d