here to talk abo the fund-raising race is mark murray. thanks for joining us. t's start with beto o'rourke and this fund-raising. what dokn w about this thus far? he did so well in the senate race but this is a whole new deal. >> righwo so of his big strengths as a potential presidential candidate once heot in the race were his abilities to raise big bucks and get big crowds. just to put the money that beto o'rourke and bernie sanders have raised into perspective, it's almost one quarter of what barack obama and hillary clinton were able to raise for an entire quarter, three-month period in their first presidential bid starting in 2008. so this is a lot of money democrats are raising. maybe even the biggest story at all, just the enthusiasm that democrats have. >> where does this put him in this crowded field thus far? out front? >> it puts him in the top tear. -- tier. i thought going into it beto o'rourke w either a boom-or-bust candidathi do i that these numbers early on point to moref the former category, more on the boom than on the bust. >> before we run

mark murray, msnbc senior political editor. garrett, what's he doing in south carolina today?ris, right now o'rourke is speaking on the campus of usc in south carolina. he's doing really well with college students, doing really well with african-american voters. we have seen o'rourke break out with young people. probably a couple of hundred students out here. they're hearing about o'rourke's time in el paso, they're hearing about the texas senate race. the bigger question will be, how does he do with african-american voters? we have not seen overwhelmingly diverse crowds as he campaigns across the midwest. that's going to be really important here. how does he talk to those folks and how does he convince people that he's the best candidate in this crowded field? but so far a warm welcome, so new here he mispronounced wofford, the university. >> mark murray, talk about the strategy, nonbasketball, about campaigning in these early states like california and texas. >> super tuesday, the biggest delegate hauls will be in places like california and texas. one theory of the case on h

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leeann caldwell is in iowa with the candidates but first to senior political editor mark murray there paso, texas, where we saw a little bit of beto. mark, what was the crowd like and what does it say that he selected his home state here but el paso to start a-- to start ad officially kick off his campaign. >> reporter: richard, beto o'rourke launched his campaign officially on march 14th when he went to iowa and then some of the early nominating states. but he did so today, this was a first big speech from the home town in el paso. it was a very enthusiastic crowd and i didn't get an official crowd estimate but it looked like a few thousand supporters and of course he goes on to houston and then to austin later today. he ended up making some big calls for unity. he fleshed out some more policy specific goals on climate change and when it comes to health care and as also bringing home troops from afghanistan and iraq back to the united states. but richard, maybe the biggest thrust of the entire speech and the centerpiece was going to the -- the battle over the border on immigration wh

mark murray, this is shaping up as the most interesting democratic race i can recall since 1988. >> yes, andrea, joe biden is not in the race but we actually saw him trying out the swim trunks, that he's about to jump into the pool right now. and yeah, as far as like since i've been covering politics, this is going to be the most diverse. it's going to be the largest. and really the most wide open. and to me, one of the gambles that joe biden, if he does end up running, would end up making is, can you really run an obama third term, in a way, where you have joe biden, his appeal to a lot of the scranton, pennsylvania, and the delaware, that he certainly represented when he was a united states senator, focus on those people that he believes was why hillary clinton lost, not only in pennsylvania but lost in the midwest. the one challenge he's going to have, though, is that generational divide where some people might end up saying in the democratic party, we don't need an obama third term, we need something completely different this time around and we're going to see some other democrats o

joining us is nbc senior political corspondent mark murray. >> mark has a great piece out right now, that i tweeted. tell me how does beto o'rourke stand out from 12 other democrats? >> he has the ability to raise a tremendous amount of money, he raised $80 million again t cruz in 2018. that kind of ability would get you a seat at theable if the cash is coming in. as you saw in the clib p he's a good retail politician. and oure reporters on ground in iowa have noticed the generational influence. he's 46 years old, younger than most of the can field and has the ability -- i stress the word ability and potential -- because we have a ng ways to go of a message and newness. anhave to see how the message is received. but those are at least the three type of potential qualities he has. >> he represents the newness but there's an older name still circling around in conversations, joe biden, lots of expectations about him jumpingnto the race eventually. the question for you, do you think he will and are there any more candidates out there? >> he was in d.c. earlier this week and heikounded l

. >>> i'm mark murray of nbc news. >> and i'm kerry daniel. >> the 2020 democratic primary is in full swing which means candidatesre flocking to early candidate states. >> unless they're not. today bernie sanders and kamala harris are hitting the road instead in california and texas. and the reason they're heading there is both states have a big population which means a lot of delegate >> both california and texas hold their candidates on tuesday d thursday. a loss and a big win could hap candidate run up the score. >> withouttuhe mom from an early win in a state like iowa, will a candidate likeha rris, for example, be able c tovince voters that she can pull off a come-from-behind victory. >> iowa may be more noornt usim than usual. what's better than having fast, reliable wifi with coverage throughout your home? how about having internet that can help you save on wireless phone service? xfinity gives you the fastest speeds from america's best internet provider to stream on all your devices. plus, with xfinity mobile included, you can switch your wireless carrier and save hundreds of

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. >> mark murray, if we look back on the republican field four years ago, which was, you know, as largemocratic field is now, the undoubted front runner in terms of money in the bank, name recognition was jeb bush. we all know what happened to that. as you look at fundraising numbers and the polls, in the early months, what do you look for, mark? >> you want to look for a combination. yourself exa you're exactly right. fundraising, early polls, endorsements, they don't get you the nomination. what it does is it gets you a first opportunity and a look, a way to ensure you're on the debate stage, ensure that you have people who are covering you, ensure that you have seen the viability. then it is up to the voters. chris, we still have more than 300 days before the iowa cauc caucuses. >> what? >> we have a long ways to go. what you want to do is at least stand out from a pack that might end up being close to 20 candidates on the democratic side by the time we get to the first debate. >> should we make a bet right now that every single democrat will make their way to wisconsin this year? >>

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let me start now with our senior political editor mark murray . it really feels like he's getting his ducks in a row. >> he's tanned, he's rested. he looks ready to go. it does kind of -- in his entry along with beto o'rourke, if he also decides to run, is going to set up the most wide open largest most diverse democratic nominating fight i can ever remember. clearly there is a generational divide between joe biden and beto o'rourke. having joe biden in this -- addressing the firefighters is really joe biden in his environment that he knows very, very well. addressing these rank and file union members. this sounded to me like speeches that joe biden had delivered on the campaign trail in 2012. certainly when he was running for president in 2008. but he does have some twists on what he'd actually be talking about. if joe biden does end up running, you'll see him talk about things like free college, community colleges, free tuition. he's going to talk about a $15 minimum wage. he's going to make a big push for infrastructure. but the question that j

. >> with us this sunday, cnn's sara murray, mark buzzetti, shan wu and legal analyst kerry cordero.e'll get back to the dicey politics in a bit. let's begin with the facts. what we know and the many, many important things we don't know. attorney general william barr and his deputy rod rosenstein worked a long day saturday reviewing the report filed friday by special counsel robert mueller. they'll be back at it today with the goal of sharing a summary of the major findings by day's end. house democrats say a summary isn't good enough and are threatening a subpoena fight if attorney general barr is not willing to share the report in full and soon. ag barr just five weeks into his second stint at attorney general who announced friday that after nearly two years on the job, 675 days, the special counsel has submitted to me today a confidential report explaining the prosecution of declination decisions he has reached. i am reviewing the report and anticipate that i may be in a position to advise you of the special counsel's principal conclusions as soon as this weekend. not once was mue

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glenn murray had initially been named as a sub but after a warm—up injury the former palace player was called up, and what a chance! what a way to markinto the game. but then this left foot curl, a piece of art from anthony knockaert sealing a huge three points in the fight against relegation. albion fans will be dancing all the way down the m23. there was a first win for brendan rodgers as leicester manager — they beat fulham 3—1. jamie vardy with two goals — managerless fulham surely on tehir way back to the championship. and huddersfield lost to bournemouth today — they remain bottom — 16 points from safety. relegation all but certain. as it is, you feel, for fulham. but you can see how compact it is, 16 is within six points of each other at the bottom of the table. —— six teams. at the top, manchester city extending their lead over second place. liverpool of course play tomorrow against burnley. tottenham will be looking nervously over their shoulders because manchester united as i was saying could pull level if they win tomorrow. a huge match to come. and arsenal and chelsea in action as well. it's getting very tight, of the exc

murray had initially been named as a sub —— glenn murray, and after an injury the former palace player was called up and what a chance! what a way to markhis left foot curl, a piece of art from anthony knockaert sealing a huge three points in the fight against relegation. albion fans will be dancing all the way down the m23. brighton now level on points with palace after that win — five points clear of the drop. things looking desparate now for huddersfield, they lost 2—0 at home to bournmouth. they're 13 points from safety with just eight games left to play this season. manchester city play watford in the late kick off, the score is 0—0. celtic were held to a goal—less draw by aberdeen in the scottish premiership this afternoon. good wins today too for livingston, mortherwell and hearts. ——motherwell and hearts. it's getting very, very exciting at the top of the championship. leaders norwich won last night, then sheffield united went second by beating rotherham in the day's early kick off. but they didn't stay there for very long because leeds are back in second after beating bristol city by a goal to nil. patrick ba mford with the onl