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so michael, you first add a you extrapolate what she's saying >> clearly, lisa murkowski. murkowski, right. they're struggling with the trajectory that the republican party is headed towards. of course, donald trump, the presumptive nominee. there are pumps presumptive gop nominee, someone who she did not support schumer endorsed nikki haley shortly before she dropped out of the race, and we've seen a number of other republicans who haven't been supportive of trump in the past. for example, mitch mcconnell careen into the direction of president foreign presidents goes on and clinches the nomination, but lisa murkowski right there, you heard her standing her for ground saying that she can't get behind him. that's sort of leaves her in political no man's land struggling to find a home as report republican party moves away from her. she's clearly grappling with that predicament right now. obviously, leaving the door open to potentially being independent and leaving the republican party it i think that sense tremors >> lisa murkowski has always been very independently minded. d

but i think at lisa murkowski is case.essarily new in the aftermath of january 6, she said that a publicly said that she was grappling with whether or not there was a place for her in the republican party moving forward, but for the balance it's of power in the senate is what really matters here. and my question is, okay, if she leaves the republican party and becomes an independent, does she remain caucusing? does she still caucus with the republican party? and if she does, then we're status quo and it doesn't really make that much of a difference. >> does she do a jim gee efforts? who when he left the republican party back in 2001, started caucusing with the democrats, or does she do a kyrsten sinema who continued to go along with the party that she loved keith. if your senate majority leader, chuck schumer, what are you offering? lisa murkowski right now? >> it's good question. john. and i think that right now schumer is probably trying to figure out how we can get get lisa murkowski on his side. but i don't know if if

republican lisa murkowski suggesting she could be open to leaving the party.t our party is seemingly becoming a party of donald trump. >> reporter: you becoming an independent caucus from republicans, is that something you're open to? >> i'm navigating my way through some very interesting political times. let's leave it at that. >> is that the only option for old school republicans who don't want to get out of politics, you either become an independent and hope you can still have some influence or you really do have to go away because they'll primary you. >> never underestimate lisa murkowski. in 2010, she was primaried by joe miller, lost the primary and won the general election with a write-in vote. that's stunning, and also in alaska, they have rank choice voting, but clearly lisa murkowski, you know, obviously feels very uncomfortable in the direction of the party, and she is, you know, obviously planning for what she might need to do in order to win the next election. she may not be able to win a republican primary. i think she's acknowledged that. make n

it was interesting watching earlier this week alaska senator lisa murkowski sort of float the idea or exactly say no to the idea of potentially leaving the republican party. she didn't say she would, but she did say she was very concerned it was becoming or had become the party of trump. lisa murkowski endorsed in a case wrae, so i think it just goes to show this brand of republican, isn't exactly, i don't want to say not welcome, but there does seem to be some frostiness between that part of the party and the trump wing. >> julie, when haley did bow out of the race, she basically made a -- she implored donald trump saying try to woo my supporters, talk to these republicans who to this point they won't support and change their minds. it seems trump has done none of that, there's been no effort whatsoever to grow his base of support, which the biden campaign we should note has commented on and said to republicans why don't you take a look on our side. what is the trump team telling you? is their tactic ever going to change? because if it doesn't they're going to leave votes at the door

she hopes the endorsement of two moderate senators, lisa murkowski of alaska and susan collins of maineentum heading into tomorrow, when republicans in both states head to the polls. haley has said she's not looking past tomorrow, but if trump is the gop nominee, she opened the door to abandoning her pledge to support the party's choice. nikki haley: at the time of the debate, we had to take it to where would you support the nominee, and you had to, in order to get on that debate stage, you said yes. the rnc is now not the same rnc. now it's trump's daughter-in-law. kristen welker, moderator, "meet the press": so you're no longer bound by that pledge? nikki haley: no, i think i will make what decision i want to make, but that's not something i'm thinking about. lisa: her campaign's future and, she says, her party's future, are riding on how well she performs on super tuesday. for the "pbs newshour," i'm lisa desjardins. amna: on this super tuesday eve, it's a perfect time for some analysis from our politics monday team. that is amy walter of the cook political report with amy walter and

and there's more from you here with this question, is alaska senator lisa murkowski leaving the door open to potentially leaving the republican party, she spoke to manu this morning on the hill i don't think that can be defended. what happened on january 6 was was was an effort by people who stormed the building in an effort to stop a an election. i wish that as republicans, we had a we had a nominee that i could get behind i certainly can't get behind donald trump >> are you considering being in an independent at this 0.0? >> i think i'm very independent minded. >> officially, officially, i just regret that our party is seemingly becoming a party of donald trump. >> you becoming an independent caucuses republicans, is that something you are open to >> i i am navigating my way through some very interesting political times. let's just leave it at that >> all right, right now, all three independence in the us senate, including recent convert kyrsten sinema caucus with the democratic party all right. after a quick break, israel reportedly agrees to a us proposal to release palestinian p

republican senators from two super tuesday states, alaska and maine, just endorsed haley senators lisa murkowski and susan collins are frequent trump critics, as well as haley's first senate endorsements. jose >> ali vitali in washington. thank you. and join us for full coverage of super tuesday on our streaming network, nbc news now, and right here on your nbc station >>> coming up, the high tech way joyriding thieves are using key fob technology to steal cars what you need to know. ♪ >>> there's a warning tonight about a new high tech strategy thieves are using to steal certain kinds of cars for joyrides and street racing, it's done by copying your key fobs. priya sridhar with how to protect yourself >> reporter: l.a. has long been home to street takeovers like this street racers blocking off roads and intersections, performing dangerous stunts and maneuvers, and tonight, a new warning thieves may be looking to steal your car to take it for a joyride. >> generally people don't do that to their own vehicles they own, because of the wear and tear, and of lourse, the expenses it could would cost

. >> yeah, it was interesting to see lisa murkowski and susan republicans by republicans continue to tear each other up. i mean, we need to focus on president biden. he's our common opponent. i understand people have their differences with trump. you always have the different some people who ron always had their differences with the people who win. but, you know, i mean, i think it's time to unite for republicans. >> nikki haley hurt hurting trump right now by staying in this race. well, i don't see what speed he helped him and i don't see it. this one, i'll see what how it helps the party helps the cause endorsing trump, yet. >> he hasn't called. so >> she said he has not called that. the question will who will he call after super tuesday? and also the question, jess, as you know, the margin of victory, trump's victory will be important because it will determine how much the word he has to do to unite the party ahead of november. and how many of those voters will simply vote for joe biden or sit out of the election. all key questions on tuesday. >> yeah, for sure. and interesting to

that is another question altogether >> you've also got some new reporting on senator lisa murkowski. tell us about that. >> yeah, that's right. she told me that she's not ruling out the idea of leaving the republican party all together, maybe potentially becoming an independent. i asked her repeatedly about whether or not she would consider becoming an independent and she would not say simply said that the g is not like the way the direction is party is going. why? because of donald trump's, she says he regrets this notion that this is going in the way that this party is all falling in line behind trump. so even as we are seeing republican leader after republican leader embraced donald trump in him, some mentors hold within the party. they're is that contingent of republicans who are not yet onboard? lisa murkowski being very clear, she may step aside from the gop if it comes to that. >> wow, that could be impactful. of course, for the republicans margin as they get closer to november manu raju, looking forward to the show, thanks so much. thanks. i can make sure two cats more with m

the far left flank thank of his own party, not to mention the issues and i think people like lisa murkowski i understand their frustration, but you look at across this country, people in this country are more concerned about pocketbook issues, then the personality conflicts with donald trump and immigration, inflation, as well as national well security are key issues for people across this country. and what are our opponent right now is not donald trump in his january 6 nonsense, our opponent is joe biden, and the policies that have heard our economy and the border and national security and republicans need to realize, we need to take our fight to joe biden and put the other issues in front frustrations on the backburner because it's the gop versus the democrats right now. >> yeah >> i got to leave it there. we're out of time, but both parties work cut out for them this election cycle, we see what happens. alice stewart truck russia. thank you so much. >> thanks. so of course ahead. haiti's capital is engulfed in violence leaving stranded americans caught in the crossfire >> there's nothing

lisa murkowski, todd young, bill cassidy. you add in mitt romney, and one of the questions people should ponder for a moment, imagine if this was the democratic party, if this many members of the u.s. senate we're not going to support joe biden's bid for re-election, but the larger frame though is you look at the fact that i don't know in america history when this many leading members of the party including his former vice president, including his former chiefs of staff have come out publicly and said we worked with him, we're not supporting him again. as far as i can tell the only living republican nominee for president or vice president in this century that's supporting donald trump is sarah palin, everybody else is out whether you're talking about dick cheney, whether you're talking about george bush, mitt romney or paul ryan. while donald trump has complete control of the republican party these are the cracks and the biden campaign is beginning to exploit this. >> all right, charlie sykes, thank you so much for coming on

it's a virtual who's who politics in washington, d.c., lindsey graham lisa murkowski from alaska on the left who has he? she ran as a write-in candidate to get her seat in the in the wake of the trump era. she was she had. upset the former president trump while he was in office and he did not endorse or an hours long offer her she won. so it's an interesting political dynamic that's unfolding here tonight. yeah, for sure. this is supposed to start at 6 o'clock. i it's now 604. >> people are still streaming some people are seeded summer standing. as you can see there, everyone just waiting for the moment that the president, the united states will deliver the state of the union, which, >> you know, it's a recap of where we are right now as a nation, but even more importantly, it gives people a sense of where we're headed. >> and with so much strife right now and so many divisions in not only amongst our politicians, but, you even with our neighbors it's an opportunity to to heal those wounds, certain to bring people together. want to point out, you see a lot of the women wearing white app

we have heard from senator lisa murkowski as well as mid-route but romney who said they will not vote for donald trump either. this is unusual for lawmakers to not vote. new of the former rnc chair. put yourself back in the driver seat. how do you deal with this issue when there is this very public fracture of your party going into an election that you want to win but you have members of your own party saying i am not supporting the nominee. >> in a normal circumstance it would be a problem because you think that would have a lot of sway and impact on how not just folds within the party see these events unfolding but certainly those outside. the problem here charles is that it doesn't matter. those three voices are just three voices in what is a wild hurricane of noise by republicans were falling all over themselves to endorse and support trump. as a part chair as we just saw with the handover in the capitulation of the rnc competing takeover by donald trump by installing his daughter-in-law to be a co- chair of the rnc. governor of new hampshire, was in africa -- an advocate. if the

illegal migrants from being counted for congressman districting electoral college all democrats and lisa murkowskiins that senator bying hality moved to include this in the spending package thanks very much for being here i want you to tell us about your amendment it was barring illegal aliens from being counted in allotting congressional seats electoral college votes sound practical. >> certain does sound practical i think most americans shocked to find out today illegal migrants are used in the calculation of the number of people in given state to allocate congressional districts he elect terroral college votes to that state lara is right democrats harvesting electoral power on backs of illegal migrants it shouldn't be happening i put a simple vote forward that only citizens, can be counted for the purposes of allocating to districts he wlek forral votes democrats went nuts chuck schumer threatened to shut government down ground down to last hour finally i think an important event to taken place they agreed to put it to the floor for vote as you said every single democrat voted to thought allow

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head to head matchup in november.d- she'tos sporting recent pre endorsements from alaska senato lisa murkowskine senaton susas n collins and she hasn't n a state yet and as of now she's not committing to supporting the gop nominee.o take asu listen. >> i think i will make whatever decision i want to make butso that's not something that i'm thinking about.rm >> as for former president hemp campaigned in richmond, virginia, she's been sweeping the primary, winning every state and urging voters do not get complacent.wa he wantss knockout blow against haley tuesday night and mixing i up nikki haley's name and nancy pelosi on purpose. take a listen.g li i purposely mix up burt with nancy pelosi, they are interchangeable in my mind. and except i have to say -- i have to say, i shouldn't say about this a semirepublican but i think pelosi is probably a i little bit smarter actually. >> as of sunday night here isac where we stand otun the delegate count. donald trump has 244 delegates. nikk trui haley has just 24. you need just over 1200 to secure the nomination.mina 874 are going to be up for grabu on

seeing bigger crowds recently she picked up a couple of senate endorsement recently alaska senator lisa murkowskir susan collins but look the bottom line super tuesday could be make or break for her campaign. she has not won a state in this primer it yet. we asked her if super tuesday does not go the way she is hoping is there a world in which she would potentially endorse donald trump? here is what she said big. >> first of all i will tell her we are running a race you don't think about anything and negative happening you only look at running to the tape. i am running through the tape i am not thinking about anything after that if you want to us daskdonald trump if he will ende me i welcome that question but until then we will wait and see what happens for a carcass reform president trump this is a video from his campaign rally in greensboro today, so far he has been running away with this primary winning every single state in the process so far. it is urging his voters do not get complacent he is calling for them to turn out in big numbers on super tuesday because he feels it could be a knockou

she picked up recent endorsements from alaska senator lisa murkowski in maine senator susan collins butone estate in this primary yet. super tuesday could beat make a break for her it on meet the press today she was asked if she was support the eventual republican nominee, take a listen. >> i will make what decision i want to make but that is not something i'm thinking about we are going to continue to up to vermont, maine, all the states and go and show people there is a path forward. i do not look at what is. i look at how do we continue the conversation? >> video former president trump in richmond, virginia last night hosting his own campaign event he has won every single state in this primary sweeping every single state he is racking up the delegates. he feels super tuesday could be a knockout blow to haley's campaign if his supporters show up and he is responding to criticism he would not be able to serve eight years in office. take a listen. cooks for years? i don't need four years, three years, two years or one year i could do almost everything in less than a year. anyone that ne

and she's got two key endorsements from maine senator susan collins and alaska senator lisa murkowski. >> bill melugin in battle ground north carolina. >> michigan holding a nomination of delegates today after former president trump won 12 in the state's primary election earlier this week. brady trimble is live from grand rapids, michigan, with the latest update as this unfolds. grady, do you >> we're seeing the updates in real-time, molly. you mentioned that voters went to the polls in michigan earlier this week. former president trump won 12 delegates. they were divvied up proportionally, so that nikki haley got four delegates from michigan. here at this convention today it sounds like the delegates from the michigan g.o.p., as they're voting in real-time, are overwhelmingly awarding delegates to former president trump as they divvy up the lion's share of the delegates that will help former president trump potentially reach the nomination. i want to show you a live look inside one of the meeting rooms as i kind of explain how this process works because this split primary process is

beat joe biden head to head in november she is touting recent endorsement from alaska senator lisa murkowskiator susan collins. she has not won a state yet. but, she knows she has to perform in super tuesday could be make or break for her campaign. earlier today she expressed concerns she feels trump might not be running for the country, the party or the people but instead for himself. ♪ >> for four years i don't need r years or two years or one year i could do almost everything in less than a year. anything that needs eight years you do not want them to be your president. you don't want them to be your president. >> wrong the soundbite that was donald trump responding to critics who say he would not be able to serve eight years in office if he were to win a second term in the white house. you can take a look at video of him from earlier today he had in the event in richmond, virginia that is where he said he sweeping the primary so far as winning every single state he has been racking up the delegates but he is urging his voters not to get complacent if we have the nikki haley sound we coul

1100 people she said she is been seeing a bigger crowds two sets of endorsements alaska senator lisa murkowskin maine senator susan collins. let's face it super tuesday can be a make or break moment so i asked her if super tuesday does not go well is there a world in which she could ever see herself endorsing donald trump? here's what she said. >> first of all i will tell you when you're running a race you don't think about anything negative happen you only look at running to the tape. i am not thinking about anything after that. if you want to ask donald trump if you will endorse me i welcome that question but until then we'll wait and see what's going to happen. >> this is a live look at donald trump's campaign event and north carolina. waiting for him to take the stage there. he is telling his supporters do not get complacent. he slept every single state in the primary so far he is urging them to turn out on super tuesday because he believes it could be a knockout blow for the haley campaign and he could eventually pivots to the general election. and joe biden in the meantime take a look at

to head-to-head match up in november injury is pretty recent endorsement from alaska senator lisa murkowskisusan collins some of his as i want to stay yet and she knows she has to deliver on super tuesday as of now, she's not committing to supporting the gop nominees listen. >> living will make would decision to make that is something that i'm thinking about. >> as for former president donald trump, the campaign last night in richmond virginia and is been sweeping this primary when he every state racking up analogous, and is urging his voters do not get complacently was a knockout blow is highly on tuesday night and he said, he has been mixing up in kelly's name nancy pelosi name, on purpose and take a listen. trump: i purposely makes up by getting like, birdbrain you know you know who that is nikki, with nancy pelosi and weatherman because were interchangeable and my mind and except, will have to say, i have to say will should not say this about the semi republican but i think pelosi is probably a little bit smarter actually sweetheart as upsetting i come here's what we stand of the delega

she won her first primary ndc and got key endorsements from lisa murkowski and susan collins . in some way move the needle for her tomorrow? reporter: no. [laughter] look, the math is just so very hard. not just because these are states where donald trump is polling well because of how the rules work that even if she was able to get 25 or 30% of the vote, she is not going to get any delegates or the same number of delegates that you could get on the democratic side. it is how it works. back of the envelope projections right now, if things go the way the polling suggests they are, by the end of super tuesday, donald trump is 75% of the way there in terms of the number of delegates he needs. he needs to get to 1215. the one thing we do have to appreciate is there is a lot of attention on nikki haley and understandably so because there is still a contest. it is important to appreciate that donald trump got to this place where he is rolling out these margins and can wrap up the nomination this quickly -- i looked at where the polls were sitting in april, 2023 or at this point in 20

lisa murkowski said yesterday that she's open to leaving the party, open to becoming an independent. she said, quote, i just regret that our party is seemingly becoming a party of donald trump. have a republican senators using share that view but just don't say that publicly? is there a buzz about that and they just won't say that out loud? >> oh, yeah. i dig it depends what state you come from. some in very solidly red states will share with me that they do not like donald trump. but they have no choice. now, lisa in alaska, she won a three-way race i think two races ago, and she has won as an independent, and -- i can see her abandoning the republican party, because she can do it. in that state. >> let me ask you before i let you go and we turn it over to rachel maddow, of course, about the democratic side. because you now have the perspective on what everybody is working on. what should their focus be? i know you said doorknocking is an important thing. what are you worried about most and what should your focus be going into november? >> well, i think it's a very -- it's going to

affects elections and in the end the senate voted down the summit all democrats and senators lisa murkowskiak and they do not want the senses, are you citizens because they want to factor illegals into elections. that is outrageous, that would change congressional districts and blue states could gain a lot of representation in congress because that's where they all are. >> this is in 2024 issue. thank you, let's get back to the market, ray wang joins us at the south by southwest conference in austin, texas what is a big new thing coming out of southwest. >> tissue three big things are happening, one of course a.i., computer interfaces, how do you actually deal with this information and misinformation in space, robotics those are hot areas and a lot of military tech the u.s. army has been sponsoring south by and what we see cyber talent that's been recruited in computer vision in drones and robotic technology and the last piece picking up his healthcare, anything from psychedelics to what is happening on the healthcare front with computer imaging and vision and of course food and crisper edi

. >> let me ask you to respond to something that alaska senator lisa murkowski had to say about the influence of former president trump. she said, quote, let's not exist as a senate then if we have to ask permission from donald trump for everything we need to do. let's just do our work. is donald trump ultimately calling the shot in the senate, senator graham? >> no. i mean, i voted against things that, you know, he doesn't like. the point is to lisa, would you support the idea that our ally should pay us back if they can when we are $34 trillion in debt? this is america first in action. it's not isolationism, but it is considering the needs of the american people. i hope to be going to ukraine soon, and i hope to be able to tell them the aid is coming and it will be in the form of a loan and pay us back if you can. i want russia to know, if you think ukraine's going to be out of this fight, you're dead wrong. >> you know, senator mitt romney said ukraine's economy has just been devastated, that there's no possible way they'll be able to pay back a loan. what if they can't pay back this loan,

things we need fix with no negativity, no drama, no vendettas and two high profile senators, lisa murkowski of alaska and maine's susan collins signaling their support of haley, giving her a boost. >> but without a major upset or two. on tuesday, haley will have virtually no path to the nomination. and that's because many of the states voting tuesday are winner take all, meaning even if she wins a sizable part of the vote, she may not earn any delegates like in california with their whopping 169 delegates on the democratic side, first lady jill biden campaigning in arizona this weekend, talking about abortion, a state her husband flipped blue four years ago. donald trump is dangerous to women and to our families. >> we simply cannot let him win. >> that was mary alice parks reporting tuesday. could be nikki haley's last stand. there are not enough delegates at stake this week for trump to technically clinch the nomination, but he could get very close. and if he dominates like polls suggest, it will make it impossible for haley to catch him. emergency crews remain on the scene of a derailmen

a bigger crowd sizes in recent days she got a couple senate endorsements from alaska senator lisa murkowskine senator susan collins in recent days but the bottom line is she has got to perform on super tuesday. so we asked her about that, take a listen. >> how long are you willing to go winning 38 -- 40% in each day? some point you got to win a state outright regrets were going to go as long as we are competitive i have said 70% of americans don't want donald trump or joe biden you cannot ignore that 60% of americans think donald trump and joe biden are too old to be president. everybody cannot ignore numbers that big. >> nikki haley has been hitting the east coast very hard in recent days but yesterday she was in both north carolina and massachusetts this afternoon she's going to be in vermont to later tonight she's going to beat right here in portland, maine for a campaign event. donald trump does not have any events listed on his schedule today. we wilwill send it back to you. arthel: your background is wanting me to have lobster and crab and some nice clam chowder soup maybe i am just h

on friday, republicans lisa murkowski and susan collins both announced their support for haley as votersoting to convict him in his second impeachment trial following the january 6th attack on the capitol. haley now has a total of three endorsements from capitol hill, including republican congressman ralph norman of south carolina. as we noted, she got her first victory over the weekend in washington, d.c. joining us now, national political reporter for "politico," thank you for joining us. haley got a win and endorsements but faces a tough hill to climb and might be looking at a clean sweep tomorrow on super tuesday. is there a state she could win? assuming the day goes trump's way, what's the future for haley's campaign? >> she picked up two endorsements from alaska's senator and maine's senator. if establishment endorsements still make any dent or difference in the races, look to those states as potential places where maybe she could run up the score. at this point, we do expect that donald trump looks like he is on track to collect the delegates he needs to be the nominee come super

your republican colleague, former coley, lisa murkowski says she is open to becoming an independent.lican senators do you think share that view but won't say it publicly? >> oh yeah. i think it depends what state you come from. i now, in some very solidly red states, who will share with me, they share that they do not like donald trump that they have no choice. now lisa in alaska, she won a three-way race, i think two races ago, and she has won as an independent, and i can see her abandoning the republican party because she can do it, in that state. >> let me ask you before i let you go and before we turn it over to rachel maddow about the democratic side because you now have the perspective on what everybody is working on. what should their focus be. i know you said doorknocking, that's an important thing. what are you worried about most and what should the focus be, going into november? >> well, i think it's a very, it's going to be a tough year. it'll be a very close election, and i won my first race by 312 votes and we saw 11,779 in georgia. so it's going to be these battleground

senator lisa murkowski of alaska called me last night and said she would not vote for trump in the electionot willing to wave the white flag yet and i meet voters like that all of the time. >> it speaks for a potential vulnerability in the general election and the big question hovering over all of this, i sure tried to get an answer. [ laughter ] >> you did. >> she did back away from the rnc pledge, though. >> the pledge was a requirement to get on the debate stage. the leadership of the rnc is changing with donald trump set to install loyalists and once ronna mcdaniel steps do un. she said she's not and that's off the table. the endgame for nikki haley is she's playing the long game with an eye towards 2028. her campaign is investing a lot of time and money in building out a national infrastructure, raising her profile and raising her brand. she's only 52, which is young by modern political standards especially these days. >> yes, it is. >> so the question about an endorsement is where does she see the party going and does that make sense for her politically. best case scenario for nikki h

endorsements from two influential female republican senators maine's susan collins, and alaska is lisa murkowskithe findings of a new poem respondents have a new york times sienna college poll preferred her over president joe biden by ten points. that same poll showed trump leading mr. biden by only five points cnn's steve contorno has more from virginia super tuesday state where trump rallied his supporters on saturday >> president donald trump held rallies on saturday in north carolina, and here in virginia. two states that will vote on super tuesday. but even though their primaries are right around the corner, former president trump was mostly looking ahead to a likely general election with president biden. he spoke especially about his recent trip to the border and what he saw. >> biden's conduct on our border is by any definition a conspiracy to overthrow the united states of america. you know, he talks about democracy. he is a danger to democracy krissy >> number one, >> he goes after his political opponent, which nobody's ever done in this country. they do it in third world countries very

yesterday nikki haley picked up endorsements for lisa murkowski over at alaska never been a fan of trumpnd feeling is mutual. susan collins doesn't seem to be a big trump fan was firmly in haley's camp. see if that delivers. in alaska over 50% you take it all. if you get under 50% you get a portions. that's where she could pick up some delegates. let's take a look at the rest of the map as we take a look at the closed contests. i mean, obviously, these are the areas like right in -- let me clear that again. this is the area right here and then right here that tend to be a little bit production. you have got orange county in central california. see where the conservatives come tout vote. huntington beach extremely conservative. tends to be trump land and over here you see the rest closed. let's move ahead and talk about the areas where we are just semi open so independents can take part in this. i find this state extremely intriguing, why? denver and other portions of colorado small towns overwhelmed by illegal immigrants. you have a governor there who suddenly has to pretend to be modera

. >> reporter: now, haley did get a boost this week from two high-profile senators, alaska's lisa murkowski maine's susan collins both signaling their support for her. trump cannot technically clinch the nomination this week, but he can get close and unless haley has some big surprises this week, he can make it impossible for her to catch him. >> whit: extraordinary. maryalice parks, thank you. let's bring in political director rick klein. rick, good morning. always great to see you. so give us a big-picture look at super tuesday delegates here, what's at play, and what's at stake. >> this is by far the biggest day of voting until election day itself. as maryalice just reported, you've got more than 800 delegates in play. you need 1,215 to get the nomination. we've got voting coast to coast, the two most populous states, california and texas, and all the way up to maine. and here's the thing, once you get beyond super tuesday, it's almost impossible to catch up because by super tuesday, almost half of all the delegates will have been selected. donald trump has opened up a big lead and it's

i have been working very closely with my colleague lisa murkowski fr alaska to try to address how we people trained across the continuum in mental health know, there is a l shortage from substance use disorder counselors to family therapists, child therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, all across the continuum and some of to work in the field is quite expensive and that can be a barrier for people working into the field so lisa and i have worked on pac programs for loan forgiveness for people going into mental health counseling or training that give them loan forgiveness, especially and when they are willing to practice in areas of the country or in fields where there is a very represent small towns, rural communities where there is a shortage of mental health care providers that is particularly huge. >> nlc will be on capitol hill wednesday, we often have other fly ends where we are engaging. i want to know how kenmore he work of the caucus to ensure that the challenges and successes darkened littered by congress as current programs are evaluated and new ones are eated? >> your

senators lisa murkowski and susan collins or frequent trump critics, as well as haley's first senatorsements. back to you. >> thank you to nbc's ali vitali for that. i want to go now to nbc's -- who is in washington d.c. for us covering in the d.c. primary there. it is the republican primary day in the nation's capital, you are the primaries only polling site. what do you see here? >> good morning, yasmin. so this is, we have seen a steady stream of voters come into the madison hotel here, this is the only place where republicans can vote in the primary, we actually are also seeing things pick up as people coming from after church as well as that after brunch crowd, they are coming here to vote. now people i spoke with say there are a range of issues that are driving them out today, ranging from the economy, to border security, as well as crime here in washington d.c.. now this is an urban area, the relatively high portion of college educated voters, and that is seen as a possible advantage for nikki haley in washington d.c. seen as a place where nikki haley could possibly have the be

in charlotte, north carolina, where she's coming off two key endorsements from alaska senator lisa murkowskisenator susan kohl -- can collins. she watted down rumors -- swatted down rumors that she's interested in a no labels, third party candidacy. she feels there's a swath of voters out there who don't want trump or biden. take a listen. >> we can do better than two 80-year-olds running for president. [cheers and applause] we need someone who can put in 8 years, day and night, focus on the solutions of tomorrow, not the negativity, not the baggage, not the vendettas, just results for the american people. . >> reporter: meanwhile, former president trump is fresh off his border trip to eagle pass, texas. he is going to be hosting an event in greensboro, north carolina, later today. he is making a pitch to conservatives, republicans and his supporters essentially saying if you come out for me on tuesday, this can be a knockout blow. take a listen. >> if every single conservative, republican and trump supporter in these states shows up on super tuesday, we will be are close to finished with th

larry hogan, the former governor of maryland, no outreach to mitt romney or susan collins or lisa murkowski, people that go out and say, yeah, support joe biden. they could soften their message. if you're going to try to get chris christie, chris christie is a bomb thrower and very eloquent, certainly effective on the campaign trail. why not try to get him to campaign on your behalf in the sense he doesn't like donald trump and doesn't want donald trump to win. why hasn't there been outreach? >> remember the 2020 democratic convention, you had none other than john kasich, the governor of ohio, the republican giving a keynote address. he hasn't heard from the biden campaign, not only since the convention, but, you know, since the last few years even it's a big question of whether this is part of the strategy first to reinforce the democratic tent, make sure you've got the democrats in line before you spread out and reach out to republicans. >> joe biden is the guy that builds relationships. >> he got attacked in the primary in 2020 for having these relationships with republicans. i guess thi

, trump skeptical, i'm talking about susan collins and mitt romney, todd young, bill cassidy, lisa murkowski has, is that a missed opportunity for him or is that just a fundamentally difficult thing to do? a democratic president for canada to seek the ally ship of senior republicans. well, it's a tough thing to do. but remember this part of joe biden's core promises that i'm the guy that can do all of this. and i say that because my first political job i was an intern for jesse helms he worked very closely with joe biden. my last political job, i worked for eric cantor. he worked very closely with joe biden. i know that joe biden is dna is sort of hardwired to do that, but he's not doing any of that. and you also hear that surprisingly from congressional democrats as well well, we'll see if that changes as we get closer to election day. thanks so much. all of you for joining this programming note this sunday on state of the union, maryland governor wes moore republican congressman mike lawler of new york, and democratic senator raphael warnock of georgia. that's sunday morning, 09:00 eastern

to, as you mentioned, nikki haley, we saw her get the endorsement of senator susan collins and lisa murkowski, just now, they did wait until this last minute before super tuesday and where she is really battling an uphill battle and try and trying to take on donald trump. do you think that is? >> too little too late? what does it say to you? is it helpful >> yeah, every endorsement is helpful and those are two big name republican senator women, and that's, that's important look, nikki haley just raised $12 million or her campaign is not on its last legs? that's not what you'd say of a campaign that just raised $12 and i think there's this sort of media narrative that he's gotten in the bag. republican party is divided. the only way to correctly describe a republican party that the front runner is losing 40, 40% to someone else is divided it's not coalesced around donald trump. and i think as long as she still has buyer's meaning donors and voters who really want a trump alternative and are telling her to stay in it. i think she's gone and i think she should and i'll let say i want to look ahe

and that's going to be a lot of the things how we elect people might friend, lisa murkowski, without rank choice voting in a promise she'd never gotten elected and i see things that can change people just have to know the power they have because that's where it's at, right in the middle. >> i've been doing these interviews with you for many years. thanks very much for coming in wherever you wind up doing good luck. thank you. >> thank you very much, senator joe manchin coming up. >> just how >> likely is a ban on the popular app tiktok here in the united states senate. now, taking up a bill after an overwhelmingly positive vote in the house against tiktok >> what happened? >> the golden boy of new jersey, i engaged in an affair with another man. >> did you want to be outed united states of scandal with jake tapper? >> i gotta get a therapist if they're having an interview which i definitely new episodes sunday at nine on cnn >> do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need now you can sell your policy even a term policy for an immediate cash payment called coventry direct to

how we elect people might friend, lisa murkowski, without ranked-choice voting and a promise she'd never gotten elected and i see things that can change. people just have to know the power they have because that's where it's at, right in the middle. >> i've been doing these interviews with you for many years. thanks very much for coming in. wherever you wind up doing good luck. >> thank you. >> thank you very much, senator joe manchin coming up. just how likely is a ban on the popular app tiktok here in the united states, the senate now taking up a bill after an overwhelmingly positive vote in the house against tiktok >> i'll just is calling the trap any couldn't any you can get out. >> vegas was having an identity crisis. that was the beginning of the downfall. but vegas at a different idea, vegas, the story of sensitive sunday at ten on cnn >> from need the dot didn't need it. now so many ways to say life ready, wallet, happy. that's 365 by whole foods market. >> everyone loves an extra hundred dollars in their pocket. he showed us >> they do >> to have a turbotax expert file your taxe

picked up endorsements from two influential female gop centers means susan collins and alaska lisa murkowski housekeeper. and she touted a new poll that suggested she could beat biden by wider margin than the survey gave trump. cnn's steve contorno has more from virginia super tuesday state where trump rallied his supporters on saturday former president donald trump, held rallies on saturday in north carolina and here in virginia two states that will vote on super tuesday. but even though their primaries are right around there, horner, former president trump was mostly looking ahead to a likely general election with president biden. he spoke especially about his recent trip to the border and what he saw biden's conduct on our border is by any definition, a conspiracy to overthrow the united states of america. you know, he talks about democracy he is a danger to democracy >> number one, it >> goes after his political opponent, which nobody's ever done in this country. they do it third world countries very well. they do it. >> but then i can to succeed with us they're not going to succeed. it'

count senator lisa murkowski of alaska is part of that group. the moderate republican is thinking about her place in the gop and what not rule out becoming an dependent >> i don't think that it can be defended what happened on january 6 was was was effort by people who stormed a building in an effort to stop a an election i wish that that as republicans we had a we had a nominee that i could get behind. i certainly can't get behind. donald trump >> are you considering being in an independent at this 0.0? i think i'm very independent minded >> officially officially, i regret that our party is seemingly becoming a party of donald trump. >> you becoming an independent caucus republicans. that's something you're open to >> i i am navigating my way through some very interesting political time. so let's just leave it at that >> she's navigating our way through interesting political time that is quite a statement. so you've been called, call even covering murkowski for years. do you think she might actually leave the gop and what are these the same ver