i'm alex witt with ali velshi and louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >> this election is a moment of reckoning. it is a choice between division

"msnbc live" starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm alex witt. we begin our breaking news overnight. the loss of a woman many called america's tv mom. florence henderson, the star of the cult classic "the brady bunch," has reportedly died of heart failure. the actress burst on to the scene about a blended family. generations of americans grew up watching reruns of that show. a favorite of millions around the world, henderson was surrounded by her friends and family when she died in los angeles last night. henderson was also on broadway and made countless television appearances, including "the tonight show." she was the first woman to host when johnny carson took time off. maureen mccormick tweeted, florence henderson was a dear friend for so many years in my heart forever. i'll miss you dearly. debra messing tweeting, rip, the brady bunch was everything. >>> on a much lighter note, on your marks, get set, go, right now millions of bargain hunters are out in force for black friday. they are already shopping or waiting for the stores to open. the n

i'm alex witt here in new york at msnbc world headquarters. it's 7:00 a.m. in the east, 4:00 a.m. out west. two days to rewriting history. election day 2016, and dramatic events on the campaign trail. donald trump rushed offstage by secret service. today, we're hearing from the protester in the middle of the commotion. >> people around me are booing, saying get out of here and yelling profanities. then all of a sudden, because they couldn't grab the sign, or whatever happened, bam. >> five stops in five states. trump will crisscross the map in some of the places he's headed might surprise you. >> i really think we're going to send a message from coast to coast, east to west, north to south. about who we are as a country. >> hillary clinton adding campaign stops and planning a big election eve get out the vote extravaganza. the path to 270, what does the map look like this morning? as early voting ends in a number of states. all that right here on msnbc, the place for politics. >> new reaction from the protester in nevada, escorting out of donald trump's rally last night, moments a

i'm alex witt alongside ali velshi and louis burgdorf. it is the bottom of the hour.going to start with the morning's top stories for you. americans across the country have taken to the streets for a second night in a row to protest the election victory by donald trump, with some demonstrations turning violent. here in new york city, the president-elect was greeted by angry citizens gathered outside trump tower as he and his wife melania return from their trip to washington, d.c. trump tweeted last night, just had an open and successful presidential election, now professional protesters incited by the media are protesting. very unfair. a much different story for the markets, another record day for the dow, inside of 19,000 as investors seem to warm up to the idea of a trump presidency. more on that coming up in business. >>> and iraqi and peshmerga forces continue to make slow and steady process liberating mosul from isis control. the advance in part has slowed to a heavy civilian presence. in the recently liberated town they went store to store. two suicide bombers b

i'm alex witt alongside ali velshi.ell, americans across this country have taken to the streets in anger over donald trump's victory in tuesday's election, protesting the man many say is not their president. thousands gathered in the streets of major cities, including chicago, houston, seattle, and oakland. here in new york city, demonstrators took their message directoly to the president-elect's home, marching more than two miles from the city's union square park to trump tower. this was video captured by rachel maddow's team right outside the msnbc offices as protesters completely shut down the city's very busy sixth avenue. then this was the scene outside trump tower as the crowd gathered, chanting slogans like "donald trump has to go" and carrying signs that read "trump makes america hate." across the country to oakland, california, demonstrations there took a more violent turn as police worked to keep those gatherings under control. one local reporter captured this video of people getting on top of police vehicles

that does it for us, i'm ali velshi alongside alex witt.morning joe" >> a lot of very, very big poll numbers coming down over the last few days. you've seen it. we are going to win the white house. going to win it. it's feeling like it already, isn't it? we've got to be nice and cool. nice and cool. right. stay on point, donald. stay on point. no side tracks, donald. nice and easy. because i've been watching hillary the last few days. she's totally unhinged. we don't want any of that. >> donald stood on a stage and said and i quote, "i'm honored to have the greatest

i'm alex witt alongside betty nguyen. much more on the fbi investigation into the latest trove of clinton e-mails in just a moment. now just one week to election day, first nbc news has learned that there's an ongoing fbi inquiry into former trump campaign manager paul manafort and his ties to russia. nbc's cynthia mcfadden investigates. >> reporter: into the gasoline, democratic leader senator harry reid threw a match. in a letter to fbi director james comey criticizing his decision to notify congress of the newly discovered huma abedin e-mails, perhaps relevant to the clinton investigation, he drops this bomb. "in my communications with you and other top officials in the national security community, it has become clear that you possess explosive information about close ties and coordination between donald trump, his top advisers, and the russian government." what is senator reid talking about? law enforcement and intelligence sources tell nbc news the fbi has been conducting a preliminary inquiry of donald trump's forme

i'm alex witt alongside ali velshi and louis burgdorf.oaching the bottom of the hour, so we're going to start with the morning's top stories for you. three people are dead this morning from those fast-moving wildfires around the great smokey mountains national park in tennessee. at least 14 people have been taken to the hospital. 150 homes and structures have been destroyed, and some 14,000 people evacuated, but the area of pigeon forge has been cleared to begin returning home. >>> severe weather is being blamed for three deaths in alabama, several others are in critical condition. the jackson county sheriff's office says some 20 buildings have been destroyed, including a church, day care center, and a gas station. there's also this picture from northeastern alabama of a building that was flattened. bill karins joins us later on in the show for an update. >>> and as donald trump continues to fill out his cab fe net, he'll launch his so-called thank you tour in ohio. it starts with a rally at cincinnati's u.s. bank arena and earlier this m

i'm alex witt alongside ali velshi and louis burgdorf. of the hour, so we're going to start with the morning's top stories for you, as it was a busy weekend for donald trump as he looks to assemble the incoming administration. saturday the president-elect met with mitt romney, who's under consideration for secretary of state. romney called the face-to-face, quote, thorough and in-depth. quote said it, quote, went great. trump hosted 21 meetings in bedminster, new jersey, this weekend, including with rudy giuliani and chris christie. >> president obama is back in washington arriving from peru just a few hours ago. while there the president warned allies on trade, saying he doesn't expect major changes in policy, but there could be some tension since donald trump campaigned hard against the issue. the president also warned against assuming the worst. >>> san antonio, texas, detective ben ja men marconi was shot and killed yesterday after a traffic stop outside police headquarte headquarters. he pulled over a car and as he was writing a tick

i'm alex witt with ali velshi and louis burgdorf.election is a moment of reckoning. it is a choice between division or unity. between division or unity. between strong, steady leadership or a loose cannon who could put everything at risk. and so, my friends, this is one of these elections that really is a crossroads election in our country. >> i'm going in a little while to pittsburgh tonight. then i'm going to virginia tonight. we have to do it. we have to make sure we get over the finish line. we're winners. we have to win. we know how to win. we have to win. >> here we are. good morning. welcome to "morning joe." it is monday, november 7th. we are here. this week is the week. with u

>>> welcome everyone i'm alex witt at msnbc world headquarters in new york. just a bit past 1:00 p.m. in the east. a growing number of anti-trump protesters in new york city are marching towards trump tower heading north from union square. nbc's morgan radford is walking among them. morgan, welcome to you. what's it like right now? >> reporter: alex, with afternoon we are standing in the middle of the street here, thousands of protesters surrounding me. they started out at union square, we left at 12:30. you can see the signing carrying this is just a sense of the magnitude of people all the way around there. jam packing the streets and saying things like this is not my president. love trumps hate. but there is also this incredible concern that those who felt marginalized by president-elect donald trump's comments will feel like this is an america that does not include them going forward. take a listen to what one person i spoke to had to say. >> i'm afraid of more black people will get shot in the street. i'm really afraid of that. because -- not because of

i'm alex witt alongside ali velshi.top stories. >>> a school bus driver charged in the crash that killed five children in chattanooga yesterday afternoon. 24-year-old johnthony walker is charged with vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment, reckless driving. 23 of the students on board were taken to the hospital. officials say speed may have been playing a factor. >>> the state department has issued a travel alert for americans traveling to europe over the holiday season, "credible information indicates the islamic state of iraq and the levant, al qaeda, and their affiliates continue to plan terrorist attacks in europe with a focus on the upcoming holiday season and associated events." >>> president-elect donald trump has released a video detailing plans for his first 100 days in office. in that video created and distributed by the president-elect's transition team trump pledged to withdraw from the transpacific partnership and renegotiate trade agreements, roll back energy regulations, and investigate the visa progra

i'm alex witt.orning joe" starts right now. >>> this is a message for any democratic voter who have already cast their ballots for hillary clinton. and hillary clinton and who are having a bad case of buyer's remorse. in other words, you want to change your vote. wisconsin is one of several states where you can change your early ballot if you think you've made a mistake. a lot of stuff has come out since you voted. so if you live here or in michigan or pennsylvania or minnesota, those four places, you can change your vote to donald trump. we'll make america great again, okay. >> good morning. >> that's a relief, willie, right for a lot of people? >> he's not wrong. you can actually change it. >> it's wednesday, november 2nd. welcome to "morning joe." we're getting there. we are getting there.

it is thursday, november 3rd, i'm alex witt alongside ali velshi.t has been more than a century since a title has graced chicago's north side. well, the wait is over. the cubs are world champions after an improbable 3-1 comeback. they defeated the cleveland indians 8-7 in extra innings. we're going to have the full game highlights from chicago's historic win in just a moment. >>> new polling is testing the ground for donald trump's latest push into democratic territory. trying to breakthrough hillary clinton's electoral college advantage. there may be an opportunity for trump in pennsylvania as demonstrated by these polls taken either mostly or completely after the fbi's letter on potentially new e-mails. let's take a look at them. in a quinnipiac poll, clinton's lead is just five points, four points in the cnn/orc poll. the new monmouth university poll has clinton ahead by four points as well. look at this one. hillary clinton ahead by two points. those last two are within the margin of error. in wisconsin, a marquette university poll shows a stead

i'm alex witt as we give you a look at two campaign rallies. you see our nbc's kasie hunt, getting ready for the rally there to the right of your screen, that is in pembroke pines, florida. hillary clinton. to the best, wilmington, north carolina, a donald trump rally. and as we see at the bottom of your screen, it is the final sprint. as we talk about florida, that is one of eight states, one of most of them key battle grounds where clinton, donald trump and their supporters are barn storming today. in total, holding 16 separate events. again, trump heading to north carolina. he did have a rally in florida. his first of four events in as many states today. he ramped up there his rhetoric about clinton's stamina. he even mocked her star studded event in cleveland, ohio, last night. >> she has no energy. but she can't do it, because they can't get any people. in hershey, pennsylvania, last night, we had arena. we had 27,000 people show up, maybe they couldn't get in. far more than jay-z had. with their free tickets. free tickets. far more. and b

i'm alex witt alongside ali velshi. a senior transition official confirms president-elect trump has asked lieutenant general michael flynn to serve as his national security adviser. flynn had trump's ear on security matters during the campaign. he's helped drive the president-elect's policy on russia and against islamic terror. the previous comments have given many pause about his hire, and flynn has a collegial relationship with vladimir putin, shown here seated next to putin. and the new york times reports a strong divide, some in estonia, for instance, are assuaged by trump's peaceful overtures to putin, "widespread in russian speaking communities in the balkans and beyond and contrast starkly with the alarm, even panic, where vladimir putin is viewed as a threat that must be resisted, not appeased." meanwhile, nbc confirms mitt romney, who famously warned about the rise of vladimir putin, is set to meet with trump this weekend. a source close to trump told nbc news the 2012 gop presidential nominee is being consider

i'm alex witt in new york. it is 9:00 in the east, 6:00 a.m. out west. here's what haepsing right n iw now. cuban-americans mark the passing of fidel castro. >> it means things are going to change, and everybody has been waiting for this moment, it came. it is true. it came. >> today i've been waiting all my life. i'm 24 and i've been waiting all my life for this moment. >> i would not celebrate the death of someone. if you look at in political terms, there is nothing to celebrate. nothing is going to change tomorrow. >> what will really change on the island nation and what does it mean for the u.s.? reports from havana, cuba, in little havana, miami, as well. travel threat, the one storm system that promises to bring major delays as millions of americans get ready to head home. recount, a major boost for the push to re-examine the votes in wisconsin. why the hillary clinton camp is backing it and what the president-elect has to say about it. >>> and we begin in miami, with nbc's kerry sanders, following the jubilant crowds in little havana, well into th

i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in new york. here is what's happening. split reactions. it's day two of national mourning in cuba after the death of fidel castro. in the u.s., a different take on what this means. some criticisms aimed at the statement of condolences from president obama. >> for a man who torture and murdered and oppressed for so many, it's thankful he is no longer with us. this ought to be a moment where cubans are dancing in the street because they are being liberated. instead, if you dance in the street, you are going to be thrown in jail. >> there are thousands upon thousands of people who suffered brutally under the castro regime. he executed people. he jailed people for 20 to 30 years. the florida straits, there are thousands of people who lost their lives fleeing. not to acknowledge any of that in the statement i felt was pathetic. >> we have reports from miami, florida, to the cuban island. we will begin in miami's little havana. the crowds are gathering for the second day. set the scene for us. >> reporter: people here in miami a

i'm alex witt alongside ali velshi and louis burgdorf. it all comes down to this. already more than 40 million votes cast but most americans head to the polls today, including the candidates. we'll be watching for them to vote in their hometowns later on this morning. it's already an early start for hillary clinton who returned home to new york around 3:20 in the morning greeted by a throng of supporters. just after midnight she capped her whistle stop tour in raleigh, north carolina, where donald trump had been hours earlier. lady gaga and jon bon jovi warmed up the crowd of about 6,000 before clinton framed her final message to the state that could put her over the top. >> well, i got to tell you, this is sure worth staying up for. i was watching on the screen not only her perform but all of you jumping and singing and waving. it was great. because you know what? that's what i want for america, and the young people of america, the joy, the passion, the intensity. and you know, our long-time friend jon bon jovi was with us between now an

i'm alex witt along a dancing ali velshi there. the charleston post and currier reports nikki haley has been selected to be president-elect trump's ambassador to the united nations. currently in her second term, she's the nation's first female governor of indian descent and would be the first woman to accept a senior position. the move would elevate henry mcmaster, at the time the highest republican in the country to endorse donald trump. >> alex, there is more intrigue over who will fill the top diplomatic post in the administration. the wall street journal reports the 2012 republican nominee mitt romney is the leading contender for secretary of state. the paper describes an ongoing tug of war between those backing romney and others urging the selection of former new york mayor rudy giuliani, while a third group is pushing for more candidates. a spokesman for president-elect trump said absolutely no decision has been made, while giuliani said only trump will know if he wants the job. >> i'm not going to discuss what i'm interested

i'm alex witt alongside ali velshi and louis burgdorf.nother day and the speculation has broadened once more about who the new trump administration will put into key roles. a source familiar with the process tells nbc news that trump intends to select lieutenant general michael flynn for national security adviser. flynn was at trump tower yesterday, but his selection has not been finalized. while rudy giuliani and john bolton were said to be at the top of the list for secretary of state, a new name is on the list. nikki hailey is now said to be under consideration. haley was a rubio backer in the primary and a frequent critic of trump's rhetoric, but she's also praised trump's tone in the days after his election. >> so far, he's done -- president-elect trump has done well. i hope he continues to do that. i hope he continues to be disciplined in his comments and what happens. i don't know. i don't know what we can expect out of communication. i'm hopeful because of the tone he's had since he's been elected. i hope that he can continue to b

i'm alex witt alongside louis burgdorf.f the hour, so we'll start with the top stories for you. donald trump is calling the recall effort by green party candidate jill stein a, quote, scam. wisconsin election officials are expected to meet today to discuss a timeline for a recount of the state's presidential election. stein also plans to petition for recounts in michigan and also in pennsylvania. hillary clinton's campaign has also joined that effort. >>> the president-elect is also making waves for another tweet over the weekend, posting yesterday, "in addition to winning the electoral college in a landslide, i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people that voted illegally." right now there's no evidence to back up the president-elect's claim. this comes as a report puts clinton's lead in the popular vote there to pass the 2 million mark. >>> another violent weekend in chicago. 61 people were injured, eight killed from gun violence over the long holiday weekend, this from wednesday to last night. yesterday

i'm alex witt here in new york at msnbc world headquarters. it is high noon in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. three days to rewriting history. election day 2016. >> we will make america strong again. we will make america safe again. we will make america great again! >> i want you to be able to say, "i voted for a better, stronger, fairer america!" >> bitter end. hillary clinton and donald trump making final arguments as the campaign's blitz through the battleground states. history in this case numbers. it is the last day of early voting, and within the hour, we have received new information on who is already voting and where. >>> and a final look at the poll numbers and the path to victory. what you need to look for as tuesday night unfolds. all that, right here on msnbc, the place for politics. ♪ >>> let's get right to the campaign trail. fresh off of a star studded concert last night, hillary clinton is back on the campaign trail in florida. just about an hour or so from now, she'll kick off a vote rally there. it's one of eight states, most of them key battle grounds where clinto

>>> good day, everyone, i'm alex witt at msnbc world headquarters, it is high noon in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. >>> we begin with pictures from new york city where protesters have gathered for another straight day to protest the historic election of donald trump. these are live pictures down in union square area. >>> nbc is learning this past hour that the president elect called mitt romney one of his chief rifles at some point after the election results became clear. and now new details of president-elect donald trump appearing to scale back his plans to gut obamacare upon taking office. this new insight is part of his first sit down interview and it will air tomorrow night on "60 minutes." >> let me ask you about obamacare. which you say you're going to repeal and replace. when you replace it, are you going to make sure that people with preconditions are still covered? >> yes, because it happens to be one of the strongest assets. >> you're going to keep that. >> also with the children living with their parents for an extended period. >> you're going to keep is that. >> we're go

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i'm alex witt in new york. it is 9:00 in the east, 6:00 a.m. out west. the passing of fidel castro. >> it means things are going to change, and everybody has been waiting for this moment, it came. it is true. it came. >> today i've been waiting all my life. i'm 24 and i've been waiting all my life for this moment. >> i would not celebrate the death of someone. if you look at in political terms, there is nothing to celebrate. nothing is going to change tomorrow. >> what will really change on the island nation and what does it mean for the u.s.? reports from havana, cuba, in

>>> hello, everyone, i'm alex witt here at msnbc headquarters in new york. >> and i'm ali velshi. donald trump is elected president of the united states. trump winning critical states like ohio, florida, and north carolina. >> all republicans and democrats and independents across this nation, i say, it is time for us to come together as one united people. it's time. >> at clinton's gathering tonight in new york city, stunned disbelief. the candidate herself not appearing in public. she is, though, expected to speak later on today. >> trump will take office with one very important asset, his fellow republicans contain control of both houses of congress. >> in one of the most shocking u.s. elections in modern political history, donald trump overcame all the odds and defeated hillary clinton. as the 45th president-elect, trump promised unity after a dark, tumultuous race for the white house. >> we must reclaim our country's destiny and dream big and bold and daring. we have to do that. we're going to dream of things for our country, and beautiful things, and successful things once ag

i'm alex witt. breaking news moments ago. hillary clinton has landed here in new york. there you see her departing her hillary force one jet her husband by her side and a staff. and she was met by a crush of supporters cheering her on. it was quite the homecoming for what they hope is a historic night. she's expected to cast her vote in just a few hours later on this morning. it has been 18 months in the making. this morning, millions of americans prepare to head to the polls to pick our nation's 45th president just hours after trump and clinton each wrapping up their final campaign events in michigan and north carolina. it has been 3510 days since we all saw this, donald trump riding down his fifth avenue trump tower escalator and announcing his candidacy for president. 575 days since hillary clinton released her official campaign video announcing her second run for the white house. it all came to a head last night as the campaigns held their final rallies. trump taking to michigan as hillary clinton amassed her largest event yet, nearly 33,000 supporters estimated in

i'm alex witt here at quarters .reparations are under way in havana for tributes to the late fidel castro. they are expected to pay their respects monday with the internment scheduled for next sunday. >>> let's move to miami. thousands celebrated news of castro's pattin inpassing. i can't even find you in that crowd. where are you? >> reporter: i'm down here. it's a second day of a lot of people coming out here from the cuban-american -- in many ways oddly celebrate the death of fidel castro. some of them saying they're not celebrating the death of a person but rather celebrating the passing of who they believe was a dictator. hold that sign up overi ieyour head. she writes we don't celebrate death, we celebrate freedom. let me ask you, sir -- what do you think right now about fidel castro's death? >> it's like al capone died. >> reporter: what is the future? >> we will see. >> reporter: that's an important thing to note. while fidel castro has now died, he really wasn't in power since 2006. he passed over the author

i'm alex witt here in new york at msnbc world headquarters. it's 7:00 a.m. in the east, 4:00 a.m.t west. two days to rewriting history. election day 2016, and dramatic events on the campaign trail. donald trump rushed offstage by secret service. today, we're hearing from the protester in the middle of the commotion. >> people around me are booing, saying get out of here and yelling profanities. then all of a sudden, because they couldn't grab the sign, or whatever happened, bam. >> five stops in five states. trump will crisscross the map in some of the places he's headed might surprise you. >> i really think we're going to send a message from coast to coast, east to

up next alex witt takes a look at the growing protests against donald trump, including a large demonstrationstart in new york that michael moore is heading over to as soon as he leaves the set. >> to the streets. >>> good

. >>> hello, everyone, i'm alex witt here at msnbc headquarters in new york. >> and i'm ali velshi. donald trump is elected president of the united states. trump winning critical states like ohio, florida, and north carolina. >> all republicans and democrats and independents across this nation, i say, it is time for us to come together as one united people. it's time. >> at clinton's gathering tonight in new york city, stunned disbelief. the candidate herself not appearing in public. she is, though, expected to speak later on today. >> trump will take office with one very important asset, his fellow republicans contain control of both houses of congress. >> in one of the most shocking u.s. elections in modern political history, donald trump overcame all the odds and defeated hillary clinton. as the 45th president-elect, trump promised unity after a dark, tumultuous race for the white house. >> we must reclaim our country's destiny and dream big and bold and daring. we have to do that. we're going to dream of things for our country, and beautiful things, and successful things once ag

i'm alex witt alongside ali velshi. with breaking news, a source with direct knowledge of donald trump's thinking tells "morning joe" in his administration the president-elect will not pursue any investigations into hillary clinton for her use of a private e-mail server and the clinton foundation. this development comes after he said this in an interview with "60 minutes" ten days ago. >> i'm going to think about it. she did bad things. >> but that special prosecutor. >> i don't want to hurt them. they are good people. i don't want to hurt them. it remains to be seen how republican leaders will react to this news, and even before we get to day one we have got two years worth of material already lined up, and she has four years of history at the state department and it's not good, but, again, the president-elect does not plan to pursue this. >> that obviously is a big change from the middle of the campaign. herald ford obviously in the debate, and he said if donald trump were president of the united states and hillary cl

that does it for us on this wednesday, i'm alex witt alongside ali velshi and louis burgdorf, and "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >> i've had a wonderful evening with president-elect trump. we have another discussion about affairs throughout the world. these discussions i've had with him have been enlightening and interesting and engaging. i've enjoyed them very, very much. >> what did he say? what? >> got the look. >> straight out of central casting. >> with us on set, veteran columnist and msnbc contributor mike barnicle. already chiming in. political writer for "the new york times" nick confessore and in dallas -- >> you know what they call nick? nick the knife. he wields it. >> he cuts deep. >> and in dallas, managing editor of bloomberg politics, mark halperin. all together with willie, joe and me on "morning joe" this morning. >> very scenic shot for mark halperin. that's one of the finest interstates i have ever seen in north america. >> there is so much in dallas. that's a good road. i've seen roads. that's a good road right there. it's interesting. "usa today" instead of engagin

i'm alex witt. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> this is a message for any democratic voter who have already cast their ballots for hillary clinton. and hillary clinton and who are having a bad case of buyer's remorse. in other words, you want to change your vote. wisconsin is one of several states where you can change your early ballot if you think you've made a mistake. a lot of stuff has come out since you voted. so if you live here or in michigan or pennsylvania or minnesota, those four places, you can change your vote to donald trump. we'll make america great again, okay. >> good morning. >> that's a relief, willie, right for a lot of people? >> he's not wrong. you can actually change it. >> it's wednesday, november 2nd. welcome to "morning joe." we're getting there. we are getting there. >> a week. >> you're ready for hillary. you're ready. veteran columnist and msnbc contributor mike barnicle is here. something very, i feel -- i feel discriminating just happened to me in the hall an hour ag

. >> that wraps it up, i'm alex witt alongside ali velshi and louis burgdorf. you know what happens now, "morning joe" starts. ♪ >> we talked about some of the organizational issues in setting up a white house. we talked about foreign policy. we talked about domestic policy. i have been very encouraged by the -- i think, interest in president-elect trump's wanting to work my team around many of the issues that this great country faces. most of all, i want to emphasize to you, mr. president-elect, that we now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed because if you succeed, then the country succeeds. ♪ hallelujah >> listening to "hallelujah" recorded over 300 times. yesterday the music industry and the world lost one of the great writers and performers. the man who wrote that leonard cohen has died. he was 82 years old. i know our friends over at sony who saw him as a member of the family are deeply saddened this morning. >> good morning, everyone. >> as is a member of our family who e-mailed me and just said i quit. he was a huge leonard coh

that does it for us, i'm ali velshi alongside alex witt. "morning joe" >> a lot of very, very big poll numbers coming down over the last few days. you've seen it. we are going to win the white house. going to win it. it's feeling like it already, isn't it? we've got to be nice and cool. nice and cool. right. stay on point, donald. stay on point. no side tracks, donald. nice and easy. because i've been watching hillary the last few days. she's totally unhinged. we don't want any of that. >> donald stood on a stage and said and i quote, "i'm honored to have the greatest temperament that anyone's ever had." he knows we can see and hear him, right? this is someone who at another rally yesterday actually said out loud to himself, stay on point, donald. stay on point. his campaign probably put that in the teleprompter. stay on point, donald. stay on point. >> good morning. it's friday, november 4th. >> was she reading the teleprompter just curious. >> they pote have their issues with performance. but we're here. it's friday. >> donny is here. >>

alex. >> thanks, jenny. 6:34. >>> the other families are dealing witt too, this time in gloucester county, so woodbury. >> flamesgh the homes next door and landed several people in the hospital. lauren? >> reporter: good morning, mike and alex. we have a new vantage point. this is what is left of the house that started berk here in woodbury. you can see how close it was to the house next door, that is house neighbors say was abandon because it was for sale. you can see for sale sign in the front yard. it has been on the market for months. then the fire went the opposite direction catching two cars on fire before catching back of another home. fire fighters had a intense battle here, this all started around 4:00 a.m. this morning. apparently the property was a group home, owned by a local church. six people were taken to local hospitals. wood bring fire chief says it has been a tough battle this morning because of those winds. he said embers size of fribies were flying across the street into neighbors front yards. chief says when he arrived on the scene people were outside with garden hoses hoping to keep their h