mazi pilip is speaking on the screen behind me. i toept know what he's saying but she's clearly the underdog in this race. tom suozzi has the lead right now that has a lot of people at this party feeling very good. >> there's an indication he'll be speaking very soon without waiting necessarily for networks like us to call it. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. we do expect tom suozzi to speak soon and be introduced by a local democratic party chair. this is comeback bid for suozzi. he has deep roots in this area and a very good name. >> we can now project tom suozzi as the winner. nbc news is projecting that tom suozzi has won or will win new york's third congressional district. let's go back to steve kornacki at the big board. >> yeah, lawrence, we were saying it without saying it i think a few minutes ago when we were talking. but basically what we were talking about is what happened. we were waiting to get an update from nassau county. we just got another batch. we were sitting at ha% before, now almost up at 60 with the batch th

he's not just pilip going after him. so if he wins, and it's a tough district to win, even though he represented it before, it will show democrats you can fight this out. she attacked him, he put something back on the air to defend himself. he made a calculation to spend a lot of money on the border. i don't think, though, it's not like the suburbs of atlanta or philadelphia here for this race. this is an important race for whether or not hakeem jeffries becomes speaker. i'm not sure how important it is, what it tells us about biden . because abortion in blue states, it's hard to -- >> i see we are saying. >> it's a big issue in states where people think abortion is, abortion rights are under threat. but they don't feel that way. he suozzi is going after her on abortion. i don't know it's gonna be hitting people in new york that abortion rights are at stake. so suozzi is not able to use. that >> a great point. one of your hypotheses, which i think was borne out in 2022, is that the salient of abortion, the issue the demo

mazi, pilip does better. out you get. but b also, when people voted, because john berman said that about 80,000 people voted before election day. and democrats appear to be winning those at least according to party pre-registration, who voted that means 80,000 people voted today. and that would mean that we would the pilip maasie pilip would hope that she matches that on the other side in terms of the proportion of republicans versus democrats. >> and to do that, she's going to have to pull people back to the republican fold. voters who if you go back to the george w bush days before that, ron reagan, george hw bush days. george pataki wondering, has governor days, suburban republicans, affluent people with college education, upper middle-class, to even higher than that, who were republicans? who became democrats in the obama and the biden years in there. some of it is running from donald trump a lot, a lot of suburban republicans ran from donald trump. can she pull them back to that point just to make the po

[audience reacts] meanwhile, the republican is mazi pilip, and she contains multitudes. >> mazi pilipregistered democrat, though she was elected to the nassau county legislature as a republican. >> pilip, a mother of seven and wife of a ukrainian immigrant, is an ethiopian jew born in southern ethiopia. she immigrated to israel, joining their military, the idf, before moving to the united states. >> jordan: that's a big gun! [laughs] okay. an ethiopian jewish refugee immigrant republican democrat mother of seven married to a ukrainian, who served in the idf? she's like if you asked chat-gpt to write a bio based on all the news. now, if this race has national implications, then understanding what issues resonated with voters is crucial. and in long island, one issue stood out. >> both candidates made the case that they are tougher on immigration. >> i'll work across the aisle to do what our leaders haven't: secure our border. >> at the same time, the two attacked each other on the issue. >> because tom suozzi repeatedly weakened america's borders. >> jordan: guys, guys, relax. there's

mazi pilip is speaking on the screen behind. me i don't know what she's saying, but she's clearly at this moment the underdog in the race. nbc news has not all the race, but tom suozzi has a lead right now that has a lot of people at this party feeling very good. >> there's an indication that he will be speaking soon without waiting necessarily for networks like us to call him. >> that's right. we do expect tom suozzi to speak soon, we expect him to introduce by a local democratic party chair. this is a comeback bid for tom suozzi. he served in congress, representing this district, for six years, he has deep roots in this area. he has very good name i.d.. and i want to throw this back to you right now. >> that will protect tom suozzi as the winner, nbc news is projecting that tom suozzi has one or will win new york's third congressional district. let's go back to steve kornacki at the big board. >> we were saying it without saying in a few minutes, go but basically what we were talking about is what just happened. we were waitin

and mazi pilip does not. >> harry, what do you?the pack closed on the behalf wet that migrants in times square kicking those police officers. that was the race and she came in with nothing else to say, 100 percent of her ads, i believe, manchin immigration and. she had no particular plan. she just identified a problem and you have this candidate who is running this weird rose garden campaign cheese. a part-time lawmaker right now tom suozzi is a very known quality. and the idea that he is tom suozzi. and sanctions city suozzi. >> that's just not true. what's your take simone because now tom suozzi is walking into congress. he ran an economy and immigration? >> this house is not going to do anything for the foreseeable future? >> on economy immigration? >> anything. >> they list them down. but house democrats can continue to be, because they are the minority, they can continue to champion and talk about the things that they would do if voters put them back in charge. which i think is going to be very important. because every single

mazi pilip is speaking on the screen behind. what she's saying, but she's clearly at this moment the underdog in the race. nbc news has not all the race, but tom suozzi has a lead right now that has a lot of people at this party feeling very, very good. lawrence. >> sahil kapur, it is an indication who will be speaking soon without waiting necessarily for networks like us to call it. >> that's right. we do expect tom suozzi to speak soon, we expect him to introduce by a local democratic party chair. this is a comeback bid for tom suozzi. he served in congress, representing this district, for six years, he has deep roots in this area. he has very good name i. d.. and i want to throw this back to you right now. >> we can now project. tom suozzi as the winner. nbc news is projecting that tom suozzi has one, or will win, new york's third congressional district. let's go back to steve kornacki at the big board. >> yeah, lowers, we were saying it without saying it i think a few months ago, and but basically what we were talking about

this cycle similarly, democrats took a hold of mazi pilip, pro-life stances. this is a very pro-choice district. and as we've seen across the country the tree abortion is a massive motivating issue for democrats. so, yes, very clear that this election was going to turn on immigration, on abortion, on these big ticket items that both parties nominees were grappling with and talking about extensively in the last couple of weeks yeah. >> and that we're probably going to hear a lot more about as we get toward november, there's also been a lot of talk about how this election was a key test of both parties general election messaging to that end. so here's what suozzi said last night in his victory speech. >> for the people of long island and queens are sick and tired. the political bickering they've had it. they want us to come together and solve problems. let's send a message to our friends running the congress these days stopped running around for trump and start running the country do you think, this is a preview of messaging we're going to see from democrats goi

pilip maybe not so strong. but what we saw is despite some of the questions and reservations either legitimate or just hand-wringing about democrats right now on the economy, the conversation you are just having. it's good, but maybe not great people's of questions on the border. president biden is still upside down. but when you put in front of a receipt binary choice about where we are today and where we're going, buses handing the keys to republicans, they look at republicans are doing and they're saying, wait a minute, republicans continue to do everything wrong, i would i trust them with the future of the country? and i think that's the big thing. look, special elections in march before november election allow a lot of message testing. republicans have really every message to fire into this, race and they've holed money they wanted to spend, and they came up short in a district that george santos had one, george santos won this district, and i got humiliated tonight. the lesson, republicans continue to do

maybe it's just nbc forum watching here in new york, they're playing mazi pilip ad against mazi pilip. to what extent do you think both sides, democrats and republicans, are looking at this as a bellwether for the issues resognating with voters? >> i think it's hard not to look at a race like this that occurs in an election year, especially in a district that's actually flipped between the last presidential and this. you know, president biden won in 2020 and santos won by eight points in 2022. obviously a lot has happened since then and i think another key question is to what degree voters of the third district are going to hold george santos and his you know, kind of many scandals, against gop. so, you know, there's been a lot of questions. specifically coming from the suozzi campaign about pilip and attempts to frame her through that lens saying they don't know where she stands. it's true she is less of a known quantity than mr. suozzi, but that can also backfire on a campaign as well. you know, the pilip campaign has sought to tie suozzi to joe biden, who is also seemingly unpopula

mazi pilip represents common sense.gally and she worked tirelessly she's the mother of seven children and she's exactly what we need in washington, d.c., she is a breath of fresh air and i know she will do a good job joining our majority. david: i have to ask speaking of israel we have a bill coming up for spending on israel and ukraine, do you plan to vote for that bill or against it? >> we will see if the senate get secure and brings it to the house. we need to support israel and ukraine. i have been on the record about that read i support ukraine, russia, china and iran are not our friends they are enemies and working together to undermine the united states and our allies and we need to recognize that threat. david: is there enough checks and balances on the way our money will be spent in ukraine. >> absolutely there should be checks and balances, the administration needs to put forth a plan of how we will spend this money and how were going to successfully conclude the war in ukraine but to just walk away would be d

later in the show mazi pilip anr ethiopian jewish illegal immigrant who was an israeli idf paratrooper and she's running for congress in long island in a race tomorrow that is about securing our borders, what a bia race that is. by the way if anybody cares joe biden's budget itos borrowing us into bankruptcy, first up let's go o our own edward dorane? standing by at the white house. what is cooking down there. >> a lot happening at the white house trying to divert attention away from special counsel robert hur's report the challenges of mental fitness, democrats an officials are trying to counter the narrative in the report white house press secretary attacking the special prosecutor himself, listen. >> special counsel robert hur is a republican in a prosecutor. he's not a medical doctor. he it, is not. it is not for him to speak to ii is not.a meit's obviously a medical doctr to decide. >> i said the medical doctor is going to do a physical and put forth in the last two years a f detailed memo.nd >> so far we've not been able o talk with the presidents doctoro today the kerdy of jorda

trump called pilip a very foolish woman adding this. maga, which is most of the republican party, stayed home and it always will unless it is treated with the respect that it deserves. i stayed out of the race. i want to be loved. give us a real candidate in a district for november.

blamed pilip's loss on her lack of loyalty to him. he said that though he boasts an almost 99% endorsement success rate in primaries and a very good number in the general elections, "this very foolish woman didn't endorse me." >> maga, which is most of the republican party, stayed home, and it will always unless it is treated with the respect that it deserves. i stayed out of the race, "i want to be loved!" in quotes. not sure what that "i want to be loved" in quotes is, um...

but i just watched this very foolish woman, maasie melissa pilip receipt running in a race where she didn't endorse me and try to straddle the fence when she would have easily won if she understood anything about modern day politics in america. maga, which is most of the republican party, stayed home and it will always, unless it is treated with the respect that it deserves. stayed out of the race. i want to be loved in quotes >> give us a real >> candidate in the district for november. suozzi. i know him well, it can be easily we've beaten. not sure what

and political newcomer massy pilip is on the rise. as he faced an onslaught of attacks. but the migrant crisis visible even in this queens and long island district. >> he's the one who is responsible for the open border. >> it is forces tom suozzi to cut two ads defending himself. and holing a dueling event for action. >> she's on the conservative party line. >> and in an area, the dgop trid to tie him to an unpopular biden. >> we have to do a lot to overcome that. >> why is the democratic brand in trouble here? >> we have a problem with crime in the new york city it was very effectively weaponized by the republicans, immigration has become a hot button here. they're trying to tie me to the squad and saying that tom suozzi is a member of the squad. it is a far lefty. >> and what about joe biden. >> he's under water in hi district and so is donald trump. their an if unpopular candidate. >> would you want to campaign with biden. >> this is not where the president is going to campaign. >> wouldn't you think it would be helpful. >> i don't think donald trump would be helpful

trump called pilip a very foolish woman adding this. maga, which is most of the republican party, stayed home and it always will unless it is treated with the respect that it deserves. i stayed out of the race. i want to be loved. give us a real candidate in a district for november. suozzi can be easily beaten. the seat is up for grabs again in november. democrats say the win gives them momentum and provides a model how to talk about the border crisis. >> tom suozzi really talked about working with republicans on the border. he really had different message that we've seen. >> this loss means that republicans can only afford to now lose two defectors on party line votes in the house. >> bill: more on this coming up shortly with kellyanne conway. thank you, bryan llenas on the sidewalk of new york. >> dana: gop is turning up the pressure of garland to hand over the special counsel interview of biden by monday. they want the records for their own impeachment probe into biden. we have the latest as the deadline comes. >> the attorney genera

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new york's third congressional district, democrat tom suozzi defeated republican mazi pilip by nearly eight points. swansea will now replace the expelled criminally indulgent former congressman george santos, bringing republicans tight majority in the house down to six seats. you might think today after the party would be wondering where they went wrong after such a crushing loss in what was supposed to be a neck and neck type race. george santos won the same district by about eight points just over a year ago. instead republicans are defiant in their defeat. the chair of the new york republican party, ed cox, released a statement saying republicans will win this eaten of ember when the campaign resets to folks on joe biden and democrats disastrous open borders soft on crime policies rather than specific circumstances that brought about this special election. i have to say, the statement defines the difference between the two major parties. republicans approach each election with a kind of unbridled undeserved confidence. they believe the voters are with them. they think they represen

we also saw a republican pack supporting pilip, paying for plowing around republican heavy districtsbig as of a factor, and perhaps, democrats and republicans have feared. >> emily, as much as we try to draw inferences about the national presidential race in november, it's probably worth noting that neither trump nor biden was welcomed, if you will in this district as a surrogate, that endorsement was not something sought for by either republicans or democrats, is that right? >> that is exactly right. neither of the likely potential candidates is very popular here in this moderate sentence, independent kind of this year. suozzi make sure to keep is distant from biden. he asked the president to stay away. he was fundraising not too far away, but he certainly was not rallying for suozzi. mazi pilip in the final days reached out to trump and said that she would welcome his help, but he did not show up. they don't speak about trump, that the republicans from the state, unless reporters asked them directly about it. that could mean a lot in terms of what the presidential election in novem

recent polls show the two candidates republican pilip and suozzi are neck and neck.23 when he then stepped down for a failed run a governor. bettis republican george santos flipped the seat from blue to red. santos as we all know was later disgraced and expelled. but democrats are invested in suozzi if he wins their one seat closer to reclaiming majority in a house currently under republican control again by a razor thin majority. suozzi is a modern who touts himself as someone who can strike a balance between democrats and republicans on key issues. >> i will work across a party lines to solve problems to get things out. on.my opponent is a far right wg extremist we don't know our opponents position throughout the entire campaign should not debate, should not talk to the press brickwork so pilip i newcomer one a nassau bleachers edges literacy three years ago despite campaigning as a republican. pilip has been a registered democrat from 22 born in ethiopia she immigrated to israel. she is a donald trump supporter she even told fox today she would support the foreign

and i think it bodes well for mazi pilip. buy think she will win people are concerned about security at our borders, they're concerned about crime and they're concerned about inflation. and mazi on the right side of those issues, tom suozzi is with joe biden and joe biden is making people suffer throughout the united states, especially here in the third congressional district. >> you no mazi pilip from her time in the county legislature, i do wonder what your responses to some of the criticisms that are incoming for her that she's a bit unknown. i know that works for some people but not to mention she is continues to be a registered democrat >> yeah. well, maasie votes republican. i can tell you that she's like ronald reagan. she initially was a democrat and then she found that her party was drifting too far. the left and she became a republican in practice she never got around to changing or registration, but that's not what it's important. it's the way you vote. and on the county legislature, she voted with me to add 200 ne

but despite strong early voter turnout, swansea and pilip both offered free rides to the polls.se worried about the snowy weather. this election is about saving our country. the race's outcome could be a preview of what's to come in the fall. pilip and ethiopian-israeli immigrant has hammered suozzi and president biden over the migrant crisis, calling for more border control. meanwhile suozzi has framed the race around abortion rights, the centerpiece of biden's reelection campaign. >> if you want change, if you want someone who's going to fight for bipartisanship, people working together, then vote for me. >> if pilip wins, she'll add another vote to the republicans slim majority in the house. it's a much needed vote as house republicans focus on a border deal and on impeaching biden's homeland security secretary, alejandro mayorkas, republican, are set to vote on the issue for a second time tuesday night, which pilip says she supports. >> he failed to protect our border. the reason why we have this migrant crisis is because of him. today's election winner will hold the congres

joining us now new york congressional candidate mazi pilip.ng message as you take on tom suozzi in this district that they say is too close to call? >> today is all about doing the right thing. all about securing our border. all be being tough on crime and supporting law enforcement. it's all about improving our economy. this is opportunity for the third congressional district resident to vote for me. and to send a message to swayze, his time is over. he created this mess, the border crisis. he opened the border and as a result, we are facing a border crisis, which we have to take care of as soon as possible. >> brian: are you worried about the weather? if the weather closing schools and the voting in the schools. do you worry that people are getting the message that they can't vote? >> no. i'm not worried because the issues are so important, i know the third congressional district residents will do everything to come out to vote because it's so important. >> this seat is about saving our country. >> brian: so he outspent you two to one. how d

many saw mazi pilip as george santos 2.0 - many saw mazi pilip as george santos 2.0 — she was a part—timeue hanging over all of this was immigration, and you have many pundits coming out now saying that tom suozzi has handed the democrats the playbook for how to deal with immigration, which will be a sore point forjoe biden. we saw in december a record number of migrants coming over the border, once a far—away issue for new yorkers, it is now a day to day concern for theirs, how the country will deal with this influx. so what we saw there from tom suozzi was him saying immigration is notjust a republican issue, but an issue all americans care about and he wants joe biden to do more. so all these issues intertwined, and nevertheless it is a special election so it could play out different.— play out different. thank you so much. now it was a story you might have missed — a british student who is taking 28 �*a' levels. yes, 28, it's insane. manoor cheema has been talking to bbc radio's today programme. i just didn't want to narrow down my choices, and i think if i had done four a—levels, i w

mazi pilip came out and said i'm against that bipartisan bill.e said, know would go in and negotiate more for it. i would get involved there he was by himself, mazi pilip was with the republican establishment. he wanted to tell everybody i'm going to do my own thing when i get there i'm going to look to get things done. that was a message. also, abortion very much a message. he says i am -- i'm pro-choice. these republicans are looking to put a national law together banning abortion. so, he didn't run from that. he ran like a moderate. he ran from jobe. which is nuts, because in 2020 joe biden won that by 8. >> ainsley: right. right. >> brian: almost three years later i don't know who is president. >> ainsley: 2022 santos won by 8 points. >> brian: he poisoned the well. he embarrassed the people who voted for him that he is such a fraud. >> ainsley: suozzi could be sworn in tomorrow in not tomorrow the end of the month. next week they take a break for presidents' day. his speech was interrupted. did you all see that last night? his speech was int

, lauren, you recently heard from the candidate from ms pilip. how does she feel about her chances tonight? >> yeah, i mazi pilip held a couple of small events, took some questions from reporters and her key message, jake, is get out and vote. she made it clear her campaign is offering rides to folks who may not cut feel comfortable getting out on the road. but she also was asked whether or not she was going to accept the results of this election tonight, no matter if she wins or not, here's what she said >> it is. we can have a the results. maybe tonight we're going to celebrate, if not the latest gonna be tomorrow morning. >> again, you will accept whatever comes in. >> absolutely will live >> in the united states that have big respect in our system is going to be great. so you know, i'm not here to fight with anybody. we did our job now of the voters, we're going to make that decision and we're going to respect that >> and perhaps one of the liability is for pylab is the fact that house republicans had been, been unable to do so. many of the t

his margin right now, about eight and a half points above mazi pilip the republican.k that the remaining votes counted here will be election day votes, folks who voted in polls. we know that in modern politics now, the vote by mail and a lot of the early voting tends to be more favorable. to the democrats. the same-day vote tends to be more favorable to republicans. we've seen that so we expect with the remaining vote that the pilip is going to -- but the suozzi total will kick -- to put this in some perspective, this district, a district, is one of fewer than 20 districts in the country that are -- it's a very particular type of swing district. in the 2020 presidential election, this district voted for joe biden the democrat by eight points and then, in the 2022 midterm election, it was george santos, the republican, one george santos won the district by a point, so we had the open question coming into tonight. was this going to look like 2022 all over again, a big knife or republicans in the third district, or was it going to look like 2020, when joe biden won hande

he defeated legislator mazi pilip to fill the remaining 11 months of santos' term. [ cheers ] >> suozzi represented the district for three terms before launching an unsuccessful bid for governor in 2022. his victory narrows the already-then republican majority in the house, and the race has been closely monitored for clues about suburban voter sentiment heading into the 2024 election campaign nationwide. >> we won this race, we, you won this race. [ cheers ] because we addressed the issues, and we found a way to bind our divisions. >> pilip conceded but promised to fight on. >> we are fighters. yes, we lost, but it doesn't money we're going to end here. >> santos was expelled after being charged with fraud, identity theft, and stealing from donors. >>> one person was killed and five others injured when a car crashed into an emergency room at a hospital in austin, texas. video from inside the e.r. yesterday shows the chaotic scene just moments after the crash. authorities say the driver of the car died, and five people in the lobby were hurt including a child to with life-threatening inj

that made it hard for mazi pilip, who is relatively a rookie on this big stage. republicans in nassau came out against santos. i don't think kevin mccarthy would have done this, laid out until the end of the term and let him get primaried. >> steve: democrats flipped a seat and now house speaker has a two vote cushion, three people say no, something fails. more on that throughout the morning. talk about the weather. janice dean forecasted yesterday would be snowy and it was. >> janice: and now it is gone. my friends from hong kong are here. you watch fox news? >> yeah, i love fox news. >> do you have favorites? >> hannity, "fox and friends," especially steve. i love him. >> say hi to your dad who watches, too. you are on a trip, democratic and florida. how was new york? >> i love it. >> janice: so awesome. look at the forecast, we had a lot of snow. bronx, 6.1 inches. central park, 3 inches. another shot for snow in the weekend. heavy rain along the coast and mountain snow. tossing back to steve or everyone? steve has fans here. >> hi, steve. >> it is everybody.

pilip said she supported him, invited him to the district, and dismissed the criminal charges againstlitically motivated. >> he's welcome to help me if he can come to help me, i will appreciate that i will support trump >> but if he's convicted, would you still support him? >> again, i don't want to -- even if he he was great president he did great things. >> do you have the same concerns about his efforts to overturn the election, being charged -- >> i can't -- i -- i know that he didn't commit any crime they are politically motivated as i said again, he's going through the process right now. this is again the same people who politically motivated, trying to run after him. it is such a dangerous thing for our country, we have to stop it. >> seth: so she said all the charges were politically motivated, an argument that did not work, and here's why trump has been charged 91 times. if you're charged once or twice, maybe you can say it's politically motivated or you're wrongly accused. not 91 times it's like if you went on a date with someone who says they're divorced or twice divorced.

so he is a known entity coming up against relatively unknown mazi pilip. and so there's all of these competing factors here's that makes it one complicated to read too much into the results of this election. but also has allowed really the national politics of immigration to fill the void. keep in mind suozzi was out early on trying to put democrats on the offensive when it comes to immigration we'll see how successful it wasn't that >> yeah. and he's not alone. he has been very sort of trying to be very tough on immigration. in fact, i want you to listen to some of the ads that new yorkers are seeing. pretty much anytime they turned on their television, anytime they open their phone. i mean, these ads are everywhere in new york let's let's watch >> tom suozzi rolled out the red carpet for illegal immigrants and kick ice. had of nassau county, the illegal immigrants arriving the bus load. >> why >> because tom suozzi repeatedly weakened america's borders spin hearing a lot of nonsense blaming tom suozzi for the migrant problem greeley as the left pushes to

if you can't actually not see them here in new york, if you were on any of the local stations, pilip and suozzi, both i'm putting their viewpoints on the other out, immigration has come up again and again and again. is that the big issue or are there others that are really being wrangled here and you have been around the block and you know, this district well it is a big issue, in part because there's a little piece of this district that's in new york city. and that little piece of new york city in this district happens to include one of the sites where migrants are staying and so it's been a legitimate part of this campaign, not just because as a national grace, they're reflecting the national discussion about borders and immigration. but because it's a real live issue, it's not just somebody's imagination and so it has been the number one issue for maasie pilip. it's in every speech, it's in every ad, it's an every talking point, just about at a been a real challenge, i think for the democrat for tops yz to try and match that kind of energy because every time you turn on the news,

. >> john: pilip hammering souzzi on the issue. >> sandra: our political panel is standing by to reported rifts in the white house. >> john: aishah hasnie on a push to impeach mayorkas. >> sandra: and bryan with the snow behind you, bryan, a familiar sight to most of us who came in today. what impact will this nor'easter have on turnout there? >> well, hey, sandra, look, it's certainly not going to help voter turnout. the snow has stopped briefly at least, it's supposed to stop about 2:00. so far, about eight inches of snow have fallen on long island, and both candidates now concerned about that voter turnout are offering rides to voters to make their way to a polling location just like this one. we are going to walk inside of here. now in terms of voter turnout, to say it's been slow here is an understatement. there have been a total of five voters who have cast their ballot at this location in the last seven hours. the polls opened at 6:00 a.m., that's jack, the site coordinator, but told us they had a lot of people show up for early voting, including voters who said they expected the w

i also think what's interesting about mazi pilip she sort of tried to run part maga.one full maga she would have won. i don't think the long island suburbs are longing for a full maga candidate. but, you know, it's hard to -- i think one of the things i would say is that it does seem like the polls had it as very tight, and it was not a very tight race. santos, i mean it was called at 10:00. >> suozzi won by 8 i believe. democrats took a bit of a victory lap saying, look, we keep winning despite all doubts. twrou write about this is going to be the anxiety election. and polls suggest americans not really happy with their choice. there's a sense of dread how long ugly this campaign is going to be. there's particular anxiety in the prospects of another trump term. >> yeah, look, trump is not -- yesterday there was news of a deportation force that would go to blue states to take people out and do ideological tests about whether or not to deport them. this dystopian stuff, right? this country wasn't built on ideological tests. i think it's quite scary, but i do they think

his momentum behind suozzi or pilip? >> it's really hard to tell now. area boasted impressive ground game. this district has been turning red seat by local seat over the past year. as much as it might be a bellwether for november in the presidential election then, it may stand apart from other suburbs, affluent suburbs around new york state and around the country. >> can i just say, anecdotally, if i see one more commercial for these two, are some people almost being turned off by that? it's so much! they have saturated the airwaves, both of them. >> and you are going to see an ad on the super bowl tonight, a pro pilip campaign is going to denounce suozzi on some of his immigration stances, or at least the policies that the party is trying to align him with. the playbook for the republicans has to be to tie him very closely to president joe biden as much as suozzi cast some self as independent has rejected biden help in this race, but a couple more days on the airwaves. there's been a ton of spending. on the ground, some voters are, alex, turned off by

it is the same thing.>> republican candidate, mazi pilip, did take some questions for me when i met uph her. i should say that the county executive rejects the notion that mazi pilip is george santos 2.0 and called tom suozzi a liar for saying that. she does break the mold for many republicans in many ways. she's originally from africa. >> you were born in ethiopia and moved to israel when you were 12 and then came here.>> yes. that is the beautiful thing about my journey. even though i was born in a small village, at age 12 i went to israel and joined the idf. right after i earned my degrees. a degree at tel aviv university , and then, i came to this country about 17 years ago. we all work very hard. however, he gave me the chance to grow and the republican party gave me the opportunity to grow and learn about leadership. >> you are an observant jew. how does it affect your politics. >> the friday before shabbat starts, i take off and saturday i spent time with my family. but it is a day i spent time with my family and my children. we relax. >> it has been remarkable to talk to voters

. >> reporter: republican mazi pilip, an orthodox jew born in ethiopia, served in the israel defense forces and then emigrated to the u.s >> i know, there is one option this is mazi tom suozzi created this mess. >> reporter: democrat tom suozzi is a longtime fixture in long island politics, holding this congressional seat for six years before a failed run for governor >> she's santos 2.0. we don't know anything about her. >> reporter: whoever wins will replace disgraced congressman george santos, one of four republicans to flip congressional seats in the 2022 midterms, helping the party secure a narrow majority but then scandal hit "the new york times" uncovering lies santos told about his education and employment history, followed by a federal indictment santos pleaded not guilty to charges including wire fraud and theft of public funds. congressman, did you take campaign donations and use that money to buy expensive suits? >> no, i did not. >> reporter: after a blistering house ethics report, santos was expelled from congress now one of the top issues in the special election to rep

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until recently pilip had also tonight a pilip's win would adds to the sim majority for republicans in6:00 p.m. >> bret: wow, long day. we will have results when we get them. bryan, thanks. up next, the illegal immigration influx effects communities far away from the border. we will tell you about one and we'll take you there first, here's what some of our fox affiliates are covering tonight. fox 5 in new york as the suspect in last week's times square shooting appears in court. 15-year-old venezuelan illegal immigrant jesus alejandro figaro accused 6 hitting a tourist and firing at police. is he facing life behind bars. fox 5 in atlanta as funerals begin for the three georgia soldiers killed in that drone attack last month on a u.s. base in jordan. the first service was this morning for staff sergeant william jerome rivers at a church in suburban carrollton. and this is a live look at new orleans. fox 8 mardi gras 2024, fat tuesday is the last day of the carnival season which began january 6th. tomorrow is ash wednesday, the first day of lent. that's tonight's live look outside the be

pilip is ethiopian born. >> desantis 2.0. same nontransparent phony baloney. just trying to get votes instead of saying what you think. i'm saying the same stuff i've been saying for my entire year in politics. >> they were trying to break me, viciously attacking me. but guess what? a former idf soldier you cannot break. >> santos was expelled from congress in december after being charged with multiple counts of fraud and stealing from donors. >>> and now to the war in gaza. president biden is pushing for a six-week pause in fighting as part of a new hostage deal, and he's sending cia director william burns back to cairo today to continue the negotiations. meanwhile we're getting a better look at the daring raid to rescue two hostages in the southern city of gaza. ian lee joins us. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. over the past few months, we've seen most of gaza's population flee to the southern part of the territory along the egyptian border, but there are growing concerns about their fate as israeli troops push south. a warning as it threatens to inva

pilip understands that. select she's literally saying i am pro- life and i am pro-choice, as her position on abortion. >> she actually doesn't want to say the actual words, i am pro- choice, because that could hurt her forever in the republican party and she's trying to spray that lent a little bit. she doesn't want that soundbite. >> oh, it's for her a future. >> she has aspirations. she wants to go places and this is her first steppingstone. >> she still won this thing, this is now the sort of cutting edge of republican messaging. i am pro-life, and every woman should get to choose if they have an abortion. right? this is what she's saying? >> yes. she's a mother of seven so she doesn't want to eliminate religious voters or people with a lot of children. so she's playing both sides. she's like, you can choose whatever you want to do, and she doesn't support a national abortion ban -- >> she says? that >> she says. >> we'll see. one of the things -- why this will be so highly watched, there is a very thin m

pilipuli, the first version of pilipuli is part of our surname, our surname is pilipchuk, that is, pilip and uli, that is, this name sounds quite interesting, look at our belarusian winter, all its little details, all the details, some so beautiful that it takes your breath away, some of them are different. but together they are one whole, together they are harmony, looking at them, you feel aesthetic pleasure, you feel that belarus is closer, the lord leads every person. this door, she remembers everything, you see, she here is the old, old, old, old gate , they will be green, now they are brown, but they remember everything, everything, and they received everyone here when the monastery was closed, i was little, my mother and i came up, like knock-knock -knock, mom knocked, the monks opened the door and we went in there. my childhood memory imprinted , of course, when i was 5 years old, there was a well here, they were drawing water, my mother went to confession, to communion, and the nuns left me here, and i will never forget those eyes of that nun and that kindness and that warmth th

paul: and pilip opposed that a bill. you think that helped. handled the migrant border issue, a template for other democrats on that issue. >> yeah. i think as kyle mentioned, he's a seasoned politician, and he's pretty good with to have that answer -- good to have that answer. i don't know that other democrats are capable of doing that because he was a centrist. you know, one thing about that district, new york 3rd, one of the wealthiest in the world, the wealthiest in new york, it's a democrat district. santos won only for a brief period because the opponent democrats put up then was more progressive. they want a centrist, and santos went right down that lane. and i think his opponent this time was weaker. out of inexperience, but i don't think she was capable of standing up to him. paul: she wouldn't even talk to the press. she wouldn't talk to our reporter. [laughter] so trump blamed pilip -- >> yeah. paul: -- and and said, that was your fault. she made the mistake of not endorsing me for president, meaning trump for president 2024, and th

republican pilip rallied and had big names with her. stefanik and lee zeldin and pete king who represented long island for 30 years. a win by pilip could underscore the border crisis to win back suburban voters for republicans and add another vote to their slim majority in the house. >> we need a strong majority. this seat is so important to have effective government. we don't have that now. this victory is a big one and it will also empower more republicans to be involved in making sure that we are going to have both houses in control. >> democrat tom suozzi had a campaign stop this morning. he has distanced himself from president biden. he is running as a moderate centrist someone promising bipartisan solutions. a win could provide a formula for democrats to win in spite of biden's low approval ratings. >> the bottom line is biden is not popular nor is trump. they're both not popular in this district because people are concerned about the extremism of our politics in the united states of america. >> the winner of this special election

turning to biden's border policies, the republican mazi pilip locked in a dead heat according to thesiena college report, the slight lead in margin of error but on the migrant crisis. the republican candidate leads by nine points and she joins me now. mazi, good to see you. how will you use that issue as an immigrant yourself to push yourself over the edge tomorrow, given how tight this is? >> of course. you know, the main issue is the border crisis that biden created. it is really a big concern especially for the tenth congressional district. as an immigrant i came to this country legally and my husband was born in this country legally. my husband went to school and he is a doctor. we are living the american dream. we came to the country to live the american dream. it has to be done correctly. under biden, they opened the south end border and created this mess. it is a big mess up a national crisis. and how claiming that would like to go back to d.c., we know is not capable. he failed us big time. the national security -- and tomorrow -- >> laura: mazi, what he is trying to say now