quinnipiac 70% say yes.d and they see the headlines and the folks getting off the buses every day and see the demands now on behalf of the men who are migrants where they are being told to live or be housed temporary and they're saying we aren't going to have that. >> dana: they did have to go. they have now vacated the hotel. interesting washington, d.c. doesn't seem to be understanding what new yorkers are feeling. watch this from the border hearing yesterday. >> they're encouraging illegal immigration, inviting people to come here. >> we sat down with the secretary and gave him a 16-point action plan to share to look at what we thought were common scenes human tear and national security objectives built within it. never heard back. i asked the secretary where the plan was and what they would do with it. he asked me what plan? >> an absolute dereliction of duty. >> dana: first hearing on the border crisis yesterday. house republicans slamming the administration. louisiana republican mike johnson joins us n

good high quality polls that were national polls that came out in the last few weeks, one from quinnipiacou see one with trump with just a five point lead, but desantis is all the way up to 36%. you see another one, monmouth, and look at haley and pence. way back. way back. and i think this is the thing -- there's all this thought, you know? all oh my god, these candidates are going to get in, it might split the anti trump vote. right? this is something we saw in 2016. but here's the thing i want to tell you, anderson. if you take one thing away from me, it is this. >> i don't want to take one thing away from -- you >> if you want to take one thing -- i hope you want to take two or three things from the, to be honest. but either way, if you are to take one thing away from me, the anti trump vote this year is not split as much as it was in 2016. desantis at this point, you know, at 36, 33% vote -- if you look, at, essentially, this point, three months after trump declared during his 2016 bid, the top leading candidate was, in fact, been carson, who is only at about 17% of quinnipiac's poll

one from quinnipiac and one from ma moth. you see desantis up to 36%.way back. there was all this thought, oh, my god, all these candidates will get in and it might split the anti-trump vote, right? but here is what i want to tell you, anderson. if you take one thing away from me, it is this. >> i want to take one thing. >> i hope you want to take two or three things away from me. but either way, if you take one thing away from me, it's that the anti-trump vote this here is not split as much as it was in 2016. desantis at this point with 36%, 33% of the vote, it is a list essentially at this point three months after trump declared during his 2016 bid, the top leading candidate was ben carson who was only 17% in quinnipiac's poll. at this point much higher. >> what happens when you see them one-on-one? >> you see desantis jump out ahead. donald trump at 40%. so i think the idea essentially is if, in fact, ron desantis gets into a one-on-one with trump, that's major trouble for the former president. >> is there evidence that trump is no longer as popular

the latest quinnipiac poll shows a majority of americans support the student loan forgiveness plan? it is a lingering looming cloud of worry and anxiety for soul. many americans and andrew. the justices are expected to release their decision by june. now student loan repayments remain on hold until their ruling comes down. andrew faith thank you in the aftermath of the toxic train derailment in ohio transportation secretary pete buttigieg is now calling for all major rail companies to join a voluntary whistleblower program. it allows employees to confidential you confidentially . report dangerous situations, but buddha judge says no major freight company currently participates in the program, including norfolk southern, which is responsible for the ohio derailment. norfolk southern says it already operates a similar program on its own. now to the explosive new legal filing in the case against fox news channel stemming from false claims about the 2020 election chairman rupert murdoch is now acknowledging some of the network's most famous stars endorsed false claims about election fra

but the latest quinnipiac poll shows a majority of americans support the student loan forgiveness plan. roughly one in six adults carry some debt. collectively according to the federal reserve. americans owe more than $1.6 trillion in student loans, many hoping the justices will allow biden's plan to move forward. it's not everything, but it would certainly help a lot and relieve a lot of that burden and andrea luis, lower courts have decided or have actually cited with the states, but it's unclear at this point how the justices will rule . in the meantime, though, advocacy groups want the biden administration to start considering backup plans in case it loses. andrea alright, faith. thank you. the removal of toxic waste will resume today at the site of that train derailment in east palestine, ohio. it imiigas complained that norfolk southern railroad was sending the contaminated shipments to their states. the e p a now says the waste will be sent to disposal sites within ohio. all of this is great news for the people of east palestine. and the surrounding community. because it means t

the latest quinnipiac poll shows 53% of americans approve of the plan while 43% are against it. like masters graduate lissa pettenati, the mother of three wants the courts to permanently end biden's plan. she borrowed $80,000 and says she paid it off within seven years. and others should do the same. >> did anybody help you pay them off? >> nope, i paid them. because that's how i was raised. i mean, i was raised that you get an education and you get a job. >> reporter: the first challenge to biden's plan is led by a group of republican-led states that won their case in the lower courts. they call the program an illegal abuse of power and a $430 billion dollar giveaway without congress' consent. the second challenge involves two borrowers who say they were unfairly denied relief under the program. but now, it's in the supreme court's hands. >> especially if you're low income, first generation, sometimes a debt that you will have to take on can affect you and your family for years to come. >> the white house says of the 26 million people who have applied for the program, the gover

we have a new quinnipiac poll. 70% of voters believe that the big apple is in a crisis with the influx of migrants as well as crime. 82% believe it's the federal government's responsibility to handle all of these migrants and then on crime 39% say they feel less safe in the city compared to last year. meanwhile city officials removing dozens of migrants camped outside of the watson hotel on the west side, refusing to relocate to the a shelter. the men have been moved and sent to brooklyn cruise terminal while women and children were allowed to stay in the hotel. joining us for all hot topics, liz peek. liz, you were telling me a story of your friend in new york city. >> went into a high-end retail store on madison avenue and while she was in dressing room someone came in and lifted 25 handbags and walked out and the problem is nobody calls the cops anymore. i was in grocery store and guy walking around and picked up stuff and no one turned a hair. it's pretty extraordinary and unconscionable because it is hurting everybody. all consumers are paying the price tag for this the because th

the quinnipiac poll, many think it is a crisis for new york city, according to a new poll. the poll numbers, 70% say it is a problem, 25% say it is not, they are only having a problem now that it is at their front door. what did people expect? did they think this wasn't going to filter to their home state? it is all 50 states now, some form of migrant issue in all 50 states right now. >> todd: that 25% that say it is not a crisis, they are responsible, they have forced mayor eric adams previously to say things like we'll remain a sanctuary city and encourage people and that puts mayor eric adams in a tough bind. this is not working out, we can't handle 40,000. >> ashley: and billions of dollars. >> todd: we can't handle it. it is the fault of the 25. what are their priorities? what vision do they have for the city? do they want it to go back to the grimy old days in the '70s, when this place was horrible? that is not what i want. i want to take my kids into the city, i want the city to be a functioning economic engine. it is not that right now. activists are encouraging hom

yes don't like to puch too much stock in one poll at real clear politics, a quinnipiac poll came outis leading. so this is a concern -- >> neil: that could signal something. but i did want to focus on maybe the strategy on the part of the other can did thinking on running to go ahead and position themselves as superior to the other so-called alternatives to donald trump. i got a sense of that when i talked to mike pompeo this past weekend. i want you to react to this. this is to the former secretary of state that seems to be contemplating a presidential run. >> as you know, nikki haley announced she's running for president. there's a challenger for donald trump. you've been contemplating running yourself. what is the timeline on that? >> still working my way through it. the fact that ambassador haley got in, that's great. everybody is welcome to make their case to the american people. next couple months, neil, susan and i will figure our way through and will continue to pray and figure it out. late spring, early summer we will have sorted our way through it. >> neil: susan, how many

former president trump at 40; however, quinnipiac has another polled a a couple more people in the mixblicans have an acute p dilemma. in a straight up matchup desantis would beat trump according to most of the polls in the crowded field trump could do what did he in 2016 when he won primary after primary with less than half vote. from trump's point of view the more candidates in the race the merrier. we are back with our panel. hugh, he said as much. he has put out statements on truth social sayings the more the merrier when nikki haley got. in you talked to the former president. where does his mind sit? >> i think he is looking forward to a large stage full of combative would be presidents about whom he is willing to compare and spar with. governor desantis does have that book you mentioned coming out, bret, the courage to be free. that follows memoirs by vice president pence and secretary pompeo and ambassador haily. i expect chris sununu to get. in it's going to be a very talented field but donald trump knows how to work a debate stage and how to work a republican primary. i think

joe biden beats donald trump, which is a quinnipiac number. choose as a 2024 gop nominee. this is a monmouth poll that came out last week. desantis 53, trump 40. what do you make of the early movement of the desantis team here? >> he had the best mid-term results. he won florida by 19%. democrats admit we don't have florida on the board anymore. the idea that we're going to make florida blue again is in the abyss. that's his popularity. watching him try to figure out how do i react to the nicknames. he got me ball run for a few minutes. when does he announce? he also has a lot of work to do. he's running a huge state. he has to make sure he's there for every bit of that legislative session and make sure he has a good run to record on. making sure he comes to new york makes a lot of sense. as much as democrats don't want to admit it, we lost four seats because of the crime issue. lee zeldin got within four points of kathy hochul because of crime. republicans have not sealed the deal on it. in the mid-term, we talked about is the border going to

he's right now polling right behind donald trump in the latest quinnipiac poll. certain kind of mean they like. they like the fact he's going after black history and you know attacking black people is sort of the easiest way to get on first base with the maga faithful, which we knew donald trump did as well. what do you make of the fact he seems to be putting the whole weight of his appeal on attacking black people and brown immigrants and gay people and trans people? >> ron desantis is tapping into the blood stream of a party that wants to take america back 50 years and he's refusing to show leadership and suggest let's look toward the next 50. there's no other way to approach this. often overlooked is one of the first things he did is eliminate majority minority districts. of the 20 people he arrested, 17 or 17 were african american. he is somebody that now has attacked african american education, he's attacking any type of liberal arts education as he just did at new college in the sarasota area. it's a dangerous move. donald trump was uniquely dangerous becau

well, if it is to lay the ground work for a presidential run, quinnipiac says he's be vying for toughining me from chicago is shaq brewster, what's he saying to these police unions? >> that schedule that you mentioned, it certainly resembles or mirrors what you would see out of a presidential candidate. his team is saying that's not what this trip is about. this is essentially about recruiting and setting a clear pro law enforcement message. i'm told that his speech in chicago, as you mentioned coming up in about an hour or so will mirror what we heard this morning where we heard him talk to new york law enforcement and also philadelphia law enforcement saying essentially your cities aren't protecting you. they're not valuing your service. so come to florida where we do it right. he talks about things like the signing bonus for officers who are newly employed in florida. i want you to listen to the message he has been touting in the democratically run cities. >> why is crime is a big issue in new york or chicago or all of these other places? the reason why you have what you have in so

amna: more than half of them say other than former president donald trump, according to a new quinnipiacpoll. susan: go for it. if you could beat donald trump, i'll be happy. amna: while she is the first republican to challenge trump for the nomination, others are expected to join theray, with florida governor ron desantis, former vice president mike pence and south carolina senator tim scott, among those weighing a campaign. sen. scott: i'm tim scott. amna: scott, who was first appointed to the senate by haley 10 years ago, also found himself in the palmetto state spotlight. sen. scott: the story of america is not defined by our original sin. the story of america is defined by our redemption. amna: delivering a black history month speech to the charleston republican party last night. and testing themes that could be part of an eventual presidential campaign. sen. scott: listen, i understand being trted as a second-class citizen because of the color of my skin. i refuse, i refuse to be treated as a second-class citizen because of the color of my party. i'm not playing that game twice. am

quinnipiac poll, this is from february 14th, trump 42%, desantis 36%, haley five ascent, pence for, pompeothis point particularly doesn't have a ton of weight. my colleague nick cohen talked about how desantis at this point in the race is not like some other challenge. we should think of him as someone's coming in with top tier level stardom in a race, that translates to money, name recognition, the ability to wait as the race develops. which is certainly a luxury that desantis will have. but what he's trying to do in a subtle contrast way is that you can get donald trump the president without donald trump the personality, without donald trump the rockies, without donald trump the mess. and so, what he is trying to do is lean into a governance, subtle strategy. where if you feel the country is moving in the wrong direction, culturally, and you have wokeness or the like, you can still vote for this person. but you can do it without having a porn star scandal at the same time. >> [laughter] excellent. how do you say it, some people like that. >> there is a graveyard somewhere full of republi

arthel: so now, kaylee, i want to look at this quinnipiac poll of 2024 prospective candidates, this isparty id. republican and leaning republican. trump, 48%, 24%. desantis, 31%, 50%. haley, 4%, 7%. pence, 3 and 5%. pompeo with, 4 and 4%. does nikki haley have political staying power in this 200 the presidential race -- 2020 presidential racesome. >> i don't think she does. and to be honest, this is sort of what we've seen. we've seen this with every hypothetical primary lineup up until this point, desantis is the only one who carries any weight next to donald trump. and so this is what i would advise candidates who are considering entering the 2024 race: enter the race, make the field as big as you can. let's have a competition, a debate over these ideas, but coso with the understanding that if you want to beat donald trump and if the party wants to move on from him as the next leader, there needs to be an understanding that they are going to need to drop out and rally around the most viable candidate. right now that's desantis. that could change. it's still a long ways away. but cert

you've got a big concern with democrats about kamala harris, a quinnipiac poll showed just 5% of republicans nikki haley. so it begs that she'll like that, nikki halo. it begs the question. do you think gender is a factor? >> i think it plays differently when republicans than it does with democrats. i also think when you look at the fact that she's a woman of color, that is also something that's very interesting about her campaign and the way she's launched her campaign. she has really spoken to the exceptionalism that she is. she talk about being raised in a south carolina town divided by race, but rejecting that part that plays into our nation's structures. that will be interesting. >> just a quick word from you on the gender? >> one of the things with gender that you see is particularly republican women, they have to try and show both toughness, but also approachability and you see them try and straddle that line, right? you remember sarah palin talking about being a hockey mom or sarah sanders, the governor of arkansas talking about her kids. how that plays in a field of men, we have to

take a look at the latest from quinnipiac. you look, he is 42% for former president donald trump. and then 36% for governor ron desantis, not far behind. he has not even running yet. and haley, a dismal 5%. listen, she is still third. she still has a lead on. pence these are still early, early days, but i think those polling numbers are so telling here, because she is trying to be careful. she is the first republican to challenge trump, something she originally said she would not do. remember, he is also her former boss. she was the united nations ambassador under the trump administration, and so she has made comments about the need for a competency tests for any candidate over the age of 75, both president biden and former president trump, both are over the age of 75. she has been really careful not to attack trump by name. in fact, in an exclusive interview with craig melvin, she spoke very highly of her former boss. >> i think he was a good president. i think there were a lot of policies he did the i agreed with. there was

according to a new quinnipiac university poll, trump is the top choice among republicans and republicanon desantis comes in second with 36. former south carolina governor nikki haley comes in a distant third with 5%. we should note haley and trump are the only two declared candidates at this point. former vice president mike pence and former secretary of state mike pompano each have 4%. no other republican got more than 2%. meanwhile in a hypothetical general election matchup, polling shows the race between trump and president biden is neck and neck. biden gets support from 48% of registered voters while trump has 46%. that's within the margin of error. joining us now the co-founder of punch bowl news, our friend anna palmer. she is an msnbc contributor. good morning, great to see you. let's start with the polling and then we'll get to senator fetterman. certainly those numbers suggest a two-way race, a tight one between donald trump and governor desantis. but who should be feeling better about those numbers? because it occurs to me it's a pretty strong showing for governor desantis con

. >>> we've got new numbers for you, quinnipiac is out with some striking early fault lines in the gopws that the potential 14-way race is as of now still looking a lot like a two-way race between donald trump and ron desantis who has not made any official announcement. trump leads with those who are very conservative, and whites without college degrees, while desantis has republican leaders and whites with college deed of release. after the two of them, the person who polls best is nicky haley. best is relative. haley is trying to plant an early stake in new hampshire, fielding questions from voters at a number of town halls today, while also trying to dodge fresh attacks from her former boss donald trump. here she is in an exclusive with an nbc's craig melvin. >> when i first said i wouldn't run against him, afghanistan hadn't fallen, we didn't see the rise in inflation. we didn't see what was happening in our schools the way it was, and we didn't see the results of the midterms that we just had. it is time for a new generation of leaders. you shouldn't have to be 80 years old to get

. >> we got a new quinnipiac poll coming out, it shows trump leading with 42%, desantis gets 36%.ey is at 5%. obviously this was taken before she announced, although everybody knew she was getting in. at this stage of the game, do those polls mean anything? i mean, obviously history is littered with the names we can't remember of people who led in early polls, but do you take away anything from that? >> a couple of things. i'd be very remiss if i didn't remind everybody listening that we do not nominate presidents based on a national poll or even a national vote, right? you go through a series of defined state elections that will change those numbers. what it does show, i think, that is interesting in the lane that haley, desantis and others want to occupy is that that relative strength of trump coming into 2024 is probably and certainly discernibly less than it was -- has been at any point. it shows, two, ron desantis is an extraordinarily strong competitor at this point. all of these candidates is going to have to go through this process of running through this primary. >> which

. >> a new quinnipiac poll of voters say 63% of voters say new york city does not have the ability toovide sanctuary for the migrants. 83%, john, say it's the federal government responsibility to come in and help new york city pay for all this. price tag could be about $2 billion. john. >> john: the migrant crisis felt there in new york and here in washington, d.c., and across to capitol hill where jim jordan has a few things to say here in the hearing on biden's border crisis. listen in. >> met with president biden's transition team and went over all the current plans on the border to include what was working. i was told by his transition team, sheriff, we appreciate all you are doing, optimistic things were doing well on the border. they took over, that all changed. >> that's important, what you just said and i'm over time and then the gentleman from colorado. what you just said is important. you basically told the biden administration do this and we will have a secure border, the most secure in your 38 years of experience ins law enforcement. they said thanks but no thanks. >> they