>> when i first endorsed tim scott, i narrowed it down to nikki haley and tim scott. >> neil: something. wonderful state. when tim scott got out, it was an easy transition for me. they're from the reagan wing of the party. believe in a positive american vision a city on a hill. it was an easy transition. >> neil: so you're a northeasterner. >> i am. >> neil: you passed on chris christie. >> yeah. i want someone that can win. chris christie is in it to stop donald trump. he has -- nobody believes, not even he believes he can win. >> neil: i don't know about that. he believes he can. but that was not something in the offing. the pool is getting smaller with each and every debate. i don't know what the next one will look like. nikki haley is certainly getting the money and the support. we were chatting during the break about this. is she the latest flavor? what about this alternative to donald trump? what about this alternative to donald trump? >> the difference between a flavor of a month and when someone can win is when the party coalesces. when you have people like myself backing nikki

tim scott does a great player in south carolina politics. he will not be able to push the state in one direction or the other. it will be awful politicians on his part. >> there is something that we're seeing that is a little different from before. you have ambassodor nikki haley and ron desantis hitting donald trump on january 6th. ambassodor nikki haley said that he refused to stop the attack. she could do more to hit him on that. but this is an interest thing that we're seeing. do you think it will make a difference? >> they could have done more a long time ago. they could have taken the gloves off against donald trump early on in the campaign. but they were caution about that. they didn't want to face the wrath of electricity. maybe some of the former trump supporters will be able to pull off the trump voters. ambassodor nikki haley it is good that she's going after him on january 6th. she has not been as forceful as chris christie. she pushed back own donald trump for his rhetoric and his talks and economy. she pushed back would be how

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what influence do you think tim scott's endorsement would have on the race at this point? >> it is interesting because i think endorsements by and large haven't made a massive impact in this presidential race thus far. what i will say when it comes to tim scott is remember when he was in the presidential race, he had some of the highest favorabilities out of the candidates. so people like him. voters like him, donors like him. so that could matter when it comes down to the last few weeks of these primary seasons in some of the early voting states. particularly for nikki haley, it could help her in south carolina where trump still has a significant lead despite it being her home state. >> it could indeed. shelby talcott, thank you for joining us. >>> texas going where no other border state has gone before. with a new law that makes entering the state i will lilly illegally a crime in state law. >>> and temperatures are plunging, we'll have the latest forecast. >>> and a volcano erupting in iceland. we're tracking the lava flow. take a look at that. >>> search and rescue tea

marijuana possession because this president, even despite the obstruction from republicans like tim scott and others in congress on the george floyd act, he still went for it and found a way to get people relief with the authority in the power that he has. so, the big thing, jonathan, the president has always said, you have to finish the job. part of finishing the job is getting him and kamala harris reelected, but also getting people in congress, democrats who will move forward on the agenda that the american people and black folks want to move on. >> last question for you before i have to let you go. the story, the paper was about an extraordinary meeting at the white house to discuss support among black men. one, why was that meeting necessary? that specific conversation? is there a danger that black men either don't vote for biden but actually vote for donald trump? >> we know the contrast. the president often says, don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative. donald trump was a disaster for black america. we know it. we'll make sure that folks who forgot that, you

if hoe has a strong showing, he could get a momentum there. >> the tim scott message was a message of the republican party. it was optimistic, america's going to win, we can all do this together. these aren't those times. it's negative. everybody goes hard at each other and no holds barred. >> thank you, guys. we appreciate it. >>> former house speaker kevin mccarthy is waving good-bye to capitol hill, but he might not be leaving washington forever. if f what he wants if trump wins in in 2024. >> the federal government takes quite a step to o curb t the su in migigrants s along the south border.. we'll tetell you whahat happene there.e. i'm a little anxious, i'm a little excited. i'm gonna be emotional, she's gonna be emotional, but it's gonna be so worth it. i love that i can give back to one of our customers. i hope you enjoy these amazing gifts. oh my goodness. oh, you guys. i know you like wrestling, so we got you some vip tickets. you have made an impact. so have you. for you guys to be out here doing something like this, it restores a lot of faith in humanity. >>> if it seems li

he was the chairman when tim scott was running for county council here in the low country.ry is very influential. he's not a lot of people through the years. it came as no surprise that he appeared alongside the former president at the game on saturday. within hours to -- after trump making his bid official, mcmaster was giving him his endorsement. if we go back to 2015 and 2016 when governor mcmaster was lieutenant governor mcmaster, he was actually one of the first statewide elected officials in the country to endorse donald trump and had the pleasure of introducing him at the rnc later that year. so henry and donald's relationship goes way back. in many ways, that appearance together on the home field was a punctuation point in their relationship. >> how is it that they were on the field? they literally got on the field. mcmaster was a key player. >> according to reporting done by my excellent colleague, we found out that it was governor mcmaster who had requested this special moment at the 50 yard line for the former president and himself to stand and waved to the crowd

matt gorman, former senior advisor to tim scott and tim hogan spokesman for hillary clinton join me now. 14 buses in one day in new york is ridiculous. at this point abbott is sending the buses here trying to send a message to democratic cities and we get it. new york city and other cities are now suffering and innocent civilians are suffering. families with children are suffering. who needs to take the blame here? which of you will agree with me, it's the biden administration. who else could you possibly point the finger at? >> i will go. they want to be sanctuary cities until the consequences of being that is on the table. this has been happening for years at the border. until these blue city mayors who talked about this in theory actually got a taste of what's going on down there, they actually started raising alarms and talking to their leader of their own party, joe biden, about what the crisis is. look, i was down there a couple months ago with tim scott. it was eye opening. down in the yuma sector you have hospitals, housing, police all strained for years because of this. they re

he was the chairman when tim scott was running for county counsel. he is very influential. he has known a lot of people through the years. it also came as no surprise that he appeared alongside the former president at the game on saturday because within hours after trump making his bid official last year, henry mcmaster was giving him his endorsement. if we go back in time when governor mcmaster was lieutenant governor mcmaster, he was one of the first statewide elected officials in the country to endorse donald trump and have the pleasure of induced raising -- introducing him at the rnc. their relationship goes way back. that appearance together on the home field was kind of a punctuation point. >> they were on the field. >> mcmaster was a really key player. we found out it was actually governor mcmaster who requested this special moment at the 50 yard line for the former president and himself. my understanding is that is a little bit in contrast from what we saw in the state rivalry game. trump was in the crowd waving. it did prompt a lot of cheers, but you can hear scatt

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little bit were getting word that doug burgum has suspended his campaign following the likes of tim scott also ended the campaign, fewer and fewer and growing pressure on those still in, chris christie included. with not a single person has yet to vote. it is weird. it is but we get to see the calls grow certainly whether that is after the next debate or whether it's after iowa and if desantis does not do well and if we pressure and chris christie is not a fan of donald trump and neither is nikki haley but at the same time a lot of republicans want one alternative not desantis, christie or haley, there could be pressure from the anti-trump wing for people to drop out to make it a two-person race. neil: we talked about it recently the idea of the power of endorsements. of course ron desantis has the backing of the evencommunity by and large its leadership, certainly in iowa he has the support of the governor of iowa. it's not helping them, pulls in that state he has to win it and you told me there were rumblings and they know they have to win it then you had 70 like nikki haley who gets ch

i mentioned to you that for me my candidate was tim scott. i'm hoping tim scott is a v.p.on the policies of the current administration we definitely need a change. the republican candidate definitely has my vote. [applause] >> lawrence: thank you so much. >> lawrence: as you can see, by the way this woman is brave, because this diner is dominated by trump supporters in here. [laughter] >> lawrence: but the former president is watching this show, as he does every morning. and they are asking -- she is asking if he could just be a little nicer. she likes the policies. but just be a little nicer, mr. trump. [laughter] >> lawrence: i will send it back to you guys in new york. >> steve: tis the season. thank you very much, lawrence. 10 minutes before the the top much the hour. moments ago lloyd austin arrived for a meeting with israel's defense minister. they are expected to discuss the next phase of israel's war against hamas. his arrival comes as u.s. officials say that the uss carney helped a chemical ship was that being attacked by houthi drones. there have been more than 1

and now that her former, her former contender comes also skilled in tim scott is out of the race, she definitely sees this as her home turf, not trump's. the latest also not shown all to much movementow here for former governor nikki haley the latest ones we've seen from university showed that trump still holds a very strong joties you with2% of likely republican primary voters. nikki haley jumped up to about 70% followed by ron desantis at 12. she is making that movement upward and we are seeing some serious movement here in her home state, but again that margin where sync between trump and the rest of the pack is so large that her team continues to say hey, it's a slow and steady race, where an a for the logo and we will keep, keep at that. we're trying to give one out one a time period when you see their strategies, specific strategies in south carolina, what are they like? >> nikki haley talks a lot about how this is home. i mean she talks a lot about growing up in south carolina. she leans a lot on her personal biography but now that we've seen thinks taking a turn particularly o

matt goreman, former communications adviser for tim scott for america and jen psaki host of "inside withsaki" and former white house press secretary. thank you all of you for being here. jeff, let me have you kick it off. you heard from those voters in michigan. two of them are undecided. >> yeah. >> how concerned should the biden campaign be? how concerned are they? >> there is legitimate reason for concern. it hinges on his ability to resurrect the electability from 2020. that coalition is softening and in some cases splintering. i think you could make the argument that the biggest hurdle this president faces is that democratic base voters in battleground states give him little marks for his handling of the economy and that's a conundrum, even as the economy gets stronger, historically low unemployment and high consumer confidence and inflation in the country is easing faster than other part of the world, there are other parts of the electorate that don't feel that and not seeing it. so president biden has to find a way to sell his agenda, to soften the discontent and the disillusionme

tim scott has decided to suspend his campaign for president.f you don't know who tim scott is, it's why he decided to suspend his campaign for president. [ laughter ] this is tim. [ applause ] >> jimmy: asking voters to paint him like one of their french girls. [ laughter ] he is gone now, and it's a shame. looking forward to seeing what weird way he'd sit next. [ laughter ] so with scott out, the remaining republican candidates are donald trump, ron desantis, chris christie, nikki haley, freddy kreuger, snidely whiplash, and a big mouth billy bass. i think. and on the independent side -- rfk jr. who is -- not only is he anti-vax, he is also apparently anti-socks. he was photographed strolling around barefoot on a food-covered airplane floor. it takes a special kind of psychopath to wear a belt but no shoes. [ laughter ] but this is how you build natural immunity. big pharma won't tell you to walk around barefoot on an airplane because there's no money in it for them. and then we have another unbalanced candidate. remember the qanon shaman? thi

senator tim scott of south carolina announcing suspending his campaign.th dakota governor doug burgum is now ending his presidential campaign and the rounding up nikki haley. she's cated for some of the more liberal moderate elements of the party. establishment republican party has more. >> former president donald trump, we're going to win the iowa caucuses. on big stage in alabama and for the first time. cwm news nation. from your local election headquarters. is big night. >> well, the stage is set and less than one hour for the republican candidates will make their case to be their party's nominee in the 4th gop primary debate. and this is a live look at the university of alabama in tuscaloosa. the site of tonight's showdown. >> welcome to debate night in merica. i'm dan mannarino and i'm shirley chan. this latest matchup between the republican candidatecomes 6 weeks before the primary contests begin starting with the iowa caucus. that's right. tonight. we're going to give you a full picture of where the race for the republican nomination stands ahead o

as i sat with senator tim scott in the front where, you know what moved me?hinking about 50 years prior been beaten simply because he wanted to register people to vote. standing up and introducing president obama, the president of the united states. i may be in a different party but i am an american. i had goosebumps thinking about how far we had come that john lewis walked on that bridge and that regardless you realize the change that had begun. the man who led it was right in front. i told the postmaster that he should have been dancing. that is the way that i knew john. people without relents that we had a pretty good friendship as michael will attest. i remember sometimes he would have me come and provide the word with him. i was fortunate. these groups had given it to everybody else. i asked john to be the one to present to me. i am proud and honored to call him a friend. everyone should strive to celebrate his incredible life and legacy and we should learn from it. fortunately, they enter. in fact, they are stamped on our hearts forever. john will be as

. >> and south carolina senator tim scott both bowing out even 2 months ago. the field looked a lot different than it does now. i think the field look different on caucus night than it does now. so it's a very dynamic situation. >> florida's governor ron de santis amid long-running criticism of a lackluster campaign is polling in second place and taking off a surge in momentum from former south carolina governor nikki haley. she just picked up the endorsement of the deep pocketed an influential koch network. >> gaynor hall. >> all right. let's get your check your 4 zone forecast tonight. taking a live look at the golden gate bridge. nice view there. we saw the fog sort of rolling in before looks like it's dissipated just a little bit out there at the golden gate, gayle ong. joining us now with a look at the forecast to go. >> hello, dan. yeah, we see some partly cloudy skies tonight. but i know is a cloudy start for your sunday, but we have some good news. we have sunshine in the forecast and some warmer temperatures heading our way for the start of the week.

but tim scott said it even better when he claimed is that uh that this is, this is the loan. it's going to get paid back. it's not just to supplement the arms dealers and there's that money, as you pointed out, flows back to us with these the ridiculous assertions of why it's good for america just to promote a war and, and ukraine the best for you can tell that the frank versus last traction is you're not saying the ukraine pans worn on politicians and people around the country anymore. they've been replaced by these really flags and, and perhaps the best education of, of the wednesdays was power. i think it was time magazine versus the year last year . this year is taylor swift. that's how much things have shifted away from ukraine . and i really don't even know who that is. okay. but anyway, i'm, i'm sorry, i don't follow that stuff. i the academy awards, but i don't, i'm interested in that kind of stuff. a scott is what is the plan now just life support just to get through the election cycle. i think you hit the nail on the head there. this is not about the security of the

so yeah, like all the money that we learned in europe after world war 2, but tim scott said it even better when he claimed is that the business, the business alone is going to get paid back. it's not just to supplement the arms dealers and there's that money, as you pointed out, flows back to us. we did these the ridiculous assertions of why it's good for america, just to promote a war and, and ukraine. the best for you can tell that the frank versus last traction is you're not saying the ukraine pans worn on politicians and people around the country anymore. they've been replaced by these railways legs and, and perhaps the best education of, of the wednesdays was power. i think it was time magazine versus the year last year . this year is taylor swift. that's how much things have shifted away from ukraine . and i really don't even know who that is. okay. but anyway, i'm, i'm sorry, i don't follow that stuff. i the academy awards, but i don't, i'm interested in that kind of stuff. a scott is what is the plan now just live support just to get through the election cycle. i think you hit the

our american stupid recalibrating, the bad decisions that i don't want to keep appear beating on tim scott. but he's also the one that tried to justify ukraine spending, not only because it was a loan, but also because it's really coming back us because all those weapons and munitions are buying or being bought from us. so it's really good for us to give hundreds of billions of dollars that we borrow from the chinese to the ukrainians of idols. that how you see it. this is a good thing is, is that, are people actually buying that spin right there, that we should give aid to countries because it's ultimately going to come back to us. and is it really coming back to us? yes, but it's got a you, you, us the best question to lead all the question interest and you said is, is there a point where a child or somebody would say this on their, this isn't the way to, to, don't know they're, they're, they're not a good uh, a good up, a bargain or a good them, but as long as we have the most efficient tax collection system we're, we just announced the world $80.00 a $100.00 or new agents out there whe

hopefuls dropped out before 2024 including vice president mike pence and tim scott and north dakota governor burgam. number five, the potency of abortion rights in a post-roe america more taken a year after the supreme court overturned roe vs. wade to help deliver victories for democratic candidates for offyear election years and voters in ohio passing a ballot measure to ensideline abortion rights insideline abortion rights. >>> and setting up a potential rematch with donald trump. >> it's time to finish the job -- finish the job. >> four more years! four more years! >> reporter: biden's bid for a second term is imperilled by low approval ratings and persistent questions about his age and his campaign leading on his legislative record and drawing a contrast with his 2020 rival. >> the extremist movement does not share our vision. >> reporter: and biden is expected to face little resistance in winning the party's nomination in 2024. drawing long-shot challenges from minnesota congressman dean phillips and author marianne williamson and several third-party candidates announced like robert ken

be fundraising in florida, we want to deep dive into all of this with our senior adviser on the tim scott presidential campaign, we should note the senator got out of the race, alec thompson is which -- with us, a political correspondent. i want to tell you about chris christie because he just barely with a very little time left squeaked into this debate, there is reporting in the new york times that some republicans are telling him to do what he did not do and get out of the race early, what are you hearing? >> i'm hearing he's not going to do that, you're absolutely right, he barely squeaked in, it's not clear he actually made it, he's definitely going to be on the stage, the actual guidance of who qualifies for the stage is a little ambiguous, they just said he did make it. with a lot of analysts as of last week, biden did not have the polling. just to give you an idea if there is another debate, he may not make it. as for him dropping out, i talked to his team and they have indicated they don't plan to, they even suggested he could stay until next summer. obviously, the campaign does

the same reports were made before the last debate about tim scott.hat he was not -- he did not appear to qualify. you know, politico an the other publications don't know exactly what is the rnc criteria is, don't know what polls they consider or don't. and so, i'm more than happy right now with where i'm situated. we're surging in new hampshire and we'll be on the stage in tuscaloosa. >> i know you dismissed nikki haley's rise there this primary. calling her soup of the day. a soup of the day moment. but you're still polling behind her in new hampshire. are you getting in way of haley who seems to of a better chance of taking on trump? >> i doann't know why you say she's got a better chance. if you look at polling over last few cycles, you know who is win the race in 2007 on thanksgiving, it was mitt romney. who was winning the race in 2011, it was newt gingrich and then it was ben carson in 2015. polling is very unreliable. and more unreliable by the day. i know what i'm reacted to on the ground. i was last night in concord, new hampshire, and we ha

hopefuls dropped out before the calendar turned to 2024, including mike pence, south carolina senator tim scottdakota governor doug burgham. number five. the potency of abortion rights in a post roe america. more than a year after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, abortion rights proved to be a galvanizing issue for democrats. >> we want to protect abortion access. >> reporter: helping deliver victories for democratic candidates in off-year elections in virginia and deep red kentucky, and voters in ohio passing a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. >> we did it! >> reporter: number four, joe biden announces his re-election bid facing significant political head winds, and setting up a potential rematch with donald trump. >> it's time to finish the job. finish the job. second term is in peril after low approval ratings and questions about his able. his campaign drawing a contrast with his 2020 rival. >> it's an extremist moment that does not share the basic beliefs in our democracy, the maga movement. >> reporter: despite hearing it from some democrats, b

donald trump get indicted and wonder why the polls didn't move, they didn't move because nikki haley, tim scott, ron desantis and most other republicans running against donald trump in theory instead of practice reinforce donald trump's messaging. if you don't give voters a place to go they're not going to anywhere. we're running out of time now. the iowa caucus in days not weeks or months. we're getting to crunch time. once we get past christmas, all bes bets are off at that point. >> always a pleasure to have you both on. >> thank you. >> thanks. >>> coming up, congress in action. sort of. the senate passed the sweeping defense spending bill overnight and the house is expected to take it up today. that's progress. what they are not doing as they head out of town for the holidays soon is anything on the fight on ukraine funding, border funding and boborder policy. deadlinenes loom andnd jet fuel in t the air. (♪♪) (♪♪) (♪♪) get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. >>> very soon, house lawmakers are going to be taking up the $886 billion defens

latest poll by the des moines register, it shows that trump went up whenever we had mike pence and tim scott went out. trump went up. >> we've seen candidates like nikki haley going up in the polls recently, the, as the field has winnowed. at some point, do you think it is the responsible thing to do to get out of the race if there's no reasonable chance you could be the nominee? >> sure. at the right time down the road, that should be on the table for every candidate. i'm in this for iowa. we're going to be going through the counties for two weeks. after january 2nd, we'll be engaged in the caucus. and that's the expectation that the voters will narrow the field. it shouldn't be the media and it shouldn't be the rnc. and it shouldn't be the polls that are trying to figure out what is happening. obviously, this is an unpredictable year. so i'm going to be there in iowa and we'll see where we go from there. people can go to asa 2024.com and they can make a difference making sure my voice is heard. >> all right governor asa hutchinson. thank you. >>> next, rudy giuliani files for chapter 11 ba

the calendar turned to 2024, including former vice president mike pence, south carolina senator tim scott, and north dakota governor doug burrgam. number 5, the potency of abortion rights in a post roe america. more than a year after the supreme court overturned roe vs. wade, abortion rights prove to be a galvanize ing issue for democrats. >> we want to protect abortion access. >> helping deliver victories for democratic candidates in off-year elections in virginia and kentucky, and voters in ohio passing a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. >> we did it. >> number 4, president biden announces his reelection bid facing significant political head winds. setting up a potential rematch with donald trump. >> it's time to finish the job. >> biden's bid for a second term is em perilled by low approval ratings and persistent questions about his age. his campaign leading on his record and drawing a contrast with his 2020 rival. >> the maga movement. >> despite weariness from some democrats, biden is expected to face little resistance in winning the party's nomin

including former vice president mike pence, south carolina senator tim scott, and north dakota governoroug burgum. number five. the potency of abortion rights in a post-roe america. more than a year after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, abortion rights proved to be a galvanizing issue for democrats. >> we want to protect abortion access. >> reporter: helping deliver victories for democratic candidates in off year elections in virginia and teadeep red kentucky. and voters in ohio passing a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution. >> we president biden announces his reelection bid facing significant plolitical head wins and setting up a potential rematch with donald trump. >> it's time to finish the job. finish the job. >> four more years. >> biden's bid for a second term is imperilled by low approval ratings. and trauing a contrast with riz rival. >> this movement does not share the believes in our democracy. the maga movement. >> despite weariness from some democrats, biden is expected to face little resistance in winning the party's nomination i

and that's a reason that tim scott didn't do as well because republican voters want someone who is going to use the sort of aggressive language not because you think they're all racist or believe these things on a deep level but because they take the language and think, okay, this is guy is going to have strict policies on these issues we care a lot about it. >> and given what we're seeing in washington and not seeing happen in washington when we look at immigration and how there's the attempt to tie it to the other funding and the push back from some democrats for president biden trying to make some sort of deal there, all of this just plays into it and ties it up with a bow for donald trump. >> it's interesting to see the dynamics of the border talks in washington play out. once some democrats and immigration add vvocates got a d of what was discussed, looking at the policies and saying this sounds like the policies considered under the trump administration, that we denounced at the time and don't support. but president biden when it comes to the border he is almost desperate for a dea

million, and then tim scott made budgeting decisions. up -- i should say the superpac ended up retracting its buys leading an embarrassing cycle for the campaign. maybe tim scott wasn't going to win anyway, but you saw the risk there for relying on a donor they thought was amazing. who did that happen to? donald trump and nikki haley. until the very end of the campaign with some of the donation she's gotten didn't see much support. you saw them praising her like jamie dimon saying good things about her. you've seen ron desantis say she's bought and an establishment candidate. there is no upside in having these donors talk so much about the candidates and i think coming from 2020 and watching democrats so closely it's an advantage for them. they don't have people that expect them to deliver exactly the message that they're delivering to cnbc on "squawk box" to these candidates because they have $20 million. >> talkative donors and it gives -- it gives trump a big opening to say -- >> yeah. >> -- each of these people are owned by establish

latest poll by the des moines register, they show that trump went up whenever we had mike pence and tim scott went out, he went up in his numbers. >> but we have also seen candidates like nikki haley going up in the polls recently to as the field has windowed. we know would. at some point, do you think that it is the responsible thing to do to get out of the race if there is no reasonable chance that you could be the nominee? >> sure. at the right time down the road, that should be on the table for every candidate. i am in this for iowa, we are going to be going through the counties for two weeks after january 2nd, we're going to be engaged in the caucus and that is the expectation that the voters are going to narrow the field. -- it shouldn't be the media, it shouldn't be the rnc, and it shouldn't be the polls that are trying to figure out what is happening. obviously, this is an unpredictable year, and so, i am going to be there in iowa and we will see where we go from there. people can go to eight to 2024 that calm, and they can make a difference, making sure my voices heard. >> all right

when tim scott asked how it would impact rural areas and forms, they said it's not just a -- not justhe cost of capital but it would also hurt hedging costs as well. another element that could be interesting as the worries the big banks have around how it would impact things like financing markets around treasuries. this is something we've heard jamie dimon talk about in the past and james gorman, but today you had the ceo of goldman sachs david solomon delineate the senators that this would impact the prime financing business that affects the treasury market. is not just about the treasury market, prime financing, especially after goldman has retreated from any of their consumer businesses, is increasingly an important business to goldman sachs and they have been winning in that business. it's not just a matter of the capital rules. the finger-pointing was astounding. this worry that more rules on capital for the big banks will really push more activity out of the banking system and how dangerous that would be. private credit was an area of disagreement. i asked senator warren after

that was the group that mike pence and tim scott were going after, constant references of the evangelicalrobably the reason desantis has held a hard line on abortion as he has, distancing himself from nikki haley on that point. both of them have to show at least in iowa and new hampshire they can come close to donald trump. they haven't closed the gap and desantis going to all 99 counties in iowa and it is a do or die for him. he's got to play second. paul: next week's debate will feature haley versus desantis. there's peril for them and here is. they will be tempted to go after one another and it has been the said instead of making the case for voters, they are destroying each other and some voters might be turned off. >> it was a debate -- the debates look like a slideshow. desantis is stronger for reasons mentioned but way behind trump. i feel like evaluating their chances, down with three minutes to pull away. two point conversions and field-goal, possible. not likely. paul: they should train their fire on biden? >> haley has been good at being uncritical in giving a response right aw

former senior adviser to tim scott's presidential campaign, matt gorman, former white house deputy secretaryah matthews and from bloomberg christian hall. good morning to all of you. i want to start with broad takeaways here. matt, i'll start with you. all eyes were on nikki haley and she handled this debate a little differently than she has in the past. is this something that will help her continue the momentum we've seen or were there moments that are not going to work in her favor? >> it was a little different for her than it was in the past. i was curious whether she'd be a little dismissive of the attacks that came her way or whether like the previous three receives able to strike back a little bit harder. she didn't really strike back as hard as she did the first three. i thought ron desantis actually got better as the debate went on. he landed some points on the exchange with her whether china or transgenderism. he is somebody who actually has gotten better in a relative sense over these last four debates. he stood out for me over the course of the night as someone who actually overpe

i think that's been playing out as mike pence exited, tim scott exited, others exited. it continues to create this inevitability that donald trump will be the plan for the republicans. >> we really have been seeing that, mark. what do you think of what we've just learned this morning of governor sununu getting ready to, according to sources, endorse nikki haley potentially this evening. he's scheduled to appear with her in new hampshire. what do you think of the endorsement, and what do you think he can do for nikki haley? >> i don't think the endorsement is that much of a surprise. i think everybody was anticipating this. the question is when he would offer it to nikki haley. i think she needed this endorsement. certainly every candidate would like to get chris sununu's endorsement. the reality is i think desantis with kim reynolds' endorsements he has a bigger place in iowa. she needs to have a strong showing in new hampshire. her biggest competition for second is probably chris christie. getting sununu's endorsement is helpful. again, run it through the table, if des

the calendar turned to 2024, including former vice president mike pence, south carolina senator tim scottkota governor doug burgum. number five, the potency of abortion rights in a post-roe america. more than a year after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, abortion rights proved to be a galvanizing issue for democrats. >> we want to protect abortion access. >> reporter: helping deliver victories for democratic candidates in off year elections in virginia, and deep red kentucky, and voters in ohio passing a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. >> we did it! >> reporter: number four, president joe biden announces his re-election bid facing significant political headwinds. and setting up a potential rematch with donald trump. >> it is time to finish the job. finish the job. >> four more years! four more years! four more years! >> reporter: biden's bid for a second term is imperiled by stubbornly low approval ratings and persistent questions about his age. his campaign leaning on his legislative record, and drawing a contrast with his 2020 rival. >> ext