. the right now with midterm election in less than six weeks, all the assumptions are still being thrown out the sheer depth of donald trump s alleged illegal activity continues to impact the way that we just play expectation. case in, point tonight liz cheney the garter of a former republican vice president and a republican congresswoman who signaled this weekend that she might campaign for democrats should donald trump become the gop s nominee for president in 2024. it s not entirely surprising considering that she has been in the in ceramic shun. it was slated to reveal even more connections between trump associates and the far-right elements that planned and executed the attack on the capitol. but that particular drama is just one of the factors pushing voters to the poll in november. mainstream republicans remain firmly committed to trump and they re at least silent about the deepening legal challenges. can even be compelled to take cheney s lead? that is the big questio
more connections between trump associates and the far-right elements that planned and executed the attack on the capitol. but that particular drama is just one of the factors pushing voters to the poll in november. mainstream republicans remain firmly committed to trump and they re at least silent about the deepening legal challenges. can even be compelled to take cheney s lead? that is the big question politicsnation. plus, the head of the agency joins me live from jackson mississippi. as agency announces transformative new initiatives on environmental justice and civil rights. what does that mean for vulnerable communities. i will ask them in just a bit. we start as always with politics. joining me now is jim claiborne
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storm fiona ripped through the country s eastern seaboard. hurricane-strength winds left about 200 residents displaced from their homes. thankfully, few reports of serious injuries. about 50% of puerto rico s power customers, still face outages a week after a category one hurricane, devastated the island. some areas received nearly three feet of rain. many residents are still dealing with severe flooding now. and we re also watching tropical storm ian. it s expected to intensify into a major hurricane today, before hitting florida this week. president biden approving an emergency declaration for the state of florida. and north korea test fired a ballistic missile into eight eastern sea today. i had a vice president harris s visit to south korea. south korea denounced the act as a clear violation of the united nations resolutions. north korea s launches this year are an unprecedented pace over 30 so far this year. more politics nation with reverend al sharpton right after this break.