Norah we are tracking Tropical Storm ophelia as it barrels up the east coast with strong winds and heavy rain. How it will impact your weekend plans. More autoworkers walk out on the job and onto the picket line. What were learning tonight about the investigation into that deadly bus crash involving a High School Marching band, as the ntsb arrives on the scene. Migrant crossings at the u. S. Southern border have risen to near record levels this month. As thousands continue to make the dangerous journey to the u. S. Border, communities on this side say their resources are stretched thin. We are Hearing Audio of a 911 call in South Carolina after a u. S. Marine pilot ejected from an f35 fighter jet sunday, leaving the plane to fly on autopilot until it crashed. Im sorry, what happened . Im the pilot. We need to get rescue rolling. Im not sure where the airplane is. If you have a costco mattress, listen up. About 48,000 mattresses sold at costco are now under recall after customers report
sexual misconduct. a report from the albany times union out tonight. this staffer not named yet was allegedly assaulted inside the governor s private residence while she was on location to fix an issue with his mobile phone. she claims he shut the door and fondleder body under her blouse. governor cuomo is denying the allegation but if true this could spell the end for governor andrew cuomo. plus the latest from our crisis at the wide open south florida. southern border. senator mark kelly, where are you? people of arizona deserve to know. later a full report on the democrat s latest effort to destroy your second amendment. this is not a test. this is a clear and present danger on your second assessment rights. first just after 9 p.m. on the east coast, 6 p.m. on the west coast. it s 2 hours after joe biden s bed time. he s likely fast asleep after a long and exhausting week for the president. yesterday he managed to have one agenda item and hold one public event. again tod
stopping or reversing nato s research using military force, energy supplies and cyberattacks to destabilize countries and governments he views as adversarial. there s one other critical factor, the united states is in greater disarray internally than it was five years ago. political polarization is at all-time highs and political violence emerged as a serious threat. the peaceful transfer of political power following elections can no longer be taken for granted. that s the variable five years ago that wasn t necessarily there. president trump was coming into office but we didn t have the attempted overthrowing of the election. we didn t have the continuing questioning of the peaceful transfer of power in this country and some of the disarray you write about. that might well be the biggest national security threat we face. there s a long list of everything else. rise in china, climate change continues to advance, covid. north korea just tested missiles again. iran is close to nuclear
welcome back to morning joe, reverend al sharpton and david ignatius is still with was. we have mike barnicle . good to have you on board with us, good morning. the number of americans hospitalized with covid-19 has now surpassed anything we have previously seen. according to data from the u.s. department of health and human services as of sunday, there were more than 172,000 patients hospitalized with the virus nationwide surpassing the reach of january 14th of last year. the surge in cases is causing a serious of shortage of hospital staff, some hospitals are so desperate to keep nurses on the job, they re allowing them to work even with covid. we have hundreds of doctors
my team loses and everybody picks on me. no, my analysis though worldly and weary while giving it, it s not about stacey abrams. i am not criticizing stacey abrams here. i am making a comment about the political standing of joe biden as seen from a woman who s running for governor as georgia and wants to win that election. politicians show up with presidents when they have 52% of approval ratings. politicians don t show up with presidents when their approval ratings may be in the 30s in the state. or there is another reason. or she s getting her tires rotated and right now in the middle of covid is hard. i would say this about whatever. this is politics 101. i find it fascinating and it speaks less to stacey abrams that really does than it does what she perceives joe biden s