Chris jansing reports. At this hour, two debates that could shake the final months of the race for the white house. Donald trump and joe biden agree to go one on one with a moderator no audience. Our brand new reporting at the back channel conversations that took place between the campaigns. Where is Rudy Giuliani . Prosecutors say theyre trying to serve him with an arizona indictment but they cant find him, and its not for lack of trying. Well explain. Plus weve got new details about the ship that caused the baltimore bridge collapse. What were learning about Power Blackouts on board the day before the accident. And markets rising to all time highs after the u. S. Releases a key inflation report. What it all means for your bottom line. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments and we start with the date. At least tentatively set for the first biden trump debate of 2024. Nbcs mike memoli is at the white house. We just learned there have been these Back Channel
Sides. Lets cross over now to nbc News White House reporter monica alba to get the very latest. But, in just a moment, we will also get an update from ali vitali as well. Monica, i will start with you. Do we know what the white house is thinking at the moment . Are they waiting, obviously, for this bill to make its way to the president for signature . Exactly, ayman. As soon as it is able to send over to the white house, we are expecting the president to sign this, before midnight, ideally, sometimes, as ali now as well, it can take a bit of a while to do all of the logistics to make sure it is already for the president s signature. But that is the plan. In effect, averting this government shut down pretty close to the deadline. We are journalists. So, we are used to getting close to the wire here. But this is about as close as you can get. And i have to tell, you my conversation with white house officials all day today. They were fully and bracing for the government to shut down. They
Continuing Breaking Coverage as the senate votes on the 45day stopgap Government Funding Measure that would keep our government open and, of course, a voting a shutdown. Weve got developments on all sides. Lets cross over to nbc news reporter, monica alba, you get the very latest. In just a moment, we will also get an update from ali vitali as well. Monika, i will start with you. Do we know what the white house is thinking at the moment . Are they waiting, obviously, for this bill to make its way to the present for signature . Exactly, amen. As soon as it is able to be enrolled in Hill Parlance and sent over to the white house, we are expecting the president to sign this before midnight. Ideally, sometimes, as ally knows well it, can take a little bit of a while to do all of these logistics to make sure it is already for the president s signature. But that is the plan. In fact, of hurting this Government Shutdown pretty close to the deadline. We are journalists, so were used to getting
Ill see you tomorrow. Happening now, Breaking News. A surprise. A surprise from donald trump in the Georgia Election Subversion Case. Stand by for new details on the trump teams decision not to try to move the criminal charges against the former president from state to federal court. Also tonight, President Biden attempts to sound the alarm about the threat to democracy here in the United States posed by trump, maga republicans, and gop hard liners in congress. Will his message break through as he prepares for a potential rematch with trump next year . And the Government Shutdown countdown is growing more urgent with just two days, two days, to the deadline. Tensions among House Republicans boiling over with no solution in sight. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and Around The World. Im wolf blitzer and youre in the Situation Room. Lets get right to the Breaking News in the Georgia Election Subversion Case. Donald trump and his legal team deciding not to try to move his
Right now on early start, Kevin Mccarthys hail mary pass. And the speaker moved the ball forward just days before the u. S. Government is set to shutdown. Plus, pressure grows on the democratic u. S. Senator under indictment, accused of taking gold bars and many other expensive glittery things as bribes. And new this morning, the big breakthrough in hollywood, writers just reached a tentative deal with studios to end their strike. Good day to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im kasie hunt. Its monday, september 25th, shortly after 5 00 a. M. Here in washington, where a government shutdown, just five days away, its 2 00 a. M. Out west, where republican candidates are already starting to camp out ahead of wednesdays president ial debate at the reagan president ial library. And President Biden and former President Trump both preparing to head to detroit, where workers are on strike against the big three automakers. And we havent even gotten to the senator who wa