In the White House. However, Vice President Kamala Harris just caused democrats to suffer a major loss. The Teamsters Labor Union and its 1. 3 million members are not endorsing her. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. That Labor Organization announced it will not endorse a Candidate Period this time around. Here is what makes this particularly damaging for democrats. It marks the first time since 1996, nearly 30 years, that group, that important union with all of its members, has not backed a democrat White House nominee. So Kamala Harris has helped them gain that Check Mark in history. Teamsters president Sean Obrien spoke about the decision. We interviewed both candidates and we were seeking commitments from both candidates and we couldnt get solid commitments on our core issues. No endorsement sends a message to both parties that if they truly want to support working people, they have to reevaluate it and understand that nothing is given. It is earned. Harris the n
Were learning about what should have happened when former President Trump surrenders to officials at the Fulton County jail in georgia. How this will look different from his previous booking and how the Secret Service is prepared. This loss we have suffered is unspeakable and devastating. We will continue to mourn as we care for the survivors and begin to move forward together. Trying to move forward as the death toll in maui continues to climb. Were getting a look at the scope of the damage and the painstaking efforts to find all those still missing. Hurricane hilary is closing in on the u. S. With parts of the southwest bracing for a years worth of rain. Weve got a look at the forecast and areas most at risk. Scientists are warning of a triple respiratory virus throughout this winter. Our dr. Sanjay gupta has more on how to protect yourself and when to look to the covid boosters and flu shots. Former President Trump has less than a week to turn himself in to the Fulton County jail in
we are so grateful. the beat with katie phang starts now. it s so good to see you. welcome to the beat. i m katie phang in for ari melber. we re going to start with what could be a consequential plea deal. the new york times reporting former trump organization ceo alan weisselberg is in negotiations with manhattan prosecutors to plead guilty again, but this time to the charge of perjury. now, this deal would require weisselberg to have to admit that he lied on the witness stand in trump s civil fraud trial and that he lied under oath in an interview with the new york attorney general s office. weisselberg previously admitted to orchestrating an off-the-books scheme within the trump organization for which he spent 100 days at rikers jail last year. this breaking news just came out from the new york times. your reaction to this news? i guess timing is everything, right? we are waiting for judge arthur engoron to issue his ruling on the remaining counts that were under
closing in, exclusive nbc news reporting reveals the finish line might be right around the bend for the federal grand jury looking into the twice impeached one term ex president s handling of classified documents. when could we possibly see federal charges brought against donald trump? plus, pride and prejudice. republicans sure are running out of things to boycott during pride month. target, nascar, even the national weather service is in the crosshairs of hate. how these boycotts could actually backfire. and later, tis the season, we re just a few days into the atlantic hurricane season, we have already seen one named storm. what we can expect this year and the climate change connection, all of this and more is coming up. and the good sunday morning to you all, i m katie phang, we start this hour with a look ahead at the 2024 presidential primary. republican candidates are descending on the battleground state of iowa to kick off their campaigns for the oval office. tonight,
lifting off just lifted off for palm beach, florida we ll be delivering remarks tonight at mar-a-lago at 8:15 eastern time. the hearing was shocking to many in that they had no case, no surprises. therefore, no case. virtually every legal pundit has said that there is no legal case here. there s nothing done illegally. let s go live to bryan llenas in new york with the latest on this case. what we saw today. bryan? bret, good evening, well video cam cameras were not allod inside the courtroom. our courtroom producer said that the former president trump walked in with a swagger and he had a stern face. and at the end of his arraignment, he glared at manhattan district attorney alvin bragg. the man attempting to put him behind bars. former president trump stone-faced walked in new york criminal court after he was arrested and fingerprinted behind closed doors at the manhattan criminal courthouse. inside the courtroom, photographers captured trump sitting with his attorneys