Plus President Biden and Vice President harris headed to the Situation Room working furiously to get the negotiations back on track and this i am going to be voting that we need more than six weeks so ill be voting no Donald Trumps Abortion Flipflop in just 24 hours. He said hed vote, yes and no on floridas sixweek abortion ban. And shifting from candidate to surrogate today, President Biden returns to the Campaign Trail for the first time since dropping out of the race. It is 6 00 a. M. Here here in new york. This is a live look at new York City on this Labor Day. Good morning, everyone. Im Jessica Dean in for kasie hunt. It is great to be with you. Were going to start off this hour in israel, where massive protests filling the streets in a general strike is bringing the country to a standstill. Anger and outrage spilling into the streets after six hostages who were taken by hamas terrorists on October 7 were found dead by Israeli Forces in gaza over the weekend among the dead, is an
Ah, theyll be like this for hours. Hello dad, hello dad, hello da. Uhoh. Good bunnies. Ahh the plans the biden and trump campaigns have to woo them to their side. Ivf protection signed into law in alabama, why the political fight over reproductive rights is still far from over. And later a new midair scare, what caused flames to shoot from a united planes engine just moments after takeoff. It is 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific, im jose diazbalart in for ana cabrera. We begin with one of the most important speeches President Biden will give this year, the state of the Union Address set for 9 00 p. M. Eastern, 6 00 p. M. Pacific tonight. We expect the president to highlight his administrations accomplishments so far and what he still hopes to do and lay out the stakes of the upcoming election. With his general election rematch with donald trump now set. Joining us is nbcs monica alba from the white house and sahil kapur from capitol hill. Monica, good morning, what r we hearing f
In the history of television, only two of the 100 most watched shows have not been live sporting events, the oscars and the State Of The Union. So as a campaign kickoff, you dont get a bigger platform than joe biden has tonight. But with enormous opportunity come enormous challenges. Can he meet the moment and how . Our team has reporting on what is happening inside the white house right now and the unique unvarnished insights of a former biden Speech Writer. Plus, as the president prepares to address the israelhamas war tonight, conditions in gaza are deteriorating to new lows. Children starving to death. Bright orange bursts of flames as a plane makes an emergency landing, what exactly caused it. An awful lot to get to. We begin with this, among all of the goals President Biden has for tonights State Of The Union address, there is one that rises above all others. Show americans he is still up to the job. Do not expect to hear the words age or energy or focus, but as much or maybe eve
Bret, good evening to you. Donald trumps closest advisers are spinning this indictment to advantage. Meanwhile his former number two, former Vice President mike pence who refused to overturn the results of the election is in attack mode. Former Vice President mike pence running against his old boss is coming out swinging. It wasnt just they asked for a pause. The president specifically asked me and his gaggle of crackpot lawyers asked me to literally reject votes and literally coas would have ensued. Indictment pence allegedly told trump he had no authority to do so, according to the indictment, in response, the defendant told the Vice President youre too honest. Trump is staying positive at least publicly. Posting on social media hours ago thank you to everyone. I have never had so much support on anything before. The 45page indictment lays out an overarching theme. The defendant lost the 2020 president ial election despite having lost the defendant was determined to remain in power.
on that. he will bring us the breaking news as it continues. meantime, breaking today, it is now in the supreme court s hands to decide whether or not former president trump is eligible to run for president. the nine justices hearing arguments today around this question. is colorado correct in barring trump from its 2024 ballot for engaging in insurrection , which is something the former president has never been criminally charged with. all of the states that you see on the screen also weighing challenges to trump s eligibility.so the decision really has massive implications for millions of voters across the country. here s reaction from the former president. watch. i listened today. i thought our arguments were very strong. an argument is you re leading in every race and every state. and biden, you re leading in the country, by a lot. and can you take the person that is leading everywhere and say hey, we re not going to let you run. you know, i think that s tough to do. b