Shaquille brewster. Were getting a better idea of what President Trumps trip is going to look like today, right . Reporter exactly, hallie. Hell be heading to kenosha, wisconsin, to meet with local Law Enforcement there, tour damage to several businesses that were affected in the rioting and the protests and demonstrations following the shooting of jacob blake, and then hes also going to be holding a round table on community safety, we understand, but nothing on the books in terms of a meeting with jacob blake or his family. After a lot of back and forth, we understand there has been some contact between the white house and the president , aparentally reached out to the pastor of jacob blakes mother, but there is no official meeting on the schedule, the president saying, because he didnt want to be a part of a conversation where lawyers were present, he says that would be inappropriate. But the president really heading to wisconsin today after raising a lot of eyebrows seemingly defend
Line from President Trump, a line we have never heard from a sitting president , and a line crossed in the eyes of many as President Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. Across the street at the capitol he was just at the Supreme Court, the senators top democrat is getting ready to exex excoriate the president. Get rid of the balance lots and well have a peaceful, there wont be a transfer, frankly. Were also live in louisville, two Police Officers were shot overnight after officials announced no charges directly related to the killing of Breonna Taylor. The lawyer for the Taylor Family reacting live on nbc this morning, and that states governor will join us here later in the show as the fight over racial and systemic injis begins a new chapter. Good morning, im Hallie Jackson in washington. Here is Shannon Pettypiece another the us what and Leigh Ann Caldwell on capitol hill. The president visited the Supreme Court to pay his respect to Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg.
The shot in a Public Health and Public Relations push to build confidence. Even with some mixed messaging coming from his boss. We look ahead to a final decision from the fda any minute after the agency says it plans to approve the countrys second covid vaccine, this one from moderna. We likely will see shots in the arm by the early part of next week. And not a moment too soon. Some hospitals in california are forced to turn parking lots into patient wards with zero available icu beds in the l. A. Area. None left. We are watching that and were live on capitol hill where it is a race against the clock to pass a new covid relief bill to try to avoid a government shutdown. The midnight deadline is coming up as leaders try to hammer out the last minute details to get millions of americans a financial lifeline. The options ahead as we speak to one of the Top Democrats in the house, James Clyburn is joining us on more for when we could see a deal. Im Hallie Jackson along with our team. Carol
He can make a difference in florida. But what about other states he carried in 2016 . And is his stamp of approval a Golden Ticket these day sns morgan radmannford and steve foerngy are here with why retired states struggle. We have a team stet up and ready to go. We want to start with the white house. Up President Trump this around heads to pittsburgh to pay speculates to the 11 victims of the synagogue shooting massacre. At the same time he is also starting to shift attention to the midterms just 7 days out about to go on a it final blitz. 11 campaign stops, nine states, six tais. In this final week the president is putting immigration front and center in his closing arguments. Nbc hans nichols is its a split screen moment. The president getting ready to grieve with the families along with the first lady and his family. But at the same time making big headlines with a hard line stance on immigration with a political gam bit. Its a strategy, hallie. The president wanted to make it the
A kind of referendum, whether he likes it or not, on President Trump in a place he smoked the kme competition last time around. But hes had some mixed messages on whether this is really all about him. I dont see it as a bellwether. The 18 election, the big thing is, i was not running. People say, oh, it was a referendum on trump. It wasnt. Im not running. Im not on the ticket, but i am on the ticket, because this is also a referendum about me. Our nbc news team is here following a lot of new developments today and the rest of the days top stories. Let me start with nbcs jeff bennett over on capitol hill. Boy, jeff, i know theres a lot of running around, a lot of running through the hallways this morning on capitol hill. Lets start with what were expecting to hear from Chuck Schumer. Were drinking out of the fire hose of news here on capitol hill. But to your point, Chuck Schumer and senate daemocrats are planning to force a vote to overturn President Trumps declaration of a National Bo