Thank you. Outnumbered starts right now. All right, moments ago we were watching live, a defiant Attorney General Merrick Garland defending his Department Of Justice denouncing claims that the Law Enforcement Branch has become a political weapon. A little bit of that and then we will talk about more here on outnumbered. This provision of the principles ends with an admonition federal prosecutors and agents may never make a decision regarding an Investigation Or Prosecution for the purpose of affecting any election or the purpose of giving an Advantage Or Disadvantage to any candidate or political party in short, we must treat like cases alike. There is not one rule for friends and another for photos. One rule for the powerful and another for the powerless. One rule for the rich and another for the poor, one rule for democrats and another for republicans, or different roles depending on Ones Race or ethnicity. To the contrary, we have only one rule, we follow the facts and apply the law
Hurricane. Heavy rain, powerful winds knocking down trees onto homes, the dramatic rescues. And tonight francines remnants on the move. Millions under flood alerts. Our team in the storm zone. Also Tonight A State Of Emergency declared as raging wildfires spread in Southern California. Dozens of homes destroyed, the race to escape the flames. An alaska Airlines Plane slams the brakes on during takeoff avoiding a potential collision with a Southwest Airplane cleared to land on the same runway. The faa investigation. The race for the white house. Donald trump now saying there wont be another debate, as he and Kamala Harris hit the Campaign Trail for the first time since tuesdays showdown. Both candidates and key battlegrounds they hope to flip. The aweinspiring images from space. The first ever private Space Walk. And the Life Saving Scene Playing Out on live tv, as Hurricane Francine hit. The hero e. R. Nurse who came to the rescue speaking out to us. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News
I would do fox, too. Id do fox, too. But right now we have to determine whether we want to do it. We had a Great Night Last night. Thats Donald Trump on a possible Debate Rematch with Vice President Kamala Harris. It comes as hes facing criticism from his own party for his performance tuesday night. Well bring you the latest fallout from that consequential showdown. Meanwhile, one of trumps most egregious lies from the debate is now forcing the city of springfield, ohio, to reassure americans that migrants there are not eating pets. Well show you the response from city officials. And then from Capitol Hill, speaker Mike Johnson pulled a Spending Bill off the House Floor hours before lawmakers were supposed to vote on it. Well explain why and what could happen next. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, september 12th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. We have a lot to get to this morning, and well begin with Donald Trumps Debate Performance
Morning. Ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. Right now on Ana Cabrera reports, the president ial candidates return to the trail. New reporting on an aggressive postdebate face with the Harris Campaign. Why they think states like North Carolina are now in play. Plus, were in one ohio City Thrust into the political spotlight by Baseless Claims by Donald Trump about migrants and pets. And thousands out after francine lashes louisiana. Were tracing the storm. And later, history made among the stars with the first ever commercial spacewalk. Good morning. It is 10 00 eastern. 7 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Ana Cabrera reporting from New York. Kamala harris and Donald Trump return to the Campaign Trail after their confrontational debate. That faceoff drew 67 Million viewers. And now Vice President harris is hoping to use her strong showing to fuel an aggressive push in battleground states. It starts with two rallies in North Carolina today, a state democrats now see as a prime pickup opportu
Through southern california. Dozens of homes, even a Ski Resort destroyed as the flames forced thousands to evacuate. And francines fury, the storm swamping the gulf coast, flooding roads, forcing rescues, and the threat is not over for 14 Million people in its path. Our Nbc News reporters are following the latest developments. We begin with nbcs Mike Memoli in charlotte, north carolina, where the Vice President will kick off this new phase of her campaign. What are we expecting there, mike . Reporter well, chris, charlotte is a nascar town. And the way the campaign describes it she has been Revving Up for the past weeks, now she has to shift into gear. She had to choose a running mate, introduce themselves before the convention, and we know how much she prepared for the debate on tuesday. Now, because they view the debate as a huge success, they want to double down on the message she brought to the debate stage, talking about the need to change the pace, not look back to the trump adm