Its 4 00 in New York. A major hurricane, the largest city under indictment, ukraines president at the White House right now, and just 40 days to go until Election Day in america. No shortage of big stories, big news on multiple fronts today. Down in florida, Hurricane Helene is bearing down on the Gulf Coast threatening to bring surging waters that officials warn are, quote, unsurvivable. It is currently a category 3 but expected to strengthen before it makes landfall later today. Well get an update at 5 00 eastern. Then Vice President harris has just wrapped remarks in a joint appearance with ukrainian President Zelenskyy. One of the biggest Foreign Policy crises facing President Biden and the next american president right into the 2024 president ial contest. Donald trump lashing out at ukraines leader, making claims that could have come straight out of the mouth of Vladimir Putin. Well have all those stories and much more over the next two hours. We begin with the stunning News Right
It is 4 00 here in new york. Im Alicia Menendez in for nicolle wallace. Quote, you are not alone. Vice president Kamala Harris on the Trail Today with a message for women all across this country living under Abortion Bans. Putting up front and cente issue that has been central to her campaign. An issue that she has highlighted during her tenure as Vice President. That is reproductive rights. In just the last Hour Harris gave remarks in Georgia Home to 28yearold amber thurman. As we reported earlier, thurman was a Nursing Assistant and a mother to a 6yearold son who died after delays in getting emergency care. All because of georgias strict sixweek abortion ban. Heres what harris had to say about thurman. A vibrant 28yearold young woman, she was ambitious. I talked with her mother and her sisters about her, and they described such an extraordinary life of a person. She was excited, she was working hard. She was a medical assistant. She was going to nursing school. Raising her 6yearold s
i m alycia menendez in for nicolle wallace. from the president, a reminder of the stakes in the next election and an existential question, the president asking all americans, who are we? cited valley forge and on the each of the third anniversary of the january 6th attack, the president describing democracy as a sacred cause and the central issue of the 2024 election. this is not rhetorical, ak dem academic, or hypothetical, but the democracy s question is the most urgent question of our time. the choice is clear. donald trump s campaign is about him, not america, not you. donald trump s campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future. he s willing to sacrifice our democracy, put himself in power. our campaign is different. for me and kamala, our campaign is about america. it s about you. it s about every age and background that occupy this country. the speech today another episode in what has become one of the biggest themes in the biden presidency. president biden ha
and on that note, i wish you all a very, very good night. it is an honor to be back with you. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late with me. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. with news out of colorado, the state supreme court has ruled that state donald trump should be removed from the 2024 republican primary ballot. since january 6th, there has been plenty of discussion and legal circles and even some excitement about section three of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which bans insurrectionists and people who have aided insurrectionists from holding office. there has been a whole lot of interest into whether this section of the amendment might bar donald trump from running from office because of his role in the january 6th insurrection. the minnesota state court dismissed the idea. over in michigan, a judge ruled trump could not be taken off that state s ballot. in total, 14th amendment suits to disqualify t
of the 14th amendment in the constitution, which bans insurrectionists and people of aided insurrectionists from holding office. and there has been a whole lot of interest in whether this section of the amendment might bar donald trump from running from office because of his role in the january 6th insurrection. the minnesota state court dismissed the idea. over michigan, a judge ruled a trump could not be taken off that states ballot. in total, 14th amendment suits to disqualify trump have been dismissed in four states. they are pending appeal in two states and they are panicked being heard in for the first time in 13 states. and just until two hours ago, it looked like colorado would go in a similar direction to what we have seen in these other states. last month in colorado the issue got a weeklong public hearing in district court and you may not have been paying attention but there were high prideful witnesses, like congressman ken buck, and trump aide kash patel who spok