Are looking forward to it. Sleep up if you can because youve got a lot of things this week. Have a great Weekend Velshi starts right now. Good morning. Its sunday, september 29. 37 days until Election Day and two days tim Walz And J. D. Vance will take the stage in new York City for the first and likely only Vice President ial debate of the cycle. The matchup will be the first time that the two man will meet Each Other in person, and it will offer them a chance to reintroduce themselves to the country. Since joining their respective campaigns, their paths have diverged. Walz profile has skyrocketed and voters have found him to be likable which is a boost for his a kamala Harris Campaign. On the other hand, vance controversial comments have been a liability for Trumps President Ial Bid and poll shows favorability ratings are well underwater. The stakes are high, especially with early voting underway in many states. This may be the least, last marquee event of the cycle because although
Breaking news from The Middle East, new and growing tension following confirmation from lebanon, the leader of hezbollah was killed friday in an israeli airstrike on an apartment complex. We dont have that sound. We will get that for you. You can see the effect of the airstrikes that continue today and plumes of smoke can be seen rising over Southern Lebanon. Protesters have gathered on The Streets Of Tehran today. Officials in iran say one of its military generals was also killed friday adding they expect to soon deploy troops to lebanon. The biden administration says it has no advanced warning of the israeli strikes. President biden in a statement moments ago said hassan Nasrallahs Death is a measure of justice for his many victims including thousands of americans, israelis and lebanese civilians. We have reporters and analysts in place across the world ready to go over these developments for us. We will go to Matt Bradley who joined us from beirut. Welcome. I know you heard a lot of
Mesobook. Com if you or a Loved One have mesothelial, will send you a free book to answer questions you may have call now and well come to you im ready to 14000 back on the trail and headed straight for Georgia Vice president Kamala Harris and governor Tim Walz kicking off a Bus Tour through the Peach State looking for votes in reliably republican towns and preparing for there her first sit down interview with Cnns Dana Bash as her opponent, Donald Trump faces a new legal crisis and a Behind The Scenes look at how former House Speaker Nancy pelosi handle January 6 and its aftermath as the insurrection was unfolding and afterward, she kept her focus on trump vowing that quote, hes got okay. To pay a price for that. Plus stressed out lonely and facing money troubles. Being a parent in this Day And Age is tough Surgeon General is sounding the alarm, is actually going to be joining us live talking about what he feels needs to be done. Were following these major developing stories and many
Contact tracing is largely gone. I think and i believe that we should be treating every case as if its a variant during this pandemic right now. The good news according to dr. Anthony fauci is Johnson Johnsons new singledose vaccine could help get more people vaccinated and prevent severe disease and hospitalizations as the virus continues to mutate and replicate. We have now a valueadded additional vaccine candidate. This is a singleshot vaccine in which you start to see efficacy anywhere from 7 to 10 days. It is inexpensive and the company is capable of making doses in the numbers of billions. Joining me now nbc news chief White House Correspondent and Weekend Today cohost Kristen Welker. Dr. Celine gounder, a member of bidens Advisory Board during the transition. And patrice harris, former president of the american medical association. Kristen, how difficult is it proving for the biden team with such a short transition, if any, to get their arms around the shortage of doses and the
Hello. Fresh from an election victory, that critics say was rigged, Vladimir Putin has been addressing supporters in moscows red square. He has another six year term in office, having already led russia longer than any ruler since stalin. The kremlin says he won more than 87 of the vote. But there was no real opposition, with his main critics either injail, in exile, or dead. So, with such an iron grip on power, why bother with elections at all . Its about claiming legitimacy, say his opponents, for his war in ukraine. Steve rosenberg has the latest, from moscow. Vladimir putin after the landslide came the love. Vladimir putin portrayed by the kremlin as a national hero. At a concert marking ten years since russia annexed crimea. Long live russia, he cried. Cue the National Anthem and some kremlin choreography to make it look as if putin is russia and russia is putin. Earlier we saw the crowds pouring towards red square. Thousands of russians had been given free tickets for the putin e