florida lawmakers can w disney on the docket, the one that ended the tax district after the magic kingdom came out against the don t say gay law. i m hallie jackson in washington, but let s start with nbc news foreign correspondent molly hunter, and nbc news meteorologist bill karins. let s take a look about what we know about the story that has developed quite a bit over the last 18 hours or so. very strong earthquakes, two of them, in a region that includes part of turkey and syria. the first was early in the morning. 7.8 magnitude. the second later in the afternoon, 7.5. we know at least 3,000 people are dead. it s very likely that number, horrifically will go up. rescuers on the ground, countries around the world promising to send help as well. the quakes took place near the turkish city, pretty large, population, more than 2 million people, people as far away as egypt and israel felt this thing. that s the difference between new york and chicago. i want to get to molly
gas prices ahead of the election. bill: 150 million barrels that drained the reserve to its lowest level in 40 years. republicans say this is a major security liability. they will do this three weeks out for election. communicate it is not our fault and we ll fix it. the point made earlier, we now have the strategic petroleum reserve at a 40-year low. the fact that we don t have that in reserve our adversaries are watching that. dana: jacqui heinrich is watching it all at the white house today live on the north lawn. good morning. the president s critics worry that draining the country s emergency stockpile could leave the u.s. vulnerable in the event of a major military conflict or natural disaster. like hurricane katrina when president bush released 20 million barrels from the country s reserves to keep the country afloat because a quarter of u.s. oil production was shut down at that time. that is not the case right now. but in the same breath as the white house is
senate, only five seats to win control of the house. i want you to watch nancy pelosi hand me that gavel. this morning the results of our final nbc news poll before the mid terms, and what it says about the gop s chances of taking complete power back on capitol hill. plus, democracy at risk. you can t love your country only when you win. president biden issues a dire warning about election deniers and the risk for our electoral system. will the warnings from democrats resonate with economically challenged swing voters in the final push before election day? and very soon i will very, very very probably do it again, okay? will former president trump announce his 2024 bid before we finish counting the 2022 vote, my guest, rick scott, the chair of the gop s arm, and shawn maloney, at the chair of the democratic are you ready to meet the press ? 75 years, from deck at a timers to civil rights leaders, we mark 75 years as the gination where newsmakers come
open, millions more will do the same. the domino effect of who wins and who loses will serve not just as a referendum on the nation and its politics, but a single senate seat, a houseful of house seats will have an impact on this country and the leaders s futures. the power of america is in your hands. it really is. a rematch between president biden and former president trump. trump is clearly up for the fight. what he is saying on the campaign trail, including a preview of what could be a mild primary fight for the republican nomination. i m in the classroom. please hurry. there s a lot of dead bodies. could that ad featuring a 9 11 call from the shoot anything uvalde be the last-minute push to the governor s race. we ll discuss it later in the show. but we start with that fran sick push to get voters to the polls on the eve of one of the wildest, most consequential and most closely fought midterm elections of our lifetime. a new poll by nbc news shows democrats ar
this election cycle the house is said to be in play. best case scenario for democrats they would have to win all 30 toss-up races. a big challenge. that would give them a razor thin majority at 219 seats. dana: top concern driving voters to the polls is still inflation. the issue favors the g.o.p. the future of democracy and abortion not far behind. democrats hope those issues give them an edge come november. dana: we have reaction from axios senior political correspondent josh. good morning to you. we re sfwerg the homestretch of the mid-term elections. latest data shows there are a lot of toss-up races worth watching nationwide. democrats and republicans trying to make these races about two very different issues. of course prompts the question which party will have the winning strategy when they go for control of the house and senate? for the house republicans are slated to take control but team projects 30 house races considered toss-ups. there are a few notable on