n ordered to evacuate as hurricane rita now is bearing down on the state shr gulf coast in just a moment.t. florida governor rhonda santos will join us first herest with the very latest from thisrs category three storm weather. in meteorologist ian oliver is with us in thisoliver. looks like it s going to be a direct hit right over. looks like somewhereoks li nortr fort myers, right towards tampa. yeah, anywhere from naples. igto the southern part of tampa bay, the mouth of tampa bay: stl still a reasonable scenaril o ao here. this is a monster of a storm, still a category three , as your mentioned,ee max, winds at 120we miles per hour. we actually had this inner eye wall that s been degrading, but there s an outer one that s forming. what that does is it spreads out the wind field overh a much larger area. we ve seen these impacts starttw already. tornado warnings throughouarnint the afternoon and evening across much of south florida. we ve got some active onesh flom right
hillary clinton, even donald trump. five days out from election day and the political heavy hitters are out in force. the major issues they say you should keep in mind, as more americans head to the polls. plus, setting expectations as the votes come in. why we may not know results on election night. and a biden we don t often hear from, dishing on her anger? hunter biden s struggle with substance abuse and donald trump. welcome to the lead. it is the final countdown. the midterm elections now just five days away. more than 30 million voters have already cast their ballots. today s campaign trail features a splashy lineup of political heavy hitters. president biden stumping in new mexico and california. former president trump on the trail in iowa. and vice president kamala harris with former secretary of state and presidential candidate hillary clinton, trying to boost democrats in new york. clinton slammed republicans on cnn this morning, saying it s, quote, frankly di
plus, an alarming new claim from former republican congressman about a call that came from the white house during the capitol attack. and also ahead, the top republican in the house unveils the gop agenda if they win in november. but the plan is being slammed and focused more on talking points than substance. good morning. welcome to way too early on this monday, september 26th. thank you for starting your day with us. we start with a new interview by republican congresswoman liz cheney over the weekend. the wyoming representative who lost her re-election bid in a bitter primary battle last month says she ll do whatever it takes to keep former president donald trump from taking back the white house in 2024. and that includes campaigning for democrats and leaving the republican party if necessary. we cannot afford to be a society where we re tearing each other apart. think about what the leaders say about american democracy. they say our elections can t really they don
intensifies his nuclear rhetoric amid a faltering military campaign in ukraine. the biden administration says it has told russia privately exactly what the consequences would be for using a nuclear weapon. we ll have the very latest on that. plus, a head turning new revelation concerning the attack on the capitol. what a former adviser to the january 6th committee says about a phone call between the trump white house and a rioter while the attack was underway. also this morning, tropical storm ian has just strengthened into a category 1 hurricane as it continues its track toward cuba and florida. we re watching that. and it is just six weeks until voters decide the balance of power in congress. we ll tell you where things stand this morning and what s in play. good morning and welcome to morning joe, it s monday, september 26th. we begin with the new polling from the new york times that shows 54% believe donald trump threatened american democracy when he left office. 51
the biden administration knew early on those border patrol agents didn t whip any migrants. they deserve better. we thought we saw everything in the game and now a new friend wants to join our party. i know this is an intense playoff game but it but i can t help but laugh. steve: good morning. you are not disappearing yet. east providence, rhode island, your sunrise today is going to be in about an hour. about 6:56 right now. 61 degrees now and a daytime high of 67. just like new york city, it s going to be a rainy day throughout the day on this thursday, october 13th, 2022. come on in. ainsley: good morning, everyone! steve: it s day four of fox & friends weekday dish in. ainsley: this week flew by. brian: is it just me? don t feel compelled to agree. there s a blizzard of great and intriguing stories this week, little in the midterms. what is your favorite? brian: probably the first one we have today. i can t believe it. a lot of times what i