good morning, 11:00 a.m. eastern, i m jose diaz, picking up another hour of coverage on nbc. president biden traveling in milwaukee this hour. stop one of a battleground blitz, he will also be heading to pennsylvania, where the senate race is critical for control of congress. more on his message in moments. plus, travel headaches this labor day, as millions of americans take to the roads, and air. i woke up to a text message saying my flight was canceled. they were steady. what you need to know on the busiest labor day since before the pandemic. right now, u.s. immigration policy is in the spotlight. nine people, including a pregnant woman, lost their lives in the waters of the rio grande as they tried to cross into the united states. what is happening at our border? we begin this hour with the unofficial kickoff of the final sprint of the 2022 midterm campaign. president biden is now on his way to milwaukee, wisconsin, where he will take part in labor day festivi
into the united states. what is happening at our border? we begin this hour with the unofficial kickoff of the final sprint of the 2022 midterm campaign. president biden is now on his way to milwaukee, wisconsin, where he will take part in labor day festivities and speak about the dignity of american workers. after he finishes in wisconsin, the president will fly over to pittsburgh, where he will champion unions during a speech at the union hall. he will also be campaigning with pennsylvania democratic senate nominee john fetterman. with control of the house and senate at stake, democrats and republicans will be working over the next couple of weeks to get an advantage ahead of the november election. joining us now to talk about this, nbc news white house correspondent mike nunnally in pittsburgh, alexi mckennan, actio s political reporter and juliet rizzo, political reporter why did the president decide to