Former team in the nba finals. And history being made in the nfl with women coaching on both sidelines. Its monday, september 28th. Big weekend in the sports arena. I cant say i know much about basketball, but i can say once that man goes to a team, that team goes to the finals. Right. As someone whos had the pleasure of seeing him at the nba finals when cleveland went, i will say hes so fun to watch, and its great for l. A. And i noticed that on the twitter, where i dont know why i keep doing it to myself, going to that thing, twitter. But in cleveland, in miami, everybodys talking smack. Smack, really . Yes, can you believe it . Oh, that man. They need to give him his roses while hes still here. Yes. Celebrate him. Lebron james, hes the king. Well talk about all of that in just a moment. We begin with the flat denial from President Trump dismissing an explosive report on his taxes as fake news. The New York Times is reporting that donald trump paid little or no federal income taxes f
Legitimate vote. The president was surrounded by a group of crackpot lawyers who kept telling him what his itching ears wanted to hear. This morning the case against trump, his controversial defense and how the day will play out. We are there live. Breaking point. Hundreds of families sleeping on the streets of new york, as the Hotel Housing migrants reaches max capacity. This is an all hands on deck moment. Reporter the new cry for help from officials, while the showdown at the southern border takes a deadly turn. Well have the very latest. Going up. Gas prices on the rise. The National Average now the highest in nearly a year. Just ahead, why the heat wave has gas prices soaring and when you could see some relief. Rough landing. Passengers evacuated on emery slides afterelta planes tires suddenly burst at the nations busiest airport. Inside the investigation now underway. Surprising split. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife separating after 18 years of marriage. The
the entire memphis police department after the brutal beating of tyre nichols. plus, the man behind the decision to shoot suspicious balloons out of the sky testifying on capitol hill. congress is demanding some answers today to a long list of questions about how all of that went down. also, what we re learning from the wife of one of the four americans kidnapped in mexico, as her husband is being treated in a texas hospital. and trip delayed, the massive protests in israel, so big, so disruptive, the u.s. defense secretary just pushed back his planned trip. our nbc news reporters are all around the country and the world with the very latest. first, we begin in the middle east where the defense secretary will now be going, we believe, tomorrow, but as that latest round of violence leaves at least six palestinians dead, raf sanchez in te aviv, tell us about this delay, what we know about it, and what will he be walking into? reporter: well, chris, secretary austin s plan
United states has now passed 21 million coronavirus cases. And hospitalizations are reaching another record high. The question is, is the worst still ahead for certain states. Its way too early for this. Good morning. And welcome to way too early, the show thats been certificates fied and certifiable for quite a while now. Im kasie hunt on this wednesday, january 6th. We will start with the news. This morning, georgia is halfway to flipping completely blue in two Crucial Senate runoff races. Nbc news projects that democrat Raphael Warnock is the winner of the special election against incumbent republican senator Kelly Loeffler. Warnock leads by 53,000 votes, roughly 1 percentage point. And his win gives democrats at least one net gain in the senate. The reverend at Martin Luther King Ebenezer church makes history as the states first africanamerican senator. May my story be inspiration to some young person trying to grasp and grab hold of the american dream. So, georgia, i am honored by
But tonight here, can the Vice President really do that . And what our jon karl has learned about pences plan, at least right now. The headline late today. No charges. The ken snow that, wisconsin, d. A. Decides no charges will be filed against the Police Officer who shot jacob blake in the back, leaving him paralyzed. The d. A. s explanation tonight and the family now responding. Americas hospitals in crisis tonight, what some ambulances, paramedics have now been told. If theyre carrying patients they dont think they can save. That if they cant be revived in a certain amount of time, they should not be brought to the e. R. In arizona, the highest rate of infections in the country, patients driving up to six hours to find and icu bed. In florida tonight, waiting for vaccinations. Americans, seniors waiting in lines overnight to get vaccinated. Some waiting hours just to make an appointment. And tonight, this mans message, his regret and his plea as he struggles from his hospital bed. I