welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, september 14th. a lot to cover this morning with joe, willie and me. u.s. stocks tumble as consumer prices continue to rise as president biden celebrated the inflation reduction act. yesterday at the white house. we ll look at the next possible steps to help bring down costs for americans. plus, russian forces in retreat as ukraine keeps up the pressure. is this a turning point in the war? president biden says it s hard to tell. queen elizabeth returns to london. her coffin arriving at buckingham palace yesterday and will be carried by horse-drawn carriage to parliament later this morning where she will lie in state before monday s funeral at westminster abbey. we re following the latest on the trump records case. new information unsealed by a federal judge concerned that some government records may still be unaccounted for, and a warning from the doj about delaying its investigation. plus, lindsey graham takes an already comp
cnn speaks with asylum seekers in and out of the country. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. we begin with scenes of utter devastation in northern california, where wildfires have burned through more than 9,000 acres. the mill fire has left hundreds of houses ablaze in the small town of weed. firefighters say they re making progress, but the fire is still only 25% contained and the nearby mountain fire is 5% contained. streets are littered with charred remains of cars and cinder blocks where houses once stood. officials say help is on the way, with fire strike teams ready across the state to respond when necessary. now, those wildfires are being fueled by a blistering and dangerous heat wave that continues its stranglehold across the western united states this weekend. more than 40 million people are under heat alerts as temperatures soar 15 to 20 degrees above normal for the fifth day in a row electric companies in california are telling cu
morn morning. in kentucky, rescues are under way. the state is reeling from flooding that claimed 28 lives including at least four children. rescue teams are desperately searching for victims in areas that have been hard to reach. the scenes in kentucky are horrific. floodwaters lifting homes off foundations. more than 50 bridges washed away. with the level of water, we re going to be looking at weeks. many houses swept quarter mile plus from where they were lost. water, a big problem with some of these areas. power. when we get over the rain, it s going to be really hot in the next week. so we re still in an emergency phase. let s go now to evan mcmorris santoro. he is live in hazard, kentucky. heartbreaking what we learned over the weekend out of kentucky, evan. tell us what you re seeing there now. i m standing on the side of highway 28 in perry county, kentucky, one of more than a dozen counties severely affected by these flash floods. as you can see, there is rain
questions about the six-game suspension issued to deshaun watson in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. why it won t cost him most of his $230 million contract. welcome to the lead, i m pamela brown in for jake tapper on this monday. and we start with our world lead. and dramatic warnings from china after sources confirmed that house speaker nancy pelosi will visit taiwan during her trip to asia. it was not listed on her public itinerary when she landed in singapore this morning, but if she makes the trip she s the first house spike speaker into 25 years to visit taiwan. and this morning they warn against the egregious trip and an hour later they released this video claiming it will bury incoming enemies while showcasing weapons and fighting tactics. we should note the chinese military did not mention taiwan in that video. but u.s. officials say the pentagon is working around the clock monitoring any chinese movements in region and securing a plan to keep pelosi an
midterm elections. while judah said this is the right time for herschel walker to run for the senate? common sense. ainsley: a professional shoplifter in new york city is finally put in jail after more than 100 arrests. but this time she s being held by police after allegedly fighting back. the tight labor market, a move to retain workers from generation z. therapy and even access to a house in the hamptons? brian: there s a lot of action in west virginia, people representing there as well as in the state itself. senator joe manchin, the eye of the storm for the last year and a half, especially with a surprise introduction of his bill, and we also have the attorney general on, the treasury secretary, talking about banning these wall street firms that have banned them. because there are a fossil fuel. ainsley: joe manchin, over the weekend, critics of this new bill says it ll raise taxes. the 725-page bill and over $1 billion worth of increases per page at a