Good day. Im Chris Jansing, live at Msnbc Headquarters in new York City. An unthinkable tragedy on every level, with communities torn apart, with the Death Toll from Hurricane Helene rising almost by the hour, the focus shifts now to the basics. Food, water, gas, power, as Tens Of Thousands plead for help that for many still hasnt come. The president says that help is on the way, but how long can people hold out . Plus, after killing Hezbollahs Leader, israel issues a stark warning to the rest of its enemies. You can run, but you cant hide. Now the u. S. Secretary of state claims that diplomacy remains the only path to peace. And the path towards the second largest Voting Bloc in the u. S. At a whole new level. Kamala harris blasting Donald Trump as he doubles down on his antimigrant messaging and his attacks on her. A lot to get to. A very busy monday. But we begin down south, where residents are facing a Mindnumbing Level of devastation left by Hurricane Helene. Lives and homes lost,
Attempt to cut costs and deter migrants attempting to come to the uk illegally by boat. Also on the programme, the standoff in niger continues. The countrys coup leaders have closed nigers airspace until further notice, citing the threat of Military Invervention from neighbouring powers. Arizonas blistering heat wave continues as us President Biden heads to the state to promote his clean energy plans. And the american millionaire allegedly working with the Chinese Government to influence politics in the west. Ill speak to the New York Times reporter behind the investigation. First lets focus on the barge for Asylum Seekers here in the uk. The government hopes that around 500 men can be housed on board the vessel called the bibby stockholm. But so far, just 15 are on board. Ministers say the barge will be better value for taxpayers than hotel rooms, which are costing more than six Million Pounds a day. There have been concerns about conditions on board, but the government insists the ba
Hi there. Thank you for being with us. We begin in ukraine, where at least five people have been killed in a Russian Missile attack on residential buildings in the eastern ukrainian town of pokrovsk. Ukraines Interior Minister reported that the strikes also injured at least 31 people. Among the injured are at least 19 police officers, five rescuers, and a child. The head of the Donetsk Region said the strikes damaged a hotel as well as shops and administrative a hotel as well as shops and administrative buildings. Meanwhile, ukraines Intelligence Agency announced that it arrested a woman in connection with an alleged assassination plot against president zelensky. The woman was allegedly preparing a russian air strike in the Mykolaiv Region during mr zelensky s visit to the area. Our ukraine Correspondentjames Waterhouse has the latest. So these are quite interesting allegations from the region. Sources from the Security Forces told us they have arrested a woman who is accused of travel