meanwhile, in pennsylvania, police are now expanding their manhunt for a convicted killer who has been on the run since escaping from prison a week ago. on capitol hill, senate republicans are hoping for answers today about minority leader mitch mcconnell s health after he apparently froze twice in two months. and excessive heat is expected to break records across the country today while we have got our eyes on tropical storm lee expected to become a major hurricane in just a couple of days. and we begin this morning with the very latest on the legal drama surrounding former president donald trump. the judge overseeing the case will hold a hearing today on motions by co-defendants kenneth chesebro and sidney powell to separate their positions, their portions of the case, from other defendants. it comes after all 19 defendants in the case pleaded not guilty and waived their arraignments originally scheduled for today. and today s hearing also comes as there are new devel
case, they have pleaded not guilty to racketeering and other criminal charges. so, unity, i guess. beyond that though, these 19 defendants are not exactly marching in lockstep. five of trump s codefendants have filed to have their cases removed to federal court. they argument they are trying to make to ensure that that happens, those arguments do not look good for the former president. take, for example, three of georgia s alleged fake electors. david schaffer and kathy latham in sean still. they have all said in their court filings, their cases belong in federal court, because they were just, quote, acting to assist the president, or acting at the direction of the president. now, those arguments might help these three folks in claiming they were defective federal employees, which weird, if true. and then maybe that will help them argue that they should be tried at the state level, but wow, does that argument not help their codefendant in all of this, mr. donald trump. it is
house. perhaps as we re turning the corner here now, about a year and change away from election day, to confront this age issue which another poll shows is real. it s kind of like when i said, would you like a five spot? that s the way we talk, twenty and change. willie in your old category? i m getting there, mika. we re old enough to remember when duke used to beat clemson in football. wow. that s how old we are. what a game. can you believe that? okay. first of all, duke beats clemson, right? fsu, the night before, routs lsu. never saw that coming. alabama, alabama rolls over middle tennessee state. i m telling you, i thought middle tennessee state would win by two or three touchdowns. doing good things in murphysboro but not enough in tuscaloosa. college football turned upside down this year, mika. we ll get to all that, as well. meanwhile, half of congress returns to capitol hill today with a long to-do list, including a new federal budget, but
harris: we are keeping a very close eye on capitol hill, the house floor has just opened and members of the house could vote on their next house speaker any time, we re told. republicans are hope louisiana congressman mike johnson will be the man for the job and can get the votes needed. he was named the party s fourth nominee last night. it was eight, then to four, then to two and now to him and it is ticking there. we will be following the action as it unfolds and bring you updates as they happen. we are also waiting for president biden s first news conference since october 7. he is set to take news conference alongside afghanistan prime minister. that should happen next hour around the 1:00 hour now. he is facing mounting pressure to draw a red line with iran as tension mount in the middle east and our men and women have become targets of militias more than ever before. you re watching outnumbered, i m harris faulkner here with kayleigh mcenany and emily compagno, also
border when the helicopter he was traveling in made a crash landing. fur hours rescue workers were searching for the wreckage and any survivors. there were no survivors. bad weather impeded the search. u.s. majority senate leader chuck schumer says intelligence authorities informed him there was no evidence of foul play and looks like an accident, but it s still being viewed as an accident. the death comes at a volatile time in this region. iran and israel have exchanged attacks on each other and militant groups attacked israel as well as ships in the red sea. the country s supreme leader still remains in control over iran after this unfortunate news. let s go to nbc chief correspondent richard engel. richard, as you have been following this story, what is the right way to look at this, summarize it, and what are the reactions that you re looking for from the region? reporter: so this was a shocking turn of events. a helicopter crash. i also am hearing from sources that fou