brink of default. we re going to come together. because there is no alternative. everybody is working hard. the president ends his overseas trip with no deal in sight. is there still time to avoid economical amity. plus it is go time. i think in florida we showed what it takes to not just win, win big and then deliver big. desantis is finally set to announce his 2024 run but does he have what it takes to topple the front-runner. and hbo election nightmare. with 100,000 milwaukee absentee missing, every vote must be counted. the question succession viewers are asking, could it happen in real life? welcome to inside politics and i m abby phillip. with this morning, with as few as 11 days to go until a possible default, the full faith and credit of the united states till hanging very much in the balance. earlier this morning, during a news conference wrapping his trip to the g7 summit in japan, president biden called once again for republicans to move
night that the president and first lady will head to puerto rico last night which was rocked by hurricane fiona 25 deaths in puerto rico have been connected to the storms. reuters reports that as of friday, 230,000 homes and businesses remain without power. fiona bore down five days after the anniversary of hurricane maria, which wreaked major havoc on the island before moving up the east coast. after puerto rico, the first couple will head to florida to examine the damage caused by hurricane ian. with wind speeds that top 155 miles per hour, tens of thousands of buildings were leveled, millions of people lost power. so far, nbc news confirmed at least 77 people have died from the effects of iain which barreled into florida s west coast as a category four storm on wednesday before veering to the east overland, reentering the atlantic ocean and making a second landfall as a category one hurricane and the carolinas. nbc s steve patterson is in fort myers beach where i left hi
republicans represent an extremism that threatens the foundations of our republic. there is no question that the republican party today is dominated, driven, and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. that is a threat to this country. maga republicans do not respect the constitution, believe in the rule of the law, or recognize the will of the people. they refused to accept the results of a free election and promote authoritarian leaders. they fanned the flames of political violence. they are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country. they look at the mob that stormed that united states capitol on january 6th, brutally attacking law enforcement, not as insurrectionists. who placed a dagger the throat of our democracy, but they look at them as patriots. they see their maga failure to stop a peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election, as preparation for the 2022 and 2024 elections. and
and, who was appointed as a federal judge in the final months of donald trump s presidency, today heard arguments in the case of donald j trump versus the united states of america. yes, that is never the case. donald j trump versus the united states of america. and that is the truth of the case. the federalist society, trump appointed judge in a two hour hearing, asked in a two-hour meeting repeatedly asked justice department prosecutors what harm could there be in agreeing with donald trump s lawyers request to appoint a so-called special master, in the case, to examine some or all of the documents and records seized by the fbi with a search warrant of donald trump s home on august 8th. last week before the judge had heard a word of opposition from the justice department is, she but that s inclined, inclined to go along with what donald trump wants in this case. this is a judge who then knew absolutely nothing about the law governing presidential records. a judge who knew ab
extremismes that threatens the very foundation of our republic. there s no question that the republican party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans. and that is a threat to this country. maga republicans do not respect the constitution. they do not believe in the rule of law. they do not recognize the will of the people. they refuse to accept the results of a free election. and promote authoritarian leadersor and flame the threatsf violence and a threat to our personal right, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law torque the very soul of this country. they look at the mob that stormed the united states capitol on january 6th, rudely attacking law enforcement, not as insurrection nists but place a dagger at the throat of our democracy and they look at them as patriots and see the maga failure to stop a peaceful transfer of power after the election as preparation for the 2022 and fo2024 elections, and now, america must choose