Explosions. Also tonight the South Carolina Death Row Inmate asking the Supreme Court to halt his execution after a key witness said he is innocent. The race for the white house, the controversial change in georgia requiring ballots to be hand counted. The major problems critics say it could cause. Kamala harris in that key Battleground Today slamming Donald Trump over abortion. The Secret Service admitting to failures during the July Assassination attempt on mr. Trump. And after that apparent second attempt, the agency now pleading for more resources. The kentucky sheriff behind bars accused of fatally shooting a judge in his chambers. What was the motive. Our update on a story about americans crushed by medical debt. One man owing Tens Of Thousands for Cancer Treatments for his late wife and the major change since our first report aired. And the founder of the 50 50 club, Shohei Ohtani, slugging and stealing his way into Baseball History. Starts the 50 50 club. Announcer this is Nbc
Im Ana Cabrera reporting from New York. Jose diazbalart picks up our coverage right now. And good morning. It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin with a scandal in battleground, North Carolina, that could have national implications. Mark robinson is facing pressure to leave the race after allegations he made racist and lewd comments on a pornography site, including declaring in one post that he was a black nazi. Robinson who is North Carolinas lieutenant governor, is denying the allegations and vowing to stay in the race. This is not us. These are not our words. This is not anything that is characteristic of me, nor has it ever been. Folks here also know my character. They know who i am. They know my voice, so to speak. This is not my voice. This is not things we would ever say or even think. Cnn published the string of incendiary comments it says it found on the Message Board dating back to 2008, well before robinson began his political career. Nbc
Good to be with you. Im Jose Diazbalart in for katy tur. And we are just 46 days out from Election Day. And after appearing at a Campaign Event hosted by Oprah Winfrey in michigan Last Night, Vice President harris is rounding off the week hitting two Battleground States she hopes to keep blue after President Biden flipped them in 2020. Shell be in wisconsin later this evening, hoping to rally voters after a strategic of new polls revealed a deadlocked race between her and Donald Trump in that state. But first, the Vice President is set to speak to voters in georgia this hour. Focusing on reproductive access and what her campaign calls preventable Abortion Deaths following a recent pro Publica Report which linked the deaths of two women to the states restrictive laws. How shes planning on pinning the blame on the president s abortion record. Were going to take you live to those remarks once they begin. First lets get to the reporting. Joining us this afternoon, Nbc News Washington corre
Right now on Ana Cabrera reports deadlocked. The battleground where Kamala Harris has an advantage. Plus, trumps 2016 opponent on the 2024 landscape. Her new comments this morning about trumps tone in this race. He is more incoherent. Good morning. Thanks to have you with us. Its 10 00 a. M. Eastern. 7 00 a. M. Pacific. I am Ana Cabrera reporting from washington today. We begin with new polling showing a deadlocked race for the white house. All eyes on a handful of states that could decide it all. Today Kamala Harris will be in one of them with oprah winfrey. It shows the gop narrowly leading in that state. As for former president trump, hes off the Swing State Beat today in d. C. At an event combating antisemitism. Vaughn, start us off, trump rallied in a blue state, New York, Last Night. What is the thinking behind these latest string of events . Theres a lot right now. Number one, Donald Trump is his own Chief Strategists and is the one calling the shots. He was in new York Yesterda
No Ground Invasion at this point. The hezbollah leader goes on television and calls this a declaration of war. A day after israel blew up wireless devices. In politics, Vice President harris heading to michigan for a sitdown are oprah after failing to win an endorsement from the teamsters, the first time that Labor Union refused to back the democratic nominee since 1996. A slew of new polling from the Battle Ground states shows some movement toward harris in those states but within the margin of error and still deadlocked in all important pennsylvania. House Republican Defectors help kill the Speakers Government Spending bill, bringing the country one step closer to another Government Shutdown on october 1st. I will be joined by democratic senate candidates from texas and florida who are trying to beat the odds and flip two key seats in deep Red States. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. We begin in the middle east. Today Israels Defense forces are using Air Strikes