Thanks for joining me. Im Jim Acosta in for fredricka whitfield. We are heading into the Home Stretch in the race to the White House the president ial election is now just about one month away, and both campaigns are pushing hard for those still undecided voters and critical that Battleground States. And with voting states, polls of course, showed this race is still very much Neck And Neck, both Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump, are campaigning as some big News Stories are reshaping the race as we speak in the War And Lebanon to the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene and a surprising jobs report, but its still unclear how all of this will affect the rest of this Race Today though, the former president is returning to the scene of his first Assassination Attempt in battleground, pennsylvania, trump is set to hold a rally later today. In butler and the western part of that state, he narrowly survived an attempt on his life on July 13 at that location whe
Highstakes debate, and tropical Storm Francine on a Collision Course with the u. S. First tonight, francine, expected to strengthen to a hurricane this evening. As it closes in on the gulf coast, bringing lifethreatening Storm Surge and up to a foot of rain. Al roker is standing by. Also tonight, the highly anticipated clash between Kamala Harris and donald trump. Their first and potentially only debate before the election, with the race in a dead heat both candidates expected to go on the attack. And what mr. Trump told us his biggest challenge will be tonight. Our full team coverage. The scary moment on the tarmac in atlanta. Two delta planes colliding. The tail of one aircraft knocked off. We just hit something on the taxiway. Could you tell us what it was . What the airline says happened. The raging wildfires in the west forcing new evacuations. The deadly israeli airstrike on a humanitarian zone in gaza. And new video inside the tunnel where six hostages including an american were
Chris jansing reports. At this hour, All The President S Men and geena davis, too. A brand new look at President Bidens starstudded prep for the State Of The Union. A republican response on Reproductive Rights, an alabama senators plans to rebut biden tonight. On which party stand with parents and families. After the trial, what a jury member says sealed the deal for that guilty verdict in the are the Rust Shooting as alec baldwin waits for his day in court. The crisis in haiti. The Prime Minister struggling to return to the country and hold on to power as violent gangs take over. Will the u. S. Get involved . Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin with the night of nights in the world of politics. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell is reporting from the white house. Kelly, what can you tell us about how the president is preparing for tonights big night . Well, there are revisions and revisions, going over the speech with a careful pen to mark those moments for
A little bit later today, donald trump will be under arrest in a washington, d. C. , Federal Court and new reporting in the case against him in this latest indictment. Huge Security Preparations are under way because of that, and washington, d. C. , security is on alert because of it. What is happening ahead of this historic moment. I have come to believe that he knew well that he had lost the election. An extraordinary interview with former attorney general bill barr and why he believes that the information in the indictment is the tip of the iceberg against donald trump. Im john berman and with kate bolduan, this is cnn news central. All right. In a washington, d. C. Federal court later today, donald trump will be under arrest, and those are live pictures, and that is where it will all take place, and we are covering this from every angle with our reporters literally standing at each side of the building, and trump is going to face a judge and the charges and we expect he is going to
Erin . The arraignment is in a courthouse thats already handled hundreds of january 6th defendants. It is those lies that are central to the prosecutions case. The man behind it all, the man who has been a target of a Public Smear Campaign by the 45th President is jack smith. You see him there. Paula reid is outside that courthouse right now. Paula, how will all of this play out, the logistics of this once trump arrives where you are . Reporter well, erin, this courthouse is accustomed to dealing with vips, security details, so he has the option to pull underneath the courthouse in a garage. We may not be able to seen him at all. Once inside, he will be placed under arrest. He will be processed. We expect fingerprints, but there wont be a mug shot. Federal authorities have said they already have a mug shot. And the hearing should be pretty short. He will hear the charges filed against hi and hell have th opportunity, as expecting to enter a plea in florida he had s attorney enter that