dump them in another state, so-called sanctuary cities so that they can figure it out. what i just described is exactly the strategy of some republicans governors on the far right of this divide, governors like you see on the screen, governor greg abbott of texas and ron desantis of florida. the latter declaring quote, every community in america should be sharing in the burdens. it shouldn t fall on a handful of red states. the real question is, for many americans out there, do you think desantis is right? we re going to hash that out in moment here. buz was it right for he and abbott to do the following? texas governor sent two buses of asylum seekers to the home of vice president kamala harris. it happened today. and then drove away, left them there. they apparently had no idea where they were or why they were at that particular location, let alone, perhaps, its significance politically speaking. and last night, florida s governor flew two planes with an estimated 50 migran
get people there as you make the plan. the question from house republicans asked and answered. but wait a second. i m so confused. yeah. you know, i m just a dumb country lawyer, michael steele, but they asked the question. they sure did. after steve scalise had known the answer. he was there. so he said that s a great question, why won t they answer whether nancy pelosi called the national this is so terrible and they won t answer. he was in the room. he was in the room where it happened. the room where it happened. i mean, come on. so low. willie, just bad faith. outrageous that steve scalise is going, are we going to get out of this alive or not, and scalise is in there. and then scalise holds a press conference and this committee is we can t be on this committee because, you know, they won t even ask the question did nancy ever call the national guard. scalise was there when she was saying, hey, pretend like this was the pentagon. pretend like
certified on january 6th. right. we ll get into all of that in a moment. meantime, in florida, a legal victory for former president donald trump, a federal judge there granting his request for a special master to review materials seized from mar-a-lago last month. how much could this complicate, definitely slow down the justice department s criminal probe into the former president s handling of classified documents? we will ask our attorneys ahead. but let s begin with our senior investigative correspondent drew griffin who joins us with all of the details on this newly obtained video from a county in georgia, taken the same day a voting machine was breached. shows the lengths they were going to do try to prove what they never proved, that there was some kind of fraud going on. breaches of voting machines now in swing states are under investigation across the country, guys. this one happened in coffee county, georgia, and cnn obtained this surveillance video at one of t
intensifies his nuclear rhetoric amid a faltering military campaign in ukraine. the biden administration says it has told russia privately exactly what the consequences would be for using a nuclear weapon. we ll have the very latest on that. plus, a head turning new revelation concerning the attack on the capitol. what a former adviser to the january 6th committee says about a phone call between the trump white house and a rioter while the attack was underway. also this morning, tropical storm ian has just strengthened into a category 1 hurricane as it continues its track toward cuba and florida. we re watching that. and it is just six weeks until voters decide the balance of power in congress. we ll tell you where things stand this morning and what s in play. good morning and welcome to morning joe, it s monday, september 26th. we begin with the new polling from the new york times that shows 54% believe donald trump threatened american democracy when he left office. 51
known. we watched it s hard not to notice how well the calmness of this late hour fits the moment. this is after all a bustling capital and looks and sounds that way during most daylight hours. except earlier today when even some flights into heathrow were suspended and the city fell quiet for the procession from buckingham palace. flanked by guard and cavalry and led by her four children they carried the coffin down the mall toward westminster. it was a remarkable display of ceremony, ritual, history and family. each piece of it, every gesture planned to the heartbeat and done with precision. slow. march. inside westminster hall the only spoken words were prayers led by the archbishop of c canterbury. and the blessing of god almighty, the father, the son, and the holy spirit be among you and remain with you always. amen. the king staying tonight at his private residence west of the city where he s expected to spend some time on the phone with world leaders. h