vote with their wallets. democrats are arguing that if democracy doesn t hold, nothing else matters. when true democracy goes away, people get hurt. it has real life consequences. it s not some abstract political science question. we are all affected. and we take this for granted, and we can t. so, who s right? we ve got reporters in some of the most closely contested states in the country. plus ukrainians now bracing for the unthinkable, a possible nuclear attack by russia. and if that wasn t bad enough, vladimir putin now appears to be joining forces with another one of the most dangerous men in the world, kim jong-un. and finally, anyone who s tried to cram themselves into an airplane seat knows they can be unbelievably cramped and uncomfortable. but could they also be dangerous? what the faa and lawmakers are doing to change things. that s later in the show. but we start with president biden and his decision to focus his formedable bully pulpit, a prime-time spe
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Raising millions to help all those affected by Hurricane Harvey. And donations are still pouring in. Jason derulo here this morning to do his part. Good morning, america. And youre looking at beaumont, texas, still under water as you can see. Its been almost a week since that deadly storm hit and were seeing an incredible outpouring all across the country for those affected by harvey. People have said that were seeing the worst of Mother Nature and the best of human nature. And the staggering scope this morning, many people still stranded. The coast guard has rescued 9,000 people. And 1,000 pets this week. Nearly 100,000 homes destroyed and that number is likely to rise and perhaps dramatically. Meanwhile, this morning, new fears this is ominous, were watching a major Hurricane Irma intensifying over the atlantic. All this as a new threat of whats left of harvey is still causing so many problems. Lets go to our chief meteorologist ginger zee with new possible flash floods. Ginger. Robi