delegates in the republican nominating contest. that s not even 2% of the more than 2&00 delegates that are up for grabs, but that small total belies the outsized influence this state can on us presidential politics. as the first in the nation, the 99 counties of rural iowa can make or break a presidential campaign. but these caucuses are your personal chance to score the ultimate victory over all of the liars, cheaters, thugs, perverts, frauds, crooks, freaks, creeps and other quite nice people. so if you want to save america from crooked joe biden, you must go caucus tomorrow. the first step, it s really the first step. we ve got to do it. we ve got to do it big. you ve got to get out. you can t sit home! if you re sick it as a dog, you say, darling, i ve got to make it. even if you vote and didn t pass away, it s worth it, remember. nobody can predict what the electorate is ultimately going to look like tomorrow. you just can t do it given these conditions and given ever
jong-un in north korea this morning. why it s raising concerns in washington. later, saying farewell to the say hey kid. how baseball is honoring icon willie mays who died at 93. . and as cities across the country celebrate the juneteenth holiday, we ll take you to one chicago community where families are gathering despite the brutal heat. it is great to have you with us. it is 10:00 eastern and i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with the dangerous weather facing millions across the country, lashing rains and strong winds already hitting the gulf coast for what could be the season s first tropical storm. and wildfires turning deadly burning up the west fueled by the dry heat that s also baking millions of people from michigan to maine, a day after temperatures broke records across the country. nbc s sam brock is standing by for us on a looming storm in galveston, texas. maura barrett is in chicago. there s a little bit of a breeze thankfully there. we know
Im looking pretty viable. Ive got four seats. Sam, youre looking pretty hopeless over there, youve got one seat. Tom, you may be viable, youve got three seats. Lets say youre viable, but Katty And Sam are in the wind. What do we do . Is this bit the where i start saying, come to me, katty, ive got ben jerry s . Or is this the bit where i say to sam, look, youre not viable, but if you join me, The Two Of Us together, we could viable . Absolutely. You come to me, sam. Dont go to him, hes already fine. But im going to the white house, so why dont you come over here . But we are more aligned on policy, sam. Sam, i think you should come to us for sure. Were right on on all the issues that are important to america. Im not picking between parents. Im going with tom. Thank you so much, you made a wise decision. So this means im left, tom, and im not viable. I know
i m looking pretty viable. i ve got four seats. sam, you re looking pretty hopeless over there, you ve got one seat. tom, you may be viable, you ve got three seats. let s say you re viable, but katty and sam are in the wind. what do we do? is this bit the where i start saying, come to me, katty, i ve got ben &jerry s? or is this the bit where i say to sam, look, you re not viable, but if you join me, the two of us together, we could viable? absolutely. you come to me, sam. don t go to him, he s already fine. but i m going to the white house, so why don t you come over here? but we are more aligned on policy, sam. sam, i think you should come to us for sure. we re right on on all the issues that are important to america. i m not picking between parents. i m going with tom. thank you so much, you made a wise decision. so this means i m left, tom, and i m not viable. i know.