I dont think i can stress enough, like, how much help the island needs. And former president Donald Trumps lawyers propose delaying his federal election interference trial for almost two years after the 2024 election. We begin this morning with Breaking News. Hurricane hilary has rapidly intensified from a Tropical Storm into a category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward the southwestern u. S. , bringing winds up to 145 miles an hour. Right now, the hurricane is located 400 miles south of cabo san lucas. The Mexican Government says a weakened hilary could hit sunday night in baja, california, and has issued a hurricane warning. It is expected to hit mexico. 24 Million People across parts of california and nevada, utah and arizona are under flood watches. Hilary could mark the first Tropical Storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. I want to bring in nbc news meteorologist bill karins. Bill, good morning. How severe is this hurricane . Were going to talk about flooding in areas that
previously thought. what would it take for them to finally take action in the jimmy thomas scandal? i will discuss. using religion as political ammunition? a san francisco archbishop says that nancy pelosi cannot receive communion in his archdiocese unless she changes her stance on abortion rights. i will speak with the reverend claiming that the archbishop is using communion as a partisan political weapon. later, dozens of republicans voted against the bill that will help ease the broad baby formula crisis. i will introduce you to one texas businessman who says, i am tired of waiting for politicians to solve the problem. he stepped up in a huge way. all of this and more is coming up. a good saturday morning to you. i am katie fang. we have so much talk about this morning. let s get started. president biden is an indictment meeting with allies in the region. hours ago, he spoke in south korea about the importance of uniting the world democracies in the face of authorita
north korea and china and even russia s foreign policy in asia has been successful is because the u.s. two closest allies in asia, japan and south korea, didn t get along with each other. they got along great with us. but not with each other. the fact that we have achieved this rapprochement, which is something only the u.s. can do, is a real shot in the arm for american diplomacy in asia and a setback to china, which i think is the, you know, one of the goals here. and peter, just the fact this is being held at camp david is important. there is a message in that message itself, right? absolutely. camp david has historically been used by presidents as a tool of diplomacy. you are somebody important to me, we re going to showcase you in a way i don t showcase every leader. president biden hasn t had any leaders, foreign leaders, to camp david throughout his presidency. so it is meant to send a signal
indictment meeting with allies in the region. hours ago, he spoke in south korea about the importance of uniting the world democracies in the face of authoritarian force threats. right now, the white house has a lot to balance abroad. a trip that was originally planned to highlight a foreign policy in asia and to deter china s growing influence disrupted by the invasion of ukraine. then your message, stand up to autocracy and aggression in both the east and the west. as the president talks about the united states as the linchpin of world democracy, there may be no issue more important than the issue of our own democracy. here at home, it is far from assured. voting rights are at risk because of restrictive state laws and republicans are blocking any federal progress. we see contenders across the united states openly running on trump s a big lie about winning the 2020 election. the gop is doing everything it can to still wall
two huge issues. as the president handles foreign policy in asia, an american community in texas is torn apart this morning following another mass shooting. 26 people are dead there. just weeks after a gunman killed 58 in las vegas. welcome back to morning joe. it s monday, november 6th. with us we have a political writer for the new york times, nick con if i sorry, harold ford junior, elise jordan, and clint watts, and carol lee is with us. we begin with the massacre on american soil. 26 people ranging in age from five to 72 gunned down during sunday morning worship at their small town church in sutherland springs, texas. a 26-year-old man dressed in all black armed with an ar assault