When we fight, we win with just six weeks until election day, Vice President Kamala Harris is leading former President Donald Trump in our new Nbc News Poll. We are the underdog in this race, and we have some hard work ahead of us. We dont need votes. What we need is honesty in the election. Which side is more energized in the final sprint of the campaign . Steve kornacki will break down the results. Plus, controversial comments. We are staying in this race. We are in it to win it. The republican nominee after he once called Himself A Black Nazi and defended slavery on a porn site. Weve got folks running for governor that are proud to refer to themselves as nazis. How will it impact the critical Battleground State and escalating attacks. Israel Target Hezbollah leaders Inside Lebanon after a wave of attacks targeting the militant Groups Communication devices. Is the war spreading into a wider conflict . My guests this morning, democratic senator John Fetterman of pennsylvania and Repub
Reports, escalation in the Middle East. A new bombardment of israeli strikes against hezbollah targets in lebanon and an unprecedented warning to civilians. The fears its stoking of a larger regional war. Plus disturbing new evidence tied to the suspect in that apparent second Assassination Attempt of Donald Trump, including a letter where he appears to confess to the plot. What it means for his case when he face has judge next hour. And new Nbc Polling on the 2024 race showing a historic surge in favorability for Vice President harris. We will look at whats driving that and why this contest is still neck and neck. Good morning and thanks for joining us, it is 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific, im Ana Cabrera reporting from New York. We begin with the Breaking News in the Middle East. Lebanese officials say more than 180 people have been killed after intensifying israeli strikes there overnight. The idf Issuing A first of its kind Evacuation Warning to civilians in Southern Leban
Pets. Can you even remember a time when something like that would have been disqualifying . Because i cant anymore republicans now elected trump three times. Democrats lost to him half the time. This election is still inexplicably close. Unfortunately, some americans watched that and thought, i dont like how kamala laughed when he called immigrants dog eaters. That wasnt very president ial. Wow. That sums it up. Welcome to Morning Joe. It is monday, september 23rd. With us, we have the host of Way Too Early, white House Bureau Chief at politico, jonathan lemire. Nbc news national Affairs Analyst and a partner in chief political columnist at puck, John Heilemann. Good to have you with us this morning. We have six weeks to go until Election Day. Theres new Nbc News polling out showing a major shift in the 2024 race. In the latest survey, Vice President Kamala Harris leads former president Donald Trump by five points, 49 to 44 , among registered voters nationwide. Although, that result is
Children and more than 1,000 were injured. Over the Weekend Hezbollah launched more than 100 rocket, drones and missiles into northern israel. Chie angioankle got an inside look. Reporter im now in an underground bunker, a hospital that has been set up three levels below the main hospital in the northern city. This was a parking lot. You can tell it looks like a parking lot. But it was built nearly 20 years ago, also to serve as a hospital in reserve, a Hospital Underground just for scenarios like this one so that patients could be treated, care can be given during a War Situation when parts of israel come under attack. And for the first time since this facility was built, it is actually being used. Yesterday israel started move ing all of the patients of the hospital down into these wards here. Our thanks to Richard Ankle for that report. Reporter you and i have talked about the possibility of allout war between Israel And Hezbollah. Frankly, its fair to ask at this point whether that
Speech. And today, the former president heading back to battleground pennsylvania. The suspect makes an appearance in court. All that is more than 100 World Leaders descend on New York for the u. N. General assemblys annual meeting and despite the recent escalation between israel and hezbollah, irans new President Today telling me and a group of american journalists here that nobody, including iran, would win a wider war. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell reporting from New York. It is more than 100 foreign leaders are gathering here for the annual meeting of the united nations General Assembly. President biden is arriving tonight, ahead of his big speech to the World Body Tomorrow morning. But we begin with a major reshaping of the race for the white house. With early voting now under way in many states, the latest Nbc News national poll showing just how much president Harris Vice president harris candidacy transformed this contest. Her Favorability Rating jumped 16 points since