operatives into the county elections office. these operatives were working for one of the former presidents attorneys, sydney powell. this video was taken the same day that a voting system there was, in some way, breach. cnn s drew griffin joins us now with more on that, including some revealing audio. but for now, it s enough to say that the facts of drew s story suggest this was part of a larger coordinated plan to support the election. this isn t just about some threat that is coming on. when it comes to election subversion, the past is never dead. it s not even passed. in fact, the signs right now point to it being prolonged. - - election denier for secretary of state. also in arizona and michigan, people who actually oversee the 2024 election in those states. the republican nominee and at least 21 of this year s governor races as someone who is projected raised doubts about or try to overturn the 2020 election. the former top of the ticket can t seem to quit it either.
plus, a florida federal judge has thrown a wrench into the doj s investigation of the documents, many of them classified, seized from the former president s home at mar-a-lago. granting trump s request for a so-called special master to review the evidence. this temporarily prevents the justice dedepartment s investigative team from accessing thousands of documents taken from mar-a-lago. we ll have more on that in a moment. first, drew griffin joins us with the details of this newly obtained video from georgia county. we should note, taken the same day a voting machine was breached in that office. what do we know? breaches, jim, of these voting machines in swing states are under investigation across the country. this one happened in coffee county, georgia. cnn obtained surveillance video at one of the offices where these machines were breached. and this was all done at the behest of one of donald trump s attorneys. i want to show you the video now. it s cathy lathem, the w
long it will take, remine giant questions. and day one on the job for britain s new prime minister. liz trust making the track to achieve the queen s blessing and rescuing her country s economy from free fall. up for us first, the biden factor. the president huddles with his cabinet next hour. he does so facing what you might call a high wire challenge. to navigate a still to-do list while trying to defy midterm election history. nine weeks exactly until we count your votes, and the president s approval rating remains in perilous territory. but it is on an upward trajectory, and every tick up improves democrats odds. today, a cabinet meet to go promote progress made over the summer. the biden bet, that showing your government at work can help are e frame the midterms as a choice between normal and crazy. this is not your father s republican party. this is a totally different party, man. these guys are different. i ve worked with a lot of republicans, conservative repub
plus, an alarming new claim from former republican congressman about a call that came from the white house during the capitol attack. and also ahead, the top republican in the house unveils the gop agenda if they win in november. but the plan is being slammed and focused more on talking points than substance. good morning. welcome to way too early on this monday, september 26th. thank you for starting your day with us. we start with a new interview by republican congresswoman liz cheney over the weekend. the wyoming representative who lost her re-election bid in a bitter primary battle last month says she ll do whatever it takes to keep former president donald trump from taking back the white house in 2024. and that includes campaigning for democrats and leaving the republican party if necessary. we cannot afford to be a society where we re tearing each other apart. think about what the leaders say about american democracy. they say our elections can t really they don
western reporters actually inside the country. look at the unrest going on in iran right now, the unrest in russia right now. yeah. people say they ve never seen protests at this scale. it s getting serious. a lot of mothers getting out there. they don t want their sons being dragged off to war. we begin with a new development on the war in ukraine. volodymyr zelenskiy is accusing russia of nuclear blackmail and says he does not think president vladimir putin is bluffing, this as the u.s. announced an additional $457 million in civilian assistance to ukraine. nbc news foreign correspondent erin mclaughlin has more. reporter: days after russian president vladimir putin issued a thinly veiled nuclear threat, u.s. officials sending a message of their own. if russia crosses this line, there will be catastrophic consequences for russia. the united states will respond decisively. reporter: that warning coming the same weekend that outrage, fear, and brutality swept