i m yasmin vossoughian in for ana cabrera. today a man who felt direct heat from donald trump to overturn the 2020 election will speak to the department of justice. the special counsel s team meeting with georgia s secretary of state brad raffensperger. this happening as we learn that a close trump ally, rudy giuliani also had a sit-down with jack smith s team. what all of this means for that investigation and for the former president as well. plus, a double dose of wild, wild weather, storms snarling travel as canadian wildfire smoke prompts new air alerts here in the united states. also ahead, was there help from the inside? reporting from the new york times that a russian general knew about the recent rebellion before it even happened. and later on, malaria in the united states. dr. natalie azar joins us with more cases of the illness not seen here in two decades. we begin with the new legal developments surrounding the former president. at some point today georg
this is by far the worst storm i ve ever witnessed. there s just debris everywhere. my yard looks like a war zone. this was a bad. one ian was bad, so if it was tough on our region, will be actually looking at this for many years to come. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. hurricane ian is now threatening georgia and the carolinas and it s expected to make landfall just a few hours from now. this is what eon did to southwest florida after it slammed into the coast over 24 hours ago, totaling 115 miles per hour winds and catastrophic storm surge. at least one many people have been reported killed, and brought epic rain and flooding to the central part of the state. hundreds of people have been rescued, that work continues overnight. over 2 million homes and businesses are without power. today president biden visited fema s headquarters in washington, d.c. and said federal aid is on its way to florida. this could be the deadliest hurricane in florida s histor
in paris, arkansas, some people still do not have power, following strong storm under ant warning. it was miserably hot. all ud down all night because it was too hot. i sweat so bad. the heat also building in the northeast, new york, philadelphia, and boston are expected to see a heat index around 100 degrees today. this is serious heat and we re really concerned about those, particularly with pre-existing respiratory conditions. heat is the number one cause of weather related deaths in the u.s. one heat expert says if you have air conditioning, stay inside. but if you don t if they don t, to have windows open with a fan. to cool off their extremities, their feet, their hands in cool ice baths. put cold towels on the back of their necks. and to check on their friends, family, and neighbors. and there is no relief in sight. around 275 million americans expecting to see a high above 90 degrees. and more than 60 million people are expected to see a high at o
Ready for a possible Ground Invasion in gaza. The United States grappling with new concerns of a widening war. Show you that on the map in a moment. Hope the weekend was good. Brandnew week begins now. Teams back together. Bill hemmer, good morning. Dana anxious to be here. I almost read good morning im bill hemmer. I am dana perino and its americas newsroom. Good to be here with you. Bill overnight israeli war planes bombed targets in Gaza Over Syria and west bank over the weekend. Dana it triggered the u. S. To ramp up military presence. New reports suggesting President Biden is urging israeli president netanyahu to slow down. Bill we kick it off now. Jack keane on the strategy. Rich edson we action to the pentagon. Lets start on the ground in southern israel with mike tobin as we begin a new week there. Mike, hello. Hello, bill. Today is Israeli Defense force did a screening of a lot of the hamas video. Some of them were gopros. Security video. Cell phones seized and audio that has
About the strike and where negotiations stand in just a moment. Meanwhile on Capitol Hill Congress is divided on how to avoid a Government Shutdown with the house and senate pursuing two very different courses on a funding solution. And also ahead, one of the most influential democrats in congress is calling for senator bob menendez to resign following his indictment on bribery charges. Well show you what the new jersey democrat had to say about the piles of cash hidden around his home. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, september 26th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. Well begin this morning with new nbc news polling that shows that americans think republicans ar better than democrats at handling most key issues. According to the latest survey registered voters trust the gop more to handle Border Security, the economy, crime, and immigration. Republicans are also trusted more to protect Constitutional Rights and by a slim margin protect