intensifies his nuclear rhetoric amid a faltering military campaign in ukraine. the biden administration says it has told russia privately exactly what the consequences would be for using a nuclear weapon. we ll have the very latest on that. plus, a head turning new revelation concerning the attack on the capitol. what a former adviser to the january 6th committee says about a phone call between the trump white house and a rioter while the attack was underway. also this morning, tropical storm ian has just strengthened into a category 1 hurricane as it continues its track toward cuba and florida. we re watching that. and it is just six weeks until voters decide the balance of power in congress. we ll tell you where things stand this morning and what s in play. good morning and welcome to morning joe, it s monday, september 26th. we begin with the new polling from the new york times that shows 54% believe donald trump threatened american democracy when he left office. 51
good morning. i m erica hill in for jim and poppy today. welcome to a holiday edition of newsroom. we re following several stories on this labor day of the right now in canada, a major manhunt under way after at least ten people were killed, up to 25 stabbed in all. a heinous murder spree covering more than a dozen crime scenes. officials are warning the two suspects are on the run. they should be considered armed and dangerous. following that story for you, we re keeping a very busy eye on the campaign trail here in the u.s. minutes from now president biden will depart for a pair of major events in two critical battleground states, wisconsin and back to pennsylvania. the president set to speak to american workers in milwaukee later today and then it s off to pittsburgh where we ll speak with a group of steel workers. the trip, of course, coming just days after pieden s predecessors told pennsylvanians that the current president quote is an enemy of the state. let s begin i
turning up the pressure on pat cipollone to testify after hutchinson revealed that cipollone was worried that he and trump s entire team would face a litany of criminal charges if trump went to the capitol on january 6th. hutchinson said the president knew his supporters were armed and trying to join them. there are also new questions, though, about the former white house aide s claims that trump lunged for the steering wheel of his presidential suv when secret service agents told him he couldn t go to the capitol. now the secret service tells the committee that agents are willing to dispute that story under oath. cnn s ryan nobles is on capitol hill. ryan, big day for the committee. do we know what s next? reporter: well, there s no doubt, victor, and alson that the committee seems to be razor focused on pat cipollone the former white house counsel and his role in all of this. to this point he s only had very base level conversations with the committee. he has not had an
on a day when the way critical issues are handled right now may well determine the outcome of the elections from primaries through november s midterm. not just for candidates, but for our economy, our safety. consider these new pieces of the puzzle. there s a brand new poll that shows 83% of americans describe the state of the economy as poor or not so good. prices for everything from clothes to food on the rise. the average cost of gas hitting another record high today. this hour we ll hear from americans about the pain at at the pump. plus this weekend saw another devastating round of mass shootings that left at least 12 people dead, 38 injured. among the communities experiencing these latest tragedies, philadelphia, chattanooga, saginaw, mesa, arizona. that s according to the gun violence archives. this weekend is pushing some americans to the brink. here s one philadelphia woman after the shooting there killed 3 and injured 11. i m furious. not just for my neighbor, but
our new abc news poll show gas prices could be one of the most important issues in the midterm elections. what the biden administration says is behind the skyrocketing prices. tonight, bracing for severe storms in the plains with large hail and potentially damaging winds from oklahoma to nebraska. and the first named storm of the atlantic hurricane season. rob marciano standing by. vladimir putin threatens new targets in ukraine. the russian president s ominous warning to the west on what will happen if it keeps arming the ukrainians. russian rockets slamming kyiv. our team on the scene of the attack. a judge s murder and the man accused. what we ve just learned about their possible connection, and new reaction tonight from a politician on the suspect s hit list. a deadly attack on a catholic church in nigeria. more than 50 people feared dead after gunmen storm a church during mass. the queen s surprise appearance. thunderous applause as she greets the crowd from bu