Ticket because, quote, the alternative is simply untenable. And remember the american soldier who dashed over the dmz into north korea . What we are learning about a plea deal for travis king, and history will have to wait at least one more day. The setback for spacex ahead of a launch that would send astronauts on the farthest mission from earth in five decades. We are live on floridas space coast with an update. Msnbc reporters have the latest development. We start with the fight over georgias election rules. Msnbc correspondent lisa rubin is with me. Lisa, explain what this is all about and how it could complicate things in november. Chris, this is a lawsuit against the Georgia State Election Board. Its a fivemember board that makes rules essentially for the conduct and administration of elections in georgia. The suit is over two rules in particular that affect novembers elections, both of which allow for local county election Board Members to do a reasonable inquiry on one hand or
Danger. Tom vacar has the latest on what might catch us by surprise. Every time we have an extreme power or extreme heat event, power issues are very likely to arise. We understand that. But thats especially true when coming off a recently very high one. Pg e says in the greater bay region there is no immediate likelihood of a psps event over the hot weekend. A key element for a psps would be a National Weather service declared red flag warning, which the Weather Service said is unlikely over the weekend. But if any wildfire threatens to short out or topple power lines, that could force localized power shutoffs, and in extreme heat, Power Equipment can and does fail, especially sunday and monday. With these tripledigit temperatures, there could be some heatrelated outages in the areas where its 100 degrees or more for a long period of time. So we want our customers to be prepared. Reporter pg e have some cooling centers over the weekend where wanted. These centers will take covid19 rul
1400 nationwide as cases surge in the midwest. Plus, controversial policies in two states and some say put nursing home residents at risk. Ride of a lifetime. Two astronauts who made history, crude mission on a private rocket. Safety issues they say need to be fixed before the next flight. First heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Suddenly, we heard a very loud explosion. The build iings, all the glass just went down. It was raining glass all over the city of beirut. The massive blast in beirut, lebanon. As the death toll keeps rising, Lebanese Health minister says thousands are injured. This coming as an investigation is under way into what cause this had tragedy. Isaias is leaving a path of destruction on the east coast. People confirmed dead. All of a sudden it felt like the end of the world was coming. Turn the attention to the upcoming electric, the president says he supports mailin voting in florida spl theyre so well run. Florida is a very wellrun state, low taxes
To lift their restrictions or else. If they dont dot i will override the governors. In america, we need more prayer, not less. The president s edict, a direct appeal to his base while legal experts say he does not have that authority. This as former Vice President joe biden apologizes for comments he made about African American voters. Pulled from the wreckage. The incredible survival story of two men who survived a plane crash. Whats believed to be the final moments caught on camera. How those two survivors are doing this morning. All that, plus going to graceland. Elvis presleys famed tennessee home opening his doors once again after being shut down because of coronavirus. Even with new guidelines in effect, its still a move that has the kings fans all shook up. Today is saturday, may 23rd, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with peter alexander, Kristen Welker and dylan dreyer. Welcome to today. We thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. As long as were speaking
Hammers away at House Speaker nancy pelosi for holding up his impeachment trial. This as the president faces new heat for tweeting an article that allegedly named the anonymous whistleblower in the case against him those stories plus desperate search a rescue operation underway in hawaii this morning for a missing helicopter carrying tourists on a sightseeing trip touching tribute the fiancee of the espn reporter reveals new details about his final days and the circumstances surrounding his death. And footbrawl eastern michigans quarter ejected for throwing punches the wild weekend today friday december 27th, 2019. We start this morning the full forecast for us in just a moment and the worlds busiest airport. Hartsfield Jackson International in atlanta and its still go and already piling up and with the hoopts coming to a close millions are headed home and into a potentiae punch of flooding, strong winds and heavy snow, shutting down parts of busy interstate 5 in los angeles. There was