o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? and the rocket s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, o er the land of the free and the home of the brave? rachel: good morning we go straight to a fox weather alert. a desperate search for sush vivers in mississippi. a tornado levers 14 people dead and one monster twister believed to be a mile wide carving a path of destruction over 100 miles. will: small town of rolling fork hit before 9:00 p.m. and toppling homes and downing power lines and trees and leveling communities. it sparked multiple explosions. a second twister touching down in the city of amarie. that s where the damage is apparently extensive. this map shows how many mississippi delta communities were hit. pete: there s the path there. the system was triggering flood warnings for millions and 100,000 people are without power at least this morning.
pete: we re having a special saturday edition of breakfast with friends. rachel: comes as florida is expected to become the sixth state as governor desantis signs that bill into law. pete: live from wolfies in leesburg, florida. thanks for being with us. reporter: we re having an incredible time and governor desantis is about to sign this universal voucher plan and it s really universal school choice and it gives parents the power to move their child to the school of their choice. it even extends to homeschoolers and your thoughts non, a good idea? thea, it s a good idea. reporter: is this something that florida residents have been looking forward to? yes, and parents need to be having a choice where their kids go to school and get educated.
ellis in hoboken, new jersey, and chris jansing in leesburg, virginia, and managing editor of saab doe s crystal ball. donna edwards, joins us, former democratic congresswoman from maryland, and david jolly, former republican congressman from florida who s no longer affiliated with the party. new jersey, your home state and mine, i have not heard people talking about bergen county this much since the cone heads moved there. what happened? phil murphy right now with a lead of just under 1,700 votes on here. it has been this is true talking to republicans and democrats in new jersey. they are both confused and frustrated by how the vote return has been reported out here. there s been a lot of question marks about exactly what s left, where it s left, what type of vote is left. here s our best sense of it right now. you mentioned that murphy has
hardest hit countries early on in this pandemic. thoughtful. helped that country pull out of a terrific nosedive. horrible to watch. mike memoli, thank you for that. coming up ahead, the only democrat president biden reached out to from air force one on the way to the g20. what did he say to her? we re going to ask. she ll join us in a few minutes. now to virginia where today is the last day to vote early before tuesday s election in the race for governor. it s in a dead heat. nbc s chris jansing in leesburg, virginia. chris, get to your affinity with rome in a moment. what do you hear about the organizations and cultural issues raised during the virginia governor s race that really led them to get involved? reporter: i have to tell you. this is one of the most fascinating and eventually one of the most consequential questions for this entire campaign. how did it stoke these culture wars? glenn youngkin closed the gap.
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