The places and the person who will likely decide the most consequential until election of our time. Thats tonight on these lines good evening im abby phillip in new york and welcome to the official start of the general election is shaping up to be a rematch for the history books. In the red corner is donald trump twice impeached, indicted insurrectionist, depending on who you ask. And the blue corner, joe biden, older, unpopular and beset by questions about his ability to do the job for four more years but there is a third man in the ring to robert f. Kennedy jr. More on him in a moment. But first, a reminder, this election will be close and it will be decided by a few thousand votes in roughly a handful of states. Six to be exact. So here is where it could all come to a head. This november six states where lets face it, each ballot might make a bigger impact than in the rest of the country. Nevada, arizona, georgia, michigan, pennsylvania, and wisconsin. These are the swinging list of
Codefendants appearing in court as the former president makes a new and unusual request in the classified documents case. Plus, inflation ticks up after a yearlong streak of declines. What it could mean for your wallet as the fed plots its next move. And Playing Tourist at the edge of space. A mother daughter duo and a former olympian blasting off with Virgin Galactic, is this the future of commercial space travel . Our nbc News Reporters are covering it all. We begin with those raging fires in maui. President biden issuing a major disaster declaration for the area. Nbcs Dana Griffin Reports from an Evacuation Center. Reporter we are at the largest Evacuation Center in maui where 300 to 400 people here slept overnight. Many escaping the flames in lahaina. Several people have told me that their homes are destroyed. Many, however, are kind of coming here with a very positive attitude, expressing gratitude for still being alive. We know several people have been killed. At least 36, and th
Today, nikki haley is there. Chris christie. All Crossing Paths this afternoon as they try to entice and bring in g. O. P. Voters, independent voters to their side to get them to have a good showing in New Hampshire. Trump of course is the front runner. His former Vice President mike pence has not qualified officially to be on the stage in the first mike pence has now qualified officially to be on the stage. We will be moderating that debate. Its going to be a very big evening as we kick off the primaries season. Its the likes of which we have never seen, in terms of the way this stacks up over the next several months. The former president will be jockeying between courtrooms, rallies, Campaign Events all at once. The story asks g. O. P. Voters how that might impact their view. Watch. Theres so Much Division and hatred towards him in the country. I dont think its healthy for us to have him as a candidate. I would rather trump be the g. O. P. Nominee. Most supporters believe that i dont
A nine to nothing ruling. But the justices did agree. In fact that it is not up to the states to enforce an execute the 14th Amendment. You saw at Justices Alito and thomas in agreement with Justices Sotomayor and kagan on that point. Its simply he could not be as a matter of law, as a matter of constitutional interpretation, that every state gets to do what it wants, because otherwise that would leave us with a quote, patchwork of different states doing Different Things according to the decision. So its a rare 90 opinion and i think they hit the nail on the head here now we saw two concurring opinions, one by Justice Amy Coney barrett, and one by the three liberal leaning justices. They really had a big disagreement there yeah, i think the actual amount of disagreement here isnt that much when you drill down on it, its important to understand all nine justices agreed. Its not up to the states. The five justices in the main opinion said it has to be done by congress only congress can e
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper this hour, a forceful moment today from the israeli ambassador to the United Nations trying to get the world holds attention about atrocities of war against israel. The rape cannot continue. The Sexual Violence cannot continue hamas must be eliminated rapist mass murder, and must never be given a free pass by the un. And terror cannot, can never be tolerated hey underscoring that he says acts of Sexual Violence by hamas, including raping women held hostage, have not stopped. What the Ambassador Says needs to happen before any kind of ceasefire between israel and hamas can be reconsidered. Plus the election days so big it goes by Super Tuesday. Were on the cusp of it primary contests in 16 states plus American Samoa cant forget them. Why tomorrow means so much, no matter which date you may live in. And leading this hour. Efforts to take donald trump off 2024 ballots in maine, in illinois, and colorado now shut down that in the wake of todays unanimous