now. what are you doing? and good morning. thanks, joe. it s 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific i m jose diaz-balart. we begin this hour with breaking news from london where british prime minister liz truss announced a short time ago she is resigning after being in office for 44 days. i recognize, though, given the situation i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. i therefore spoken to his majesty, the king, to notify him that i am resigning as leader of the conservative party. her resignation comes after a series of high profile resignations and revolt by members of her conservative party over her economic plan. truss is by far the shortest serving prime minister in british history. with us now to talk about this from london, nbc news foreign correspondent kelly cobella. reporter: it was a string of issues i guess you could say. problems unforced errors for the prime minister over the past six weeks or so. she said today t
breaking news on the midterm elections, now just 16 days away. a stunning revelation in the latest nbc news polling. about 80% of democrats at republicans believe the political opposition poses a threat that if not stopped will destroy america as we know it. we re going to get news of that received existential threat in a moment. also new from the polls, abortion remains a top issue for voters with 50% saying they are less likely to vote for a candidate who supports the overturning of roe v. wade. as for the number one issue voters see as the most important challenge facing this country threats to democracy that inches out of jobs and the economy. the sentiment supported by voters in nevada where early voting is now underway, that tight senate race there between catherine cortez masto and out i m laxalt. we know that without democracy, we won t have the ability to work where we want to work, to live where we want to live, to buy the things we need to buy. as important as th
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Fifty years ago, three of the justices Richard Nixon appointed to the Supreme Court joined in an 8-0 decision in the Watergate tapes case that effectively ended his presidency.