States. Former president trump has been off the campaign trail in maralago but is expected to talk to reporters this afternoon. His running mate, j. D. Vance, shadowing air force 2, trying to stalk harris on the tarmac in wisconsin. I just wanted to check out my future plane. I wanted to say hello to the vice president and ask her why does she refuse to answer questions from the media? taylor swift cancelling her vienna tour after intelligence confirm a possible terror plot with alleged ties to i. S. I. S. The east coast still hammered by debby, spawning tornadoes overnight in north carolina. Good day, everyone. I m andrea mitchell in washington. Major movement in the battleground map. Cook political report moved arizona, nevada and georgia back to tossup after having labeled them republican before kamala harris took over the campaign from joe biden. Another indicator of the shifting momentum is the recordsetting crowds that continue to follow the new democratic ticket on its tour of t
combining to push the tides higher and prompt this warning from officials around tampa. we have some rivers that are set to crest to pretty high. might look sunny. might be the calm after the storm. the winds and rains have subsided. that surge is delayed. just look at this dramatic video from cedar key early this morning. a resident there calling it almost apocalyptic. a bed and breakfast flattened with some condos almost fully sub merg submerged in water. massive wind gusts knocking out this billboard close to where our own nbc s gabe gutierrez was reporting. wind gusts, i m told, are over 100 miles an hour. we are really feeling the brunt of this storm. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. following the destructive path of hurricane idalia. the eighth major hurricane to make landfall in the u.s. in six years. take a look at the stunning view of idalia from space courtesy of nasa. we are expecting florida governor ron desantis to give an update in a
violence. that is the sheriff in jacksonville, florida, yesterday, describing the white gunman who carried out a rampage saturday afternoon killing three people. we ll have a live report from florida in a moment. also ahead, a hearing in washington later this morning could determine the time line now for donald trump s federal election interference case. we ll explain what s happening in that courtroom today. meanwhile, this mugshot has been worth millions of dollars already for the trump campaign. more on the recordrecord-breaki donations ahead. the suspected death of a mercenary group leader in russia who was once a close ally to president vladimir putin. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is monday, august 28th. i m willie geist. joe and mika off this morning. with us, we have the host of way too early white house bureau chief at politico and author of the big lie, jonathan lemire. bbc news s katty kay. and host of politics nations, the reverend a
headquarters in new york city. the grand shake-up. a stunning move in the georgia elections case against donald trump. but it s not about whether d.a. fani willis stays or goes. the judge dismissing six counts in the sweeping racketeering indictment including three against the former president. what led to the decision? and what it means for trump and his co-defendants. plus the last time america pitted the same pair of presidential nominees against each other two elections in a row, gas was a quarter, a burger was less, and donald trump and joe biden were just kids. now americans have the rematch most say they never wanted but voted for anyway. and it ramps up the veepstakes for trump. what the price of admission could be. and one storm washes away more than half a million dollars worth of investment. what an oceanfront community is now asking for after watching its brand new protective sand dune disintegrate. a lot to get to, but we start with that breaking news out
headquarters in new york city. the largest state on the calendar set to be the most revealing by par. how intraparty divisions tomorrow will tell us about the expected joe biden/donald trump match-up and the krks in their political armor. trump launches yet another delaying ak tick, trying to get that nearly half a billion dollar judgment against him overturned. in the meantime, the judgment itself just keeps getting bigger. the extra interest, roughly the price of a new porsche 911 every single day. experts call it a perfect storm of toxic politics and divisive rhetoric. russia is already trying to take advantage. we ll tell you about the latest attempts by vladimir putin and the kremlin to spread lies and tip the balance in the 2024 election. we start with the 2024 campaign shift to michigan. the first primary in a big swing state where both of the deeply unpopular front-runners will get a firsthand look at the size and scope of the opposition inside their own parties