Good day. Im Chris Jansing, live at Msnbc Headquarters in new York City. An unthinkable tragedy on every level, with communities torn apart, with the Death Toll from Hurricane Helene rising almost by the hour, the focus shifts now to the basics. Food, water, gas, power, as Tens Of Thousands plead for help that for many still hasnt come. The president says that help is on the way, but how long can people hold out . Plus, after killing Hezbollahs Leader, israel issues a stark warning to the rest of its enemies. You can run, but you cant hide. Now the u. S. Secretary of state claims that diplomacy remains the only path to peace. And the path towards the second largest Voting Bloc in the u. S. At a whole new level. Kamala harris blasting Donald Trump as he doubles down on his antimigrant messaging and his attacks on her. A lot to get to. A very busy monday. But we begin down south, where residents are facing a Mindnumbing Level of devastation left by Hurricane Helene. Lives and homes lost,
Appearing at a Univision Town Hall with a spanishspeaking audience. Hes started preparing. Check this out. Do you want to learn spanish . Its got to be perfecto. You need dual lingo, trump edition. Its easy. Repeat after me. Manana. Melania. Venezuela. Venezuela. Puerto rico. Puerto rico. We love puerto rico. Before you know it, youll be fluent. Hambre pelequin. Is that right . Wow. Good morning. Welcome to Morning Joe. It is thursday, september 26th. Vice president Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were in swing States Yesterday delivering dueling visions for the economy. Were going to play their remarks. Plus, hours from now, ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Biden at the White House, while Donald Trump snubbed a meeting with the ukrainian leader. Well tell you why. Also ahead, were tracking Hurricane Helene, set to intensify and cause catastrophic damage across the state of florida. A lot to cover this morning. Along with joe, willie, and me, we have the
Close and right now several counties are under mandatory evacuations. Other parts of the south are under Storm Warnings as residents brace for days of heavy rain, dangerous winds and Life Threatening Storm Surge. Joining us now nbcs Marissa Parra from pinellas county, Florida And Nbc Meteorologist Bill karins. How are people there preparing for this . Reporter well, you can see some of the preparations happening behind me, and im going to go ahead and give you a little bit of a walk and talk, a show and tell if you will. These are Sandbag Preparations w we always see this when there is a hurricane or tropical storm approaching. It was within the hour, jose, that our phones were lighting up and going off, warning us of mandatory evacuations happening in this county. So were in the Tampa Bay region, pinellas county. This is one of the areas that is under mandatory evacuation for Mobile Home residents and ill tell you, talking to people on the ground here there are several people who are
Four people dead, 17 injured after a gunman targeted a popular Alabama Night Life spot. Did it all start as a Murderforhire Plot . Our Nbc News reporters are following all of the latest developments. Lets begin with Hala Gorani live in tel aviv, with the latest between israel and lebanon. The idf urging civilians to leave lebanon as soon as possible. Whats the latest from there. Reporter the israeli Prime Minister himself has addressed lebanese civilians telling them to get out of the way, that they shouldnt be anywhere near where hezbollah is storing weapons, what ordinary citizens are saying. Weve spoken to some of them today. They dont know where some of the secret stashes are. Theyre secret, and thats the whole point. There is really some concern across the country especially in the Southern Parts of lebanon. You see on that map there where some of those Air Strikes have taken place. Over 270 killed. An extremely high death toll. More than A Thousand wounded. There are Traffic Jams
Lying in wait with a gun for Donald Trump. The suspect, described as emotionless, even nonchalant as he was charged in court today. The new details about how long he may have been waiting in that Tree Line and the new Body Cam Footage of when police finally caught up to him. Also, trump moving ahead with his schedule, telling supporters his resolve is only stronger. His flurry of fundraising emails and what we know about the mood inside the Trump Campaign. Plus, President Biden declaring the Secret Service needs more help. His message and what Kamala Harris is saying about the alleged attempt on her rival. And after two close calls in just over two months, lawmakers say they want answers. Weve live on Capitol Hill with new pressure on the Secret Service. Our Nbc News reporters are falling all of the latest developments. We start with those new details about ryan routh, the man facing gun charges linked to the alleged attempt on Donald Trumps life. Nbcs Tom Winter joins me now. What mor