Its 4 00 in New York. A major hurricane, the largest city under indictment, ukraines president at the White House right now, and just 40 days to go until Election Day in america. No shortage of big stories, big news on multiple fronts today. Down in florida, Hurricane Helene is bearing down on the Gulf Coast threatening to bring surging waters that officials warn are, quote, unsurvivable. It is currently a category 3 but expected to strengthen before it makes landfall later today. Well get an update at 5 00 eastern. Then Vice President harris has just wrapped remarks in a joint appearance with ukrainian President Zelenskyy. One of the biggest Foreign Policy crises facing President Biden and the next american president right into the 2024 president ial contest. Donald trump lashing out at ukraines leader, making claims that could have come straight out of the mouth of Vladimir Putin. Well have all those stories and much more over the next two hours. We begin with the stunning News Right
chris jansing reports. at this hour, nikki haley s new hampshire blitz, will momentum after ron desantis quit the race propel her long-shot bid to the ultimate upset against donald trump? we re live on the campaign trail. plus, the potential for a primary day split screen, will donald trump be on the stand as voters head to the polls. we ve got the latest from the e. jean carroll trial. show of force, the former candidates, plural, who will join trump on the stage tonight for one last big new hampshire rally. and the phony recording that sounds an awful lot like joe biden, but it s really just, as he would say, a bunch of malarkey. what we know about a robocall telling supporters not to vote tomorrow. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, and we begin with the haley campaign, and our own ali vitali live from the trail. so ali, i understand nikki haley was at a bar pouring pints. what else did she have going on today? reporter: yeah, an
so good to be back with you on this second special hour of msnbc reports with josé diaz-balart. it is 1:00 p.m. eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific. it looks like former president donald trump will not be allowed to have the last word at his civil fraud hearing in new york. what the judge is now saying and what it could mean for the former president s legal case. plus, the surprise standoff on capitol hill, hunter biden visits congress sitting feet away from house republicans trying to hold him in contempt of congress. the witness being afraid to come in front of the committee, that s interesting. he s here. he doesn t seem to be too afraid. inside that faceoff and the political impact next. and the major impeachment push playing out on capitol hill right now as republicans hold their first critical hearing tied to removing secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas from office over the crisis at the border. we ll talk to the ranking member of the house border
delayed for hours and airlines are scrambling to get things back on track but that could take awhile. i have school tomorrow, so i have to change my flight to tomorrow morning and i have classes in the morning. we ve had a lot of airport issues this season. we have, yeah. over new year s we had issues as well. it hasn t been fun. just delays and a lot of canceled flights. it s just the latest disruption to travel after the difficult holiday season that affected millions of travelers. we re going to get an update from one of the nation s busiest airports. plus, what we re learning about how the biden administration is responding. also this morning, the new dangerous scenes unfolding out west as dangerous storms are walloping california. at least 17 people have died. millions of people remain under flood watches. hillsides and roads are giving away as folks across the state brace for more storms and rain. two feet of mud and water coming down the street and into
hurricane-force winds already recorded offshore from charleston. the national weather center warns storm surge is expected there. people are warned to take this storm seriously especially after what was seen and happened from ian in florida. more striking images are emerging as well. capturing the level of devastation especially where the storm came on shore in southwest florida. you re looking at have i had from sanibel island showing the community torn apart, completely severed from the mainland. people stranded without water and power. cleanup efforts have begun in some areas, including fort myers beach. residents still reeling from all of this destruction. i mean, there s just stuff going everywhere. i ve lived here my whole life, it s unreal. we thought possibly we were one of the lucky ones. unfortunately it s really too sad for me to talk about. thank you, guys. some areas, high floodwaters are still a major concern, not yesterday receded. governor ron desant