burnett. tonight, the death toll has risen significantly. at least 45 people killed across the east coast as remnants of ida leave breathtaking destruction. this is the first time we ve had a flash flood of this proportion. sadly tragic, historic 24 hours in new jersey. there s noover way to put it. tonight in the northeast, more than 100,000 people are in the dark, and the threat is not over yet. new jersey appearing to be the hardest hit state with 23 people dead. officials say many more are still missing at this hour. this video we re going to show you, floodwaters turning entire neighborhoods into islands. a baseball field, flooded. the outfield and lower stands, completely submerged. and to give you an idea how widespread the damage is, this is what that area normally looks like. for many people, the only way out is by boat. we ve seen people being rescued by the water all day long. there are also record-breaking flooding in new york where 15 people died, the rain
i m martha maccallum in america s newsroom today. good to be back. president biden preparing to visit oklahoma today. this marks 100 years since the actual sa massacre and wants to push for racial equity. bill: his comments that has america talking from monday. give the theme a listen. president biden: democracy itself is in peril. here at home and around the world. how we honor the memory of the fallen will determine whether or not democracy will long endure. struggle for desensy and dignity. the struggle for prosperity. prosperity and progress, and yes, the struggle for the soul of america. okay. jackie heinrich is live outside the white house with more on that. good morning, martha. today s visit marks the first time a president has taken part in the remembrance for the tulsa massacre where a white mob killed 300 black residents many who fled racial violence after the civil war and left another 10,000 homeless and businesses and churches decimated. yesterday p
former allies like senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. and despite promising signs in the fight against covid, one of the nation s top doctors has those still holding on getting their vaccines need a reset in their thinking. a scary situation in the sky, an erratic passenger forcing an american eagle flight to make an emergency landing at laguardia airport. we have the details. plus star trek actor william shatner gets ready for liftoff. we ll talk to a former astronaut who knows what it s like and get his thoughts on space tourism. we re so grateful that you woke up with us this sunday, october 10th. laura, always a pleasure to have you. great to be with you. i had so much fun yesterday i thought let s do it again. let s start with the big news from last night, donald trump riling up a crowd in iowa. listen to this. kind of a glitch in the sound bite but you got the picture, the crowd chanting usa trump taking aim, lashing out. he s going after democrat
for speaker should republicans take the house? we ll share new reporting that mccarthy and the former president spoke after the release of that first round of audio. one of the reporters behind that scoop is here. also this hour the latest on the war in ukraine. russia now squarely focusing on capturing the eastern as well as the southern portions of the country. the pentagon just announcing a meeting with allies next week to address ukraine s defensive needs. plus marjorie t under oath a case that could end her congressional career. recall about the attack. good afternoon. i m garrett haake in washington in for hallie jackson. and here to start us off we ve got nbc s ali vitali on capitol hill. nbc s senior national politics reporter john allen. political investigative reporter for the washington post josh dawsey. and congressional reporter for the washington post mariana sotomayor. before we get into the twists and turns of all the mccarthy audio, we just heard from p
charges. not to be outdone. the attorney general of south dakota was impeached today and forced out of office that way after he killed a man in a vehicular hidden run and then just kept driving. oklahoma today passed a new total ban on abortion that threatens doctors who perform abortion with a decade in jail. it s been an intense news day. we re gonna get to those stories tonight and more. but we begin in the nation s largest city with a developing story. because there is still very much alive man hunt underway right now for the person responsible for this morning s last mass shooting on a new york city subway train. the nypd has just announced this evening they have a person of interest in the investigation into the shooting, his name is frank james, he s 62 years old. he is described as having addresses in wisconsin and in philadelphia. it s not known what links has to new york city. there are also not saying if they believe this man is, in fact, the shooter. from this