young activists. for now i am yasmin use egan. i will be back next sunday at 2 pm eastern. , simone some bright bombt pm eastern , si greetings. you are watching symone. with just 16 days before election day the poll also shows a staggering level of polarization and even angle that is fueling look at this mean for both parties, especially in some of the tightest races? we are going beyond the beltway today. two congressional candidates are joining me to discuss the final stretch of their races, an election where every seat counts and the balance of power in the future of democracy. plus, legal battles over the election and your voting rights. and early voting options like mail-in ballots, all in the face of coordinated efforts to suppress them. and later, my culture critics are what she calls her story of 13 about her music video not to her eating disorder why they are talking about it i am symone and i have something to say. we are just 16 days away from
the dark without electricity as some communities are now unrecognizable. we also have the very latest on the rescue and recovery efforts . we re also following a developing story overseas. more than 100 people are deld after violence erupts at a soccer stadium in indonesia. mayhem on the pitch after what we re learning started that deadly chaos. ukrainian forces making major gains recapturing a critical city a day after russia tried to claim the tear tar for itselfment mortgage rates climbing to their highest level in 15 years. what that means for home buyers and what all of us should be doing right now amid soaring inflation. new day starts right now. good morning to you. it is sunday, october 2nd. thank you for waking up with us. boris sanchez will be joining us in just a few moments from ft. myers, florida. we have a lot of news to get to. we ll begin with cleanup efforts in florida where hurricane ian left a path of destruction across the state. at least 66 people h
releasing damning new testimony from an attorney in trump s white house. in a tease of sorts for next week s hearing watch this in our next hearing on thursday, the select committee will examine president trump s relentless effort on january 6th and in the days beforehand to pressure vice president pence to refuse to count lawful electoral votes. as a federal judge has indicated, this likely violated to federal criminal statutes. to. and that s heating up the comment, the committee s newest bombshell, a portion of the deposition from former white house lawyer, eric herschmann, who describes a colorful conversation the day he had after the insurrection, with lawyer john eastman. the lawyer wrote memos arguing the vice president could in fact overturn the election. he started to ask me about something dealing with georgia, and preserving something, eventually, for appeal. and i said to him, are you out of your effing mind? i said, i only want to hear two words coming ou
switch to comcast business and get started for $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. call today! today on velshi, we will get a bit academic. first stop, while school. donald trump s criminal hush money trail is back tomorrow morning and things could begin to wrap up as early as tuesday. in a few moments, i will be joined by two people who have been watching the trail very closely. pay attention . this is the cheat sheet you will need for a very big week and yes, there will be a quiz. after that, back to college. will head to the key swing state of georgia which president joe biden famously flipped from red to blue in 2020. he s going to take the stage at historic morehouse college where they will have a commencement at any minute now. the historically black college has been divided over the speech. dozens of faculty members voted against awarding the president the traditional honorary degree but that is not all. what is a day in school without a
resign, even within his own party, after he was indicted for bribery. gold bars and stacks of cash allegedly found in his home. his explanation for where that money came from. the deadline now just days away to avoid a government shutdown. what kevin mccarthy said today as gop hard-liners hold up a deal. and what it means for the government services millions depend on. the new numbers coming in. crossings at the border back at record highs. the images. why border patrol is seen removing razor wire. the emotional return. some lahaina homeowners allowed back in for the first time since the deadly wildfires. the new clues and the new hope from those who believe they re suffering from long covid. and our nbc news exclusive. bruce willis s wife, emma, sharing a heartbreaking update on the actor s battle against dementia. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. in this season of labor discontent stretching from auto assembly l