That Storm Surge could be the worst part of this storm. So we will be on that during this hour. Ill be watching. Thanks alex. Thank you. We are going straight to bill karins. Msnbcs meteorologist. Nbc News Meteorologist for the latest on the situation there. Bill, what can we expect now in florida . This is when all the damage is happening. We cant show you where the worst Storm Surge is. But we know it is moving in. We have had reports of a ten foot Storm Surge in sarasota. As we go down the coast, all the way to naples, its been at least five to six foot Storm Surge. That is higher than helene in most cases so we have new significant damage that is being done tonight. As the storm is moving inland. The winds are still pushing that water against the coast. It is still rushing in. The other thing you will notice, the black line is the center. Just north of the center which has been the past five hours over tampa, torrential rain. We are talking two to three inches per hour. Now that is
It is a great place to start. Especially given the Vice President ial debate that we all watched. It is entitled, this is why maga loves j. D. Vance. And you wrote in part quote, weve seen all this before. In 2016 and 2020, Mike Pence was the gentleman debater. He was less polished and less effective than vance, but he had a similar, softening effect on the ticket. In 2016, his Earnest Faith and apparent kindness might have reassured voters that Trump Couldnt be that bad, not if he had chosen pence. We know exactly how that turned out. In choosing advanced and discarding pence, trump traded actual decency for a man who could simulate decency, and thats exactly what advanced did on tuesday night. But he couldnt keep it together for the entire evening. At the very end, the mask slipped. On tuesday night, walters learned exactly why maga loves vance so much. Hes a talented communicator. He has a compelling life story. He can make the ideological and Policy Case for republican populism bet
Message from Liz Cheney and a passionate plea to americans while standing with the democrats nominee in the birthplace of the Republican Party also tonight an old photo has surfaced of a republican member of congress in blackface. All dressed up up as Michael Jackson tonight. Congressman Mike Lawler will join me live to respond and trapped in the flooding to people are dead or more are still missing tonight. And Tennessee Factory is under investigation after workers say they werent allowed to leave to escape Hurricane Helene until it was too late. Im Kaitlan Collins and this is the source to overturn the last president ial election are front and center with only weeks to go before the next one. The fallout from the culmination of those efforts by Donald Trump January 6 is what pushed Liz Cheney to do something that would have been unthinkable for anyone in her family, just four years ago go the lifelong republican, sharing a Campaign Stage Today alongside the democratic president ial n
And there is still so much at, the storm devastation, and daunting recovery along with trumps false claim that the federal government doesnt have the money to help because it stole funds from fema to house migrants. The economy and the changing Poll Numbers on it, along with more good news, more jobs Data Today that was good. Helping to fuel a democratic comeback on economic vibes. Theres also another difficult abortion story. This one out of california where the States Ag says a woman was illegally denied Emergency Care along with melania trumps Surprise Endorsement of a womans right to choose, and then there is the election itself, along with Donald Trumps stubborn refusal to accept the results of the last one, and his continued claims that the system is already rigged against him this time around. Again, a lot at issue. Joining us now, nbc News Correspondent Garrett haake who is in flint, michigan, for us, covering harris for a change. And in columbia county, georgia, Nbc News Corre
These two men were both a heartbeat away from being interesting this evening. It was a Vice President ial debate. One of these men will lose and we will never from him again. The other one will become vp again and we will never hear from him again. 4144. All right. A look at the late night takes of Vice President ial nominees tim Walz And J. D. Vance. The Ohio Senator largely kept things cordial in last Nights Debate focusing most of their attacks at their Running Mates at the top of the ticket. We are going to go through the big moments from what could be the final faceoff between the campaigns before election day. We will bring you a live report from The Middle East following a major escalation by iran launching a massive ballistic Missile Attack on israeli. We will have the very latest developments just ahead. Two major stories this morning. Good morning. Welcome to Morning Joe. Its wednesday, october 2nd. Along with joe, willie, and me, we have the host of Way Too Early white House