Giving conflicting answers about not only his own policy on abortion even how he personally plans to vote on abortion rights measures in his adopted home state of florida this fall. We will set it all straight ahead. According to the cdc, we are in the middle of the largest to wave in two years. I will speak to the doctor ala stafford about how to stay safe and about her work in the biden administration and her personal fight for justice. Good morning. It good morning. It is saturday august 31st. 66 days until election day. This morning, i have joy s georgia on my mind, which is crucial for how this is playing out both in that state and nationally. Georgia, a decidedly red state did not get much attention in presidential politics. It was won easily from republicans from bob dole to donald trump. But in 2020, joe biden broke that streak, winning georgia, but by eight tiny 0. 2% margin. And now, this election cycle, george s back in play as a swing state. It s back as the target of misch
a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome, everyone to alex witt reports. a record number of americans are traveling this memorial day weekend. but they re competing with some extreme weather in parts of the country. violent storms and tornadoes turning deadly in texas, where at least seven people have died, and up to 80 people were believed trapped in a collapsed gas station. oklahoma residents in addition to multiple twisters being reported, also dealing with mass hail. two inches in diameter. and it is not over yet. 48million are at risk for damaging tornadoes and severe weather today and into tomorrow. it was loud, i ve never heard glass break in my life and it was so scary. i m just glad my mom got me out. our reporters in the middle of the country and on the east coast with more on weather and travel this holiday weekend, and one of the hardest hit areas. valley view texas, just north of dallas. joining me now, priscilla thomps
also here in the united states before arizona, michigan, and super tuesday. brand new polling is showing that we are in a virtual tie, though, in the desert. and reliving the lewinsky affair. staffers are opening up for the very first time in a brand new documentary. they are saying the white house was consumed by it for nearly an entire term. that documentary is getting some mixed reviews this morning. we re going to share that with you. and the president singing the blues, not over the campaign, literally singing the blues with bb king. yeah, get down. you re going to hear the rest of that coming up. we begin this morning with breaking news out of syria. opposition activists telling cnn two western journalists were killed in heavy shelling by syrian government forces on a neighborhood in the besieged city of homs. we are not naming the journalists yet. we are pending notification of their next of kin. we are working our sources on this story, and we ll be following it