Major Disaster Declaration Today for North Carolina, where the Category 4 storm has unleashed heavy flooding. Asheville and other cities remain mostly under water. Some are still searching for Loved Ones tonight. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper calls his states residents, desperate for help. Our prayers and condolences go out to those families in this terrible time. Even as the rain and the winds have subsided, the challenge for people there increases. People are desperate for help, and we are pushing to get it to them. A massive effort. Many people were cut off because roads are impassable. They dont have power or communications. Please know we are sending resources and coordinating closely with local governments, First Responders, state and federal partners, and Volunteer Organizations to help those impacted by this tragic storm. Because its so difficult to get trucks in by land. More than 2. 4 million households across several states including Florida And Georgia remain without power after high winds and the massive Storm Surge caused deadly flooding and damage. Donald trump will visit Georgia Tomorrow to tour devastation. And Tim Walz weighed in on x earlier today, writing everyone impacted is on my mind. And we are monitoring developments on this story, and we will bring you updates as we get them. Meanwhile we are a little more than five weeks until election day, and all eyes are on the battleground state. Shows Vice President Harris and Donald Trump essentially tied in michigan. Harris has a Twopoint Lead in wisconsin. Both results are within the Margin Of Error with the New York Times saying this could be the closest race in modern u. S. History. Donald trump was back on the Campaign Trail Today in pennsylvania, where he doubled down on his recent comments about Vice President Harris being, mentally impaired. There is something wrong with kamala. I just dont know what it is, but there is definitely something missing. You know what, everybody knows it. Shes a stupid person. This is the republican standard. While Donald Trump is frothing personal insults, the void of rational policy on a daily basis, Vice President Harris has been outlining her plans to enforce border security, and to improve the outlook for every americans. Vice President Harris will appear at a rally in las vegas. This will mark her eighth trip to nevada this year. Next week she will return to pennsylvania and michigan. But in the race for control of the united states senate, democrats are shifting their focus beyond Swing States. On flipping the seats in texas and florida. The democratic Campaign Committee announced a multi million Dollar Investment on Television Ads that target, ted Cruz And Rick scott won by single digits. The senate seats were once considered safe. And either state would be huge, especially given polling that democrats are fairing better to hold on to seats in michigan and wisconsin. It would be vital for a Harris Administration because it is the senate that confirms appointments to the cabinet including the supreme Court Scam Bast kors. As my next guest very well knows. Joining me now is Gary Peters of michigan. Hes the chair of the Campaign Committee and chair of the homeland security committee. Thank you very much for coming back to the Sunday Show. So today, the story says democrats maintain for keeping control of the senate. And those in michigan, wisconsin, hold leads. Ive heard you say before that you are confident they will hold on to the 50 seats that they currently have. Why are you so confident . Im confident for a couple of reasons. One is essential to have on your side as we do. We have strong incumbents and challengers who have been able to run against the margins. And the republican candidates, as i have been saying and you look at their records, i say you could put them on that continuum from flawed to seriously flawed. Most are pushing the envelope. So we could paint that contrast. But just having the best candidate doesnt mean youll win. You have to run a really great campaign. Thats what theyre doing just like last cycle, theyre working very closely with these incumbents to make sure we have a strong ground game. And in these close races, its about turning out your voters, doing that on the ground, which were going to do again. Okay, thats the 50 states. Now lets talk about texas and florida because a lot of people were surprised by the move that youre making to put in resources. What are you seeing on the ground in texas and florida that precipitated this move . We are clearly focused to make sure we hold our 50, and to do that, we need help. And if you look at whats happening in texas and florida, we have strong challengers. Ted cruz won by 2 in his last race. Rick scott has never won by more than 1 . We see these numbers in the Margin Of Error and that is momentum as we want to make sure were playing offense as well as defense. The best defense is the best offense. But clearly these are expensive states, where we need to continue to raise resources, which is why defendthesenate. Org is critical. We are able to help folks or candidates in both texas and florida, as well as defend our seats. But it will take support as well as individual contributors. I would encourage everyone to look at florida and texas. If you believe in our candidates there, please invest. The campaign is sitting on gobs of money. But how much can the Harris Walz Campaign help . Can you get some of that money that they have raised . They can. In fact, we have had a transfer of 10 Million from their campaign, but were also working very closely. If you think of our battleground state, michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin, arizona, nevada, those are also key states for the president and the Vice President to win the presidency, so we are coordinating with them, which will help us a great deal. And ohio is tough. Clearly the state where we are on our own, and we will be pushing in florida. And that is why those folks that will help our efforts in all those states. And with those resources, we see the momentum where we are close. Dont talk about Margin Of Error. And that is a great way to look at it. Whoever will put in the most efforts of the remaining day will win control of the senate, and they will win the presidency. As we will have to make sure she wins with a senate that will back her up every step of the way. You mentioned montana being a tough seat. How tough is it . Is Senator Tester done . If you read some of the press, they are basically writing that now. And that is absolutely not the case. Jon tester knows how to do this. We knew the race would be very close in the Margin Of Error. And we turned folks out. This is a smaller state. Where they matter and as authentic as you could possibly get in the state of montana. And he is going to run strong. Hes going to run hard. I believe hell win. And let me get your reaction to something that Larry Hogan had to say today on one of the Sunday Shows. I think ive been one of the leading voices for my party for quite some time. And im continuing to do that as we are running ahead of Donald Trump in our state. And i have a completely separate identity after being governor for two terms in the blue state or one of the blue states of america. And senator peters, is that going to fly . No. And it is absolutely false. Hes a republican. Lets be very clear. He is a republican. If you were to win the seat in maryland, he will vote with the republicans, which could give them the majority. If they have the majority, they could block Kamala Harris as the incoming president on everything. It would be difficult for them to get members of the cabinet as you would think about federal judges and how important they are to maintain the Rule Of Law in this country. Larry hogan is a republican who will vote for a republican majority in the united states senate. He has to be blocked. Maryland is a strong democratic state. And if anyone in maryland is voting for Kamala Harris, you have to vote for our candidate. And so she is doing, angela is an amazing candidate. People need to support her. She will make a great united States Senator. Senator Gary Peters, chair of the Campaign Committee. As always, thank you for coming to the Sunday Show. Thank you. Its good to be with you. Coming up from saying they are poisoning the blood of america. They will get more disturbing every day. Joining me next with a look at the strategy behind Donald Trumps demonizing rhetoric. And Plus Snl is back. Maya rudolphs awaited return did not disappoint. Well take a look at some of the shows top moments later on in the show. Make a statement of barely making a Sound And Command the road as well as what lies ahead . How we get there matters. Get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. These migrants, they dont commit crimes like us. No, no, they make our criminals look like babies. These are stone cold killers that walk into your kitchen, theyll cut your throat. I had not heard that before. Former president Donald Trump is doubling down and there may be a method to this madness who explains that the strategy is clear. Make white voters afraid again. And so the theory is that by supercharging race, a reliable winner, they could compensate for the unpopularity of the trump campaigns actual policy agenda. Trumps rehashing of the rhetoric comes as a new Nbc News tell Mundo And Cnbc poll shows that harris has a 14 Point Lead over trump among Latino Voters. 54 to trumps 40 . Yes, thats a big lead. But its a shrinking one. Down from what might seem like a big lead. Its a shrinking one. Im sorry, president biden had a 36Point Lead in 2020. Hillary clinton had a 50Point Lead in 2016. Joining us Now Atlantic Staff Writer who is also the author of the cruelty is the point. The past, present, and future of trumps america. Here with me now on set, Pulitzer Prize Winner and founder. Adam, maria, thank you both for coming to the Sunday Show. And explain what you mean when you say this is a part of trumps strategy. Is this something his Campaign Advisers are, you know, crafting, telling him to do, or is it him speaking off the cuff or both . I think it is clear trump believes a lot of this stuff. And what im making, it does not matter about the stuff hes saying is true. He wants people to be afraid of them. And in order to ensure they vote for him in spite of the fact he has a very standard republican agenda on abortion that is very unpopular that is being covered up about immigration, that largely relies on falsehood. And voting for him through propaganda. You can see it with the stories of the immigrants in ohio as they kept ago them any way because they think this issue is a winner for them, whether youre criticizing him or agreeing with him. As long as that issue is out there, they believe they will benefit from it. And maria, that is the scary thing, saying the slitting of the throats. And after nine years was shocking, and yet to that point, this works . Right. So the thing is as long as Donald Trump continues to point all of this hatred, then people will not actually open their eyes and say huh, i actually live in a community with a lot of immigrants. And they are not committing these crimes. Meanwhile Donald Trump is saying they are doing this, they are doing this, theyre come to move into your community and take over your next door neighbors home and its not true. If we lived in this society right now, jonathan, The One Donald Trump describes, we wouldnt have an immigration problem. We would have a massive crime problem, and we dont according to all of the data. And so maria, implicit in what you just said to me. It seems to me to be a criticism of the harriswalz campaign. Do you think they are not addressing more head on issues of immigration . Is that, does she need to do more of that, do you think . In the sense of putting her faith based on reality. And she needs to hold a Prime Time address with a white board, where shes got all of the statistics, all of the data, and shes able to say look, this is the falling data in terms of crime from the fbi and the department of justice. These are actually what we are seeing. She needs to use the data to combat it, but she cannot do it passively. Shes got to address it and take it head on. And i take marias point. But adam, are we too far gone . With a white Board And Data points and all those things, would they do anything to blunt this sort of emotional speech that we are getting from Donald Trump . No, ill be honest. They cannot individually reverse that kind of Public Opinion that is built up over years about immigration and the border. The fact is a lot of americans who do not think of themselves that way believe false things about immigrants being a drain on social services, and that they are responsible for Job Loss and for the housing crisis. None of those things are true, but they dont know they are true because most of the times they will see stories about immigration or they open the newspaper. It is about extremely negative stuff. And theyre reacting to that shift on immigration, where they are reacting to it and they put up the chart. This is the way the media covers the issues. Even though migration is down, we are showing how the game works. We cannot expect politicians to correct americans broadly held misconceptions, but they are willing to do that. And that is what i keep saying as you know, jonathan, i have been saying this for a long time. Instead of spending the last four years or eight years or 20, saying oh my gosh, theyre amazing. They would see the space, and the republicans have been going after this nonstop. So i agree with you, but i still think we dont just shrug and say okay, nothing needs to be done. And i have to squeeze this one more question in. This is for you, maria. And this is from the Cnbc Telemundo Poll that shows the Shrinking Majority of Latino Voters in favor of the democratic candidate. As we see, it is not it. And in favor of the candidate. Thats The One that is suppose to be with Vice President Harris at 54 . Its a 14Point Lead. Is that it . Yes, so there it is. She has a 14Point Lead that has been shrinking after each consecutive president ial election from 2016. Why is that . Why is the chair of the latino Vote Shrinking . And latinos want to be white. They want to be with the cool kids. I ask them all the time and they just say well, if its not Donald Trump, he is such a good businessman. Its like no, hes not, he had bankruptcies, but they dont want to be identified with all the other immigrants that he speaks so badly of. And so lets be with him. But those numbers, they could cost Kamala Harris the election. Everything that i have been saying they could push her over the top. These are the numbers that could also take her down. I apologize for asking you with no time. It is a conversation that i want to have with you as we get closer because i do think that it is important. And thank you very much for coming to the Sunday Show. I want you to be back when we have more time. Up next, minnesota governor, Tim Walz, and j. D. Vance will go head to head entasis Vice President ial debate. Whos got the upper hand with maria and charles coman jr. In the Sunday Show. Stay with us. And more absorbent. So, while ordinary Brands Cant hold up, one sheet of bounty keeps working, even when wet. now thats the sound of value. Bounty. The quicker picker upper. Switch to shopify so you can build it better, scale it faster and sell more. Much more. Take your business to the next stage when you switch to shopify. Its time. Yes, the time has come for a fresh approach to dog food. Everyday, more Dog People are deciding its time to quit the kibble and feed their dogs fresh food from the farmers dog. Made by vets and delivered right to your door precisely portioned for your dogs needs. Its an idea whose time has come. Tim walz, once people know who he is, he is more radical than Kamala Harris. People do not like him once they get to know him, and j. D. Will expose that on tuesday. From j. D. Vance, youll see a disciplined, but dishonest Conversation And Rhetoric that will come from him, and it will not be based on facts whatsoever. He has inherited that gene from his running mate, Donald Trump, and i think youll see a lat of that in the debate unfortunately. And so that is tim emmer, the first guy, and richmond, the second guy with their take on what to expect from the first and only president ial debate on tuesday. Tim Walz And J. D. Vance will face off in new york. The debate will be moderated by Cbs Evening News anchor, norah odonnell, and face the nation moderator, margaret brennan. You can also watch it here on msnbc where coverage will begin at 7 00 p. M. Joining me on set, host of the Charles Coleman Podcast and political analyst. He is also the civil Rights Attorney and former brooklyn prosecutor, and the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist is here with me. I love saying that. All right, lets get your reaction. Charles, youre the newbie here at the table. Your reaction to the expectations that are being set up for tuesdays Vice President ial debate . It will be a debate about policy or personality. Then he has shown himself to be a difficult character to wrap your mind around. And if it is a debate around policy, j. D. Vance has his work cut out for him, because he has not shown himself to be proficient in larger platforms and what it is. So i think for all intensive purposes, Tim Walz is walking into the situation with an advantage that i expect him to capitalize on because he has shown himself to be more likable than j. D. Vance. Number two, he has a better handle on the issues, which is why youll see him through all the various deflections around issues that dont matter when you talk about this. Maria . I think what i would do, i would surround Tim Walz with those photographs of all the kids around him because that makes him very likable. And j. D. Vance looks so uncomfortable all the time. Just angry and uncomfortable. So i dont think its going to take a lot to set him off in the debate. And walz just has to be calm, friendly, smiling, because if it is about a popularity contest, then it is going to be walz. I do think, you know, if Governor Walz gets his Minnesota Ire up, you know, thats a lie. Then i would love to see that because i also think that is when he says we have a saying in minnesota, mind your own business. That resonates. And Donald Trump is out there saying alkynes of stuff. Bless his heart. And Lindsey Graham was asking about this on the state of the Union Today about Donald Trump calling the Vice President mentally ill. Just listen to what he had to say about this. Okay, so first of all there are actual people out there with mental impairments, and that is insulting to them. No, i think shes a crazy liberal. Im not saying shes crazy, but your policies are crazy. Again, Lindsey Graham, bless his heart as they would say in south carolina. All right, you are talking about a united States Senator who has shamefully lost an immense amount of credibility over the years that Donald Trump has been on the political scene. He was initially against trump. Then he was a supporter of trump. And after january 6, it was something that was terrible and going on. And subsequently after the impeachment, after all of the things that we saw unfold with respect to the investigation. He then came out again in favor of Donald Trump, yet another time. Hes not someone who, by any stretch of the imagination, can be credited as having a credible opinion when it comes to their Commander In Chief in terms of Donald Trump. So listening to him and jake tapper, im reminded of how much he has personally disgraced himself with respect to try to win the favor with 45. And yeah . In south florida, where i was recently reporting what the impression they have, not of Governor Walz, but of Kamala Harris. They believe that she is what he just said. I. E. they believe that she is a communist, that she is a socialist. And there are these memes going on with her dressed with a cat that has a hammer. And so that is what youre up against right now. Frankly that is something that she has to address. Not Governor Walz. She has to address this. These images are taking off. Thats what i find is frightening that you have to address it. But at a certain point if folks are going to want to believe shes in an outfit, i mean you cant bury your head. To her point in the last block. Some of this has to be attributed to democrats not taking an opportunity to own their own narrative earlier than this beginning, where they had an earlier lead and defining what she is about as they had a lot of time before she got to the top of the ticket to do that and they did not take advantage. Weve got 37 days, all right . Maria as always, thank you very much for coming to the Sunday Show. Sure. Next, some of the funniest moments from last nights snl. 50th Season Premier with his usual dig at politics. More of the sound off after the break. the best moments deserve the best eggs. Especially when theyre egglands best. Taste so deliciously fresh. With better nutrition, too. For us, its eggs any style. as long as theyre the best. Egglands best. two hours ago at a rally, Donald Trump called Kamala Harris a mentally disabled person, just straight up, which is amazing as i could not believe that they admitted to losing the debate to that person. And that is him roasting trump on the Season Premier and the edition of Saturday Night live. Okay. Charles is with me. The columnist with the Washington Post and the author of the Brand New book, the conspiracy theories, and who burned down the house. As we just saw that Crack And Everyone tuning in last night was waiting to see if they would come back as Kamala Harris and she did. Watch this. I am so happy to be campaigning in whatever Swing States im in and that i will refer to for georgia. Because i am going to protect georgia. And we dont have a whole lot of time, so im going to squeeze in one more before we talk, and that is coming out there as j. D. Vance, now watch this. And that is what they have been saying about me. And ill tell you what im doing here, getting them hyped. You guys are awesome. And so you cover these folks every day for the Washington Post. Now did they get it right . Is Senator Vance just like that . Yeah, it is cringe from beginning to end. You know, the real problem that i think we would have here, you know, Donald Trump, in addition to, you know, killing the democracy and the truth and all that has killed satire. How can you improve on the stuff that he said . And this is a terrific segment that ive had a lot of difficulty covering them. And come on, they are eating the cats and the dogs, where i have the con soft plan. And about how he will protect the women. And how can you improve upon this . And hes The One man Walking Sound track . And speaking of eating the cats, the dogs, here is Donald Trump just talking about it, now watch this. They say me blaming the democrats is the pot calling them black. But frankly i didnt know that it was black until very recently where they were into you. And they decided to turn the cats where they are taking your pets, doing freakoffs. They are doing freakoffs, and that it is very sad. And that is The One that i wanted to show you. And listen, they will make them watch. And it really defies the term that the people who are writing right now have jumped the shark entirely on the script. And it will say a lot about what were talking about with respect to and that it will contribute to people that will hear things, even though they might seem completely outside the realm of the possibility, and that is a display of just that. Yes, and im going to play one more thing, that i cannot believe we got through all of these. But this is my favorite bit no. More geese, no more pet eating. And this is doug emhoff. Now watch this. Or not. Look, if anyone on the right will try to come for my wife, just remember, im from l. A. buster. You need to rise up. This is the westside connect. And that is the stuff, donald. Thats what i love about that and that people might remember when they would rush the stage. And that they ran out of the audience, just leapt onto the stage to protect wife i dont know if you had spent much time, dana, but what did you make of andys impression of him . And now that you could see because hes the ordinary person. But you know, look, hes the second gentleman and a part of that, hes a fighter for her. And he absolutely is. And you know, feisty doug. Before that, it was oh my gosh, i love this woman, doug. As always, thank you for coming to the Sunday Show and putting up with snl. Now remember, theyre watching. And as mentioned as mentioned, as mentioned, we will talk about Danas Brand new book. We will just talk about it when we come back. Youre watching the Sunday Show. Make a statement of barely making a Sound And Command the road as well as what lies ahead . How we get there matters. Get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. Your best defense against erosion and cavities is strong enamel. Nothing beats it. I recommend pronamel active shield because it actively shields the enamel to defend against erosion and cavities. I think that this product is a gamechanger for my patients. Try pronamel mouthwash. Breaking news on hurricane helene. Biden has been briefed on Femas Response and intense to travel to affected communities this week. The Death Toll has risen to at least 89 people including 30 people in North Carolina alone. Biden approved a major Disaster Declaration for North Carolina earlier today. North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper, joins me by phone now. Goff forcooper, thank you very much. Given all thats happening in your state for being here. At the top of the show, we played a sound of you saying people in your state are desperate for help. Give us an update on where things are now . This is obviously catastrophic event historic. They have never seen anything like it. And our priority is to get people out. The fact we have so many that are impassable as it is very difficult to get supplies in by land, and why we are working to get supplies to people by air. I just got off the phone with the president about an hour or so ago. Ive been talking with administrators. And shes coming tomorrow, as we will be out there working to make sure we are getting assistance to people as quickly as possible. Im grateful for the First Responders who are out there rescuing people as we speak. We are also pushing to get Cell Service back up. Some of it has come up with making progress on that. But a rot of people are still without Cell Service. That means some people, they have not been reachable, and i understand how Loved Ones and friends could be concerned if they are not being able to contact people. And we are asking people to call 211 if they want to report somebody that they have not p been able to contact. And checks are occurring with a lot happening. This is a massive effort. This is just a catastrophic event that we all need to pull together to work to get through. Governor, you mentioned that you had a conversation with the president , you know, we are watching, looking at the video from earlier today. And in asheville, North Carolina, in your conversation with the president , can you tell us, did you give him the scope of the damage in your state . Tell us about how you told him how widespread the damage is in North Carolina . Yeah, i told him that all of western North Carolina was affected, and that many roads were impassable. A lot of people are still stranded, and they are not able to communicate. And he is doing everything that he can. He gave us this federal Disaster Declaration last night. People can now go on to the website, disaster assistance, and get individual fema help, which is important. And the significant federal resources. He knows that weve got to make sure we save lives, Number One. Thats Number One priority. But also making sure we get basic supplies to people, medical equipment. We have been set with all the hospitals, with the nursing homes. It is just the catastrophic event with a massive effort thats underway. Hes going to assist us with that through fema. And if i remember governor, you said the administrator will be coming to North Carolina tomorrow or this week . Yes. Shell be coming tomorrow. Shell be coming tomorrow . Go ahead. We will both be headed out west tomorrow. Thats the plan. That is the plan that were both headed out west tomorrow. Right, i was going to ask you when she does visit. Where will you go . Where will you take her . And what does she need to see . Well, it is going to be difficult to see things from the ground. Well be able to view some of the flooding in western North Carolina. It is very difficult to get from one place to the next. But we will also talk to the local officials and hear about their challenges and try to make sure that state and federal officials are making all the adjustments that are necessary to make sure they get the help that they need. Governor, what are you hearing from local officials about the challenges that they face . Give us some specifics. Well, first, wanting to make sure they can communicate. They want to be able to talk to people because they are hearing from a lot of their residents and people who live outside of western North Carolina, wanting to get in touch with their relatives and their friends. So they want the service back up. They need Food And Water for their people. We know as hours go by, that will become more and more acute, and they are working on the local distribution efforts, state and federal government working to get it to certain points within the counties, so they can distribute it out to people. We also know so many Water Systems are down because they are either flooded or the power is out or they have broken in some way the water is contaminated. We are bringing in the Army Corps of engineers to give them advice on what they need to do to fix their Water Systems. So there are a lot of needs that they are having to deal with right now. We are working to try to make sure we pull together this massive effort to give them the help they need. One quick question. I know you have to go. Are there shelters set up are there places for people to go for Food And Shelter . How can they possibly find them . Yeah, theres 24 shelters that are open right now. And they can go to their County Website or ask local Law Enforcement if they dont have Cell Service or Internet Service as many people dont. Thats one of the challenges right now, we are trying to get Law Enforcement to go out and check on people. Rescue teams are having to go into places to try to pull people out. Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina. Governor, thank you very much for coming to the program, and giving us that update. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the people in south carolina. Sure, jonathan. Thank you so much. Lets go to dana milbank, my Washington Post columnist. And talk about his new book, fools on the hill. Dana, because of breaking news, as you well know, we dont have much time as i hoped that we would have. But talk about why you wanted to write this book . And how the title fits. Well, im a beatles fan. But the fool on the hill is actually not so much of a fool. He knows whats going on. These guys, not so much. This congress is on course right now if you look at those numbers to be the least side of a civil war. And i started covering beforehand. Thats before we even knew George Santos was a household name. And they didnt disappoint. You know, kicking out the speaker midterm. Shutting the house down for 22 days to find another one. The botched impeachment of joe biden. And George Santos. The great thing, dana, about you and your writing is, you know, youve been covering these jokers for a long, long time. You are there every day, and you see them. So i cant wait to one, read your book, but then to have you on the show for a longer period of time to really think about what you have inside. Dana, thank you so much. Thatll do it for me. Bill back next saturday and sunday at 6 00 p. M. Eastern. Im the responsible one