Keep it here on msnbc. Well be here throughout the storm for you and ill see you here tomorrow, same time, same place. For now, im Ana Cabrera reporting from New York. Jose diazbalart picks up our coverage right now. Good morning. 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin with breaking news. Hurricane Milton Closing in on floridas gulf coast, expected to make landfall early tomorrow as a devastating major hurricane. Right now, milton is a category 4 storm, churning 100 Miles Southwest of tampa, set to bring damaging winds and a dangerous and potentially historic Storm Surge. Schools, airports and many businesses are already closed in florida as People scramble to evacuate in the final hours before the storm hits. And take a look at this, miltons powerful winds shaking up a team of Hurricane Hunters flying through the storm. Meantime, right now, in South Florida, a tornado has broken out near i75. Joining us now from tampa, nbcs Marissa Parra. And also with u
taylor greene who is known to spread misinformation and hate speech, she stated she s coming to town. while you are in town be on your best behavior. okay, then, new york city mayor eric adams control yourself. just going right there with that warning ahead of a historic day in manhattan. donald trump, former president, will become the first former president to face criminal charges. we will get a live report from outside the courthouse in just a moment meanwhile, there is new reporting this morning on how the manhattan grand jury is impacting the fulton county da s investigation into election interference in georgia. also ahead, we will break down what is at stake today in wisconsin as voters head to the polls for an election that many are calling the most consequential in decades. that is a huge state supreme court race that has national implications regarding gerrymandering, regarding just the laws of that state, which has become the most consequential swin
conspiracy theory. opening statements were delivered for stewart rods in a courtroom today. they re accused of plotting to overthrow our government by force on january 6, 2021, among other crimes. all five have pleaded not guilty. three other members of the oath keepers have pleaded guilty to the sedition charge, as part of plea deals. two more sedition trials are scheduled to take place this year. but this is the first time in over a decade that federal prosecutors have argued that americans plotted to violently oppose the u.s. government. they re opening statement featured videos capturing the oath keepers actions at the capitol that day, along with messages and other communications among the defendants. stewart rhodes himself never entered the building on january 6th, but he was videoed on the capitol grounds. the doj has a recording from rhodes from four days after the attack saying his only regret is that the oath keepers should have brought, rifles, end quote on januar
Neighborhoods, the smartest people who work for you in your staff, they all live in the same neighborhood. Whether theyre black or white or asian. Theres this book written, theres a test if you are part of the new elite. The new elite are corporate executives, really quality lawyers, doctors and because its now at the point where it is meritbased, whether youre part of the elite, weve kind of forgotten about ordinary americans out there. And so, its like, it drove my boys crazy. It had them take the test in the book and it said, have you ever been on a Factory Floor . Were you raised in a neighborhood where over 60 of the people Didnt Go To College . If you get a chance to go to starbucks or mcdonalds for coffee, where do you go . Do you know anybody who has whole milk if their refrigerator . Because Everybody Else has skim milk . Elitist. So part of it is that its
understandable, the good news is, its based on Merit Advancement in many cases now, but the bad news is that these folks w
Former GOP representative Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinski interview newsmakers, politicians and pundits about the issues of the day. Jonathan, were probably going to get swept in like three when we get divisional playoffs. So, i mean, but, listen, it was a fun summer. Mika, why dont we go to the news. In an interview last night President Trumps lawyer said special Counsel Robert Mueller will personally have a lot to answer for just hours after they rejected muellers reported latest offer to get a Sit Down Interview with the president. Trumps legal team said they have made the counteroffer listing their conditions for access to the president who is a subject in the wideranging investigation of russian interference in the 2016 election. Trumps attorneys also publicly voiced their desire for the probe to end. Within the next three weeks and suggested that mueller would be violating doj policies, if it does not end. Dont have an internal deadline. We are moving. I use the phrase, expedi