Eye. All these things would have never happened. But ukraine now i see zelenskyy is here. I think zelenskyy is the greatest salesman in his history. Every time he comes to the country he walks away with 60 billion, billion. He wants them to win this election so badly. Thats Donald Trump Last Night in pennsylvania repeating his ridiculous claim about Russias Invasion of ukraine and taking a jab at the ukrainian president while hes at it. It comes as hes expected to meet with President Zelenskyy later this week. Well have more on that in just a moment. Also ahold, the latest from the Middle East, where israels dramatic escalation of deadly Air Strikes on lebanon could signal the start of another fullfledged military campaign. And well Preview President Joe Bidens Address Today at the united nations general assembly, one of the final Speeches Hell deliver to World Leaders while president. Good Morning And Welcome to way too early on this tuesday, september 24th. Im jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. Weve got a lot to get to, and well begin this morning with israels extensive attack genz hezbollah. Overnight the Israeli Military announced it has struck about 1,600 targets across lebanon, and added that the attacks will continue. Israel began launching these strikes early Yesterday Morning and urged civilians there to evacuate. According to Lebanons Health Ministry at least 492 people died in yesterdays strikes, making this the deadliest day there since 2006, which is when israel last fought hezbollah. Meanwhile, the militant group is retaliating, firing its own rockets into israel. According to the israeli defense forces, about 165 rockets and missiles crossed into israeli territory yesterday. Most of those, however, were intercepted, and there were no reports of any deaths or major injuries. These escalated attacks are raising fears that this could lead to an allout war between Israel And Hezbollah. While a spokesperson for the Israeli Military says israel is not looking for a conflict, he stressed that the country will do whatever is necessary to push the iranbacked militia away from the nations northern border. The u. S. Is now sending more troops to the Middle East as tensions continue to rise there. The pentagon made the announcement yesterday, saying a small number of forces will be added to the roughly 40,000 troops that were already in the region. Its not known exactly how many will be deployed, but three Defense Officials tell Nbc News these troops will be on standby if the fighting between Israel And Hezbollah threatens americans and evacuations are needed. Now, that ongoing escalation in the Middle East is expected to cast a shadow over president Joe Bidens address to the u. N. General assembly later today. In one of his final speeches on the world stage, the president is set to discuss global challenges such as the Climate Crisis as well as the ongoing conflicts in sudan, the Middle East, and Russias Invasion of ukraine. Thats according to senior administration officials who have been speaking to Nbc News. Officials also said that President Biden will highlight his efforts to restore americas global leadership during his term. Additionally, hell underscore the differences between the united states and its competitors, promoting his approach to international cooperation in contrast to the more transactional World Views of adversarial nations. That will include china. Following his speech, the president will host a summit of the global coalition to address synthetic drug threats. Hell also speak further on the Climate Crisis. Meanwhile, former President Trump is now saying that the united states is to blame for Russias War in ukraine. That comment came at a rally in pennsylvania Last Night ahead of an expected meeting between trump and ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy later this week. Lets take a look. AS President elect, if i win this election, the first thing im going to do is call up zelenskyy and call up president putin, and im going to say you got to make a deal. This is crazy. What a horrible thing has happened just because and its our fault because its a war that should have never been allowed to happen. President zelenskyy will address the u. N. General assembly tomorrow. Hes expected to appeal for more military and political support for his Countrys War efforts. And then on thursday he travels to washington where Hell Meet with both President Biden and Vice President harris. Joining us here on set the editor of semafors global flagship newsletter. Good to see you this morning. Lets talk about the united nations. Of course, as noted, it will be shadowed by the conflict the growing conflict in the Middle East. Walk us through how that dynamic will play out and what sort of competing voices might we hear as it seems like the region is on the precipice of a larger war . I think what were going to see is multiple leaders who are really pushing for President Bidens ear, washingtons attention. There are, of course, really fast shifting dynamics in the region at the moment. The emrotty president was in washington just yesterday. Prime Minister Netanyahu will be at the u. N. General assembly thursday. Today, tomorrow, through the rest of the week were going to see this be the dominant issue as everyone tries to push for the united states to exact whatever pressure it can for israel to hold back and divert as you sort of referenced earlier, theres real fears. 492 people at least died yesterday in lebanon, and i covered i was in london covering when the 2006 war happened. At that time as well the costs of that war were tremendous. This one could be even worse. Are we expecting President Biden and prime Minister Netanyahu to speak this week . Im not sure about that. They have a tumultuous relationship to say the least. Well see what happens there. Hes expected to address the u. N. And prime Minister Netanyahu has a fractuous relationship with the u. N. to put it lightly. Hes set to speak at 10 00 a. M. His aides have previewed they want to be sort of a valedeepvictorian address. And these two conflicts will overshadow it as is novembers election. Talk to us how World Leaders are viewing this moment for biden and also the choice between Harris And Trump . I think what we have to be careful to do is not Lump Everyone together in one trump. Everyone has different interests and views the united states differently. To take an example i grew up in india and theres a lot that say Indias Relationship is agnostic. Obviously ukraine is the other example where it is the political football in d. C. and former President Trumps speech Last Night is a great example of this. I think, you know, how the November Election plays out will up undoubtedly everyone is watching. I think there are parts of the world, the gulf, for example, had a very positive relationship with President Trump, has had not as good but still a pretty strong relationship with President Biden. I think we have to be careful not to Lump Everybody together and say one side wants harris and one side wants trump. Really i think everyone wants to see a sort of stable election. Quick follow on india. You mentioned certainly a rising power. Prime Minister Modi actually even had a rally here in Nassau County on sunday. Where does he play in this moment . India is in a complicated position. India gets a lot of its Military Equipment from russia. It gets a lot of its energy from russia. And its a growing economy that needs sort of lots of Oil And Gas as well and is transitioning to renewables. At the same time india is a country that has built a strong relationship acrosS Party lines. I think everyone partly because of the united states and Capitol Hill and d. C. Is so focused as the threat from china, india is seen as catalyst to that. I think indian officials who ive seen and spoken to and heard from are pretty confident thats not going to change. Its a rare country i think that not that it doesnt care. I think everyone cares what happens in november, but itS Pretty clear the relationship is going to improve regardless. Human rights may get a different degree of push on who wins. Lastly and briefly semafor set to host an event on the side lines of the general assembly. Were talking today about the wars in ukraine and pressing global issues and we want to think what are thingS Pressing the world and how are they coming together . Weve got a summit with really big speakers, couple heads of state, joel embiid, a philadelphia 76er. And these are huge issues were talking about right now but we want to think about how do the next billion people get connected to the internet, the economy, and how is that going to transform the world, how does it affect the Climate Crisis, how do these things interplay. Thats going to be a day of discussions. Your viewers can stream it on semafor. Com. Well have complete coverage. Editor of the global flagship newsletter, thank you for joining us this morning. Next up here the suspect in the second apparent Assassination Plot against former President Trump appears in court. What were learning about the new evidence that waS Presented yesterday in that case. Plus, in a Surprise Moment former President Bill clinton presentS President Joe Biden with an award for hiS Public service. Those stories and a check on sports and weather when we come right back. 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Switch to reliable Comcast Business internet with security and get started for 49. 99 a month. Plus ask how to get up to a 500 prepaid card. Call today welcome back. The man accused in the apparent Assassination Plot against Donald Trump at his Florida Golf Course earlier this month may face a more serious charge. Federal prosecutors submitted new evidence in a Court Filing Yesterday seeking to prove that the suspect, ryan ruth, was at trumps Golf Club with the sole intention of killing the former president. Ruth is currently being held on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted Felon And Posetion of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, after authorities say he was seen with a long gun lying in wait September 15th outside trump international Golf Club in west palm beach, florida. Trump was golfing that day. Yesterdays filing also revealed a note written by ruth declaring, quote, this was an assassination attempt. Ruths lawyer characterized the events as a publicity stunt. At the same time, former President Trump criticized the initial charges against Ruth Yesterday accusing the Department Of Justice and the fbi of mishandling and downplaying the case while giving the suspect a slap on the wrist. Trump made the comments in a campaign press release, suggesting without any evidence that the investigation is biased. Additionally, he called for florida officials to handle the case, not the feds. The doj did not immediately respond to a request for a comment about trumps remarks. Shifting gears now, ahead of his speech this morning at the united nations, President Biden was surprised Last Night with the clinton global citizen award. The president was at the Clinton Global Initiatives annual meeting In Manhattan for the first Ladys Conversation with chelsea clinton. After that wrapped up, he came out on stage with bill and hillary clinton, and then the former president stepped up to the podium. Joe biden has led this country with uncommon Decency And Goodness and grace and never allowed personal tragedy to harden his heart. Only growing deeper in his humanity, helping others to survive their sorrow. So, ultimately, they can dream their dreams. That Courage And Compassion is what has allowed him to advance his allstated goal of restoring the soul of our nation. So on behalf of hillary, chelsea, and the entire Cgi Community and countlesS People all over the world living better days and yesterdays because of his actions, i am pleased to present president Joe Biden with the 2024 clinton global citizen award. This is what you call being trapped. Mr. President, hillary, bill, when you ran please have a seat. Im not going to be long because i didnt think i was going to be talking about this. You know, ive known the clintons a long time. I think its fair to say bill, i was one of the early supporters of your presidency because what i saw in you was not only incredible intellect but the decency you taught and gave me credit for. It was always about the other guy, always about somebody else. And you and i have something very much in common. We married way above our station. A nice moment there here in New York. Next up well switch to sports with highlights from the Monday Night football doubleheader. And well bring you some big moments from across major League Baseball as teams are fighting in this final week to secure their playoff spots. All of that and a check on the forecast when we come right back. K on the forecast when we come right back heres to be ating these to every thursday. Help Fuel Today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need, and the flavor you love. So, heres to now. Now available Boost Max 3rd Down and 7. This one is launched. Hes got it. Touchdown what a perfect ball. Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels tossing his second Touchdown Pass of the night. Just ideal. Caught in the corner of the End Zone and gave washington a two Scoring Advantage in about 2 minutes left in regulation. Finished 21 of 23 for 254 yards to set a Rookie Record for completion percentage. A pretty deep ball. Daniels also rushed for a score as the commanders stunned cincinnati 3833 On The Road in the first game of Last Nights nfl doubleheader. The bengals now 03. Not good. To buffalo now for the first game. The bills, well, theyre 30 for the first time since 2020 after a Blowout Win over the jacksonville jaguars. Quarterback Josh Allen threw for four touchdowns as buffalo scored on each of its first five drives to jump out to a 31point Lead at half time. The bills held jacksonville to just 70 yards in offense in the first half and sacked Qb Trevor Lawrence four times before he waS Pulled midway through the fourth quarter. The bills humiliate the jaguars 4710. The jaguars also 43. Rumors afoot there. Lets go to baseball, and we had a Division Crown clenched Last Night. It was down in philadelphia. The phillies are national east champs for the first time in 20 years. Philly currently the number two seed national playoffs just behind the dodgers, and they would earn a first round buy. The phillies have two games left against the cubs before closing the season On The Road with three games at the washington nationals. Out to arizona now, and the diamondbacks trying to gain ground in the Nl Race while all their competition have off. San francisco with a runner on third. In the left center field, on the move, and its offthewall. And it gets away from everybody. On the move, and home. It is not in time. Matt chapmans inside the Park Homerun lifts the giants to a 63 victory. The diamondened Backs Loss drops arizona into the third and final Nl Wild Card spot, a Half Game behind the new York Mets and just 1 1 2 ahead of the new York Mets. Braves and metS Play this week. Meanwhile the Seattle Mariners deny the astros their fourth consecutive Al West title, at least the other night as seattle beats houston 61. The mariners still Sit Four games behind the astros in the Division Standings with four left to play. That seems unlikely, but they be moved to a game