Why did you decide to evacuate start this surgery here, man, we if we had been in our property would have got flooded and we wouldn't have been able to leave didn't know. I was going to do until these guys showed up. I was going to actually stay and swim in my house. My heart just dropped out of my chest when they called that the house is on fire because we prepared for a flood, not a fire. Some of the first hand accounts from people impacted by hurricane dahlia. The first major hurricane to hit floored is big bend in more in a century will have the latest on the storm's path of destruction. It has left behind where the storm is this morning up into south carolina and north carolina plus or unsettling moment for Senate minority leader Mitch Mcconnell. While he was answering questions from reporters alleys team responding to growing concerns about the republicans health, including from some leading republicans, also ahead, in July. On these lies about the twenty twenty election are catching up with the legal

and financial, what's playing yesterday's ruling by a judge, meanwhile tube donald trump co defend in the georgian election interference case now are questing separate trials of the latest, not possible timeline. In that case, you wanted up in the morning, Joe it's thursday august thirty, first unwilling geiss with sporting, the hosting surely whitehouse Biagi that political job then let me- and we do began again this morning with tropical storm. Now it dahlia. overnight, but still making its way through the carolinas dropping massive amounts of rain flooding streets causing wives? had power. Outages, charleston, south carolina record, its fifth highest tied ever asked. The storm serves their exceeded, forecast two more than nine feet, the city also experiencing sex. Flooding its peak tied swelled over the sea wall for some time. Meanwhile, national, whether services warning tornadoes and storm surges in some areas of north carolina over three hundred thousand people across florida.

Georgia and the carolinas are without power this morning. and while the carolinas will bear the brunt of a dahlia today, the storm is forecast to move off shore in just a few hours. One death has been reported so far, a man in Florida who crashed his card tree while driving during those extremely rainy and windy conditions. The state inundated by rain with clear water, beach and chiefly both seeing more than nine inches fissile say they have inspected and cleared every bridge affected by the storm. Adding search and rescue teams are making good progress finding in helping people trapped by floodwaters,

Let's go right over meteorologists angie last when Angie good morning, so what's the latest and where this storm is and what damage it might still do me good morning, welling we're we're continuing to see this system weakened, but you know those images from yesterday they their hard to miss across social media and beyond. We ve seen, of course, the wind damaged the water damage the storm surge now, starting to, of course, subside in places like florida, but we're still dealing with this system and hasn't completely weakened or moved off shore. Just yet we ve got a tropical storms still with wins it sixty miles per hour, as at the top of five o clock this morning, northeast movements, so twenty one miles per hour, it's dealing with a little bit of vertical win share. What does that mean? It means that its trying to weaken- and we don't have great conditions for it- to continue to maintain its strength, but worldly gonna see gradual weakening from here through the next couple of days being good thing. as were eventually get to see this thing move off shore, but we still got to deal with the heavy rain. That's in place across parts of north carolina in even stretching into virginia this morning, moderate too heavy rain really closer to them.

as you can see, stretched back towards greenville, some lighter rain and down towards wilmington notice, though we still do have a tropical, or rather a tornado watch in effect at this time, and it's going to last until seven am so, we have a little longer for that to be an effect. You can see it outlined there in the pink cape hatters in that bulls, eye of that areas we still have a little bit of spin in that atmosphere, as the center starts to continue to move farther away at. Meanwhile, the flood alerts continue as well. Flash flooding, especially coastal areas, we're still dealing with heavy rain working through, and the potential for some of that storm surge. I'll show you some of those latest numbers here in a moment, but we could see isolated numbers or isolated rainfall totals up to six inches here, as we get through the rest of the day. Today. I think it's only going to be a couple more hours that we'll have to deal with this heavy rain in this region, so you'll finally be able to get out and see exactly what's happened across coastal areas of north carolina here, but elsewhere, south carolina florida, georgia we're looking at big improvements. The flood risk will still be

for this same region. That is dealing with the the rain right now and here's the latest numbers on the storm surge. I know this was a big deal across parts of the big bend yesterday, parts of of north carolina and south carolina yesterday, but we're still seeing the potential for some of that coastal flooding for residents in these areas here, as we get through the day to day. Eventually, this is going to move off shore lake well today and we're going to see the wins go with it as well. Willie will see quieter conditions settling for folks in this region and the clean up, of course, we'll we'll be getting good news. They need Angie last minute and you think so much, let's go to morehead city north carolina. That's a refund NBC is julia and lay down along the crystal coast Julia. What does it look like there today? What kind of image, saying when are certainly picking Right now, willie were really in the remnants of this forum, as you mentioned that flooding in charleston. That's the fear here their word about storms, or does it took four feet last night at high tide,

We saw a lot of water come across these roads here and as we look that throughout the carolinas, we know that nearly sixty thousand people, or without power there still urging people to stay off the roads that cancelled schools here today have cancelled schools even as far east is as our western rally and what they're telling people here is that they should stay inside and that there are still under the tropical storms warning that they are still waiting for some of the worst to come through this area. Today, as this form weakened and heads out to the coast, we see a lot of flooding threw out. The carolinas of that remains the biggest sphere. Here there was someone when that even toppled cars on the highway and south carolina, but really the fear here is that storm surge. Luckily, their high tide was last night, but, as things range continue to come through

and sometimes it's unpredictable. It can be calm and dry, one minute windy and pouring the next. That's what they're worried about now further flooding, especially if people try to get on the roads willy and that's why they're urging people to stay home in this area. Everybody stay safe there in north carolina embassies, Julie, anxiously, Julia thanks. So much combined, says the federal government will play a key. Of course, and helping states to recover from hurricane dahlia buttons and he has spoken with the governors of all affected states, adding research Linked to this hurricane is not about politics. A sentiment later echoed by floor governor rhonda santas, believe it or not. I know this sounds strange. special nature politics today, but you know was down there when the last major store I spent time within walking from village from community The community ensure yet only needed to get it done. I think he tried my judgment and my desire. to help

him to be able, as suggested this is not about. Politics- is about tank, people who say we have to deal with Supporting the needs of the people who are in harm's way or have difficulties, and that is a triumph over any type of short term political calculation or any type of positioning this is the real deal. You have people's lives at that had been at risk. We necessarily have any confirm fatalities yet, but that very well may change and then yes people, whose livelihoods have been at it turned upside down, and so they need support. So we're gonna work together from local state federal, regardless of party to be able to deliver results for the people in their time of need, said John Hume it has to be said if these numbers hold up, if there's only one death in a traffic related death in the storm, this powerful. That is extraordinary and speaks to the preparation, the warnings and the response that seventy five

percent, at least of the rescue recovery efforts have been made. The three hundred thousand people have their power restore photo now Do these things- and you saw, Adult behaviour, frankly, on both sides from president Biden and governor dissent, is over the last couple of days, yeah and first of all, we should know the stork are still going, but not as bad as is feared. At least the impact in Florida fortunate that it hit an area that is not nearly as sleep populated and the population in that struck. The big bad doesn't leave nationally right on the coast is not a marshland between. The surges of the water and people's homes. That is good news. Indeed, Florida obviously has had a lot of practice going through storms at this include the devastating one in four miles. last year in that's what the present was talking about. He went and met with governor descent, there. He also, we should note dear before met with the governor when there was that building collapse and just the miami the killed many people up, so these are put of arrivals and in their partly critical of each other. times, but they can set that aside for moments like this, which is refreshing to see

now the white, the white house has made clear they're gonna spend as much federal response there is. They need the female Y know we're talking to a later in the show is in Florida unclear. Yet if the president would travel that's decision, it gets made days later because, of course, we know What a diversion of resources it is a time of president travels to adjust, where there has been a natural disaster and of course this will be If some debate with disaster relief funding when congress returns in a couple of weeks, but at least so far, it's good to see politics being set aside and, let's hope, the storm of impact in georgia and the carolinas. Also less than expected, like it wasn't for in a statement about this of our political times, that we have to stop and no adult behaviour during a hurricane But there was some, so we will come back to the story. Of course, certainly looking more at south carolina touches to man, years of cities affected up through the coast and down the floor. As we assess the damage from this storm, we will turn Two rudy giuliani, a federal judge, ruling yesterday that giuliani.

defamed to election workers in georgia following the twenty twenty election. The ruling means he is liable for damages, which will be determined at a civil trout. Former pole workers rights, me free men and shame or soon giuliani, over his baseless claims. They committed allow gin, fraud, both tested to the january six committee that their lives were turned upside down by those false Allegations I won't even introduce my son burma name anymore, I get nervous when I bumped into someone and knowing the grocery store. Who say my name word about whose listening I get nervous when I have to give my name for food orders, I'm always concerned if around me, my name and I lost my reputation of lost my sense of security, a lot of threats, wishing discipline

me telling me that I'll be in jail with my mother, saying things like me: at its twenty twenty in that lighting. Twenty were a lot of these threats and, while comets racist in nature. A lot of races, alot of damages, hateful, we only conceded in a court. Finally, last month he had made false statements about freeman and moss. He also failed is any evidence during the discovery portion of this case, leading to the judge defamation ruling in the state freeman and more said. The ruling brings them one step closer to rebuilding their lives. Spokesperson for Leon. He says he has been called wrongly accused, thus brain, and we see new justice and intelligence, corresponding kendall, lenient and political rapporteur for the atlantic journal constitution, gregg blue Do you guys, good morning, gregg I'll start with you down there. In atlanta land, just to remind our viewers about the alligator

since rudy giuliani made against these two Paul workers, suggesting they were passing some kind of a dream I've with votes on it between them turned out. That was a breath cement and that led to things people coming to home of their relatives looking for them trying to push their way into the house. Looking for these two people there were giuliani, had villain eyes falsely yet well, he was absolutely heart, wrenching testimony that we just saw an edge reminded me of of going through in twenty? These were not public officials right? This was. It is bad enough when our publicly that officials and and and ranking politicians get targeted by this sort of nature. Of these, were these we're just ranking election staffers, the colleagues of our democracy, the people working in election if, as is to make sure that we have timely and accurate action results and they were being accused by rudy, giuliani and other tromp allies and in terms of regularity. In legislative hearing in georgia, capital of

something nefarious when, as you mentioned, there was no sort of usb drive. It was a ginger meant that If men and shame Ass were passing to one another, so Talk about this case they can and the law ability now that rudy giuliani faces and why he's facing it he wouldn't produce documents. Or discoveries, as will the f b. I took my phone and of access to a lotta. That's up! Why didn't you provide that information and what happens from here? What are some of the consequences? huge willie and first of all I should just say this is such a profound sample of the human impact of these election lies really that the mood agreed that we ve seen- and we can all here, the racist overtones and the allegations that were made against these women and judge howl here in Washington DC, just a

that Rudy giuliani was playing games with the process? He was refusing to engage in one, what's known as civil discovery, whereas someone suits you. The judge rule the suitors legitimate and you have to start turning over documents, including secret financial documents, and he just I do it, and so finally, she gave them extension after extension and finally, she impose really what is the ultimate penalty, which is that she entered a judgment saying that he was essentially liable for defamation for civil conspiracy and for punitive damages, and there are a couple of really interesting lines in her ruling. I wanted to read to you. She said just as taking short cuts to win an election carries risks even potential criminal liability, bypassing the discovery process carry serious sanctions and she also that dawning a cloak of victimization me play well public stage to certain audiences, but in a court of law. This problem, This has only served to subvert the nor process, a discovery bottom line here is that the

the women, do not have to prove their case anymore. It's proven it's been established now there will be a trial about how much money, Rudy giuliani, has to pay them and the audio them ninety thousand dollars, according to this judge for their legal fees. So it's a big blow. Mr Giuliani, of course, it's one of the long line of things any facing, including criminal liability near the report's he's- got a debt of three million dollars and legal fees, though his life, essentially is falling apart, he's losing his license to practice law. But just add this to the list of legal woes for rudy giuliani to greg. Let's talk about some of those other legal woes. He, of course, was just indicted a few days ago about that in that matter in georgia as default of from indeed for a man once known as america's mayors, talkers lobo, that, though this matter in georgia this case here with the defining it feigned these two election workers. How? What could that impact the criminal trial that he

It is also a phone k. Beyond this front page news in georgia, because it hits obviously so close to home those allegations, those those lies and conspiracy theories that they Rudy Juliet promoted, doing three separate hearings to in person, one virtual in the georgia stay capital industry, twenty twenty arrive at the root of of all. This, is being accused of being part of this far reaching criminal enterprise. That funding will, as laid out the district attorney laid out in her fifty one candidate mending- and it is very closely watched hearing georgian sensibly. We're anything said in open court. Could to be used in this ongoing proceedings here in georgia's, so that is This case is particularly being close closely watched, not just because its course local case, but also could directly pertain to the criminal indictments so carelessly? but the timing of this case from the funding well us down in full and counting. You have sidney powell now, finally,

ocean, the former attorney for president trump, who is really at the center of all these false allegations in this attempt to overturn the two thousand and twenty election filing a motion to sever her case. Just MR cheese bro, dead and and go earlier to go alone, saying she has no connection to these other eighteen co. Defendants How was this all going to shake out? I mean you have funny willis thing all right. Well, we'll just have everybody all nineteen of you will go quickly speedy trial. Here it is. How is this going to play out? Nineteen defendants mobile not going to happen willie, because Donald trump and others are going to resist. Having this super speedy trial, as soon as this fall and probably gonna win on that point, and that really, So it presents a devilish problem for the district attorney down there, because then she's, confronted with the prospect of having to put her case on in give done. A preview of essentially having multiple trials and and having these are early defendants go first. She has

essentially present the case than donald trump gets a crack and all the witnesses. He gets to hear what they're going to say. There is a really interesting our bed in the new york times their day by an inland, a lawyer who is really sort of criticising the way. This case was structure that saying that it was overly complex that some these charges really what sort of marginal and then put the case in parallel release is gonna, make it take a really time. It really contrasts, with the streamline case on the same set of facts that jack Psmith broadmoor washington dc against only donald trump and will have to see how this plays out there's erect education in georgia is, I think, a lot of people now that we're there still a jury after eight months, so that this one could take a while, particularly to see donald trump and a quorum down so as difficult as it is to keep up with all its legal trouble around donald trump. Let's add this: to the mix of federal judge has ruled against former trump white house adviser Peter navarro in it

claims of executive privilege when he ignored a subpoena to turn over documents and testify before the jail or a six committee last year, the ruling set the stage for navarro trial on charges of criminal contempt of congress, the world was written and spoken extensively about his role in the efforts to overturn the two thousand and twenty election had claimed, I'm told them to invoke executive privilege over any potential testimony or request for documents. That said, there was no evidence presented the trump directed navarro to cite privilege, so he ruled them I cannot make that argument to a jury. Vows trials to begin next week. He faces to criminal content charges his pleaded not guilty to both if convicted navarro spend up to two years in prison. So can what, remind everyone, blue beard of our oh, isn't what role he played. What was the plague? Our relationship the green bay sweep arrogance it they had a hope,

design it. He was very explicit about it. This wasn't like a secret nemo. We went on tv and talked about this plan to overturn the election, how much time is he in now significant amount willing. Let's remember like many people in the trump administration, Peter navarro, was sort of He was considered a bit of a fringe economists, but kind about I mean so what mainstream right he was he's a it was a china hawk and he remember he played a significant role in the trump administration's pandemic response and even got some praise for doing that. So he's not. You know wacko, but now he's finding himself absolutely. Under the the criminal spotlight here and what's remarkable about what the judge rules is that each of these people think that It just claim executive privilege and without donald trump, ever telling them to assert it, and how did would that abandoned? For MR trumpet just say: yeah, please don't

If I am asking you to invoke executive privilege, except he never did that, so he left these people completely exposed and their decision not to mister of our decision not to provide any documents or testimony to the january. Committee and so nine facing a felony charges that could land him incarcerated for some period of time in, as we all remember, the steed ban was also convicted. For the same, on the same charges and the same set of circumstances. It's not a hard case to prove, and now, MR if I was gonna, go on trial starting next week and I will see what happens to the green bay sweep on eastman was vince lombardy. I think in that case they needed MIKE and to take the ball and do his thing, and he refused to carry out this plan for Peter Novara park, storms quarterback the pack respect arrogant we're all going Paul. I acting as rapporteur here that in a dated reference, perhaps for the trump white house there, but two kids point four:

see now a number of occasions where their planes beckett privileges fallen. Apart, like that that drug trade it dropping his allies, try to really exerting a blanket way that was not deem it sets and nor would they given permission from the actual executive, Joe Biden now the president to retroactively use any of that but it is also a reminder of how the wrought here was so deep within the westley in terms of nearly every person involved, with few exceptions around tromp were there in the last months of his term. Was it blatantly some role in this plot to overturn the election? We know, but you ve sat mark meadows has become figure on and have made a number of court appearances in recent days. We know By the end, a lot of these so called grownups had left the administration either just before or after the election worthy sideline because of a covert outbreak that has swept through The offices there and those that were left worthy Michael instead, he powers will be duly armies and peter and of our us who are pushing forth this.

Game, and we are seeing now, some years later, that that is catching up with them in a court of law. oil is coming do and, as can the lady in the atlantic general constitutions gregg boosting. Thank you both repression, it still had this morning on morning, Joe senator Mitchell, of freezes again, while speaking to reporters in a moment that frankly is difficult to watch. questions today about his health and how makers in his own party are now reacting very openly, plus new reporting from NBC news on congressmen, James comber, the republic in leading the problem Two hundred and men knew details were learning about his political ambitions for higher office that connects to what's happening with Mitch, Mcconnell right now, we're just

went right back chief whitehouse corresponded christian Kristen joins me now from occurring it's the nature of what is the number one issue for you to the national stage, and I welcome you to the final twenty twenty presidential debate when critical votes were counted still too close to call and when power was held, we kept his abuse of power and impeachable christ. In the moment now she joins meet the press as it's new moderator. If it's sunday, it's meet the press starting Sunday september, seventeenth on NBC hi, I'm Tom llamas

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I think I'm making this up but jonathan linear you'll back me up. My chronicle walks into the studio spontaneous slow, clap of applause, respect for the legend MIKE barnacle yeah. It started here at the table, but the entire crew joined in it was a remarkable moment, and you know, on the last day of august, we actually were booing but then broke into applause around Dallas. I think the applause was with the fact that I was actually walk to get to the chair yeah. We're happy or here might, let's turn back to washington out new concern. again this morning about the health of senate minority leader Mitch Mcconnell after the kentucky Republican appeared to suffer a medical episode during news com yesterday, in time just over a month, as has happened, the longest serving leader in Senate history froze while feel in questions from reporters in his home state.

What are your thoughts on the running for reelection? The twenty twenty six the arc- I'm sorry, that it's difficult to watch yesterday's incident came on the heels of a similar one in the July on capitol hill, where Mcconnell froze for about twenty seconds during a press conference in both instances, a spokesperson for the senator chopped up the. Using to light headedness exhaustion behind Nation or some of the words we heard in a later added yesterday, leader quote, felt fine but would be consulting a physician before his next event as a prudent measure in the eighty one year old Mcconnell suffered a concussion in a broken rib

falling at a hotel in war. She didn't make. It gives no one any joy to see these moments effect is painful. The watch we ve seen this with it's Mcconnell now in the last couple of months, calls now from some republicans that key step aside will see if that happens similar to the cause we ve heard, even for some democrats about senator Feinstein in California. Well, it's me and painful to watch is disturbing. To watch Bobby Hey? You don't want to make any judgments on what's going on because we don't know what's going on, but Jonathan twice now and in five or six weeks This has got to raise questions within the senate about the succession, the met. She is eighty, one years of age over this I and feinstein on the other side of the isle of elderly people. In the situation like that and powerful jobs, you gonna pay attention

yeah and it's sort of been discussed throughout washing for months. Now that, after his fall, I sent a recall does seem sort of diminished moving slower. His aides acknowledge that that his schedule has been really pared down and there are requests is about whether he can maintain its leadership position centre soon. South Dakota, seen as his likely heir apparent, that's, not sell. Yet there likely there potentially would be a bit of a leadership fight, that even but there are some calls from republicans, even if he's not to resign his senate seat, but at least maybe should step away from the leadership post, the katty kay. That would have major implications and there's an unlikely place that He wants me to recall the stay, worry us and that's the white house. Mccall was, of course, such a villain, a public villain for democrats for so long but he and the present have an actual friendship, the dates decades. Moreover, the white house views Mcconnell is sort of a a bulwark to sort of the more be enforces and our political party, as well as a key ally on ukraine, funding which is about

centre stage again I talked about the implications if Mcconnell isn't able to continue in their post yeah wasn't thing s there. Wasn't it to hear the president say: look he's my friend and then understanding that the order It's might say: yeah really, republicans and democrats aren't friends anymore in washington. He said no really. I seriously I he is my friend I am going to try and reach out to him, and they this relationship and particularly on the funding in ukraine when it comes to policy and the occasions when Mitch Mcconnell has stood up against donald trump, which takes you know an amount of independence, if you wanna put it like that in this republican party, The white house certainly appreciates that, but the reality is that this raises something that perhaps might be less comfortable for the white house, which is it raises the issue of all over again, there was just as pull out in the last couple of days. This no call where they asked if free open question of democratic and republican,

I will vote as you know. What do you think about both of the candidates and the issue that came up for Joe Biden was the issue of age agent? How and how mentally company now know how funny was and how physically competent he would be in hot weather. He was frail and sixty percent of Democrats basically said that age was a problem for them came for Joe Biden. So I wonder whether having mcconnell on having these incidents, as in a mike just said, there has to be questions when someone eighty one and in a position of power, you have to question whether they are competent and able to do the job and do incidents like this. Just re bring out the whole question of age in a way that might be that comfortable for the white house at this particular moment. Now that people can these mentioning. Seventy seven percent of americans bully Joe Biden is too old for a second term. As she said, almost seven and ten Democrats believe he is too old,

second term, though, on the follow up, they say yes, of course, will vote form if he runs against donald trump. Let's bring me the conversation senior congressional forever NBC new scout long he's any reporting about the political future of another content. Republican house oversight committee chairman James comber, you now that fits into this rotation about. Ms Mckenna will talk about that. Just a moment. Scott. But let's start here with Mitch Mcconnell. What are you hearing? Pray? privately on capitol hill. Among republicans about concerns, Mcconnell's health, and what may happen from here. We're hearing a lot of silence, in fact on capitol hill. That is not unusual in the last episode with Mcconnell frees up moment are. We saw much of the same things his allies are sort of around, lying behind them and end maintaining this sort of waller cone of silence,

we do know, is that a number of his leadership team did reach out to him. Yesterday's, with him on the phone there all sort of saying the same thing, putting out the same, talking points that model is fine that he sounded himself. We saw that a senate hopeful in from indiana Jim banks. The congressmen posted a picture on x yesterday eating with Mcconnell. This was the second events of the day that Mcconnell had and said. He looked forward to working with me colonel on issues that affect their states, so they are putting up a united front, so far, there's there's not a whole lot of rumbling. behind the scene about folks making moves trying to succeed him, we do know that the three johns are soon in an barroso are people who are seen as potential successors most likely john phone, but right now there are no

weren't signs of jostling to try to replace Mcconnell at the moment, and as you say, there was actually a rush to project that he was ok, John The senator from south Dakota, the course the minority whip said the leader sounded like his usual self and was in good spirits after a phone call following that incident some some publican, some of the people. You might expect some of the bomb thrower saying things publicly that it's time for Mcconnell to go and privately some of these other people suggesting they have to at least look at his leadership position. Let's talk about europe, Now, that's up this morning about james comber, leading the geo p Biden probe, says the headline in cities by partisan etsy flirts with higher. as does he have his eye, perhaps some day maybe someday, soon even unsettle Mcconnell sea. While we have remember that the James comer is a very ambitious man. He ran for governor back and twenty fifteen. In the primary against Matt Bevin, falling just eighty three

votes shy of winning that primary? If not or those eighty three votes. He very likely could be the sitting governor of concern. he today and so that sort of the backdrop I spoke with him before them coddle episode and what he told me specifically. Are you interested in running for governor again interested in running for Mitch Mcconnell seat whenever that becomes available, and he would not rule that out, he says well, I can predict the future Who knows what's going to happen in the future and so very clear he is not shutting the door on that. I spoke with a number of Democrats who know Comber well from his days backing in Kentucky and what they told was he was seen as somebody who was by partisan who was pleasant, with her reached across the aisle to Democrats, to work with them on

gill issues affecting the state of Kentucky, including an effort to legalise industrial help, which was one of his sword. pet projects, and so they said that All change, of course, in the in the wake of his becoming the oversight. Chairman and as he has led this investigation into hunter Biden and the in family james Comer really push back on some of these democratic saint. he had lost his by partisan touchy. He rattled off a litany of of record you know touting his partisanship over the years, including saying he wants to work in the future on ethics reform legislation with progressives on his committee, including air sea and rail corridor, which was very pricing to me. Yeah, it's hard to say them. Crowds accepting that he could still be in any kind of by partisan position after his hunter

I have an investigation, I just don't think they're going to buy that. Can I ask you just got one more question on on Mitch. Mcconnell I mean who? Is it odd, I'm starting here from republicans a little bit that that frustrate did that were not getting more information out of the leader about his health conditions as one If your hearing that and if so, who is it, talking to his people in Kentucky, who would have a better idea, here about she what's going on and what his doctors, a saying in factor here His spokespeople yesterday said that he would consult with a physician going so far as to say that he would. You go see a physician that was, trusting to me, you know right now what we are hearing from senators going back to that previous july. Episode in and in this episode is that ms mckenna all has been eating some of his responsibility as has been dealing with some of these health issues and in space,

Frankly, we may not be seeing that in the public, but behind the scenes in some of these closed door meetings, their weekly, just that they have on capital hill, where they all gather and discuss the weak ahead. he has been seeding, some of those responsibilities to folks like John through in his top deputy. You know John Barroso, when it comes to answer in question It's about policy from the rest of the g, o p conference and so we are seeing more and more of that, a big question is going to be when they come back next week. Will mitch Mcconnell, you know, be frightened centre at their weekly press conference. Will he field questions from the press? There's gonna be a lot of questions about his health and whether he can remain either of us he of his conference going forward. into this congress is painful. wants to watch, will see how things

Go forward here, NBC news senior congressional reporter scott long. You can read his new piece about james comer, NBC news, dot, com, Scott thanks, so much for bringing it to us. We appreciate it coming up next ex attorney general, accusing donald trump of inflating his net worth by billy, of dollars the innocent new court filings and what it means for the former presidents legal troubles, and we continue to follow the path of tropical storm dahlia. By the mayors of myrtle beach, charleston pensive in georgia to talk about the impact of that storm warning just coming right back

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He has a high five. Why satterfield refers back he's all right. Harper hitting is three hundredth career homerun. Yesterday, a big milestone the to run shot to put the phillies ahead of the angels in the eighth thinning, but the spoiled the party scoring three in the night to beat the phillies tend to aid in denver. The m. be best atlanta. Braves beat the colorado rocky. Seventy three set a franchise record for home runs in a season our duty is to run shot in the eighth marked the teams. Two hundred fifty at home run of the season brace of thirty games left the palace including a big task against the anna Wesley dodgers this weekend in, los angeles little play off preview. There may be where the dodgers and allay wrapped up there, twenty three with wine of the month last being dieback. Seven, nothing no chance to make the overall franchise record tonight

four winds and a month against raids in the open air. Before game set me in seattle the red, hot mariners, clothes out. The last month, in team history yesterday by beating the eighty five to four mariners, twenty one in six in august in first place, in that tough, a west mariners are mere sentence. Point ahead of the houston asked froze the asterisk completed a three games sweep of the red sox yesterday, while the since ranges, dropped a third place in the division, with a loss to the mets last night. Rangers haven't It's season, John, the slump it a little here at the wrong time. That's a great division, a great division and potentially sending three teams. The playoffs the rangers have really cool off a loss. I think seven or eight in a row earlier this month, the astros had that hit also hit the skids, but MIKE they got healthy at fenway. where it seems like the red sox fleeting play chances were finally extinguished. The last couple days not a surprise, not a surprise at all.

ass. It was a very strong pitching hitting defence all things The red sox worked up about the the the braves and the dodgers, those too jobs stand out at least to me, as the two best clubs immediately add that that certainly looks like an animal cs preview. You could argue that the between your teams. They were for top candidates for and three or four toddy unaids, friendly peered movie, that's pretty freeman metals and, of course, actually a junior I mean there's some of the best players in baseball. That's going to be a really fun series this weekend and don't look now but the yankees at the right time, just just cut in the torch in a path through detroit, they ve shaved there

it's the eighteen games in the AL east if the season went through thanksgiving have a chance at the wild card. Only ten games out of the wild card now they're cutting guys on tv that it's just a good bringing up the yes on domingo nine march in it yeah yeah youth movement areas rocks. There is heads up and I I feel pretty confident that the yankees will overtake the red sox in the in the fight for force. We have debated this set if no one else there only three and a half behind the red sox for us. We have put up seventy four games that fenway against the research and deeply sad convert. Our real fighting over who's gonna be at last place the airline ok about seen last night in the nebraska. This is incredible corn hospital setting world record for attendance at a women sporting event. Yesterday of volleyball, match ninety two thousand and three for good measure fans gathering in the stadium to what

the school is five times and sea devils champion. Volleyball team beat oh, my god, what a spectacle! This was incredible: that's a I don't know what you want compared to damage like alabama football, nebraska volleyball. There know that a great programme, but this support by the fans, and they do so. They had to build a new arena. They sell out anyway, but to get ninety two thousand the equivalent of debris, scope around the football game in that stadium last night yeah I mean the nebraska is the top women's volleyball state in the country and has been for awhile and they they went into this like let's set a record and they did with ease. They filled that stadium, which ninety plus thousand, in a remind me that there was a around they blindly. You know that I did some rest before the last couple of for the show as I do. I do my homework that great ninety two thousand for women's volley. Gracie there s a great great seed, and they did it up

Dead on good walked in with the whole thing, so congratulations to nebraska their fans into that great volleyball teen there so had this morning will have an update on the areas dealing with the remnants of now tropical storm dahlia this morning, plus republican presidential. Can vivian rama swami, makes a trump like clay about how he would handle relations with russia. Say what he said just haven't mornings, why picture of myrtle meet south carolina with in pretty good. So far this morning is the sun comes up there. Let's take a look at the morning papers in maryland that capital reports massive sewage spill in an annapolis creek after nearby sewer pipe broke more than three thousand gallons of sewage port the waterway citys public works departments as the pipe was fixed

and in working order portion of the creek, where the spillage, expected remain closed to the public until saturday in Louisiana. The daily advertiser reports on house majority leader, scathes polices, cancer notice police who represents date, set in a statement. Yesterday he was diagnosed with multiple maya, loma rare type of blood cancer after Irregularities were detected in his blood work, the kind Seven adding, although treatment will be challenging, is outlook does appear to be good, since doctors were able to detect the cancer early. We certainly send our best wishes to the congressmen and astrogation by the Detroit free press revealed to republican state law makers, had errors in their caucus biographies about their education background state rep John Ross campaign website notes he graduated from north western, in college but records indicate. Although he attended the school, he never earned a degree. Meanwhile,

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