just so you understand, the conversation i had with the president of ukraine was absolutely perfect and people better find out who these people are that are trying to subvert our country because here we go again >> president trump addressing the ukraine controversy has he goes after former vice president joe biden and his son in a live report still ahead >> a marriage proposal mystery devastation. just moments after the undersea romantic offer an investigation over just what happened >> another week, another new tropical storm this one's named karen and it is causing flash flood threats for

puerto rico. >> television has never mattered more and television has never been this damn good. >> plus, the biggest moments from the primetime emmy awards who won big, who got snubbed and who dominated the the nfl found rookies making a name for themselves as we kick off this week on your first day of autumn >> i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. the president denied delaying foreign aid for political reasons. sarah has the latest good morning >> reporter: good morning. in a new letter, speaker of the house nancy pelosi is leveling a threat at the white house, release that secret

whistleblower complaint reportedly about that phone call or face escalation from congress she is also demanding that the whistleblower be made available to speak to house and senate intelligence committees. this comes, as you mentioned, when the president is in new york he will be at a three-day visit at the u.n. and he is scheduled to meet with ukraine's leader for the first time since that july phone call. >> the conversation i had was largely congratulatory, was largely corruption, all of the corruption taking place, was largely the fact that we don't want our people like vice president biden and hi the ukraine >> there's the president's take on that phone call, but democrats want to know more. and the question at the center of this controversy, did the president cross a line in ordering a foreign leader to investigate a political rival

and if pending military aid for ukraine at the time was a factor in that as well. hunter biden worked for a ukraine gas company. there has been no evidence of wrong doing by either biden. back to you. >> we appreciate it. thanks a potential sign of trouble down the road in 2020 for president trump. the latest polls from nbc news and "the wall street journal" show mounting trouble for the president. his approval rating is at 45% but 69% of voters say the president, politics aside about half of voters save they're very uncomfortable with the president has a new iowa poll. she is in a statistical dead heat with the former vice president joe biden. and if kroutcrowd sizes are any size

she's got plenty of momentum >> p. >> reporter: the lights, the cheers, the selfies, nothing shows enthusiasm like a crowd. >> i think it's a sign that people are ready for a change in washington >> reporter: perhaps no one cares about crowd size more than the president of the united states himself >> one thing we know, we get the biggest size crowds by far >> reporter: his crowds in 2016 signaled something was going on in the gop field >> no matter where i go, we have these incredible crowds. something that's happening is amazing. >> please clap >> reporter: but trump is not the first person to translate crowd size into something real like here in new york city where then candidate barack obama drew thousands when he trailed then rival hillary clinton. >> i love new york >> reporter: bernie sanders drew more than 27,000 in that same park in 2016 but lost the

nomination monday night, same park, same thousands, same questions as elizabeth warren rallied her biggest event yet. does crowd size matter >> yeah, i think it shows even though biden is polling higher than all other candidates right now, like candidates like warren have a lot more energy behind them >> four years ago bernie had bigger crowds than hillary so it's not all that matters but i do think it shows excitements. >> reporter: but can crowds be misleading here's mitt romney's crowd in february 2012 before clinching the nomination and drawing tens of thousands by october. >> i'm going to help the american people get good jobs and a bright future. >> reporter: this year kamala harris's launch attracted a big, diverse crowd but her pollings have been up and down. joe biden's events skew more intimate, which his campaign says is by design.

>> i'm trying to go around from town to town >> reporter: one, not all candidate events are. >> i think what really matters is how people vote in the voting box, you know? sometimes they can show up at rallies, sometimes they can't. >> reporter: with voting still months away, we're left to wonder, where do the candidates really stand and what does all this b-roll mean >> our thanks to ally for that report >> iranian's president rouhani is warning the united states and other countries to leave the persian gulf immediately he and president trump will be at the united nations general assembly last week any chance the two leaders will actually meet? >> reporter: well, frances, i think the chances are pretty slim for a meeting between these two. firstly, the iranians have maintained the only way they would have multi-lateral talks with the united states, not even

bilat rahal, just multi-lateral talks with the united states is that if all sanctions against iran are dropped and the united states runs to the jcpoa, the iran nuclear deal. i think that's very highly unlikely will drop the sanctions. he imposed new sanctions on iran's central bank over the weekend. so that's a slim chance of happening. also, iran's supreme leader who called the shots in iran, the buck essentially stops with him, has been very clear there will be no talks with the united states and over the last 40 years of the islamic republic since the 1979 revolution, he's never allowed an iranian president to talk to an american president. so i don't think it's going to happen this time either. frances, phillip >> thank you very much >> prince harry and megan markle are taking a royal trip to

africa, bringing baby archie with them for his first overseas tour they're expected to arrive in capetown this morning. he's expected to honor the legacy of his mother in angola here's keir simmons. >> reporter: the duke and duchess in rome, ahead of an emotional trip, joyful and poignant their first overseas tour with their son archie to a region they both feel passionate about. it will include a pilgrimage to angola where princess was famously pictured by a minefield, her trip raising worldwide awareness of the damage they do harry following in her foot steps. >> mine fields can be cleared, land can be protected, wildlife can be free to return to where

they once roamed >> the prince will stand where miss mom stood more than 20 years ago. the field now a paved street, a testament to her legacy. >> prince harry will really bring that legacy full circle. >> in south too, along with the late president mandela's wife there is anxiousness ahead of the trip they've had difficult relations with the british press since their wedding. the hope is in this iconic setting, they can put those troubles behind them and enjoy their beloved africa for the first time as a family keir simmons, nbc news in. >> a merge proposal turned tragic in tanzania a louisiana man died thursday moments after popping the question to his girl friend in a top call tropical paradise getaway.

>> reporter: when steven weber proposed to his girl friend, he did it with a little bit of daring writing i can't hold my breath long enough to tell you everything i love about you. her answer, a resounding yes but weber never heard the reply. he drown shortly after this proposal the lieuouisiana couple, both 40 years old, have been togethe celebrating, staying in a partially submerged hotel room off the coast of tanzania steven's sister mannedy said they knew he was planning to pop the question but weren't aware of his risky plans >> he wanted this to be a special opportunity to propose to tunisia, whom he loved.

>> one rescuer performed cpr in an emotional post she said "the best day of our lives turned into a tragedy. >> we love him we want him back here in the united states. he's just a beautiful, beautiful, wonderful person. >> a young life ended just as they hoped to begin a new one to the weather >> another tropical storm is to star 40 miles per hour, currently in the winward islands, but this is really going to impact puerto rico. sustained winds will continue to pick up to 40 miles per hour tuesday afternoon into your evening and then it goes into open water we'll watch the transition possibly for mainland u.s. andl texas.

that's going to continue for phoenix as well. we're going to celebrate fall coming up but highs in the 90s not feeling much like fall here the first day, 90 degrees. >> some people want to keep it going when it comes to summer. thank you, janessa >> downton abby brought in $60 million in its debut >> dozens in lincoln, illinois tried to set a new world record for people dressed like abraham link but not enough people showed up. >> 130 brave paragliders took part in a contest in the french alps

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