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from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news, overnight vladimir putin's military facing another critical setback as this massive explosion was showing severely damage to a key bridge between crimea and russia. part of that bridge has collapsed into the sea, disrupting a main russian supply route. let's go right back to kier simmons joining us from moscow. what can you tell us about this? >> well alex, it's another dangerous moment in this conflict in ukraine. 48 hours after president biden mourned of the escalation could lead in his words to a nuclear conflict.
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well now we have this bridge attack, now the ukrainians are celebrating and not taking responsibility for it. the russians are furious. >> with a nuclear threat looming, a major fire on the bridge linking russia to crimea. the blaze visible for miles reports of a, huge explosion at around 6 am local time. russian authorities saying that it was a truck bomb that caused the blast on this key strategic bridge for russia. to shut military surprise to ukraine. it is also highly symbolic, open by president putin in 2018, after russia annexed crimea. the attack coming a day after putin turned 70. he has no cause for celebration. it is another setback for the russian leader, who is drafting hundreds of thousands of russian men according to officials to fight in ukraine. on the streets of moscow today, most reluctant to talk. >> i want to ask you, how do you feel about president putin now? >> sorry, i am out of words.
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>> are you worried though? are you nervous, anxious, in these times? >> mostly for my close friends. parents, brother. >> how do you feel about president putin? >> i don't think it essentially the question. >> you don't want to answer that question. >> overnight, more russian shelling around the key cities of kharkiv and zaporizhzhia. but in kyiv, ukrainian president zelenskyy saying that his forces have liberated 776 square kilometers of territory. this week alone, with president putin under intense pressure, the white house reassuring that america has seen no change in russia's nuclear posture. but that private warning from president biden that president putin's nuclear threats were not joking. still making global headlines. wowl headlines.
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and in those comments alex, president biden said he is trying to figure out how president putin finds an off ramp. tonight we appear to have simply the confrontation ramping up. the russians now appointing a new general to run the crimea side of things. and for, them known for his mercilessness in syria. so very, very intense days ahead as what is clearly a strategic win for the ukrainians. has a huge impact here in moscow. >> okay, appreciate the live reporting from moscow for us, keir simmons. that's going to nbc josh lederman whose following the president in delaware. so josh, the explosion comes just a day after president biden had warned about the nuclear armageddon. i don't the last hour you, so the white house is not making public comments on this but internally, is a white house preparing at all for that possibility? >> will not anymore than they
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were when we can go alex. which is to say that the u.s. military certainly always has preparation plans for all kinds of scenarios, nuclear and otherwise. certainly the president and the white house in the past several months have raised concerns about some of the saber rattling front president putin over a nuclear, potential nuclear weapons. hughes has said that they are doing everything that they need to do to have plans in place to respond to any range of scenarios. and that is the contacts that korean jean-pierre, the white house press secretary is trying to put these private comments from president biden. they say look he was worried about this kind of lose nuclear talk before, he's worried about it now. he is addressing this yesterday as she flew with president biden on the air force one to an event in maryland, take a listen. >> russia's top of using the clear weapons as irresponsible. there is no way to use them without unintended
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consequences. it cannot happen and we will not be intimidated by putin's rhetoric. we have not seen any reason to adjust our own nuclear posture nor do we have indications that they're preparing to use them. putin can de-escalate this at anytime. >> but the simple fact alex is that the words of the president of the united states about nuclear armageddon are watched very closely around the world. nobody knows that better than president biden. and those comments that he made again, off camera but on the record in front of journalist about how concerned he seems to be really since to illustrate just how high these tensions have raced. the other thing president biden of the comments that seems to be getting less attention, he is actively working to find an off ramp for president putin. i don't think he has not really been able to figure out what that is right now but certainly there are urgent efforts by the
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biden white house to figure out a way to de-escalate the situation. alex? >> very interesting if biden can find, one that is a great but putin may take it that is a big question mark. okay josh let him, and thank you for that. joining me right now, california congressman ted lieu a democratic member of the house judiciary. foreign affairs committee, good friend of the show, i'm glad to welcome you sir. let's get into this issue of putin's threats to use nuclear weapons and president biden's off camera marks at the fund-raiser this week. saying that the risk of nuclear armageddon is the highest in 60 years since the cuban missile. crisis what is your response to the actual process of that. what are you okay with the president making such doomsday proclamations? >> thank you alex for your question. let me first say that the nuclear war could not be one and must never be fought. i think that's what president biden was trying to convey, by using the words that he used.
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to convey that vladimir putin and nuclear war, simply cannot be one. those will result in nuclear armageddon, it will obliterate russia and i think putin is evil, i don't think he is stupid. if you were to use a taxi or nuclear weapon on example, that follow could go anywhere. including other countries, including russia itself. so i don't think putin is going to want to do that but his military is underperforming. we have to see what putin might do when he is in this situation. >> well of his back is against the wall, how concerned you think americans should be overall? how concerned should the world be? other trigger points that you would watch for ukraine to think okay, things are rationing up and it's a dangerous time? >> i believe the only way the war ends if ukraine and flattering putin concludes that he cannot win militarily if. and that is what we have to continue to provide the ukrainians everything they need. we to defeat russian forces on
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the battlefield in ukraine. when putin, concludes he cannot win militarily. he asked when we will stop. we >> left some to opec blasting it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day. that begins next month. the white house calling it a shortsighted decision and a number of your democratic colleagues want now the u.s. to respond. here is. how pullback decades old provisions of arms and u.s. military protection for saudi arabia. do you think that the u.s. should respond that way or in a another way? law >> i want people to understand that opec is not equal with all of the countries and opec. saudi arabia has an outsized influence because of the amount of oil that have produced. i certainly believe that u.s. should re-evaluate our relationship with saudi arabia. here just a few facts. most of the terrorist and 9/11 came from saudi arabia. saudi arabia killed an american resident, jamal. saudi arabia continues to
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engage in war crimes in yemen. and so we have to look at this relationship, we have to transition to a clean energy future and make sure that we do not depend so much on what opec does or does not do. i want to make this point. at a critical time in our world history, saudi arabia chose to stand with russia. that is something america in the world will not forgetting. with >> the or saying that something that we need to review i should say, in the last hour your california democratic colleagues here at jacobs from south of san diego. she said i think the opening move is a good thing for exactly the reason that you are stating. this will force the u.s. and the administration to rethink their posture on saudi arabia. to what extent would you expect any changes to be forthcoming though? to what extent might that create an imbalance and a security issue in the middle east. with >> sarah jacobs is an
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upstanding member of that committee and it's an honor for me to serve with her. i completely agree with what she said on your show. and i think we have more and more members of congress now realizing that our relationship with saudi arabia is not serving u.s. interests well. and other countries are realizing this as well. because an opec races oil prices, it does not just affect america, it affects europe, asia, it affects all of the countries around the world. and i hope all of the countries around the world so important it is that we tackle energy and transition to clean energy future. >> so how could all of this impact the u.s. economy back to opec plus. and the cutting of the $2 million a day. the u.s. economy already feeling the squeeze from the fed. and have to say was in california this week, pretty common place where seven-dollar-plus gallons of gas. i don't have to tell you that, i developed my son's car and went what? it was so much. is there anything that the
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congress, the administration can do to get ahead of this? >> lots of factors that go into oil prices, one is what this opec? to the second answer to these oil companies to? oh come to have been making record profits, and democrats and congress have been putting people over politics and passing bills. to investigate price gouging, taking action against price gouging black oil companies. we have to look at what the oil companies are doing in terms of increasing their prices on american consumers. it's a very complicated price that happens in terms of oil prices and not one single factor. we have to look at both opec plus what oil companies are doing. >> giving the timing, do you think the saudis are intentionally trying to interfere with our midterm elections? >> it is certainly possible and again what the saudis are doing is harming not just america but
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also all of the countries around the world. and they are helping russia right now but increasing oil prices. so i urge saudi arabia to no longer stand with russia. and they want to remain a country that the world respects. >> let me ask you about something. breaking news. my producer telling me in my ear that nhk network is reporting north korea has relatively launched another ballistic missile in the region. if true, what about this alarms you? what is the situation right now with north korea? and the tensions that seem to be escalating? >> north korea has been launching ballistic missiles for quite awhile during their tenure with the former president. right now, during the tenure of president biden. and something we have to take serious say, at the same time it is not clear to me that north korea has the amount of
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nuclear weapons that could pose a huge threat. we do have for example, the ability to shoot down ballistic missiles. and we have to invest more money and to shoot ballistic missiles. looking at not just connected devices but also directing energies and laser. technology that could provide the shield for a limited number of missiles launch of the united states. something we need to monitor, not overreact when north korea starts to do these ballistic missile attempts. >> okay, congressman from california, right percentage tablet. thank you so much for your time. look forward to seeing you again. and just a moment, illegal reaction to a new wrinkle in the trump documents probe what the president tried to trade with the russia probe. it is remarkable development. and later, the new supreme court justice how she's already making her voice heard. heard
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mar-a-lago documents, case the new york times reporting sources say donald trump considered cutting a deal with national archives late last year. the times reports the former president was determined to shout he had been wronged by the fbi. investigation into his 2016 campaign's ties to russia, and much to hand over boxes of records he had taken from the white house, but in exchange for sensitive documents, he thought would prove his theory, the fbi's investigation was a hoax. and nbc news has not yet independently confirm, this it is reaching out to the former presidents legal team for comment. joining me right now, hugo lowell congressional poor for the guardian, and former brooklyn prosecutor legal analyst, charles, welcome. sources are telling the times that trump's aides never pursued that deal. but what does it tell you about
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the potential legal risk that he has created for himself, for his lawyers in his advisors. >> once again, alex what we are seeing in the situation, and alleged development around this entire ordeal is that donald trump has absolutely no regard for food is he chooses to throw under the bus or put in professional peril. he could have very well in this situation, threaten the licensing and practicing ability for any of the attorneys were aides who are involved and we asked to strike this very on ethical and variants that acts of a deal. you never get to make arrangements for the doj while the fbi to say, i know you want, this i have, that so let's make a swap. that is not how any of this works as a prosecutor. it's able to hallucinations, and an incredible thought it would be okay for him to put forward his personal crusade or an exoneration with the russia probe an example and did not have a right to have. and so he would foot his aides,
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's attorneys, his lawyers, his legal team in unprecedented levels of hot water had they pursue this on his behalf. it's looking for them they'd chose not to. >> timeline this reporting since late last, year if you go, sources confirmed nbc news yesterday, that he taught doj counter intelligence official is not contacted trump's attorneys to let them know that they do not believe the trump team has handed over all of the materials removed from the white house. the doj has long doubted the former president returned everything, and so what prompted the agency to release this with the trump team now. >> the seems to be simmering for a while now, and we have the letter from the national archives, around a week ago saying that they bunched up when they were talking the house oversight committee, and they want certain that all the documents have been returned. he seems to be an extension of that. and department lawyers and the
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national security division at doj, saying, look we think you have more documents still out there. it seems to suggest that the trump lawyers themselves don't really know where trump is hidden away, and on the properties. and so i think it's just another development and this timeline as you say of potential obstruction or trump is trying to very reluctantly cooperate or not cooperate with the justice department. >> for months and months now, the national archives has requested the trump return documents. the doj has issued search warrants to get what options does the doj have now to track down the material that it believes it is reportedly still missing. >> ierstand that donald trump has properties literally all over the country in some cases. outside of the country in some cases. the significance of that is that as we said in interviews, he was an interview with fox
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news he said about declassification with his mind, and get him on track, we talk about that before, when you said something i thought was particularly interesting about where these documents may go. and to meeting apart that they may go to mar-a-lago, or the median other places. had the significance of that is that i believe given the good faith basis that doj likely has with this, point they may be able to pursue search warrants for all of his properties to make a determination -- determination to see if anything else there that has not been returned or discovered maybe in the other properties that donald trump owns as. well i think it's where we go from there. that's what we may see happen. it is a good faith basis to believe that there may be material and other locations, they may now have probable cause to get a search warrant for me judge for a number of different properties. and we may see a similar search warrants executed there as well. >> boy, that would be extraordinary. let's talk with the new york times reports, yet reached from the doj prompted a rift among mr. trump's lawyers, charles, about how to respond with one
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camp counseling uncooperative approach that would include bringing in an outside firm to conduct a further search for documents. and another meeting more combative posture. and what do you make of trump's apparent legal strategy. could that combative posture work in trump's favor. we knew it is work for him in the past. >> sometimes when you're dealing with the litigation that is extremely ornery and not willing to concede anything, it makes it difficult for judge to be fair impartial without necessarily snapping and deciding to go with the adversary. sometimes in adversarial posture can make it longer and more drawn out when you want to litigate every point. from judges perspective, oftentimes when they're presiding over something like that, they want to make sure that they've given every opportunity for each of the parties to be heard and litigate whatever issues that they feel are valid. in that way, given the trump's
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strategy overall its delay, delay, delay, something like that could be used to his advantage into something that the legal team is planning on. it is important to understand here, alex that trump is a very difficult client. this is a very complicated sort of matter to deal with. there's so many different layers and investigations, and when you add on to that, it is not cut and dry which route you might want to take as in attorney. that is why you're seeing this take place. but for, him it all plays to what he's trying to do, which as we all know, it's the latest thing as far as he can. >> and to that, and you, go and teaching my director, i will ask you put the graph that we just had. there and it's illegal onslaught from team trump, and you file these cases and all these different places. palm beach, fort pierce, atlanta, brooklyn, and most recently with the supreme court via justice clarence thomas. is there consensus that there is a legal strategy to all of
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this hugo, who is others that suggested, team trump is throwing everything against the wall and seeing if anything sticks. >> to charles's point, there is a division among the lawyers on the legal team. there are a couple of people like the former -- general in florida who have suggested taking more cooperative approach, and then the other lawyers, like lindsay kerrigan, who have suggested to trump that actually that is not the right route to be taking enough suggested the trump take a more combative approach. trump of course, things back to the special counsel investigation and his white house lawyers were telling him to be cooperative, and he ultimately went from a combative approach, and he thinks that that was a winning strategy and that is partly why he is taking a competitor perch now, because it is work for him so well in the past. but there is some sort of consensus here the trump needs to find out the documents that the dock justice department have seen this goes to the heart of the supreme court --
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that trump made recently, and although the arguments might be interesting and have some level of validate them, the problem with trump is that he has not been able to show irreparable harm and to take up the case. and everyone that we seem to spoken to have seen as a last-ditch effort it will get into trouble and ultimately lose. >> we will, see hugo lowell, thank you so much. there's a new wrinkle in the controversy around the georgia senate race. those details next. tails next like #4 supreme meats. smoky capicola, genoa salami and pepperoni! it's the dream team of meats. i've still got my uniform. it's subway's biggest refresh yet. if you really wanna find out what you're made of, you can forget the personality tests and social media quizzes. because the only way you're ever gonna know is by heading into the big, wild, raging
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suspended its entire police force. it comes amid an investigation into lot forsman's delayed response to the school shooting in may, which killed 19 students and two teachers. and the anti government protests rock iran, a corner has a new report on the woman's death that sparked national outrage. iranian state media reports the coroner is denying mahsa amini died from blows to the head. while in custody, of iran's morality police. the coroner instead lying to her death to pre-existing medical conditions. was just 31 days to go before the midterms, reproductive rights are once again in sharp focus as voters prepare to cast their ballot. we see all the roughest ending by for us in atlanta, julie tsirkin is also and milwaukee. both with today's big developments, the ladies welcome. first you, tell us about the twist in the controversies surrounding republican senate candidate, herschel walker. what do you know about it? >> yes alex, just for context
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here, we know democrats control the majority in the senate. by the slimmest of margins, keeping that control can easily come down to their crucial peach state senate race. that is the last few days have called for too close to call to roiled by allegations. all eyes on georgia. the crucial senate race between trump backed republican herschel walker and incumbent democratic senator, raphael warnock roiled and controversy. after bombshell allegations, this week by the daily beast that walker paid for a former girlfriends abortion in 2009. and the new york times report friday that walker pressured the same woman to have another abortion two years later. but she refused. walker who is running on a staunch antiabortion platform repeatedly denying both claims. >> i will not bite down, the stakes are way too high. >> in a new twist overnight, the former football star confirming the embassy directly that his wife and the woman making the allegations revealed
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to be the mother of one of his children, were in contact friday morning. the woman telling walker's wife that he paid for her abortion. walker sharing copies of the text exchange with nbc news and saying quote, i am not cheated it or did not happen. i am saying i don't know anything about that. i don't know. >> walker telling nbc, this was the first time the woman ever mentioned the abortion to him or his wife. by the woman showed the new york times and the daily beast a copy of the receipt from the atlantic portion clinic. i checked claimed was reimbursement for the procedure. and i get well card she claims came from the former football star. we should note, we have not seen this documentation. walker telling nbc news quote, i don't remember any card or check or anything. but i was dating her. i could have sent some money, i could've sent a card. but not for the reasons she is saying. despite the spectacle, most congressional republicans are still backing walker. >> herschel walker will win that race. this is an effort from democrats to hold on to power. >> while state republicans fast
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rationed only grow. >> even the most republicans are rattled, to continue the flow of information. >> just 32 days before voters had their say. alex, as of now walker has no plans to meet with voters this weekend but ultimately, this decision is going to come down to voters, voters and their opinion of him. republicans here on the ground in georgia tell me they don't think any of these controversies will have any significant impact on this race while democrats say this is just another reason. they don't think walker is fit for office, alex. >> okay, all in atlanta thank you for that. let's be noted julie who's had an event in milwaukee held by mandela barnes. julie, what our folks are saying about the race and the abortion issue. >> yes alex, this rally behind me just getting underway, we are at marshall high school, public high school here in milwaukee. for barnes tour on a road protections. he has been doing this for a week and all parts of the state
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and i spoke to voters this morning, outside of this rally. as spoke to one woman we will hear from him just one second. i asked, or one of the issues that you care about the most. take a listen to what she told me. >> we do not like ron johnson. he is not what we have needed. thanks have come out, we actually voted for ron johnson once in the past because he seemed honest in his commercials. and he is not honest. in fact, he is very dishonest. we do not like the way that he portrayed vaccines as bad for us. who do not like the way that he did not see an insurrection, that the rest of us saw right on tv. we do not feel that he represents our beliefs at all. >> so, katie is actually a pro-life democrat. she says abortion should be up to the individual, something she is super concerned about. even being against abortion herself personally. her and her husband are from
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kenosha, wisconsin of course we are seeing race rise and racial really the protest last summer. and the unarmed killing of a black man by police. so crime of, course at the forefront for her and her family as well. gun control in addition to, that of course all of these names were taken in center stage yesterday. at last night's debate, the first one between ron johnson and mandela barnes. i spoke to lieutenant governor barnes, just before he started this rally here. eaton, he is sitting with abortion just a month until election day. excuse me, he believes is one of the top of mine issues for the state. >> so interesting, those who describes herself. you say she is a pro-life democrat she says she voted for ron johnson once. she saythat's an interesting po take, doesn't appear she will do it again. ladies, thank you both so much and -- and aly rafael net lana. in arizona, appeals court struck down the law criminalizing abortion at the state. allowing the procedure to resume unless the state supreme court steps in. the ruling comes amid fierce battles for governor and u.s.
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senate seat. let's go right to nbc's vaughn standing by for us and phoenix, where folks are gathering at a rally for reproductive rights. so van, let's talk about the reaction to the court's decision then what is happening there behind you as well. >>, right you said it reproductive rights, the fight is happening in realtime here in the state of arizona. with the backdrop of course of these midterm elections here. what that appeals court, issuing that down the territorial ban that would've banned or did ban all abortions in the state of arizona, except one woman's life was in jeopardy. with that now issued, state and appeals -- to be heard forts in their shell hearing later on this next week. now, what is being implemented is the 15-week ban which was signed into statute by arizona, and i do see this. praying for which again brings all of this front and center. especially when you're looking at blake masters, the republican senate candidate. going to debate stage, he defended that 15-week ban. the previously suggested there should be a federal personhood
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bill signed into law. of course he's running for the u.s. senate against mark kelly, and then keri lake who is the candidate running for governor here. she said that she would defend the territorial ban or that 15-week ban if she were to win the governorship. i want to introduce you to julia young, who is one of the participants in that year a few moments ago. why are you here, why is there is on the forefront of this? >> because with some incredibly dangerous candidates running right now, between blake masters and carrie lake. if either of these individuals, i don't care if they have the red sides, i don't care if they change what they are talking points. previously to, that they have called abortion demonic, they have called it evil. and the idea that they would be in a position of leadership to further erode women's rights is just appalling. i cannot believe that i have fewer rights than i did when i was ten years old. my kids have fewer rights than they had when they were ten years old. my stepdaughter, my god
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daughter. i just cannot stand for. it >> julia, thank. you take here here today. alex, we are now just four days away from when early ballots are mailed out here in the state of arizona. and the state has a history of voting by mail and voting early. that is what makes the next day so crucial, that is exactly also why donald trump himself is coming to the state tomorrow to campaign alongside the republican slate of candidates. endorsing the primary to the general election candidacies. the likes of blake masters, keri lake the attorney general on the secretary of state candidate. these are big few names ahead here. >> absolutely critical week and so glad you are here for us and reporting. look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. meantime, unemployment and his country as a 50 year low. for a one cable and says are plunging. so next, the good, the bad and the kind of confusing from yesterday's jobs report. erday's jobs report.
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pieces after hurricane ian rita fake just ten days ago. residents were evacuated by fort myers are returning home said dig through what has been left behind. nbc stephanie stanton is two miles from the shoreline and fort myers. stephanie, welcome to you is how is the recovery they're going? >> hi alex, the recovery is very slow going. very methodical. i am here at the whisper wood's town homes. as you, said a few miles from the -- this entire neighborhood surrounded by water. and when that storm hit, it was
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basically before the structure. let me show you this water bubble, here you can see the marketing. this is how high the water was and this town house here. and you can see people, residents have been pulling all of their stuff out. they tell me that this stuff that you see here is a total loss. i want to show, you the video that was provided to us by one of the neighbors. mckenzie, she said that she evacuated and she came back here during the height of the storm to retrieve a cat. she said at that, point the water was too high for her to leave. so she had to stay, she retreated to her second story and she described a harrowing moments and she started to see water rising in reverse to her town house. >> the water came in through under the doors, i watched it rise and rise. it was an hour, it was over the door. five and a half feet. >> devastation, that's it like i mean everything, everything
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in the whole house shifted. i saw memories on the ground, recovered a bunch of nasty stuff. it was too much. >> and that was david jensen, those memories that he is referring to, all of the stuff that you see here, he says he's been working for days to clear out the bottom level of this town home. so that they can rebuild. and alex you know one of the things i'm really shocked by is the resiliency of these folks. they say that these are their homes and they will rebuild. they are really all coming together. >> yes, can i ask you was the woman able to retrieve her cat? i know you mentioned it last hour, i'm sure there are more than a few people out there for animal lovers who hope the cat is okay. did she get the cat? >> she did, it is interesting that you mention that because i've been seeing people from the aspca and the humane society coming in here as well. assisting residents with animals, so yes definitely pets are a top of mind to people here. >> that is, good pass and
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people both. thank you so much stephanie stanton. let's go now to the economy, wall street in a tailspin this week over for years september strong jobs report. will not him inflation and instead lead to more interest rate hikes. so you think a jobs report showing a five decade unemployment low, rising wages. that would be good news right? these are not normal times. and bc priscilla thompson has more on this. priscilla, do you. >> hey there, so those positive jobs report could also be a sign of more financial trouble ahead. to quote, a literary classic, it was the best of time. it was the worst of times. but this is not a tale of two cities. buit's a tale of two realities, on one hand a promising new jobs report, showing unemployment at 3.5%. a half century low. and 236,000 jobs added. and yet, what would normally be good news sent the stock market tumbling. >> why is that? >> the fed has been raising
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rates and hopes of slowing the economy. and with so many businesses still hiring, that means the economy isn't really slowing that quickly. and it's likely going to mean that the fed will continue to raise rates. when they raise the rates, the market does not like it because it will cost big business more money to operate. >> the dow dropped more than 600 points on friday. the nasdaq close 3% lower. not reality, so much more than just numbers, to be polite genevieve v hill. >> it's a little scary because it is invested. >> in her 70s, genevieve will soon tap into for her one k. she is worried that if the stock market continues to spiral, she may not be able to afford the retirement of her dreams. >> we have had to reassess kind of travel. >> what should people be thinking about in terms of the 401k as they are watching what is happening on wall street? >> that is a long term investment, in the long term, usually the stock market works out. >> that bounce back will likely be driven by more interest rate hikes to slow the economy.
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bad news for workers, that jobs report also revealed wages are stagnating. at a time when it is becoming more expensive to take out a mortgage, by a car and pay down credit card. that >> the best thing i can do is sit tight, not panic and ride it out. >> wise words as americans brace for an uncertain financial future. for an uas we head into the uncn financial future, experts say it's important to be saving, not splurging on big ticket items are racking up credit card debt. not even quitting a job without having a backup plan. the goal moving forward right now is to be stable and secure. back to you. >> all right wise advice, priscilla thompson thank you for that. and new justice, a new term. the impact that we felt already from the addition of ketanji brown jackson next. own jackson next
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supreme court justice ketanji brown jackson is already making waves on her first week on the bench. jackson was quick to weigh in on a number of oral arguments. speaking up in fact more than any other justice. joining me now, as lisa friending -- ruth bader ginsburg. also glad to have you back and talk about this. i am curious, your thoughts on justice jackson's first week. and overall, how important it is for a new justice on the bench to make their voice heard at the very start of the term? >> look i was terribly excited by her, i don't know her personally but from what i saw during the senate confirmation hearings, in which she performed really well. i was excited by her appointment to the supreme court. and this first week, she came now right out of the gate asking some terrific questions. making clarifications, addressing the issues and so i was excited. i was excited by that.
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some friends of, mine they sent me pictures of her and look like a very happy day. >> that is good. what about just pick picture, the overall significance of having a new voice on the court. especially this particular voice. the voice of katashi -- >> i think it's incredibly important, as you know we have a very, not just a conservative but an extremely conservative bench right now. and so, it's extremely important to have these voices, these perspectives. she has a tremendous sense of history. and the nuances there. her questions showed that. i think you know, i am excited to see what she does. we will see in the writing, i am excited by her presence and her voice on the court. >> that is not to be diluted but i guess the question backs to be asked. how much can she have in terms of influence with this very strong, conservative majority?
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>> i mean look, that is tough to say. some people call it a supermajority here. and i you, know in the old days i think the court, the justices used to sit around and talk more about their views of the cases today. they go into a conference room after an oral argument, they said their points of view. iv's case, an order of most senior to least senior. other than you calling up the few justices and chatting with them or talking to them. through the drawing an oral argument. they were persuasion is in the points that you make. and your writings. and i don't know that this you know conservative majority is one to be persuaded. >> so, this term not surprisingly. the court is a number of cases that will significantly affect this country. that includes one that challenges affirmative action. during her confirmation hearings, justice jackson suggested that she would recuse herself from this case.
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do you think she will? may not have inside to that but i guess the question would be, should she? >> so there's two cases before the supreme court involving affirmative action or higher education admissions practices. one involves harvard and one involves university of north carolina. she has recused herself from the harvard case. because she sat on the board of overseers at harvard. i do think that recusal is important when you have been closely connected to an institution. or in a case, in front of the supreme court so i think it was probably the right thing for her to do. as you know, it's up to the individual justices to decide whether or not they recuse themselves. one more case of jacob quickly with you, the one that could weaken the landmark voting rights act. based on the dispute of alabama's congressional district map. the court appears to be leaning
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in favor of alabama, what kind of an impact with alabama when have? >> what would be a huge impact? this is the biggest case since shelby which as you know largely dismantled section five, their pre-clearance requirement of the voting rights act. as one deals with section two of the voting rights act. what's really focuses on voter dilution. alabama has had a history actually of various measures packing and cracking. that is called in which contributor voter dilution. and i think that it is likely you know, we will see. the court did grant a stay but this is, we will see the effects of that. and then the in term elections, the court has to decide on the merits of this case now. i do think that.
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>> look as you say, that is a critical. one it's really close and you see how it all unfolds. thank you so much, lisa good to see you and enjoy your weekend. in the meantime, everybody that'll do it for me on this report. i will see you again tomorrow at noon eastern. up next lindsey reiser continues our coverage on -- ues our coverage on -- ues our coverage on -- subway series menu. 12 irresistible subs. the most epic sandwich roster ever created. ♪♪ it's subway's biggest refresh yet! technically when enamel is gone, you cannot get it back. but there are ways you can repair it. i'm excited about pronamel repair because it penetrates deep into the tooth to help actively repair acid-weakened enamel. i recommend pronamel repair to my patients.
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