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i'm jose diaz-balart. president biden addressing president putin's state of mind saying he completely misjudged his invasion of ukraine. plus we'll play for you what the president says about whether he thinks putin will use nuclear weapons. president biden also vowing consequences for saudi arabia after opec nations announced major oil production cuts. we'll be speaking with congressman khann, a about that. and we have an nbc news exclusive. pennsylvania senate candidate john fetterman giving an in-person interview for the first time since suffering a stroke in may. what we learned about his health and why he needs to use closed captioning. plus health officials are closely watching omicron sub variants as the white house pushes to get more people boosted heading into winter. dr. jha will be with us live. s.

we begin this hour with a very latest on the war in ukraine, where we are following multiple new developments. right now, the united nations general assembly is hosting a special session to discuss the latest on the situation there. they are expected to vote on condemning russia for its illegal annexations later this week. this morning the defense secretary lloyd austin joined defense ministers in brussels for a meeting at nato headquarters to discuss additional military and humanitarian aid for ukraine. and power has been restored to europe's largest nuclear power plant in ukraine after being briefly shut off after nearby shelling that damaged a substation, according to the head of of the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog. it's a second time in five days that the plant lost all external power. president biden recently warned of a possible armageddon if russia uses nuclear weapons. in an interview yesterday,

president biden addressed the recent escalation. >> i don't think he will, but it's irresponsible of him to talk about it. the idea that a world leader says he may use a tactical nuclear weapon in ukraine, the whole point i was making it could lead to just a horrible outcome. and not because anybody intends to turn it into a world war ending, but once you use a nuclear weapon, mistakes could be made, the miscaculations, who knows what would happen. >> reporter:. >> joining us now from kyiv is cal perry. what's the latest on the ground there? >> reporter: i think it's a different city than it was 72 hours ago. over the weekend the shops were full, the streets were full of people. it was a thing that happened with some regularity. there was lots of traffic. the streets are empty today. people are still trying to take survey of the damage that they saw in the last 48 hours.

there have not been rockets impacting kyiv today, but that's not true in the rest of the country. in the south, it was a bombardment early this morning the likes of which we saw here in the last 48 hours. we have had sirens here, and i can tell you people are taking them much more seriously now because of what happened in the last 48 hours. add to that this is now a country that's facing a bit of an energy crisis. about 30% of the energy grid was damaged in the 48-hour barrage that the russians unleashed on the country. add to that the concerns about the nuclear power plant. the power has been going on and off at the nuclear power plant. this is the largest nuclear power plant in all of europe. the reason the power running to this plant is important is that's how they cool the nuclear rods. so at times they are switching to generator power. the generators run on diesel fuel. the problem with that is we're told by energy sources here in the capital the russians are stopping the flow of diesel fuel now to the the plant. so when they switch to the generator power, there's a

limited amount of time they can operate before there's a crisis. that's on the minds here of people in the capital. it's a very difficult situation because from one minute to the the next, you're worried about the rockets falling from the sky and the next you're worried about are you potentially looking at some kind of a nuclear meltdown. that just to be straight here is the mood at the capital. >> cal perry, thank you so much. and moments ago, president biden spoke to reporters while leaving the white house on route to colorado. >> to you think they can hold that state? >> they are calling for stopping of u.s. arm sales to saudi arabia. do you support that legislation? >> we're going to react to saudi arabia. we will take action.

>> it's brutal. >> have you discussed with putin brittney griner? >> not with putin. >> and there you saw president biden just moments ago at the white house as he was leaving taking some questions. now tomorrow marks the ninth and likely final public hearing of the house january 6th committee. new reporting from "the washington post" says the hearing will focus on newly obtained secret service records that show trump was are repeatedly briefed on the growing violence, but still

decided to stoke the flames. this as nbc news has learned the secret service has given investigators more than 1 million pieces of electronic communications sent on or before the 6th of january, including e-mails but not text messages. ali vitali joins us this morning. good morning, what are we watching for as the committee nears its public end? >> its public end, at least for now, until after election day. we do expect them to issue a final report that's going to be the culmination of all of their investigative efforts, but this is their last hearing before election day providing the american public with yet another update. but also leaving with them an indelible image of this bipartisan group of lawmakers trying to hold accountable those who they say foemted what happened here on january 6th. there's going to be some things they are rehashing, but also some new information. we're likely to see new

documentary footage that includes roger stone. that's going to be something that we have not yet seen before as well as the potential for some new surveillance footage of what was happening here at the capitol on january 6th. the committee could include some of their interview with ginni thomas, the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, who was in touch with some of the key players involved with the fake electors scheme. she spoke with the committee last week. one of the things they agreed upon is it would not be a taped deposition. so i they could not show videotape of it tomorrow, but they could still use quotes and pieces of the transcript from it as they try to tease out more information where we don't expect we're going to see live witnesses, but we expect each member of the committee is going to be in charge of a certain section of this hearing, giving each of them a topic and clearly showing that they do have more information that they intend to present, even as they push

towards that ultimate final report. >> ali vitali on capitol hill, thank you so much. the justice department is asking the supreme court to reject former president trump's request to give the special master reviewing documents seized from mar-a-lago access to classified materials. in a 32-page brief filed yesterday, trump has no plausible claims of ownership or of privilege in the documents with classification markings and gave stark warnings about the consequences of trump's request being granted. nbc news justice correspondent ken dilanian joins us this morning. the decision won't affect the justice department from accessing this document, but the doj says it would harm the government? >> good morning, jose. that's an interesting question. what is the harm here? the doj was quoting the appeals court saying the harm would come because the government would have to turn these classified documents over thot only to the

special master, but over to donald trump and his lawyers. they are saying that that's not how this works. the executive branch has the ultimate authority over classified information. it doesn't have to give it to people who aren't authorized to see it as you mentioned, this would not affect the fbi continues to be i allowed to use the classified documents in their investigation. the only question is whether they have to give them to the special master and to president trump's lawyers. the justice department is asking the supreme court to block trump's request that it impose that requirement. the whole separate appeal is now taking place before the 11th circuit. the doj is saying there shouldn't be any special master, period. that's on an expedited schedule. we'll see what happens. the supreme court could rule at any moment, because the trump side has asked they do this on an emergency basis. >> ken dilanian in washington, thank you. still ahead, breaking news surrounding the covid boosters. we'll talk to the doctor in

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ohio and arizona, where key races could help determine control of the u.s. senate. vaughn hillyard joins us from a warehouse where millions of mail-in ballots are being sent out to voter this is morning. good morning. arizonans often vote early and by mail. why is that? >> reporter: jose, here in arizona, that's because this process started back in the early '90s. there's a deep history of mail voting here. just to give you an idea, back in 2020 election, we're talking about one-third of maricopa county voters turned in their mail ballots in the first 12 days. . you're watching this process begin to i play out here today. this morning it's go time. these mail ballots are about to be shipped off to voters not only here in maricopa county, but other counties. that's where i want to bring in jeff ellington. you're the ceo of runback

election service. you work to process the pal lots and get them shipped out. can you walk us through what we're looking at. >> we're at the tail end of the process. the pal lots are being inserted into the mail packet. from there it will come over here to the sorter. here we will sort down through the post office. we'll sort to zip code and all that will be trade up and taken to the post office today. >> reporter: then over here to the right here. this is where ultimately had the scanning and imaging to confirm that the ballots are going to every specific voter. >> correct. at this point, everything is double checked that we have counted for all the voters the county gave us. all the mail packets are accounted for. we take a picture of the envelope. and make sure everything is ready. once that passes all the checks t will go over to be mailed. >> reporter: that's what's happening here. if you can dpet the shot of the truck back there, the first batches of ballots here for maricopa county are inside of those trucks. sgl they will leave today. we have 13 semis.

the post office will come any moment and start taking those over to the post office to be processed. >> reporter: it's 7:30 in the morning. this process is happening in realtime. 9 of the 15 counties are getting ballots from here. those 9 counties represent 96% of arizona voters. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you for that behind-the-scenes look. i appreciate that. now to texas and the growing shift among latino voters there. particularly in the southern part of the state along the mexico border. the rio grand has been a democratic stronghold for generations burks donald trump made some begins in the region back in 2020. and as the latina candidates are trying to reshape politics in the region through three congressional races that could help determine which party controls congress next year. with us now to take a closer look at this is a washington

respond for the austin-american statesman. let me start. how are these three candidates trying to reshape politics in the rgv? >> first of all, it's really nice to see you. the three of them are very conservative. they are pro trump. and they are stressing a family and the need to keep the border secure. these are all themes that resinate in that region. so they are saying that they have the conservative values and in the case of three republican latinos running in three districts, they are united in their message. and it does seem to be resinating because in the case of one picture, she's already in congress because she won a

special election. so that's a definite sign that they are hitting a chord with people. >> a special election, which a few people vote than during general next or certainly now in the 8th of november. is it a fluke that she was able to win? >> right. it wasn't a fluke because she had run the session before and come within 3 points. so -- i'm sorry, i misspoke. she ran a vigorous campaign and that was a district that is actually actually to become more democratic than it was. i don't know if it was a fluke, but i think she has been very

energetic. what happened is that the democrats didn't really put up a fight. they just said, well, we're not going to spend a lot of money in a race we think we're going to easily win in november. and that remins to be seen. she's kept it competitive. >> so when you see these races and especially the flores race where democrats have had that seat forever, what is it that's changing? what's there? >> definitely this next election will be more difficult for flores. the district is change. she ran in the old district. now she's going to run in a new reconfigured district. but the shift towards republicans from latinos in south texas is real. and a lot of people try to find policy explanations. what are the policies that latinos in south texas are embracing. sure, they want to secure the border, but what's more important than policy is culture. these republican candidates are

ka connecting with latino voters in south texas, in south florida as well on cultural issues, on broad themes. on the way they talk about the united states of america as an exceptional nation. the left tends to focus on the inequities, the flaws, those on the right are high liting this country's virtues. and that is connecting in a very powerful way, which is why we have seen republicans make gains that could not have been predicted just six or seven years ago. >> i want to talk to you about another issue. the biden administration is considering a humanitarian parole program for venezuelasens to allow a family member or sponsor in the u.s. to apply on behalf of the refugee and commit to financial assistance. last week on our program, the white house the affairs denied a report that the the administration is thinking about easing sanctions on the regime.

is there something on venezuela that the administration is looking at and is this politics or is this something else? >> the administration is trying to do things. number one, they are trying to show the community that they are sympathetic to the refugees, that they know he's a dictaor who has ruined a lot of lives. even though they may not want to admit it, they are at the table. and that's something that in south florida could really hurt democrats with the venezuelan community. the administration has to be careful about appearing to be negotiating, to be collaborating with the regime. even though they are desperate to do it. that grass prices are going up against. they are looking for ways to add supply to the market. they are talking to them.

>> it's something that really matters. >> that was a major concession and i think the administration is trying to keep that balance, show they care about the venezuelans in the united states that do need that relief. but also taking the risk of having this dialogue with the regime. >> thank you both for being with us this morning. up next, covid cases are down, but deaths are up. so where are we in this pandemic? we'll ask the response coordinator. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." diaz-balar. with verizon, you can now get a private 5g network. so you can do more than connect your business, you can make it even smarter. now ports can know where every piece of cargo is. and where it's going. (dock worker) right on time. (vo) robots can predict breakdowns and order their own replacement parts. (foreman) nice work. (vo) and retailers can get ahead of the fashion trend of the day with a new line tomorrow.

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26 past the hour. we have some breaking news regarding booster shots for children. the fda has just announced authorization for moderna and pfizer's updated booster shots for kids as young as 5 years old. pfizer's booster now approved for children 5 to 11. moderna for kids ages 6 through 17. meanwhile, the biden administration is trying to get

more people to get their booster shot. the cdc says just under 49% of americans received the first booster. 38% of those 50 years or old received both their first and second booster. over the past two weeks, covid cases decreased by more than 20%, but deaths have increased by 10%. joining us now is dr. jha, the covid response coordinator. i always thank you for your time. but what do parents need to know about this new announcement from the fda about updated boosters for young children? >> good morning, thanks for having me back. i have a 10-year-old at home, so this is personal as well. here's what we know. we know vaccines have made a tremendous impact on keeping kids healthy, out of the hospital. the new vaccine that just has been authorized by the fda omicron specific targets the virus that is circulating out there. we'll wait for a cdc recommendation, but after that,

assuming that happens, what i'm going to do is i'm going to get my 10-year-old the new updated covid vaccine and encourage every parent i know to do the same. >> so doctor, even as recent cases are trending down, earlier this week you mentioned that you were concerned about new variants. what concerns you? >> yeah, so with this virus continues to evolve and change. we know covid is not over. we have challenges ahead of us. we are tracking variants as they arise around the world. we have seen several now that evade several of our treatments that are very immune evasive. we're going to track them closely and if they end up becoming dominant here, we're going to have to manage that. we're tracking them closely both across the world and in the united states to see what happens and how they affect our treatments and our vaccines. >> so about the new variants

that are just coming out, what is it you have been able to determine so far? you said do the vaccines not work for them? >> no, they should work for them. we're going to get more data. all of the evidence says vaccines will hold up fine. all of these new sub variants are out gross. our vaccines are targeting them directly. i'm pretty confident on the vaccines. what i'm worried about, we have a drug that's critically important for people who are immunocompromised. they seem to be resistant. we have another drug that's an antibody. several seem to be resistant to that. so this is really important that we track this, we figure out what's happening and we have a plan for protecting people. >> so doctor, all of these medicines and technologies that exist, is it available to folks that are watching us that get covid and have to deal with it?

>> absolutely. so right now, the administration has made a commitment that every single american has access to things for free. so whether it's an oral drug that everybody over 50 should be get figure they have a breakthrough infection. certainly the vaccines, all available for free for the american people. really important we continue to make them highly accessible and easy to get. that's what our commitment is. >> doctor, it's also flu season right now. what do people need to know? >> people should do what i did. i got both the flu shot and covid vaccine together. i got them both in the same arm. my arm was sore for 24 hours. there's some people who like to get one in each article. that's fine too. we have not had much flu. we expect a much more significant flu season this year. and the best way to protect yourself as you think about the holidays, getting together with family and friends over thanksgiving and over the

holiday season, the best way to protect yourself is getting the flu vaccine and covid vaccine, getting them together at the same time is a smart thing to do. >> just last night i was thinking did i get the flu shot this year or last year. i forget. i have to check on that. these things pass. so my other question, it's okay to get the flu shot, the covid shot and what about like the shingles shot, which is something that people at a certain age should be considering? is it okay to do all of these in one arm? >> it is. your immune system is incredible. we see this with kids. kids come in for a baby visit. they will the get four shots in one afternoon. and their immune system does great. it's built to handle lots of diseases, exposures at the same time. there's no risk, no downside.

it works just fine. >> dr. jha, always a pleasure to learn from you. i appreciate you being on with us. let's continue our conversation. >> thank you so much. president biden warns there will be consequences for saudi arabia after members of opec plus decided to cut oil production. up next, we'll talk with the congressman about what the consequences would look like. we'll chat in just a minute. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." diazal-bart reports. make your home totally you. i did with wayfair. sometimes i'm a homebody. can never have too many pillows. sometimes i'm all business. wooo! i'm a momma 24/7. seriously with the marker? i'm a bit of a foodie. perfect. but not much of a chef. yes! ♪ wayfair you've got just what i need. ♪

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some consequences for what they have done with russia. >> what kind of consequences? would you consider suspending arms sales? >> i'm not going to get into what i'm going to consider, but there will be consequences. >> joining us now have congressman khanna, always a pleasure to see you. you and senator blumenthal are pushing a bill to halt arms sales for a year. why? >> what gals many of us is the intud. we provide saudi arabia with over 70% of their arms. we provide them with extraordinary defense. for decades, we have been helping them. now when americans are suffering at the pump, they are cutting production to hurt america. that's just wrong. there has to be consequences. one of those consequences is suspending the arm sales to the saudis. >> for one year. they have been paying top dollar

for those sales. what do you think that would -- what impact would that have? >> it would force them to reconsider the decision. the saudi planes could not fly without american technicians. their air force would be grounded to a halt. they can't rely on china and russia. it would take them almost a decade. they have been dependent on our military for decades. so it would force them to reconsider. they are making $100 billion in 2022 off the oil they sold. they have a 70% profit margin. and they are doing this to help putin because putin doesn't have a profit margin. hooeps providing the oil at a discounted rate. so they are in bed with putin and they are had hurting americans. america will not tolerate that. >> the president also was asked about the potential of a recession. listen to this.

>> i don't think there will be a recession. if it is, it will be a slight recession. that is we'll move down slightly. it's possible. i don't anticipate it. >> how do you explain that to folks that are seeing grocery bills continue to rise? >> anyone who tries to predict the future of the economy usually doesn't look that good in retrospect. what i will say is people are still hurting. gas prices are high. that's why we need to take significant action. and with need to continue to make more things in america. if we make more things in america, we're going to be creating jobs. we're going to lower inflation if we produce more goods here. >> congressman, as iran sends russia drones to attack civilians in ukraine, iranian women are taking to the streets demanding change after the death of a young woman detained by the

country's morality police. is there something that the united states should or could be doing to support the people of iran as they hook for a better future? >> i stand in solidarity with the students and with the women who have been protesting for basic freedoms. one of the things we could be doing is providing internet service into iran. the government said we would waive the sanctions and provide internet so the student and women can continue to have a voice we also need to be providing asylum to folks in iran who want to come for freedom. and we need to continue to speak out with a clear voice in solidarity with the students and the women who are marching for freedom. >> i always appreciate your time. thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you, it's a pleasure. up next an nbc news exclusive.

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44 after the hour. we are 27 days away from the midterm elections. in an nbc news exclusive, the democratic nominee in pennsylvania senate race john fetterman sat down with his first in-person interview since suffering a stroke in may. nbc news agreed to a closed captioned interview since fetterman still struggles to understand what he hears and speak clearly. the interview happening ahead of fetterman's first and only debate with his republican opponent dr. oz on the 25th of this month. joining us now with more is dasha burns, who conducted the interview. good morning. what did he have to say about his recovery? >> reporter: jose, john fetterman has repeatedly said he's not your typical politician. this was not your typical interview. just a month out from voters heading to the polls and his lead is shrinking against his

rival republican dr. mehmet oz. he did tell me in this interview he's recovering. he's still suffering from what you mentioned there auditory processing issues, which means he has a hard time understanding what he's hearing. he still has some speech challenges and we use closed captioning so he could essentially read my questions as i was asking them. stroke experts we have spoken with say these are side effects he can fully recover from, but the caveat all experts gave is they can't fully assess a patient without medical records. that's been a big part of the information that's been missing from the campaign that we pressed him on. i want you to take a listen to our exchange about that during our interview. >> a lot of people are drawn to you. that's that's ease and i sometimes that gets tested. why not follow through on that and be fully transparent and

release all of that information? >> i am putting everything tested. i am being out and being tested day in and day out. and if my doctor team has already said i'm fine and i'm ready to go on that, then i'm not really sure that's much more beyond transparent. >> we're taking your word for what your doctors are telling you. we haven't heard from them in months. >> i mean, if they believe i was ready to do that, and i have been able to do that campaigning, that demonstrates what they have said in their opinions were actually pretty accurate. >> reporter: the campaign did release a letter from his doctor on june 3rd, but we have not heard directly from them since then. >> dasha burns, thank you so much. joining us now is dr. a sda, who is a medical contributeer.

she has not treated john fetterman. people may have been struck by using the closed captioning. what happens when someone has a stroke like this? >> yeah, i think people need to understand that the consequences or manifestations of a stroke are mostly dependent on the location where the stroke happens and also the severity of the stroke. so as we understand it, the area of the brain that was affected for john fetterman is an area responsible for auditory processing, which means that he has difficulty interpreting the spoken word, but is able to visualize what's being said and comprehend that. not everyone who has a stroke will have cognitive impairment, but it's very common. he's about five months out. the majority of the recovery happens in the first six months after the stroke, but improvement can continue through the first year after somebody has a stroke.

>> everybody is different. everybody who experiences a stroke experiences a different version or variation of that stroke. and the recovery is different from everybody. what is it because this is no access to his medical records or to his doctors. what questions would you have as a doctor that you'd like to see about his medical condition? >> i think there's two things. i think we understood from what's been made publicly available from his doctors in june is that he does have a history of arrhythmia which increases a risk for a stroke. and if you're taking your medications appropriately and getting appropriate follow-up, this can be very well medically managed. i would want to know he's continuing to be compliant with his medications as well as his

follow-up appointments with neurology and cardiology. secondly, we have some of this information, there have been some cognitive assessments that are very routine after stroke and traumatic brain injury that are performed in patients. to assess their attention, memory skills, information processing, and public record is he performed at an age-appropriate education level manner. so i think that for the public, they would want reassurance that his deficits are more operational than anything else. he still has the cognitive wherewithal and stamina to perform his job, that would serve him well. there's no moderates, even for presidential candidates. so, you know, i think withholding it probably allows some suspensions to fester. but, you know, by all accounts, again, if he's given the green

light by his docs, he should be okay to run and be a senator. >> the issues until there is evidence is all theoretical. thank you so much. up next, protestors flock to an l.a. city council meeting demanding three members resign after the racist remarks. we'll play you the emotional remarks for the child member who was a target of the racist remarks. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." >> asking forgiveness is a good first step. s." >> asking forgiveness is a good first step eggland's best. the only eggs with more fresh and delicious taste. plus, superior nutrition. which is now more important than ever. because the way we care... is anything but ordinary. only eggland's best. ♪♪

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54 past the hour. the pressure grows on three los angeles city council members to resign after an audio recording of racist remarks surfaced. the white house says president biden thinks nury martinez, kevin de leon and gil cedillo should quit. the remarks came hours after los angeles residents crowded a meeting to excess their fury of their remarks. nury martinez did not attend the meeting. the councilman mike bonin whose black son was likened to an animal got emotional as he talked about the situation. >> i take a lot of hits and i know i invite a bunch of them. but my son?

man, that makes my soul bleed. and it makes my temper burn. and i know i'm not alone. because los angeles has spoken and it feels the same way. >> with us now to talk more about this is "los angeles times" columnist. thanks for being with us. talk to us about the importance, the significance about these three city council members. >> these are three of the most predominant latino politicians in the united states because los angeles is the second biggest city in the united states, of course, but also three of the most powerful politicians in los angeles period. nury martinez was the president of the l.a. city council, kevin de leon used to be a senate pro tem leader in the state assembly. gil cedillo is a labor rights activists. these are supposed to be our best and brightest and this is who they are. they're caught on tape saying

horrible things about a black child, black people, jews, armenians, koreatown. this is who represents us? no way. >> it's the classist and racist comments when they're talking about the child. i'm wondering, you know, and you wrote about this, when you're now the majority, you're not supposed to act like those who previously oppressed you, but these actions are just so -- it's amazing to think that they just knew that no one was listening. and when no one listens this is the kind of stuff that comes out of their mouths. how does the city go forward? >> it is going forward. they are part of -- we know

this, jose. there's way too many people within our community who are still antiblack, hate poor people, all that stuff. you have a younger generation who is pushing back against antiblackness in the latino community. their work is not going to be dissuaded by these three folks saying the things that they did. it is -- it needs to be dealt with, anger needs to be held, people need to be angry, but then what, you cannot -- no one is going to let that anger fester. we're going to move forward one way or another. it's not going to be easy. but, hey, life isn't easy, you know? >> yeah, and i keep thinking of the many times over the years that kevin and gil came and talked to us about the importance of not being racist, of not being a classest and pull back the onion and what you got is just that. >> yeah. we always talk about what goes

on in political back rooms. the fact that -- the issue was about redistricting and redistricting is not a pretty thing. so having those conversations, having those frustrations, i perfectly understand that. being afraid the latino political power is being dilute it, i understand that frustration. what i don't understand and what is unacceptable, i've talked to kevin a couple of times over the years, they're active in the protests against proposition 187 in california that created -- that made california as blue as it is. to hear this, i don't want to call it disappointing, it's disgusting. it's disgusting. >> it's great to see you, my friend. i thank you for being with us this morning. we want to take a moment to correct an error on our part. during our segment on the l.a. city council segment yesterday, we showed a picture of someone

else inside of ron herrera who resigned due to the leaked tape. the agency that gave us the photo mislabeled it and for that, we apologize. it's mission complete for nasa after it knocked an asteroid 7 million miles away off its course. nasa crashed a spacecraft into the asteroid last month and scientists at johns hopkins and nasa say the results are far better. it shoved the asteroid off course by 32 minutes. nasa hoped to cut it by ten minutes. it's a watershed moment for the planetary defense and humanity. i'm wonder if you knock it off so much that maybe it takes a weird course somewhere else unexpected. but it looks like it was a big success for all involved. that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. you can reach me on twitter and instagram. be sure to follow the show online. thank you for the privilege of