chances to watch these americans on the court today. coco in women's doubles, ben in mixed doubles. to give you some perspective on ben shelton's meteoric rise, a year ago was ranked 165. come next monday, he'll be among the top 20 players in the world. back to you. >> so awesome. stephanie gosk, thanks so much. that does it for us today. appreciate you joining us. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. we're just two hours away from a critical court hearing in georgia's 2020 election interference case, surrounding former president donald trump. it comes as all 19 defendants including trump waived today's arraignment in atlanta pleading not guilty. breaking overnight, antony blinken mads a surprise visit to ukraine. we're live in kyiv with the major new aid package blinken is expected to announce for the war torn country.

meanwhile, in pennsylvania, police are now expanding their manhunt for a convicted killer who has been on the run since escaping from prison a week ago. on capitol hill, senate republicans are hoping for answers today about minority leader mitch mcconnell's health after he apparently froze twice in two months. and excessive heat is expected to break records across the country today while we have got our eyes on tropical storm lee expected to become a major hurricane in just a couple of days. and we begin this morning with the very latest on the legal drama surrounding former president donald trump. the judge overseeing the case will hold a hearing today on motions by co-defendants kenneth chesebro and sidney powell to separate their positions, their portions of the case, from other defendants. it comes after all 19 defendants in the case pleaded not guilty and waived their arraignments

originally scheduled for today. and today's hearing also comes as there are new developments in the federal classified documents case against trump. with us now to talk about all of this, katie phang, msnbc legal analyst and host of the katie phang show, and nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian and dave aaronburg, state attorney for palm beach county, florida. what are we expecting in court this afternoon? >> so, jose, at 1:00 the presiding judge scott mcafee has asked that the d.a. fani willis appear to be able to give a good faith estimate of the amount of time it would take to try all 19 co-defendants together in the fulton county rico indictment. now, let's note, there is currently six defendants who filed motions to sever their cases. some of whom don't want to actually be tried alongside any of the co-defendants and then there are a few that demanded a speedy trial. kenneth chesebro and sidney powell. kenneth chesebro has a trial date of october 23rd, the first to go at that.

the judge also asking fani willis, please come prepared to describe the witnesses and the exhibits, the amount of time it would take if we were to break off and try some of the defendants separate and apart from the group in total. so we should be able to get some idea, not only of what is going on with fani willis' case, the substance of it, as it pertains to particular defendants. and then we'll also get an idea from the judge where he's leaning in terms of whether or not he's going to allow some of the defendants to be tried on their own. >> and, there is new reporting today on the classified documents case involving voice memos. >> that's right, jose. trump attorney evan corcoran made voice recordings, the transcripts of which were obtained by prosecutors and a lot of information from that was included in the 49-page indictment. abc news has seen those transcripts and teased some new revelations out of them that weren't in the indictment, including that another trump lawyer told corcoran that donald trump would go ballistic if corcoran told him he had to comply with the subpoena to give back those classified documents.

and the story also says that corcoran warned trump if he didn't do that, the fbi would in fact search his compound, which is exactly what happened. there is actually more damning and more interesting revelations from these voice recordings in the actual indictment itself, which describes a lot of interactions between corcoran and trump, quoting trump as essentially saying do we really have to give the documents back, wouldn't it be better if there weren't any documents? making the case according to prosecutors that trump was actively trying to obstruct this investigation, he didn't want to give the classified documents back, this story just emphasizes how damaging this testimony from evan corcoran and the transcripts are and, remember, this was obtained after prosecutors got the special exemption under attorney/client privilege. this is really important material for the case. >> dave, talk to me about that exception and when is it actually evoked and given?

>> this is why the documents case, jose, is the strongest. they have got the attorneys' private notes and thoughts and got it because they broke through the attorney/client privilege because of the crime fraud exception as ken says because you can't use your attorney to facilitate a crime, like a crime of obstruction and obstruction here is the big whammy because it is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. they got donald trump's own thoughts here, got to get into his mental state to see did he try to obstruct? what better evidence do you have than his conversations with his own lawyer. that's why the other co-defendants in that case are talking about if de oliveira will flip. i don't think it matters that much because they have trump's own lawyers' notes. >> what kind of weight and impact do these transcripts have on the case? >> it is huge. it is so important because the jury will see that and say, my gosh, this is what trump thought in real time? and that shows obstruction, obstruction is up to 20 years in prison.

it is really bad for the former president. you can count on his defense team going to the judge in the case now, the judge canon and trying to get that -- those notes thrown out. they want to reverse the previous ruling that said that the doj can have access to the attorney/client notes because they'll say, no, the exception does not exist here. that's how important these notes are, the trump legal team is going to try to overturn the previous ruling. >> and special counsel jack smith complained to a judge about trump's statements on the election -- the federal election interference investigation saying they could taint the jury pool some way. could this lead to the judge taking action against the former president? >> donald trump is being treated differently than anyone else. if you and i were defendants in this case, we would perhaps be wearing an orange jumpsuit already by the stuff we have been saying about the judge and the prosecutors. but trump gets his own rules because he's the leading candidate for president, and they're going to give him a lot of deference and treat him with

kid gloves. they're going to warn him and warn him again and if he keeps doing it, maybe he'll get sanctioned. i don't see him going -- wearing a pair of steel braces anytime soon. >> we have breaking news regarding writer e. jean carroll's new defamation suit against trump? >> that's right. a federal judge in new york handing donald trump another defeat in this case, a second one, essentially saying her second defamation lawsuit can go forward only on the -- in the damages phase because he's already ruled that trump did defame her a second time with actual malice and so the only question is how much money donald trump is going to have to pay her. he's already been hit with a $5 million verdict in her first defamation case involving statements from 2022. these are statements that trump made in 2019, denying that he raped her. now, the only question is how much money is donald trump going to have to pay e. jean carroll? >> and, dave, let's talk about that, your reaction to that. you've commented on this,

trump's legal strategy forever is delay, delay, delay. >> yeah. >> but eventually things come to a front. >> eventually groundhog day stops being funny and it starts to lighten your wallet. in this case, he's already been found liable to e. jean carroll. and he keeps doing it. making the same defamatory statements over and over again and he's going to be found liable again. and, you know, when it comes to his delays, the court will tolerate up to a point. once the delays become frivolous filings, you make the same arguments over and over again that have been rejected, you leave yourself open to sanctions and i think that's what's going to happen to him. >> what does -- where is the line drawn between something that is a delay tactic that has some merit and some that are just repeating over and over again the same issue? >> it is up to the judge. you can't keep giving these frivolous filings and keep repeating claims that have been rejected. that's what he's doing in new york according to the attorney general. she is seeking sanctions in the civil case up there because she's saying, look, it is more

than a delay, you're repeating the same stuff that you had been rejected over over and over again. and i think she's got a good case there. that's where i say you can delay up to a point, but at some point the judge is going to pull your leash. >> and katie phang, ken dilanian and dave aaronburg, thank you for being with us this morning. also, i can tell you that at this hour, secretary of state antony blinken arrived in kyiv for the first visit by a u.s. official since ukraine launched its summer counteroffensive. blinken is expected to meet with president zelenskyy, likely to announce a new $1 billion aid package according to a senior state department official. earlier, blinken outlined his reason for traveling to kyiv. >> i'm here in large part at the behest of president biden to reaffirm our commitment to stand with you, to stand with you to help ensure that you succeed. >> meanwhile, earlier today, kyiv came under attack, hours

before blinken's visit. and zelenskyy said that 16 people were killed in eastern ukraine, following a russian strike on a market there. joining us now from kyiv is nbc's richard engel. great seeing you. what are the conditions on the ground there today? >> reporter: so, right now secretary blinken is meeting with president zelenskyy and the traveling pool that is traveling with the secretary of state just put out some video and sound of their initial greetings at the top of the meeting with president zelenskyy, thanking the secretary biden for coming, saying this is a difficult time and ukraine acknowledges this is a very difficult time in the course of the war. it is now three months into its counteroffensive, and president zelenskyy thanked the secretary for coming, thanked president biden for the support of the american people. but this is a tough time. here in the capital, generally things are quite safe. that was -- there was an attack

about three hours before secretary blinken arrived. he came by train from poland overnight. that may or may not have been a message from russia. russia still does carry out missile attacks against kyiv, but this city is very well protected by a missile defense system. so all of the incoming missiles this morning were knocked down and there was very minimal damage, no casualties. the east, however, it is very different. and today around 2:00 local there was a missile attack on a market and there was no warning at all. people were in the market, they were walking down the streets and suddenly you hear the roar of the incoming rocket as it spins or cuts through the wind and the explosion and people start scattering and according to local officials 16 people were killed, many more injured, and one of the people who lost their lives was a child and another was a rescue worker. that's just the russian missile

attacks. then you have the actual front line fighting here. and there is a 600 mile long front line that the russians have been defending. and they have dug trenches, they have dug three layers of trenches, almost like shark teeth, with the front one being the most fortified. and then they scattered land mines all around this area with so many land mines that they cover roughly the size of the state of florida. ukrainian officials talk about millions of different separate explosive devices that have been put over, all over southern and eastern ukraine. so, what they're trying to do in this offensive right now is punch a hole, punch a wedge in this front line in order to separate it, to make it more difficult for the russians to control this long swath of territory inside ukraine, not far from the russian border. >> as you say, richard, very

difficult times. i thank you, richard, for being with us this morning. stay with us as we track secretary of state blinken's trip. richard will have an exclusive interview with the secretary in ukraine tomorrow. up next, an update on the intense manhunt for a killer on the loose in pennsylvania that is now forcing schools to close their doors for a second day. we're back in 60 seconds. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. es you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. for moms, from centrum. ♪ this new mom ♪ ♪ here i go ♪ ♪ i am strong and brave i know ♪ ♪ with a little time for me ♪ ♪ no doubt i will get through ♪ ♪ loving me is loving you ♪ ♪♪ new from centrum. the women's choice multivitamin brand. ♪ tourists tourists that turn into scientists. tourists taking photos that are analyzed by ai. so researchers can help life underwater flourish. ♪ have fun, sis! ♪♪

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efforts. nbc's emilie ikeda joins us from kennett square, pennsylvania. emily what is the latest there, seven days in? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. good to be with you, jose. they are dealing with a moving target. yesterday we talked about how police were shifting the search zone more southward after picking up surveillance images from a trail cam at longwood gardens. now it appears police presence is moving eastward, towards a different county. delaware county. they have been zeroing in throughout the morning on water ways. remember, this all happening over sweltering heat that we have been dealing with in these philadelphia suburbs. we have seen hundreds of law enforcement officers on the ground here at all levels and we have seen from helicopters to people on foot to canines to drones all trying to pinpoint this very dangerous and in the words of the police this very dangerous man who recently within the last few weeks was

sentenced to life in prison after he stabbed his girlfriend to death. so, the urgency here extremely high, jose, as we are now in day seven with cavalcante on the run. >> and, clint, so, you know, as emily says, this is day seven and dogs, drones and choppers, what is the main difficulty in finding him? >> i imagine every day that goes by the amount of distancing the individual could possibly travel expands and therefore the perimeter expands. when the perimeter expands, it requires more resources, more technology, and you got to look for tips and leads. at the same point, it is also more difficult for this individual to continue to move when everyone is out there hunting for him. look at the resources he would need. he's got to eat, he'll have to maintain his water supply and also have to continue moving. i imagine that's what you're seeing with the law enforcement presence. they expand out that perimeter. the longer he's out, meaning now that we're at one week, the

longer he's out, the more difficult it is to zero in unless you get a really solid tip or lead. so i'm sure everybody involved in this manhunt today is just hoping that the cavalcante makes some sort of mistake, trips up somewhere, and gives some sort of a signal about his whereabouts so they can converge on him and his location. >> and, so, clint, how does someone survive and continue to evade being captured seven days in? what are the things he's probably doing that make it so he's been able to just, you know, not be found? >> as you noted, in terms of water ways, water ways, getting your feet wet, moving through very damp areas, that kills the scent. so any sort of animal, dog tracking that you might have where they're trying to pursue him, that is a smarter strategy for him as an escapee to try and shake that trail. the second thing is looking for

where there is technical signatures. you'll notice in the reporting, you know, there has been a couple of times where he tripped up security cameras, probably wants to stay away from any homes or businesses that might have cameras on them. at the same point, the thicker the vegetation, the more difficult it is for law enforcement to locate the individual. so things like drones, any sort of helicopters, just going to be far less effective. where you see thick vegetation is usually down to ravines and water areas. if he's been smart about his pathways, it makes it more difficult for them to evade. at the same point, he's been out on the loose for seven days. that is obviously going to put a strain on him to try and locate food and water and resources to keep moving forward. so, i'm hopeful that this law enforcement group can come on to some tip or lead here in the next few hours if not days. >> and, emily, another escaped from the same prison in may using a similar method?

>> reporter: well, we don't know exactly what method cavalcante used to get out of the chester county prison a few miles from where i am. i can tell you how an inmate a few months ago in may managed to escape, according to court documents. it shows that the inmate was -- managed to climb the wall of the prison and then run across the prison rooftop to escape. in that situation, it was confirmed to me from county officials that tower guards managed to keep eyes on that individual the entire time and they apprehended him within just a short five minutes. however, here cavalcante as we mentioned, it is day seven as he continues to be on the run, running through thick densely wooded areas. yes, we're in the suburbs of philadelphia, also very close to wilmington, delaware, as well. but there is just an immense amount of foliage in the area. that's complicating the search process as we continue to wait for -- this manhunt continues to play out, jose. >> emilie ikeda and clint watts, thank you very much, appreciate you being on with us this

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after the january 6th attack, a central figure according to prosecutors has been issued the longest prison sentence yet. enrique tarrio, the former leader of the far right group the proud boys, was sentenced to 22 years behind bars after being convicted of six felonies including seditious conspiracy. though tarrio wasn't present at the capitol, prosecutors alleged he used his influence to organize and execute the conspiracy to stop the peaceful transfer of power. joining us now is andy calf, huff post senior editor and author of the book "we are proud boys." good to see you. thanks for being with us. you've been following the proud boys for some time. what is your reaction to tarrio's sentence? >> the sentence shows that the government means business and views the proud boys as having an outsized role in the planning and execution of january 6th. but judge kelly hit a note

during the sentencing hearings when he said, quote, that day broke our tradition of peacefully transferring power, which is among the most precious things we had as americans. i said had, we don't have it anymore. he showed the impact of the proud boys seditious plot that day. it wasn't just that they delayed an election for a few hours. it is that they upended the trust and safety of the next few elections. and so i think he really hit the nail on the head, showing just what enrique tarrio and the other four proud boys' sentence here did that day on january 6th. >> talk to us about tarrio's influence and impact in that organization. >> yeah, tarrio got his start in miami-dade county doing politics, but also leading the proud boys. he is the more savvy proud boy leader who brought a political angle to what was before his

leadership just a fight gang. he said we're going to dissolve as a group if we don't get more political, if we don't get embedded with the gop. we don't make friends like roger stone, trump's top confidant. he was the closest tie to donald trump this entire time and certainly after donald trump lost hours later, he and the other four proud boys here began preparing for what they called directly civil war on january 6th. tarrio created a group of other leaders that would organize and coordinate throughout the day on january 6th and certainly the jury and all of their cases found them liable for that plot. >> yeah, three other proud boys were also recently sentenced to major prison time. is the organization essentially gone? >> i'm glad you asked that. unfortunately, no. we have seen that the prosecutions haven't really had an effect on the overall extremist crisis. the proud boys are still out

there, marching today. they're attacking drag queen story hours, school board meetings, public libraries, children's hospitals. i mean, these guys are still on the march. but even if the proud boys dissolved tomorrow in the face of these sentences, the lasting impact that they had, the normalization of political violence as a justified option during regular rallies, that is engrained in the right wing of this country. and that's something that we, you know, collectively have to work on and voters have to work on sort of taking out this cancer that we have in an entire political party because the political violence element is very much engrained in politics today. >> and andy, thank you very much for being with us this morning. appreciate it. now to texas, where happening today it is day two of the impeachment trial in the texas senate of the state attorney general ken paxton. paxton pleaded not guilty to 20

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34 past the hour. now to capitol hill and the latest on questions surrounding the health of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. mcconnell's health could dominate the conversation when senate republicans gather next hour for their weekly luncheon. the first since mcconnell froze while answering questions from reporters during an event in kentucky last week. the second time that has happened this summer. today mcconnell did not address his health when he spoke on the senate floor, but he did briefly acknowledge it yesterday. >> one particular moment of my time back home has received its fair share of attention in the press over the past week. but i assure you august was a

busy and productive month for me and my staff back in the commonwealth. >> ryan nobles is with us this morning. great seeing you. what are we hearing from republican senators about mcconnell's health? >> reporter: you know, jose, by and large republicans in the senate conference seem to be supportive of mitch mcconnell and seem to be shaking off any questions about whether or not he's being transparent enough about his health situation. there were a couple of republican senators that raised questions, but by and large it seems as though he does have the support of his fellow republicans. take a listen to what a few of them told us over the past couple of days. >> the reality is is that we may expect that mitch mcconnell will check out for 20 seconds a day, but the other 86,380 seconds in the day he does a pretty darn good job. >> apparently the doctor said that no stroke, no impairment there. that's good. i heard him on the floor just a

little while ago, sounds good to me. so, i'm all good with mitch. >> with my medical back ground, this is not dehydration. there is something else going on. >> reporter: and the last sound bite from senator rand paul, the fellow republican senator from kentucky who does feel as though mcconnell is not being transparent enough with the american public and his fellow senators as to just what he's dealing with in terms of his health. that lunch that they're having today at 12:30 behind closed doors perhaps that's when mcconnell gives of a little bit more clarity to his fellow republicans about exactly what he's dealing with. so far, though, jose, all signs are that he is going nowhere. he plans to remain as a leader of the republican conference and in his seat in kentucky through the balance of his term, which ends in 2026. >> and, ryan, real quick, a senate subcommittee is scheduled to held a hearing this afternoon on tracing dhs responsibilities after title 42. what does that mean? >> reporter: this is basically a

status check that the homeland security committee is looking for from the department of homeland security as to how the situation has gone in dealing with the aftermath of the end of title 42. you'll recall in the spring, the homeland security secretary said that border apprehensions were down by a significant margin after title 42 lapsed. this is senators pressing some of the key players in the department of homeland security who are responsible for monitoring the border situation as to exactly what the situation is there, and what could be done in the future to try and calm tensions there on the border. a status check, that's what we're expecting later this afternoon when the senators gather with these homeland security officials. >> ryan nobles on capitol hill, thank you very much. and turning now to new developments in what people trying to buy a new home are facing. mortgage applications fell by 2% last week, bringing demand down to the lowest level since december of 1996. joining us now is cnbc's dominic chu. good morning.

what does this signal about the health of the housing market? >> so to your overall point about the 28-year low in mortgage demand, it happens even with the slight drop in mortgage rates that we saw at the end of last week. the problem that you are still seeing is that you have levels for a 30-year fixed rate loan that are around a full percentage point higher than the same time last year. that 30-year fixed rate mortgage, by the way, at the end of august, stood around 7.21%. that's down from the 7.31% it was the week prior, give than interest rate backdrop, though, applications for a mortgage fell for buying a home by 2%, when adjusting for seasonal patterns. that is then 28% lower on a year over year basis. now, if you have the headwinds of higher rates alongside the lack of inventory of homes for sale, that's what leads to that dynamic. when it comes to refinancing, same kind of story. those refinancing applications were down 5% week over week, and

30% lower than the same time last year, since a lot of folks who have a mortgage likely already refinanced at lower rates over the last few years. there is no real incentive. the tough part is what we could see in the coming days and weeks because while i did mention that mortgage rates ticked lower, slightly last week, they could be poised to head higher again because benchmark u.s. government yields and debt rates, which are used to set mortgage rates, they have been on the rise over the course of the last week. also, more worries that inflation could be picking up. that's also fueling fuel price gains and the federal reserve may have to still stay on top of inflation by possibly raising rates down the line. so, jose, the bottom line here is that potential home buyers haven't really found any kind of relief, at least not yet, so rates will be a big issue still going forward. >> dominic chu, thank you so very much. next, we'll bring you the very latest on a new tropical

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and early dismissals. about 50 records will be challenged today, 40 records were shattered yesterday. this morning, the world meteorological organization reported that earth experienced the hottest summer since records began in 1940, with the average temperature from june to august hitting 62.19 degrees, the world's oceans were also the hottest ever recorded. joining us now is nbc's kristen dahlgren in concord, new hampshire, and michelle grossman, nbc meteorologist. what is it like there? >> reporter: right, well, it is roasting, jose. you can keep talking about these records. if the forecast holds here in concord, we have three days in the 90s, like they're forecasting, that constitutes a heat wave, that would be the eighth time in recorded hftry that there has been a heat wave in september. so, really extreme temperatures that we're talking about. and it is making schools around

the country pivot a little bit as many kids are going back to school last week, this week. some schools having to shut down completely, go back to virtual learning for a little while because it is just too hot and there is no air conditioning. here in concord, they're checking the temperatures as we go through the day. yesterday they had to cancel some of the after school sports or postpone them. they had to put recesses indoors to keep the kids safe. they have more water cooling stations out for children. so they're really having to lock at the safety of kids because these temperatures can get really dangerous as we move through the day. it is expected to feel like it is in the mid to high 90s here. really unusual temperatures for this area. and a lot of parents quite worried about their kids today, jose. >> indeed, kristen dahlgren, thank you very much. michelle, let's look at the forecast. can we expect a break from this anytime soon? >> we can expect a break, but depending where you are. some already seeing the break. the northeast is going to take a

couple of days and then we'll see the heat spreading to the southwest and the south central states. 81 million people impacted on september 6th by heat advisories, excessive heat warn ings. one of the districts that i live in, we have an early dismissal today in pennsylvania. we're going to see temperatures soaring once again into the 90s. it will feel warmer once you factor in the humidity. 90 in concord, 92 in syracuse, 100 degrees in d.c. the record is 98. a hot one there yesterday. another hot one today. rich richmond, 100 degrees. we have a jet stream that is dipping. you see the blue, indicating where that cool air is. we have a cold front sweeping through, it is starting to sweep out this heat. it is going to take a little longer in the northeast. harrisburg tomorrow, 95 degrees. record is 96. see what happens, that heat spreads into the southwest and southeast, south central states

so dallas still sweltering, a tough summer breaking record after record and we might break another record tomorrow, dallas 10 5. the record is 104. this weekend, this is where the relief comes. fall-like in some spots in cleveland by saturday, sunday, low 70s. that feels good after the past couple of days. the northeast, warm on friday in richmond. we start to improve. by sunday, 83 degrees, back to closer normal areas. this is why the cold front moving through it is going to bring the chance for storms because it is moving through warm air. we're looking at heavy rain possible. the trends for strong to severe storms tomorrow for parts of the interior northeast. you see the bright colors indicating where we could see those storms, especially in the afternoon. we knew that daytime heating to give it the oomph to get the storms going and as we go throughout today, we're looking at the chance for strong storms anywhere from the ohio valley

into the great lakes into the lower mississippi valley where you see the yellow. that's the best chance for seeing strong storms. tupelo, we could see winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour. >> talk to us about leads expected to become a major hurricane and that trajectory that we just showed recently. tell us about that. >> yeah, no, it is going to be a big one. this is what we know and we'll talk about what we may think is going to happen. it is still really on here. we're looking at an environment that is conducive for development. we're looking at really warm waters and not a lot of wind shear. we have a strong tropical storm now, this is lee. and we're looking at the information is that 70 miles per hour, we expect it to become a hurricane as we go throughout the rest of today. so right now it is about 1200 miles east of the northern leeward islands, really strong. you only need 74 to become a

category 1 storm. we'll see this later on today. it is moving northwest at 14 miles per hour. that's a pretty good clip. as it does, we expect it to strengthen and could become a major hurricane as we go throughout time here. what we have time to prepare. this category 2 storm tuesday 8 a.m. by friday, category 3. 4 by saturday 8:00 a.m. it's tracking to the north right now. we think there's going to be a brush of puerto rico. could see winds picking up. that's about it. it's just going to impact ships crossing through the atlantic. further in time, it could impact portions of the u.s. we do think it's going to make the curve. we will continue to watch this. the takeaway is if you live along the east coast of the u.s. and puerto rico, you need to take note over the next several days. >> thank you so very much. president biden is set to

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he is set to meet with india's prime minister friday. then travel to hanoi sunday for a sit-down with vietnam's leaders. skipping the summit, vladimir putin and xi jinping. joining us now, the white house correspondent for "bloomberg." secretary of state blinken arrived in ukraine. how does this set the scene for biden's trip? >> support for ukraine is a big part of what the president is will be pushing while he is in india over the next several days. he will be continuing to try to assert american leadership on the global stage, frankly, at a time when reliance on the west is in question. india, of course, just hosting the summit, has been critical that global cooperation needs to be more inclusive. they said the u.s. has not handled the war in ukraine well. they have not addressed supply chain challenges well. they are trying to establish

themselves as a leader of the global south, or this collection of emerging markets. they have seen progress towards that. we saw six countries added to the brics alliance. something the u.s. is hoping to offer to counter those arguments is they plan to roll out low interest loans for developing countries. this is going to be a way to show themselves as a reliable partner, working with developing countries. that's a huge part of modi's message. >> this bric issue is important. we have to underline that. there are a lot of countries joining it. brazil, some big countries in there. one group that's not at the g20 is china. what will china's absence mean for the summit? >> the absence of president xi is huge. this will be the first time a chinese leader will not be attending the g20 since 2008

when it became a leader summit. we don't know exactly the circumstances why he is not attending. the prc has not been forthcoming about the circumstances. this is huge because the g20 is focused on the economy. china's economy has been very fragile. it has seen a slowdown as it has isolated itself during the pandemic. president biden called it a ticking time bomb. china is still sending representatives. they are expected to maybe not make certain large announcements without xi. that's a question from global leaders. can they trust the commitments that the representatives will make if xi is not at the table? >> this is the first -- to give you the number again, this is the first time china is not there in how long? >> since 2008. that's when the g20 became a leader summit. before that, it was just for finance ministers. >> thank you very much. it's great seeing you. appreciate it. before we go, good news to

share with you. an arizona police officer and a retired paramedic are being hailed at heroes after being in the right place at the right time and deciding to make a difference. look at this. in july, an officer was responded to a call when a young mom ran up to him pleading for help. she had been on her way to the hospital with her 1-year-old son who wasn't breathing. pulled over when she spotted his cruiser. he grabbed the baby and began doing pats to revive him on the back. that's when a retired paramedic who was also at the station stepped in. >> he took the baby from my arms. we put him under ac in the back of the squad car. the baby was breathing. >> okay. all right. >> it's an amaing feeling to know i was able to intervene and help and potentially save that baby's life. >> he said it was an emotional

moment for him because he and his wife are expecting their own baby very soon. it does matter to make a difference. that wraps up the hour for me. you can reach me on social media. you can watch highlights from today's show online. thank you for the privilege of your time. right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the first major on camera hearing in the trump georgia case with implications for two key co-defendants and possibly the former president as trump continues to rail against his indictments and the prosecutors involved in each case. senate republicans meeting behind closed doors on capitol hill with minority leader mitch mcconnell's health issues in the spotlight. >> we may expect mitch mcconnell