hello i'm chris jansing in for katy tur. 2:00 p.m. in the carolinas. where this hour, hurricane dorian continues its onslaught of the atlantic coastline. right now battering its way north ward along the south carolina coast. dorian has moved within 70 miles of charleston, carrying with it 110 mile-per-hour winds and the real threat of a deadly eight foot storm surge. massive amounts of rainfall combined with overflowing seas are already flooding the historic streets of charleston. dorian expected to continue toward north carolina where it could make landfall tomorrow near the outer banks. dorian has turned the popular vacation destination of the bahamas into a humanitarian crisis. look at this video. the death toll there has climbed to 20. search and rescue missions are still under way and with each rescue more heart breaking stories of loss and survival. >>> a house landed on top of me. i laid on the floor for about two hours and the debris kept closing in on me. finally got one arm out, crawled out, crawled into a shed over there. >> did you think yo

hope you get some coffee >>> thanks for watching this hour of msnbc live right now my colleague chris jansing picks it up in new york. >> thank you so much, hallie good morning i'm chris jansing in for craig melvin at msnbc headquarters in new york two competing versions of populism that could define 2020. that's "the new york times" description of the duelling scene on the campaign trail. president trump trying to make the case that democrats are corrupt. senator elizabeth warren saying the real corruption lives in the white house. >>> a high stakes face-off expected on the hill just a few hours from now president trump's former campaign manager, corey lewandowski is set to testify as democrats' impeachment inquiry heats up the white house isn't letting it go down without a fight. >>> and retaliate or resist, as the trump administration cites more evidence that iran is behind the attack on the saudi oil facility, it's putting the president in a political bind of his own making let's start this hour with a newly defined front in the war that is the 2020 election. a full 413 days away and yet

i'm chris jansing. it is labor day, monday, september 2nd.s on hurricane dorian. a ferocious, catastrophically, slow moving category 5 that's been battering the bahamas with 165-mile-per-hour winds, ripping roofs off homes, countless homes under water from the storm surge of up to 23 feet there. millions of people are still threatened florida to virginia. dorian, one of the most intense storms ever in the atlantic ocean and the cone of uncertainty remains wide. right now at least a million people are under evacuations orders in florida, georgia, and south carolina. our team is here live with reports from the battered bahamas to the florida coast where holiday hot spots are turning into ghost towns. we will have the latest on the storm track as well, as well as a press conference with the

chris jansing picks it up here. >> there is still a lot we don't know that they have not been able to see or get to. stephanie, thank you so much. i am chris jansing in for katy tur. 11:00 a.m. in the pacific northwest and 2:00 on the east coast where they await a hurricane. scientists say the north and south carolina coasts are next. the national hurricane center warns it will bring with it destructive winds, flooding, rains, life-threatening storm surges. it is expected to be record-breaking, where according to the weather channel, water breaches could reach the highest level ever. the region is also bracing for power outages as wind gusts are expected to tick up to

chris jansing picks it up here. hi, chris. >> there is still a lot we don't know that they have not been able to see or get to. stephanie, thank you so much. i am chris jansing in for katy tur. 11:00 a.m. in the pacific northwest and 2:00 on the east coast where they await a hurricane. scientists say the north and south carolina coasts are next. the national hurricane center warns it will bring with it destructive winds, flooding, rains, life-threatening storm surges. it is expected to be record-breaking, where according to the weather channel, water breaches could reach the highest level ever. the region is also bracing for power outages as wind gusts are expected to tick up to 80 miles per hour. a state of emergency has been declared in both states. more than 800,000 south ca carolinans are being asked to evacuate. experts have determined a guaranteed severe storm impact. with the storm now away from the bahamas, there is an unobject strukd vi -- unobstructed view of the carnage left behind. seven deaths have been

i'm chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle. it's wednesday, september 25th, and here's what's happening. a political gamble with stakes we have rarely seen in our lifetime. over the course of the next 48 hours we'll be learning significant critical details in the accusations of the president who at this hour is just blocks away from where i am, getting ready to leave trump tower and getting ready to head to a meeting with world leaders including the man at the center of this unfolding drama. the ukrainian president. it was a phone call between those two men, donald trump and volodymyr zelensky that pushed for nancy pelosi to call for an impeachment inquiry, one that promises to draw the country into a contentious battle by a somber pelosi. >> the actions to date taken by the president have seriously violated the constitution. the president must be held account aboutle. no one is above the law. >> the good news is the voters get it. this is why they say it's good for the election, but, you know what? it's bad for the country. if

here is chris jansing for "velshi & ruhle." >> it has been a busy month this week. thank you so much andrea who's been back and forth in new york and washington. it is friday, september 27th. i am chris jansing. coming up on "velshi & ruhle," a historic week in the u.s. we are following all angles of an extraordinary story, allegations that said the president of the united states violated the constitution and used his office for political gain. we'll look at democrats' path to impeachme impeachment and what nancy pelosi told msnbc about this strategy moving forward. president trump now calling on house intel german adam schiff to resign. president trump's new comment on the whistleblower, we'll talk about the chilling effect this could have. the president of the united states compares whistleblower, those who gave the information comparing them to spies. let's start with the white house grappling with the fast moving developments and the fallout intel community. something the president thinks about. firing off a dozen tweets already today going after his perceived e

i'm chris jansing. thanks so much for watching. our coverage is going to continue throughout the night and through the morning. my colleague alex witt takes over the hurricane coverage from here. nbc's david gura will also report from north carolina with all the latest. we leave you with one more live look at wilmington, north carolina. >>> hello, everyone. i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in new york. you're watching special breaking news coverage of hurricane dorian. the storm is battering the carolina coast as a category 1 right now. the outer banks bracing for the worst as the rain comes pelting down, there is fear about a life-threatening storm surge and damage from more than 20 tornadoes, and all of this comes with new pictures of the devastation that storm brought to the bahamas. the sto

i am chris jansing. coming up on "velshi & ruhle," a historic week in the u.s.dinary story, allegations that said the president of the united states violated the constitution and used his office for political gain. we'll look at democrats' path to impeachme impeachment and what nancy pelosi told msnbc about this strategy moving

chris jansing is here, you're in for ali velshi. think he is doing something else now. >> he has a few things going on. i'm sorry, he is there. >> what are you, chopped liver? no, he's there. thank you, katy tur. amazing hour. a busy hour >> i am sitting here, i'm sorry. >> she was shocked and dismayed you weren't here. hello. i am chris jansing. i am in new york. look who's here, ali velshi. i could never be a meteorologist. he is on the georgetown university campus in washington, d.c., and it has been a week of the network wide focus on the important issue of climate change. i have been listening to the presidential candidates who have been there already, ali velshi, a fascinating day. >> really has been. we're only sort of a quarter of the way through this. we're through the first half of a two day event, we have been building up the climate forum for months. a conversation between presidential candidates and young voters with chris hayes or

i'm chris jansing and it is friday, september 6 and hurricane dorian is back on the move.ts way up and away from north carolina as a category 1 storm after making landfall on the outer banks in cape hatteras. lashing the region with 95-mile-per-hour winds and dangerous storm surge. statewide more 215,000 homes and businesses lost power as officials just begin to assess the damage there. the hunt for survivors continues in the bahamas and large parts of some islands remain inaccessible. what the bahamian prime minister says you is generational de devastation. at least 30 have been confirmed dead, but officials say prepare for the unimaginable, the death toll expected to be staggering as relief crews have been struggling to access more isolated areas. officials have reportedly sent more tesch shan frsz morticians and body bags to the islands. and miles and miles of december city mated homes. for the people stuck there, the "washington post" reports, quote, some are

here is our chris jansing on "velshi & ruhle." >> thank you so much, it is friday september 20th. my colleague ali velshi is at the climate 2020 forum. we'll hear about him later. we'll be live with protesters around the country and president trump claiming that the whistle blower who filed an intelligence claim is part of a partisan political hack job but refusing to say he talked about biden and his family. this is now under intense scrutiny. the devastating floods in east texas. hundreds of people are being rescued. we'll be live in texas with the latest. let's start with that breaking news in this hour. twice this morning for extended periods of time. we heard from the president of the united states, there he was just moments ago. he just wrapped up a news conference with the australian prime minister touching on a wide range of number s of topic. trade war and the new security advisor. one thing he did not mention, he talked about it this morning extensively. that's the reason of the bomb shell whistle blower report. take a listen. >> china started to buy our agriculture prod

i'm chris jansing. look who's in new york. want coverage. >> thank you so much, chris, great to see you. >>> coming up, frontrunner joe biden fends off attacks from his competitors as one tries too hard for breakout moment. >> you said they would have to buy in. are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago? are you forgetting already what you said just two minutes ago? >>> trigger point. after el paso, beto o'rourke's passionate plea for gun control. but did he give ammunition to the gun lobby by going too far? >> hell yes, we're going to take your ar-15, your ak-47. we're not going to allow them to be used against fellow americans anymore. >>> and the big easy. the president says no problem finding a fourth national security adviser in three years. >> we have 15 candidates. everybody wants it badly, as you can imagine. it's a great job. it's great because it's a lot of fun to work with donald trump and it's very easy, actually, to work with him.

i'm chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle. on a busy day. >> hunkering town and evacuating. chris, thank you. . >> thank you. . >> good morning, everybody. i'm phillip mena in new york. hurricane dorian, catastrophic category 5 hurricane continues to move slowly across the bahamas lashing the island chain with 200-mile-per-hour wind firsts and inundating storm surge 23 feet above normal. at any moment we are expecting to hear from governor ron desantis. we're keeping an eye on this storm.

but as msnbc's chris jansing now reports the latino vote is key for democrats to capture the state'sral votes. >> reporter: in houston, texas, trump supporters were so excited that the president in north carolina on monday might have heard them cheering his speech 1,200 miles away. >> we are going to keep on winning, winning, winning. >> reporter: but the historic republican advantage in texas is coming up against a younger latino voting block that favors democrats. so both parties are pouring record money into the 2020 race. >> we're going to see in texas in 2020 the largest coordinated campaign the texas democratic party has ever done. >> reporter: unprecedented? >> absolutely. we will break records. every time the latino vote increases in share it's going to make it more competitive for a democrat. >> reporter: today 5.6 million latinos are eligible to vote in texas but only half are even registered. a sleeping political giant so big it could turn texas blue if it's awakened. >> my family doesn't really talk much about politics, the last election my parents didn't really support e

i'm chris jansing at msnbc headquarters in new york.eaking news coverage of hurricane dorian. millions of people taking precautions tonight as the storm remains just off the coast of southeastern florida with

i'm chris jansing at msnbc headquarters in new york. continuing our breaking news coverage of hurricane dorian. millions of people taking precautions tonight as the storm remains just off the coast of southeastern florida with maximum sustained winds exceeding 150 miles per hour. the category 4 hurricane is extremely dangerous. mandatory evacuations have been ordered across multiple counties in the state. and while florida may avoid a direct hit, residents there are preparing for whatever dorian may bring. from florida the storm is expected to creep north along the coast of georgia, south carolina and north carolina. meanwhile, dorian has been pummeling the northern bahamas where the storm has hovered at a virtual standstill for the last 20 hours. heavy winds and storm surges have battered the islands causing massive flooding, and tonight the prime minister announced that five people have lost their lives so far in this storm. but first, authorities in california are holding a briefing on that deadly boat fire this morning in the waters

i am chris jansing and we have the breaking news out of washington. national security advisor john bolton is out. announced via twitter in a ters statement by the president that contradicts what bolton has told us. here's what president tweeted. i informed john bolton last night that his services have no longer needed at the white house. i disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions as did others in the administration and therefore i asked john for his resignation which with was given to me this morning. i thank john for his service and i will be naming a new national security advisor next week. those disagreements are a laundry list of hot spots, iran, north korea and afghanistan. now, minutes after the president tweeted that, bolton responded. i offered to resign last night and president trump said let's talk about it tomorrow. and bolton just told our peter alexander he did sleep on it and resigned this morning saying that president never asked for it directly or indirectly. he is the third national security advisor fired or pushed out of the a

hello i'm chris jansing in for katy tur. 2:00 p.m. in the carolinas. hurricane dorian continues its onslaught of the atlantic coastline. right now battering its way north ward along the south carolina coast. dorian has moved within 70 miles of charleston, carrying with it 110 mile-per-hour winds and the real threat of a deadly eight foot storm surge. massive amounts of rainfall combined with overflowing seas are already flooding the historic streets of charleston. dorian expected to continue toward north carolina where

ms nbc's live coverage of hurricane dorian continues right now with my colleague chris jansing. >> i've seen you all day on tv. i'm fascinated you're back. it's a big story and i'm glad you are back. >> we have a number of big stories. usually labor day weekend, you're kind of struggling to see, is there a lot of traffic out on the roads, not today. >> i would give anything to not have to report on these very troublesome stories. >> very unfortunate stories. great to see you. i'll see you tomorrow. thank you so much, ali. it is midnight here in new york. we're continuing to follow breaking news on all these different fronts that ali just referred to. first of all, hurricane dorian, still bearing down on the bahamas right now with sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. a devastating and deadly storm. we'll also bring you the very latest on that deadly fire on a dive boat off the southern california coast. search efforts are still under way, even at this hour, for any possible survivors, though hope is fading. >>> and in texas, we're learning more about the gunman who police say killed se

picks it up in new york. >> thank you so much, hallie good morning i'm chris jansing in for craig melvinn new york two competing versions of populism that could define 2020. that's "the new york times" description of the duelling scene on the campaign trail. president trump trying to make the case that democrats are corrupt. senator elizabeth warren saying the real corruption lives in the white house. >>> a high stakes face-off expected on the hill just a few hours from now president trump's former campaign manager, corey lewandowski is set to testify as democrats' impeachment inquiry heats up the white house isn't letting it go down without a fight. >>> and retaliate or resist, as the trump administration cites more evidence that iran is behind the attack on the saudi oil facilityit

i am chris jansing. i am in new york. look who's here, ali velshi. i could never be a meteorologist. he is on the georgetown university campus in washington, d.c., and it has been a week of the network wide focus on the important issue of climate change. i have been listening to the presidential candidates who have been there already, ali velshi, a fascinating day. >> really has been. we're only sort of a quarter of the way through this. we're through the first half of a two day event, we have been building up the climate forum for months. a conversation between presidential candidates and young voters with chris hayes or me in the middle. and it is about climate change, sponsored by georgetown university where we are now. msnbc is a media partner and the environmental news website, our daily planet which we consult a lot for our environmental news. so far we heard from four democratic presidential candidates, colorado senator michael bennet, entrepreneur andrew yang, mary and williamson and bernie sanders. here are a few highlights. >> it is not an

i'm chris jansing in for craig melvin at msnbc headquarters in new york.olicies, new allegiances and a new attacker. we're digging into the fallout after the democrats faced off in their third debate including one candidate doing some damage control after a contentious moment with front-runner joe biden. plus the line is drawn like never before, the issue of gun control took center stage with beto o'rourke's defiant push for a mandatory buyback on assault weapons while president trump leaned into the gun lobby with his own message. >>> messing with texas. how democrats are betting big on a sleeping giant and the group of voters they're hoping to tap into for 2020. >>> a lot to get to. let's start with democratic race for president and a

and my thanks to amman mohyeldin and chris jansing who was in for me last week. now, we see these horrific images. nearly every building has been flattened to pieces. the category 5 hurricane stayed over the bahamas for nearly two days. it's left at least five dead. that number is projected to rise. as dorian approaches the florida coast, later tonight bill karins will give you an update with everything you need to know stateside. also, later tonight on "the beat," we have a report on how donald trump is making you, the american taxpayer, subsidize his hotels. >>> also, new breakthroughs in the gun safety battles including heat on mitch mcconnell. neal katyal is here later. >>> but our top story tonight is this new intensity in congressional opposition to trump, including developments in a probe that some democrats say could actually change the future of the trump presidency. democrats in congress are now preparing for what will be their last major legislative session before all eyes turn, of course, to the 2020 race next year. and now i can tell you they're outl

i am chris jansing and we have the breaking news out of washington. national security advisor john bolton is out. announced via twitter in a ters statement by the president that contradicts what bolton has told us. here's what president tweeted. i informed john bolton last night that his services have no longer needed at the white house. i disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions as did others in the administration and therefore i asked john for his

chris jansing is in for sheinelle.white house. i left after the obama administration. it's been busy. >> the latest developments in the impeachment inquiry. house democrats have issued a subpoena to mike pompeo, demanding documents and witnesses to the president's dealing with ukraine. the special envoy for ukraine, kurt volker, resigned. and the white house restricted notes of calls between president trump and other foreign leaders, including vladimir putin and the saudi crown prince. >> this is a fast-moving story. >> let's get to hans nichols on the white house lawn this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president is grappling with the first departure from his administration, having to do with the ukraine policy. democrats will increase pressure, demanding documents, all while nancy pelosi insists that proceedings against donald trump are a matter of duty and she takes no joy in it. >> this is not a cause for any joy that we have to go down this path. it's a difficult decision to make. >> reporte

chris jansing picks up the coverage right now. >> it is friday, september 27th, and here is what is happening, with absolutely astonishing speed, the congress and the country are hurdling towards an impeachment hearing. house lawmakers are saying they could draft articles of impeachment over ukraine by the end of october. a matter of weeks, not months. just a short time ago. speaker pelosi laid out a message that will define the democratic strategy. >> i think we have to stay focused as far as the public is concerned on the fact that the president of the united states who used taxpayer dollars to shake down the leader of another country for his own political gain. >> americans still trying to absorb the gravity of what happened in the last few days. and new revelations including a series of poles that suggest public support moving against the president. it was just tuesday that speaker pelosi announced that formal inquiry. wednesday we got the white house account with the leader of you crane, and yesterday we got the whistle-blower complaint that he used the power of his office to stop the re

. >> thanks very much, chris jansing. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," intel assessment the president points to iran as the likely source of a drone and missile attack against those saudi oil fields as mr. trump dials back his "locked and loaded" rhetoric for now. >> i don't want war with anybody. i'm somebody that would like not to have war. the united states is more prepared than any country in the history of -- in any history, if we have to go that way >> why in god's name would anyone contemplate the u.s. should go to war with iran to protect saudi oil? >> and coming up here, senator tim kaine joins us from the armed services committee >>> bright lights, big city. elizabeth warren drawing a hauj cro huge crowd to her new york rally. >> corruption has taken over our government and we are running out of time. we must root it out and return our democracy to the people. and yes, i got a plan for that >>> and white house confidential in an unprecedented move, the trump administration severely limits the testimony of his former campaign manager even though corey lewandowski ne

i'm chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle. phil is here on a busy day. >> hunkering town and evacuating. chris, thank you. . >> thank you. . >> good morning, everybody. i'm phillip mena in new york. hurricane dorian, catastrophic category 5 hurricane continues to move slowly across the bahamas lashing the island chain with 200-mile-per-hour wind firsts and inundating storm surge 23 feet above normal. at any moment we are expecting to hear from governor ron desantis. we're keeping an eye on this storm. we will bring you his remarks live. > we start our team coverage with phpz mariana a tenseeo in cocoa beach florida. mariana, as we wait to hear from the tpofrgovernor, are people hg the calls to evacuate? >> reporter: not just yet, phillip. at least the folks i have been speaking to. they are in full preparedness mode. they are almost tell you they're experts in hurricanes with with a smile on their face. i moved onto the beach at the cocoa beach pier to show you the height of the waves behind me, phillip. it is a sign of things

. >>> i'm chris jansing in for ali velshi. this is tuesday, september 10th.e love that story. let's also give you the quote of the day, i'm never surprised. that one from secretary of state mike pompeo in questions about the sudden dismissing of national security adviser john bolton,.third person in that role in 28 1/2 years. the news via tweet. the president wrote this, i informed john bolton last night that his services were no longer needed at the white house. but adding to confusion, the white house just announced that bolton would participate in a briefing with secretary pompeo and mnuchin. there's some disagreement how it went down. trump had asked for the resignation last night and it was delivered this morning but bolton secretary a flurries of texts insisting it was his decision to resign. a detective to peter alexander, quote, i offered to resign last night. the pnt

you can find me on twitter @chris jansing. have a great weekend.white house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. >>> hi, everyone. donald trump's wall has come to symbolize everything that's wrong with the trump presidency, a project so unpopular that even the longest government shutdown in the country's history failed to generate a single dollar of additional funding for trump's passion projects. it's also donald trump's political ball and chain and he's acting like without a wall with some shiny steel slats along the southern border, he may be in trouble in 2020 and that might explain this block bust are report in "the new york times," reporting on the president's plan to spend money allotted for school construction at an army base on his border wall instead. and the impact that decision will have on u.s. service members and their children. from that "times" report, quote, for almost two decades the

and my thanks to amman mohyeldin and chris jansing who was in for me last week.as been flattened to pieces. the category 5 hurricane stayed over the bahamas for nearly two days. it's left at least five dead. that number is projected to rise. as dorian approaches the florida coast, later tonight bill karins will give you an update with everything you need to know stateside. also, later tonight on "the beat," we have a report on how donald trump is making you, the american taxpayer, subsidize his hotels. >>> also, new

chris jansing picks up our coverage. >>> it's 11:00 a.m. out west, 2:00 p.m. out east. hurricane dorian is on the move towards the u.s. coast. now a category 2 hurricane but still a massive and slow-moving storm. dorian is estimated 100 miles east of florida. the storm is expected to spare florida from a direct hit but batter it with wind, rain and flooding as it moves up the atlantic coastline. the states bracing for possible landfall in the coming days. we're also getting a first real sense of the destruction in the bahamas. five people confirmed dead. thousands of homes in ruins. downtown grand bahama is under three feet of water. the prime minister calling the storm an historic tragedy. >> it's happening. we're fighting a war with the enemy having all the weapons at its disposal. the greatest weapons that you can think about, and we have absolutely nothing. we are hopeless. the only thing we have is to ask god. we can pray god. >> do you still have hope after this much destruction? >> i do. i do. >> joining me now, al roker and msnbc correspondent mar anna atencio.

i'm chris jansing. we are still tracking hurricane dorian as it bears down on the bahamas. the dangerous storm has already devastated parts of has already devastated parts of the island chain. at least five people are known to have died. new video shows severe flooding inside a home on grand bahama island where the powerful storm has basically stalled over the past 24 hours. other videos show the catastrophic damage where there are homes nearly fully sub merged from storm surge. the prime minister of the bahamas said the devastation is unprecedented. officials in the bahamas say they are getting a tremendous number of calls for rescue but in too many places in the bahamas, cdc too unsafe for rescue crews to respond. we're also still closely tracking dorian's impact on florida where storm surge is expected. expect to attract along the east coast over the next couple days. where hurricane warnings and watches are being posted. let's go straight to the latest forecast. jannessa, we were talking about this earlier. how often do we see on a full screen the movement being station

i'm chris jansing, continuing our breaking news coverage of hurricane dorian. the enormous category 4 storm inching toward the southeast coast with wind gusts up to 145 miles per hour. you can see just how huge this storm is with views from 260 miles above provided by the internation at space station. tonight, mandatory evacuations are happening in florida, in georgia, along the carolinas. millions of people bracing. over the past 24 hours the storm has been hovering over the bahamas, though, causing catastrophic damage and officials there confirming five deaths so far. i want to get straight to bill karins, nbc news meteorologist. we were talking before about how it was just sitting and sitting and sitting. >> yes. >> where is it going? >> and/or though our thoughts w people in the grand bahama island still in the eye of this 24 hours later. the 8:00 east coast advisory. now we're at 140. still a category 4. still considered a catastrophic hurricane if it just moves near you, even just for a short period of time, let alone six straight hours. the position, sta

you can find me on twitter @chris jansing. have a great weekend. "deadline: white house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. >>> hi, everyone. donald trump's wall has come to symbolize everything that's wrong with the trump presidency, a project so unpopular that even the longest government shutdown in the country's history failed to generate a single dollar of additional funding for trump's passion projects. it's also donald trump's political ball and chain and he's acting like without a wall with some shiny steel slats along the southern border, he may be in trouble in 2020 and that might explain this block bust are report in "the new york times," reporting on the president's plan to spend money allotted for school construction at an army base on his border wall instead. and the impact that decision will have on u.s. service members and their children. from that "times" report, quote, for almost two decades the families at ft. campbell along the kentucky-tennessee border have borne the brunt of the country's efforts clip of troops with 101 hft

ms nbc's live coverage of hurricane dorian continues right now with my colleague chris jansing. >> i'vey on tv. i'm fascinated you're back. it's a big story and i'm glad you are back. >> we have a number of big stories. usually labor day weekend, you're kind of struggling to see, is there a lot of traffic out on the roads, not today. >> i would give anything to not have to report on these very troublesome stories. >> very unfortunate stories. great to see you. i'll see you tomorrow. thank you so much, ali. it is midnight here in new york. we're continuing to follow breaking news on all these different fronts that ali just referred to. first of all, hurricane dorian, still bearing down on the bahamas right now with sustained winds of 13

hello, i'm chris jansing at msnbc world headquarters. it's 11:00 p.m. out west.dorian. at this hour, the national hurricane center has just issued the latest forecast path and strength of the storm. nbc meteorologist bill karins will join me in just a moment with an update. meanwhile, dorian is lashing the carolinas with drenchi

joining me msnbc senior national correspondent chris jansing who went to texas this week.was fascinating. i tell you, even ted cruz said just yesterday that john cornyn and donald trump better watch out because they will have a very serious contest come 2020, and it is for exactly the reason that katie just pointed out, demographic changes. >> in houston, texas, trump supporters were so excited. >> four more years! four more years! >> that the president in north carolina on monday might have heard them cheering his speech 1200 miles away. >> we are going to keep on winning, winning, winning. >> reporter: but the historic republican advantage in texas is coming up against a younger latino voting bloc that favors both parties are pouring record money into texas. >> it is the largest coordinated campaign the texas democratic party has ever done. >> unprecedented? >> absolutely. we will break records. >> every time the latino voter increases in share it will make it more competitive for democrats. >> today 5.6 million latinos are el swribl to vote in texas but only have are ev

chris jansing picks up our coverage. >>> it's 11:00 a.m. out west, 2:00 p.m. out east.rian is on the move towards the u.s. coast. now a category 2 hurricane but still a massive and slow-moving storm. dorian is estimated 100 miles east of florida. the storm is expected to spare florida from a direct hit but batter it with wind, rain and flooding as it moves up the atlantic coastline. the states bracing for possible landfall in the coming days. we're also getting a first real sense of the destruction in the bahamas. five people confirmed dead. thousands of homes in ruins. downtown grand bahama i

i'm chris jansing. "deadline: white house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. ♪ >>> hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. there's new bombshell reporting today about that whistleblower complaint being hidden from congress by donald trump's acting director of national intelligence. thanks to new reporting in "the washington post" and the "new york times," we now know that the whistleblower's credible and urgent concerns related to a promise donald trump made in conversations with a world leader centered on ukraine. "the washington post" reports, quote, a whistleblower complaint about president trump made by an intelligence official centers on ukraine. that's according to two people familiar with the matter which has set off a struggle between congress and the executive branch. the complaint involved communications with a foreign leader and a promise that trump made which was so alarming that a u.s. intelligence official who had worked at the white house went to the inspector general of the intelligenc

here is our chris jansing on "velshi & ruhle." >> thank you so much, it is friday september 20th.colleague ali velshi is at the climate 2020 forum. we'll hear about him later. we'll be live with protesters around the country and president trump claiming that the whistle blower who filed an intelligence claim is part of a partisan political hack job but refusing to say he talked about biden and his family. this is now under intense scrutiny. the devastating floods inas

i'm chris jansing. house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. ♪ >>> hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. there's new bombshell reporting today about that whistleblower complaint being hidden from congress by donald trump's acting director of national intelligence. thanks to new reporting in "the washington post" and the "new york times," we now know that the whistleblower's credible and urgent concerns related to a promise donald trump made in conversations with a world leader centered on ukraine. "the washington post" reports, quote, a whistleblower complaint about president trump made by an intelligence official centers on ukraine. that's according to two people familiar with the matter which has set off a struggle between congress and the executive branch. the complaint involved communications with a foreign leader and a promise that trump made which w

i'm chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle. a political gamble with stakes we have rarely seen in our lifetime. over the course of the next 48 hours we'll be learning significant critical

chris jansing picks up the coverage right now. >> it is friday, september 27th, and here is what is happening and the country are hurdling towards an impeachment hearing. house lawmakers are saying they could draft articles of impeachment over ukraine by the end of october. a matter of weeks, not months. just a short time ago. speaker pelosi laid out a