earlier chris mitchell in new york about what happens next. >> reporter: chris, what is the likelihood that this bid will succeed? >> it is very unlikely. they want to live side by side with israel, that has been the man tra. it is an overcast sky. that is a metaphor for what is rapping, abbas will appeal. it might be delayed before the security council actually has a vote. >> would that lead to further negotiations on the part of the palastinians? >> there is delay that negotiations could go on. what happens during the negotiations remains to be seen. very little progress in the past two years. israelis want to negotiate. palastinians haven't come to the table for the past couple of years. what i have heard behind the scenes, lee, it is possible that the kor tet, united states,eu, russians and united states, if there is no known settlement, six months or a year, they will try to impose a solution. >> evangelical christians as you have reported for many years, chris, both in israel and around the world support israel. what are you hearing about their efforts with regards to this? >> on

showdown would be the first step, not the last in israel's struggle to survive, chris mitchell, cbn news, jerusalem. >> thanks shg chris. stan is a christian journal ist, he is the creator of jerusalem news wire. he sat down with cbn to discussion the implications for the u.n. vote of palastinian state hood. >> we are here with jerusalem in the background. what are the implications? >> according to the prophet job, they are gathered for -- they are there to discuss pry primarily the division of israel and state of palestine. >> literal lliterally, do you t is a decision time and they are walking into the valley of decision? >> they are being pulled into the valley of decision. the lord is pulling them there. for decades, ongoing and relentless pressure to surrender the land and give into the people. the nations of the world have had time and time to take a side. they have typically always sided against israel. we are at the moment of truth, i think the lord is bringing them into the valley. my focus is on believers in the nations. christians understand, many understand this is a fatal da

. >> mitchell: chris coffee from our atill i can't tell in texas, chris, what's the latest in bastrop? >> reporter: you'll see smoke like a panoramic shot all around us. at last report, 14,000 acres of bastrop county have been affected. that's about 16 miles long by about six miles wide. it's forced the evacuation of roughly 4,500 people. here's the bad news: 300 homes have been affected, either burned or destroyed. now, officials say yesterday was bad but today could be a lot worse. >> mitchell: let me asked ask you about those evacuations. the fires are moving so quickly. are people getting the warnings in time? >>. >> reporter: well, social media is helping a lot, getting the word out about what to do. however, the conditions here in texas are brittle. we haven't had rain in such a long time and the wind is blowing really hard and that that is just making everything a lot worse. >> mitchell: chris coffey of k.i. in bastrop, texas, thank you. the slow-moving storm is unleashing drenching rains along a wide path that's expected to take it to the east coast later in the week. it left

. >> mitchell: filmmaker chris pain royalsed gadget's role in getting the technology on the road. >> somebody has to be first one out there. >> people at gadget keep studying the example so i think this is a much more powerful seed in the way things change than maybe people give credit for. >> mitchell: gadget's been in the forefront of electric conversions long before there was silicon valley upstart tesla. >> until we see every car on the road being electric, you know, we will not stop. >> mitchell: long before g.m.'s famed car guy, bob lutz, would see the light and launch production on the chevy volt. even before nissan's leaf. >> zero emissions, zero particles, zero noise, zero oil. >> reporter: gadget was there. patiently working out the technology. >> it's at its own pace because it takes a while to develop this stuff. >> mitchell: along with his wife, scarlet, gadget suffered many setbacks, including a major fire. >> everything had burned. i thought everything was lost, and them as i started prying the cars open. >> the light's still on, the controller's still good-- and i see

i'm chris matthews in for andrea mitchell live in simi valley, california. new numbers from nbc news and "the wall street journal" and we're going to show you the public's distan for washington. and historic low levels. if for president catch this, his disapproval number is above 50%. it's 51% now. the worst of his presidency. that's a three-year low for president obama at 51%. a majority disapproving his performance. for congress the disapproval number is historic. 82%. the first time that number has ever topped 80%. so four out of five americans. in fact, more than four out of five americans don't like the united states congress. joining me now is john harwood and nbc's capitol hill correspondent luke russert. i want to start with john with the president. i want luke to talk about the congress and this historic low and thousand herr feeling the impact of that. first you, john. the president crisis handling. let's start with the positive. 70% of the country say they like him. do you believe that number that they like him still in. >> reporter: i do. i think

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chris christie now has a new request. the latest on the east coast storm clean up and tim pact to labor day travel next on "andrea mitchell reports." an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car's totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> residents in several states continue cleaning up from hurricane irene. close to 900,000 homes and businesses are still without power up and down the east coast. in vermont, fresh rain prompted new flood warnings just as some rose were finally being reopened. and with floodwaters in new jersey slowly receding, the state's governor chris christie has been encouraging tourists to return to the jersey shore. but between hurricane irene and the unsteady economy, the labor day beach weekend may be a bust. nbc's tom costello has more. >> reporter: good afternoon. when we talk about gas prices we've seen a bit of a drop at the pump down 30 cents from their high in may. still up dramatically from a year ago. you look a

coming up on "andrea mitchell reports" are republicans willing to wait for chris christie.he reagan library. president obama's approval is slipping among hispanic voters. >>> and education nation, realm emmanuelle takes on the education crisis. the chicago mayor joins us. we'll see you in 15 minutes on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> a verdict in the appeals trial of amanda knox could come as early as saturday. amanda's father says the 24-year-old is on edge as a decision about whether she will spend the next 20 years in prison draws near. >> today at visitation she was very anxious. she knows she's innocent but to be just a couple days away from having somebody determine your future that you have no control over is extraordinarily hard on her. >> nbc's chapman bell joining me live from peruggia italy. her legal team is expecting to present closing arguments tomorrow. what are we expecting? >> that's right. we are expecting amanda knox's legal team to start closing arguments tomorrow. what they are focusing on is the circumstantial evidence that was used to convict knox. muc

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chris kern, also from planning staff. i am also joined by a representatives from paul mitchell, the environmental consultants for the project. some folks are trickling in right now. the item before you today is the public hearing on the draft eir for case 2010.0493e, the james r. herman cruise terminal and northeast wharf plaza. staff came before you on july 7, 2011. the historic preservation commission had a hearing on august 3. there was no public testimony at that hearing, and they continued their discussion until august 17, next week. today's action is a public hearing on the adequacy and accuracy of the affirmation contained in the draft eir, and we ask that comments be focused on this. the draft eir the significant and unavoidable impact related to noise and air quality. the draft eir found significant impacts that could be mitigated on cultural resources, noise and vibrations, when and shadow, biological resources, technology and water quality and hazardous materials. there will be no decision today to approve or disapprove the proposed project. that hearing will follow the final eir. we are here today to receive com

i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. born to run, chris christie is known as a straight shooter. but with an audience emexploring him to get in the 2012 race he could not seem to rule out a bid. >> i mean with this with all my heart we can't wait another four years to 2016. we need you. your country needs you to run for president. >> anybody who has an ego large enough to say oh, please, please, please stop asking me to be leader of the free world, it's such a burden. [ laughter ] if you could please just stop. my answer to you is just this. i thank you for what you're saying and i take it in and am listening to every word of it and feeling it too. >> he certainly is taking in every word of it. mark many youy joins us from the newsroom. what a performance. and i know that he is playing the game and saying that he's ruled it out before but he did not slam the door. how are you reading it? >> exactly. last night'svenue gave him an opportunity to end all speculation about a presidential bid but he didn't do that. he did leave the door open. of course he said many, many times before

chris. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." a look at what's up on "news nation." so i was the guy who was never going to have the heart attack. i thought i was invincible. i'm on an aspirin regimen now because i never want to feel that helplessness again. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. talk to your doctor, and take care of what you have to take care of. >>> i'm richard louie for tamron hall. bombshell testimony in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. here's a live look in the courtroom where testimony just resumed after a 15-minute break. what you are looking at is roberto alvarez, the first body guard to arrive at the scene that day when jackson died. he gave heart wrenching testimony about what happened when jackson's kids walked into the room. >> they were right behind me. paris screamed out, daddy! dr. conrad murray said don't let them see their dad like this. don't let them see their dad like this. i proceeded to brg

and coming up on msnbc, chris jansing & company,ed a at 1:00 don't miss "andrea mitchell reports."e is a look at the business travel forecast. i'm bill karins, and we are watching quiet conditions. temperatures are dropping many, many areas as a strong cold front moves out of canada. boston and new york and d.c. very much like summer and a slight chance of shower and storm in d.c. and detroit, 69 and cooler temperatures for minneapolis. enjoy. oh, you want to touch it? go ahead and touch it. nicely. nice froggy. [ female announcer ] there was a time when poker night... was what you looked forward to all week. - oh, wow! cool! cool! - whoa! so who'd have ever thought boys night out... wouldn't hold a candle to boys night in? having a baby changes everything. you could save a bundle with geico's multi-policy discount. geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. ♪ geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance.

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. >> mitchell: there are some names out there that a lot of folks thought were going to get in the race, giuliani, palin, governor chris christie in new jersey. what do you think? with this upset today, will that inspire one or more of those folks to jump in? >> i think you have to say it's more likely. chris christie said time and again he's not going to get into the race but i spoke to someone today who is leading an effort to draft him to get in the race. he sound encouraged as if christie might decided to get in after all. and palin is another one, we're all waiting for her decision, and i have to say she would probably smell blood in the water after today and after perry's debate performance last week. >> mitchell: scott conroy in washington as always. thank you. two american hikers are flying back to the u.s. from the middle east tonight, putting their long period of iranian imprison management will behind them. as charlie d'agata tells us, the two were upbeat this evening as they prepared to board their flight in oman. >> reporter: shane bauer and josh fattal have kept out of the public eye since they took their

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. >> chris cillizza, have a safe weekend and we will see you monday, i hope. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell weekend for the latest on the possible terror threat and plus live coverage of the ceremonies commemorating 9/11. >>> alex witt is in for tamron hall with a look at a "newsnation." hello, alex. >> hello, andrea. everyone in the next hour we will follow what is being called a credible terror threat, this days ahead of the anniversary of 9/11. and we will get you the newest details on all of it. >>> and selling the new plan. days after unveiling the new plan, president obama urges lawmakers to pass it. i will talk to congresswoman maxine waters who says it is time for the president to fight. "newsnation" is minutes away. gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. a mouthwatering combination of ingredients...e for you! i know you're gonna love. [ barks ] yes, it's new beneful healthy fiesta. made with wholesome grains, real chicken, even accents of tomato and avocado. yeah! come

mitchell. who has been flirting for months. chris christie is flirting now.ssarily mean he is going to jump in. >> i agree with mika. no sarah palin. >> no, just playing the press. >> the real american exceptionalism at the invitation as chuck reported a bit ago. nancy reagan. that is an anointment. >> i just hope he doesn't run. in the end his tremendous misgivings, maybe he is right. we have this with obama. he wasn't ready really. >> got four little kids. >> maybe christie isn't ready. maybe he feels like everybody wants him to but perhaps he does need longer. >> you could also argue that he might have a better chance at this moment of becoming the president of the united states than being re-elected governor of new jersey and given all of the problems of running that state. >> that is true. >> mark halpern, you wrote the book on it, on running for president. you showed just the brutality of that process. if you have any question in your mind as to whether you should run or not, i've always said you better not run because you're going to end up, it is goin

coming up next on "andrea mitchell reports," debate night in california as the republicans get ready to rumble. we'll check in with jon huntsman. plus "hardball's" chris politico's mike allen give us the insiders track on what to watch for. will mitt mix it up with perry. we'll talk debate strategy with romney senior advisor vin weber. we'll see you in 15b minutes right here on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> sperm banks have made it possible for any donor to be a father without any strings attached. for some sperm banks that are running low on doe norris, they're relying on the same donor over and over. now one donor can lay claim to fathering 150 children. the practice is raising some serious questions against critics. here's george lewis. >> reporter: sharon from seattle had two children via artificial insemination from the same sperm donor. >> how did mommy get the sperm? >> goog. . >> reporter: it wasn't quite that random, but in a documentary airing the 27th of this month on the style network, sharon discovers the buy logical father of her children, a guy named ben living in boston has many, many others. >> to date i know of 70 kids. >> reporter:

and up next on "andrea mitchell reports," what will the death of anwar awlaki mean for al qaeda? and what will the political impact be for president obama. plus, is chrishristie warming up to a presidential run after all? we'll cover all of this, plus radio talk show host michael interview the president live. we'll bring that to you live. it's game day, buddy, and, boy, are we in for a doozy. oh, man. mr. clean is dominating the competition! mr. clean is tackling mess like some sort of mess tackler. oh, and what's this? [ sniffs ] that's the scent of gain original fresh. that counts as a performance enhancer. i am complaining to the cleaning products athletics board. did you just make that up? yes, i did, and i'm the president. you're losing it, buddy. maybe you should hit the showers. mr. clean already did. they're spotless. i bet. [ male announcer ] introducing mr. clean with gain original fresh scent. victory over dirt's never been easier or smelled so great. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fa

chris cillizza, and we will see you here on the other side of the camera a lot tomorrow. thanks, buddy. >> thanks, chuck. >>> all right. i'm chuck todd and that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchellts." my colleague craig melvin has a look at what is next on "newsnation." take itway. >> thank you, chuck. appreciate that. any minute, we are expecting to hear new comments from jay carney about the president's plan on jobs that he is set to announce next week. i'll also talk to a small business owner, and woman who has been out of work for three years now. we will talk to them about what they hope to hear from president obama. and we are also keeping an eye on new disturbances forming in the gulf of mexico, and the latest on hurricane katia, that is right, hurricane katia. "newsnation" is minutes away. e. no problem -- i can match that right here. oops -- i don't have the ad. you don't need it. oh, what about a coupon for these pens? yeah. easy. why does the glue not stick to the glue stick? well, it's very complicated, but it has to do with oxygen. i knew that. [ male announcer ] we're so confident in our low prices every day on everything for back to school, we back it with our ea