i'm jose diaz-balart. new this morning, president biden will head to maui on monday as a number of people killed in the devastating wildfires rises to 106. search dogs and rescuers desperately scouring the rubble for the missing. >> it is the worst thing i've ever seen. this is apocalyptic. it is terrible. and it moves so fast. people couldn't get out of the way. >> right now, in atlanta, all eyes are on the jail where former president donald trump and his 18 co-defendants will turn themselves in on racketeering charges, accused of trying to change the outcome of the 2020 election. we're learning more about what that may look like. >>> in north korea, the regime confirming for the first time it has custody of an american soldier who bolted into its territory last month. what the north is claiming he said. >>> and back at home, soccer superstar lionel messi propels his miami team to new heights. >>> we begin this morning with a wildfire devastation in hawaii. this morning, the white house announced presiden

and i am jose diaz-balart. in maui, new demands for an independent investigation into what caused the devastating wildfires as a number of people killed continues to climb. we'll speak with a survivor who lost it all except for one thing, found miles away from where her home once stood. >>> in georgia, a proposed date for president trump to go on trial for allegedly trying to overturn the election results in 2020. this as a woman is arrested for allegedly threatening to kill the federal judge overseeing trump's criminal case in d.c. >>> in texas, an update on the humanitarian crisis at the border. new details about who came up with the idea to put those buoys in the rio grande to block migrants from crossing into the united states. >>> and president biden about to hold an important meeting with two other world leaders at camp david. we'll talk live with ambassador rahm emanuel about what's the u.s. trying to accomplish. >>> we begin this morning with the devastating hawaiin wildfire s that ravaged maui. police

i'm jose diaz-balart. on social media at jdbalart, and watch highlights from today's show. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> and right now on "andrea mitchell reports," death and destruction on maui. president biden promising federal assistance after at least 36 people have lost their lives. with wildfires fueled by powerful winds, ripping through the island, burning an historic community to the ground. >> the power went out yesterday like 4:30 or 5:00 a.m., and then the gas station blew up at like 3:00. since then we've been trying to outrun a fire. >> we'll have a live report coming up. >>> and also, in florida today former president trump's co-defendants back in federal court to be arraigned on the superseding indictment in that classified documents case. mr. trump did not have to appear, but trump's lawyers are asking presiding judge cannon to build a secure space k

i'm jose diaz-balart. former president donald trump pleads not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn the 2020 election. indicted now in three separate cases, he could face a fourth before the month is out. >>> we're following economic news this morning, with the latest jobs report telling us about the economy, three days after the u.s. had its credit rating downgraded. >>> at the southern border, the humanitarian crisis intensifies after a body was found inside the floating barrier in the rio grande meant to keep migrants from crossing into the u.s. >>> plus, two american sailors facing serious charges this morning, accused of spying on the u.s. for china in exchange for thousands of dollars. >>> and taylor swift's monster sold out concert tour has more dates and what is predicted to be the most successful tour of all time. >>> this morning, former president trump back at his new jersey home in bedminster after spending an historic day in a washington, d.c. courtroom. trump pleaded not guilty to four

i'm jose diaz-balart. we're just hours away from former president donald trump having to be a primetime surrender to authorities in atlanta, charged in an alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia. it comes less than a day before the deadline for all 18 of his co-defendants that turned themselves in. nine having surrendered so far. trump skipped last night's republican presidential debate, but his shadow loomed large over the stage. we'll break down the biggest moments. >>> the kremlin, eerily silent this morning after the man who led an uprising against vladimir putin reportedly died in a mysterious plane crash. >>> we begin this hour with breaking news on the ongoing legal drama surrounding former president donald trump who is expected to head to atlanta later today to turn himself in on racketeering and conspiracy charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. hours before that expected surrender, nbc news has confirmed the former president is

pacific, i'm jose diaz-balart. rudy giuliani heading to atlanta as more defendants turn themselves in in georgia's election interference case. and we're just one day away from when the former president says he will turn himself in. we all have timing on when that will happen. meantime, trump is skipping tonight's highly anticipated first gop presidential debate in the critical battleground state of wisconsin. and we have just learned one of the candidates might not make it to the stage. >>> in maui, the number of people unaccounted for and deadly wild fires is back up over a thousand. search teams continue to sift through the ashes for any remains. >>> in tennessee, members of the public kicked out of a hearing on gun safety laws. we'll talk to a mom who attended the hearing about what she saw. >>> we begin with breaking news on the legal trouble surrounding former president donald trump. more of trump's co-defendants in the georgia election interference case are turning themselves in. a short time ago, lawyers ken

pacific, i'm jose diaz-balart. we begin with the latest on the legal drama surrounding former president donald trump. at this hour, co-defendant harrison floyd is scheduled to have his initial appearance. he's the only one so far who has not been released from jail after turning himself in. and there is just under an hour left for stephen lee, the final co-defendant in the georgia election interference case to turn himself in at the fulton county jail. meantime, several other co-defendants turned themselves in overnight, including former justice department official jeffrey clark, who tried to unsuccessfully block his arrest. but this, this will likely be the most enduring image of the case. a mug shot of a former president of the united states. donald trump turned himself in at the fulton county jail last night to be booked and processed on charges he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in georgia. trump denies any wrongdoing. with us now to start off our coverage this hour, msnbc legal

pacific, i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from new york. breaking overnight, ohio voters reject a proposal that would make it harder to change the state's constitution. how that could potentially affect abortion rights around our nation. >>> and new details this morning about the georgia investigation into former president donald trump. why he could be closer to yet another indictment. >>> in hawaii, massive wildfires surround several communities, burning homes and forcing people to evacuate. some even jumping into the water for safety. >>> the humanitarian crisis that started at the southern border is reaching further across the entire country. officials in at least two northeastern states now demanding that the biden administration step in. >>> and a history-making mega millions jackpot. details on the single winning ticket in last night's billion dollar plus drawing. >>> and we begin this morning with the results of a special election in ohio that could have national implications for the battle over abortion rights. ohio voters rejected

i'm jose diaz-balart. for the first time in american history, a former president will appear in court to answer charges he committed grave offenses against the country he once led. tomorrow, president donald trump will be arraigned on four charges related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. on tuesday, a grand jury indicted him on four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, conspiracy against people's right to vote, and have their votes counted. the 45-page indictment lays out in detail trump's efforts to stop the certification of the vote and stay in power. special counsel jack smith wrote in the indictment, quote, the defendant widely disseminated his false claims of election fraud for months, despite the fact that he knew and in many cases had been informed directly that they were not true. the defendants knowingly false statements were integral to his criminal plans to defeat the federal government func

pacific, i'm josÉ diaz-balart.ight now in maui residents are pleading for help as the devastation from the deadly wildfires comes into view. at least 96 people are now confirmed dead, and that number expected to rise as crews search for the missing. >> try and get us out, evacuate us. no? we're mad, we're mad. we didn't just lose our homes. we lost our town. >>> plus, a new week could bring new charges against former president donald trump. this time all eyes are on georgia where a grand jury meets today to investigate whether trump tried to overturn the election in that state. >>> meanwhile, in pennsylvania, the search for answers after a home explodes near pittsburgh killing five people including a teenager. >>> and a 3-year-old migrant child dies while riding a bus from texas to chicago. it's the first death texas has announced since it started busing thousands of migrants to cities across the country. >>> this morning fulton county, georgia, district attorney willis is expected to begin presenting her case to a

i am jose diaz-balart.ts from today's show online @jd balart msnbc. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> and right now on andrea mitchell reports, the government's case against donald trump for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election, front and center in a washington courtroom today. with district court judge tanya chutkan quickly ruling from the bench that the protective order in the dc case will only apply to sensitive materials and not to all discovery materials turned over to the defense. the trump team also pushing back on the special counsel's proposal to start the trial right after new year's day in 2024. just as the iowa caucuses and the early primaries are heating up. >>> plus, breaking news from nbc on a special counsel -- different special counsel investigating those classified documents of president biden's office has turned over to the government. nbc news learned that the president's lawyers are in lengthy talks with that speci

i'm josÉ diaz-balart.ight now presidents and residents along the west coast waking up to potentially life-threatening flooding from the effects of hilary. >>> and in the midst of it all, los angeles area residents rocked by an earthquake. president biden and the first lady will soon meet with survivors and local officials as a number of people killed in the wildfires reaches 114. but the president won't get a warm reception from all residents. >> we don't need you. don't come here. >> stay out of our way. get rid of the red tape. >> reporter: new this morning, the first nbc polling numbers from iowa among the 2024 gop presidential hopefuls coming after trump's fourth indictment and before the first debate. >>> a critical week for the former president, he and his 18 co-defendants have until friday at noon to turn themselves in on racketeering charges in georgia. >>> we begin this hour with the historic impact of tropical storm hilary, the first to hit southern california in more than 20 years. hilary now a

josÉ diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. >> good morning, it is 11:00 a.m.eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. just six hours left for team trump to respond to the special counsel's request to limit what the former president can say about the election interference case. >>> plus, alaska battles historic flooding. take a look at this video, it captures the moment a home collapses in juneau. >>> presidential hopeful ron desantis sits down for his first network interview since rebooting his campaign. >> of course he lost. >> trump lost the 2020 election. >> joe biden's the president. >> and developing overnight, ukraine says it has uncovered an alleged assassination plot against president zelenskyy. >>> we begin this hour with a looming deadline for former president donald trump. his legal team has six hours to respond to special counsel jack smith's request to limit what trump can say about the ongoing 2020 election interference case. the request for a special order came after the doj said trump's social media posts could, quote, have a harmful, chilling effect on witn

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>>> right now on a special edition of "josÉ diaz-balart reports," hurricane idalia slamming into florida'scoast as a category 3 storm. the strongest hurricane to make landfall in florida's big bend in 127 years. this region contending with a surge of water, that flooding fueled by a rare king tide and blue super moon. plus, wind gusts so strong they toppled over a billboard. our meteorologist and our reporters are in position across florida this morning to cover hurricaneidalia. it is 10:00 a.m. eastern here in crystal river, florida, thank you for joining us for a special two-hour edition of "josÉ diaz-balart reports." florida's big bend is right in the thick of it as we come on the air this morning. hurricane idalia now a cat 3 making landfall just a short time ago. it has actually now been downgraded to a 2, but it hit the coast of florida as a cat 3, a very high cat 3. joining us now, telemundo's julio varcado with me here in crystal river, nbc's maggie vespa and meteorologist bill karins standing by with our forecast. maggie, what's the situation where you are? >> reporter: thankfully

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i'm jose diaz-balart. we're tracking tropical storm idalia as the remnants barrel north after creating chaos in florida's west coast yesterday. we'll take you live to our reporters on the ground. >>> major legal developments out of georgia, a judge found rudy giuliani liable for defaming two workers who counted votes in the 2020 election. we'll break down where the critical case goes next. >>> in washington, senator mitch mcconnell's team is responding after the 81-year-old appeared to freeze again at an event in kentucky. >>> meanwhile, a devastating tragedy in south africa. at least 73 people are dead after a massive fire tore through a five-story building, some jumping out of the structure to escape the blaze. >>> and happening right now, remnants of idalia going through north carolina, causing heavy flooding and even spawning tornadoes. in south carolina, just as the storm was barreling through the region, a small twister may have flipped over this car. take a look at that. this after idalia made landf

my colleague, josÉ dÍaz-balart served as -- over two nights back in 2019.nbc along with the saturday edition of nmec -- as always my friend, it's great to see you. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, great seeing you. >> you have had a great opportunity here into the preparation it takes like for a debate like this. what is that preparation? what do you think about when you prepare for something like that? >> yasmin, it's been one of the most rewarding professional experiences of my career. to be a part of a presidential debate. and thinking back to that june of 2019, along with lester and savannah, as well as chuck and with rachel maddow. it was two nights, ten candidates a night, and i say it's one of those privileges of my career because it's the opportunity that one gets to delve a very deeply into each and every candidates position, both the platitudes and the talking points, but also what they have said throughout their career, and that's a process that, for the folks that were getting ready to do that debate in 2019, it was a two-week, intensive

i'm josÉ diaz-balart.right now two major hearings are underway in two different criminal cases facing former president donald trump. msnbc has teams inside the courthouses in atlanta and washington and we will bring you the very latest developments. >>> here in florida, 46 counties are under a state of emergency with tropical storm idalia forecasted to become a major hurricane as it churns towards the state's gulf coast. what we know about when and where it could make landfall ahead. >>> also in florida, we're learning new details about a shooting in jacksonville that left three people dead in what police are calling a racist attack. we'll bring you an update on the community and what comes next. >>> and 60 years after martin luther king jr. delivered his famous "i have a dream" speech during the march on washington, we look at what his legacy means today. ♪♪ >> and we begin with two high stakes hearings underway right now that could potentially determine the course of two of the cases against former presi

i am josÉ diaz-balart.e begin this hour with hurricane, rapidly intensifying as it ramps up in the gulf of mexico heading towards florida. this massive storm -- take a look at the graphic. it's forecasts to turn into a category 3 before tomorrow morning, and counties here in florida are under evacuation orders and 14 million people across the u.s. are under hurricane and tropical storm alerts ahead of the hurricane idalia arrival. some areas are looking at 12 feet of storm surge. now, florida residents are bracing for yet another impact, and people rushing to pack their cars with sandbags and supplies ahead of idalia's arrival. idalia flooded out neighborhoods in cuba, and now we are live at cedar key, florida. where is it like where you are now in about 24 hours before the storm is expected to hit florida? >> reporter: exactly, josÉ. folks are working to get all the preps done. this business has put up caution tape, and the doors are open in the front and back. i think that is hopefully so when the 115-mil

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening, we begin tonight with a hurricane barrelling toward the united states that in itself is a major headline, but what makes this storm so historic and so dangerous is where it's heading. straight for southern california it is likely to weaken to a tropical storm before it hits, something that hasn't happened there since before world war ii. right now, hurricane hilary is battering mexico hitting resort towns like cabo san lucas, and cities like tijuana where so many migrants are currently staying. nearly 30 million people across six states are bracing for potentially devastating flooding here's why the storm could bring a year's worth of rain in just 48 hours and the dry, desert lands across the southwest won't be able to absorb it all. officials are already warning some residents to prepare to evacuate priscilla thompson begins our coverage tonight from palm springs, california. >> reporter: tonight, hurricane hilary bearing down, slamming parts of mexico. now barrelling north towards the u.s. in cabo s

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i'm jose diaz-balart.ent will appear in court to answer charges he committed grave offenses against the country he once led. tomorrow, president donald trump will be arraigned on four charges related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. on tuesday, a grand jury indicted him on four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, conspiracy against people's right to vote, and have their votes counted. the 45-page indictment lays out in detail trump's efforts to stop the certification of

. >>> we begin with jose diaz-balart in crystal river, florida, north of tampa along the gulf coast, you've been speaking with so many, we heard from one of them at top of the show, how is it looking right now. >> it looks a whole lot better now compared to how it was just a half hour ago and certainly a lot better than it was eight hours ago the waters have receded. we're right outside of the hotel where we have set up camp and this hotel is right by king's bay, but king's bay is also now the canals and also came all the way through to here, this is the front part of the hotel, the waters have receded quite a bit, there's an airboat that's going through the streets and we've been seeing some cars also going through other streets, people are going back to their homes that they left, this is a zone a evacuation center, most people did evacuate and leave and now they're in the process of going back. including people who you saw just a little bit ago, phil and brenda, who left their home, but they were able to keep in contact with their neighbors and this is something they say they went

i'm jose diaz-balart thank you for the privilege of your time, and good night. rude. >>> could be kicked out. we hear from the owner of the peninsula diner fighting to keep this open. set off any 40 mile march, headed to san francisco, the message on the state of integration.

nuestro colega y presentador de n cnbc josÉ dÍaz-balart se uniÓ a esta comunicaciÓn especial. >>> estamosos pero sin embargo, de un 5 a 7% de esta poblaciÓn es latina. le preguntamos a fema cÓmo puede nuestra comunidad tener acceso a la ayuda federal que es tanto necesaria en este momento. pero un familiar que sea estado mi denso sÍ puede buscar la ayuda federal para el nÚcleo familiar independientemente de que estos familiares no tengan documentos. si uno no tiene acceso a la ayuda federal, puede buscar ayuda a travÉs de las organizaciones, como la cruz roja, que estÁ aquÍ tambiÉn, ya ayudando a nuestra comunidad. importante que esa ayuda llegue porque increÍble la hora que es y todavÍa vemos esta inundaciÓn que ha causado tanto daÑo a esta comunidad. >>> regreso contigo. >>> bien josÉ muchas gracias importante que la ayuda llegue. y la ayuda de los migrantes ya estÁ llegando nosotros fuimos testigos de eso. inmigrantes que estÁ comenzando con los trabajos de recuperaciÓn despuÉs del paso de idalia. y vamos hablar sobre eso y la entrevista que hicimos con algunos de ellos. mÁs adelante e

up next, jose diaz-balart will talk with u.s. president biden's summit tomorrow with the leaders of japan and south korea. jose picks up our coverage right now. >>> good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. and i am jose diaz-balart. in maui, new demands for an independent investigation into what caused the devastating wildfires as a number of people killed continues to climb. we'll speak with a survivor who lost it all except for one thing, found miles away from where her home once stood. >>> in georgia, a proposed date for president trump to go on trial for allegedly trying to overturn the election results in 2020. this as a woman is arrested for allegedly threatening to kill the federal judge overseeing trump's criminal case in d.c. >>> in texas, an update on the humanitarian crisis at the border. new details about who came up with the idea to put those buoys in the rio grande to block migrants from crossing into the united states. >>> and president biden about to hold an important meeting with two other world

i'm ana cabrera along with jose diaz-balart for this special coverage of the third arraignment of donald trump. >> here in washington, d.c., a growing sense of anticipation ahead of the former president's appearance at 4:00 p.m. eastern. lines started building outside the courthouse overnight. take a look at these pictures. the morning, however, the intense security continues. barricades outside the court. officers with long guns on the grounds. >> we expect the former president to travel here from bedminster, new jersey, in just a few hours. we know he'll be fingerprinted and go before the judge. garrett haake is outside that d.c. courthouse. dasha burns is in new jersey where trump is currently staying and also with us is legal analyst dave aronberg, and here with us in d.c. is shan wu, a former federal prosecutor. garrett, what's happening on the ground? walk us through what we can expect at 4:00 p.m. eastern today when trump is arraigned. >> reporter: we will see much of the former president's journey to and from d.c. he's traveling with reporters and the campaign has learned it's pr

i'm jose diaz-balart.ake you live to our reporters on the ground. >>> major legal developments out of georgia, a judge found rudy giuliani liable for defaming two workers who counted votes in the 2020 election. we'll break down where the critical case goes next. >>> in washington, senator mitch mcconnell's team is responding after the 81-year-old appeared to freeze again at an event in kentucky. >>> meanwhile, a devastating tragedy in south africa. at least 73 people are dead after a massive fire tore through a five-story building, some jumping out of the

. >> let's go to crystal river, florida, where msnbc's jose diaz-balart has been moving through surgeers all day long. i think that's the lowest amount of water i've seen you in so far, jose. but what are you seeing in and around where you're at? >> indeed, chris, it is the lowest we've seen in a while. i don't know if you can hear this, but we just heard, and i saw, just about a block from here, an airboat traveling over a street not the canals. a street. as it goes, you hear that? >> yeah, we can hear some of it for sure, jose. >> reporter: and that's what's going on on streets here. the good news is that the water has been receding, and it recedes so slowly. it grew so rapidly, but it's been receding so slowly. the hotel we have been at still has no power. there's about 272,000 households that as of this moment do not have power in florida. that number is being very rapidly changed because more than 30,000 linesmen have been set up on standby before the storm arrived to do exactly this. once it's safe, they go out and they reestablish power, and we have been seeing that right here

pacific, i'm jose diaz-balart.emselves in in georgia's election interference case. and we're just one day away from when the former president says he will turn himself in. we all have timing on when that will happen. meantime, trump is skipping tonight's highly anticipated first gop presidential debate in the critical battleground state of wisconsin. and we have just learned one of the candidates might not make it to the stage. >>> in maui, the number of people unaccounted for and deadly wild fires is back up over a thousand. search teams continue to sift through the ashes for any remains. >>> in tennessee, members of the public kicked out of a hearing g

pacific, i'm josÉ diaz-balart. wildfires comes into view. at least 96 people are now confirmed dead, and that number expected to rise as crews search for the missing. >> try and get us out, evacuate us. no? we're mad, we're mad. we didn't just lose our homes. we lost our town. >>> plus, a new week could bring new charges against former president donald trump.

i am josÉ diaz-balart.owards florida. this massive storm -- take a look at the graphic. it's forecasts to turn into a category 3 before tomorrow morning, and counties here in florida are under evacuation orders and 14 million people across the u.s. are under hurricane and tropica

i'm jose diaz-balart.ises to 106. search dogs and rescuers desperately scouring the rubble for the missing. >> it is the worst thing i've ever seen. this is apocalyptic. it is terrible. and it moves so fast. people couldn't get out of the way. >> right now, in atlanta, all eyes are on the jail where former president donald trump and his 18 co-defendants will turn themselves in on racketeering charges, accused of trying to change the outcome of the 2020 election. we're learning more about what that may look like.

pacific, i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from new york.ow up to at least 55. survivors are returning to their homes only to find piles of smoking rubble. >> people lost everything. homes, jobs, their cars, their pets. there is still people missing. >> right now in a washington, d.c. courtroom, former president donald trump's lawyers are in a

i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from new york. we're following several breaking stories.ng customers. in hawaii, dozens are confirmed dead as officials desperately search for survivors. residents escaing wildfires in maui with just moments to spare. >> i was the last one off the dock and the firestorm came through the trees and took everything with it. >> in florida, former president donald trump waving his in

i'm jose diaz-balart.s he conspired to overturn the 2020 election. indicted now in three separate cases, he could face a fourth before the month is out. >>> we're following economic news this morning, with the latest jobs report telling us about the economy, three days after the u.s. had its credit rating downgraded. >>> at the southern border, the humanitarian crisis intensifies after a body was found inside the floating barrier in the rio grande meant to keep migrants from crossing into the u.s. >>> plus, two american

i'm josÉ diaz-balart.aking up to potentially life-threatening flooding from the effects of hilary. >>> and in the midst of it all, los angeles area residents rocked by an earthquake. president biden and the first lady will soon meet with survivors and local officials as a number of people killed in the wildfires reaches 114. but the president won't get a warm reception from all residents. >> we don't need you. don't come here. >> stay out of our way.

i'm josÉ diaz-balart.underway in two different criminal cases facing former president donald trump. msnbc has teams inside the courthouses in atlanta and washington and we will bring you the very latest developments. >>> here in florida, 46 counties are under a state of emergency with tropical storm idalia forecasted to become a major hurricane as it churns towards the state's gulf coast. what we know about when and where it could

pacific, i'm jose diaz-balart.ormer president donald trump. at this hour, co-defendant harrison floyd is scheduled to have his initial appearance. he's the only one so far who has not been released from jail after turning himself in. and there is just under an hour left for stephen lee, the final co-defendant in the georgia election interference case to turn himself in at the fulton county jail. meantime, several other co-defendants turned themselves in overnight, including former justice department official jeffrey clark, who tried to unsuccessfully block his

msnbc's josÉ diaz-balart is about two hours south in crystal river where water levels could stay dangerouslyhigh for hours to come. high tide hits at 4:30. jose, i've watched you move from place to place to place. we've seen those waters rise. tell me what the situation is on the ground right now. >> reporter: chris, it's so good to see you. this has been an evolving situation. i can tell you that from about a little before 5:00 this morning when we were out already in the areas waiting for the arrival of this hurricane, things had changed very quickly, and so now, for example, you can still see, i mean, this is the parking lot of the hotel where we have been staying at where we have set up our center of operations. unfortunately, the entire hotel has been flooded. the whole first row of the hotel is flooded, and just a little while ago, chris, i was speaking with phil and brenda his wife who live about three miles from here on a little island, they did evacuate. this is a zone a evacuation area, and most people did evacuate. they evacuated, but they've been able to get back thanks to their

i'm jose diaz-balart.onald trump having to be a primetime surrender to authorities in atlanta, charged in an alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia. it comes less than a day before the deadline for all 18 of his co-defendants that turned themselves in. nine having surrendered so far. trump skipped last night's republican presidential debate, but his shadow loomed large over the stage. we'll break down the biggest moments. >>> the kremlin, eerily silent this morning after the man who le

pacific, i'm jose diaz-balart reporting from new york.ke it harder to change the state's constitution. how that could potentially affect abortion rights around our nation. >>> and new details this morning about the georgia investigation into former president donald trump. why he could be closer to yet another indictment. >>> in hawaii, massive wildfires surround several communities, burning homes and forcing people to evacuate. some even jumping into the w

for that story and other good news here is josÉ diaz-balart >> reporter: this is 15-year-old galleriaandez hearing her dress for her quinceanera, a rite of passage for teenage girls, but there was someone who couldn't attend, her grandfather, so she went to him for a special surprise. >> hi, grandpa >> oh, my god. oh, my god oh, my god >> and an even more special dance. >>> in georgia that's officer eric holler ran about to surprise chianti davis someone called the police on chianti after he went door to door offering to do yard work to earn money to buy a play station. >> the first thing that came out of the young man's mouth is, sir, am i in trouble i said absolutely not. >> reporter: so the officer did this, he got him a play station. >> right away he saw -- saw the play station, rubbed his face like he couldn't believe that it was real gave me a big hug, said, thank you so much. made me feel great >> thank you. >> you're welcome. enjoy it >>> and in florida this is j.d. morales and the man whose life she saved. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: after he went into cardi

after tourism collapse during the cold with pen demik, mayor jose diaz is happy for every sent invested. i'll be able to talk and think it's out of his own info and but of many of lost their jobs and these hard time. these are but uh you can go to port out of me, call it all what i will now through these building projects. some of the been able to get back to the job market is he going to offer? now olive groves are being clear cut to make way for solar plants. some farmers have sees the opportunity to lease or sell their land to the energy companies. nikolai of done has signed over some of his land because water is increasingly scarce and expensive. irrigation no longer pays off. cinoya's one wild with another. nothing grows here. what else wants to wrestle you for kids? so we're trying to get at least something out loud, and it's like a little mini moving forward. more than $200.00 spanish citizens initiatives are sounding the alarm and fighting the solar fields, the lease below neo and others fear that spain will become europe's power supplier . and at the end, because their and thei

i'm jose diaz-balart. thank you for the privilege of your time. good night. football. >> a lot