priscilla thompson is there for us. priscilla, good evening. >> reporter: yeah, lester, here in orlando, the rain has been coming down like this for the past several hours. you can see here the water already starting to pool near this drain, and this isn't even the worst of it. across the city, businesses have closed including major theme parks like universal and disney, and you may remember during hurricane ian, orlando saw devastating flooding, and milton is expected to be far worse with up to 14 inches of rain, which could lead to catastrophic flash floods. officials in this county say they distributed more than 200,000 sandbags and have also pre-positioned pumps to help get that water out. tonight many residents here telling us they're prepared but still worried. lester. >> all right, priscilla thompson, thanks. >>> we turn now to a political storm over disaster relief and the federal government's response to these hurricanes with vice president harris criticizing former president trump again. here's gabe gutierrez.

priscilla thompson is there for us tonight. priscilla, tell us what you're seeing. >> reporter: lester, here in orlando, the wind is starting to pick up, and already we are seeing water beginning to pool on some of these roads, and officials are saying that now is the time for people to shelter if they are not already before the worst of this storm moves in across the city. we have seen businesses closing early including major theme parks like universal and disney, and as you may remember, during hurricane ian, orlando saw devastating flooding, and milton is expected to be far worse with up to 14 inches of rain in some areas, which is expected to cause catastrophic flash flooding. the city is also bracing for up to 80-mile-per-hour winds here and is currently under a tornado watch. now, county officials say they distributed more than 200,000 sandbags, and they have also been working to lower the levels in bodies of water here, and they're also pre-positioning pumps so that they are able to get that water out. tonight residents h

joining us now live from orlando is nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson. priscilla, good morning. could you give us the very latest as to the conditions there and what the latest is on the ground? >> reporter: yeah, jonathan. so let me tell you a little bit about what we're seeing here. we are still getting some wind. you can see some of these trees blowing, but at this point the storm is more than 30 miles past us, and so we're not getting those super high winds that we saw overnight with daytona beach getting winds of 80 miles -- 81 miles per hour. we're also seeing some water pooling, but, again, it's making its way to the drain. this is nothing like what folks were talking about when we were thinking about those 14 inches of rain that orlando was potentially going to see, but keeping in mind the rain is still coming down, and we don't yet have a sense of what it looks like around the rest of the city. i will tell you a big issue here and really across the state of florida is the lack of power. i'm going to walk you down to this street here, and you can

. >> nbc priscilla thompson is in houston for us. cilla a lot of legal back and forth to halt the execution. can you break down what happened and what do we know about the holes in this case? >> reporter: yeah, ana. that execution was halted only about an hour and a half before it was set to get underway, and it led to a ton of legal back and forth into the night. to understand, you have to go back to the day before this execution happened. when the texas house committee -- a texas house committee subpoenaed robert roberson to testify before them. on the day of this execution, yesterday, they appealed to a judge and they said, you cannot allow this execution to go forward. we have the power to subpoena. he is under a subpoena. he cannot be executed. and a lower court judge agreed and issued a temporary restraining order. but then the texas attorney general appealed. the court of appeals sided with him. and ultimately late last night, this made it all the way up to the texas supreme court who ruled that that temporary restraining order

priscilla thompson is there. priscilla, what challenges are crews facing now in this search effort? >> reporter: lester, the challenge here is massive debris piles like this one as the search for the missing intensifies. tonight, the flood waters in tennessee have receded. but the pain is still flowing for some families. >> they are just desperate to find out where she is, where -- if she's been found. they just want news. >> reporter: rosa andrade and monica hernandez corona are among the 150 people still unaccounted for in tennessee, officials say, after three agonizing days. authorities say more than 100 responders are scouring debris as today efforts shifted from rescues to recovery. they confirm only three storm-related deaths in the state so far. >> they used everything they had to save life that day. some were saved. we're still searching for some. we all have hopes that we will find some more alive. >> reporter: relatives say rosa and monica were working at impact plastics factory when the water began to rise and that they got into the back of a semi truck trying to escape.

priscilla thompson is there for us tonight. priscilla, tell us what you're seeing. >> reporter: lester, here in orlando, the wind is starting to pick up, and already we are seeing water beginning to pool on some of these roads, and officials are saying that now is the time for people to shelter if they are not already before the worst of this storm moves in across the city. we have seen businesses closing early including major theme parks like universal and disney, and as you may remember, during hurricane ian, orlando saw devastating flooding, and milton is expected to be far worse with up to 14 inches of rain in some areas, which is expected to cause catastrophic flash flooding. the city is also bracing for up to 80-mile-per-hour winds here and is currently under a tornado watch. now, county officials say they distributed more than 200,000 sandbags, and they have also been working to lower the levels in bodies of water here, and they're also pre-positioning pumps so that they are able to get that water out. tonight residents h

here is priscilla thompson. >> reporter: angel mitchell was at her mother's bedside at this hospitalg began friday. >> water was just rushing in and power out. >> reporter: as the water rose, she says her 83-year-old mother was placed in a boat, tethered to the hospital. what was going through your head? >> just that my mom is going the die. my mom is going to get swept away. >> reporter: more than 60 patients were evacuated by helicopter, the hospital says. all making it out alive. >> the nurses, the staff there, they -- they made sure we all got out. >> reporter: amid so much desperation, stories of survival, heroism, and hope. in ash county, north carolina, onlookers watched in horror as this home was swept away with a woman still inside. armed with a life jacket and a rope, eddie hunnell jumped in. >> i just couldn't watch her die. >> reporter: pilots from around the country coming together to bring in critical supplies and get people out. >> we've had people from texas to maine, all the way across the east coast just show up. >> reporter: ordinary people joining forces to suppor

joining us now, nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson, david henderson, former prosecutor. hat else do we know about this mixed verdict? >> that verdict came after 19 days of trial, where this jury heard from 28 witnesses. they spent more than six hours deliberating and ultimately this is what they came back with, finding all three of those former officers guilty of witness tampering for some of the behavior that happened after this brutal incident, where they gave misleading statements to their supervisors, to paramedics and that kind of thing. but notably only one of those former officers, demetrius haley, was found guilty of engaging in any sort of conduct that led to bodily injury. and that was a lesser charge. that was not the initial charge that prosecutors were going after, but notably, this jury did not find that those other two officers engaged in that behavior, only finding them guilty on the witness tampering. but nonetheless, the family walked out of the courtroom yesterday saying this was a victory. i want to play a little bit of what his mother had to say. >> a

if it weren't for them, we would not have made it. >> reporter: priscilla thompson, nbc news, johnson city, tennessee. >> there are always heroes among us. that does it for us today. thank you for being here. >> thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," as israel vows retaliation against iran, the middle east braces for the next wave of violence. world leaders monitor developments and prepare for the fallout. we will have a live report from israel in moments. >>> with the election a little more than a month away, the race for white house heats up after what is likely the final debate. the running mates face off over what happened in the last election. >> he is still saying he didn't lose the election. did he lose the 2020 election? >> tim, i'm focused on the future. did kamala harris sensor americans from speaking their mind in the wake of the 2020 covid situation? >> that's a damning non-answer. >>> president biden arrives in the carolinas this afternoon to survey the historic damage from h

nbc's priscilla thompson is in orlando for us. what's the latest from there, priscilla? >> reporter: yeah, chris, well, this is one of the few businesses that is planning to remain open. as you can see, a lot of cars here right now filling up on gas. there are lots of folks inside, grabbing water, grabbing whatever snacks and nonperishables they can get their hands on as folks prepare to hunker down. we spoke to two women filling up. terry's home was destroyed during hurricane helene and st. petersburg. they just got into orlando last night after several days of working to gather what she could from her home, and right now, everything she has is in a ten by ten storage facility on the first floor in st. petersburg. and she was literally clutching a rosary as i talked to her. she said she has been praying nonstop that this storm will not be as bad as expected and they can begin to put their lives back together. i want to play a little bit of our conversation. >> we slept last night like for the first time. we drove at 4:30 yesterday from st. pete, and we got here at 6:30,

nbc's priscilla thompson joins us from austin, texas, with more.: ana, right mao it is an ob question of how exactly that testimony is going to take place, but the texas department of criminal justice now saying that they will -- to bring a death row inmate to the texas state capital, that there's nowhere to hold them, and now you have his attorney's responding saying that because of his autism and because he's not familiar with remotely appearing before a body like this that this is going to do a disservice to him. in fact, selling us this morning robber son will testify if he is brought before the committee in person as the subpoena required. unclear exactly how this standoff will end, but what lawmakers are hoping is that roberson will have an opportunity to share his story, his experience with the criminal justice system, some of which he shared with our lester holt. take a listen. >> i'm not ready because i don't think i should be executed when i'm innocent. i lost her but then i was accused of her death, you know. >> reporter: important to no

priscilla thompson is reporting from austin. what's happening there today?rter: yeah, so right now, that committee room is completely full, i'm told by my producer, who is inside, and they are waiting for things to get underway here. the big news that we're learning is that robert robertson is no longer expected to testify today. as you recall, last week, his execution was halted, so that he could appear before this committee in person, to give testimony. but over the weekend, the texas attorney general actually filed a motion with the texas supreme court, asking them to reconsider that temporary restraining order. and also the texas department of criminal justice saying that they are not able to accommodate him appearing in person, because of safety concerns about bringing a death row inmate to the capitol, where there's no holding area, but that they would allow him to appear virtually. robertson's attorneys says because of his autism and because of his unfamiliarity with platforms like zoom, that would allow him to appear virtually, they did not think tha

. >> reporter: priscilla thompson, erwin, tennessee. >>> president biden is set to tour the devastation in north carolina tomorrow, assessing the damage aerially as to not disrupt the emergency response on the ground. >> the trip coming after former president trump toured georgia on monday, calling on mr. biden and presidential nominee kamala harris for their absence. the vice president did, however, visit fema in washington, d.c. monday, pledging the administration would provide the resources needed to those affected. harris also spoke to the governors of georgia and north carolina, promising to be there to survey the damage as soon as possible. >>> tonight, all eyes will be on the vice presidential candidates as they square off in new york city. and this could very well be the last time the american public sees a debate before the 2024 election. nbc's alice barr is in d.c. with the preview. hi, alice, good morning. >> reporter: minnesota governor tim walz and ohio senator jd vance will go head to head for 90 minutes at the cbs broadcast center in new york tonight starting at 9:00 east

>> priscilla thompson, keep us posted. thank you. >>> that does it for us this hour. i'm back at 1:00 p.m. eastern today, in for chris jansing. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. ♪♪ >>> good morning, 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. hamas issued a defiant message in a statement following the death of its leader, yahya sinwar, architect of the october 7th attacks. it seems that sbroel believes that killing our leaders means the end of our movement and the struggling of the palestinian people. this drone video shows the moment just before israel says sinwar was killed. that's allegedly him on that couch right there. nbc has not independently confirmed that this is in fact sinwar. earlier today, president biden addressed sinwar's death while in berlin. >> the death of the leader of hamas represents a moment of justice in the blood of americans and israelis, palestinians, germans, and so many others on his hands. i told the prime minister of israel yesterday, let's also make this moment an opportunity to seek a path to peace, a b

joining us from irwin, tennessee, priscilla thompson.nter day four of recovery here, there are 100 responders out searching through rubble trying to find any signs of life that they can as they say the mission here is shifting from rescue to recovery, and the mission is intensifying to find those who are missing. the floodwaters in tennessee have receded. but the pain is still flowing for some families. >> they are desperate to find out where she is, where she has been found. they just want news. >> reporter: rosa and monica are among the 150 people still unaccounted for in tennessee. authorities say more than 100 responders are scouring debris as efforts shifted from rescues to recovery. they confirm only three storm-related deaths in the state so far. >> used everything they had to save life that day. some were saved. we are still searching for some. we all have hopes we will find some more alive. >> reporter: relatives say rosa and monica were working at impact plastics factory when the water began to rise and they got into the back o

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joining us now is priscilla thompson, we know this case has drawn a lot of attention, why does roberson innocent still and do they have any options to delay this execution. >> reporter: roberson said he's innocent and his attorneys say that the child medical history was not considered in all of this and it may have been illness and not abuse that ultimately caused her death. as you noted we're hours away from this execution, the board yesterday denied recommendation of clemency the governor doesn't have the authority to grant a pardon what the governor could grant a 30-day reprieve which roberson's attorneys have asked for, give them time to present this evidence of his daughter's medical history. there are also two other things that ear watching, one, yesterday in the texas legislatiure they began reviewig this case, that requires a review of cases that are based on junk science given what has happened around the issue of shaken baby syndrome and the changes around the medical consensus around that over the past several decades and they have subpoenaed roberson as part of their case, t

nbc's priscilla thompson joins us from fort pierce on florida's east coast. thank for joining us.n you tell us? >> kelly, i'll give you a look at what we're seeing in the neighborhoods where the tornadoes tore through. you have huge uprooted trees just like this one. folks have been out all morning through the neighborhood trying to cut down some of these trees and assess the damage, but this is what it looks like up and down this block right now. you have blue tarps on a lot of these cars because the windows are busted out, and so you can just see the deaf station that happened here. one person here described it as he walked out of his door and it was like the entire neighborhood had been annihilated, but i will tell you that in the neighborhood just next to this one it is even worse. that is where governor desantis has confirmed that a number of those deaths occurred, the deaths from tornadoes now up to five and we were able to get a drone up in that neighborhood to look at some of the destruction there. we are not showing that material because it does appear that there are sear

. >> nbc's priscilla thompson has more. >> reporter: angel was at her mother's bedside in irwin, tennesseewas rushing in. power out. >> reporter: she says her 83-year-old mother was placed in

priscilla thompson joins us now. first off, walk us there this verdict. >> yeah. these three men were found guilty of the most egregious counts which include excessive force and deliberate indifference. we saw all three of these officers found guilty of witness tampering for the lies that were told after this beating, that they told to their supervisors and others as they worked to get their stories straight. there was one ex-officer here, demetrius haley, who the jury did find had committed conduct that led to bodily injury, but not death, just bodily injury of tyre nichols. that is a lesser charge than what the prosecution had hoped for. we saw the family coming out of court yesterday hailing this a victory saying all three men were found guilty of something and all three of them will be going to jail. they were taken into custody by the u.s. marshals just after that verdict was announced. there will be a meeting next week to determine if they will remain in jail or if they will be released until their sentencing in january. the family and spokespeople for the f

priscilla thompson in orlando for us.t bill karins for a look at what this storm did and where it is now. hey, bill. >> good morning, willie. the sun is coming up, and we're about to find out when the helicopters get up there how bad the storm surge was. that's the variable we don't know. we had 80 to 100-mile-per-hour winds along the corridor, which is why we have 3 million without power. trees down, we'll see cars, homes, everything like that. ton of rain. the water rescues. 18 inches of rain fell in st. petersburg. one in a thousand year event. we don't know how extreme the storm surge was just south of sarasota toward the landfall. you see pictures like this in st. petersburg. not sure why the roof didn't survive with 100 mile an hour winds. you'd think it would have been designed better than that. in the atlantic, it is less in daytona beach, new smyrna, heading to the space coast. this will last another hour or two with additional power outages, then it'll be gone. closer look at the radar shows i-4 is starting to d

priscilla alvarez. thanks to you both. i want to bring in our political experts right now and i'll start with alex thompson of axios. alex, you just heard kristen's report. let me play some of the rather offensive remarks that trump has been making over the past 24 hours or so. listen to this we can't stand you or your vice president the worst arnold palmer was all man, he took showers with the other pros they came out of there. >> they said, oh my god, when you look at shifty schiff and some of the others yeah, they are to me the enemy from within, i think nancy pelosi is an enemy from within. your boy leaves high school, comes back. a girl. >> i have no cognitive she may have a cognitive problem, but that there's no cognitive problem so alice go millions of americans are already voting, voting early, right? >> now. this truck really believe this kind of stuff is going to work? >> i ever want him shocked that donald trump would make crass statements right before an election. it doesn't sound like him at all. >> but i think the thing is with trump for a lot of his supporters, these remarks are a feature, not a bug.

priscilla alvarez in washington. thank you so much for that reporting. and joining us now, politics reporter for notice, jasmine wright and cnn political analyst and national reporter for axios. alex thompsonod to see both of you. thanks for being here. >> thank you. yeah. >> well, we've got new polling out. i feel like now we've entered the stage where we have new polling a lot and everyone wants to kind of analyze every side of it, but we do have new polling from the new york times and siena college showing shockingly and extremely tight race in pennsylvania. and also arizona, where it's a little bit more wider of a margin. harris slightly ahead within the margin of error in pennsylvania, trump continuing to hold that advantage in arizona alex, let's start first with you. what does this new data point tell you about the difficulties, the challenges that each campaign is facing in getting a clear advantage in these final weeks is it even possible for him? anyone to get a clear advantage in this campaign i'd say buckle in because we are in for quite a polar pollercoaster to use a very corny phrase over the next few weeks. >> the fact is there's going to be, as you said, more pulling every