i'm yasmin vossoughian, a lot happening in the two hours ahead.breaking news that we're following this hour, the death of former new mexico governor and ambassador, bill richardson, who was critical to the release of so many americans held overseas, we'll have more on that coming up in just a minute. the president on the ground in florida right now. during the devastation and the damage left from hurricane idalia. governor ron desantis injecting politics into this visit, saying he won't meet me with the president while he is there. >> what happened with the meeting with desantis? -- >> and at nbc news exclusive, the white house preparing a war room to deal with a biden impeachment inquiry being threatened by the house gop. and a new moves by former president donald trump in the georgia case. i'm not guilty plea and an attempt to distance himself legally from his 18 codefendants. all that, plus, another notable death today. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we've all been singing it all day now. the parent had nation mourning the loss of the legendary jimmy buffett. who tu

our coverage continues with yasmin vossoughian right now. ♪♪ >>> hi, everybody, i'm yasmin vossoughianvice president harris are set to launch the first ever federal office to combat gun violence. we're going to bring you the president's remarks as soon as they get started there. we want to begin here in new york where new jersey senator bob menendez along with his wife and

i'm yasmin vossoughian.heart health lives in the balance. i want to use my personal ballot with pericarditis, to educate others with information that could save lives. i'll be joined by top medical experts and two women who are in this fight with me. hall of fame basketball coach, dawn staley, as well as carole anne devine, a fellow mother. >> as far as my children are concerned i think my nine year old who was six at the time that i got sick. that was more in this new discovery phase of my son learning who's mother really is because from 6 to 9 i wasn't while, i wasn't myself. >> heart health, lives in the balance coming up in just a little bit. up first, we're all over the news of the day, the clock ticking to out wednesday all rain meant in the georgia case that could provide crucial information for donald trump and his 18 codefendants. we're on the ground in florida after the presidents tour of hard-hit areas, a tour that had one notable absence. and on this labor day weekend we're gonna get an update on

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me i am yasmin vossoughian. >> greetings, everyone. you are watching simone.t in georgia to protect fulton county d.a. fani willis. a group of lawyers want a judge to block a law that could make way for republicans to remove duly elected prosecutors. we are talking to jill hague who is leading the charge. plus it is full steam ahead for republican presidential primary contenders. we are digging into some of the outlandish things that the candidates are telling voters. even doubling down on their incendiary rhetoric. will this strategy chip away at trump's expanding lead in the polls? we'll see how that works. and it is time for the doctor to make a house. call covid-19 seems to be on the rise again. should we be masking up? two current covid vaccines work against the latest variant? is this our new normal? answers to all of your covid questions this hour. i am bud -- and i have something to say.

my friend, yasmin vossoughian, continues our coverage right now. right now. hey everybody, good afternoon to you. i am yasmin vossoughian. tragedy in morocco. a massive earthquake has killed more than 1000 people. so that just total may rise even higher as rescue workers dig through the rubble in a desperate search for survivors. >> we are on an intrepid tour. we went to bed, and then we didn't go to bed. the room started shaking. yes, the room started shaking. there was no other way. we were just going back with him for. lawrence everything was moving. pitchers started moving. we just grabbed some clothes and our bags and we raced out. lauren, one of the other people from the tour came running screaming to tell us, intrepid people. all of our group and we came out here. just hung around with the locals. >> president biden on the global stage in india right now for the g20 summit with some big issues on the agenda. also, big developments in the georgia election interference case. a newly released report revealing the former president could've had many more co

our coverage continues with yasmin vossoughian right now. ♪♪ >>> hi, everybody, i'm yasmin vossoughian for katy tur. we are watching the white house right now where president biden and vice president harris are set to launch the first ever federal office to combat gun violence. we're going to bring you the president's remarks as soon as they get started there. we want to begin here in new york where new jersey senator bob menendez along with his wife and three businessmen have been indicted on federal bribery charges. prosecutors say menendez used his influence to enrich his codefendants and the egyptian government, interfered in an investigation against jose uribe, shared sensiti government information and with his wife, accepted a range of bribes, which investigators uncovered at the couples' property. >> some agents with the fbi executed search warrants on the residents and safety deposit box of senator menendez. when they got there, they discovered approximately $500,000 of cash stuffed into envelopes in closets. some was stuffed in the senator's jacket pockets. some of the envelop

our coverage continues with yasmin vossoughian in for katy tur right now. >>> hi, everybody. good to see you. i'm yasmin vossoughian in for my friend, katy tur quote, if we don't get the aid, we will lose the war that is how leader chuck schumer summarized volodymyr zelenskyy's plea for help, as zelenskyy returns to washington as a pivotal moment for his country and for this country as well he is asking for $24 billion in military and humanitarian aid, which would bring the total of u.s. commitment during the 18 months of russia's invasion to more than $137 billion in just a couple of moments, he and president biden are going to meet, and then address the american people from the east room of the white house. but despite zelenskyy's repeated pleas about the stakes for his people and the risks of an emboldened russian president, despite assurances from president biden at the u.n., zelenskyy could leave washington with nothing house speaker mccarthy denying the ukrainian leader's request to make his case to the entire congress with a growing number of republicans saying the pri

i am yasmin vossoughian. we are just a few days away from and arraignment in georgia. maybe. and we could learn much more about what is ahead in the r.i.c.o. case against the former president. and then, there's new reporting from nbc news, indicating labor day may mark the end of president biden's hands off approach, ready to mix it up ahead of a potential 2024 rematch. an

i'm yasmin vossoughian, a lot happening in the two hours ahead.e following this hour, the death of former new mexico governor and ambassador, bill richardson, who was critical to the release of so many americans held overseas, we'll have more on that coming up in just a minute. the president on the ground in florida right now. during the devastation and the damage left from hurricane idalia. governor ron desantis injecting politics into this visit, saying he won't meet me with pr

my friend, yasmin vossoughian, continues our coverage right now. right now.that just total may rise even higher as rescue workers dig through the rubble in a desperate search for survivors. >> we are on an intrepid tour. we went to bed, and then we didn't go to bed. the room started shaking. yes, the room started shaking. there was no other way. we were just going back with him for. lawrence everything was moving. pitchers started moving. we just

i'm yasmin vossoughian. if you are just joining us, welcome.

i'm yasmin vossoughian, if you're just joining us, welcome. if you're sticking with, us we're thankful for that. we've got breaking news out of capitol hill that we just heard from republican representatives reporting a new potential measure to avert a shutdown. even as kevin mccarthy expressed optimism, not all of this gop colleagues agree with. >> i've recommended to the speaker, and our conference, that we work across the aisle, and get a bipartisan deal. >> we are ready to work together. the american people expect us to work together. that window is closing if mccarthy continues to give in. to the extreme, chaos wing of his caucus. >> the house speaker appears unable to -- i'm going to talk to texas congressman greg cesar about that situation in the house. i'm also going to ask him about the border crisis in his home state, as the homeland security's secretary visits the area. plus, signs of hope on two strike fronts. the uaw reports movement from one of the big three automakers, while striking a hollywood writers might be very close to a

and my thanks for ron nobles for being here, and yasmin vossoughian, remember to follow the show on social♪ >>> good day, i'm chris jansing, live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. as the afternoon light in morocco starts to fade, so, too, are hopes of finding more survivors from friday's devastating earthquake. almost exactly three days since that terrifying 6.8 earthquake struck, this is all that's left. homes and buildings that don't even resemble structures anymore. we just learned the death toll has risen yet again.

i'm yasmin vossoughian.f westchester, pennsylvania. as soon as that gets up and going, we'll bring that to you. we also want to talk about

and my thanks for ron nobles for being here, and yasmin vossoughian, remember to follow the show on social media@mitchell reports, "chris jansing reports" starts right now. ♪♪ >>> good day, i'm chris jansing, live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. as the afternoon light in morocco starts to fade, so, too, are hopes of finding more survivors from friday's devastating earthquake. almost exactly three days since that terrifying 6.8 earthquake struck, this is all that's left. homes and buildings that don't even resemble structures anymore. we just learned the death toll has risen yet again. now over 2600 with more than 300,000 impacted across the country. and while some hold out hope of finding loved ones alive amid the devastation, others already know exactly what they have lost. >> translator: i'm alone now, he says. i had a home and a family. now, i have nothing. >> and take a look at these pictures, the one on the left was taken shortly after dannelly cavalcante escaped from prison 12 days ago. the one on is what he looked like now, new look, new clothes and apparently transportation

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we're watching for a press conference happening any moment now for a manhunt for a convicted murderer out of westchester, pennsylvania. as soon as that gets up and going, we'll bring that to you. we also want to talk about what's happening out west. stranded in a mucky, muddy mess, more than 70,000 people at burning man isolated and stuck, told to conserve food and water for the first time in three decades of the festival, after buckets of rain created a sticky situation. is today the day they're finally able to get out? >>> could former president donald trump actually be disqualified? the growing interest in the 14th amendment. >>> candidates are hitting the trail this weekend. their message to voters as the 2024 race heats up. we start this hour, though, with the latest situation on the ground at burning man where more than 70,000 people are stranded after torrential rains turn roads and grounds into muck. nbc's liz kreutz is on the ground for us in blackrock city, nevada. what do y

that wraps it up for me, i'm yasmin vossoughian. we'll be back here tomorrow, we'll see what happens. two pm eastern, symone starts right now. greetings, everyone. you're watching symone. we are monitoring breaking news at this hour. it's been a busy day on capitol hill. with a clock ticking and a government shutdown deadline just hours away. house lawmakers just approved, they just voted, y'all, just approved, 45-day stopgap bill. that would keep the government open, democrats coming to the rescue. congresswoman jasmine crockett is here. she's gonna discuss today's 11th hour scramble to avoid the shutdown. and speaker mccarthy surprise move, something he said he would not do. it's not over though, because keeping the government open is now in the hands of the united states senate. they've got eight hours. we are monitoring these developments. we will bring them to you as they are happening. i'm symone sanders-townsend, i have something to say. a lot, actually. ♪ ♪ ♪ crisis averted. we will see. it's been a whirlwind day on capitol

alex, with just said it, yasmin vossoughian joining on a very busy saturday afternoon, this just breakingn. on all articles of impeachment. he's been suspended from his duties since may. but can now, in fact, return to work. i wanna bring in msnbc priscilla, thompson standing by for us. also following this from the very beginning. priscilla, walk us through what we know. >> yeah, yasmin.

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i'm yasmin vossoughian in for my friend, chris jansing. 21 people, including prominent lawyers, lawmakers, now know just now close they came to potentially facing criminal charges in georgia. we have some new details about the people and the charges that were recommended by the fulton county special grand jury, but were never brought. and what are the chances that these names listed end up as future witnesses in an election interference trial? >>> plus, republicans scrambling to make up ground on the abortion issue, not by changing their policy, but by changing the terminology. by moving away from the phrase pro-life, it has certainly become a part of their political strategy. >>> then hurricane lee, bordering on a category 5 storm 70 miles wide, churning across the atlantic as we speak. is the east coast in the clear or is there still a chance the storm could actually hit the united states? all of that, we're going to get to it. >>> we want to start with this fascinating look inside the fulton county special grand jury deliberations and the extraordinary list of people that were recommen

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me i'm yasmin vossoughian, on the back in the chair tomorrow, two pm eastern.i symone starts right now. s right now. >> greetings everyone. you're watching symone. another week of chaos and dysfunction on capitol hill. speaker mccarthy and house republicans are no closer to averting a government shutdown. deadline is seven days out, but congress only has four working days left. will republicans come together and do their jobs? we are talking to senator, raphael warnock, about why some republicans want to shut it down, and what role the senate can play before time runs out. plus, i sat down with rap star, quavo, when he came to the nation's capital this week. how he turned the trauma of witnessing his own nephew getting shot and killed, into activism against gun violence that plagues communities across the country. and, autoworkers expand their strike to plants in 20 states. a contract talks now with two of the big three automakers. how that is likely to impact you, and high stakes for the u.s. economy. i'm symone sanders-townsend, and i have something to say. w

>> hi everybody, i am yasmin vossoughian, if you are just joining, us welcome. if you are sticking with us, we are certainly grateful for that. there is reaction pulling into the breaking news today. the death of the former new mexico governor who negotiated the release of americans held overseas. the president also said to speak about an hour from now, as he towards the devastation left behind from hurricane adalja. one person who will not be there, getting a federal disaster relief and a live report coming up next. and in one house, republicans are saying they are threatening to shut down the government unless they get to impeach joe biden. >> i have already decided that i will not vote to fund the government unless we have an inquiry on joe biden. i will not fundy government because i will not fund the weaponized part of the government. we won't continue to fund the biden regime's weaponized government, so there should be no funding for jack smith special counsel. >> i will get reaction to that threat from marjorie taylor greene, in just a bit. and former pre

yasmin vossoughian picks up our coverage now. >> >> hi everyone, good to see.

i am yasmin vossoughian. if you're just joining, us welcome.king with us, we are thankful for that. we are following the devastating situation in morocco, the death toll soaring to over 2000 people. a report from the rubble is coming up. a new information just out on the search for that pennsylvania fugitive. police saying this at a news conference just a short time ago. >> i'm not gonna make an excuse to you. i wish it had not happened. unfortunately, there are a lot of circumstances, there are a lot of issues associated with that property. >> and we are just days away from the return of the house from summer recess with chaos on the agenda for the gop, with a potential government shutdown and impeachment threat looming as well. i'm gonna talk to democratic congressman brandon boyle about what's coming up. also, getting under the skin, the growing movement to use the 14th amendment to keep donald trump off the ballot in some states. has the former president downright agitated. >> to say that a section of the 14th amendment's election interfere

i'm yasmin vossoughian. if you are just joining us, welcome. if you are sticking with us, we are thankful for that. speaker mccarthy under pressure, facing a government shutdown in just six days if he cannot pull off what seems to be the impossible and get the house gop to agree on a plan to move forward. >> right now, it is marjorie taylor greene and matt gaetz who are holding sway over the caucus, literally the plan for this week's i understand it with a c r that would include something like 27% budget cuts and doing now finally individual appropriation bills. it was matt gates who came up with this plan. >> and we've seen this play out over and over again. we know exactly how this is going to go if folks continue holding out. anyone, anyone who says that we are going to finish all 12 appropriations bills between now and next saturday is absolutely hallucinating. >> coming up, i will speak to congressman -- about what is happening and whether democrats could be willing to save the house gop from itself if it comes to that and then you've got

i'm yasmin vossoughian. if you just winning, us welcome.u are sticking with us, we are thankful for. that we are following the unfolding tragedy in morocco, where more than 1000 people are dead in then earthquake not far from marrakech. in major utterance to track and for many americans and many others as well. >> parts of town which are historical part is completely destroyed, and the buildings are falling down. however, on the flip side, not all of them. shirts truly, medina is very sound. people are trying to get back to, usual business are opening. people are assessing the bandage. so, it's a very interesting experience. we're not really sure what to do next. we have -- and the damage seems to be limited to specific areas. >> plus, donald trump in iowa right now for an annual right, the iowa versus iowa state football game. but his trip comes amidst this exclusive reporting from msnbc about serious concerns when it comes to his ground game in the crucial state. and it's coming in the wake of new developments in the georgia election inte

that wraps it up for me, i'm yasmin vossoughian. back here tomorrow, we'll see what happens.

alex, with just said it, yasmin vossoughian joining on a very busy saturday afternoon, this just breaking in the last 20 seconds or so. out of texas, we're seeing senators there just finish voting minutes ago, acquitting attorney general ken paxton. on all articles of impeachment. he's been suspended from his duties since may. but can now, in fact, return to work. i wanna bring in msnbc priscilla, thompson standing by for us. also following this from the very beginning. priscilla, walk us through what we know. >> yeah, yasmin. after almost two weeks of testimony and closing arguments with both sides making the best-case possible, today those senators went into the chamber, they voted on each of these 16 articles of impeachment. which included things like bribery, conspiracy, dereliction of duty, and ultimately, the votes are in, and two thirds of the chamber did not feel that he was guilty of those crimes. he has been acquitted of every single one of. them and they were also for additional articles of impeachment that were not being can considered, because of other pending things going on

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we got all eyes on capitol hill.drama, frantic activity, ahead of this midnight deadline. right, ten hours away. to a possible shutdown of the government. and vote expected to start any moment now. in the house. kevin mccarthy put forward what he calls a clean continuing resolution to end a shutdown crisis that he created. hoping democrats will be forced to vote for. it daring far-right members to vote against. it and trying to throw the blame and the problem in the senate slap. >> anybody who has watched what has been going on in the past few days knows that the senate did its job in a bipartisan way. i don't know what he's talking about, i have no idea what he's talking about. >> by the, way as you have these politicians bickering back and forth, millions of people who will be impacted by this potential shutdown, military, border urged, air traffic controllers, all willing to find out if their lives are gonna be upended. yet again. full coverage of this budget cut down to shut down starting right now. want to go ri