Meet the Press NOW — October 27

Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as a category 5 storm. President Trump is in Japan where he met the country’s newly elected prime minister and touted the use of the U.S. military to achieve his top priorities. NBC News International Correspondent Matt Bradley reports live from Tel Aviv, Israel as Prime Minister Netanyahu orders strikes on Gaza. NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki analyzes the latest poll in the New York City mayoral race.

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Chef Marcus Samuelsson sits down with Kristen Welker for a “Meet the Moment” conversation about the role restaurant workers play in American life and how immigration raids are threatening the people who “are adding to the American experience.”

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighs in on rising trade tensions as President Trump prepares for high-stakes talks with China. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) reacts to the tearing down of the White House’s East Wing to make room for President Trump’s new ballroom. Ashley Etienne, Susan Glasser, Marc Short and Andrew Ross Sorkin join the roundtable. Chef Marcus Samuelsson sits down with Kristen Welker for a “Meet the Moment” conversation.

President Trump abruptly calls off trade negotiations with Canada. Defense Secretary Hegseth announces the Pentagon will ramp up its military presence around Venezuela as tension escalate. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) joins Meet the Press NOW as she waits to be sworn more than a month after winning the special election.