Coming Up On “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” 9/7/14: Exclusive with Pres. Obama; Mayors Finding Solutions; Political Panel; New Polls

* * * This Sunday’s “Meet the Press” will stream live on NBCNews.com at 9:00am ET * * *

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EXCLUSIVE: In his debut as the moderator of “Meet the Press,” Chuck Todd sits down for an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with President Barack Obama to discuss the threat of ISIS, US relations with Russia and Ukraine, the Ebola outbreak, the upcoming midterm elections, and other news of the day.

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WHO NEEDS WASHINGTON? Cities around the country are enacting significant and meaningful change while the so-called do-nothing Congress lives up to its name.  Chuck will ask three city mayors what they’re doing right and what Washington needs to learn.

Mayor Marilyn Strickland
Tacoma, Washington

Mayor Bill Peduto
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Mayor Mick Cornett
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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POLITICAL PANELS: Reaction to Chuck’s interview with President Obama, what’s ahead when Congress comes back this week, the latest political drama from key Senate races — including a political earthquake in Kansas, plus reporting and insight from our panelists.

Joe Scarborough
NBC News Senior Political Analyst & Host of MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’

Nia-Malika Henderson
National Political Reporter, The Washington Post

Amy Walter
National Editor, The Cook Political Report

John Stanton
Washington Bureau Chief, BuzzFeed

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ALSO SUNDAY: Brand new NBC News polls reveal the latest data in three of the most important 2014 Senate battlegrounds: Arkansas, Colorado and Kentucky.

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