senate race as well. the middle of the country. the republicans think they have it wrapped up. we'll tell the story next week on the ed show. politics nation with reverendal sharpton starts now. >> we're following big developments on ebola in america including the death of the first patient diagnosed on u.s. soil, thomas eric duncan. and late this afternoon, the head of the cdc announcing new screening procedures at airports for people arriving from west africa. we're going to get to all of it. but we start with tonight's lead. his starring proposal on policing in america today. a major announcement from attorney general eric holder on police tactics in the united states. the announcement coming at an event in arkansas with former president bill clinton.

lessons to be learned from ferguson. today after the fatal shooting of michael brown, after the chokehold death of eric garner, after the highway beating of marlene, after the shooting of john crawford iii in walmart, it is time for a change. today attorney general holder called for a sweeping review of police tactics on a scale not seen since president lyndon johnson's commission on law enforcement nearly half a century ago. >> the events in ferguson reminded us that we cannot and we must not allow tensions which our present in so many neighborhoods across america. when i travel to ferguson in the days after that incident, my pledge to the people of that community was that our nation's department of justice would remain challenges that they

face. long after the national headlines had faded. >> the attorney general showing these issues have not faded from his view. former president clinton took the stage and said the events in ferguson affect everybody. no matter our race, religion, or political affiliation. >> the thing that struck me reading these heart stories day after day after day after day about ferguson, right down to the day where the white residents were interviewed and they were just stunned by this. they had no idea there was this alienation. we cannot afford not to know our neighbors. it doesn't matter if they don't vote the way we do, it doesn't matter if they don't look the way we. do we cannot afford not to listen to and know our neighbors. >> the shooting of michael brown shined the light on the

relationships between police and the communities they're sworn to protect. why would an officer smash in a window during a traffic stop? or tackle a man to the ground for selling loose cigarettes? today the attorney general said this country will do all it can to get answers. joining me now, thank you for your time tonight. >> thanks. >> liz, what does it may not for the community of ferguson to see the attorney general and the former president address police tactics in this way? >> it's the same thing as what happened when attorney general holder came to ferguson. the same thing that happened when president obama talked specifically about michael brown. it is a powerful statement and a commentary that this issue is being taken seriously.

when the attorney general decides to do what he is manning on doing on the scale of what president johnson did, what he is effectively doing is putting the pause button to it. putting the pause button to all the thing happening now and telling us where we are going to go and where we must go. it is a powerful, powerful thing. >> when you see the former president talking about police tactics, is that a sign of the impact made by the events in ferguson? and staten island and l.a.? >> certainly. and you showed the litany of people we've been talking about just since the summer who have had run-ins with the police or killed by the police. the one person you left off that list is lavar jones, the young man in south carolina last month who was asked by a police officer to show me your license. all did he was turn to get into his car to get the license and he was shot by the police officer. >> or the one just now in

indiana. >> right. correct. so i think it is significant that president clinton is talking about this. one, they were there together to celebrate the, i believe it is the 20th anniversary of the cops program. one of president clinton's signature achievements. but also, to basically tell the country, look, we see what is happening. that's the other thing here. we know about all of these situations because there's video. where we can see with our own lines what's happening. and it is not just african americans and people of color. it is everyone who is upset by what's happening. and one other thing, president clinton said, we cannot afford to not know our neighbors. and i would sort of add to that, a core larry that the police cannot afford not to know their communities. not to know the communities that they are sworn to serve and protect. and if they were to get out of their cars and walk the beats and knock on the doors and say, hey, i'm here. what are your issues? what do you need and get to know

the people they're policing, that would be true community policing. and i think we would see less of these situations. >> that is certainly part of the national conversation. when you see attorney general holder talking about his own experience. i mean, this was to me compelling. he talked about his own experience as a judge on the d.c. superior court back in the 90s. listen to this. >> i spent roughly five years watching as lines of defendants, more often than not, young men of color, stream through my courtroom. i had seen with my own eyes that mistrust between residents and law enforcement was in some areas, both corrosive and widespread. >> that's the perspective he brings to this conversation. that i think is different. >> it is absolutely different. and as you said, it is just extraordinarily compelling.

it is like when he also came to ferguson and he talk about as an african-american man, he knew what it was like to be pulled over and identified solely because of the color of your skin. no other attorney general has ever acknowledged that. no other president has ever acknowledged that. this is a very powerful and compelling statement that he is that connect people to this issue in a way that no one has been able to do beforehand. >> i've been out front calling for this stuff and calling for this to continue, jonathan. and i want to see people in the communities, in ferguson, in staten island, people underground, in the civil rights community included in these conversations. it can't be just police chiefs and mayors talking to each other. you can't have a patient with the surgeon left out of the surgery room. >> the reference about what it residents in ferguson being

surprised by the racial divide was a story in the "washington post" today by robert samuels. and one of the nuggets of information that is in there is that since the shooting of michael ferguson -- i'm sorry, michael brown, there have been town hall meetings in ferguson. no press allowed to provide a secure place for people to air their concerns and feelings and talk about these things. that's what is needed. they're community people, black and white coming together to talk about these issues that are now confronting their communities. >> and they must be involved in this commission. jonathan, when you referred to what the president, the former president said, i think it was interesting that he brought that up. and the question is, will this be an issue in the next presidential election? if i have something to say about it, it will be. is that a signal that the former president clinton is saying? that he acknowledges that this must be an issue in the next election? >> certainly, it will be an

issue in the next election. and you just called it. if you're going to make it an issue in the next election, it will be an issue in the next election. but seriously, reverend al, we've been through a summer where we've seen things that have shocked the national consciousness. that wednesday night in august when we watched tear gas being used on american citizens exercising their constitutional right to civil disobedience. members of the media being arrested and tear gassed. equipment being taken down. we've seen a lot of things that won't go away after one year. we see a lot of people are out there on a daily base it's. certainly people i know. but we've seen in the 60 days since the shooting, some movement. congressional hearings on the need to demilitarize police. white house publicly throwing a

supporting body cameras on officers. now call from the attorney general. but we're not seeing anything on the ground in ferguson in terms of the case. >> no, we're not. there's no movement on the case. in fact, i think that people are even more entrenched. if i can go to the point about the clintons being involved in this issue, i think it remains to be seen given that hillary clinton took a long time. and it was almost forced to make a comment about what was going on in ferguson. and her comment was around the line of demilitarizing the police. so we still don't have, i don't believe we have everybody on board and ready to talk about this and to embrace this. as a result of that hesitancy, we have on the ground in ferguson, people still saying that there is no movement. there is no action. in fact, people are sticking to their guns about, we are not going to talk about this case. we're going to charge you $2,000

for the information that the city of ferguson is requiring agencies to do that. so the ground is pretty consistent. >> the fight goes on. you're right. some are just sticking their toe in the water. not really committing themselves. you know what i say as an old activist. if they won't get in the bathtub, i'll just turn on the shower. but they're going to get wet. >> turn on the shower. >> jonathan capehart, thank you for your time. ahead, news out of dallas. the ebola patient there died this morning. a sad story and a national "health alert." airports begin screening and fear is growing. we go live to texas. and do you know this jihadist? the fbi is asking for help in identifying him. and they think he might be from north america. and a terminally ill woman picks her day to die. it is a courageous decision.

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our social media community has been talking about the death of thomas duncan this morning. the first u.s. patient with ebola. joyce said rest in peace, mr. duncan, and could not dole enlss to his family and friends. denise wrote, so very sad. peace to all of those who love and will miss him.

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ago. traveling from liberia where he is believed to have contracted ebola from a neighbor. moments ago, cdc director thomas freeden outlined new screening procedures for people arriving in the u.s. from west africa. >> we're stepping up protection for people coming into this country and for americans. what we're doing is putting in additional protection. we've been very clear that as long as ebola continues to spread in africa, we can't make the risk zero here. we wish we could. >> we're stepping up protections. but the risk is real. today health officials are monitoring 48 people who had contact with duncan for signs of the disease. 10 are considered high risk. four of those people lived in the apartment where duncan was staying. and six are health care workers. so far, officials say none of

them have developed symptoms of ebola. but a dallas sheriff's deputy who claims he was in eric duncan's apartment was transported to a hospital today. he is being evaluated for signs of ebola, even though director frieden said he did not have definite contact with duncan or definite signs of the disease. joining me now, dr. yasmin, public health professor at u.t. dallas and staff writer for the dallas morning news. doctor, thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> give me your reaction. what are your concerns about this new patient? >> first, let me say it is a sad day in dallas. we're mourning the loss of this patient. in materials of the sheriff's deputy, we've been will by officials he is actually very

low risk and they're taking these precautions out. an abundance of caution. he did not have direct contact with the patient and he did not come in contact with any bodily fluids. he did feel unwell but they are telling us they are doing this out of an abundance of caution just in case. >> you are an expert at tracing. what are officials doing to monitor the ten high risk people in contact with him? >> i've been speaking to find out what they're doing. what they do is every morning they make a phone call to all 48 people who are potentially at risk of ebola. they find out from them how they're feeling. they check their temperature. later in the day they make an i home visit themselves and they take their temperature again and check on them again to make sure they don't have any signs. so facts and circumstances reverend, all 48 people are healthy. they're not showing any signs at all of ebola. >> so they're not only tracing or the ten at hey risk but all

48 they call in the morning and then do an in-person visit later in the day. >> that's correct. they're on all 48 people. >> that's a good sign. new screenings at airports. how effective would those be? >> for the idea here is that people leaving liberia or sierra leone already have a screening when they leave the airport. what he proposed is that five airports in the u.s. where people are originating from those countries would have their temperature checked with a thermometer that does not touch the skin. and also be asked additional questions. what doctor frieden said during the press conference was that will mean about 150 additional people will be screened in america every day. and really, reverend, even if that captures one or two potential ebola patients, it could make the screening process really worthwhile. >> what do you know about this new patient, dr. yasmin, if anything. give us an idea about the new

patient. >> so in terms of the patient here in dallas, that's just a potential case that they are monitoring very closely because he is considered low risk. the sheriff's deputy went into the home where thomas eric duncan stayed. and he did not have any contact with thomas eric duncan. did not even have any contact with any infected bodily fluids. he just went in, spoke to the family and left. so they're acting out of an abundance of caution. he is feeling unwell today but the chances of ebola are very low. >> all right, thank you for that information. as well as your time tonight. >> thank you. turning now to a developing story on this isis jihadist, the fbi asking for public health, for the public's help in identifying the man in this propaganda video. the fbi made the unusual move of posting a clip of the video on their website. the agency believes the man is

speaking is either american or canadian. and officials hope someone recognizes either his face or his voice. >> we're here in the 17th division military base just outside the city of raqqah and we're here with the soldiers. you can see them digging their own graves in the very place where they were stationed. >> joining me now, nbc news terrorism analyst evan coleman. thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> what is the fbi hoping to do by asking for the public's help here? >> this is the same approach the fbi has seen has been very successful in terms of stopping actual terrorist cells here. the most effective way, arguably the most effective is having people who have intimate knowledge of this. friends and family who see things before the bureau does, report this to authorities. if you see something, say something. people have march mannerisms. particular styles of speech. even if they employ a voice

modulator, even if they try to alter the voice, if you know someone well enough, seeing just their eyes, if you know them well enough, that might be enough for to you identify someone even if the fbi can't. that's what they're trying to do here. >> how do you think, let me ask you. what kouth the fbi knows about this man. >> not very much. we think he might be canadian or american based on what his action sent is. based on his mannerisms. he doesn't look like he's from the u.k. >> but you really can't see that much of the man in the video. so will people really be able to recognize him? >> well, can the bureau recognize him? probably not. the only people who might recognize him would be someone who have enough, has enough intimate knowledge of this person. who has spent enough time with this person that even despite the voice modulation, despite the mask, if this was your mother or brother or stepson,

you might still recognize this person. and unfortunately, that also gives you an indication of how much importance the fbi puts on finding this person and it is a little disturbing that the fbi at this point is so urgent upon finding that that they're it public. they need to find out. >> they think the accent is north american. they determine more specifically where he's from? >> no. the voice has been altered here. and let's be very clear that there have been kaenlds as well as americans that have been featured in these videos. canadians identified by name so it is clear they are canadians. whether or not this person is canadian or american ultimately makes very little difference. someone with a canadian passport can easily pass into this country with almost no check. unfortunately, canadian, american, they're an equal threat here to this country. >> a lot of concern about isis. we'll be following this. thank you for your time. coming up, it was political

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it was fight night in america. north carolina, george, colorado and virginia. just a month away from the mid-term elections and the fireworks were on full display. where a ruckus broke out when democrat michelle nunn challenged david purdue on his pride for outsourcing jobs on his career. >> he would be the only senator that from his own words has built a career around outsourcing american jobs that is not the experience we need in washington. >> this is another attempt by my desperate opposition to use one line out of 186 page document -- out of a 186-page document to define a career. >> just this week he said he was

proud of his outsourcing ready. kind of fun watching him tap dance around the issues. and he wasn't the only one dancing last night. why? pause it is very close. and they're running scared. from their own positions. joining me now are susan milligan and jones walsh. she is writing about the gop candidates running scared in the weeks leading up to the election. thank you both for being here tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> joan, they're dancing around the issues. how can democrats attack this strategy? >> i think michelle nunn is doing a really good job. she's made clear that david purdue who has been running on his business record, on the fact that he is not a politician, he has gotten a lot of mileage out of that. but he has a mitt romney problem. he is somebody who has bragged about his outsourcing in the past. >> he said he's proud of it. >> he's proud of it.

"the new york times" just revealed more from that bankruptcy proceeding. where he is, his former company is saying he is a money grabber. as the company is going down, he's trying to make sure, he's trying to make sure they're covering his tax payments and giving them bonus he was entitled to. so this guy, i really admire the nunn campaign for not shying away from this because it is quite relevant. we have a jobs crisis and we don't want the same republican pro business anti-worker approach to solving it. not in georgia or anywhere else. >> the georgia election is too close to call, susan. but as "the new york times" reports it might help democrats win. quote. no other applausebly competitive state has seen a more favorable shift for democrats in racial composition of eligible voters over the last decade. the pace of demographic change

might even be fast enough to outpace the polls. recent polls are most likely underestimating the share of voters who are black, along with ms. nunn's share of the vote. this race and many others on issues of families. if there is a larger black electorate, that's good news for democrats. don't you think? >> absolutely. first of all, georgia is a very interesting state. it is on track to become the next north carolina, which is on track to become the next virginia in terms of presidential campaigns. i don't know how quickly that will happen. but a great majority of the news residents in georgia over the last couple decades are from outside the south. not just outside georgia. the racial composition. even other demographics. you bring up an interesting point because you see the democrats tying president obama who is unpopular in these states which could be a drag on them. the president may have left them this great legacy in the turnout

operati operation. and i think -- >> that's a very good point. >> another group, joan, that could decide these tight races is single women. a new poll shows democrats are winning big in key states with unmarried women. in north carolina, kay hagen leads tom among unmarried women by 34 points. in iowa. democratic candidate bruce riley has a 42-point edge with single women. just in that area. in colorado, democrat mark udell has a 33-point lead with single women over kory, and georgia, of course, michelle nunn leads david purdue by 34 points with unmarried women. all over the country, tate races

overwhelmingly, tight races are over whelmingly going with the single women. >> they tend not to vote as much as married women do. on the flip side you see a the love republicans trying to run away from their own stands like in colorado, kory gardner and tom tillis saying they now favor over the counter contra september ception. it is kind of complicated. you do need to go to a doctor. there are 24 or more different tapes of pills. this won't solve access. it won't solve price. some of it is very expensive. they support hobby lobby and they oppose the contraception mandate in the affordable care act. but they're trying to make it look like they're pro contraception. kory bragged that he goes and picks up his wife's prescription for her. >> when you said that, it

brought back to mind an exchange in last night's georgia debate. where we heard people trying to win the women vote. and listen to this exchange between, north carolina is a bad example. let's show this exchange last night with tom and senator kay. >> men and women, my mother who worked hard and helped us actually make ends meet. my wife, my daughter and a number of other people have worked, women, deserve the same pay as men. let's enforce the laws on the books. versus some of the campaign gimmicks that will put more regulations on businesses and playing it even more difficult. >> i think you need to read reports. women in north carolina earn 82 cents on the dollar. i didn't raise my two daughters to think they were worth 82

cents on the dollar. >> that was a bad example in georgia. that's why i thought about it. he is saying he wants equal pay but he won't change the law. will voters be able to see through this? >> i think that is an issue, marchly for single women. we can hear men tell us it is because women want more flexibility. that's simply not the case. most of the women i know are also paid less on average than the men where they work. i think what is interesting here, is that for decades, the democrats are the ones on the defensive in these so-called cultural wars. now the shoe is on the other foot. in part because the argument over reproductive rights has shifted. almost every woman at some point will use birth control and i think it is a more powerful issue than pay equity. >> we'll have to leave it there. thank you both for your time.

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we're back now with conversation nation. joining me, abby huntsman, chris witherspoon and trial attorney carmen st. george. thank you for being here tonight. >> thank you. >> we start with a heart but courageous story out of oregon. at the age of 29, brittney maynard learned she had an aggressive brain cancer and only had six months to live. rather than have her family watch her dying in pain, she moved from her home state of california to oregon to take advantage of the state's death with dignity law. >> i will die upstairs in my bedroom that i share with my husband. with my mother and my husband by my side and pass peacefully with some music that i like in the

back ground. i can't even tell you the am of relief that it provides me to know that i don't have to die the way that it has been scribbled to me that my brain tumor would take me on its own. >> only five states in america currently allow terminally ill patients to end their lives. carmen is courageous. but is america ready for a law that allows you to enyour own life? >> i think they should be. this is america. this is the country that we are free to live by whichever means we are. i do cancer kashs for a living. those cases that i have are constantly taking chemotherapy. they're essentially ending your life and i believe we should be at a place where somebody can make this choice for themselves. you're talking about a woman who has the support of her husband who doesn't have children yet. and has the support of her family. in order to do this.

and i think it should be fair for her to move to a state to accomplish that. >> i think a right to refuse treatment is one thing. but a right to actually kill yourself in your home, that's quote/unquote what she's basically doing. she has to go a drugstore to get this prescription. she's had it in her home for a few weeks. that to me is the most shocking part. someone who is not a physician has pills in their possession that could kill someone. whether it is themselves or someone in their home. >> you know, everyone that has read this story today sympathizes with her and they hear her speak and tell her story. and you think how can you not let her do that? begin her specific case? her family supports her. it makes you think more broadly about this. i'm not sure i'm comfortable with medical professionals being in charge of helping people essentially commit suicide. because her case is very specific. but all cases are different. and all cases are quite different. they're complicated.

i've been through something similar with my family. it is a very personal decision. it ultimately comes down to the family and that person. it is so tough. let's change gears to our next topic. should federal law enforcement be allowed to use your name, your personal information and your family photos to create a facebook page to catch criminals? that's what happened to sondra prince who was arrested on allegations that she was part of a drug ring while she was awaiting trial, a drug enforcement agent set up an account in her name. the agents posted pictures from her cell phone and communicated with at least one wanted fugitive. all without her knowledge. she is now stoog d.e.a. for violating her constitutional rights. what do you think? is this even legal? >> i think this story is crazy. i don't even think it is debatable. they're essentially taking away her freedom, right? taking away her identity. we don't live in china.

we live in the united states of manager. it is one thing for the fbi to get on social media and to try to find cases that could cause harmful in this case, they essentially stealing her identity, using her pictures without her knowing about it. and trying to find other people. i don't think it is debatable. >> they're saying she hand over her social media stuff so therefore they had possession of it. >> i think for the fbi to access her photos and piece together the crime via the photos, that's one thing. to open up old wounds, she might have relatives saying is not she in prison? she could have a kid even. >> this could get her in trouble. >> isn't it also entrap many? >> it is putting her at risk, entrapment, she may have given over her phone. >> or they confiscated her phone. >> of course not. and the fbi and the state police do have an ability to take a

partial photo. as it stands now and use that to create a facebook account. in this case they have no authority. what's the difference between the house, and the fbi saying it is their house to catch the future drug dealers that will come to that home. we don't operate that way. >> all right. now to raven simone hitting back against her critics. she took a lot of heat from this comment she made to oprah about labels and race. >> i'm tired of being labeled. i'm an american. not an african-american. i'm an american. >> oh, girl. you're going to set twitter on fire. >> what? oh, lord. what did you just say? stop, stop, stop the tape right now. >> i will say this. i mean -- i don't know where my roots go to. i don't know how far back they go. i can't go on, i don't know how far back and i don't know what country in africa i'm from. i know my roots are in

louisiana. i'm an american. that's a colorless person. we are all people. i have lots of things running through my veins. >> you're going to get a lot of flak for saying you're not african-american, you know that, right? >> i don't label myself. >> she was called rich and entitled on twitter. and criticized for, quote, dising her roots. today she says, i never said i wasn't black. i want to make that very clear. i said i am not an african-american. i never expected my personal beliefs and comments to spark such emotion in people. i think it is only positive when we can openly discuss race and being labeled in america. chris, you've been covering this story. weigh she just misunderstood? does this clear up the controversy surrounding her comments? >> i think the explanation does. when she spoke to oprah she never clarified that she does

believe she's black. she said i'm not african-american. i don't like being classified as that. she never said i'm not black. >> she said america is colorless. >> what she gave me, i am black. i just don't feel i am african-american. that i want to check that box. i think it is a bold move. ohm said it. you're going to set twitter on fire. >> and ohm warned her. she doesn't really know where she is from in africa. she said to be black american is enough. i saw some posts. they said some people from france or germany, they don't say i'm french american, or british american. they say i'm american. >> i think the controversy is if she had said, i'm not african-american, i'm black, or i don't know where i am from in africa, to say i'm not african-american, i'm american and that is colorless. you kind of tea find more what

you're saying. >> i read this article earlier. my reaction is this is great. i think what she's saying is i don't want to be defind as anything. i don't want to be defind by being gay or african-american. when i waxed it there, it is how she said it. she says, i'm an american. lying she was pushing off people. so i think how people read that. the emotions that she gave off. >> i believe you should not to have fit into a box. i am greek and puerto rican. my husband is jamaican and italian. do my kids have to fit into a box and check it off? we are american. i don't feel that she has to be identified by anything in particular. she's not saying she is not black. i wouldn't be saying i'm not european if i don't check off the right box. that's why we live in this country. >> are we too sensitive? >> i think the reason there's a lot of sense activity and what i got from a lot of people that i talk. to you can't act like we created

the boxes. a lot of us have been boxed. still are. look at ferguson. and to push off on that is like you're blaming people that have been boxed on the box that they've been put in. not that they chose to be different. a good conversation. thank you all for your time tonight. >> thank you. coming up, voting from outer space. it's real and very cool. what about voting rights right here on earth? first new details on a drug raid that injured a toddler. now federal authorities are getting involve in the investigation. e still after me. get to the terminal across town. are all the green lights you? no. it's called grid iq. the 4:51 is leaving at 4:51. ♪ they cut the power. it'll fix itself.

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developing news on a botched drug raid on a private home outside atlanta that seriously injured a 20-month-old baby. on may 28th, baby boo boo and his parents were asleep in a relative's house. when police carried out a no knock arrest warrant. searching for a suspected drug dealer who it turned out was not there. police launched a flash bang grenade into the house. that explosive landed in baby boo boo's crib. the baby was left with severe injuries to his face, his body and his brain. boo boo's mother came on politics nation to say what she

saw at the hospital that night. >> his face was blown up, his nose was not even attached to his face, his mouth was split in so many spots, i couldn't even recognize my son. >> four months later, he is great progress. but serious questions remain. the county is refusing to pay the family medical bills. which already is more than $800,000. and this week, the grand jury declined to indict the officers involved in the raid. this is really wrong. the police busted into a private home and badly injured a child but that's okay? we're just supposed to forget about it now? boo boo's mother isn't, saying quote, this is not over. now the u.s. attorney is

stepping in. now that the state grand jury has declient to return an indictment, we will review the matter for possible federal charges. the county did apologize to the family but how can it be these officers aren't being held accountable for their actions, however unintended. we owe it to this child. we'll be watching what happens in this one very closely. were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. start shopping online from a list of top-rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. because i make the best chicken noodle soup >>because i make the best chicken noodle soup because i make the best chicken noodle soup for every way you make chicken noodle soup, make it delicious with swanson®

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early this morning many saw a brood moon. it was turned to a reddish color. it got me thinking about another space story. voting from outer space. no joke. a recent national journal chronicled how clayton anderson cast his ballot in local elections while going 17,000 miles per hour, 200 miles above the earth. astronauts vote via e-mail, a

clerk gets their electronic vote, copies it to a standard ballot. then it is official. it's that simple. for many americans here on planet earth, it isn't as easy right now. voting rights on earth are under attack from public voting laws. it's not right and we need to have the same right to vote on land in this country as americans do in outer space. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. voting in a dangerous world. let's play "hardball." >> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. ebola. the fellow who just got here just died here. there may be another case nearby in texas. isis, camer talking