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right now as the last 100 days of this midterm election cycle -- a growing crop of republican politicians had some merged to challenge donald trump's once rock-solid grip on the gop. managing to channel his political example without publicly kissing his ring, or dissing him outright. the presumed front runner in that pack being florida governor ron desantis who over the last year has turned the sunset sunshine state into the epicenter of our cultural wars. in doing so he has built an impressive maga friendly resume, attacking progressive businesses in the state, turning its education system into the political battleground,

and conjuring cultural bogeyman to legitimize laws that silence queer experience, lack experience, anything that might offend white conservatives. and it appears to be working, where matters. most money, and momentum. with desantis reported to be supplanting trump as some of the biggest conservative donors, and media outlets appear to be jumping off the trump train. in just a minute, i will talk to democratic candidate for florida governor, congressman charlie chris as he prepares to chiefly the rise of to santas, just 101 days from now. and, a breakthrough senate deal on climate action this week as senator joe manchin support for reconciliation bill gives democrats hope ahead of the midterms. and it will give them that

headwinds they need to hold on to their majorities. my panel takes into that question, leader. we also update you on this afternoon's breaking news about the health of president biden. the white house announcing just hours ago, he has tested positive again for covid-19, and what doctors are calling a rebound case. but first, joining me now, democratic congressman charlie kristol of florida. he is the former governor, and is now primary candidate for governor in november. congressman, thank you for joining us. and let me say. >> thank you, reverent. >> you are stay, you are stayed in addition to being an electoral battleground, it has become a cultural minefield, courtesy of state republicans. that of course by your opponent in november in the governor's race in cabinet governor ron

desantis, who's a sensual pin eyes to your state education system to burnish his conservative credentials, his so-called don't say gay bill, has so-called state woke legislation targeting raced based teaching instate institutions, where it literally doesn't exist. and this week, your education department warned that schools not to comply with president biden's new title ix orders, protecting trans students. i could go on. and on. yet for all of, that has to start within the republican party continues to rise. i would rather the donald trump and, at this point. what does that say to you, as you go on to face him in nearly 100 days, congressman. >> well, what it says to me is that the republican party has literally metastasized from the time that i was no longer republican, which was 12 years

ago. and what happened is, the tea party rose back then. and then it got worse, and then it got worse. but, rev i don't pay too broad a brush here. there are plenty of good republicans out there. but the leadership of today's republican party, has gone. i mean, it is just off and it really is desantis at the top here in florida. and i, mean they are banning books in our schools in the sunshine state. i mean what's next, burning them? it is hard to believe in unconscionable, the lack of leadership that ron desantis is providing our state. because he is so laser focused on getting that hard right republican vote for a primary, for president instead of focusing on what is doing the right thing here in florida. we have an affordability crisis. people can't afford to buy homes. unless you are a millionaire or billionaire in florida, you are squeezed. and squeezed to the max. with the price of gas, with the

price of food, the price housing in particular that is the tip of the spear here. it is unaffordable. in fact, forts magazine came out about three weeks ago with a piece that says florida, florida, is the most expensive state to 11 in america now. more than california, more than new york. and it is because of desantis, and it's appalling. the middle class is getting just take into him. it is awful. >> in fairness, the republicans in florida, and for that matter nationwide, 12 years ago or before that, when you left the party were not the republicans we see today in all fairness. even though i disagreed on some things, there was a basic reality that we are all talking from. but you are governor continues to go after businesses that embrace inclusivity and defiance of his agenda. taking aim this weekend corporate investment practices that consider social and

environmental injustice. and companies like paypal, which he claims have discriminated to conservative causes and activists in your state. take a listen to this. >> do we govern ourselves through our constitution, and through our elections, or two we have these masters of the universe occupying these commanding heights of society? are they able to use their economic power to impose policies on the country that they could i do it so at the ballot box? and that is really what you are seeing with all of this, and for every master of the universe who is prattling on about, no admissions and all the stuff, i don't see very many of them giving up their private jets. >> i mean, what do you make of that congressman? >> he wants to be dictator of the universe. as i said, it is unconscionable that kind of, or the lack of leadership that he is providing my state. florida is about a third republican wrap, about a third

democratic, and about a third independent. and he thinks that it is the bread. and he is i think so intoxicated with the idea of becoming president of the united states, going to the white house, that he is forgotten the house of all the people that live in our state. he's focused on the white house only. and it shows. every single day. i mean, he is entitled to reach a cue, he is anti african-american voter, is after anti-senior citizens. my 90-year-old father loves to vote by mail. governor desantis has made it harder for him and my 87 year old mother to do so. heck, i'd like to vote by mail. it's convenient. the guy's anti-democracy. he really does want to be dictator of the universe. he talks about masters of the universe. he is an autocrat who would love to be a dictator. i mean, putin would be proud of his leadership style. or castro. or, you know, and a number of people. ortega, down in nicaragua. it is shocking to see what is

happening in the sunshine state. we need to change, floridians deserve better, and rev, the bar is low under the sky. he's rotten, we've got a vaccine. >> you know, i want to put you on that a little bit because he said two things that he is really using the election in the state of florida as a stepping stone to run for president. and you compare him interns of his autocratic statements to castro and putin. >> yeah. you can't believe. it he is trying to pass all these preemption laws, reverent. taking authority away from local school boards, city councils, county commissions, to make their own decisions about their communities. the way i got involved was with paul with politics was that my father, a family physician, was actually a member of the local school board in key st. petersburg rub. and i campaigned with him when i was nine years old. and those constitutionally elected local officials,

deserve respect. he has a lack of respect for women. he has told him that they can't exercise your own right of choice for their body, their health care. it is outrageous and he really redlined out to black congressional districts. allison's in north florida, my dear friend, and val demings in central florida. thanks she's gonna be our next u.s. senator. >> now, congressman, you are state attorney general in florida. >> yes, sir. >> in florida course. with the news this week that the justice department is now investigating donald trump's conduct on and leading up to january 6th, as part of his criminal probe of these events, what is your take away? >> well, i think we have to give a great thank you and congratulations to the january six committee of my colleagues in the u.s. public house of representatives. and benny thompson, and liz cheney, and these people that are doing a great job.

you know, jaime harrison exposing what happened on that day, and events leading up to that same. and i think that that is why the doj, the department justice, and our attorney general, merrick garland, are doing a great job conducting a serious investigation. it is not something you tried on lightly. as a former attorney general of the third largest in america, florida, i can sympathize and understand it. but you have to follow the facts, and you have to get to the truth. and i'm convinced the department of justice is doing exactly that. >> we are out of time, but i want to ask you this, finally. but answer briefly please. you mentioned earlier that you used to be a republican switching parties a decade ago. i have to wonder if looking at this political moment in your former party, donald trump is so formidable hold on the gop's most likely arrival taken from his playbook. the revelations coming out of january 6th investigation and the injuring big lie, do you

see this version of the republican party, i mean could you see this ten years ago? >> no. honest to god, reverend. and i will keep a tight, absolutely not. as i say, i use the word metastasized intentionally. it has. it has just blown up. not every republican, i want to maintain that. but, the leadership of the party today. look what they just did for people, veterans who wanted to be able to be covered by inhaling burn, smoke. and the senate republicans go against veterans. >> and there they were folks to fill. they took it out as some kind of revenge because manchin went along with the climate. i mean it's outrageous. well, thank you for being on with us again, congressman charlie chris of gubernatorial candidate for the democratic party in florida. from florida, let's go to maryland. joining me now is wes moore, who is now the official

democratic candidate for maryland governor. he is a bestselling author, former ceo of robin hood. thank you for joining me today. westmore, first congratulations again on the nomination of the democratic village oriole ticket in maryland last week. you are a first-time candidate for elected office. that is quite a feat to win a statewide nomination from. it's the first time you friend. but you've been in the public eye for a while as both a bestselling author and as former head of the nonprofit robin hood foundation. you won after competing in a crowded field, including former labor secretary indian see chair tom perez, in a state where republican governors have held office since 2016. with that, what does this primary victory mean to you,

westmore. >> rev, i've been a public servant my whole life but i did have a bit a politician. but, on these, issues we've been working on these issues for my entire adult life. and when it was leading the soldiers in combat in afghanistan, or starting a successful small business maryland, having four generations students make it through college, or leading one of the largest -- fighting organizations this country. and i think, when really shows me was that our state is ready to do big things again. that our seat is not satisfied with the idea that we can have some of those medical institutions in the world. here in the state of maryland. but we, have people who live down the street from those institutions, who cannot afford basic care. or, the idea that we can be the home of harry tubman and thurgood marshall and yet we incarcerate more african american young men between the ages of 18 and 25 than anywhere else in the country. number two is mississippi. so i think really what we saw, and when i took away, is that

we are looking for leadership that is connected to the people. and then with, that we are going to lead and have actually a chance to create a generational change. to these generational challenges that we keep facing. you know i have been out here for a while, so i took note when the current governor of maryland, larry hogan, a republican, indirectly endorsed going against his own party, saying that maryland state delegation, don cox, the republican candidate for this gubernatorial race, your opponent -- he said, i am quoting hogan here, he is a qanon whack job and that he does not think cops have any quote being the nominee, and of quote. cox has received an endorsement from former president trump and has cast doubt about the 2020 election. with that, what is the shouted the heading into the general election, considering that dan

cox has a history of denying election results? >> we will be very clear with the people of maryland that this is a clear choice. this is a choice between unity and division. this is a choice between a future but on hope and optimism and a future that is but on the cynical policies of conspiracy theories and fever. my republican opponent -- the thing about the challenge against him, we say, he is an insurrectionist. when we say that he actually helped to bring people down on january six, and he was there as well, when we say that this is a person that called vice president pence a traitor for certifying the election, when we say this person tried to have the current governor hogan impeached for putting policies in place, he does not deny any of that. in fact, he doubles down on it. simply put, my republican opponent is so far outside the mansion that i believe he would

be dangerous in the governor's office. marilyn nurse deserve an office that is devoted to them, their votes, their desires and dreams and aspirations, and not a governor that is devoted to donald trump. >> what was impressive about your campaign in the primaries 's, not only did you have a larry hogan talk about cox, you had another larry, larry young of baltimore -- you have shown a capacity to have a broad base support of people not likely in agreement on things. if you win this november general election against that cox, you will become the first black governor in maryland and just the third black governor elected to the position. there have been others that have been appointed. talk to me about what that would mean to you as someone who came up the rough side of the mountain, as we say in church? >> i will say that it is not

lost on me idle that i am the grandson of someone who is run out of the country by the ku klux klan but someone who came back to the country and went to an hbcu and became the first black minister in history of the dutch foreign church. someone who, when we talk about inequities, my life has been littered with the consequences of an equitable policies. i saw my father died in front of me when i was almost four years old because he could not get the health care he needed. or when my mother could not get her first job and gave her benefits until she was 14 -- you get a first job and then you get benefits. i am very clear when we talk about the history making nature of this race, we are in this race and we are moving aggressively, not because i am trying to make history but because i'm trying to make the wealth gap in history. i want to make education inequity history. that is why we are watching

communities and people all over the state of maryland who are rallying around this movement, because those goals and aspirations are not personal. those goals and aspirations, they are collective. >> when i hear you talk about your grandfather breaking barriers, and you know may break the barrier of governor of maryland, maybe it is in your blood. westmore, thank you for coming on and congratulations again. >> god bless you. >> after the break, republican senators have a chance to do the right thing, but how many of them will actually take it? i will explain in tonight's, gotcha. later, former president donald trump manages to combine his two biggest passions, political scandal and golf. the -- first, my colleague lindsey writer with today's top news stories. lindsey? >> thanks, rev. some stories we are watching

this hour. president joe biden has re-tested positive for covid-19, that is according to the white house physician, dr. kevin o'connor. the white house released a letter earlier this afternoon attributing the positive test to being, quote, a rebound case, which is observed and a small percentage of patients treated with paxlovid. the letter also noted that the president is continuing to feel better and has no reemergence of symptoms. 25 people are confirmed dead in kentucky after devastating flooding there. the state's governor says more rain is on the way. a state of emergency has been declared and at least 14 counties and three studies statewide. and in las vegas, intense summer thunderstorms have drenched parts of the city. rain is leaking from casino ceilings, leaving pools of water in sports betting places. the storms are part of a weather system that may linger over the area throughout the weekend. that is according to the national weather service. more politics nation with reverend al sharpton after the break. fter the break.

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let's get some analysis on big topics today, from our political panel. joining me now, susan del percio, republican strategist and would not be tallied caliber democratic strategist. both are msnbc political contributors. susan, this week the washington post was the first to report the justice department is investigating donald trump's actions leading up to january 6th. the scrutiny of the former president, and his her brought a probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 reelection results. no it is not a criminal investigation into trump himself. what do you make of this development? >> it seems like all the pieces are coming together. the doj, whether it's the information that is been

gathered at the january 6th select committee hearings, or their own investigations. the pieces are now starting to link up. and i think one curious thing that we are going to see is, what's orders to donald trump actually give to staff, even following the january 6th insurrection. did he tell them to delete text messages? do they know to do it? because a lot there a lot of parts here, rev, and i think we are going to hear a whole lot of information in the next few months. >> talking about that, when eta, we also learned this week that the department of homeland security inspector generals office gave up on efforts to recover deleted secret service text messages and government records from january six. that is according to four people with knowledge of the decision and internal records reviewed by the washington post. democrats in congress have been highly critical of homeland

security's handling of the missing secret service message. what should happen next about this? >> look, i think that chairman thompson and others have been calling for is having the inspector general removed from leading this investigation into the text messages, and having someone else come in and try to get to the proof, and even recover those text messages. what's really frustrating about all of this, rev, is the fact that all of these whistleblowers had to come forward. the subpoena from congress had to come forward, in order to get to the truth because the inspector general has been offering a mission after omission. whether about when he knew the text were deleted, back in december 2021, or now, this information that he is the one who halted the effort to retrieve the legal text messages. it just shows that lack of confidence as warranted, and he needs to be replaced in this investigation. >> susan, families of 9/11 victims are protesting outside of former president trump's new jersey golf course this

weekend. while society funded golf tournament is being held. critics say the event legitimacy as the saudi regime, which has never been held to account for its role in supporting the 9/11 terrorist, or other crimes such as the murder of a washington post journalist. earlier this week, trump poured fuel on the fire by claiming that quote, nobody's got into the bottom of 9/11, unfortunately. unquote. is this really the behavior of a man who we are told couldn't outs a third run for president any day now? >> it is, if that man is donald trump, absolutely. we have seen him say this and much worse. it is just the facts. what is really sad, is that it shows that while he was president, he didn't read the many reports that were given to him, and he really with this golf tournament has ticked off one of his four constituencies.

and that was 9/11 family members. now granted, there are many different groups of the 9/11 family members. but there was a core group that really was behind him, and now the fact is that they are speaking out against him. and i think that is going to really get under donald trump's skin, which will lead to more meticulously that's like this. >> one eta, senate democrats had a major breakthrough this week. and are now aiming to pass a major spending bill ahead of the major august recess. the package includes a plan that reduces call carbon emissions by 40% before 2030, allows medicare to negotiate drug prices and caps imposes a 15% corporate minimum tax for billion dollar companies. now west virginia senator joe manchin played a major role in putting the deal together. but now democrats must also get the support of arizona senator

kirsten sinema. do you think this reconciliation bill could give democrats some momentum going into the midterms? >> it absolutely could give democrats a lot of momentum, if they get it across the finish line, rev. and i want to emphasize that if because what you just mentioned about senator sinema can't be taken lightly. but honestly, rev. i don't want any more drama about this reconciliation package, and if senator sinema wants it, i hope you because it is unproductive negotiations behind closed doors, with schumer, just like manchin did to get this done. because we don't need the dramatics of another dramatics of the voter florida vote. instead i hope senator sinema decides to be productive this go around and actually voice what she wants to see changed, and reach a deal with schumer, and democrats, so they can have this massive win that shows voters how hard they are fighting for them all republicans are sitting on the sidelines of doing nothing, absolutely nothing to lower cost for family or combat

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this afternoon. president joe biden has tested positive again for covid-19. the white house physician is calling the positive test a, quote, rebound case. the president is isolating himself, although he is not experiencing any new symptoms. meanwhile, the biden administration has laid out plans to offer updated booster shots in september. according to a administration official on friday, new vaccines are set to be re-formulated to perform better against the now dominant omicron, subvariant be a five, which is now considered to be one of the most contagious forms of the virus to date, making up more than 90% of all new covid cases in the u.s. for the recent documented week,

according to the cdc. pharmaceutical companies pfizer and moderna promise that they can re-deliver two doses by september. joining me now is dr. shea blackstock, founder and ceo of -- and a msnbc contributor. thank you for joining me today, doctor. doctor, first i want to start with the news coming out of the white house this afternoon. how common is it for a patient to have rebound positive to covid test after recently recovering from the virus? >> thank you so much reverend al for having me. actually, the rebound is more common than clinical studies have initially shown. and ashley, we thought it was single digit percentages, two to 3% would have the rebound, but now in the rerolled situation, we see that number is much higher, about 20 to 30%. what is important to note is

that this is not a reinfection. this is not mean that people with the virus are resistant to paxlovid. it just means that we require more data and study on paxlovid to see if that five-day courses an adequate treatment time. >> after testing positive for covid-19 after seemingly testing negative this past week, president joe biden was at the rose garden on wednesday addressing the country standing in battling the pandemic. take a listen. >> covid is still with us, as it has been for two and a half years. but our fight against covid is making a huge difference. what is different no is our ability to protect ourselves from serious illness due to covid. in fact, that is radically different today than it was a year ago. covid is not gone, but even with cases climbing in this

country, covid deaths are down nearly 90%. when i took office, that is 90% from today and took office. >> the president also noted a nationwide effort to expand access to covid-19 treatments, such as paxlovid, which is what he was prescribed after testing positive. i also took it when i had covid. immediately after taking office in 2021, the prior administration put out an executive order to ensure and equitable pandemic response for all communities. as the pandemic exposed the public cult social disparities in this country. would that as we are roughly a year and a half into the biden presidency, what are your thoughts on where america is responding to covid pandemic as the ba.5 variant now dominates the current surge in cases?

>> right, so i would say that much more needs to be done. we essentially lifted all of the covid policies. there are no mask policies anymore. there are no vaccine policies anymore. so, while we had the tools, we need vaccines -- the question is not whether they are available but accessible, we don't nearly have as many people who should be boosted, and we need even more people to get their second boosters and first time vaccinations. i still think that more needs to be done in terms of outreach and messaging. we know that there are still disparities in who is getting covid. we know that the last omicron wave was disproportionately black and latino people getting it. we have a holistic view of this. vaccines may help to some degree, and we are fortunate to have them, but we also need to look at policy. we need to look at who has health insurance and who doesn't? who has workplace protections?

who has been exposed to higher risk of covid at work, which is mostly low income workers? we are disproportionately represented among low income workers. i need the administration to have a more holistic perspective on how we are approaching living with covid. with that means is reducing the harm of covid and having an equity focus approach to it, making sure the most vulnerable and marginalized communities are not harmed. >> two studies that came out this week caught my attention. first, a university of missouri study found that black communities are hesitant interesting the covid vaccine due to injustice is committed by the government. after interviewing 21 local churches, lifestyle coaches and participants and live well by faith, a community faith-based wallace program -- research has found that many

african americans see the vaccine as not being good for them because it is coming from the government, citing concerns for police brutality. this was brought to me by the conference of national black churches. i really looked into the study. what are your thoughts about that, dr.? >> this is not a surprise. we have studies that show if you have high rates of police brutality, relationships that are not good, with police in the community, where they are essentially abusing community members, that influences the trust of the health care establishment. this is no surprise adult that racism and one social institution impacts racism in another -- also, we need to acknowledge that it's not just speaking to happened with u.s. public health services that was so incredibly egregious, but we also need to recognize that

there are ongoing discrimination today that many black patients and other patients of colors face when interface with the health care system. there are many reasons why black patients don't trust the health care system. that's just a lot of work that the health care system, me included with some of the work i do with my organization, working with health care systems to decrease bias and racism in health care, so that we can adequately care for our patients in our community. >> let's talk about another study out this week that found covid-19 killed black americans in rural areas at a rate roughly 34% higher than whites. researchers blamed these disparity on overstretched health care systems, poverty, chronic illness and lower vaccination rates among nonwhite populations. how can public officials and politicians better address the health care needs of communities of color in rural areas, briefly please?

>> yeah, the rural areas are areas that have chronically underfunded public systems. they are areas that don't have enough health care providers and enough physicians or nurse practitioners. this is not a surprise. they also have areas that have agreed to medicaid expansion. we need to focus on these fundamental policies that are important to protecting our communities, giving people access to health care, making sure there are enough health care providers doing outreach and engagement in these communities, otherwise nothing will change. nt in thes dr. blackstock, thank you for being with us. after the break, our final thoughts on justice, and an update on britney reiner who is still being held captive in russia. before we go, i want to remind you that you can hear the latest news and updates from me and other msnbc hosts, anytime, anywhere, on any device with

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also this week stephen lopez sometimes called the six member of the central park five, was exonerated after more than three decades for his wrongful conviction. he was originally arrested in 1989, where the other five suspects, where the up with the other five suspects for allegedly raping a white female jogger. but reached a deal where he pleaded guilty to a lesser robbery charge. lopez ended up serving three years time for a crime he never committed. but as of monday, he has received retroactive justice. today, earlier today, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg joined via national action network to explain why he fought for this exoneration. during an issued case and 89, i helped raise bill money and stood by the accused teens, and was a vocal supporter for the exonerated fives innocence.

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