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of forecasts presuming a red tide, democrats appear to have turned the corner. at the center of it, the president, it is a approval ratings have surged to their highest level any year. the latest gallup poll of american voters showing a six-point jump for joe biden since may. driving that rebound, a sustained string of good economic news and legislative wins for the white house. the presidents actions on student debt this week capping a busy summer. a summer that began with the u.s. supreme court decision to overturn roe. putting democrats on the defensive as primary season was opening up. and now, closing out with a mid term pitch largely in place, and our national angle over the roe decision driving much of the narrative for democrats

ahead of november. four pieces in place, the president is going on the attack, on the campaign trail for democrats with a sharp message for a republican party deep in thrall to donald trump. >> the maga republicans don't just threaten or personal rights and economic security, their threat to our very democracy. they refused to accept the will of the people. they embrace political violence. >> biden seems to be bouncing back just in time. but will it seal the deal for midterm voters with ten weeks left to go? that's politicsnation tonight. and the son and daughter in law of dr. martin luther king junior joins me here. has the country made good on the civil rights movements to mans more than half a century

later. you'll want to hear their answer. all that plus the latest on the news out of the mar-a-lago investigation. all that tonight on politicsnation. but first, joining me now, congresswoman chantal brown, democrat of ohio. congresswoman, great to see you as always. thank you for joining us. i have to start of course with your reaction to yesterday's bombshell development in the mar-a-lago investigation. the release of a redacted copy of the affidavit used by federal investigators to obtain the warrant used to search donald trump's state three weeks ago. i have to be clear, this affidavit is not evidence of don't trump having committed a crime, only that the doj believes it has probable cause of a crime that has been committed. the affidavit and a memo bears out more of what we already

learned, that president trump held on two dozen of classified documents after leaving office. some of which, according to the affidavit, we're highly classified and could have compromised our intelligence operations and operatives if they had fallen into the wrong hands. regardless, the narrative for many republican lawmakers including your colleagues in the house, has been to downplay the seriousness of these implications as they have all done this month. i mean, are you surprised that house republicans of the so-called law and order party, continue to defend trump? >> sadly, i'm not. but first and foremost, thanks for having me, reverend al, it's always a pleasure to be on your show. i have to take the words of happening jeffries. the shamelessness is their superpower. the hockey of the republican party is boundless. it's not surprising to me that

they continue to defend this man whose campaign started out as a big lie. who's election into office continued on as a big lie. he debated the number of people that were in attendance for his inauguration. it's a repetitive cycle. sadly, it's very disappointing that the folks on the other side of the aisle don't have the courage to be able to stand up to this man. i don't know what it is going to take. but i am proud to say as a member of the oversight committee were going to do everything that we can to get to the bottom of this, reverend al. >> congresswoman, after a bruising year, president biden appears to be rallying. again, there's that gallup poll i mentioned at the top showing a six-point bounce in his approval rating since may. kind of a capstone after a summer of winds at the white house, including his actions this week on student debt which will get to. the president on the campaign

trail, as you heard in that clip at the top of the show, his language, criticizing mega republicans is about as forceful as we've heard from him ahead of the november midterms. what's your take on this? >> i don't know if it's a brand-new bag, but we're happy to see the momentum come back again in full force. president biden has showed that when people come out, the people can count. that's a good quote from my partner and tom see right. as his numbers go up, the price of gas is going down. he's been able to do some tremendous things in his two years. as ohio 11th congressional representative, these things are gonna have a tremendous impact on the people that i was elected to represent. we are gonna be doing things that put money back in the pocket books of people. helping to lower prescription

drug prices. we're going to be making and creating jobs to the tune of 10, 000, in at least in terms of ohio. these jobs will be good paying union jobs. many of them do not require a college degree. i cannot express how excited i am that the rest of the country is finally starting to recognize the great work that this administration and this congress. we have had ash morgan's board of accomplishments, reverend al, for peoples political palette. now they're finally getting a taste. >> for the record antjuan see right does every tuesday's radio show. he's a co-host, and a different kind of partner for me to. congresswoman, as the president was unveiling his actions to reduce student debt, you tweeted, it is imperative that we acknowledge how race plays a role. black college graduates typically owe nearly double what way college graduates typically of.

this ultimately contributes to the existing racial wealth gap. i don't have to tell that some critics of the presidents actions contend that the relief offers not enough, especially for black people, black women specifically, who owe a disproportionate amount of debt. of course the actions are a good start, others have said. do you expect congressional action on student debt if democrats hold on to the house, or at least blunt gop gains in november. ? >> i certainly do, why i say that is my political godfather is representative and whip. he's been fighting this fight for a very long time. this continues to be high on his priority list. i want to give credit where credit is due. he was one of the champions behind this legislation, moving forward, and pushing forward

president biden to make the move to go ahead and forgive this 10,000 dollar student debt relief. i think it's the first step. it's but we have to acknowledge, every now, we have to continue look at the glass as half full, not half empty. we don't eat an elephant in one bite. this is the first step of what i expect to be many more to come. as a proud member of the seat d.c., i think we have to take pride in what people have been able to successfully accomplish, but also recognize that there is more work to do, but this will help release one in four black borrowers -- be able to eliminate their debt. this will help reduce the debt of over 40 million americans. these americans aren't all democrats. there are some republicans and independents as well. i think this is definitely a good first step. i would tell the people that there is definitely more to

come. we have to do exactly what you said. this is something that is going to be critical for the midterm election. if we do not hold the house, if we do not pick up seats in the senate, then we can only expect for us to go backwards from here. >> finally congresswoman, abortion rights have emerged as one of the driving forces of our upcoming midterms. you had a democrat win a special election here in new york state this week. his campaign centering on abortion rights, protections, after rose reversals. democrats are defining the republican oppositions with this issue. we've seen waves driving turnouts and fundraising for the party. who has this rollback of abortion rights across so many states a political mistake for the conservative movement? republican politicians who promoted it for so long as it appears to now be driving their opposition ahead of november? >> absolutely, reverend al.

i think the republicans grossly underestimated the power and the vote of women. when you tell us that we can't do something, you can see in kansas state that tends to be a swing state, and maybe even leans republican, you can see in the outcome of their primary how critical and motivating this issue of abortion is. let's be clear, it's not just about abortion. when i think you're recognizing is that women are realizing, and their partners, that the government is trying to take control of their bodies. take control of their health care. this is about as being able to decide our own health care, as well as a privacy issue. i think it is going to be a motivating factor for these midterm elections. and i guess if there was a silver lining with the decision at this right wing radical justice supreme court did make, it's definitely a motivating

factor for the democrats. >> all right thank you congresswoman chantal brown. joining me now is global human rights activists martin luther king the third, and andrea waters king, not only his wife but also the president of the -- institute. brother martin, andrea, thank you both for being with us tonight. let's start talking to you as parents who watched president biden take steps to rein in student debt this week. 10,000 in federal debt relief for borrowers making less than under $125,000. 20,000 dollar relief for telegram -- your daughter, she's a teenager now. i wonder with the presidents actions will mean for kids her age. i also think about the impact on black borrowers that i just discussed with congresswoman chantal brown.

brother martin, i'll start with you, what are your thoughts? >> well i think that it propels yet generation unborn, in a sense. it's hard to imagine going to college for four years and ending up with $100,000 of debt which could be attributed to so many other things. when i went to school many, many years ago, you didn't have this kind of albatross around your neck. sometimes people ended up with $300,000 of debt just going to college. that is unacceptable. i'm so thankful to see that the president has done this. it is certainly something that my father and mother would have honored, as it relates to yolanda -- we're gonna be in another zone. people will be in another zone. even though it's another -- it's a very short period of time. it's only now only 40 years which is frightening but that's gonna help propel her generation, as well. >> andrea, next year we mark

the 60th anniversary of the march for washington when you're father in law did the historic i have a dream speech. it's nearly a lifetime since the impact of that day. the actions that followed, that shaped our entire nation -- what can we share that you -- i and others are following your lead -- when are you planning for the 60th anniversary? >> but i think it's fair to say that our nation is on her knees. democracy is on her knees. everything that martin luther king junior and coretta scott king and so many others thought and literally died for is being challenged. the gains that were made. so we can't think of any better time to call the nation together, the draw major institute, along with the national action network, for

the 60th anniversary. it's time for us to stop talking about the dream. it's time for us to stop talking and using martin luther king junior as an idol, and it's time for all of us to live up to those ideals. with that in mind, we're all coming together. well -- we'll be in washington. we're all for the 60th anniversary next year, looking forward to having the opportunity in this nation to realize the dream. >> now, martin, i have to ask, much as i don't want to, you've seen where republican politicians, certainly in those first days after the mar-a-lago searching of the former president's house, when they were comparing donald trump to your father because both were supposedly subject to fbi harassment. now, speaking to those same politicians, explain to the nation what's the difference between what donald trump is dealing with, and what your

father and his coworkers and team are doing at the federal government. >> well it's a simple word, morality. when -- wet martin luther king junior represented was a moral force for change in our nation. it should be clear for everyone, donald trump represents for, us but is certainly not moral. i would say -- some of what he's done, even a significant amount, is a moral. basically, just how you treat people. i mean, that alone ought to be enough for people to say, you know wet, there's a better way even if you disagree. wet dad showed us was how to disagree without being disagreeable. what donald trump shows s is civility is out of the window. i'm gonna denigrate a person. i'm gonna talk about them. they may be disabled, i'm gonna talk about -- so, you know, all of the things that we're looking at, the fact

of the matter is, all of these documents that exist were documents that, it is shown now, in the government has been asking for for a long time. and donald trump refused to give them. so they had to go and get them which are classified, that should be not seen by everyone. so, you know, this doesn't mean -- it's like comparing an apple to a peanut. finally, i know you are on the cusp of a major initiative to reshape our politics on a national level, incorporating the progressive ideas that you book a sheriff's and your parents and in the last year. basically, taking the kind of statewide organizing we have seen secede in your home in georgia, coast to coast. andrea, look anita us about tomorrow, and what will be announced without taking away tomorrow's announcement. i know it will be major and a game-changer. >> what we are now seeing is

the gun -- drawn major coalition, where we are raising $100 million that is going directly to 40 groups that we have identified, that are brag and brown led groups in key swing states and also states that have the possibility of turning from red to at least purple with the right infrastructure and the recollections. we are raising 100 million dollars, all the money is going directly to groups on the ground. we quickly realized after the federal voting rights not being passed thus far that this has to be a state by state on the ground battle. we are wanting to invest in the people every single day out working for all of us. we want to build political power in the black and brown community, and we really feel that this is the best way to do so. i happened to be mentored by

reverend sea vivian, so i know what happens when you have people on the ground, and how they can literally change the world. this is not theoretical for me or us, this is something that we know will work and can work, and at this point, has to work. >> that is a major announcement coming tomorrow, and then we start the countdown to the 16th anniversary, where martin luther king of the third and arndrea waters king and yolanda flowers, national -- all of us are clear that arndrea is in charge. thank you both for being with us. president biden's recent win can help propel america forward, so why are republican so focused on going back to the past? that is this week's gotcha. and a trump backed candidate love of history goes too far. my panel joins me later in the show, but first my colleague richard louis with today's top news stories richard? >> rat, a good afternoon to

you. russia and ukraine are accusing each other of firing weapons near ukraine's largest nuclear plant, just another week of those accusations. experts warn the shelling could trigger a catastrophe. on thursday, the facility was temporarily disconnected from the national target for the first time in its 40-year history. families of uvalde school shooting victims marching at the texas capital today. they want the governor to raise the minimum age to purchase semiautomatic rifles. this week, a federal court and fort worth ruled that a texas law that bans 18 to 20 year olds from carrying and guns, that is unconstitutional. and the countdown is on for the launch of nasa's artemis rocket on monday. the unmanned mission is expected to travel 40,000 miles beyond the moon. it will set up the stage for a man lunar mission, which will land the first person of color and women on the moon. more politics nation with reverend al sharpton after the break. the break.

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months away, and if you listen to republicans, you might think the most important issue in this election is donald trump. gop lawmakers have been lining up on cable news to defend the former president after the fbi search mark -- mar-a-lago home for classified documents. senator ted cruz called the investigation an abuse of power, even though the search warrant was legally obtained. congresswoman marjorie taylor greene wants to defund the fbi. her power, congressman matt gates, caused the search a former facet. minority leader kevin mccarthy is promising a massive investigation should the republicans take back the house. the reason republicans are fixated on the legal problems of the former guy is obvious. it's because democrats are on a

winning streak. biden and the democrats in congress are passing significant legislation, with the slimmest majorities. problems are being solved and issues are being addressed that americans actually care about. in the past few weeks, democrats pass the inflation reduction act to tackle climate change, lower health costs, reduce the deficit, and impose a minimum tax on profits of the largest corporations. they also passed the public safety office support act of 2022, with extensions to disability and death benefits, and people who suffer from post traumatic stress no order or die by suicide. also, president biden issued a second executive order to protect access to reproductive health care services, including abortion and contraception. and this week, biden announced student loan borrowers could have up to $20,000 forgiven if they qualify and delayed

repayment on loans until 2023. all of this was accomplished with a backdrop of a strong job market and record low unemployment, which has resulted in biden's highest job approval rating in a year, according to a new gallup poll. at 44% -- voters know that the tide is turning, and what once looked like an impending red wave is now turning blue air by the day. you saw evidence of this earlier this week, one democrat pat ryan won congressional race in new york's bellwether 19th district. republicans fell in line behind trump when he got the presidential nomination in 2016. now, half a decade later, that partnership has done the party more harm than good. we can only hope that after the midterms, republicans can't

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we have some breaking news. a federal judge in florida has just issued a preliminary ruling on former president donald trump's request for the appointment of a special master to review the documents seized by the fbi when they executed their search warrant on his mar-a-lago home. a hearing in the case has been scheduled for thursday, september 1st. let's get more insight into the legal problems swirling around donald trump and other big news stories from my political panel. joining me is michael hardaway, founder at hardaway why it, and susan del percio, republican strategist. quickly, both of you, give me year reaction to the breaking news that we're hearing this

coming the thursday. susan, you go first. >> it's not surprising. it's also not a big deal. let's not forget, donald trump tends to make his legal problems pr problems. and it's pr problems legal problems. so this is part of the narrative. i find it's interesting that he didn't ask for a special master for the documents seized back in january, i should say turned over. but now we've heard a lot of mention of a special master on fox news and other conservative places. he wants, it it's not gonna make a difference. a special master does not mean it's donald trump's person. it means it's an independent person who will be reviewing and separating documents of a personal nature, and those that fall under a confidential number between attorney client privilege. and everything else. it doesn't make a difference. >> michael? >> agreed this makes no difference. you're just delaying the inevitable.

donald trump had no legal standing to steal these classified documents from the american people. this decision that was just put forward today may delay this in the short term, but in the long term, donald trump has no standing. it has no impact on the long term decisions, here. >> susan, staying on this topic. in addition to the special master, trump is also requesting a more detailed receipt of the items taken from his home. arguing that the affidavit released yesterday was -- with just about half of the pages redacted, does not provide any information that would allow trump to understand why the search took place. the affidavit revealed that classified documents found at the residence, includes some of the country's most sensitive secrets. it's clear that the trump -- trump is in the doj's crosshairs. how damaging do you think the affidavit is for the former

president? >> i think it's extremely damaging to the former president because it outlines that there are people, it doesn't say this, but it's widely believed that because the memo that introduced the affidavit, the doj was seeking to protect -- let's not forget that liz cheney said there have been witnesses that have been threatened by the former president. now they're concerned about that with the doj. now they're worried about the safety of fbi -- members of the fbi. that's a former president that's threatening witnesses, and threatening the security of our law enforcement. i think donald trump has a lot to worry about. i think he doesn't stand a chance of getting things further redacted. the national defense documents, we discussed this before. they talk about sources and methods. those aren't just two words.

those are human lives. those are people fighting, protecting our country over cities. and he can flippantly throw and those documents, and expose them, and the secrets of our country, that's so dangerous. and unfortunately there's talk that some of those documents won't become public because they're so dangerous to be released for a national security. >> michael, the judge unsealed the redacted affidavit in the interest of transparency. it reveals in the initial 15 boxes turned over to the national archives in january that fbi found 184 unique documents, bury classified documents -- including 67 marked as confidential. 92 mark secret, and 25 marked top secret. did the released documents cataract clout trump's claims of a political witch hunt? >> no of course.

not the first thing we need to remember is donald trump has no credibility in terms of his explanation for any of these things. the one main question we shall be asking ourselves is wet donald trump plan to do with these documents? that's a real concern for all of us, for the intelligence community, for those in government who provided their specialties and their lives to serve in this regard. donald trump has all of this classified information. none of us know -- what he wanted to do with this. clearly someone who spent their entire lives committing illegal activities should be someone we should be concerned with if he has access to this information. >> switching gears, to the pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate, doug mastriano. reuters has received a photo of mastriano posing in uniform --

confederate uniform at army war college. the keystone state was the site of some of the bloodiest fighting during the civil war. when tens of thousands from the state died defending the union. now you have mastriano supported by donald trump who is at the capitol on january six to try to overturn a free and fair election, running for governor. is this photo a bad thing for someone connected to a modern insurrection? >> it's a bad look for anyone at any time connected to any thing at all. this is unacceptable. this is 2014 -- you can't say you are six years old going to a halloween party, like some elected officials have said before. this is not too long ago. this was less than a decade ago. and let's just add to that. not only is he an insurrectionist, not only was

he wearing the confederate uniform, he's losing in the polls right now. and he has ties to an anti systematic social media site that he paid to do some advertisement for him. it doesn't surprise me at all, but i think that given where things are in this country, right now, and where pennsylvania is, we're going to be looking at a governor shapiro. >> michael hart away, and susie del prescott, thank you so much for being with us. just ahead, our next guest joins us to talk choice, prison reform, and the possibility of making history in the deep south. you're watching politics nation. politics nation but what if you could begin to see the signs of hope all around you? what if you could let in the lyte? discover caplyta. caplyta is a once-daily pill, proven to deliver significant relief from bipolar depression. unlike some medicines that only treat bipolar i,

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's. this year, she became the first black major party nominee in that race for governor. she says she is running a campaign based on god, and has focused her efforts on reconstruction of the justice system, health care, and education. she now faces off against incumbent republican governor kay ivey, in the general election this november and joins me now. democratic nominee for governor of alabama, yolanda flowers, welcome to politics nation.

>> thank you reverend sharpton, i'm glad to be here. >> this flowers, first of all thank you -- congratulations on your historic primary win. i know a lot about alabama, my mother was from northern alabama, i know a little bit about alabama politics. we've seen several governors across the country to use their position of power to elevate claims of election fraud and change the ballot process for voters. your governor cat iv still falsely declares that the 2020 election was stolen from former president trump. what is the significance right now of electing someone who will stand up for justice and against false election claims? >> the significance, thank you for that question, the significance of this election is ensuring that someone is placed in office who will care

for the people. who won, stand up for truth -- >> now the current abortion ban in alabama is arguably one of the toughest anti abortion laws in the country. preventing all abortions with a single exception being the life of the mother. you've been endorsed by an anti-abortion organization, and you told a reporter in may that you would have to do research and get a panel together to decide whether to repeal alabama's law. but you go on the record saying we don't need to ban abortions, and that it's up to god's judgment. can you please clarify for voters what's your stance on abortion? >> -- my stance on abortion as i stated several times it is that

i myself am a woman. i don't like abortion but and i want everyone to hear me clearly, if it was me, it would take the act of god for me not to abort that child. on the same level, everyone has the right to choose whether -- but they want to do with their bodies. every woman, every man, whatever they decide. even god doesn't use his authority on us to choose. he just lays there. he lays it before us to choose. to choose death or life, you know? and that's what we should do in legislatures, as leaders, we should not use our authority to place it on anybody. so my stance, it is pro choice. i try to say whole life, no one can fathom would i was about --

so you know, being a mother, a grandmother, and a great grandmother. and i have great granddaughters, i cannot see my grand babies being raped and cannot have an abortion. that's just wrong, so my stance, i had to choose when or the other. and i chose pro-choice. ,. . ,,,. ,.

? >> hogue he air -- as i have been trying very hard is to reduce versus a visit. the way i would plan to do that is emptying what i call a restoration plan. that will allow individuals who are up for parole to be able to enter into the program, for six months or a year, that they can obtain the job readiness training, any training that they may need to leave the system that they will be productive in. we are looking at vocational training such as welding and carpentry, auto mechanics, things such as that, horticulture, anything that

will give them money, a stable income once they leave and on this board, which will be implemented as what i will call a justice lead, the justice league will ensure that our parole board will adhere to the decisions our policies at hand to make sure -- to allow the admits to be able to leave. we don't want them to come back, but we want to educate and prepare them, get them where they can have their own place, if we wanted to be productive citizens. >> let me say this, we are out of time. i want to ask you this briefly. across the country, we are seeing a impressive number of black candidates run for office in 2022, even in states without a long history of electing african americans. you are the first major, black

major nominee for alabama. if you won the general election, you'll become the first black governor. what is the significance of breaking such a long-standing barrier, and how will your lived experiences influence your work as governor? >> as being the first, and i am so humbled by it. i am so grateful that it has been placed in my heart to do so. let's think of our children, the little black girls, give them hope -- give them hope that one day they can as well. being an educator, i want to educate our children, that it does not matter based upon your ethnic group, but it's more than just the predominant

caucasian, that there are many people here of all ethnic groups in alabama, and that we should be more inclusive and more involved in other than one race. that gives our children hope. >> thank you, yolanda flowers, democratic candidate for governor in alabama. thank you for being with us. after 30 years behind bars, an innocent man is back home tonight. the lack of evidence that ultimately same free, plus my final thoughts on this week's biggest stories next. ggest stories next

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for watching. i will see you back here tomorrow at 5 pm eastern for another live hour of politicsnation. american voices with alicia menendez, my friend, starts right now. >> thank you so much, reverend sharpton, always good to see you. hello everyone, i am alicia menendez. we begin this saturday with breaking news. a florida judge moving forward with former president trump's request in the mar-a-lago