♪ ♪ welcome to msnbc's live coverage on this monday, september 5th. it is labor day. there is a lot happening this morning. we begin with breaking news from london, where british foreign prime minister liz trust was just named prime minister by the ruling conservative party, succeeding boris johnson who resigned amid scandal, beating out the former chance lor to lead the party and the country. >> i know that our beliefs resonate with the british people. our beliefs in freedom and the ability to control your own life in low taxes, in personal responsibility. and i know that's why people

waited for us in such numbers in 2019. as your party leader, i intend to deliver what we promised those voters right across our great country. >> she will be formally appointed by queen elizabeth tomorrow and will be confronted by a looming economic crisis, as well as an ongoing energy crisis. we will continue following developments from the united kingdom. but first, we'll focus here at home. labor day marks the kickoff of the fall campaign season and the final push before the midterm elections. white house correspondent kelly o'donnell reports. >> reporter: this labor day kicks off the sprint to the midterm elections, with candidates reaching out. >> we're going to win big in november and do it because all of you. >> i'm going to come down and

stand with the union way of life. >> reporter: both parties battling for an advantage in a razor thin environment, with control of the senate and house at stake. the biggest voice in the republican party -- back on the campaign trail this weekend in pennsylvania. his first public appearance since the fbi searched his home last month. >> the mar-a-lago raid was a desperate effort to distract of joe biden's record of misery. >> reporter: but he offered no explanation for why the fbi found 103 classified documents, 48 empty folders marked for highly classified secrets, and more than 11,000 government owned documents and photographs. although the search was court authorized for the entire trump residence and premises, he complained that family areas were touched. >> and even did a deep and ugly search of the room of my

16-year-old son. >> reporter: and the former president is selling a larger message. >> they're trying to silence me and more importantly, they are trying to silence you. >> reporter: the biden administration is defend him who says maga extremism is a threat. >> this maga republican agenda that we saw incite violence on our nation's capitol has no place in a democracy. >> reporter: so how will all of this play out in the midterm elections? democrats think they have some momentum now, especially when they look at what happened in special election where is they had unexpected victories. they see this as a choice more than a referendum on the biden administration. republicans view it differently. they say they have to keep focusing on issues like crime and inflation to convince voters their lives would be better with change in washington with republican control of congress.

today, being an important day for campaigning, joe biden will be out on the campaign trail himself. he'll be visiting milwaukee, wisconsin and pittsburgh, pennsylvania. erin? >> kelly, should be an interesting few months ahead. thank you so much. nbc's kelly o donnell for that report. let's bring in washington correspondent for "the new york times" charlie savage. thank you so much for joining us on labor day. what is your latest reporting as far as discussing the role that the 60-day role plays, can you tell us more about that and some of the other details you laid out? >> absolutely. so the justice department has an unwritten edict they call the 60-day rule, which says when you get within 60 days of an election, they should not take any overt steps, like indicting someone or other investigative or prosecutorial steps that could become public or taking

place in public view that could impact how people vote. it is an informal tradition. it's not written down anywhere in a defined way, and they are right now having to wrestle with how that applies, if at all, and if it does what does it mean to these two big, complicated, extraordinary investigations that involve donald trump? the january 6th investigation and the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election more broadly, and the mar-a-lago documents hoarding investigation. obviously, trump himself is not on the ballot, and that's one of the complexities, but he's intermixed with all kinds of republican candidates who are on the ballot, and that is raising a dilemma, because the 60-day window comes up at the end of this week. >> as far as the 60-day window is concerned, is that time

period moot at this point? this has been dominating the headlines, the investigation and sort of the focus on whether there will be charges. the january 6th committee met several times and held hearings over the summer. what does 60 days really mean at this point? >> obviously, the january 6th committee is not bound by this at all. this is a justice department thing. even the justice department is not bound by it. it's more of a norm, a tradition in that they don't want to be accused of using their power to influence how people vote, even if that was not their motive. but how this would matter would be -- these investigations are not over, they have more work to do, and that work could involve subpoenaing people to come before a grand jury. it could involve indicting people and other stuff, more raids like the one at mar-a-lago last month. things that might -- the government may not announce, but that the recipients of those

subpoenas or the target of those raids would make it public and point towards an investigation that could be leading towards potentially indictments that have political implications here. so do they want to temporarily pause until after the midterm to ramp it back up again to avoid being accused of doing things on the eve of an election that might manipulate things, even if inadvertently, not unlike how james comey has been blamed, fairly or not, for contributing to hillary clinton's loss by reopening the email investigation and then telling congress about it, which was effectively announcing it just a couple of weeks before the 2016 election. >> charlie, the argument that the fbi's search of mar-a-lago was justified just got a major republican backer, former attorney general bill barr

speaking on fox news, he says he believes the evidence that the government had exhausted all other options before going to florida. let's take a listen. >> no, i can't think of a legitimate reason why they should have been -- could be taken out of the government away from the government, if they're classified. i frankly am skeptical of this claim that i declassified everything, you know. frankly, i think it's highly improbable and second, if, in fact, he sort of stood over scores of boxes, not really knowing what was in them and said i here by declassify everything in here, that would be such an abuse and show such recklessness that it's almost worse than taking the documents. >> so how significant is that statement from bill barr? >> bill barr obviously was a loyalist to donald trump who did everything in his power to help trump up until those kind of

last moment of his tenure as attorney general and famously, you know, misleading the public and congress about what was in the mueller report as a federal judge ruled, in fact, at one point. then at the end of his tenure he refused to go along with trump's efforts to pretend the election had been stolen and that led to a great falling out with trump that last october, november, december period of his tenure as attorney general. he was quite harsh about trump in his book. so i see these statements as continuing that second phase of their relationship. it's not a surprise in that sense. at the same point, barr still has a lot of credibility within the republican party, especially within maybe the non-maga parts of the republican party, since trump has trashed him for the last year or so. so there are people who were on the fence about this, and those comments could make them see

this raid in a way more favorable to the justice department. >> all right. charlie savsavage, thanks for y reporting. still ahead, large parts of the country dealing with severe weather, flooding in georgia and heat in the west. and joe biden prepares to hit the road today for a series of campaign stops. but will the democratic candidates appear with him? and new reporting when the january 6th committee plans to resume hearings, all coming up next. resume hearings, all cominp next make complex trading less complicated custom scans help you find new trading opportunities while an earnings tool helps you plan your trades and stay on top of the market

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election, sending him a letter last week that questions his role in spreading misinformation and intentionally inciting anger. that letter concerns december 2020 email being sent to top trump aides about using television ads to spread false election claims. the former house speaker wrote -- >> the committee says gingrich carried on with his efforts even after the riot at the capitol, writing a letter about de-certifying electors. the panel says they would like him to appear for what it is calling a voluntary interview the week of september 19th.

with public hearings expected to resume this month, democratic jamie raskin of maryland is pushing for mike pence to testify. >> pence was the target of donald trump's wrath and fury in an effort to overthrow the election on january 6th. so i think he has a lot of relevant evidence. i would hope he would come forward and testify about what happened. >> voluntarily or via subpoena? >> we're trying to get everybody to come forward voluntarily. >> subpoena is not out of the question? >> in no one's case is a subpoena out of the question, but i would assume he would testify voluntarily, the way the mast majority of people have. >> during an event last month, the former vice president said he would give "due consideration to any request to testify before the committee." pence's former chief of staff and top legal counsel have already spoken to the panel.

meanwhile, two other key members of the trump white house legal team testified about the attack last week. former white house council pat cipollone and his deputy pat philbin appeared on friday as part of the justice department's investigation into january 6th. the two reportedly spend about four hours with jurors and prosecutors after being subpoenaed last month. cipollone has emerged as a key figure in the january 6th investigations for his pushback of plans by trump and others to overturn the 2020 election results. he testified before the house january 6th committee for about eight hours. joining us now, "new york times" congressional reporter luke broadwater. good morning, luke. >> hi, good morning. >> a few questions for you. they keep using this word "voluntarily," they hope he voluntarily comes forward. as you just heard on "face the nation," most of the people who testified have come forward

voluntarily. do you expect that to happen or are we looking at a situation with a subpoena? >> mike pence is in a very tricky position politically. obviously, he stood up to donald trump on january 6th, and he and his team had offered up mark short and greg jacob, two top aides, hoping to alleviate the need for mike pence to testify. as i talked to committee members, and they're getting closer to the end of their time as a committee, they still not have heard from the two most important people in the january 6th investigation. that is donald trump himself, and mike pence. so i do think they will eventually either make a formal request for both of them to come in or issue a subpoena for both of them to come in. i don't know how you get to the end of this investigation without at least attempting to do those interviews. they may get rebuffed.

certainly, i don't think donald trump will come in willingly. but i do think it could get there, and they have to show the public they tried as hard as they could to speak with both pence and trump eventually. >> so, you know, seeing that they haven't formally asked him, are they sort of trying to build the case as strongly as possible before they put that out there, as far as getting trump to testify? >> well, umm, to get trump to testify, it may be impossible. but i do think it may well be -- with some of the staffers and committee members. this has been a matter of debate the entire time about asking trump to come in and testify. he, you know, some view it as distraction to their work that there's a big spectacle to get

trump to come in, that would distract from the things that they're doing in the investigation, but, you know, others believe that you have to at least try, bring him in, put him on the stand, put him under oath and see, you know, see if he'll answer the questions with his -- with his hand raised swearing that they're true. >> so the committee hearings will resume soon. any indication of what its focus will be? >> right. so we expect the committee hearings probably in the second half of the month, at least one of them. we've heard different bits of evidence of things that they may include. we know they're asking more questions about fund-raising and the money that was coming in after the election was over, and people were being lied to and saying the election was stolen. so we know they're looking into that. we know they've been meeting with trump cabinet officials,

and we know some of those questions have been about the discussions about invoking the 25th amendment to remove trump from office. we know that they are very interested in these missing text messages from the secret service, and there are more questions and documents they're seeking about that. and we know that there continues to be interest in the role of right wing extremism played in the attack. so they have so many avenues. during the hearings and after the hearings, they received 4,000 tips to the tip line. so they've been running down lots of tips and asking lots of people for questions and to come in for interviews. the latest obviously you referenced was newt gingrich, who they are hoping will come in, in the second half of the month. so this investigation is slowing down. i think they will continue their work right until the end of this congress. >> yeah, it will be interesting

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joe biden when he holds a rally just outside of pittsburgh. he's not going to be marching here. but josh shapiro who joined joe biden last week, not necessarily going to be attending that rally today. we'll see those candidates here trying to galvanize union support. the unions are a big part of the 2022 equation. pennsylvania for joe biden is more than just home. it's a representative of the biden coalition that got him elected in the first place. and this might be an audition for biden 2024, as well. >> that's interesting, because there's a lot of questions whether or not he will run. as far as what we were talking about before we introduced you, some candidates seem to be willing to be seen with joe biden and be associated and take his endorsement and others on the fence. what is the feeling do you think with john fetterman? he wasn't at biden's speech in

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political universe. i'm here with josh shapiro. thank you for joining us. this is traditionally the kickoff of the midterm election campaign. where is the race right now for governor? a lot of national implications. >> we feel great about where it is. the stakes have never been higher in pennsylvania, and the contrast has never been clearer. i'm running against the most extreme and dangerous candidate in the nation. someone who talks openly about denying women the ability to make decisions over their own bodies. someone who has talked about rigging the 2024 election already by taking away people's votes by de-certifying voting machines here in pennsylvania. he's someone who is extreme and dangerous. he's out of touch. by contrast, i couldn't be more clear and more proud to be joined by not just great men and women of organized labor, but republicans, democrats, independents who have joined our campaign. we're part of this mission to bring sensibility back to government in pennsylvania, and to deny this extremist the

opportunity to lead our commonwealth. >> you were with joe biden last week, he was talking about crime. you saw the former president this weekend, your opponent joining him. usually in governor's races we don't see national issues playing as big a role. but what do you make of the fact -- does having the president here help or hurt you? >> i don't take my cues from washington, d.c., i take my cues from wash county, pennsylvania. that's the folks i listen to. i'm trying to lead pennsylvania forward. >> you talked about republicans are among those joining you in this campaign. you saw the president give a tough speech, laying out starkly the choice he sees before voters this fall. there's been some criticism of his speech, republicans saying he's casting perhaps too broad a brush here. was that speech in particular helpful for you and your race? >> look, i don't know about the impact it will have on races. here's what i know. in this governor's race in pennsylvania, i'm trying to

build a big, broad coalition. showing up everywhere, treating everyone with respect. inviting everyone who is freedom loving, who is democracy loving, into our coalition. what we are seeing is republicans, democrats, independents all joining our campaign. so i'm proud of the broad coalition we're building here. >> there have been a number of issues playing a big role in you voters are approaching this, but abortion changed the race for a lot of democratic candidates. how are you balancing these issues and what are voters most interested in? >> pennsylvanians know how to walk and chew gum. then think about multiple things at the same time. they believe we need to create opportunity here in pennsylvania. opportunity through investing in our schools and public safety, growing our economy, especially here in western pennsylvania. but they also care deeply about their freedom and rights. right now, they feel like they're being ripped away from them. i'll be a governor that protects

a woman's right to choose and right to vote. i think people across pennsylvania understand we have to do both. create opportunity and defend our freedoms. >> josh spa peero joining me here in pittsburgh. one of the biggest parades here in the country. >> thank you for your reporting and thanks to josh, as well. we're following a development out of ukraine. where shelling near europe's largest nuclear power plant continues despite the presence of a team of u.n. inspectors. the plant lost its main connection to the power grid on saturday as a result of attacks the day before, forcing it to use a lower voltage line. both russia and ukraine blamed each other for the shelling. the chief of the u.n. agency says the powerline is being deliberately targeted. he also said, as of now, only one of the six reactors are

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with violent crime on the rise in major cities across the country, nbc's blayne alexander has a look at a new approach that officials across the country hope will slow the growing problem and serve as a blueprint for cities nationwide. >> it is the familiar face of crime in atlanta. repeat offenders. >> just last week, we arrested over 20 offenders that had three or more felonies. these repeat offenders had a total of 553 previous arrests, 114 of those being felonies. >> reporter: atlanta police say in many cases they're chasing the same suspects committing

crime after brazen crime. >> he grabs my right wrist and in his right hand he has a knife. >> reporter: this victim is hiding her identity but reliving the horrifying moment she was attacked outside of in atlanta home depot in broad daylight. police say steve white jumped into her car, robbing her at knife-point. a repeat offender with decades of felony convictions. >> that is what is so frustrated. >> reporter: connie willis is the fulton county district attorney. >> it is frustrating for the police departments and regular citizens and me as a district attorney. >> reporter: from january to april more than one fourth of all felony arrests were repeat offenders with three for more felony convictions, 1400 are on the streets or in the courts. >> crime records were not accurately kept. the prosecutor may be standing before the judge and it may only show one conviction on the record but whether you dig just a little bit deeper, you learn that no this person has three, four, five, six convictions.

>> reporter: that is the county has created a new unit, syncing records between agencies and flagging offenders to judges and having citizens volunteer as court watchers to hold everyone accountable the d.a. said. >> we're putting a scarlet letter on the folder to let the prosecutor know this is a repeat offenders. >> >> reporter: but focussing on this is not the answer. >> unless their charged with a life eligible or capital felony, they are coming home at some point. so what other tools do you ever in your tool box other than sentencing. >> reporter: georgia has more people under correctional control than any other state in the country. that is people incarcerated, on probation or on parole. >> we're interested in initiatives that will more likely to help people and keep people from being harmed rather

than the same old thing. >> we are not talking about speeding tickets here. we're talking about people that think it is okay to shoot and stab. we're talking about people that think it is okay to break into your house. >> will this drive up the incarceration rate. >> possibly. >> and that is the answer? >> that is the answer, yes. >> nbc's blayne alexander with that report. it is a few minutes before the top of the hour. on this monday, september 5th. erin ohearne. this morning there is a big development from over siz as liz truss will be the next britain prime minister. the 47-year-old was elected a short while ago. she will serve as foreign secretary and was the front-runner for the position. she'll be formally appointed primary by queen elizabeth ii at the castle in scotland, tomorrow. a break from tradition, who has previously performed the royal duty in london. truss will succeed boris johnson

who announced his resignation this summer after months of scandals. she will face a number of challenges immediately. a dire winter energy crisis and an economic recession and long-term questions about her country's standing in the world post-brexit. and we have a clearer account of what the fbi seized from former trump's mar-a-lago home in florida after a federal judge unsealed a much more detailed inventory list of items on friday. in addition, to the troves of information marked top secret and classified, the fbi search turned up more than 40 empty folders with classified banners on them. but it is unclear what exactly happened to the information that had been inside of those folders. they found four dozen empty folders marked return to staff secretary, military aid. the search turned up 11,000 u.s.

documents and photographs without classification markings as well. they were found mixed in with classify fied materials in boxes an con trainers in trump's office and in a storage room. it is important to note, seven documents marked top secret were found in trump's office as well as 17 documents marked secret and three were marked confidential. this is all significant because trump's attorney told investigators that all of the records that came from the white house were being kept in a mar-a-lago storage room which agents had asked be kept secure according to the court filings. a statement was issued about the expanded inventory list. the new detailed inventory list further proves that this unprecedented and unnecessary raid of president trump's home was not a search and retrieve that the biden administration claims. it was a smash-and-grab. these documents disputes should

be resolved under the presidential records act which requires cooperation and negotiation by the national archives and records administration, not an armed fbi raid. well meanwhile, former trump held his first campaign even since his florida home was searched. monica alba has that report. >> reporter: former president trump firing back at the justice department. in his first rally since the lawfully executed fbi search of his private club last month. >> the shameful raid and break-in of my home, mar-a-lago, was a travesty of justice. >> reporter: revealing the hunt extended to his wife's personal items but his teen age son's bedroom. >> leaving everything they touched in far different condition than it was when they started. >> reporter: legal experts say that is well within the bounds of the search warrant. >> it is common for a search

warrant to allow searching of an our yeah that might be occupied by different people in the household. if everyone has equal access to the space, that is probably fair game. >> reporter: the doj said the fbi retrieved hundreds of pages of highly sensitive material from the florida estate. and on saturday, the former president also taking aim at his successor. >> the most visual and hateful and divisive speech ever delivered by an american president. >> reporter: the 45th president blasting the 46th for the prime time address in which republicans were prosed as a threat to the country. >> maga forces are determined to take there country backwards. >> he's an enemy of the state. if you want to know the truth. >> reporter: but with the midterms two months away, the white house said president biden has no plans to stop criticizing the former president and his supporters. >> he has taken many -- present of times to call out the