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♪ ♪ ♪ >> right, now president joe biden is in el paso, texas visiting our southern border for the first time as president. amid a record-breaking surge in migration that has strained several american cities and giving republicans a line of criticism at this hour. -- migrant services center which is funded by fema's emergency food and shelter program, he's meeting with local officials, faith leaders, and non governmental authorizations who have been critical to supporting migrants, economic collapse in their home countries, we will check in on the presidents border tour throughout the hour. plus, with the drama of last week's protracted battle over the speakership behind us, the

house is slated to take up a rules package impacted by the unprecedented concessions kevin mccarthy made to far-right members of his caucus to become speaker. of course, the question that emerges from that is how those concessions and the enduring chaos of the speakership battle will impact how this 118th congress actually functions. at least one tells me it may already be taking shape. the debate over whether our nation's debt ceiling will or can be raised as the deadline looms. our economy hangs in the balance. when new year, new congress, new challenges. that's politics nation tonight. we begin with a v president, biden's visit to the u.s. mexico border happening right now. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in el

paso. now the president has been meeting local officials. what can you tell us about the presidents time in el paso today? >> reverend, good afternoon. this is the epicenter of the humanitarian crisis here at the border. as you mentioned, president biden's critics have been asking him to come to the border for quite some time. his administration is now trying to highlight recent enforcement actions it says have reduced the number of illegal border crossings in el paso by about 70%, it says, since mid december. as you mentioned, reverend, earlier this afternoon, the president toured a board of entry in el paso and met city officials, local elected officials in el paso. he has met at the tarmac a republican texas governor, greg abbott, who handed him a letter saying what he says that are the failures -- what he views as what the biden administration has.

then president biden and democrats have pointed out it has been republicans that have brought funding for the border and comprehensive immigration reform and are trying to call attention to that. reverend, i want to show you where i am. this is the sacred heart church in el paso, where many migrants have been camping out here for days. last week, federal facials arrested several migrants here. earlier today, we also saw local police officers arrest six migrants here outside of this church. local officials in el paso have been saying for months this humanitarian crisis is putting quite a strain on local resources here. and we spoke with a local volunteer who volunteers at this church. she is frustrated. she is the mayor of el paso. she is frustrated by what has happened here over the last several months. >> the federal government is not stepping up to address this. we have a community that is

overburdened and has been overburdened for so many years. it's frustrating not knowing what's going to happen. >> again, president biden wrapping up his trip here at el paso and then heading to mexico city for the north american leader summit there. no matter what you think of the politics, reverend, i've been speaking with migrants here on the ground who say that this is not political. they are desperate, they have been coming here from places like venezuela. they now feel like they are in limbo because they don't know whether -- what to do next. reverend. >> thank, you nbc's jay gutierrez in el paso, texas. joining me now is congressman adam schiff, democrat of california. congressman, thank you for joining us tonight. let me start by saying last week was a long and contentious when for you and your fellow lawmakers.

republicans took 15 rounds of voting to elect kevin mccarthy speaker. as you look towards taking up the rules package tomorrow morning, how do you expect this new congress to function? morning, how do you expect thi >> it's a really good question, reverend. i don't expended to function very well and may not function at all. when it comes to the most basic functions of government, that is keeping the lights on, making sure the business of the government gets done, making sure the united states of america lives up to its credit and its credit worthy. those will be very difficult jobs even though they are the most basic responsibilities of government. kevin mccarthy gave away everything but the title of speaker. he gave the most extreme elements of his conference the ability to, with a single one of them not liking what he does, to put the country through another week of what we just had, by challenging his ability to stand off in office.

i am deeply concerned about what it means. two years to the day after january 6th, there we were once again being a spectacle for the rest of the world. sadly, as we are seeing in brazil, that example is going over to other countries. >> absolutely. we are looking at that, at the situation in brazil. looking ahead to the new congress here, i want your perspective as the previous chair of the intelligence committee. republicans plans for investigations. speaker mccarthy has reportedly agreed to give some of his far-right colleagues the power and resources to conduct wide ranging probes. everything from the fbi and covid to the presidents family. what are your concerns about this kind of open-ended investigations? is this what the american people voted for in november, congressman? >> it certainly is not. i think it's very dangerous.

basically, they are establishing a subcommittee or a committee on witch hunts and deep state conspiracy theories. i think the damage they will do will be incalculable. but it will mean is intelligence agencies will be very reluctant to share information with policy makers. they are not going to trust these right-wing members not to go public and disclose information that could endanger national security. what is more, i think they will bring discredit upon themselves and the fbi and what they do with respect to attacking those who are probably investigating donald trump's conduct. this is really right out of the trump playbook. if you are under investigation for misconduct, do an investigation on the investigators. their goal is to disrupt investigations of trump's mishandling of classified information at mar-a-lago, to disrupt the justice's investigation of trump and

enablers roll, including some in congress, on that attack on january 6th. and in the process that will damage our agencies and the ability of those agencies to protect the country. >> congressman, we particularly appreciate having you with us on this solemn anniversary, two years after the january 6th insurrection, which you referred to. house democrats and one lone house republican held that moment of remembrance on friday for those who lost their lives defending the u.s. capitol that day. you, of course, said on the house elect committee investigating the january 6th investigation. now disbanded after an 18 month probe. a scathing final report called for donald trump to be barred from future office and the panels recommendation that the justice department pursue criminal charges against trump. is it in your view time for

sitting democrats to take up the house select committee's work in some capacity? >> i think they should certainly explore the work that has yet to be done and move forward with it. i would put it at the top of that list, reverent. we made a series of recommendations in our report about how to protect the country going forward. urjust like the 9/11 commission did, and just like the 9/11 commission, it took time to make these recommendations lot. it's very likely will get a house under kevin mccarthy in the qanon leadership of that conference to go along with forms to protect us from another january 6th, since they were supporters of the effort to overturn the election. that work made following the first instance to the senate to do, we did our oversight on the january six committee. the justice department needs to bring about accountability in the form of justice. i think the senate can play a

very important role in helping us bring about the reforms necessary to protect the country in the future. >> congressman, you mentioned brazil. i need your reaction to the news coming out of brazil this afternoon. thousands of supporters of former president bolsonaro have stormed government buildings in the capital of brasilia, according to the new york times. the protesters have reached results congress, presidential offices, and in the supreme court. bolsonaro, a right-wing populist who had many compared to former president trump, had his claims of voter fraud rejected in the resilient courts. his party has even -- even find for 1 million dollars for what the judge called bad faith litigation. what are your thoughts? >> reverend, we are seeing the

pernicious and continuing influence of donald trump and his enablers, the damage they did at home and the terrible example that set for the rest of the world. it began early in the trump administration with donald trump calling for example the enemy of the people. words echoed by people like bashar al-assad. you see in bolsonaro, in brazil, supporters decided, if the u.s. supporters of the president can overrun government buildings and attack government buildings when they lose an election with false claims of fraud, then why cannot we do that in brazil? it's quite terrible. we should be the model for the rest of the world in terms of perfecting democracy, a never-ending challenge, even for the best, most advanced democracies. instead, we provided an example under trump which continues with the chaos under his acolytes now in the house

leadership. it provided an example for agents of chaos around the world. those who are attacking democracy take it one final step further, reverend. concerned about with this new majority will do for our support for democracies like ukraine. we ought to drawn separation from the courage they are using to defend their democracy, not joining with forces attacking democracy. >> all. right we will have to leave it there. we are out of time. thank you so much for being with us, congressman adam schiff. joining me now is representative barbara lee of california. always glad to have you on our show, congresswoman, i want to talk to you tonight because you had a front row seat to the days -- day long quest by kevin mccarthy to win the speakership. all the while, making history of your own as you served as

teller in the longest speaker vote since 1858. i know it was not a historical position you want it, but you -- in the first count since 1850. what's your take on how the events this week unfolded? do you expect this type of gas to continue in the next two years? give us a view, as you are sitting there in the well as taylor, hearing what your colleagues were saying and doing. >> thank you so much, reverend al. really happy to be with you. yes, let me tell you, for 15 ballots, myself and congressman joe from new york -- as tellers. we counted i think it was 5200, 5280 votes. sitting there counting these

votes, i learned how to speak out. you really got a good handle on knowing who is who in terms of our new members and then getting the perspective on especially what the republican agendas are. in terms of the marker -- the moderates, the maga republicans and the freedom caucus, it was quite a place to be. we couldn't leave the chamber at all. we heard a lot of messages that i think have given me the clarity that they don't know how to govern. they are all in chaos. they, who knows who is being honest about the details of the deals they made. i was so proud of democrats because we stood united based on -- >> i think we have lost the congresswoman.

i think we have lost the congresswoman. we will try to make whatever we need to make adjustments. we will try and get her back on. congresswoman barbara lee, thank you. let's take a break. after the break, new york's black leaders rise of together to fight crime. we are bringing you all the latest. president making his first trip to the southern border as president right now. my political panel will look at whether the new congress is ready to work with the white house on immigration reform. but first, our colleague richard louis with today's other top news stories. richard. >> good sunday to you. some of the stories we're following, brazil, former -- have stormed brazil congress, the supreme court, and the presidential palace. we hear so far. the demonstrations come after the swearing in of a new president, lula de silva. brazil's a superior election court rejected fraud claims

brought by bolsonaro and his party. the u.s. secretary of state condemning these attacks. hundreds of thousands of californians are without power. the state is getting hit with what forecasters call a relentless parade of cyclones. the national weather service urging residents to brace for more wind damage, flooding, and mudslides in the coming days. the buffalo bills, well, they won their first game since safety damar hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game last monday. an emotional game in many ways. the -- buffalo defeated new england 35 to 23 this afternoon. hamlin posted a photo from the hospital on social media just before the game. there you see it. sending his support to his team as he continues to recover. glad to see him doing. better more politics nation with reverend al sharpton right after this break. ter this break i recommend sensodyne. sensodyne toothpaste goes inside the tooth

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we were talking with congresswoman barbara lee when we had technical difficulties. she's back with us. congresswoman, one of the key concessions speaker mccarthy made with hard-line republicans in exchange for their support was to tie any debt ceiling increases to spending cuts. the new york times reports the concessions mccarthy made to fiscal conservatives could make it very difficult for him to muster the votes to raise the debt limit, or even put such a measure to a vote. america's going to reach its borrowing limit sometime later this year. how worried are you about what happens after that? >> reverend out, let me say, i'm very worried about that because we paid our bills, we had the full credit clause. we must pay our debts. in fact, what they are proposing is to enact spending cuts. you know where they are going?

social security, medicare, pensions for veterans. we will have to fight. we are going to have to figure out a way to make sure this provision of their new rule change does not go through because 6 million jobs also will be lost, or more, if, in fact, this happens. we cannot renege and not pay our debts because it will cause economic calamity this country cannot afford and so many people will be hurt. it will be hanging on the edge once again as the economy recovers, jobs being created and all of a sudden we failed to live up to our debts and pay our bills. citizens, senior citizens, medicare, social security, benefits will be cut. we can't tolerate. that >> before i let you go, your colleague representative richard torres of new york proposed legislation called the stopping and other non truthful

office seeker act. called the santos act, which would require candidates to disclose under oath their employment, educational and military history so we can punish candidates who lie to voters about their qualifications. this is in reaction to congressman george santos who admitted he lied about his background after he was elected to office. santos says he won't resign and has a polarized. what do you make about this bill? will you support it? >> yes, reverend. first of all, you don't apologize for telling such egregious lies. telling a lie, especially when you're running for public office, the public expects to make sure that you uphold their trust. also, members of congress have access to classified information. how do you trust someone who lies to get to where they are?

and so, we have to hold people who win elections based on recreating who they are and lying about who they are. there has got to be some accountability there. this can happen. pretty soon, over and over again, you will have more candidates lying and then coming into any public body and who knows what could happen in terms of the dishonesty and the inability to really govern once again with integrity and in a way that upholds public trust. i am glad congressman richard torres introduced of the bill. i hope it moves forward. can i go back to one thing, reverend al, when we were cut off. sitting in front, being a teller, i recognized the differences in the republican members and the democratic members. we were united against -- for hakeem jeffries. our side of the room, of the chamber, was very diverse. it reflected america. beautiful, new people here in

washington, d.c., to really change the world. they are side was -- looked like they are side. no diversity, very few women, and very few african americans and people of color there. stark contrast. we will see the policies we proposed and the policies we resist will reflect the diversity of the people in the democratic caucus. >> let me go right there on that. tomorrow, the new house reconvenes to debate and vote on the rules package that will govern the 118th congress. given how the speakers vote played out, what do you expect from the vote or the rules package? how important is this framework? >> i hope there are some moderate republicans that will vote against it. for example, in the approval, there are provisions in there that would even make it more dangerous for women to exercise reproductive freedom, reproductive options. there are some very sinister

provisions in the rule package. one that allows one person to get up and call for a vote to really get rid of the speaker. this rules package, i hope we can defeat it. we will have to have a few moderates in the republican caucus to work with us to take it down. we don't want to see this rule pass again. that rule comes the whole issue of the debt ceiling. it is something we will have to fight against. this is a time that you resist and you fight, not try to compromise on any of those provisions. this would be devastating to our communities, in terms of the impacts of this rule package could be. >> all right. thank you for being with us, congresswoman barbara lee. now time for the rise. on thursday, in my capacity as head of national action network, i convened a summit of top

black leaders across new york city, new york state, to discuss crime and public safety. and reform. in many ways, it was a joyous occasion. new york has now more african-american elected or appointed officials and then at the states first -- could have ever dreamed about. new york city tierney general is black. as our three out of four of the u.s. attorneys. the lieutenant governor, the mayor of new york, and the mayor of buffalo, the chief of the nypd, the manhattan district attorney's office, to other -- the speaker of the new york city council, all at the same time holding office. the subject that we came together to address is very serious. evidence suggests crime rates has risen since the pandemic, particularly in our communities, here in new york city major crime has jumped 22% last year.

while statistics don't always tell the whole story, presidents of african american communities and organizations and residents of those communities are say quite clearly if a feel unsafe and are concerned. new york city mayor eric adams was there at thursday summit and talked about the problem on this program last night. >> i know we must have for prevention. the long term things, prevention, we are putting in place in an unprecedented way in our administration. we cannot continue to deny the intervention. people are dying right now. >> thursday's meeting was held behind closed doors at national action network so the black leaders of several could speak freely and frankly -- audrey stewart-cousins, the lead in the -- attorney general, speaker karl

hastings. what i can share with you tonight is that the participants brought a vast range of different backgrounds and experiences to the table. we may not all agree on ten different things. but we can perhaps find common ground on three. that could be enough to make a difference. the topic of public safety is complicated and contentious. as we saw during the midterms, failure to confront the issue only opens up space for others to swoop in with the same old racist narratives and discredited solutions. that's why i give credit to those that came and said we may disagree but we cannot let them exploit us. we must rise up and engage in real dialogue with our neighbors about crime and policing, with an eye toward meaningful action that will lift our communities up rather than tear them apart. we'll be right back. back.

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a busy day in politics as president biden makes his first visit to the u.s. mexico border as president. the congress gears up for an important rules vote tomorrow after a tough battle for the speakership. my panel is here to talk about all of it. former rnc chair and msnbc political contributor, michael steele. former democratic senator from alabama, doug jones. senator jones, let us start with you. biden's visit to the border has been much anticipated. it comes as the administration tries to crack down on unauthorized crossings while also opening more legal pathways to enter the country. that's not the real problem, is it? every company president in the last 20 years, republican and

democrat, have talked about some form of immigration reform. congress has failed to act. how does that roadblock get cleaned? >> rev, i have to tell you, -- watching people wring their hands over this. the fact of the matter is, i really don't believe republicans -- i'm painting with a broad brush here for sure. -- i think by and large, republicans really don't want to get immigration reform. they use it as a -- during every election season, no matter who is running. that's their main issue. unless people can have a little political courage and stand up and understand what is really happening down on the border, broken immigration system from top to bottom, i don't know if you'll be able to do that. we have got to take this off the political table and put it into the practical table and

what we can actually do, what needs to be done, i'm trying to understand exactly what the problems are. people are not doing. >> michael, in the immigration package, we have to go through the new republican house that just took 15 votes to pick a speaker. so, far the only idea and that group seems to like it is to try and impeach the homeland security secretary. is that a real solution to anything? >> now, there is no solutions in this, whether it's immigration, health care, the economy, the debt ceiling, that's going to be a real big problem over the next few weeks and months. i think the senator is right. there is no will in either the house or the senate for the political solution here. which is why i think what the president should do is to use his visit today as a pivoting opportunity. to come back to washington

after that visit and push forward legislation. the last time a president did that was george bush at the end of his second term. his own party killed it in the house, the conservatives in the house ultimately killed it. the fact of the matter is the president has a chance, to the senators, point to take it off the political by putting down a practical plan that both sides will have to confront and both sides will have to go on the boards for. meaning there will be votes taken to say whether they support this plan and to offer alternatives. that's the only way you begin to turn this. you are not going to find that leadership in the house. you are not going to find that leadership in the senate. it's going to rest in the west wing with the executive branch. the president putting something down and saying to the congress, now i dare you to throw this out. >> senator jones, the republican-controlled house will take up its rule package,

rules package tomorrow morning. after that, and the real work will begin. they can do endless investigations and pass symbolic legislation if they want. at some point, they will need to work with you the democratic senate and white house for things like the budget and the debt ceiling for this country to function. given what you have seen so far, are you optimistic that will happen? >> i think it's going to take a monumental effort on the part of leadership in both parties to try to pull people together a little bit. speaker mccarthy pretty much whittled down his gavel to where it counts as no bigger than a chopstick. he has got to pull people in their together and do things for the good of the country. i don't think that's what we've seen happen this year or at least in this last week with these elections after election after election. i do think there's opportunities. it's going to -- again, i come back to this, rev,

it's going to take some folks on both sides of the aisle using political courage to stand up and bring people together and talk. actually come together and hopefully put some things on the floor of the house that can get votes from both parties. -- >> let me interrupt you, senator. standby for one minute. just a moment, the president is in texas visiting the el paso county migrant services center which is funded by fema's emergency food and shelter program. he's meeting with local officials, faith leaders, and non governmental organizations who have been critical to supporting migrants free political oppression and economic collapse in their home countries. take a listen. >> those numbers keep coming in. we haven't seen an update until recently in the last few days. we are not sure when that's going to be. we need dedicated shelter for --

folks off of the streets. we need to find funding for that, whether public or private, a combination of the two. for example, the humanitarian system we received through the emergency shelter program it doesn't work for those individuals unless they have -- we could. that's one potential avenue if you want to mention that. >> [inaudible] >> me too. it's an honor to do the work. we are -- to help the community with the humanitarian crisis. we are proud to do it. >> and here we have --

[inaudible] >> michael, let me bring you in. what do you think of the presidents visit and this whole position on immigration? >> overall, rough, it's a long overdue. this has been an achilles heel for the administration from literally the first day in office, where members of the republican party started hammering about the vice president going to the border, when with the president go to the border? here we are now two years later, the president finally making this visit. it's a good move, an important move. i also think it signals the administration recognizes that this remains an achilles heel, that it is not just a political

problem but also a policy hole that has to be filled before the hot rhetoric of another presidential campaign gets underway, if he wants to set that table, if he wants to lay out a plan that touches on the dreamers, that touches on securing the border, and then overall empowers the states along the border to manage that system much better than it has been managed up to now. >> senator, as i look at the immigration issues up and down the border several times, it's a moral question for me. you also have to deal with the practical way you can deal with it on both sides of the border. how do you feel the president -- about the presidents trip and immigration legislation that can be framed in a way that can pass this particular congress and senate? >> i completely agree with

michael. it's long overdue. i think it's been a judgment to the democrats across the board. it will be going into 2024 unless the president takes decisive action. if the legislation is not possible, if you can't get parties to come together to try to do the right thing, i think the administration has got to start putting that proposal out there. they've got to be bold. i think michael really hit this. he's got to put it out there and say, guys, it is time. let's get together and this is what i'm going to do. i want you to join me in doing it. we've got a system that's broken from top to bottom. we could have had some fixes on this several years ago. donald trump kept throwing cold water, put a cog in every will that we tried to get going on immigration. i think the president can take the lead on this. it's long overdue. i'm hoping he will continue to do it. -- >> what some of the impact with the united states can do --

michael also start with the vote on rules tomorrow on how the congress -- particularly the house -- going to govern itself? what is your take on the rules package tomorrow? more serious about governing or last week's chaos just the beginning? >> last week's chaos was just the beginning. there has not been a lane open that says, at least publicly to the country, that we are going to be serious about this opportunity to govern over the next two years. they have laid out, this is all about hunter biden, laptops, as you noted earlier, rave, going after government officials to impeach them, cabinet officials, all that. and what the president, what president biden has to do in the face of that is look within the caucus because there are folks who want to move the needle. there are republicans who are going to be in races next year,

i mean in two years, that they want to be able to go to constituents if they are in close races to say we did this on the economy, we did this on immigration. i walked across the aisle and got democrats behind this piece of legislation i supported. those are the players he has because of the margin. only four votes, right? and the same that nancy pelosi's. what we will quickly learn, that kevin mccarthy is no nancy pelosi. those big bills that nancy was able to get done, that's not happening. what the president has to do is pull a smaller piece to cobble together a package that maybe larger and more impactful. >> they are just darting tomorrow and miss nancy pelosi is missed already. thank you both for being with us. breaking news update on the situation in brazil. a reuters is reporting congress,

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politicsnation. for freshman lawmakers this past week, it was like the first day of school. for four days in a row. congresspeople were finally sworn in early saturday morning. my next guest took over the seat held for over a decade by karen bass, who is now the mayor of los angeles. joining me now is california's newest member of congress, democrat sydney -- congresswoman, congratulations. i must start by asking you for your brief thoughts on this week's extended speaker selection process. what was it like to have the spectacle as your first introduction to congress? >> thank you for having me back. i'm happy to be here. my family and friends and i

traveled from all across the country to see me get sworn in. it wasn't awesome moments we were hoping and instead i was plunged into this chaos and confusion about who's going to be the new speaker. i have to tell you, it was a great civics lesson for my stepson but it also reminded me why i am here which is to do the work of the american people. >> you were on when you are running with as we mentioned, you are taking the seat held for many years by karen bass, former head of the congressional black caucus. i read that bass reached out to you this week for updates during the speakers fight. can you talk about that conversation and what it's like to field issues of your distinguished predecessors? >> who knew that c-span was going to turn into bravo. the mayor kept testing me

saying, oh my god, what is going on? who else are they nominating? essentially, we looked -- we participated in 14 rounds of no confidence votes for this speaker, kevin mccarthy. meanwhile, democrats remain united each and every time behind hakeem jeffries. we watched someone get punked and pimped by members of their own party. we watched someone essentially sell out congress, the rules, the processes, the integrity of the body for this seat and now we have both a speaker and a congress that is tethered to the extreme agenda of the maga republican right. she didn't tell me that all this was going to happen but i'm certainly prepared. >> and now we this 118th congress that you are part of it is historically diverse with record setting numbers of female, latino members, and

members who identify as lgbtq. record breaking 149 women will serve in the house or senate, including 42 republicans. you represent a diverse district, as you and i talked about on this show before. we have an officer of the national action network, how do you respond to this diversity in the congress? >> the diversity is our strength. i think it can unify us to speak in one voice, to communicate with the american people. from the east coast, from the west coast, and every city district and community in between. i want to talk about diversity. we were there the last day on january 6th and the anniversary of the insurrection by violent white supremacists who barged onto the floor of the house to wreak havoc and people were killed. i looked into the eyes of black

women working in that well, capital workers, while the fight was going on. these outbursts happening by republicans. actually, i saw fear and pain in their eyes because they were reliving the moment of january 6th. >> wow. >> i then watched a black republican get pat on the head after he changed his vote for mccarthy. when we talk about diversity, we also have to talk about these micro and macro aggressions that are continuing to happen both on the floor and across the country and how do we respond to that. >> i'm going to have to leave it there, congresswoman sydney kamlager-dove. thank you for being with us. up next, my final thoughts. stay with us. stay with us

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some historians say the massacre was hardly discussed. by survivors and historians for years. we must not be silent. when massacres and hate, and hateful attacks happen. and was then a year ago, we had ten black -- massacred at buffalo, new york, if it's antisemitism, anti asian, anti latino, anti lgbtq, history should not say we were silent. we must become and stand up. that does it for me. thanks for watching. i'll see you back here next weekend at 5 pm eastern. american voices with guest host julián castro starts right now. on msnbc. >> thanks reverend sharpton. hello everyone. welcome to american voices. i'm julian castro in for at least tamanend as this hour. as we come on the air tonight to big breaking news stories we're following.