. >> one detroit. >> one detroit. >> one detroit. >> one team. >> one detroit. >> this season, the detroitset, tom lewand. >> there are some cities that are sport cities, where the city lifts up the sports teams and the sports teams do the same. philly's that way. boston. man, detroit, unbelievable history here between the red wings and the lions and -- goes on and on. >>cy gri grew up a red wings fa. to see what our sports teams do for our city and what we can do -- what our teams can do for the city is special. especially now with the kind of tough times. there is an opportunity for us to be a catalyst in a way that i think other industries can't. especially with our ownership. obviously owned by the ford family. and the nexus that they provide between what's going on in the business community, what's going on in the sports world and what's going on in our overall community especially. >> it's kind of your turn, right? >> it's been our turn for a while. >> yeah, yeah, right, phil, you look at the detroit tigers too -- >> it's amazing, i think at a time when detroit is having such a tough

we're all about detroit today. what do you think detroit's best export is? music, cars, hockey, all kind of stuff. tweet us #waytooearly. we'll have the best ones later in the show. i have one i love coming into my inbox. can you say inbox on twitter, jen? still ahead on "way too early." shocking revelations and a new report about aaron hernandez. the alleged drug use and which specific drug he was using that may have played a part in the downfall. >> also the sound of detroit. it's fantastic. we'll take you to the motown museum to show you how one man's vision turned into the musical revolution of an entire country. that when we come back. [ male announcer ] come to the golden opportunity sales event to experience the precision handling of the lexus performance vehicles, including the gs and all-new is. ♪ this is the pursuit of perfection. is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. ♪ [ dad ] jan? it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to tak

we turn to detroit.in the other state voting on tuesday, michigan mitt romney gave a hyped economic speech at ford field yesterday. hoping for some grand sivenlism but managing symbolism he delivered a speech against an entirely empty backdrop, the end of the speech got a lot of attention when mr. romney talked about the cars, plural, that he owns. >> this feels good being back in michigan. you know? the trees are the right height. the streets are just right. i like the fact that most of the cars i see are detroit made automobiles. i drive a mustang and a chevy pickup truck and ann drives a couple of cadillacs, actually. and i used to have a dodge truck. so i used to have all three covered. >> just a cup of caddies. a poll taken before he told his wife drives a couple of cadillacs has romney leading santorum by two points. 13% for ron paul and 8% for newt gingrich. santorum had taken a lead in michigan so romney has stormed back. since the economic crisis, detroit, the setting for that speech, has occupi

we today make detroit work. detroit is the face of michigan. and we would be job one to wring back jobs to the state and in particular to detroit. i got to tell you, with all due respect to the governor, this is not sour grapes. until this bankruptcy, we haven't seen any action in detroit. there hasn't been a focus on detroit. the governor who said over and over again that everything he did would be seen through the prism of all jobs created for the state, i don't know of one job he brought to detroit. the first thing he did is destroy the movie credit which was bringing move oes and businesses, studios built in the detroit area. he wiped that out as job one. >> he has no plan for detroit. he has no plan and now he is blaming it on the last 60 years. i think that's very profound. >> exactly. >> michael, we did something for wall street. isn't there a main street? detroit we can help? what about this? is race an issue in this? >> absolutely, right, ed. i want to first say i join in with the mayor there, because your opening sermon was so powerfu

. >> take him to detroit. >> no! not detroit! >> i love you, detroit. >> massive unions, massive pensions. >> yes, lavish pensions. on average $19,000 a year which detroit now says they will pay 10 cents on the dollar. >> when union membership goes down, so do middle class wages. >> then the unions came in. then the democratic machine came in. then the drugs came in. >> every politician who puts their hand on the bible and takes the oath of office has a duty to this city and to manufacturing in this country. >> it yields a cat like kid rock. it must have good stuff in it. but the dems ran it into the ground. >> they don't have a fiscal problem, steve. they have a cultural collapse. >> see all those people in those pictures? have you ever seen so many americans be a failure at so many things? here we go again. i will not let this story go. there is more evidence detroit is truly, truly a conservative utopia. yes, i'm not going to get off this story. and it is something this country needs to pay attention to. conservatives keep bla

from detroit, to fix. back with me are author charlie leduff and jamele hill. also, peter goodman, executive business editor of the huffington post and lisa cook, assistant professor of economics and international relations at michigan state university. previously she served on the president's, president obama's, council of economic advisors. all right. this is a complicated question and as we have just been talking about, it's the microcosm of our big piece. what do we need to learn economically as we go into so-called save detroit? >> i think we've got to look at it that this is not like a charity case. this is not that we're pitying the city that's been struggling. if detroit doesn't work, america's not working, because as you correctly say, what detroit's dealing with is emblematic of what america is dealing with. we've had manufacturing jobs that sustained people at middle class wages for generations, those jobs are gone. we haven't figured out how to replace those jobs. we haven't tended to the basic

. >> breaking news out of detroit right now. >> no, no, not detroit! no! retirees marched in it front of the courthouse in protest. >> there are no surprises in that ruling. >> this was a difficult and painful decision. >> so business as usual in detroit. >> a chance, i think, to move forward with a clean slate. >> lots of misinformation surrounding this story. i'm setting the record straight here. >> have a human dimension, because there are pensions, retiree issue. retirees, pensioners. >> citizens are customers. >> rick, have you ever heard the expression, the customer is always right? >> i don't look at -- >> the consequences could be devastating, if you care about people. >> you know, when i said i was very pleased, i very specifically stayed away from the, you know, word "happy." >> good to have you with us tonight. thanks for watching. what happened in detroit today is not american exceptionalism. something that the republicans and conservatives love to talk about all of the time. no, today is a failure. today is a managed failure. but i want to poi

detroit style. >>> and detroit's home town sons, the four tops will join us. there is lots ahead of us. courtesy of this auto great and hosting this hackathon in collaboration with california based yes, we code, and the level playing field institute. but first back to new york and nbc craig melvin to get you caught up on today's headlines. >> first caught up on the flight 9525. first new information on the evidence seized from the co-pilot's hope. andreas lubitz, germanwings have found a torn up document from a doctor, a note that germanwings said they never received. >> the fact that -- that this medical certificate was torn up on the day of the crash solidifies our suspicion that he kept secret his condition to his employer as well as his colleagues. >> lubitz and his family is in an undisclosed location and questioned today by investigators. in the alps today, helicopters carried search teams to the crash sites and investigators continue to uncover the remains of that plane. i'm joined by our nbc news correspondent standing by that continues to follow the s

side of detroit. called the bagley community. i wanted your viewers and listeners to understand what the state is doing to my neighborhood. we have been fighting to try to stabilize this neighborhood and keep residents in this area. this is one of the most highly heavily pop laid areas. one of the most heavy voting districts in the city of detroit. upper middle class homes made out of brick and plaster. the state of michigan's office of urban and metropolitan issues came to us and that they got grant money to tear down blighted and condemned homes around bagley elementary school. what they ended up doing is saying that they were going on meet with us to work on finding houses that we deemed that were blight that had need to be torn down. then we would work together to get that done. >> did that happen? >> no. in the process of doing that, they came down and started tearing down houses that people were renovating and that could be renovated and put back on the market and put back on to our tax rolls. >

those that are in detroit? >> the big three rose on detroit.sentially right now, the auto industry is not the most important employer in the metropolitan area anymore. city government employs many more detroiters than general motors and chrysler. there's only one plant fully within the boundaries of the city of detroit today. chrysler's jefferson road plant. there's a plant that straddles between detroit and one of its suburbs. >> what can they and should they do for detroit? this is motor city. >> the auto industry continues to have much of its white collar work in the city. general motors is headquartered downtown. but ultimately the auto industry is not going to be the savior of detroit. yes, it should invest more in plant and infrastructure in the city. and maybe it will. because the jefferson avenue plant is very profitable right now. in the end, the solution is going to have to be bigger than reindustrialization, which is not likely to happen in the near future. >> we are both lovers of the great city of detroit. i thank you for your pers

from detroit.ite we're in detroit today to setbackate the graduation of small business owners from the inaugural class of goldman sachs 10,000 small businesses in southeast michigan a $20 million program to spur small business growth. the graduates of the program have good reason to be optimistic. detroit can make a historic come back and that makes it one of the most exciting places to be opening a business. a lot going on there. >> a lot of stuff going on, ron fournier you were tough on both sides. you go after republicans, you go after democrats. be just as impartial looking at detroit. >> i can't do that. [ laughter ] >> all right. talk about what you're seeing here. when you come back home what a change, right? >> yeah. i'll tell you what i see. two faces to the city. i started my day yesterday from the airport, went to my old neighborhood on the northeast side of detroit. and i saw what looks, what has looked like a war zone. there's neighborhoods still that are, houses nearly burnt to the gr

can detroit be saved? >> i think, of course, detroit can be saved but this is the end of a long process, a long slow decline and probably a lot of decisions that were unable to be made for all kinds of reasons that developed over time and now we are at the end where there is 18 billion to $20 billion of debt and no way to service that debt. and it's going to be very, very painful. general motors bankruptcy and chrysler bankruptcy. i was on the board when we had to go through bankruptcy and the airline emerged and at that time independent and stronger and ultimately merged with delta. this is not a pleasant process. i think they deserve in facing up to this and they have provided accounting and unfortunately detroit not the only city like this and unfortunately maybe the only state. we will learn from this and it's going hob hard and difficult and painful. >> it's not the first city to file for bankruptcy. >> not at all. by far the largest. >> they have seen others. we have seen others, as you say, for exam

that wasn't truth detroit. as you pointed out to brian, cities need to diversify and bring new industry in. that's going to be the challenge for detroit. they can't be a one-industry town. certainly not the auto industry. >> just a memory of things past, remember the super bowl ad with clint eastwood about detroit and chrysler and the whole notion that we were going to see a revival. and we did see a revival in the auto industry but as you point out, there's just fewer people needed. want to ask you about chicago. shawn had a downgrade and layoffs. city employees and more than 1,000 teachers apparently as well sp well. so chicago has its challenges. >> a lot of that is the same issue with, public pensions. irresponsible politicians made irresponsible commitments and didn't fund them and now the due bills are coming. the chicago schools face i think it is a $600 billion liability, maybe more and the rating agencies were responding to both the cities -- to the various city pension problems. we have a state legisl

>> detroit needs help. we're headed there actually, to do our show live there, to take a look at the problems firsthand. also to look at the city's incredible history, joe. >> all right, thanks so much, mika. we're at the top of the hour. thank you so much for being with us. we really appreciate it. have a great weekend. stick around right now because chuck todd is next with "the daily rundown." >>> the motor city stalled. detroit becomes the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in u.s. history. a one-time iconic city can no longer pay its debts. estimated at $18 billion. also this morning, a house call. the next few months will decide what the 2014 battle will be about. we'll talk to the point people on both sides about the race to frame the fight for control of congress. and from 2014 to 2016 the woman who might be speaker again makes her hopes very clear. she's all aboard the hillary clinton train this time around. by the way, on the republican side, guess who's in iowa today. >>> good morning from washin

detroit files for bankruptcy. what's next for its residents including thousands of city employees and retirees. and what does it say about the plight of america's cities in this fragile economic recovery? we'll hear from the current and former governors of the state. the man now in office, republican rick snyder and his predecessor, democrat jennifer granholm. plus insights and analysis from david brooks of "the new york times" and nbc's chuck todd. >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, the world's longest-running television program, this is "meet the press with david gregory." >> good sunday morning. a week after the not guilty verdict for george zimmerman, justice for trayvon rallies held outside federal buildings yesterday in 100 u.s. cities including new york, here in washington, chicago, los angeles, and dallas. the message of rally organizers, trayvon's death should focus more attention on race, crime and justice in america. and that's where we begin this morning. we've got a special group assembled to

so detroit -- detroit was particularly hit hard because detroit used to raise its own taxes. now through the state legislature through lansing, we can't do it anymore because we were revenue sharing with the entire state and withheld a third of the revenue from the city which forced us into bankruptcy. so they are direct lir responsible for it and they should be directly responsible for give us that money back so we can ghof vern ourselves. we have a in mayor and city council and what we don't need are more layers of government from vat corporations like kevin or paying lawyers $$900 afternon hour to -- 900 an hour to do the same job. >> this money they agreed to pay the federal government and they still may face other charges but the $13 billion they agreed to pay, how about we free it up to cities like detroit and lansing and other cities that have been paying the price? it's middle class america we're the ones that have had to cut back services because there's no money available. our businesses are suffering. main street is suffering. this has been a welcome-way transfer f

he is headed to detroit, michigan. we are expecting the president to celebrate the american workforce while actually talking about the u.s. economy. all of this just days before that major speech on jobs and the economy. nbc's kristen welker joinings us live from the white house this afternoon. kristen? >> reporter: hi there, craig. that's right we expect the president to speak momentarily. white house officials tell me he'll be talking about the importance to have middle class in terms of strengthening the middle class as part of this recovery. we expect him to put pressure on democrats and republicans to get behind that big jobs plan that he's going to unveil on thursday. we don't know exactly what's going to be in that plan. i can tell you that some of the things have have been considered are investing in infrastructure, extending the payroll tax cuts as well as giving tax breaks to companies who hire new workers. as you mentioned he's going to be spooking before a crowd of thousands today. union workers this is of

. >> when you say -- >> that was detroit mayor dave bing speaking on the ruling moments ago that detroit can file chapter 9 bankruptcy. he'll be joining us later this hour. but first "twelve days of christmas" and only eight days of congress. it's december 3rd and this is "now." don't call it a comeback. house of representatives back in washington this week presumably to resolve pressing legislative issues but more likely to waste taxpayer dollars fighting over the same old stuff they have been fighting about all along. as typical congress has given itself very little time to get anything done. the two chambers are in session together for just four more days this year. that is 96 hours to broker a budget deal before the december 13th deadline, not to mention the dozens of other bills that the republican-led house either ignored or rejected including but not limited to comprehensive immigration reform which passed the senate over five months ago ending employment discrimination, which more than two-thirds of the country supports and a farm bill which the house gop used to slash food assis

the government hasn't put money back in detroit which it owes detroit.he hypocrisy, ed, they passed a law overnight saying that even though we are in bankruptcy that the detroit institute of arts and joint zoo is untouchable. in other ward, we want to have picassoor people. you can skamt picasso but you can tax pensioner answers retirees. you can invest in other areas but can't put money into the development of communities. one of the problems we had is that the money goes into the state does not come to the city. the state is using money to plug up their own holes. we have demolition going on and homes rehabilitated. come to my neighborhood. >> okay. i'm going to do that. >> come take a bite of detroit. >> i'm going to take that as an invitation. i have been there before. i spoke it a church group a little over a year ago. there was a tremendous amount of angest in the community. reverend, what about them picking an choosing houses. the government tagging homes, and state government, tagging homes without input from the community. how can anybody suppor

spy detroit waving the white flag?re behind us. that living here is like -- >> living in hell. >> you know what we said? we said [ bleep ] that. we rebuilt ourselves. we look out for each other's. we get our hands dirty and put in the hard work. and this guy, he don't know anything about that. we are a city of winners, of up and comers, of builders, the motor city. bigger and better. here, we believe in freedom. we don't bow down to nobody and we never will. and to what donald trump doesn't understand or care to learn is that when he said this? our whole country will end up being like detroit if she is president. >> that he should be so [ bleep ] lucky. spent michigan state center and michigan attorney general join us. madame attorney general, start with you, your reaction. >> um, wow. it is just really interesting tactic to try to get people from the state of michigan, who love the city of detroit to try to come out and vote for him by a disparaging a city that has been through some really tough times but is one that

you said they were average everyday detroiters.ters, they are all very special as part of that larger aretha franklin family. but what about the weather, if i can ask you, ron, is it still pushing up there in the high 90s or is it cooling off at all? >> reporter: it's very, i would say, perfect. unlike earlier in the week, when it was sizzling hot here in detroit. just great weather. this is a funeral, we're saying goodbye to an american treasure. but this is a true celebration. once those gospel songs get going, you can't help but move your feet. that's the kind of spirit she carried for 76 years. and again, you know, she was one of my favorite singers and had that kind of voice where you heard one or two notes and you knew instantly who it was, you stopped what you're doing and cranked the volume up. that body of work she left us, we will of course get to enjoy for a very long time. and you mentioned those pink cadillacs, they're just off our camera position this way, there must be 115 of those cadillacs down there, we're all jok

detroit? >> detroit ran out of money. it's that simple.thing about detroit that makes it different is it shrank so fast and lost its tax base so fast. the issue now is who's going to pay for this money that was promised in the past? they didn't have the money in the past. they just promised that it was politicians no longer on the job. this has been a big problem throughout the country. that's why we're going to see these blisters popping up where this problem continues. now the question is, who's going to pay? are they going to have to raise taxes even more on a city that can't afford it, where people have fled because of taxes that are already too high? are they going to say the money has to come from pensioners who got promises for future pensions, future retirement costs, and they're going to say we just don't have the money so it's got to come out of you. what about the bondholders? how much money are they going to lose? the whole question is, who pays? >> to that point, you have folks who worked and saved their whole lives kind of co

this brand-new ad will air during the detroit lions and detroit tigers games this weekend.said we were dead. >> detroit waving a white flag, the city filing for bankruptcy. >> that our best days were behind us. that living here is like -- >> living in . >> you what we said? we said -- that. we rebuild ourselves. we look out for each other. got our hands dirty and put in the hard work. does this guy even know anything about that? we are a city of winners, of up and comers, a builders. the motor city. bigger and better. we don't bow down to nobody. and so what donald trump doesn't understand or care to learn is that when he said -- >> our whole country will end up being like detroit. >> that he should be so lucky. >> i am kamala harris, and i approve this message. >> mallory mcmurdo and michigan attorney general dana nestle. i start with you, your reaction. >> wow. it is just a really interesting tactic to try to get people from the state of michigan who love the city of detroit to try to come out and vote for him by disparaging a city that has been through some really tough

around 30% of detroit is vacant.

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that's not just detroit. republicans are doing it just as much as democrats. >> labor leaders are signing off on deals that they maybe ultimately can't deliver. >> that's true. it is all short-term politician. >> there was some contention that maybe detroit sort of experienced this auto boom and thus promises were made thinking the manufacturing would continue. >> the promise was thinking somebody would save their butt and stay in office. >> we saw how that ended. you. it is a fascinating, on some levels tragic, but perhaps hopeful story about a great american city. by will continue to follow it. >>> darrel issa. next on "now." all this produce from walmart and secretly served it up in the heart of peach country. it's a fresh-over. we want you to eat some peaches and tell us what you think. they're really juicy. it must have just come from the farm. this right here is ideal for me. walmart works directly with growers to get you the best quality produce they've ever had. what would you do if i told you all thi

so it was like, it's them. >> detroit police begin the search for clues. what they find at the crime scene is somewhat unusual. >> at first blush, there were no obvious signs of trauma to either body. the entire vehicle and bodies were removed and taken to the wayne county medical examiner's office. and upon further review confirmed what we were able to see visually, that there was absolutely no trauma to either of the young ladies' bodies. >> with no indications of gunshot or stab wounds nor evidence of strangulation or suffocation, police suspect the women may have been killed by a lethal dose of a tranquilizing drug, perhaps laced into their drinks. then just one week later and only two blocks away police are called to an almost identical crime scene. this time the victims are 28-year-old bernethia mccrary and 29-year-old natasha curtis. two more young women apparently killed in the same manner but this time left in the trunk of a car set ablaze. >> when you take a look at that situation, very quickly we decided that this was very potentially a serial c

the anchor-based reestablished in detroit for example.hers and firemen who live in the suburbs. so the industry from cheap labor markets, then take out the tax base, detroit has been picked apart. >> steven, stoleup on that? >> one of the things that is true is that we have caused a lot of our own problems here in detroit with bad decisions. bad decision making. but we have also add lot of help. the disinvestment at state level, disenvestment at national level, over 60 years, helped decelerate. the conservatives networks are loving this i think because what they want to say is this is the result of some sort of liberal policy. that true inside the city that has been run by dem krts for a very long time. but republicans at the state level and national level who disinvested in detroit and lot of other places over the last half century. >> and that goes to the the international factor as well. there are corruption standals that are democrats. i don't think anyone is seeking to pretend otherwise but the motion that because of nast why, a fail

of detroit. the citizens of detroit deserve better than they're getting today, in addition to dealing with the crushing debt question. we went there all the other processes we could. there were no other viable options. once you go through every other option, then you should consider bankruptcy. we're at that point. i believe it's the right thing to do now, because the focus needs to deal with this debt question, but even more importantly, david, the citizens of detroit deserve better services. 58-minute response times on police calls is unacceptable. >> 50% of the parks closed since 2008, 40% of the street lights don't work. how have politicians let the motor city down? >> well, again, this is 60 years of decline. this has been kicking the can down the road for 60 years. my perspective on it is, enough is enough. there needs to be more accountability in government. let's stand up and deal with this tragic situation and take care of the citizens. that's what this is all about. this is drawing that

want to go to detroit. we are actually going to detroit next month. there and look at these issues. city officials have officially filed for bankruptcy protection. known as the birth place of the american auto industry and the iconic motown records the city has racked up at least $18 billion in debt. listing more than 100,000 creditors. it now becomes the largest city in u.s. history to file for chapter 9. it is a stunning but not entirely surprising turn of events. detroit's population soared during the rise of the auto industry in the 20th century, peaking at around 1.8 million back in 1950. now the population has fallen to just over 700,000 people. a 26% plunge in the past decade. the unemployment rate over 18%. and the city never really recovered from the housing crisis. for now the future of detroit remains far from certain with no clear road map to how the motor city survives. the bankruptcy will impact the 9500 city employees and 20,000 retirees, many of whom could face cuts to pensions and other city programs. and joe, moving forward, there's

so it was like, it's them. >> detroit police begin the search for clues. what they find at the crime scene is somewhat unusual. >> at first blush, there were no obvious signs of trauma to either body. the entire vehicle and bodies were removed and taken to the wayne county medical examiner's office. and upon further review confirmed what we were able to see visually, that there was absolutely no trauma to either of the young ladies' bodies. >> with no indications of gunshot or stab wounds nor evidence of strangulation or suffocation, police suspect the women may have been killed by a lethal dose of a tranquilizing drug, perhaps laced into their drinks. then just one week later and only two blocks away police are called to an almost identical crime scene. this time the victims are 28-year-old bernethia mccrary and 29-year-old natasha curtis. two more young women apparently killed in the same manner but this time left in the trunk of a car set ablaze. >> when you take a look at that situation, very quickly we decided that this was very potentially a serial c

as this service continues in detro detroit.a in washington, d.c., the casket there is holding the body of senator john mccain laying in state just the first person of the person to lie in the united states. arrived early this morning, greeted by military members and family and friends to an american hero. we'll go to washington, next. we'll also go back to detroit, that celebration of aretha franklin's home going service there, the farewell, fit for a queen. >> not complete without some music. ♪ i love you, basement guest bathroom. your privacy makes you my number 1 place to go number 2. i love you, but sometimes you stink. febreze air effects doesn't just mask, it cleans away odors. because the things you love the most can stink. and try febreze small spaces to clean away odors for up to 30 days. breathe happy with febreze. breathe happy with febreze. if your moderate to severeor crohn's symptoms are holding you back, and your current treatment hasn't worked well enough it may be time for a change. ask your doctor about entyvi

so it was like, it's them. >> detroit police begin the search for clues.t they find at the crime scene is somewhat unusual. >> at first blush, there were no obvious signs of trauma to either body. the entire vehicle and bodies were removed and taken to the wayne county medical examiner's office. and upon further review confirmed what we were able to see visually, that there was absolutely no trauma to either of the young ladies' bodies. >> with no indications of gunshot or stab wounds nor evidence of strangulation or suffocation, police suspect the women may have been killed by a lethal dose of a tranquilizing drug, perhaps laced into their drinks. then just one week later and only two blocks away police are called to an almost identical crime scene. this time the victims are 28-year-old ber naechlt ethia mccrary and 29-year-old natasha curtis. two more young women apparently killed in the same manner but this time left in the trunk of a car set ablaze. >> when you take a look at that situation, very quickly we decided that this was very potentially a seri

detroit doesn't need to be saved. detroit is flourishing. >> and that wraps things up for "the reid report." i'll see you back here next week at 2 p.m. eastern. and be sure to visit us online at thereidreport.msnbc.com. >>> the white house briefing on ebola has been moved to 4:30 p.m. "the cycle" is up next. there's a piece outside and i hope toure will rant on it but i want you to tell me what you want to talk about. >> you just have to watch to find out. we're looking forward to that briefing from senior administration officials on the threat from ebola. also, big story today on the economy. jobless rate under 6% for the first time since 2008. so, we have jared bernstein and peter morsi to break those numbers down. >> here we go, "the cycle" is up next. about life insurance. but when we start worrying about tomorrow, we miss out on the things that matter today. ♪ at axa, we offer advice and help you break down your insurance goals into small, manageable steps. because when you plan for tomorrow, it helps you live fo

donald trump was also in detroit friday. with 17 days remaining in the neck and neck race in the battleground states, trump changed his tune singing the praises of the city. >> detroit has such great potential but the democrats have been wreaking havoc on this place. this very, very -- in many respects, a sacred place. it has been treated so badly and they have been talking about comebacks for so long. we will bring it back better than it ever was many, many years ago. >> the political events calendar is jampacked. vp harris is joining lizzo this afternoon and later on, with usher in atlanta. former president trump will hold a rally in pennsylvania. of course, the race is neck and neck and both sides are leaving no stone unturned in the quest to rack up votes. >> there are over 100 surrogates out right now just og this weekend. we are all over the battlegrounds. i, myself, am in north carolina. i flew from a redeye from las vegas. we are working everywhere to earn every single vote. >> early voting started in nevada and mass

in world war ii meant more jobs for detroit. its diversity, though, detroit remained a segregated place. the city's growing black community found itself antagonized by the police and racial tensions began boiling over in cities across the country in 1960s. in detroit this happened with five days of violence. nearly 43 deaths, nearly 1200 injuries. the governor called in the national guard and president sent in army. white flight to the suburbs, which had been under way for some time, accelerated and created an opening for republicans to exploit racial tensions and to make a pitch to the blue-collar whites who had been the backbone of the new deal and great society coalitions. >> let us recognize that the first civil right of every american is to be free from domestic violence. so, i pledge to you, we shall have order in the united states. >> detroit and its suburbs came to symbolize the demise of the old democratic coalition. in 1960 detroit gave john f. kennedy the biggest vote of any you be urban county in america. it was heav

i mean, detroit is an american city. and who is more american than detroiters?we believe that the city of detroit is on the road to recovery, but that recovery is going to require federal intervention. >> pastor david bullock, of the change agency consortium. i know that federal government intervention makes a big difference when you are trying to recover. >> that is right, thank you so much. we have been hit by an economic hurricane, and so we need relief right now. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> next. when does a person turn into a hero? we go all fan-go as she celebrates a milestone, don't miss it. >>> on this date, 35 years ago, on july, time news was reporting a test tube baby. this was in the pre-kardashian days, starring in the commercial. he tied a national league record with his 44-game hit streak. and nbc news, the parent company, did something that would forever change the course of history, in july, 1978, nbc news hired a local tv reporter and stuck her right on the air a few weeks later. something that was then called a general corresponde

also detroit native mark, author of "detroit city is the place to be" due out next month.are he excited to talk about this topic underdiscussed the decline of america's great cities. rachel, there is a talk in and around the movie of ruin, to say this idea that these cities, they're all these vacant homes artists can go there, thing are happening with food and arts and culture but the city as it is for residents, it's a false narrative. that these cities really are struggling and you look at what's happening with the downsizing in detroit and that would bear that out. >> also the narrative has been even blown up even more just from the super bowl commercials, it was incredible, they happened while we were filming and a couple commercials and everyone was satisfied with the story that everything is fine for the city and that it's coming back. but, you know, there's 650,000 people there that don't have a good quality of life. our story hopefully sheds light on them. >> heidi, when we're talking about the narrative of detroit and the problems, there's systemic failures we're

across the detroit border. we're going to bring many, many liters, gallons you call them, of water as a symbolic statement that we canadians are in sympathy and solidarity with the people whose water has been turned off. we consider it a form of social crime. we consider it very seriously a violence of their human right to water and sanitation. and we're going to show cross-border solidarity. i think it's very, very important, some boymbolic state for us to make. >> you've also appealed to the white house and the united nations. you said, there are potentially 500,000 people who are going to spend a good part of the summer in the heat, in the summer without water. is that okay with you? you've also toured detroit, documenting your findings in addition to appealing to the u.n. what do you suppose that the american president can do about this situation? >> we want president obama to declare a state of emergency in detroit and to see this as as much of an emergency as situations in the global south where the unite

on the north shore of the detroit. river i am on an island in the middle of the. river that is detroit, believe it or not to my north. that is canada believe it or not to myself. when you are in detroit and you look at canada you're actually looking south to word windsor but i love being here partly because i can swim to my home country. it is saturday october the 22nd. that is the renaissance center, the home to general motors. from electability you're just looking at a detroit it is 9 am in the east, 6 am in the west. i'm ali velshi. today 17 days before election day i am here in belle isle to state park in detroit michigan, in this crucial swing state to bring you a very special edition of velshi across america 2022. yesterday i had a fascinating and important conversation with a group of michigan but voters from across the political spectrum as election day approaches. we are going to share more of it with you in the coming hours even more of it tomorrow. michigan is a state that has been a key battleground for som