what's behind the longer term slide in the numbers at msnbc. >> there was once a time when msnbc was relatively successful. in 2009 first quarter they had 245,000. 70% of their audience is gone. partially because last year msnbc president said that they no longer did breaking news and the strategy was to go to more opinion. now the problem with going to more opinion is outside of the morning show which does have some dissents and diverse views from 9:00 a.m. to about 11:00 p.m. outside of matthews and maddow it's impossible to discern one show from another. every song sounds the same. i think when you don't have the scent it doesn't make for compelling television and people especially liberals are moving away in droves. >> you don't have as many nbc reporters appearing on msnbc. you have mostly with some exespeciallies, left leading hosts having left leaning guests. you report this week you broke the news of a possible cancellation at msnbc. >> yes. that's ronan farrow. he does a 1:00 p.m. show. a lot of hype. he was on jimmy fallon before it launched. "new york times" did a feature

pacific on msnbc. you'll see it on all the other areas where we're going to be showing this very important show of recognizing latino culture. and one of the actors attending the alma's tonight stars in a breakthrough television comedy that is taking a page straight out of the incredibly popular spanish language soap opera. >> she doesn't have to watch if she doesn't want to. >> you got me hooked. so you know they have ruined romance for me. [ speaking spanish ] >> the new cw comedy "jane the virgin" centers around a young latino to anyone's prize including her own finds her pregnant. it offers huge laugh for english and spanish speakers. joining me is one the stars. jamie. thank you for being here. >> i'm thrilled about monday when the show starts. tell me about the new show and why people within and outside the latino community will be able to identify. >> i think it is a beautiful show that has a perfect healthy balance between what the main stream market is looking for and the latino community will

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huffington post managing editor, and editor at large and msnbc political analyst joan walsh. all three we're heading up. six days to go. we thank you for your time here as we try to break this down. mark, let's start with you this morning. a new washington post shows americans expect the gop to take control of the senate by a margin of 13 points. so break down what you're seeing today. >> i think that sentiment is probably about right. i think all the promost caters think the republicans have the advantage. there's the possibility that democrats can hold on in these tight competitive senate races right now. in some ways it's almost a tail of two electorates now. you look at the national polls that are out there, it seems that republicans are on the precedence of a wave election. when you look at the other contested states, we're talking about the contested senate battle grounds, there are so many close contests. we often see in past elections often time the toss up close contest break in one direction. it's very possible a lot of elections allow democrats to have good news co

msnbc was forced to bring him back. >> shows you a fragment on how national media is dealing with thisssue. >> it's a wonderful story because he was put back in gaza after this protest. we didn't see him on nbc nightly news very often be. but he was on social media all the time. he was sweeti tweeting. he was sending out instagrams, stories that were just so compelling, for americans who sympathize with palestinians, the return of him was a small victory. what happened to jabril the next day was a set back, a paid contributor on nbc's 24 hour outlet, msnbc which is considered liberal in the u.s., he dared to criticize the channel and other u.s. media for a pro-israel bias. >> in the media, ridiculous. we are disgustingly biased when it comes to this issue. >> she said she is no longer welcome on msnbc's air. the question that she says she has of her bosses on her way out the door go beyond just one network, just one market. the same question can be put in varying degrees to media outlets the world over. >> one of them was if we liberal media are not willing to challenge the israeli nar

we'll have live coverage on msnbc.eeks covering ebola in dallas, what is your take on it arriving in the most popular city where you live. >> thank you, jose. as your guest just said very astutely we know from the science of this there's little risk of an outbreak in, say, the subway system of new york. you can't get it that way based on how nonsymptomatic this individual apparently was when he was traveling those routes. what we learned from the dallas experience is health workers are considerably more at risk. particularly if you're in a hospital that doesn't have the specialized ward intended to treat the infectious diseases. >> it's important to state that really there is a difference between fear and facts and there seems very little reason to be in fear of this right now. >> that's exactly right, jose. we know that for the population at large you shouldn't worry. in fact, if you're panicking right now and want to do something, donate some money to doctors without borders, a group on the ground in the place where

on msnbc and mundos.osting the preshow live on telemundo. >> charo is what i'm looking forward to. she's finally getting her dues. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. you can watch the alma awards tonight at 10 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. and then tonight at 11 p.m., catch "after the almas" hosted by the fabulous alex wagner. if you have a question about eva longoria, tweet it with #alma14. she may answer on msnbc after the awards. that wraps things up for "the reid report." i'll see you tomorrow at 2 p.m. athat's enough plastic bottles boto stretch aroundery year. the earth 230 times. each brita filter can replace 300 of those. clean. clear. brita water. nothing is better. >>> the u.s. military is on the front lines against ebola. this battle is serious with dire new comparisons to the aids crisis. good afternoon. i'm abby huntsman. members of our armed forces are starting a two-pronged attack. screenings at five u.s. airports start tomorrow where 94% of passengers from west africa

joining me now is the host of msnbc's "up" steve kornacki and howard fieinman.teve b i want to ask you a question. the question of a split ticket in terms of you vote for a democrat for governor and maybe a republican from the senate. that happens, i guess, in kansas. >> it may. although to the extent it does, it's going to be very limited. i think the logic behind it would be it's a republican state. it's a state that voted for mitt romney. such a republican state that how many times can these republican voters, these republican friendly voters bear to leave the republican column when standing in the -- >> polarizing in the state. >> he is also in trouble. so there are actually three competitive statewide elections where republicans are in danger of losing. i think most people are going to make it in the first two and maybe in the second race where they're going to, you know, they'll go either all republican or all democratic. but to the extent you do have crossover stuff happening there, i think it's that. it's republican who is in many cases never checked off

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let's bring in msnbc contributor former assistant special agent in charge.let's start where pete left us with. that's what more might not be written in that report? >> i think there were two critical things. number one, who purchased the plane ticket for kahn. it wasn't himself. it was $4,000. where did the money come from? a cooperator with the government, did it come from a bad guy? did it come from -- we don't know yet. the other piece that is striking there's an named individual in the complaint. this person, according to kahn met individual c online. and individual c was supposed to provide a contact. once he got to turkey and that contact would get him into syria or iraq. again, who is this person? is this person known to the government? i would assume yes. is it somebody that is cooperating with the government or is it somebody that the government is targeting or perhaps another foreign intelligence agency is targeting. but for operational security that was left out of the complaint. there are still a lot of unknowns, i suspect. the government does a

this is "first look" on msnbc.ly with thomas roberts" starts right now. >> it's really understandable that people are scared. it's a deadly virus. but you have to go back to basics. the bottom line here is we know how to stop it. it's not going to spread widely in the u.s. for two basic reasons. we can do infection control in hospitals and public health interventions that stop it in its tracks. >> the head of the cdc tries to reassure americans about the ebola threat as one ebola patient in the u.s. is now in critical condition as an infected american arrives this morning for treatment in the u.s. >>> the senate at stake. new nbc news/marist poll numbers for three key senate races that could determine the makeup of capitol hill next year. and what a weekend for postseason baseball as the orioles and the royals break out their brooms, winning their series in sweeps. bring on the alcs. this is "way too early"! >>> that does look nice. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it is monday, the 6th of october. welcome to "way

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eastern right here on msnbc. >>> dr.ory aybar, assistant professor at lsu health sciences center and tulane and been on medical missions across africa. we just heard from ronan there's this laborious process that has to be undergone when dealing with a patient who potentially presents with ebola, including a 12-step process just to remove the gear. is this something that's feasible, dr feasible, doctor, to implement in hospitals across the country? >> it's feasible and expected. it's been expected for many other types of viruses we've come in contact with in a hospital setting. was the protocol breached? we don't know. was there a hole in the gown? was there a hole in the eye protection? we don't know. i want to just give some facts here because this is most important. there have been 27 outbreaks, approximately 27 outbreaks in the world, from the ebola virus. have we had lots of deaths? we haven't had that many deaths in relation to the 36,000 deaths that we see from the flu in this year alone. so, i just want to make s

you see, msnbc-- ( cheers and applause ) msnbc says it's sprinkling, fox news says it's raining and cnn says whatever, it's wet. throw anderson cooper out there in a tight t-shirt. ( cheers and applause ). now, unfortunately, unfortunately, what should have been a civil shouting match erupt swod violence. >> it's raining! it's raining. >> no, it's not! >> it's raining. ow! >> i don't care. it's raining. >> no, it's not. ( laughter ) >> stephen: i'm not crying. my fies is just spwinkling. ( cheers and applause ) okay, jim, let's go over here. nation, it seems like every time you turn on the news lately, you hear something that shocks you to your core. just this morning, i was horrified to find out there is an election next month! and this midterm season, the best political ad does not promote a candidate. it promotes a demonized minori minority. ♪ ♪ >> stephen: yes, republicans are people, too. i have not seen such courageous rebranding since white castle's "it is food." ( cheers and applause ) and the man responsible for this ad, vinny minchillo, has vast experience making republicans s

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get to a better state. ♪ >>> welcome back to "after the almas" on msnbc.ig change from when we were here in pasadena last year, in early 2014, california became a plurality hispanic state. according to the chief demographer, hispanics make up the larger share of california's population. there are more than 50 million hispanics in the united states. hispanic population has increased six-fold since 1970. that is evident in the american culture, as we saw tonight with the alma award, and also in congress, which has a record number of hispanic voting members, 31 in the house, four in the senate. the future is bright parents to with me is janet murguia from the national council of la raza, and joining me now is the host of extra and co-host of the alma award, birthday boy, mario lopez an actor, co-host and executive producer of the alma award, eva longoria. i want that project to win on every count. >> so do we. >> i have to ask you, one of the producers quoted nelson mandela who said at one point famously, may your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears

how about the one airing tonight on msnbc. at 10:00 eastern celebrating latino american contributions to the arts. thanks so much. we appreciate it. >> i'm excited for tonight. it's a special effect and night for latinos in hollywood and the country as we celebrate and gather today for the contributions and all the amazing things they have done in entertainment and music. i'm outside the civic center in pasadena where tonight we celebrate the latinos and the cast will be here tonight. our very own to mention. they will be hosting the alma awards for the second year in a row. this is her eighth year hosting and she is funking as an executive producer. a very big night for her. she is very dedicated in hollywood and always up to helping people with all the latinos we have been celebrating. amazing night for latinos and i invite you to check us out and watch the preshow. >> we are going check it out. we talk about the host and we want to hear from her. i will get you to respond on the other side of the sound byte. >> it's our 15t

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joining us tonight, msnbc's aaron carmen, comedian chuck nice and msnbc's abbey huntsman.hank you all for being here tonight. >> thanks, rev. >> and we want your take at home. tweet us your opinion, @politicsnation with the hash tag #pn talk. your response might get on the air. we start with another bombshell report about the secret service. it's been reported a secret service agent assigned to mitt romney's 2012 campaign was making advances to female romney staffer, and divulged confidential details about president obama's schedule to her staffers and other staffers. quote, the merit agent had a number of drinks and unprompted in an apparent attempt to imimpressive romney staffers began providing details of president obama's schedule. the information included times and location of the president's events in the final days of the election. now, abbey, this is a very disturbing report. is it just a bad week for the secret service, or is it something about the secret service having problems with women? let's not forget they had an issue in colombia. >> there's something in co

this is your first look on msnbc. "way too early" with thomas roberts starts right now. ben bradley. what an incredible legacy in journalism. we remember the iconic fuseman passing away at the age of 93. less than two weeks from election day, things heat up in election day. we have the testiest moments from last night's debate. and we have the "way too early to call" on the line from baltimore him we produce one of the most powerful hollywood gets yet. this is "way too early." [ music playing ] >> the clues are all there for you, producing the best pick yet, hollywood's biggest get. hi, everybody, good morning, i'm thomas roberts. think. ed this wednesday, october 22nd. welcome to "way too early." the show that doesn't use hair spray. we love the movie and the broadway show. it's great to have with you us. a lot of serious topics to get to. we want to start with the sad fuse that has everyone gripped t. walk post, the greater community mourning the loss of one of the legend, ben bradlee, he led the coverage of the watergate and pentagon papers died tuesday.fr0i nbc's tom

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msnbc has done it as well. if you disagree with obama and you disagree with the administration, you must be a racist. but here's the thing, they can do that, that's fine, that's what they think will get -- bob, they do, if you watch -- you'll hear throughout the day, it's sprinkled throughout the day throughout the program. but the problem s then you have the white house and the msnbc people, specifically al sharpton who says he's going to be involved in picking the next attorney general, they're working hand in hand with msnbc, so it's basically saying, we agree with what you're doing. it's race-baiting, but we're okay with it, just by defacto. >> isn't it bill clinton pointing in a direction that speaks to all americans, it may be a republican, it may be a democrat, but somebody that speaks to everybody in a single group. that would be the winner. >> that is what president obama did in 2008, it's not red america, it's not blue america, it's the united states of america, that was his line and it was so refresh

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