elisabeth moss host of "the beat," msnbc chief legal correspondent, ari melber.moon versus sun featuring the 8g band with fred armisen and now se meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers, and this is "late night. how's everybody doing tonight? that is so wonderful to hear let's get to the news. federal agents today raided the home of rudy giuliani as part of an investigation in to whether he broke lobbying laws as president trump's personal lawyer the agents gained access to his home using a no neck warrant lucky for rudy, wives can't testify against their cousins. president biden, tonight, delivered his first address to a joint session of congress before a crowd of just 200 people due to covid concerns. just 200 people. the last time i was in a crowd of just 200 people, i didn't even know how to bake bread yet. tomorrow will be president biden's 100th day in office and say what you will you got to admire accused patients according to a newly released court ruling, the fbi is allowed to continue surveilling americans private e-mails without a warrant, and t

i'm ari melber, and i'll be with you live tonight for the next hour.

alicia menendez in for ari melber. >>> arizona republicans actively pushing the big lie with a bizarre election faux audit. >>> emotions running high in north carolina after the police shooting of andrew brown. >>> we begin with landmark probe from the biden doj, broader shift in governance in biden's first 100 days on everything from spending and covid to policing. today, attorney general merrick garland announcing a civil rights investigation into the louisville police department 13 months after the police killing of breonna taylor. it is the second civil rights probe the doj launched in five days. also looking into the minneapolis police department. this is reversal from the trump doj which all but suspended federal oversight of troubled police agencies. >> the investigation will assess whether lmpd engages in a pattern or practice of using unreasonable force. it will determine whether lmpd engages in unconstitutional stops, searches and seizures, as well as whether the department unlawfully executes search warrants on private homes. >> the new probe launching as biden approaches 10

ari melber, always appreciate it. our chief msnbc legal analyst. etting the view from voters in multiple ways. we have our latest nbc news poll where the president earned a 53% approval rating from all adults. and in a moment you're going to hear from some of the americans who took part in that poll to give you a little bit more context to what they said. we're also checking back in with the voters we've been following all in 2020 in our ongoing county to county project. dasa burns is keeping up with folks in kent county, michigan, home of grand rapids, asking how they would grade biden's first 100 days in office. take a listen. >> i would say he's at about an a-minus. for the very reason that i voted for him on. and that was to restore a sense of dignity. >> first 100 days i'd do a b-plus. i think if you look at covid relief and the way it's hit the streets -- >> a b. you know, it's 100 days and i'm impressed with what he's got done so far. i'm concerned -- very concerned with the situation at the border. >> well, border. >> well, dasha burns joins

lucky for all of you, the beat with ari melber starts now. hi, ari. >> hi, nicolle, thank you so much. welcome to beat. i am ari melber. we have breaking news in the derek chauvin murder trial. for the first time, we can report right now this jury is deliberating the fate of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. and deliberating right now whether to convict him of murdering george floyd. that's the first time we can say that because we are at this point in the process. 12 citizens sequestered, they're behind closed doors where they're supposed to legally remain until they can come to a good faith, unanimous decision. that's what they're charged to do. the state needs a unanimous ruling for a guilty verdict. the defense if it wants to find one way out has to just get one juror to hold out. gets you a hung jury or mistrial. the defense can try to get unanimous acquittal. many americans around the world are awaiting the verdict from this jury. this is the final instructions they got from the judge. >> during your deliberations you must

"the beat" with ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. >> hi, nicole. thank you so much. we're tracking several big stories tonight. the jury looking riveted today inside the derek chauvin murder trial, a key witness speaking out. >>> later, is the new york d.a. honing in? >>> but we begin with breaking news in the matt gaetz scandal. republican congressman matt gaetz faces a new potential earthquake. it happens today. we have been tracking it. an associate tied to his legal investigations likely to plead guilty. this one is about a bahamas trip. this is in addition to the separate allegations that were reported that range from paying to sex to sex trafficking to sex with an underage girl. it is important to note, gaetz denies all of that. at this point the doj is investigating but has not charged him with any crime. why is today a major turning point? because this federal sex trafficking probe, which gaetz himself doesn't deny is going on, it stems from an associate. today that gaetz associate had a hearing. but the hearing turned out to be fast, six minutes in all. we'l

"the beat" can ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. >> hi, nicole. welcome to "the beat" with ari melber. derek chauvin is in prison today as a convicted murderer for taking george floyd's life. that's according to the jury. you are looking at the new processing photo as he awaits sentencing. "the new york times" is reporting june 16th will be the next day of judgment, the sentencing day. he faces 40 years, up to 40 years maximum for what the jury determined was a murder, kneeling on george floyd's neck. we can tell you a few more details. chauvin held in solitary confinement right now. that's 23 hours a day in minnesota's only maximum security prison. he's placed in an isolated wing of the prison because of, according to new york times reporting, fears for his safety. he will alone in his cell for all but one hour a day during which he will be allowed to exercise. he will be except away from other prisoners. we can also show you what his prison cell looks like in oak park heights, minnesota. this is the cell where he exists now. he will be monitored

"the beat" with ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. >> welcome to "the beat." i am ari melber. president biden in georgia right outside of atlanta. this is his 100th day in office. and we are waiting a rally after that big and ambitious speech to congress last night. we're keeping an eye on this. we have special guests and we will dip in and listen to him live. we begin, though, with the biggest story in the country, the criminal probe intensifying into rudy giuliani. the story that touches not only onering we lived through in the last four years but where we're headed now as a nation and what it means for an ex-president who remains under criminal investigation for trying to steal an election. what's new is the feds now have giuliani's phone and electric devices and computer after raiding his apartment and office. giuliani speaking out now on what he's up against and the raid. here's what he said. >> the report a moment ago is that the search warrant involves my pressuring ukrainian officials on behalf of president trump. nothing of the sort. the search warrant involves someth

i'm ari melber, and i'll be with you live tonight for the next hour. this is the eve of closing arguments as the nation and really much of the world awaits the jury deliberation and ultimately the expectations for a verdict from the 12 jurors who have been listening to every hour of testimony, over 40 witnesses spanning 14 days. this all culminates tomorrow as the prosecution has its moment to tie it all together, to tell the jury why it should do something that is very rare in the american justice system, convict a police officer for murder committed on the job. and the defense has its final plea, to try to save chauvin's liberty by arguing for his innocence or failing that, for legally reasonable doubts about his guilt. we do not know what the jury will do. nothing that i'm going to report to you tonight, none of our special experts can tell you what the jury will do in the future. that's the point of a system that ultimately puts a person's guilt not in the hands of the government or of professional judges but in the hands of fellow citizens. from o

"the beat" can ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. >> hi, nicole. ari melber. derek chauvin is in prison today as a convicted murderer for taking george floyd's life. that's according to the jury. you are looking at the new

"the beat" with ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. >> welcome to "the beat." i am ari melber.iting a rally after that big and ambitious speech to congress last night. we're keeping an eye on this. we have special guests and we will dip in and listen to him live. we begin, though, with the biggestry

you can always find me on ari melber on any social media pages. "the reid out" starts next. >> good evening, everyone. we start with another frightening dat at the u.s. capitol. flags at half-staff for the second time this year. one capitol police officer is injured and another is dead after they were struck by a car on the north side. the driver and suspect 25-year-old noah green got out of the car with a knife in his hand. police say green who is from indiana but most recently lived in virginia was shot after failing to respond to verbal commands. the suspect was then taken to the hospital where he died. we still don't know the motive. congress was not in session at the time and very few people were around. acting capitol police chief released a statement on the passing of officer billy evans. he was a member of the united states capitol police for 18 years and was a member of the capitol's division first responders union. a police recession took his body past the capitol to the medical examiners office late this afternoon. the injured officer i

i'm ari melber, and i'll be with you live tonight for the next hour.tion and ultimately the expectations for a verdict from the 12 jurors who have been listeni

tell us @ari melber or @the beat with ari, what candy do you think best captures this strange year of 2021? maybe some of the answers will even make air. that does it for me. "the reidout" with joy reid is up next. >>> good evening, everyone. well, if you're matt gaetz tonight, you're probably feeling a wee bit nervous. 9 man you called your wingman, joel greenberg, the guy who made a creepy phone call with you to a florida lawmaker, that guy is expected to plead guilty in the coming weeks to a virtual flood of federal charges, including sex trafficking, increaing the likelihood he'll cooperate with authorities. and not even a letter of support signed by the women of the office u.s. congressman matt gaetz though awkwardly not signed by any actual women can save you. much more on matt gaetz' political legal peril in a moment. >>> but we begin "the reidout" tonight with science, namely riveting testimony in the trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin that focused on the key question of exactly what caused george floyd a death. the prosecution zeroed in on that very ques

"the beat" with ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. >> welcome to "the beat." we have a lot in tonight's program, including my interview with transportation secretary pete buttigieg as joe biden goes big on these new spending plans. plus, all kinds of heat on matt gaetz because this scandal's please tag is already mounting. we begin where the week has been, where everyone in with ang reckoning on police and race and what america may do as derek chauvin awaits his sentencing with reports of potential, and i say potential momentum for police reform in the senate. meanwhile, as is so often the case when you live through these stories or you cover them or you keep an eye on them, there are so many reminders of the devastation of the stakes. daunte wright was laid to rest today. mourners gathering in minneapolis, including in a grim overlap members of george floyd's family. wright was killed during a traffic stop just ten days ago. i don't know about you. but a lot has been happening. i can't decide whether that feels like it was longer or shorter. the officer had s

. >>> "the beat" with ari melber starts right now. >> i want to welcome everyone to "the beat." we have the latest on joe biden's very first cabinet meeting as president. and later tonight, if you watch "the beat," you know we have been working on this. our special civil rights panel 53 years after mlk's assassination. but we begin with breaking news. this was, as nicole was just reporting, the fourth day of the chauvin trial wrapping up. chauvin's police supervisor testifying just moments ago he should have stopped using restraint. the officers should have when floyd was no longer showing any resistance. >> when mr. floyd was no longer offering up any resistance to the officers, they could have ended their restraint. >> that is a significant, albeit simple moment in the trial. sometimes what's simple is important because the jury can understand it and remember it. you have the actual police supervisor for the murder defendant condemning the officer, the defendant, on the stand. this came after paramedics testified that floyd seemed to be dead when they arrived on the scene. >>

"the beat" with ari melber starts right now. >> welcome to "the beat."re tracking several developments, including the feds now have matt gaetz cell phone. also tonight president biden making a major foreign policy shift. the latest a compelling day in the chauvin murder trial. but we begin with breaking news out of minnesota. today minnesota authorities indicted police officer kim potter for killing daunte wright during a traffic stop. police say she accidentally fired her gun instead of a taser. but prosecutors say that act was criminal negligence, charging her with manslaughter. that's why you are looking at her mug shot tonight. this indictment is unusually fast for a police-involved shooting. three days after the original incident. in even high-profile cases in police shootings, the announcement of any potential charges can take months and most of the time the announcement ends for no charges. that was the case just yesterday in a different story with no charges for the officer who shot jacob blake as he was walking away. they shot him in the back. a

this is "the beat with ari melber." break nugs just outside of minneapolis. tensions quite high right now near minneapolis after police shot and killed a 20-year-old man in brooklyn center, minnesota, sparking protests. and ten miles away you have these two things going on, the chauvin trial entering a new phase today with emotional final testimony from george floyd's brother on the stand. it is a portrait of two stories that are related, albeit distinct as far as the law is concerned. the two stories you see on your screen, the defense case expected to rest in the chauvin trial tomorrow, and that would mean -- excuse me, prosecution case to rest tomorrow and the defense case to begin. let me tell you what's going on with this new police shooting. this occurred sunday afternoon. it impacts the trial, as i mentioned and really the nation, as you think about the reckoning that continues to occur here when we talk about race and policing. 20-year-old daunte wright is dead. police shot and killed him in what should have been, even according to the police, and i'l

eastern, ari melber is going to host a special hour previewing closing arguments in the derek chauvinmore "american voices." but for now, i hand it over to my colleague, joshua johnson. hi, joshua. >> hi, alicia. thank you very much. and hello to you. it is very good to be with you tonight. people across the nation are taking to the streets over police violence, again. >>> this week, hundreds of people have been arrested in connection to protests. our reporters have been speaking with residents and officials after the deaths of daunte wright and adam toledo. they are live in a moment. >>> plus, our weekly special on the trial of derek chauvin. the jury is gearing up for closing arguments, how soon will we have a verdict? from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i'm joshua johnson. welcome to "the week." >>> two cities are grieving young lives, lost, in officer-involved shootings. this week, residents protested in chicago, and in brooklyn center, near minneapolis. brooklyn center's mayor has issued a citywide curfew

"the beat with ari melber" starts right now. >>> we're tracking several stories including republican gaetz denial of allegations. later tonight, the con exposed. new evidence on how donald trump's grift scheme sought an edge in the 2020 campaign. it's a big story which hits as he's under investigation for other 2020 actions. we begin with breaking news from the chauvin murder trial. new damning testimony came today in this trial of officer chauvin who killed george floyd. with his own boss, the superior who fired this defendant one day after seeing the now infamous video, this chief is testifying about why the force caught on that tape was excessive. >> once there was no longer any resistance, and clearly when mr. floyd was no longer responsive and even motionless, to continue to apply that level of force, that in no way, shape or form is anything that is by policy. it's not part of our training, and it is certainly not part of our ethics or our values. >> what you hear there in that testimony is conveying to this jury why chauvin was fired. that's a factual matter. he got fired for

but this video footage is now just coming to us here after a lawsuit was filed by this ari melber -- army lieutenant against two officers of the police department who attempted to, they say, in this police report pull him over the night of december 5th. nazaro says he drove about a mile and a half to a well lit gas station, put on his hazard lights but wanted to go to an area not as dark. the police claim that he did not have a license plate. the reason for pulling him over. he says he did have a temporary plate that was attached to his window. nonetheless, what you saw were several minutes of this video here in which you see the hands of lieutenant, a current service member, holding his hands out of the window in which you see ultimately one of those officers, officers gutierrez, spray him with pepper spray before taking him out of the vehicle, putting him on to his knees and the lieutenant alleging that he struck him multiple times in the back as he arrested him. i want to let everybody see some of this footage. take a watch. >> straight on to the ground. >> what's going on you're

joining me now ari melber, msnbc chief legal correspondent and host of "the beat," also with us is jonathant of "the sunday show" and opinion writer at "the washington post." gentlemen, good to have you with us and we'll keep an eye on this. ari, let's talk about what we've seen play out. today's focus has been interestingly enough on the health of the victim in this trial, george floyd. what do you make of today's proceedings so far? >> some of this, as viewers could hear, is very straightforward and it's laying the foundation of both what happened to him, its effect upon him medically and how he was processed and you can hear the most recent witness being quite technical and formulaic saying exactly what was shown by the paper record or you're asking me two questions, which one am i supposed to answer? it can even seem a little ordinary or tedious at times, but it's an important part of the trial because again, we have seen the prosecution continue to make its case voluminous evidence of witnesses what they argue when you drain out the jargon, this victim was mistreated on site, not given

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"the beat" with ari melber starts right now. >> hi, nicole. thank you so much. we're tracking a lot of news at the end of this week. this dealing with the exact cause of george floyd's death. that's later tonight. the evidence meanwhile piling up in the trump money probe, and we have a very significant key witness joining us live tonight. you may have heard of him. former trump lawyer on "the beat" later tonight. matt gaetz now involved in this ever widening scandal. now, gaetz team is responding, quote, these allegations are blatantly false and have not been validated by a single human being willing to put their name behind them, end quote. all comes amidst allegations that go beyond what we just heard about and now paint more of a picture. many different outlets and reporters getting into this. there is talk of, quote, paying for sex, sex trafficking and sex with an underage girl. as noted, gaetz denies all of it. but he is speaking out, and that changes things at the end of what has been a bruising week for him. tonight gaetz making his first public appearanc

ari melber is back tomorrow. a reminder, you can catch me every weekend, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. eastern on "american voices." "the reidout" with joy reid is up next. >>> moment the conviction of derek chauvin gave us hope and brought a sliver of relief to so many around the country. that now feels like a distant memory. roughly 24 hours after tuesday's verdict, it felt like reality came crash back down on us. on wednesday in virginia, isaiah brown was shot multiple times by a deputy. brown was unarmed and remains in critical condition. that same day in elizabeth city, north carolina, yet another black life came to a premature end after a police interaction. andrew brown jr. was shot and killed by multiple sheriff's deputies who the suspect claims were carrying out search and arrest warrants. he joins daunte, adam toledo, ma'khia bryant, george floyd, and breonna taylor, just to name a few other black americans killed by police. and that's just recently. also today, attorney general merrick garland announced the department of justice would investigate whether there was a pattern

we will witness an historic moment tonight which my colleague ari melber spoke about with white house press secretary jen psaki. >> both those seats behind the president in line of succession filled by women. >> it's about freaking time, isn't it? >> awaiting a statement from former president trump's lawyer rudy giuliani on the breaking news that federal authorities raiding his new york apartment and office and seizing his electronic devices in a dramatic escalation of their investigations. this, as "the new york times" is reporting that fbi agents also executed a morning search warrant at the washington area home of victoria tunsing, a lawyer close to giuliani, who had dealings with several ukrainians involved in the effort to find damaging information about the bidens, according to people with knowledge of that search. we start with the historic event ahead of us tonight. joining us now, mike memoli covering the white house, nbc news correspondent leigh ann caldwell, covering capitol hill, and michael beschloss. from his relief package to his infrastructure package to new plan on ch

i'll see you back tomorrow if you join us on "the beat with ari melber at 6:00 p.m. eastern.al media @thebeatwith arimelber. without further ado i'm signing off. "the reidout" with joy reid is up next. >>> good evening, everyone. we begin "the reidout" tension bubbling over after two nights of protest following the shooting of daunte wright during a traffic stop in brooklyn center on sunday. outraged over the needless death of yet another black person in america at the hands of law enforcement, demonstrators last night gathered outside police headquarters where they engaged in a tense standoff and were met with tear gas. tonight the cities of minneapolis, st. paul and brooklyn center have all imposed curfews in anticipation of further protests. this comes as the defense began presenting their case today in the derek chauvin murder trial just across town in downtown minneapolis. word also seems clear chauffeur's lawyers are intent on putting the victim on trial hiti

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"the beat" with ari melber starts right now. >> hi, nicole. thank you very much. we have a big show for you right now, including absolutely bombshell new allegations. the confession of sex crimes in writing from an associate known for his links to matt gaetz. it is a big story, and we have that as well as mr. gaetz's denial coming up. >>> also, president biden's 100th day in office is today. we look at where he's headed. >>> right now the developing news of the investigation into rudy giuliani. his phones and computers were seized and he's now speaking out. giuliani is breaking his silence, and this is fascinating. he is, of course, the former prosecutor facing a raid by the office he used to run. he is the lawyer to the former president, although they have had a falling out. he looks like a subject of this probe. he is speaking out for the first time in depth with details about that raid, and he denies any wrongdoing. >> i have never represented a ukrainian national or official before the united states government. my sole concentration from the beginning here, tu

you can always find me on ari melber on any social media pages. start with another frightening dat at the u.s. capitol. flags at half-staff for the second time this year. one capitol police officer is injured and another is dead after they were struck by a car on the north side. the driver and suspect 25-year-old noah green got out of the car with a knife in his hand. police say green who is from indiana but most recently lived in virginia was shot after failing to respond to

i'm in for ari melber on a very busy news day. new signs the police reform is working, the pressure on mcconnell to act. we start with breaking news in the coronavirus fight. moments ago, a cdc panel recommended resuming the johnson & johnson vaccine. shots were paused were two weeks after 15 cases of blood clots reported from 6.8 million shots. officials say the vaccine now carry a warning about the rare risk of blood clots. the cdc director now has to sign you have. i just interviewed dr. fauci, and here is what he said. >> well, the j&j vaccine is clearly a highly efficacious vaccine. and i think the pause, which some people may have taken as a real condition, the pause should underscore how seriously we take safety because the risk of this is extremely low, very, very low risk of this adverse event. and the fact that the cdc and the fda originally paused this should underscore to everyone that we take safety very, very seriously. so when a vaccine is let out again to be able to be vaccinating people in this country, you can re

"the beat" with ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. >> hi, nicole. thank you so much.ater, is the new york d.a.

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"the beat" with ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. >> welcome to "the beat."uding my interview with transportation secretary pete buttigieg as joe biden goes big on these new spending plans. plus, all kinds of heat on matt gaetz because this scandal's please tag is already mounting. we begin where the week has been, where everyone in with ang reckoning on police and race and what america may do as derek chauvin awaits his sentencing with reports of potential, and i say potential momentum for police re

"the beat" with ari melber starts right now. >> hi, nicole. thank you for that.elp everyone to "the beat." we're tracking new headaches in the doj's sex crime probe. we begin now with breaking news in day seven of the chauvin trial. prosecutors have been absolutely pummelling defendant chauvin with evidence and testimony that they say shows he used excessive force when killing george floyd. today this continued with the very experts who teach police officers how to use force and possibly when legally warranted deadly force. these police trainers taking the stand and telling the jury this was excessive force. >> based upon your rescrew of these materials and in light of the factors, what is your opinion as to the degree of force used by the defendant on mr. floyd on the date in question? >> my opinion was that the force was excessive. >> there it is. sometimes the evidence is that simple. we have heard the harrowing testimony, the personal stories. but these experts

alicia menendez in for ari melber. >>> arizona republicans actively pushing the big lie with a bizarreting of andrew brown. >>> we begin with landmark probe from the biden doj, broader shift in governance in biden's first 100 days on everything from spending and covid to policing. today, attorney general merrick garland announcing a civil rights investigation into the louisville police department 1

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"the beat" with ari melber starts right now. >> hi, nicole. thank you so much.ews at the end of this week. this dealing with the exact cause of george floyd's death. that's later tonight. the evidence meanwhile piling up in the trump money probe, and we have a very significant key witness joining us live tonight. you may have heard of him. former trump lawyer on "the beat" later tonight. matt gaetz now involved in this ever widening scandal. now, gaetz team is responding, quote, these allegations are blatantly false and have not been validated by a single human being willing to put their name

"the beat" with ari melber starts right now. what a week. >> what a week, nicole. to ask you about, serious week with the coverage. but the republican party, obviously, i saw some of your coverage dealing with that investigation is really something with mr. gaetz. >> you understand this, i'm sure, better than me from a legal perspective. but to be at the point where the investigation is about sex trafficking with the same minor seems like a very mature investigation. one individual who had sex with that minor already charged. and it feels -- and i don't know what you think about that, but it feels like the evidence, if it's already in the hands of the new york times, literal receipts, actual receipts of payments for sex it feels like a pretty mature investigation. >> it's clearly something. clearly the times has been out front on that story, but the doj has been on it since the previous investigation. we'll get to it. we hope you have a great weekend. >> you too, my friend. >> thank you very much.

. >>> "the beat" with ari melber starts right now. >> i want to welcome everyone to "the beat."est on joe biden's very first cabinet meeting as president. and later tonight, if you watch "the beat," you know we have been working on this. our special civil rights panel 53 years after mlk's assassination. but we begin with breaking news. this was, as nicole was just reporting, the fourth day of the chauvin trial wrapping up. chauvin's police supervisor testifying just moments ago he should have stopped using restraint. the officers should have when floyd was no longer showing any

i'm in for ari melber on a very busy news day.s fight. moments ago, a cdc panel recommended resuming the johnson & johnson vaccine. shots were paused were two weeks after 15 cases of blood clots reported from 6.8 million shots. officials say the vaccine now carry a warning about the rare

add to our conversation chief legal correspondent and host of "the beat" my friend and colleague ari melber. what would we be feeling moments away? what does it say to you that they came to this after 11 hours of deliberation? >> a great question. a similar to some degree case a officer mohammed nour, they went 11 hours and reached a conviction. when you look at other cases in other states, jason van dyke was convicted in illinois, the deliberation ran about 7 1/2 hours. when you think of other examples where the jury cannot come to a resolution that usually does take longer. the only -- a recent mistrial michael slager, it took 22 hours. so we know when a jury meets for this long, over the course of a couple days here that they have apparently resolved to the best of their ability what they think happened. my observation to that would be fairly straight forward they would have had appeared to have gone through the three charges and reached a verdict. >> ari, i think the closing arguments went on longer than expected, the prosecution really coming back to almost a human appeal to believe wh

"the beat" with ari melber starts right now. >> hi, nicole. thank you very much.fession of sex crimes in writing from an associate known for his links to matt gaetz. it is a big story, and we have that as well as mr. gaetz's denial coming up. >>> also, president biden's 100th day in office is today. we look at where he's headed. >>> right now the developing news of the investigation into