i'm ali velshi. after one of the deadliest outbreaks of tornadoes in u.s. history. we'll talk to the governor of kentucky, where officials fear the death toll could top 100. >>> plus, the latest on the january 6th investigation amid reports mark meadows met with an election denier at the white house. >>> and former attorney general eric holder joins me to talk about the race to protect voting rights before the critical midterm elections. i'm jonathan capehart. this is "the sunday show."

i'm ali velshi.now marking a second pandemic holiday season in the midst of a surge in new covid cases with the current seven-day average of new daily cases and 122,000 and average daily of about -- 1,180 deaths. there are many questions left unanswered about the phase of the pandemic and however there's both good and bad news, so let's start with the good. the one item at the top of the wish list may become easier to get. i'm talking about at home covid tests or covid tests that you go out to get. the white house is planning to distribute 500 million rapid covid tests and creating a government-run test site that you'll run for free. it is unclear, but distribution being begin as soon as next month and that rollout can't come soon enough. this new wave has made it clear that the u.s. is still not where it needs to be when it comes to testing. people across the country are still waiting in line for hours to get tested as they try to protect themselves and their families. by the way, the government is

i'm ali velshi. current seven-day average of new daily cases and 122,000 and average daily of about -- 1,180 deaths. there are many questions left unanswered about the phase of the pandemic and however there's both good and bad news, so let's start with the good. the one item at the top of the wish list may become easier to get. i'm talking about at home covid tests or covid tests that you go out to get. the white house is planning to

velshi starts now. >> good morning. i'm ali velshi. it is sunday, december the 19th.ves, by the house of representatives into the attack on to the u.s. capitol now appears to be zeroing if on republican lawmakers who were in contact with the insurrectionist former administration last january 6th. and who may have been involved in the lead up to that day. ali alexander, the founder of the stop the steal movement, this guy, told the select committee that he was in contact with republican representatives paul gosar, mo brooks -- i'll have more on him in a moment -- and andy biggs about what he was trying to do to overturn the election leading up to january 6th.

i'm ali velshi. in the weeks after the 2020 election, around time last year, one phrase became a familiar refrain in the white house among those whining about the results of the presidential race. go talk to meadows. got a dubious tip about voter fraud? go talk to meadows. found an outlandish twitter thread about voter rigging, go talk to meadows. meadows refers to mark meadows, former president trump's chief of staff, who is facing possible contempt charges. records of his possible communications with others are now under intense scrutiny. last week, the january 6th praenld out some of meadows' text messages and revealed that some came from unnamed members of congress. here's what one of them said. yesterday, january 6th was a terrible day. we tried everything we could in our objection to the six states. i'm sorry nothing worked. on this show yesterday, donald trump's former personal attorney and fixer michael cohen weighed in on meadows' text messages. >> i think mark meadows is the dumbest a-hole

velshi starts right now. >>> today on velshi, a michigan manhunt is over.shooter who are themselves charged in the shooting. they were taken into custody overnight after a tip led police to a commercial building in detroit. we're going to have a live report on this deeply disturbing story out of michigan happening now. plus, omicron is now spreading twice as quickly as the delta variant in south africa. it's already here in the united states. we're going to have the very latest on what might be the next covid wave. then congressional investigators are squaring off against one of the central players in the failed former president's plot to overturn the 2020 election. meanwhile, we've got the star witness of the week, a man who testified over four hours this week in front of the select committee, investigating the january 6th insurrection. georgia, secretary of state, brad rathensberger with how he answered questions about donald trump's demand he find more votes and jennifer granholm at an offshore wind farm in rhode island this week and asked her about touc

i'm ali velshi in mayfield, kentucky.o saturday morning. striking across six states. let me tell you a little bit about where we are right now. take a look at this drone video. this is what's left of mayfield, kentucky. immense devastation. homes, various structures reduced to rubble after what's being called a quad state tornado. this is a pretty rare set of december tornadoes, touching down, even though they're calling it quad state, in six states in a matter of four hours. dozens of people remain missing at this hour. this town is talking about its resilience. take a listen to its mayor, kathy stewart. >> right now what we need from people who are standing in this room and directly other people is just to pray for us. and we will be fine. it's going to take us a while. we will be fine. >> well, what took place in this town is being called one of the worst natural disasters that this country has ever witnessed. right now, hundreds of thousands of people in the region are without power. many of them without shelter. i'm

we don't want to lose ali velshi.th the lieutenant governor jacqueline coleman of kentucky right now. it's something that ali was going to do, but i'm going to handle this interview right now as we hope to reconnect with ali and get those stories. lieutenant governor, though, welcome. i know that you have been touring around the state this afternoon. i cannot even imagine what you are seeing there. but let's talk about what you've learned as you've met your constituents. first of all, how are they doing overall? >> well, first of all, thank you for having me. thank you for bringing this story to the folk as cross america because it's so important. but, you're right, you can't imagine what we're seeing out here. it is devastation like i've never seen before. but what i will say is as breathtaking as the devastation is across the western part of kentucky, it is rivalled by the compassion and the community that we are seeing as these towns big and small come together, there are trucks coming in from other cities, other s

velshi starts now. >> good morning. i'm ali velshi. it is sunday, december the 19th. we're now 18 days away from the one-year anniversary of one of the darkest days in american history. the investigation into the house of representatives, by the house of representatives into the attack on to the u.s. capitol now appears to be zeroing if on republican lawmakers who were in contact with the insurrectionist former administration last january 6th. and who may have been involved in the lead up to that day. ali alexander, the founder of the stop the steal movement, this guy, told the select committee that he was in contact with republican representatives paul gosar, mo brooks -- i'll have more on him in a moment -- and andy biggs about what he was trying to do to overturn the election leading up to january 6th. and politico reports that alexander's attorneys say that members of congress may have been on an organizing call with alexander in the days before january 6th. now, this is a really important development, because january 6th was a horrendous event and the public need

"velshi" starts now. >>> good morning. it's sunday, december the 5th. i'm ali velshi. public soon. vice chair republican congressman liz cheney says the panel is set to hold a series of public hearings in 2022 that will paint the events that occurred on and leading up to the january 6th attack in vivid detail. >> next year, we will be conducting multiple weeks of public hearings, setting out for the american people, in vivid color, exactly what happened, every minute of the day on january 6th, here at the capitol and at the white house. and what led to that violent attack. >> now, so far, the committee says it's interviewed about 250 witnesses, with most coming forward voluntarily. they say more people are cooperating with the investigation than not, including a few more well-known members of the ex-president's administration. his

okay, ali velshi. we'll check back in with you a few times on the show today. thank you so much, my friend. >>> today, of course, shell-shocked survivors are sharing their harrowing stories of escape, including one husband and father who tells us it was all a matter of work. wendy is in mayfield, kentucky. i got a preview of this gentleman's story. it is incredible. >> reporter: alex, douglas coons' parental instincts took over. as a parent of three children myself, we all know that if your child is in danger, you're going to do anything to protect them. but this story also speaks to the magnitude of this dangerous storm. from where we are standing in downtown mayfield, dawson springs, where the coons live, 72 miles to the northeast of us. and these pictures we're about to show you are difficult to look at, but mr. coon wanted people to know because they speak about courageousness, human spirit, survival, and he wants to hear his description of what this storm caused his family such fear and angst. listen. >> we all cooped up in the bathroom, we put my two boys

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ali velshi has the day off.the spread of the strain and what you can do to protect yourself. >>> the bombshell allegations from the january 6th investigation are still coming. we are getting the latest from the trove of texts sent to donald trump's chief of staff as the capitol riot unfolded. >>> as investigators

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i'm ali velshi in mayfield, kentucky.dealt with a lot of tragedy in the last couple of years, and as we're in this tragedy of this quad state tornado that we're covering and the loss of life, there's another tragedy that may have a more hopeful ending. the end of that tragedy began a year ago on on december the 13th, which is actually tomorrow, but last year, it fell on a sunday. on that sunday one year ago, on this show, we were live when the first trucks with vaccines started rolling out of the factories, of the plants in which they were made and i was joined by a few of my colleagues, ellison barber, dr. peter hotez who had kept us informed throughout the course of the pandemic. here's a little of what it looked like a year ago. >> we begin this morning with important breaking news on the fight against covid-19. this was scene just minutes ago at the pfizer plant. in fact, this is live now at the pfizer plant in portage, michigan. the first fda-authorized covid-19 vaccine is right now being loaded up. it will soon be a

i'm ali velshi. i'll talk to you soon. >>> a desperate search for survivors after one of the deadliest outbreaks of tornadoes in u.s. history. we'll talk to the governor of kentucky, where officials fear the death toll could top 100. >>> plus, the latest on the january 6th investigation amid reports mark meadows met with an election denier at the white house. >>> and former attorney general eric holder joins me to talk about the race to protect voting rights before the critical midterm elections. i'm jonathan capehart. this is "the sunday show." >>> this sunday, we're continuing to follow the breaking news surrounding the catastrophic tornados that swept across six states friday night, destroying virtually everything in their path. this morning, the governor of kentucky said there have been more than 80 fataliies in his state. he joins us next hour with the latest. >>> and nbc news has confirmed 40 deaths in kentucky, tennessee, arkansas, illinois and missouri. a federal emergency has been declared i

ali velshi has the day off. coming up this morning, the omicron fueled surge of covid puts us in a new phase of the pandemic. the latest on the spread of the strain and what you can do to protect yourself. >>> the bombshell allegations from the january 6th investigation are still coming. we are getting the latest from the trove of texts sent to donald trump's chief of staff as the capitol riot unfolded. >>> as investigators target the trump inner circle, i'll speak with michael cohen, former fixer of president trump. >>> what is the shift of priorities as the hail mary plan emerges to push voting reforms. a new hour of msnbc reports starts right now. >>> we will begin this morning in the senate which only just adjourned at 4:00 after a marathon session pushed through votes on judicial and cabinet nominations. the big news is what mitch mcconnell is saying about the january 6th select committee. >> were you personally in contact with mark meadows? >> i was not. i do think we're all watching, as you are, what is u

i am ali velshi. every week, we get a trickle of new information about what really happened in the days leading up to the january 6th insurrection and the disgraced former president's attempt to overturn the results of the 2022 election. for almost a few year, we've been collecting bits of information, trying to understand how such an egregious attack on democracy was allowed to happen in the united states. the january 6th county is leading those investigations, but have been keeping their findings to themselves and that could change very soon. during a rules committee meeting this week, the january 6th committee's vice chair, the republican congressman liz cheney made some very curious remarks. >> we anticipate next year we'll be conducting multiple weeks of public hearings, setting out for the american people in vivid color exactly what happened every minute of the day on january 6th, here at the capitol and at the white house and what led to that violent attack. >> multiple weeks of public hearings

i'm ali velshi.uched down overnight in at least five states in the midwest, arkansas, missouri, kentucky and tennessee, 32 tornadoes are believed to have touched down and people dead in kentucky alone and the figure might be closer to

one of the survivors spoke to my colleague, ali velshi earlier on msnbc. >> we were completely trappedle. and i was kind of back here. and there was a lot of people out in this way. but we were all pinned up against each other. and where i was, my legs were -- like, i put my feet together, not quite sitting indian style, but it was a very awkward position. but in the middle i was pinned down by a water fountain. and so as people were trying to get us out, i was like can y'all get this off me? and my supervisor, he was helping and trying to get -- he says, kyanna, there's an air conditioning unit there, we can't move it. >> and so how did you get out? how did those things that were trapping people and trapping you get removed? >> we started moving the debris. they told me to cover my eyes, close my eyes, cover my face. i had on a hoodie, and i covered it up and we started breaking -- tearing up the dry wall and pulling the debris and moving and kind of digging ourselves out from the bottom. what happened was -- it was me and one of my coworkers. we were just all packed together. but onc

i'm linsey riser in for ali velshi. ali has the day off. he'll be back tomorrow.y be the most revealing week yet for the house select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection at the capitol. members of the house of representatives voted this week to hold former white house chief of staffmark meadows in contempt of congress for failing to comply with the committee's investigation. the committee presented evidence that included a batch of text messages from various conservative figures including white house officials unnamed lawmakers and other associates of donald trump. >> a number of these last night at our hearing. i won't read them all today, but i will read a few of them. mark, one member said, he needs to stop this now in all caps, tell them to go home. potus has to come out firmly and tell the protesters to dissipate. someone is going get killed. >> these text messages offer just a small preview of the 30,000 documents that the january 6th committee has gathered so far. other members of the trump administration are taking a different track. for e

velshi begins right now. good morning to you. it is saturday, december 4th. i'm ali velshi. the country at the brink of losing what many believe to be a fundamental human right. access to abortion. this week, the supreme court heard arguments about a mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks. this would be a clear violation of roe v. wade but the majority conservative supreme court appears poised to gut that precedent. during her question time, justice sonya sotomayor said tossing out roe because of the political balance of power could tarnish the court's reputation and open the flood gates to other challenges to well settled law. >> the new esteban that mississippi has put in place, the 6 week ban, the senate sponsor said, we're doing it because we have new justices on the supreme court. will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the constitution and its reading are just political acts? i don't see how it is possible. >> now, think about the realities of this. if roe v. wade fails, women could be denied access to v

through our velshi across america series, i was able to do just that.of of our best discussions with people like you from across this great country. we visited nearly 20 cities discussing some of the most critical issues of our time, race, gender, class, democracy, and social justice. tune in saturday at 8:00 a.m. eastern on msnbc. that is our broadcast for this thursday night with our thanks for being with us. on behalf of all of my colleagues at the networks of nbc news, good night. it's really nice to have you here on christmas eve eve. when you settle in to watch this show, by now, you probably know to expect a little bit of the unexpected. right? you might have me reading unusually long portions of court transcripts. sometimes i do, you know, and our reporting breaking news, because the news drives us along. but other times we try to do historical background for understanding what is important in the news today. i recognize that we do weird stuff on the show and if you've been watching for a while you probably know that as well. we mostly do weird

another hour of "velshi" begins right now. >>> good morning. it is saturday, december 4th. i'm ali velshi and a very, very busy morning it is including in michigan where overnight the parents of the alleged shooter at the oxford high school in michigan were taken into custody. they were, it appears, appearing to evade the law. they were found in detroit after a 911 call came in. they are in police custody. they will be appearing before a judge, we believe, within the next hour and we will have full coverage of that right here on msnbc. additionally, omicron is here as of this morning. at least ten states have detected omicron within their borders. this new strain of the coronavirus that the world health organization calls a variant of concern is spreading quickly in southern africa. it's got the world on high alert. we'll tell you what you need to been it. meanwhile, new revelations regarding the january 6th insurrection. donald trump was reportedly on the phone with his aides on the morning of the capitol riot actively plotting to stop joe biden from becoming president. >>

"velshi" is next. >>> good morning. it is saturday, december 11th. i'm ali velshi.adoes and tornadic thunderstorms touched down overnight in at least five states in the south and midwest. arkansas, illinois, kentucky, missouri and tennessee. at least 32 tornadoes are believed to have touched down. some powerful. at least 50 people are believed to be dead in just kentucky alone. officials there say the final figure could be closer to 100 people dead. governor andy beshear says four tornadoes hit his state. including one which stayed on the ground and this is unbelievable for 200 miles. scores of structures, as you see on the screen, have been destroyed. a mass casualty event declared at the kentucky candle factory. the drone video shows the total devastation of the plant in the town of mayfield, kentucky. a town that governor beshear says has been devastated. the audio is from

i'm ali velshi. a devastating series of tornados and tornadic thunderstorms touched down overnight in at least five states in the midwest, arkansas, missouri, kentucky and tennessee, 32 tornadoes are believed to have touched down and people dead in kentucky alone and the figure might be closer to 100. andy beshear is holding a news conference at 11:00 a.m. eastern and four tornadoes hit his state including one that stayed on the ground for 200 miles. scores of structures have been destroyed and a mass casualty event were declared in a ken tucky candle fact reeb. this drone vid why shows the total devastation in that plant in the town of mayfield has been, quote, devastated. the following audio came from inside that building and we should warn you, it's upsetting. [ screaming ] >> okay. i don't know who's watching -- we got hit by a hurricane. i'm at work in mayfield, and we are trapped. please, you all, get us some help. we are at the candle factory in mayfield. please. please. in arkansas, one perso

the 11th hour starts now. 11th h >> good evening once again, i'm ali velshi. day 337 of the biden administration in tonight omicron is now present in all 50 states. the variant making a rapid advance across the nation, in about three weeks. the cdc has said omicron is now the dominant variant of the united states. today, new cdc data revealed what so many parts of the country are up against. >> in some areas of the country, omicron has increased even further, accounting for an estimated 90% of cases in the eastern atlantic states, parts of the midwest, south and northern perfect states. >> the spread of this highly transmissible variant means demands for a test whether they're done in a lab or at home are skyrocketing. amazon, walgreens and cvs are now all restricting the number of test kits that each customer can buy. tonight, during an interview with abc news, president biden was asked about the testing shortages and he defended the administration's response to the latest surge. >> i don't think it's a failure, i think you could argue that we should have kno

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i'm ali velshi.tion, the white house is unveiling a new plan to fight the surge in omicron cases. today the president told americans in the to panic but have a stark warning for those who remain unvaccinated. >> we'll see fully vaccinated people get covid potentially in large numbers. vaccinated people who get covid may get ill but they're protected from severe illness and death. if you're not fully vacna

i'm ali velshi. day 337 of the biden administration and tonight, omicron is now present in all 50 states. the variant making a rapid advance across the nation in about three weeks. the cdc said omicron is the dominant variant in the united states. the cdc revealed what so many parts of the country are up against. >> in some areas of the country, omicron increased further accounting for an estimated 90% of cases in the eastern atlantic states, parts of the midwest and south and northern pacific states. >> this means demand for tests whether they're done in a lab or at home are skyrocketing. nbc news reports that amazon, wall green and cvs are restricting the number of test kits that each customer can buy. tonight, during an interview with abc news, president biden was asked about the testing shortages and defended the response to the surge. >> i don't think it's a failure. i think you could argue that we should have known a year ago six month as i go, two months ago, a month ago, i've ordered half a b

. >>> good evening, once again, i'm ali velshi. day 335 of the biden administration. omicron is now officially the dominant covid strain in the united states. the associated press with this reporting, "the cdc numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in omicron share of infections in only one week. it's responsible for an estimated 90% of new infections in the new york area, the southeast, the industrial midwest and the pacific northwest." president biden met with his covid response team today and has a major address planned for tomorrow. the white house revealing that biden himself has tested negative after coming into negative with a staff member who contracted the virus. the white house said the staff member spent about 30 minutes in proximity to the president on air force i. he was fully negative and boosted prior to boarding. the staff member didn't experience symptoms until sunday and was tested on monday. in scenes reminiscent of the early 2020s, hours-long lines are forming in new york city as people prepare for holiday gatherings. the tsa bracing for a busy

the 11th hour starts now. 11th h >> good evening once again, i'm ali velshi.tion in tonight omicron is now present in all 50 states. the variant making a rapid advance across the nation, in about three weeks. the cdc has said omicron is now the dominant variant of the united states. today, new cdc data revealed what so many parts of the country are up against. >> in some areas of the country, omicron has increased even further, accounting for an estimated 90% of cases in the eastern atlantic state

she was on with my colleague, ali velshi last hour. there were 110 people inside that candle factory when the tornado struck down. i know the rescue workers are pulling some people out. any update on what's happening with those folks now? >> i think those rescue efforts are continuing. i don't think they have a good count yet on the number of fatalities there. last word i have from a half hour ago. it's horrible -- people at work, late afternoon, early evening shift. i'm sure they felt comfortable in that facility. it's just devastating to our community. >> absolutely it's devastate. the kentucky governor will have a press conference. i'm certain he'll give us an update on what's happening in that cadged factory coming up at 11:00 a.m. on msnbc. councilman, what about people in residential areas? have you been in touch with any of your constituents? any idea on folks outside the candle factory? we're looking at the images, and i have to tell you, it looks apocalyptic. outside of your immediate friends and family, any update on the peop

i'm ali velshi. tonight brand-new indications of the real-world impact of the omicron variant.e because, quote, the nationwide spike in omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation. delta airlines also reported cancellations of 90 flights, in large part due to staffing issues. but this all comes as the daily average of new cases is

that name, i'll have them put the person's name in the teleprompter, i will memorize, ally velshi, whoever it is that's doing it, i'm going to slip. >> you're going to tell you the mistake you're going to make. >> i just know how the brain is going to miss that every once in a while. the habit is so deep, so many years of saying it. i'm going to miss him so much. >> yeah. >> that i kind of don't want it to be true. it will be a wishful state. and it's brian at 11. >> a wishful statement, but also very awkward for whoever it is, so we have to figure out a trick. >> that's why i'm apologizing in advance. i'm apologizing in advance to everyone who's going to be sitting there at 11:00 suffering that mistake. i wish we could just sit here for the hour, rachel, and tell brian stories and for me, the incredible excitement back in the early days of msnbc, the year 2000, for example, at the republican convention when i was in the booth with brian, and that was -- he was anchoring for msnbc in the booth, and it was like being in the cockpit of a 747 with the pilot and you have no idea what he's doin

. >>> good evening, once again, i'm ali velshi. day 335 of the biden administration. the associated press with this reporting, "the cdc numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in omicron share of infections in only one week. it's responsible for an estimated 90% of new infections

i'm ali velshi.ight, omicron is now present in all 50 states. the variant making a rapid advance across the nation in about three weeks. the cdc said omicron is the dominant variant in the united states. the cdc revealed what so many parts of the country are up against. >> in some areas of the country, omicron increased further accounting for an estimated 90% of cases in the eastern atlantic states, parts of the midwest a

i'm ali velshi. day 336 of the biden administration as a new phase of the pandemic tightens it grip on the nation, the white house is unveiling a new plan to fight the surge in omicron cases. today the president told americans in the to panic but have a stark warning for those who remain unvaccinated. >> we'll see fully vaccinated people get covid potentially in large numbers. vaccinated people who get covid may get ill but they're protected from severe illness and death. if you're not fully vaccinated you have good reason to be concerned. you're at a high risk of getting sick and if you get sick, you're likely to spread it to others. >> administration's new plan comes just days before the big holiday weekend as millions of americans are preparing to gather with family and friends. the white house says it will deliver 500 million free rapid tests to homes next month. these have been in short supply for days. several drugstore chains have been struggling to keep them in stock. 1,000 military medical p

this morning on velshi, outgoing nih director francis collins outlined the potential threat. >> we couldh better place if we had 90% of people vaccinated and a bunch of people getting the booster. we've missed that opportunity. delta is taking full advantage of that, people who are dying every day, almost all of them unvaccinated, unnecessary deaths. i just keep thinking somehow we're going to wake up to this. maybe this is the time as we see the cold weather coming, as we see the threat of omicron, there's no more reason to be on the fence. >> let's bring in the former cdc director and president, ceo of resolve to save lives. that is a global health initiative. my apologies for identifying you as former fda director. you are not dr. scott gottlieb. i do appreciate your efforts at the cdc. covid deaths, sir, and deaths or the cases, rather, they are again surging in the u.s. now there's this threat of omicron. what are the facts on omicron? how much is still unknown? >> it is, alex, shaping up to be a hard winter. we've already got a huge number of cases from delta. more than a thousand

thanks for watching velshi. catch me here every saturday and sunday morning. the sunday show with jonathan capehart begins right now. >>> the biden agenda is facing critical deadlines. a complicating economy, and a new covid variant. white house official karine jean-pierre is here to talk about it all live. >>> the parents of the michigan school shooting suspect have been charged and i'll ask david hogg what it will take to stop the next school shooting. >>> and my conversation with the mayor of san francisco as her city became the first to report the omicron variant in the united states. i'm jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. >> this sunday, amid the holiday season, the omicron variant is top of mind. it's now been detected in at least 15 states, and the biden administration is moving quickly to try to curb the spread here at home and abroad. starting tomorrow, international travelers coming into the united states must test negative for covid one day before getting on that plane. and 9 million vaccine doses will soon be on the way to africa. meanwhil