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"velshi & ruhle" here on msnbc. >>> welcome back to "velshi & ruhle." defense secretary mark esper says more troops are prepared to deploy if there are more attacks on the you'd embassy in baghdad. demonstrators backed away overnight, appearing to end the two-day searage at the embassy. we're getting a fresh look at the damage now. it's serious. the united states says it was pro iranian rioters protesting against strikes against iranian-backed militias in iraq who had attacked u.s. forces. hundreds of u.s. troops are already headed there in response to the siege. mark esper speak to andrea mitchell last hour and told her these attacks by iranian-backed groups have been going on for months. >> enough is enough. this is part of iran's maligned behavior that they've been spreading across the region from africa all the way through the middle east, into afghanistan now, for 40 years, and it's this type of bad behavior that simply needs to end. and we resume all -- we have all of the capabilities inherent in the united states military to either respond to fur

ali velshi, thank you very much. and to our viewer, something we neglected to say at the start of our coverage, obviously we're overhearing language that most adults can handle. we apologize for being the venue for it. and i know we've received several one finger salutes since being on the air tonight. it's a -- it's an overheated environment. that should go without saying. back with us again tonight is maya wiley, former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, veteran of the new york city mayor's office who is now with the news school in new york. maya, i just need to your hear your reaction to this horrendous, horrendous scene we are seeing in one of america's finest cities that is absent one of its residents. somebody needs to answer for george floyd. >> you're absolutely right, brian. and i think what we're seeing is the community demanding an answer and demanding an answer that includes the word "justice" in it. you know, you have to wonder when you see these images that we're seeing tonig

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this is "velshi." i'm ali velshi in minneapolis.his is the auto zone across the street from the police station, burned thursday night. first round of the fires. you can see, push in here, still smoke here. smoldering forever. these protests at night preventing firefighters from getting in here and so much of this area is just destroyed. the police station. two obvious city blocks, maybe three around here of buildings in this direction, and on thursday night i saw fires in four or five directions from here. a lot of rebuilding to do, but this is just symbolic. this is the symbolic rebuilding that needs to be done. the big rebuilding that needs to be done in america is trust. or maybe it's building of trust between african-americans and their police and their governments. i want to bring in mayor stephen reid of montgomery, alabama. mayor, you and i were going to talk about other things. that was on the schedule, but this is the thing now we have to talk be, at tensions across the country. one of the most amazing things of the last fe

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i'm ali velshi. you know, i put my mask on when i have guests with me. when i don't have any mask on, it means my crew is with me, but they're socially distanced. that's why you'll see my mask on and on during the show. millions of americans have lost their jobs during the pandemic and as the virus rages, more workers are likely to lose their jobs and more businesses are likely to close. according to a report, more than 1,000 businesses have shut down since the start of the pandemic. meanwhile congress is at an impasse, struggling to close the gap between the $500 billion relief bill and the trillion dollars relief bill that democrats want, leaving 11 million people unemployed with few objections aptions and fewe. between now and the holidays, i'll be traveling across the country, asking people to share their questions and concerns about businesses and jobs during this pandemic in an effort to help answer some of your most pressing concerns and to help me do that today are ashish bhatia, associate pr

ali velshi, thank you very much. and to our viewers, something we neglected to say at the start of our coverage. obviously we're overhearing language that most adults can handle. we apologize for being the venue for it. and i note we've received several one-finger salutes since being on the air tonight. it's an overheated environment. that should go without saying. back with us again tonight is maya wiley, former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, a veteran of the new york city mayor's office who is now with the new school in new york. maya, i just need to hear your reaction to this horrendous, horrendous scene we are seeing in one of america's finest cities that is absent one of its residents. somebody needs to answer for george floyd. >> you're absolutely right, brian, and i think what we're seeing is the community demanding an answer and demanding an answer that includes the word "justice" in it. you know, you have to wonder when you see these images that we're seeing tonight -- and i t

>>> good morning, i'm ali velshi.ow at least 276,335 confirmed cases of covid-19 in the united states, and 7,063 deaths. a majority of those cases are in new york. yesterday the governor andrew cuomo announced that 562 people had died from covid-19 in a 24-hour period bringing the state's total to 2,935. the state added 10,482 cases in that same time frame of which 1,427 patients are being hospitalized. 335 new yorkers are in intensive care. to make matters worse, the state is set to run out of ventilators in four days. governor cuomo described the situation and the solution with msnbc's rachel maddow. >> the one silver lining here is not every place in this country gets hit at the same time, right? why don't we devise a national strategy that moves with that rolling apex, if you will. i need roughly 30,000 ventilators, which i can't get, but i only need 30,000 ventilators for two or three weeks at the top of my curve. why don't we have a

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generally, into the direction of where we saw ali velshi moving. will be interesting to see which way those crowds go, and which way law enforcement may push them. there is much more for us to discuss tonight. this is what's happening in many cities across america. let's hand over coverage, now, to chris jansing, who will take us further. good evening, chris. >> good evening, joshua, thank you very much. and we are going to continue to watch these scenes as they unfold because it has been very dramatic. it has been dangerous. and it has been exactly what police said they were going to do. be more active at a time when nightfall is settling over minneapolis. and ahead of the 8:00 p.m. curfew, there were interstates in minneapolis and st. paul that shut down. thousands of people, still on the streets. and police, as you can see, taking action. the death of george floyd, continuing to spark another night of protests here but, elsewhere around the country but, this is, indeed, the center of it all. tensions have been flaring throughout the evening. in

"velshi" starts now. good morning. it's saturday, may 2nd. i'm ali velshi. several states are set to reopen across america. here are the facts. among ongoing criticism of the traum trump administration handling of the pandemic, the white house is banning anthony fauci for testifying. he is still set to testify before the senate health committee on may 12th. the federal government is not extending social distancing guidelines and a restless trump will travel to arizona this week. meanwhile, nbc news learned the federal government placed orders for well over 100,000 body bags to hold covid-19 victims. the biggest set of which earmarked for purchase the day after trump told the american people the projected death toll would be around 60,000. let's turn to nbc news political reporter monica alba at the white house. monica, take us inside the latest decision to block anthony fauci from testifying this week from the house to approve it to the senate. is this political or is it as the white house argues pandemic driven? >> reporter: it seems to be a bit of both, al

ali velshi, right? velshi. i hate to give him the publicity, but who the hell cares, right?e's going -- right, he's in minneapolis, and i'm reporting from minneapolis, where it's a very peaceful demonstration. and you look behind him, right, the entire city is burning down. it looked like berlin at its worst day. the entire city. and he's talking about, this is a peaceful -- and then he got hit on the knee by a canister of tear gas, right? and he went down. he's down. >> mr. president, this happened on live tv and it was nothing like you described. so if you're going to keep peddling this fiction to your base, there's get some of the facts right. it was a rubber battle, not a canister, i did not go down. you know exactly who i am, because talking about me is regular rally fodder for you, and we have met, and i have interviewed you, and you know my name is velshi. it's too easy syllables. vel-shi. it's foreign sounding, i know. i am, in fact, an immigrant. an actual kenyan-born muslim. you know, the kind you thought barack obama was. and i work for msnbc, but you actually kno

>>> and here are ali velshi and stephanie ruhle for "velshi and ruhle." >> andrea, have yourself a great afternoon and hello, everybody. it is tuesday, january the 7th. coming up this hour on "velshi and ruhle," today american troops are bracing for retaliation as iran calls for the revenge over the killing of their top general and what the trump administration is now revealing about qassem soleimani's death. >> plus, president trump growing increasingly at odds with his own administration over targeting iranian cultural sites. what the state department and pentagon have to say about the president's threats. and we are one week away from the next democratic presidential debate. and a number of candidates making the stage is set to shrink even further. dnc chairperson tom perez will join us live to talk all things 2020. >> all right. today, the secretary of state mike pompeo faced questions regarding the decision to kill the iranian general qassem soleimani. again, refusing to lay out the specifics behind the intelligence that reportedly drove the decision to kill the general. >> so if yo

. >>> and this week on "velshi: across america 2020," ali velshi is in pueblo, colorado, a swing countyn a crucial state. ali velshi talked about politics before the election. >> i'm voting the biden-harris ticket. it is time for this administration to be gone. >> thank you. who are you voting for and why? >> i am voting for the trump-pence team because of everything that he's accomplished in the last four years with the media and with the democratic party against him and all of the accomplishments that he's had thus far. i am looking forward to the next four years. >> i was uninsurable prior to the affordable care act. right now with the aca being heard at the supreme court and trump also promising there is going to be a replacement, although no expert, there's been no negotiating, nothing has happened for us to believe that there is a replacement, whereas joe biden worked through the aca before. he understands the ins and outs of it, and i believe if it does get repealed, we've got a great chance of coming back strong with a real plan. >> there is a lot more where that came from. you

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i'm ali velshi live on bell isle, detroit, in michigan, for the fifth stop on our sunday series "velshi across america." i'm coming to you live each sunday coming to you before election day from vital battleground states in cities, counties, talking to voters from across the political spectrum. i start this had journey in minneapolis, minnesota, kenoshi, wisconsin, due to the role those cities are playing in the social injustice. i went to ohio, more traditional swing state backgrounds. known for its working class values, rise and in some cases the fall of manufacturing. the state voted democrat going back till 1992 until donald trump won it marginally by less than 11,000 votes. times appear to have changed. the latest polling in michigan shows donald trump with a major lead -- shows joe biden with a major lead over donald trump, with a double-digit poll. michigan is back in the national spotlight for a different reason entirely. at least 13 people associated with multiple white supremacist and anti-government groups have been arrested in an alleged plot to kidnap the democratic governo

latest stop on the velshi across america tour.spoelt with voters about who they're casting a ballot for and why. >> i'm vote egg for joe biden, and i'm voting for him because my primary concern, not only but my primary concern is covid-19. the numbers of people who are infected and who have died is to me outrageous. 8 million people who are infected and 225,000 who have died. the leadership we needed to lower that number some has not taken place. >> i have already cast my vote for president donald trump and i'm really excited about it. >> tell me why. >> i think the way donald trump turned our economy around after atrially terrible years is huge. i think we have one of the best economies in the world. obviously covid-19 stopped it, and things came to a halt. i work in the events industry, planning weddings and parties, all of the fun things that make life enjoyable. and to watch everything come to a halt and lost my job, that's devastating to me. so i'm looking forward to donald trump opening our economy back up. >> catch the rest

ali velshi -- >> yeah. >> my friend. you've done an amazing job tonight. >> ali, as always, thank you. >> my pleasure. >> go get some rest. >> get some dominos. >> or some domino's. despite all the unrest, balance in power won't look that different, but will there be changes at the top for democrats? plus, could we finally get that covid relief bill that everyone has been talking about for some time? jake sherman will give us an answer on that. >> our friend. an will give us an answer on that >> our friend. we're helping change the future of heart failure. understanding how to talk to your doctor about treatment options is key. today, we are redefining how we do things. we find new ways of speaking, so you're never out of touch. it's seeing someone's face that comforts us, no matter where. when those around us know us, they can show us just how much they care. the first steps of checking in, the smallest moments can end up being everything. there's resources that can inform us, and that spark can make a difference. when

i'm ali velshi. overnight the department of justice announced the replacement. united states attorney for the southern district of new york, an attorney who led prosecutions against and investigations into several trump associates. but geoffrey berman, the head of new york's southern district, fired back saying contrary to what trump and barr said, he didn't resign and he won't step down until the senate confirms his successor. quote, until then our investigations will move forward without delay or interruption. i'll have much more on that stand-off in just a bit. but we begin this morning in tulsa, oklahoma, where donald j. trump, the 45th president of the united states, finds himself on the wrong side of history once again. trump is simply turning a blind eye to the major events around him. surging coronavirus cases in a handful of states and nationwide protests against racial inequality made even louder by the celebration of juneteenth which marks the end of all slavery in the united states. inste

here is ali velshi for "velshi and ruhle." >> it's friday, january 17th th, 2020. coming up this hour, we now know who will defend the president in his impeachment trial. the attorneys come with a lot of baggage, but they're some of the best trump defenders out there. why ken star, alan dershowitz, pam blonondy and robert wray co be the perfect people for the job. >>> why the story of the buddy of rudy giuliani is no important. >> how will it effect the reelection bid in 2020? we'll take you to speaker mcconnell's district to find out. >>> right now new information about who is going to defend president trump at his impeachment trial next week. sources tell nbc that in addition to white house counsel and trump's personal attorney sec you low, the president is bringing on a number of very high profile trump supporters. ken star, the independent counsel to led the white water investigation into bill clinton. all alan dershowitz, and robert ray who succeeded ken starr. and pam bondi and jane raskin, part of the president's team during the mueller information. a source

i'm ali velshi, live in houston, texas, on the latest stop on "velshi across america: surviving the next wave." and we begin this morning with important breaking news on the fight against covid-19. this was the 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 at hospitals across the country. look at this applause as those workers are coming out there to load those trucks up. those are the trucks. they will be shipped in. this is a fedex truck, at portage, michigan. a live picture of that pfizer facility. the boxes that were packaged up this morning in dry ice, because it's got to be kept at minus 70 centigrade, minus 94 degrees fahrenheit, are being loaded into these trucks. those trucks will be flanked by united marshals before being distributed to sites across the country. >> i expect the first shipments to arrive monday morning. we expect 145 sites across all the states to receive vaccine on monday. another 425 sites on tuesday. and th

ally velshi, msnbc host of "velshi" and susan de. first we have some breaking news. let's go to my colleague for the latest developments on the tennessee explosion. >> let's go straight to the news conference ongoing right now, rev. >> and that is based on the evidence that we've gathered to this point, we've come to the conclusion that an individual named anthony warner is the bomber, that he was present when the bomb went off and that he perished in the bombing. we base this conclusion on forensic evidence, including dna evidence that you'll hear about as well as evidence that was gathered at the scene of the bombing. because this was a collaborative effort, what i want to do is turn the microphone over to each of the agency folks here. they're going to talk about their agency's role in the investigation and how the evidence they gathered and the tests they conducted e led us to this conclusion. let me start out by introducing tennessee bureau of investigation director david roush. >> thank you. i first want to say that we appreciate the collaborative effort that h

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velshi starts now. >> good morning, i'm ali velshi in las vegas overnight. nevada caucus goers feeling the burn. predicting bernie sanders of vermont will win the caucus. a "new york times" headline reading sanders romps in nevada. the results of his union heavy state on the primary circuit shows growing ground swell of support with 50% of precincts reporting. sanders garnered 47% of the vote, nearly double what the other candidates have. joe bident a distant second with about 19% of the vote right now. before everyone loses their mind about this. only 36 delegates up for grabs out of necessary 191 to achieve the democratic nomination during the first round of the convention selection process. nbc news reporting that sanders has been allocated 13 nevada delegates so far. last night sanders had already moved on to texas where he's positioning himself for super tuesday, march 3rd. >> in nevada, we have just put together a multi-generational, multi-racial coalition which is not only going to win in nevada, it is going to sweep this country. no campaign has a gr

velshi starts now. >>> good morning, i'm ali velshi from ms nbc world headquarters here in new york.d new show with the 2020 democratic candidates crisscrossing the country trying to get their message out to voters, setting their sights on south carolina and nevada where early caucuses begin today at 1:00 p.m.. and while keeping an eye on super tuesday's much bigger prize, where 14 states will be in play, with more than 1300 delegates up for grabs on march 3rd. remember, any candidate needs 1991 delegates to win the nomination on the first ballot. so far, only 64

when ali velshi says maricopa county, do you here mari-cup a coffee? >> that's the hour right now. >> ali velshi, thank you so much, my friend. we'll talk to you again in a little bit. >> and we've got a lot more to cover. there are still numbers coming in. votes are being counted. we're going get a little historical perspective as well on this wild year and this truly wild election. ♪ for skin as alive as you are... don't settle for silver ♪ gold bond champion your skin for the better. whatever question i have i feel like there's an avenue to seek the answer. hit that app and you start a story, you're on an adventure. download a new book within seconds and it's ready to go. there's something for everybody on audible. i like short stories. short stories are easy. they're quick. i like long and like intricate stories, that's really what i love. audible originals. i like biographies. self-help. fantasy. true crime podcasts. i love it so much. i can literally listen to anything. i can do it any time. and any place. and you know, for as long as i like. get

i want to bring in ali velshi at the big board. all eyes will be on a few states, and we're expecting some counts to come in. ali, bring us up to speed. >> it's 253-214, electoral college votes. and we're waiting for some data soon from arizona. there's 551,000 votes outstanding. joe biden is leading by 80,000. the conventional thinking is that the votes that are outstanding, i'll show you, they tend to be in places that should favor joe biden. so the phoenix area, maricopa county, the massive suburb around phoenix, still has votes outstanding. and the county that tucson is in, pi many, a couma county. in maricopa county, he has a lead of 85,000. but 83% of votes are in. i'm hoping this number changes in the course of the next little while. the issue is, will it break in these proportions? remember, they're not that far apart. 52% to 47%. if they continue to break in this pattern, this increases the lead for biden. but that is not what happened earlier this evening. we'll also be looking at stuff from nevada coming in probably a li

i'm ali velshi. there are 59 nice until joe biden's inauguration. outgoing president donald trump has not conceded. almost 200,000 americans are being diagnosed with covid every day. more than 256,000 americans now dead and we are averaging nearly 2,000 deaths a day. the number expected to increase during the upcoming stretch of cold weather holidays. while the incoming biden administration is almost solely focused on fighting the pandemic in order to help millions of americans, the outgoing trump administration is selfishly focused on finding ways to upend the results of the election in order to stay in power. just hours after crossing that 12 million case mark, trump publicly threatened the courts and or legislatures in four states demanding they have the, quote, courage to overturn the results of this election in his favor. remember, he lost. donald trump is the loser of this election. he's a 74-year-old man who cannot accept that fact. he continues to be coddled by republicans like a tantrum thro

i'm ali velshi. overnight former special counsel robert mueller breaking silence. roger stone, part of the investigation is into russian election interference and the 2016 trump campaign. writing a sharp 700-word op-ed in the "washington post" after the president grant the clemency to his longtime confidant convicted felon roger stone. we'll get to that in a moment. first a look at a rare and unusual occurrence as the country has been rocked by the coronavirus pandemic. president trump in a made-for-tv moment following national health recommendations and cdc suggested guidelines on saturday by donning a mask in public for the first time. the event captured on video. it took place during a visit to walter reed medical center where masks are required. there he met with wounded soldiers as well as medical staffers. here's trump, who's been adverse to the concept talking how he's got no problem with masks when needed. >> i think when you're in a hospital, especially in that particular setting where you'r

this is the first stop for "velshi across america 2020."rs head out to the polls in what is being called the most consequential election in our lifetime. now, that being the case, we decided to hit the road and join you every sunday leading up to that all-important day from a location critical to the outcome of the election. minnesota is one of those states, still considered by many as a swing state up for grabs. the minneapolis star tribune reporting that both presidential candidates, donald trump and joe biden, will be in minnesota this coming friday holding campaign events. but before we drill down on what's happening here, i want to take a look at this morning's top headlines. wildfires out west have now claimed the lives of at least 33 people, leaving dozens more unaccounted for. hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes in california, washington and oregon. in

"velshi" starts right now. >>> we are 79 days from the election. i'm ali velshi. more than 170,000 americans have now died from covid-19. more than 5.3 million total americans have been diagnosed with the virus. according to our president, who held a news conference yesterday for the sixth straight day, everything is fantastic. >> i think we have done well, our economy is doing good, but i want money for the people, they want money to bail out democrat governors. they want a trillion dollars to bail out badly run states. will something happen? possibly, but i want to tell you the country is doing well. we can live happily with it, without it. >> of course president trump thinking we are doing well right now, and doesn't see the need for relief to million of those out of work. how could he? he made those statements on his own golf tournament and all the while the president is not paying for it. the taxpayers are. the united states postal service. trump has long had disdain for the postal service, but he's turned that disdain into a vehicle for his reelection, not o

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ali velshi, thank you so much.o be watching his work from minneapolis all day tomorrow. but clearly as officials today at that press conference were calling for patience what we were hearing from people in minneapolis tonight is we have been waiting. we've been waiting for justice after a black man, after black man after black woman dies and nothing has changed. we're going to continue to talk about these very important issues. i'm chris jansing. thank you so much for watching. there is a possible news conference from the minneapolis mayor. we will carry that live when it happens. and we'll have much more live news on msnbc throughout the day tomorrow and our continuing coverage after this break. can leave you holding your breath. ♪ but bristol myers squibb is working to change things. by researching new kinds of medicines that could help you live longer. including options that are chemo-free. because we're committed to bringing new hope into lung cancer care. i don't have to worry about bthat, do i?are irritated.

"velshi" starts now. >> good morning. i'm ali velshi from msnbc world headquarters in new york.e presidency come november. you wouldn't quite know that from listening to some of the candidatesory their surrogates actually do and say on t

>> first, a little shout out to velshi there.ally well done, socially distanced focus group. kudos there. good spacing. well, chris, i appreciate it. we're going to speak with congressman jim clyburn. not only has he been leading this morning's coronavirus committee hearing, i think he may have something to say about the vp vetting process. we will also hear from lori cash, one of the postal workers raising flags about new rules that could delay the delivery of ballots in november. see you in a few minutes, chris. >> looking forward to that, chuck. thank you very much. >>> still ahead for us in this hour, in the wake of john lewis' death, resounding calls to renew the voting rights act. there's a bill bearing the congressman's name that's collecting dust on mitch mcconnell's desk. what getting fueled with one protein feels like. what getting fueled with three energy packed proteins feels like. meat! cheese! and nuts! p3. because 3 is better than 1 >>> the passing of congressman john lewis put a renewed focus on his life's work, e

ali velshi will be joining brian williams in the next hour. "the 11th hour" with brian williams is next. >>> well, good evening once again. day 1,225 of the trump administration. 159 days out from our presidential election. as you well know by now, we're keeping an eye on minneapolis tonight. a third night of protests there. now smoke is rising as well from its twin city, st. paul. all of it, of course, following the death of george floyd, the unarmed man whose death was watched on video with a knee to his neck for several minutes on end, under forcible police custody in the street. we have new video tonight showing several officers on the ground as floyd is being held down. no charges have been filed in this case, and that, to many people, is the problem. a news conference today was frustratingly news-free. we'll have much more on all of it just ahead. for the very latest from minneapolis, we want to go back now to correspondent ali velshi, who is on the ground in the middle of tonight's protest. ali, having watched your live coverage, you we

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i'm ali velshi live.'ll be joining you live from the important battle ground states across this country and i'm starting in minneapolis where the obvious yet tragic reason the death of george floyd at the hands of police that ignited a massive equality movement across this country. it was here. i was here in the height of the protests following george floyd's death. i was among the many journalists shot with rubber bullets and tear gas by police during those dell stati demonstrations. the movement began with george floyd's killing had been exploited by president trump, solidifying his strategy to put race and culture wars at the center of his campaign. joe biden has a nine-point lead here in minnesota. that's a significant jump compared to the emmerson poll taken a month later that had biden up three points within the margin of error. if you wonder how important minnesota is in this election, both trump and biden are making campaign stops in minnesota this friday to mark the's early voti. for the state's