"am joy" will be back and alex witt. >> another stellar sunday from my sister, joy. listen, parts of your conversations with frederica wilson, nancy pelosi make way from your show into mine. thank you for that. >>> a good day to all of you. i'm alex witt at msnbc headquarters. 9:00 a.m. out west and here's what's happening right now. a demand for an apaology and comparison to benghazi. what the congresswoman at the center of a controversy said. >>> taxing situation. the battles which lie ahead. the gop gets ready to rewrite the u.s. tax code. >> you walk into the white house and it looks far too much like a retreat for goldman sachs executives. >> getting a lot more done than he's giving everybody credit for. absolutely changing the country. >> the people closest to the president whispering in his ear all want to do tax cuts. want to do trickle down economics. >>> plus, the president pledging hundreds of thousands of dollars to help his staff pay legal bills related to the russia probe. potential conflicts. >>> but we begin with politics and new reaction from congres

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> i'm alex witt. next on "a.m.e it away. >> well, you will figure that out pretty soon. >> good morning and welcome to "am joy." before a presidential candidate and before he was a conservative media fixture, donald trump was a reality tv star and tv producer. jobs were the main goal to keep audiences watching, often by keeping them in suspense. that is not much of a governing

i'm alex witt at msnbc headquarters in new york.nfl players once again stage an anthem protest in league-wide fashion. we're keeping a watch on that for you. a game between the miami dolphins and saints is about to start. a picture showed a moment ago that no one was kneeling. but we are not sure whether they kneeled prior to the anthem. we did see some with locked arms. we're going to review the video and let you know the details. >>> after nine years in prison o.j. simpson is a free man. seeing his release from a nevada prison. a spokesperson said simpson was released overnight to avoid a media spectacle. his whereabouts now are not known. i'm joined by florida attorney attorney general pam bon dy. you say that o.j. simpson is not welcome in florida. why and can you legally prevent him from living there? >> both great questions. to back up -- my entire career as a prosecutor, i'm a big bit unique as an attorney general because i was a career prosecutor. i have handled countless parole hearings and i have continued to handle some a

i'm alex witt. he is what we are monitoring for you.are accusing harvey weinstein of rape. told scotland yard weinstein attacked her in the '80s and sarah smith claims she was assaulted by weinstein at the miramax offices in 1992. a spokesman is quoted as saying mr. weinstein denies allegations of nonconsenseual sex. and back in the u.s. academy of motion pictures and sciences has voted to expel weinstein. anne thompson has more. >> reporter: disgraced producer harvey weinstein wakes up no longer wanted by people whose approval he craved. the board of governors voted to immediately expel weinstein from the academy that awards oscars saying the era of willful ignorance and shameful complisity in sexually predatory in our industry is over. >> the academy has ignored scandals surrounding bill cosby, why is it taking on harvey weinstein? >> this is a completely different academy than the one that awarded roman polanski an award. they are trying to meet this outcry to punish harvey weinstein. >> something weinstein's brother, bob endorses in

now to my colleague alex witt. alex? >> good morning to you. safe travels home, sir. we missed you here. i'm glad to hear you had a good time at that the event last night. i'm alex witt in the new york. it is 9:00 a.m. here in the east, 6:00 a.m. out west. >>> behind the numbers a new poll out this hour shows president trump has reached a historical milestone. we'll tell you if it's good or bad. the waiting game. is there any word from the white house or president trump on the expected indictment revelation moved from special counsel robert mueller? >> but the president has no concerns in terms of any impact as to what happens to them on his campaign or on the white house? >> well, one of the president's lawyers is talking and he rep l repeals the legal team's approach to the russia investigation in a new interview today. >>> whitefish reaction. the ceo of the company that landed a $300 million contract to the fix puerto rico's electrical grid is responding to critics the first time. >>> a brand-new poll out this hour shows the president's approval rating at the lowes

i'm alex witt here at msnbc headquarters in new york at the half hour. six days after the attack in las vegas, the motive of gunman stephen paddock is confounding authorities. so police are now planning to use billboards in the city to ask for the public's help to determine why he did it. more on that in a moment. >>> the gulf coast is bracing for hurricane nate. it is is expected to make landfall early tomorrow morning perhaps as a category 2 storm. it would be the third hurricane to hit the u.s. mainland in six weeks. >>> the fbi says a plot to bomb times square in the spring of 2016 was app isis-inspired attack by three men. they considered attacks on concerts, subways and landmarks. one was an american living in pakist pakistan. one suspect said he wanted to create the next 9/11. >> and in a new associated press/orc poll, 70% say trump is not level headed and nearly 60% say he is not honest. >>> officials are trying to make sense of a piece of papers with numbers found inside the gunman's hotel room. steve patterson joins me from las vegas. what more

i'm alex witt here in new york at msnbc world head quarter. it's high noon in the east, it's 9:00 out west. here's what's happening right now of the finding out what's in the jfk files. president trump plans to release government documents about the assassination. what could be learned from these still secret documents? >>> new tweets and a call for an apology. the latest turns in the controversy that started when president trump made a condolence call to the widow of a fallen soldier. >>> tax code overhaul. a new report says one idea being considered is a sharp cut to your 401(k) contribution limits. what that could mean for the middle class. >>> but first, happening now, a funeral service for army sergeant la david johnson, one of four u.s. service members called in niger. maya, good day to you. i know a lot of people are showing their respects there, aren't they? >> reporter: yeah, they are, alex. we've had people coming up since very early this morning, obviously. sergeant la david johnson's funeral started just about an hour ago. i have t

i'm alex witt and msnbc world headquarters in new york. it's high noon in the east, 9:00 a.m. in the west. here is what's happening. report of an indictment in the robert mueller investigation. big questions this hour about who is being charged and what it means for the white house. >>> a new poll on president trump is affecting the u.s. political system and how this country is divided. >> congressman al green on word of a mueller indictment and his much-talked-about exchange with hud secretary ben carson. we begin with the key development in the robert mueller investigation. the special counsel has reportedly filed his first set of criminal charges, although at this point it is unclear what they are. the charges are part of a sealed indictment which could be revealed as early as monday. at that point the defendant or defendants could be taken into custody. nbc news has not yet independently confirmed this report. tom steier, a major donor to the democratic party told me this morning this development merely bolsters his impeachment campaign against the president. >> i think th

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. >> good morning, everyone, i'm alex witt, it's 9:00 a.m. on the east coast. here's what's happening, a few tweet from president trump at this hour, it's about obamacare this one delivers a twist that many republicans may not like. details live from the white house the russia probe, new intrigue today after news that special counsel lawyers spoke to the spy who wrote the infamous trump dossier s. that fact or fiction neighborhood, in the las vegas mass shooting, do these clues lead police to believe there was more than one subject involved neighborhood, nate, now a hurricane 1, the latest on nate's path, strengths and timing. >>> new this hour, president trump reviving the health care debate, tweeting in just this last hour, i called conduct schumer yesterday to see if the democrats want to do a great health care bail. obamacare is badly broken. big premiums who knows? let's go to the white house, peter alexander, sfwrm to you, what prompted this tweet? do you have any idea? >> reporter: i think that's generous, obviously the president trying to re-ic into it

i'm alex witt at msnbc headquarters in new york. here is what's happening. >> i'm not going to deal with that kind of petty stuff. i mean, this is a town that seems to relish gossip, rumor, innuendo, and they feed on it, they feed on one another in a very destructive way. i don't work that way, i don't deal that way. i'm not going to dignify the question. >> what is the question and why does secretary tillerson refuse to answer it? >>> a congressman who has been leading the call for president trump's impeachment joins me to talk about what's stalled his efforts, and what happens after 2018. >>> new alarm today at the president's obamacare cuts. a new report suggests who might be hurt most by the moves. >>> more allegations of sexual assault against movie mogul harvey weinstein, the latest details ahead. >>> and the spreading california wildfires, new stories from the front lines on the rescues and how doctors are taking action to save lives. >>> but first, politics. secretary of state rex tillerson, pressed this morning on whether h

i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in new york. as we approach the half hour, here's what we're monitoring for you. some new developments in the russia investigation. as nbc news reports, the author of the trump dossier, christopher steele, is in talks with the senate intel committee. this comes after special counsel, robert mueller's team recently interviewed steele. let's go to ken dilanian with the very latest. ken, with a welcome to you, there is some new reporting out from "the new york times" that says that the trump legal team is charting a new course. what can you tell us about that? >> it's an interesting story, alex, that nbc news has not confirmed. it suggests that white house lawyers are deciding they want to cooperate with special counsel robert mueller and be more generous in handing out documents and not resisting in the hopes that robert mueller will eventually clear president trump of collusion. and they also suggest that perhaps the senate intelligence committee will clear the trump campaign of collusion in a publ

now to my colleague, alex witt. >> you can't get away too quickly. we know about your broadcasting gig, your speaking gigs, your pulpit gigs. how was your first stint as father of the bride? >> it was wonderful. my daughter, beautiful wedding. i didn't drop off a daughter, i picked up a son. now i'm a father of a son and a daughter. >> that's a wonderful way to look at it. congratulations to everyone. thanks, rev. to all of you, good morning, i'm alex witt in new york at msnbc world headquarters. 9:00 in the east, 6:00 a.m. out west. here's what's happening. taxing situation. the battles that lie ahead, the gop gets ready to rewrite the u.s. tax code. we're going to tell you about one idea that could keep high earners from getting a big break. >>> gone but not forgotten, the lives of four american soldier were remembered this weekend while the search for answers intensifies. new insight into why so many troops are in africa and what their mission is. >>> you knighted front. for the first time in years, five former presidents gather on stage at the sa

now to my colleague alex witt. alex? >> good morning to you. safe travels home, sir.ed you here. i'm glad to hear you had a good time at that the event last night. i'm alex witt in the new york. it is

i'm alex witt. it is 9:00 a.m. in the east, 6:00 a.m. out west.larm over the president's obamacare cuts. a report just out suggests who might be hurt most by the latest moves. >>> taking on the nfl again. president trump with a

i'm alex witt at the tom brokaw news center in los angeles where it is 9:00 a.m.ast, 6:00 a.m. right here on the west coast but here's what's happening. nate downgraded but still a threat in the southeast where the full effect of the latest storm has yet to be realized. the latest on flooding, power outages, and where it is headed next. >> do you want to expound on your calm before the storm comment? >> nothing to clarify. >> the president with no clear answer on what he meant by those words and a new tweet on north korea that is also unclear. >>> plus in an interview

i'm alex witt. 32 past the hour. here's what we're monitoring for you.bc news confirming harvey weinstein is planning to contest his firing from the weinstein company. he was fired days after the "new york times" and the new yorker magazine published bombshell allegations of harassment and sexual assault. it has not stopped more women from coming forward. brother bob is now running the company. he has denied reports of the allegations which plunged the company into kay ox. he said the board is not exploring the sale nor the shutdown of the company. lisa green, "on your case" a comprehensive compassionate and bossy legal guide for every stage of a woman's life. so good to have you back on the broadcast. >> great to be here. >> women have accused him of not just unwelcomed were advances but rape. he has denied this through a spokesperson. are any of these allegations provable? look at the timeline here. how does this move to court or does it? >> police across the world, in london, new york, and possibly l.a. are reexamining these situations. there is no st

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i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in new york.half hour, here's what we're monitoring for you. a report from politico says the president's legal team is thinking about offering special counsel bob mueller a meeting with mr. trump. a senior white house official told politico if mueller's team does not request an interview with the president by thanksgiving, his lawyers may move forward with the invitation, but the president's personal lawyer, john dowd, is calling that officials' claim totally false. >>> let's bring in darren samuelson, the reporter who broke this story and barbara mcquaide, former u.s. attorney in michigan and an msnbc contributor. with a welcome to you both, darren, i want to reach out about your source. were you told about why the president's lawyers may want to, as you wrote in your piece, force the issue by volunteering trump's time? >> well, the questioning is really inevitable. if mueller wants to talk to president trump, he's going to be able to make that happen. whether it happens any time soon or next yea

morgan stanley >>> welcome back, i'm alex witt. as we're hitting half hour, here's what we're watching for right now. the fallout from what was hurricane nate, the category one storm making two landfalls, first in mississippi and secondly in louisiana. it is now a tropical depression. while there was major flooding in biloxi and mobile, there are no reports of deaths or serious injuries. the number of power outages total about 140,000. new details in the investigation into the las vegas mass shooting. officials are shedding light on this cryptic note with numbers found inside the hotel room. ron allen, good day. what more can you tell us about this note? >> reporter: well, alex, the note was targeting information sad to say. the shooter actually had calculated how he needed to fire his weapon to hit a crowd that was several hundred yards away from him and on the 32nd story of a building, hotel. it speaks more the depravity of it. the focus here today is not just on that but here on this memorial. we've been coming out here all week

i'm alex witt at world headquarters in new york. at 33 past the hour and police say two women are dead after a knife attack at a train station. >> the mayor says more than 46 o0 people have been injured. earlier police seized ballot boxes blocking the vote of. >>> president trump's latest tweet on north korea saying i told rex tillerson our wonderful secretary of state that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with rocketman. save your energy, rex. we'll do what has to be done. this tweet comes a day after tillerson acknowledged back channel talks with north korea officials. joining me now, a top north korea expert at the heritage foundation and a former cia analyst and bruce was among several republican analysts that north korea contacted all in an attempt to better understand the president and his messages. bruce declined their invitation. with a welcome to you, bruce. it's important conversation here. i want to start with the president's tweet. are you alarmed by it at all because there is a subliminal tone there implying m

good morning i'm alex witt at nbc headquarters in new york. here's what's happening.

i'm alex witt at msnbc world headquarters. it's 1:01 in the east. 10:01 in the west. he's tweeting again. president trump tweets about north korea and seems to dismiss diplomacy all together. what does he mean by wheel. do what has to be done? >> anthem watch. will nfl players stage another league-wide kneeling protest. we're watching the sidelines. >> catching heat, the sunday talk shows grill the trump administration over the response to puerto rico's hurricane plight. >> but let's go to the nfl controversy, considering this hour we have been watching the games, and here's a look at who's taken a need so far. at the steelers and ravens game in baltimore, several ravens players kneeling before the national anthem. then what we're seeing is booing. you can hear it right there for yourself. that's in the background there. of course, last week, the steelers decided to skip the anthem all together. they remained in the locker room before their game against the bears, except for left tackle alejandro villanueva, who is a former army ranger. let's go to arlington, texas. t

i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in new york at the half hour.you. the fight against the deadly flames in california's wine country. gusty winds will tear through the region today making it even more dangerous for 9,000 firefighters working to contain tho blazes. >>> the latest on the russian investigation. former white house chief of staff reince priebus was questioned yesterday. he said he was happy to answer all their questions. >>> the downfall of move where mogul harvey

i'm alex witt in new york city where it's 1:00 in the east. 10:00 a.m. out west. here's what's happening right now. the condolence call controversy. no letup from the congresswoman at the center of it all. >> he owes an apology to the american people because when he lied on me, he lied to them. >> does the president's chief of staff owe an apology? >> legal tender. president trump pledges to pay lawyers fees for white house aides caught up in the russia probe. why that could be a problem. >>> also, a potential tax cut casualty. why it could be your 401(k) and your golden years. >>> plus, the factor and fox. why bill o'reilly is disputing a "new york times" report on a $32 million settlement with a former fox news analyst. >> but we begin with politics as the trump administration continues to stand by its timeline for tax reform. here's what omb director mick mulvaney said in an interview this morning. >> we're hearing the house may take the senate amendments or move quickly to accept the senate amendments and we may save 10 or 12 days. it's a big deal. in the cong

i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarter here in new york city. at the half hour, here's what we're monitoring for you, the indictment secured by special counsel bob mueller. earlier, top democrat on the house intelligence committee congressman adam schiff spoke with my colleague joy reed on "am joy" about it. >> it could be manafort. it could be flynn. many people have been pointing out that you generally go after the small fish first. >> right. >> those are not small fish. >> yeah. >> we're talking about the national security adviser for the president and we're talking about the president's campaign manage. >> yeah. >> if those are the small fish then the big fish has got to be pretty big. >> joining me now former assistant director for counterintelligence at the fbi. thanks for joining me today. we have a couple of more questions to throw your way, frank. there has been silence from the white house this weekend, but beneath the facade is any frantic sense of things there for the president? is the mere idea that a close associate or relative cou

i'm alex witt here at msnbc headquarters. it's 1:00 in the east, 10:00 a.m. out west. the wait in washington. the mueller investigation charges. who's in the crosshairs for arrest, and how will it all go down. >> there's going to be a knock on somebody's door at 6:00 tomorrow morning. and arrests are going to be made, and the news media is going to be right behind the agents. >> the name game. if past headlines are prologue, does paul manafort need to plan for a dark monday? >> plus, waiting for wednesday. the details in the dollars of the gop's tax cut plan. will it change the calculus of the cuts? >> getting the tax bill done right is a critical ingredient to the success of our country. >> so again, the economic evidence suggests that this is exactly the wrong time for a big wasteful regressive tax cut like this. >> let's start with politics and mountic speculation over the target of robert mueller's indictment. new reaction from adam schiff, ranking member of the house intel committee on just how significant the person or persons could turn out to be. >> it could be

i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in new york.here's what we're watching for you. the feud between the white house and congresswoman frederica wilsons tod s kescalating this as the family of staff sergeant la david johnson lays him to rest. this is the motorcade just a few moments ago. the president continued with his name calling of the florida democrat in a tweet this morning. and joining me now, henry gomez and josh dawsey. guys, good to see you both. josh, where do we go from here? is it up to general kelly to apologize in order to put this behind us and move on? >> i'm not exactly sure that happens. the white house was pretty adamant that general kelly was not apologizing, they were sticking with their account even when a video emerged showing that the congresswoman did not make the grandstanding claims that general kelly said she would. it remains where we go from here. i think the congresswoman is very upset. the white house feels like this has not been the best week. days and days of fights and recriminizations of a dead s

i'm alex witt.ne, my pens, i'm out of here down to my office so i can watch. >> you anything you have left behind, i'll bring to you later and make sure it returns to you. great to see you. i'm thomas roberts at msnbc headquarters in new york. fighting words, rex tillerson refusing to deny name calling when it cops to the commander in chief. will the latest interview be the final straw of a looming rexit? >>> less than 24 hours after the academy expelled harvey weinstein, more accns

i'm alex witt here at msnbc at world headquarters in new york. here's what's happening for you.eral services will be held for army sergeant la david johnson, one of four green berets killed in niger. the ambush attack by militants stemmed in part from a massive intelligence failure. >>> in other news, republican las

i'm alex witt here in new york. it's 1:00 in the east and 10:00 a.m. out west.ome scary moments in london. a car rams into pedestrians fueling fears in this times of terror. >>> he's at it again, president trump reaching out to the most powerful democrat on capitol hill, so what does he want? >> the issue is that tillerson, everyone in d.c. essentially sees him as a lame duck secretary of state. >> next to go, is it secretary of state rex tillerson? reports of a white house in chaos flourish. >>> growing stronger, hurricane nate bears down on the gulf coast.

i'm alex witt here at msnbc at world headquarters in new york. here's what's happening for you. funeral services will be held for army sergeant la david johnson, one of four green berets killed in niger. the ambush attack by militants stemmed in part from a massive intelligence failure. >>> in other news, republican lawmakers are considering a sharp cut in 401(k) limits to offset a $1.5 trillion tax cut. >> new revelations in the aftermath of the attack in niger. pentagon correspondent hans nichols has the latest. hans, with a good morning, what do we know? >> reporter: it seemed yesterday the story shifted to capitol hill where there were a lot of questions and potential warnings about a new war against isis. a brief by jim mattis about the ambush that left four american soldiers dead in niger. congress is bracing for a new front in the fight against isis. >> we don't want the next 9/11 to come from niger. >> reporter: senator lindsey graham calling for more congressional oversight, while warning americans about the changing battle field. >> the war is headed to africa. it's be

i'm alex witt here at msnbc headquarters in new york at the half hour.after the attack in las vegas, the motive of gunman stephen paddock is confounding authorities. so police are now planning to use billboards in the city to ask for the public's help to determine why he did it. more on that in a moment. >>> the gulf coast is bracing for hurricane nate. it is is expected to make landfall early tomorrow morning perhaps as a category 2 storm. it would be the third hurricane to hit the u.s. mainland in six weeks. >>> the fbi says a plot to b

i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in new york at the half hour. here's what we're watching for you. the fight against the deadly flames in california's wine country. gusty winds will tear through the region today making it even more dangerous for 9,000 firefighters working to contain tho blazes. >>> the latest on the russian investigation. former white house chief of staff reince priebus was questioned yesterday. he said he was happy to answer all their questions. >>> the downfall of move where mogul harvey weinstein could reach new depths today. they will determining whether they will revoke his weinstein coming up. >>> finally home after being held by a taliban group for five years in pakistan. an american woman, her canadian husband and three children arriving in canada last night. they talk to reporters about their horrific deal. >> authorizing the murder of my infant daughter margaret boyle. the threats the haqqani network made to me. and the subsequent and the stupidly and evil of the subsequent rape of my wife now as a lone action by one gu

i'm alex witt here in new york. it is 1:00 in the east and 10:00 a.m. out west.s a first in the mueller probe, charges filed, but the who and the what still a mystery. >>> president trump is tweeting, but what he's not tweeting about raises questions. >>> plus the jfk files, the hidden gems of intrigue in this week's release. will it finally silence all the conspiracy talk? >>> and trickle-down tax cut. a reagan economist says cutting taxes failed in the '80s and it won't work now. we'll talk with him straight ahead. >>> but we begin with new reaction to

i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in new york at the half hour. breaking news in the mueller investigation. special counsel reportedly filed his first set of charges, although at this point it is unclear exactly what are the charg charges. they are part of an indictment that could be revealed as early as money and the defendant or defendants could be taken into custody. we have not yet independently confirmed the report. this is what was told to rachel mad dough about the timing of these charges. >> i would say the one thing he's known for is approaching investigations with a sense of urgency. i think we are seeing that now to have charges filed now. some people think it is not very quick. it is very quick to me. see i think they mean business. i think they will use it as leverage in hopes of getting cooperation against more egregious defenders. >> joining me now is katie fang. do you agree? could it be used as a bargaining chip to try to catch a bigger fish? >> as always. you are always interested as a prosecutor to get as much information as pos

i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in new york at the half hour.reaking news in the mueller investigation. special counsel reportedly filed his first set of charges, although at this point it is unclear exactly what are the charg charges. they are part of an indictment that could be revealed as early as money and the defendant or defendants could be taken into custody. we have not yet independently confirmed the report. this is what was told to rachel mad dough about the timing of these charges. >> i would say the one thing he's known for

i'm alex witt here in new york at msnbc world headquarters where it's 1:00 in the east, 10:00 a.m. out west and now here's what's happening. a farewell to the fallen. funeral services today for army sergeant la david johnson in the wake of controversy, questions and recriminkrirecriminations. >> we were stunned. >> i feel sorry for general kelly. he has my sympathy for the loss of his son. but he can't just go on tv and lie on me. >> if you want to get into a debate with a four-star marine general, i think that that's something highly inappropriate.

i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in new york. it is high noon here in the east and 9:00 a.m. out west. here's what's happening. two developments in the russia probe this hour. a new connection for one-time trump campaign manager paul manafort, and reince priebus faces questioning by special counsel robert mueller's team. so what does it all mean? >>> separating fact from fiction on the president's decision not to recertify the iran deal. new reaction from around the world. >>> unraveling and dismantling. president trump signing an executive order on obamacare and it could be a critical stroke of the pen for millions of americans. >>> on the west coast, new and dramatic video. fires forcing hundreds from their homes. for some couples, into their pools. how they saved themselves, ahead. >> but first, nbc news has new and exclusive revelations into the russia hack investigation. this one concerning paul manafort, former campaign manager for then candidate trump. kelly o'donnell is at the white house for us with more on this saturday

i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in new york. it is high noon here in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west and here's what's happening. breaking news this hour. a car rolls into pedestrians near a tourist attraction in london. police are trying to determine what happened. we've got a live report coming your way next. >>> obamacare fix take two. president trump reaches out to chuck schumer on health care. what's behind the latest overture? >>> calm before the storm, the president's cryptic phrase leaves everyone wondering, even apparently some who work in the white house. those details ahead. >>> hurricane watch. nate is now a category 1. it is expected to make landfall in the southeast possibly as a category 2. the latest on nate's path, strength and timing sglchbl. >>> we begin with breaking news f from london. a car rolled into a crowd outside of a museum. let's go to ali aruzi. pretty frightening times since this developed, ali, what do you know? >> reporter: that's right, alex. at about 2:20 local time, about 9:00 eastern, a car care

i'm alex witt here at msnbc headquarters. it's 1:00 in the east, 10:00 a.m. out west.'s happening. money and manafort. an exclusive report unveils a bigger tie between the former trump campaign chairman and a russian billionaire. >> we will not continue down a path whose predictable conclusion is more violence, more terror and the very real threat of iran's nuclear breakout. >> dealing a blow, the president's actions trigger worry around the globe and a fear of

i'm alex witt at msnbc headquarters in new york.y stuff. i mean, this is a town that seems to relish gossip, rumor, innuendo, and they feed on it, they feed on one another in a very destructive way. i don't work that way, i don't deal that way. i'm not going to dignify the question. >> what is the question and why does secretary tillerson refuse to answer it? >>> a congressman who has been leading the call for president trump's impeachment joins me to talk about what's stalled his efforts, and what happens after 2018. >>> new

up next, "weekends with alex witt." alex. >> hey. >> what have you got going on for the day?nd trump, let's see, taxes and trump. nfl and trump and then there's o.j., but not with trump. okay. not with trump for that part. okay, joy, i'll pick up where you left off, if i can do that. thank you so much. good day to all of you. i'm alex witt. it's high noon just about here in the east. 9:00 a.m. out west. here's what's happening. breaking news, tweets from the president about north korea and, gee, i forgot to talk about that. they seem at odds with what the secretary of state suggested just yesterday. we have those details in just a moment. the latest numbers on puerto rico reflecting the toll of human suffering. where the recovery effort stands. is the aid reaching those who need it the most? also a new statement from the nfl about the anthem controversy. will we see more players take a knee today? we'll show you what happened so far at a game overseas. behind bars no longer. the call to keep o.j. simpson out of florida hours after his release from a nevada prison. >>> let's g

>>> i'm alex witt at msnbc headquarters in new york. we're tracking yet another hurricane threatening the united states. i'll be back at noon eastern. straight ahead, joy reid charts the white house chaos in the cabinet on "a.m. joy" right now. >> what's the storm? >> could be the calm before the storm. >> you're talking about iran? what storm, mr. president? >> you'll find out. >> good morning. welcome to "a.m. joy." donald trump is treating the possibility of war, even potential nuclear war like a tease for the next episode of his reality show. what storm is he talking about? war with north korea? war with iran or the conflict brewing in his administration this week after secretary of state rex tillerson refused to deny an nbc news report that tillerson called trump a moron during a moment of frustration in july. a spokesperson for the state department later made a denial of the remark, but the damage was already done. nbc news reported that tillerson's non-denial enraged donald trump and widened the rift between the two. tillerson sa

i'm alex witt. >> good show. thank you, alex. i'm at nbc headquarters here in new york with breaking news that alex was mentioning. nbc news confirming special counsel robert mueller's office will serve up an indictment on monday in the russia probe. that's according to u.s. official with firsthand knowledge of the process ongoing. part of mueller investigation focuses on whether russia had help meddling in the 2016 election from the trump campaign or anyone tied to the president. nbc kelly o'donnell at the white house with very latest. kelly, what do we know? and what's the white house saying in reaction to the reporting of the confirmation nbc has just had? >> reporter: no reaction from the white house. and none expected at this point. we could always look to the president's twitter feed to see if he has anything to say on this. but what i'm hearing from white house sources is that because specifics are not yet known, there is nothing for them to comment on. for example, we don't know what person or persons is under this indict

"am joy" will be back and alex witt. >> another stellar sunday from my sister, joy.losi make way from your show into mine. thank you for that. >>> a good day to all of you. i'm alex witt at msnbc headquarters. 9:00 a.m. out west and here's what's happening right now. a demand for an apaology and comparison to benghazi. what the congresswoman at the center of a controversy

>>> i'm alex witt. next on "a.m. joy," let's have joy take it away. >> well, you will figure that out pretty soon. >> good morning and welcome to "am joy." before a presidential candidate and before he was a conservative media fixture, donald trump was a reality tv star and tv producer. jobs were the main goal to keep audiences watching, often by keeping them in suspense. that is not much of a governing issue, especially when it comes about north korea. in response to the tweets north korean leader, kim jong-un, doubled down on his country's nuclear program calling it a powerful deterrent. in the past few weeks north korea launched two missiles that flew over japanese airspace, and now there are reports the regime is testing a missile they believe can reach the west coast of the united states. it's not clear that we have the leadership in the white house that grasps that seriousness of the situation. joining me now is a democratic congressman, and what did you make of the cryptic comments leading us into suspense abo

i'm alex witt. stay with msnbc for "a.m. joy" which starts right now. >>> had a very nice conversation with the woman, with the wife who sounded like a lovely woman, did not say what the congresswoman said. and most people aren't too surprised to hear that. let her make her statement again and you'll find out. >> good morning and welcome to "a.m. joy." over the past ten months donald trump has distinguished himself as a president who is prone to, shall we say, dishonesty? and he tends to doubledown on the lies he tells when he gets caught. but this week donald trump did something truly extraordinary even for him. faced with an eyewitness account of his phone conversation with a gold star widow, a conversation that left the wife of a slain american soldier in tears, according to the people who were with her, a call in which donald trump reportedly told the wife of sergeant la david johnson that her husband knew what he signed up for when he joined the military and was deployed to niger where he and three other u.s. special fo