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now to my colleague, alex witt. >> i have to ask, you've hung out with world leaders, civil rights leadersnl? >> it's cool when it's over. while it's going on you don't know what's going on and you kind of keep your fingers crossed. >> oh, my gosh, he does such a grit imitation of you. >>> a very good morning to all of you, i'm alex witt and here's what's happening right now. one step closer. christine blasey ford reaches a tentative deal to tell her story about brett kavanaugh to the senate. >> there is a willingness to testify. >> the lens is going to be sharpened. in those circumstances the tension and anxiety will certainly be higher. >> it will be a judgment call as to who do you believe is more credible. >> thrj what the white house is doing to save the president's supreme court pick. >>> also the effort to keep the president prom firing rod rosenstein. the ripple effects following a bombshell report. plus poll numbers just

i am alex witt here. here is what's happening right now. more negotiations as brett kavanaugh o kavanaugh's accuser agreed to a tentative deal to tell her story on capitol hill. new promises on both sides. >> we see way too much politics on this. the end of the day, the goal is the truth. >> when women speak out, we should presume they are innocent. >> i am going to do everything i can to make sure she can tell her story. >> from inside the white house how the president is handling the report of rod rosenstein. >> mr. trump's message of the world after last year's rocket man speech, what lies ahead for this week's united nation's general assembly address. >>> new reaction on capitol hill of the bomb shell development of the kavanaugh's battle. lindsey graham is defending the conditions, republicans in the judiciary proposed and pushing back and wanting to bring in a female lawyer to question her. >> we are not going to let her determine how many people we call. we'll call dr. ford and mr. kavanaugh. if they can't accept that, we we got 11 p

up next is alex witt. >> are you sure you're coming back? i thought after seeing you last night at global citizen fest, i thought we lost her to the fandom. >> i love it but i needed to sleep. >>> good day, i'm alex witt. here's what's happening right now. new questions this hour. does the fbi have free rein or is the white house micromanaging? into the scope of brett kavanaugh's scope. the acciarimony is still boilin >> a judge to confirm brett kavanaugh is a vote to confirm one of of the most accomplished legal minds of our time. >> even assuming we were unfairly accused, he's still supposed to behave as a judge. he can feel what he wants. >> but you're trying to portray him as a stumbling, bumbling drunk, a gang rapist who during high school and college was bill cosby. >>> plus, the second accuser, the fbi now questioning her about claims against the supreme court nominee. we'll tell you what her lawyer says. >>> but we begin this hour with new reaction from the white house on the scope of the investigation into sexual assault allegations

now to my colleague, alex witt. >> i'm so excited to know it's your birthday.allway when i see you. all of what you just said is part of the reason why my daughter came a a from meeting you at the global citizens festival and said, wow, that's al sharpton and i said, yep, and he's my friend and i'm proud of you. good morning to all of you, i'm alex witt at msnbc world headquarters in new york. 9:00 a.m. in the east, 6:00 a.m. out west. the second accuser the fbi now questioning her about claims against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. we're going to tell you what her lawyer says. >>> the president says critics are wrong. he's not limiting the new background check saying the fbi has free rein. >> the fbi, as you know, is all

i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside alex witt a. woman who has accused supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has called the hearing not a good faith investigation. ford continues to believe that a full non-partisan investigation of this matter is needed and she is willing to cooperate with the committee. however, the committee's stated plan to move forward with a hearing that has only two witnesses is not a fair or good faith investigation. there are multiple witnesses whose names have appeared publicly and should be included in any proceeding. the rush to a hearing is unnecessary and contrary to the committee discovering the truth. a spokesman says that chairman chuck grassley is willing to send committee staff to california to speak with ford. however, grassley has informed lawyers for ford that if he wishes to testify on monday, ford must provide the committee with prepared testimony by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. senator susan collins voiced her hopes that ford would testify. >> i don't think she can reject having made all of t

with the with t alex witt is off today. direct message the president takes to twit we are a series of remarks including one that appears in some of the shots taken at the mccain memorial. >>> new information on how jared kushner and evan ta trump ended up as surprise attendees at the cathedral. >>> the gop candidate for governor in florida being accused of racist remarks. the whole affair may be spurring more racially charged fallout. details ahead. >>> o, canada, the battle over trade with neighbors to the north. who is really winning a fight the president started? >>> we begin with new reporting this morning in the mood in the white house during senator mccain's funeral. the president going on a tweet storm before and after he left the white house to golf, in one tweet appearing to hit back at meghan mccain who took several swipes at him during her emotional eulogy. the president focusing most of his grievances against the mueller investigation and giving congress an ultimatum over nafta amid negotiations with canada. let

good morning to you, i'm alex witt. it is 9:00 out east, 6:00 out west.

>>> hey there will, very good day to you, i'm alex witt here at msnbc in new york. >>> dramatic and dangerous tropical storm florence carrying drenching rain, leaving residents in ports of the carolinas stranded and in need of rescue. the story with these pictures in a few minutes. residents are confronted with another growing problem that may not be solved for days or weeks. >>> the trump campaign's former manager cuts a deal. he must tell all to robert mueller including what happened at that trump tower meeting. we have those details next on msnbc live. >>> new and heavy rains drenching parts of north carolina. storm surge warnings and flash flood warnings remain in effect. in some parts of north carolina, two feet of rain has already fallen. we have 20 to 30 more inches expected in places. and within the past few hours, the death toll now standing at 5, the number of homes without power in the region inching a lot closer to 1 million. the national weather service says flooding could be life threatening, and officials are warning residents to take florence seriously. >> people should not re

good morning to you, i'm alex witt. it is 9:00 out east, 6:00 out west. here's what is happening, never, the vice president when asking about invoking the 25th amendment on trump and people suggesting that he wrote to "the new york times" op-ed. >>> and he's back and pulling no punches in his first few public appearances. >> the politics of division and resentment and paranoia is unfortunately finding a home in the republican party. >> there's more. reaction to president obama's full-throated attack on the gop and president trump. >>> and a new book about an old football league and the story of how it came crashing down. at the center of that? donald trump. >>> plus, talk of the town and the land, a controversial ending to what could have been a historic championship. what you might have missed, next. >>> but we begin with a white house at war with itself as the hunt for the anonymous op-ed writer reaches a fever-pitch. the administration is facing its own crisis this morning with vice president pence saying whoever wrote the editorial should resign, call

>>> hey there, everyone, i'm alex witt at nbc headquarters in new york. here's what's happening right now. tropical storm florence, a rain maker, creating potentially catastrophic flooding across the carolinas. some results are deadly and the situation is about to get worse. >> reporter: if you look this way, you can see for a few blocks, this is a neighborhood that has been flooded. >> reporter: local rivers are expected to rise sharply. >> reporter: 30 to 40 inches of rain out of this whole storm system. >> reporter: upwards of a million people have lost power. >> reporter: some even inland areas bracing for up to 15 inches of rain in isolated spots. >> our intrepid reporters there. >>> also paul manafort's guilty plea and what his cooperation could mean for michael cohen's move. >>> but the heavy rains from, to storm florence are pounding north carolina, that's where storm surge warnings and flash flood warnings remain in effect. the death toll is rising, the number of power outages inching in the region of close to 1 million now. in new bern, north ca

now to my colleague, alex witt. >> i'm so excited to know it's your birthday. i will have to give you a birthday hug in the hallway when i see you. all of what you just said is part of the reason why my daughter came a a from meeting you at the global citizens festival and said, wow, that's al sharpton and i said, yep, and he's my friend and i'm proud of you. good morning to all of you, i'm alex witt at msnbc world headquarters in new york. 9:00 a.m. in the east, 6:00 a.m. out west. the second accuser the fbi now questioning her about claims against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. we're going to tell you what her lawyer says. >>> the president says critics are wrong. he's not limiting the new background check saying the fbi has free rein. >> the fbi, as you know, is all over talking to everybody. >> well, not exactly everybody. according to one of the president's harshest critics, lawyer michael avenatti who represents a third accuser. >> if the fbi does not meet with my client or question her, then i think that's going to call into question who told the

alex witt is here with the latest. welcome back, my friend. >>> i've been here marking up. there's so much to get to. good morning. it's high noon here in the east. 9:00 a.m. out west. two big story to discuss. first up, the deadline looming. the final negotiation of . >> her allegations are serious. they need to be heard. >> he was born for the u.s. supreme court. he was born for it, and it's going to happen. >>> also, the president's tweets about christine blasey-ford. what this could mean for the mid terms. plus new concerns about the president's next move following the bombshell report about the deputy attorney general. >> you couldn't engineer a story in a lab more likely to enrage the president. >> i believe this is going to eventually result in rosenstein's removal, sessions' removal, perhaps faster than we realized. >>> we are beginning with the justice department pushing back, with the allegation that rosenstein one floated the idea of taping the president to expos the white house. it was shortly after the president fired comey. in the same meeting, he's also said

i am alex witt at msnbc world headquarters in new york. just about 7:00 a.m. in the east. 4:00 a.m.first up, daybreak in the carolinas. tropical storm florence is no longer a hurricane. we're giving you a live look at myrtle beach, south carolina, the coastline there. the rest of the city is still in peril as flood waters will grow. high tide coming at noon. the worst is yet to come in some places, widespread flooding, sweeping rains measured in feet all still on-going. the latest track of the storm is ahead. >>> the other headline, a bombshell plea. he must tell all to robert mueller and including what happened at the trump tower meeting. we have all of the details next on msnbc live. but it is just about sunrise in the carolinas. people wake up to a pounding from tropical storm florence.

i'm alex witt here in new york. let's get right to the news this hours.ng megeve bennett, laura basset from the huff post, aaron blake from "the washington post," and former federal prosecutor john lauro. >>> at this hour, the senate waits to hear from christine pla blasey ford. despite the allegation, the white house remains confidence. here is vice president pence at a gathering for conservatives in just this last hour. >> his record and career deserving the respect of every member of the united states senate. but honestly, the way some democrats have conducted themselves during this process is a disgrace. i believe that judge brett kavanaugh will soon be justice brett kavanaugh, and take his seat on the supreme court of the united states of america. >>> on the heels of that, let's go to geoff bennett. what are we hearing about this deadline 90 minutes from now? senate judiciary republicans are proposing a wednesday hearing. that's a day earlier than she has requested, as both sides are really stepping up pressure on each other. the reps who control the

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up next is alex witt. >> are you sure you're coming back?st her to the fandom. >> i love it but i needed to sleep. >>> good day, i'm alex witt. here's what's happening right now. new questions this hour. does the fbi have free rein or is the white house micromanaging? into the scope of

with the with t alex witt is off today. takes to twit we are a series of remarks including one that appears in some of the shots taken at the mccain memorial. >>> new information on how jared kushner and evan ta trump ended up as surprise attendees at the cathedral. >>> the gop candidate for governor in florida being accused of racist remarks. the whole affair may be spurring more racially charged fallout. details ahead. >>> o, canada, the battle over trade with neighbors to the north. wh i

>>> i'm alex witt. thanks for watching. i'll see you back here tomorrow at 9:00. i'm on time, david gura. >> five seconds early. see you tomorrow. hey, everybody. i'm david gaur areura in new yo. paul man flafort flips and now new report says michael cohen is talking to. >>> and record setting rains fall as tropical storm florence slowly creeps across the carolinas. and officials say the worst is yet to come. >>> the 11 lt hour th hour, an letter he being eter accuses br of sexual misconduct when he was a teen, but could that derail his confirmation. we begin with the president's former campaign chair paul manafort pleading guilty admitting to conspiracy against the united states and conspiracy to obstruct justice. that makes him the fifth trump campaign official to plead guilty in what the president continues to call a witch hunt. manafort has agreed to cooperate with the special counsel in any and all matters, a reminder he was in the room for that trump tower meeting back in 2016. here is paul manmanafort's speag outside the courtroom yesterday. >> he has accep

i'm alex witt at msnbc headquarters. we have new reaction out there today from senator lindsey graham. why he thinks the white house has instructed the fbi to not include judge kavanaugh's third accuser, that being julie swetnick, as part of its witness list. here's what he said earlier. >> i know senators flake, collins and murkowski wanted a limited review. they wanted the fbi to talk to the witnesses that dr. ford named. they wanted to talk to ms. ramirez because she refused to talk to the committee. they're going to ask mark judge, did you ever see brett kavanaugh drug women or engage in gang rape? i think that will be the focus of it. >> so julie swetnick will not be interviewed by the fbi? >> i think the claim she makes is outrageous, but mark judge who is named by ms. swetnick as being part of the gang rape and drugging of women will be asked, did he ever see this happen or see kavanaugh engage in it? >> you're saying there's never been a case where you -- >> today there is a new reaction from senator klobuchar re

i'm alex witt at msnbc headquarters. we have a statement for christine ford. this is from debra katz. we committed to moving forward with an open hearing on thursday, september 27 at 10:00 a.m. some of the details despite actual threats to her safety and her life, dr. ford believes it is important for senators to hear directly from her about the sexual assault pitted against her. she has agreed to move forward even though the court has refused to subpoena mike judge. they refused to add other witnesses that are essential for the truth about the sexual assault. there are other details to get to. jeff bennett is standing aside for us. jeff, there are also other logistical issues about the statement from debra katz. >> the statement that caught my eye is that dr. ford has agreed to go forward with the hearing even though the court refused to subpoena mike judge. this whole thing has become a he said-she said, especially if you believe christine blasey ford. she said there was another person in the room, who has been described as mike judge, brett kavanaugh's chil

i'm alex witt, let's get to what's happening out there.e begin this hour with new reaction from one of the women who confronted senator jeff flake and may have played a key role in his decision to call for an investigation so here's anna maria archula, in an interview with my colleague joy reid a bit earlier. >> if we had an opportunity we wanted to make sure he heard us, he felt the rage and pain that women are feeling in these moments, watching the senate potentially put in the separate someone who is accused of radio illustrating women. senator flake was simply saying thank you, i need to go. all he wanted to at that moment was to end that confrontation, to end, he would make sure he heard us. we would make sure he felt the rage and the pain that women across the country are feeling in these moments, watching 9 senate potential he put in the supreme court someone who is accused of violating women. >> our coverage this hour includes mike viqueira, and a legal panel of wendy murphys, john murrow and ashley some. >> mike, i know you're hea

at world headquarters in new york, alex witt is off today. it's 9:00 in the east, 6:00 outwest, and here's what's happening, in the carolinas an epic weather event. >> just absolute total destruction. >> it was horrifying. just wondering how high it's going to go and how we're going to get out. >> the latest in live reports. >>> manafort fal out. is the one time trump campaign chairman's plea the time piece of robert mueller's puzzle, and what would that mean for the president and his family. >>> and balance of power. a new poll suggests a tighter than expected battle for control of the senate. we're going to go through it race by race poll by poll next on msnbc live. >>> right now it's a growing catastrophe. more than 50 towns and cities from south carolina to virginia are now under flood waters with more than 30 inches of rain recorded and much more on the way. submerged roads around the state are closed including i-95 in carolina. officials are warning residents to stay home. water rescuers are under way right now. there have been more tha

at world headquarters in new york, alex witt is off today.0 outwest, and here's what's happening, in the carolinas an epic weather event. >> just absolute total destruction. >> it was horrifying. just wondering how high it's going to go and how we're going to get out. >> the latest in live reports. >>> manafort fal out. is the one time trump campaign chairman's plea the time piece of robert mueller's puzzle, and what would that mean for the president and his family. >>> and balance of power.

. >>> a very good morning to all of you, i'm alex witt and here's what's happening right now. one step closer. christine blasey ford reaches a tentative deal to tell her story about brett kavanaugh to the senate. >> there is a willingness to testify. >> the lens is going to be sharpened. in those circumstances the tension and anxiety will certainly be higher. >> it will be a judgment call as to who do you believe is more credible. >> thrj what the white house is doing to save the president's supreme court pick. >>> also the effort to keep the president prom firing rod rosenstein. the ripple effects following a bombshell report. plus poll numbers just out this hour whether a blue wave is becoming more likely in november. >>> but we begin with the bombshell development in the brett kavanaugh confirmation battle. attorneys for christine blasey ford will continue talks now that she's attentively agreed to testify on thursday. her decision coming exactly one week since she decided to go public with her allegation of sexual assault by brett kavanaugh when they were in high school. t

i'm frances rivera in for alex witt. richard, take it away. >> great show.good rest of your weekend. >> thank you. >> and hello to you. i'm richard louie in for david gura on this sunday at msnbc headquarters in new york city. final farewell. senator john mccain laid to rest this hour in annapolis, maryland, capping a remarkable weekend of remembrances for him. plus for you, courtside seat. we are two days away from brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearings. the trump administration is withholding more than 100,000 pages of records related to his work in the bush white house. and the story to tell. attorneys for george papadopoulos are directly contradicting what attorney general jeff sessions said under oath about a pro messed meeting meeting between president trump and vladimir putin. starting with senator john mccain, a private memorial service taking place at this moment at the u.s. nafl academy cemetery there in annapolis, maryland, as we speak. senator john mccain will be buried alongside his

i'm chris jansing in new york for alex witt at the new york headquarters. it's 1:00 outeast. president trump is hailing the administration's response to the storm so far. we got a new tweet, the president saying, fema, first responders and law enforcement are working really hard on hurricane florence. as the storm begins to finally recede, they will kick into an even higher gear. very professional. let's go to nbc's kelly o'donnell at the white house, and kelly, tfema also respondin to the president's tweet. what are they saying? >> it's a positive response over president trump's tweets. that's been happening over the few days that hurricane florence has been a threat to everyone in its path as well as the first responders and those on the ground trying to help with the state and federal response. so brock who is running the show and dealing with his team members to deal with this, and the storms by their very nature have unpredictable qualities, brock long gets that about the fema team. here's what he said earlier today. >> one thing about president trump is that he is proba

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up next, my friend alex witt has the latest. >> i am going to take over from you. a great show. >> thank you, my friend. >> thank you so much. good day to all of you. high noon in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. he gop /* george papadopoulos talking for the first time since being sentenced. what he said about lying to the fbi in the russia probe. >> i found myself pinned between the department of justice and the sitting president. i didn't understand what was going on. >> reaction to the "new york times" op-ed. the vice president weighing in. >> i am 100% confident no one on the vice president's staff was involved in this anonymous editorial. i know my people, margaret. >> this hour, new insight who it could be. >>> and we have new reaction from the former trump campaign official sentenced friday to prison for lying to prosecutors in the special counsel's russia investigation. in an interview george papadopoulos further speculating the campaign colluded with russia. >> do you think when the entire mueller investigation is finished that they will demonstrate that ther

i'm alex witt here in new york on msnbc. a capitol hill, they are threatening to go as a result of an op-ed in the "new york times." >> i wish whoever wrote the op-ed would have revealed their identity, but i see absolutely no national security issues. when the woodward book comes out, and it's my understanding he has documented interviews with over 100 folks in the white house, whether this president is going to try to sit the justice department on all folks who talked to bob woodward. >> who in the white house would even give rise to this possibility? eight years without an indictment, eight years without a major scandal. they had their problems, every presidency does, but nothing that went to the heart of the question about whether we have a dysfunctional white house. and if we do, it's inescapable that the president bears responsibility. he's the one who gathers his team, he's the one who tries to keep them together, yet there is genuine fear among some of them that his behavior is going to result in terrible things for

i'm francis rivera in for alex witt. right now, time for "a.m. joy" with joy reid. looking for ward to your discussion with andrew gillum, jo joy. >> tallahasse mayor andrew gillum will win the democratic nomination for governor of florid florida. >> >> tonight, as the mayor of florida's capital city -- [ cheers and applause ] -- as the mayor of florida's capital city, i humbly accept the democratic nomination -- [ cheers and applause ] >> good morning and welcome to "a.m. joy." that was the emotional moment this past tuesday that shocked the political world when tallahasse mayor andrew gillum, a proud progressive who was outspent by his democratic rivals became florida's first ever african-american nominee for governor. his breakthrough victory made history, but he happens to be the democratic party third african-american nominee for governor in 2018. the other two being stacy abrams in georgia and ben jealous in maryland. and democrats aren't just making history in primary races in the south. in texas, beto o'rourke is polling so close to ted cruz that ted cruz is

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alex witt is here with the latest. welcome back, my friend. >>> i've been here marking up.eadline looming. the final negotiation of . >> her allegations are serious. they need to be heard. >> he was born for the u.s. supreme court. he was born for it, and it's going to happen. >>> so