three years later, beto o'rourke is still looking for a job. he doesn't work a ton.rnor of texas. and in texas, people like ar-15s and ak-47s. so on tuesday, beto o'rourke was asked again, are you going to take people's guns away? and here's what he said. >> i'm not interested in taking anything from everyone but what i want to make sure that we do is defend the second amendment. >> tucker: [laughs] actually, i misspoke. what i meant when i said i'm going to seize your guns without compensation was, i'm going to defend the second amendment. okay. so if you like your kalashnikov, you can keep your collection a at.super bowl sunday is coming . young athletes and everyone around the country will be watching. we just spoke to a coach called max stevens who we think is particularly impressive. he's a head football coach at cleveland heights high school in the state of ohio. he's focused on football, but he is much more focused on the lives of his players. and he means it. we thought for that reason we would want to hear it. here's part of the conversation. ♪ ♪ >> tucker:

even beto o'rourke who vowed to confiscate guns in texas, as late as 2021, he is vowing to protect and cherish the second amendment. okay. watch. >> americans who own ak-47s will had to sell them to the government. >> are you in favor of gun confiscation? >> yes. hell yes, we will take your ak-47. i am not interested if taking anything from anyone. i want to defend the second amendment. >> sean: hell yes, but now we will defend the second amendment. like every other democrat you have to understand what is happening here. they are only changing their opinions because of politics and they love their power. that's more important than anything else, even compromising every principle they have. the face of the democratic party is filled to the brim with socialists. most democrats don't have any firm belief. they do whatever they think will increase their political power and get them reelected. they can't rewrite history. no amount of flip flops can change reality. joe biden caused america's terrible 40 year high inflation. joe biden has made us dependent on energy, killed the keystone pipel

i think i'm describing the sheets on beto o'rourke's beds. not that i would know.supposed to be a return to normalcy. if you think it is normal to sniff children's hair? they didn't have to do anything, something they are usually great at. imagine the surprise when trump left and massive problems arise that didn't exist when trump was around. and i'm not just talking about joe's word salad or pete buttigieg getting knocked up. he is going to be a great mom. we are talking the biggest inflation in 40 years, the highest crime since the 70s, and not the 1970s, the 1570s. i just saw a guy hold up a cvs with a crossbow. if they start burning witches, we will never see nancy pelosi again. and now like joe's diaper rash, bad stuff is breaking out all over. in ukraine, putin moved his troops into the donetsk people's republic of china like a ben & jerry's flavor. donetsk. here is a reaction on a russian political show we call "beats the press." [speaking non-english language] it's like a smarter version of the view. i know we should be concerned, but i would be lying if i

is repudiating beto o'rourke.s hysterical to read it. these people are assuming that we are so stupid that they can tell us anything they want to and we will nod yes. i don't know if you've seen what kamala harris just tweeted into iran in farsi. it basically says america is an evil country a terrible country, bad, unbelievable. we are homophobic, misogynist racist. for a vice president of the united states to have sent this internationally is, you have to hate america? if she hates america, why is she vice president? it's astonishing. the people on the left are rapidly degenerating into this kind of totally impossible position. so for those who are reasonably rational, they're just going to lie about it. they're going to come back to you and say what inflation? what immigration? what murder rate? why are you mad at me? i didn't have anything to do with that. i wasn't even here. it's the most -- i've never -- as you know, sean because we are such good friends. i am a historian. i don't remember any period in ameri

. >> carley: beto o'rourke and stacey abrams did not want him in georgia. >> todd: california will end indoor mask mandate next week, only for the vaccinated. those not vaxxed will be required to wear masks. governor gavin newsom was caught maskless at a game and his own guidelines, newsom claiming he took off the mask for a photo. he was caught without a mask sitting in his seat, as well. >> carley: got caught breaking the rules. officials in ottawa call nothing reinforcement as truck drivers protest covid mandates. >> todd: jackie ibanez is here. jacky. >> jackie: canada requesting law enforcement personnel to help end the protest. the city banning honking for 10 days. ottawa police chief is calling for additional measures against the freedom convoy. >> policing is part of the solution, not the only part. requesting that the city utilize convening powers to engage financial institutions, insurance companies and associations, gas companies and associations, trucking companies, local bia's, anything to restrict material and financial support going to the demonstrators. >> jackie: freed

i got an ar-15 a bible and beto o'rourke's balls in a pickle jar. that's an applause line. kidding. we all know beto has no balls. even caitlyn jenner would tell him to grow up there. i don't even get that joke. remember when he said he was coming for your guns? and you said, yes, try it, nancy. this guy couldn't get a glue gun from an art teacher. and yet he wants to run for governor. that's a joke. his odds of becoming governor are as good as hunter biden passing a drug test. originally i had kat's name in there but i realized that hunter is funnier but like beto, right now, the democrats are running into a problem. whether they want to admit it or not, america is more like texas than it is like california or new york. that means -- [cheers and applause] -- this monologue is going to take the whole show. that means americans want an america that's more like america, and like our show, a lot of people are coming here for that very same reason, especially from california, which makes sense. the u-hauls are headed in one direction and the apocalypse in the other. the state,

governor greg abbott is running for re-election on the republican side, and beto o'rourke is runningocratic side, and looking down the ballot a little bit, texas '28 is the most interesting house race. you'll see the progressive, sanders and aoc-endorsed candidate against the other who was wrapped up in an fbi investigation. >> i've got the say i'm smiling at the signs. dolly for judge, and one could have done it, but you have a bunch there as people are walking into the polls. thank you so much. >>> two breaking developments in the invasion of ukraine. one sinister, one hopeful, what they both mean, next. sinister, they both mean, xtne hey, i get it, commitment can be scary. but not when you're saving up to 15% with subscribe and save at amazon. you get free repeat delivery on your favorite items and if things don't work out, you can always cancel. seriously, no one will judge you if you call it off. ok! - love you. learn all the ways to save with amazon. have a good day, behave yourself. - like she goes to work at three in the afternoon and sometimes gets off at midnight. she works

there is something very strange going on with america's favorite punching bags, beto o'rourke, we will in a minute. jamaica. heartbeat of the world. let's go! ♪ ♪ >> hell yes we are going to take your ar-15, or ak-47. >> are you in fact in favor of gun confiscation? >> yes. when it comes to ar-15s and ak-47s. >> we are going to buy that every single one of those weapons, get them off the streets come out of our homes! >> laura: but almost overnight it seems he went from gun grabber to gun enthusiast. >> are not interested in taking anything for anyone. what i want to make sure we do is defend the second amendment. i want to make sure we protect our fellow texans far better than we are doing right now. >> laura: back in 2019 when he made those original remarks that he was going to take your guns, an arizona gun store owner had a nifty idea. he was going to put ar-15s and other rifles on sale under a discount called the beto special. naturally it sold out in hours. that man, owner of alpha dog firearms, joins us now. i had to bring you on because i saw that clip of him. he's practically

a lot of -- you have greg casarez who is running for congress, and it's one of the reasons why beto o'rourkenteresting. >> it's slightly a more blue district. if you are revising a republican candidate in this case, would you rather be for the candidate endorsed by aoc or a candidate that doesn't have a -- >> i would rather have the bernie and aoc endorsement. >> it won't be an uncertain for long. we may find out if the fbi is saying what is going on in that investigation. we have to leave it there. thank you. thank you all. coming up, an update from the courtroom as opening statement begins in the hate crime trials in the men convicted of killing ahmaud arbery. g ahmaud arbery. ♪ limu emu and doug.♪ and it's easy to customize your insurance at libertymutual.com so you only pay for what you need. isn't that right limu? limu? limu? sorry, one sec. doug blows several different whistles. doug blows several different whistles. [a vulture squawks.] there he is. only pay for what you need. ♪liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty♪ did you know you can get discounts on your meds even if you don't have a

governor greg abbott is running for reelection on the republican side, in a former congressman beto o'rourkec side. the most interesting house race happening on the state on tuesday is down in south texas, in the 28th congressional district, where progressive aoc back and sanders backed narrows, is running against longtime congressman henry cuellar. remember, he is currently under fbi investigation or no, for azerbaijan and fueling, but all nice right now on turn out. >> gary graham back, thank you so much. thank you for watching msnbc reports, i'm lindsay riser. velshi starts right now. reports, i'm lindsay riser velshi >> good morning, i'm ali velshi, 7 am here on the east coast of the united states. 2 pm in kyiv, ukraine, as the country endures day number four of russia's invasion. just this morning, emergency crews were on the scene of an explosion in the northeastern neighborhood in kyiv. the blast damaged windows and balconies from the first to the 15th floor of the 16th floor building. according to the kyiv city administration, no casualties have been found, although some people have

seven republican challengers to governor greg abbott and democrat beto o'rourke.irst election since the restrictive new voting law sb-1 was enacted targeting early and mail-in voting. antonio hill has been speaking with people in texas. what are you hearing? >> reporter: good morning, chris. well, there's really been a range of reactions for younger and more able-bodied voters. some are too concerned. they plan to come out in person on primary day. they are okay waiting in long lines if they need to. but it's for older voters or disabled folks who have been expressing a lot of fear and concern, particularly around some of the changes sb-1 has made toearly and mail-in voting. 24-hour voting and drive-through voting were popular in houston during the pandemic, people who work long or odd-hour jobs. it's changed mail-in rules in a way that has been challenging for elderly voters who have been asked to provide the exact identification number they first provided when they first registered to vote here. for folks who registered decades ago, they don't remember the numbe

abbott's case for reelection in the primary and against his likely democratic challenger in the fall, beto o'rourkethe energy jobs that help people buy homes, buy cars, take care of their families. >> but o'rourke says texas has to adapt and points to the massive failure of the texas energy grid in frigid temperatures last winter. >> we will ensure that the tragic events of the past week are never repeated. >> millions of texans went without power. state officials say nearly 250 people died in the storm, two-thirds from hypothermia. >> this did not happen through any act of god. this was wholly the responsibility of the person in the highest position of power and public trust in this state, greg abbott. >> progressives in texas house races say the grid collapse is part of why their state needs the green new deal. >> if they weren't popular, i don't think we would have the crowd we have back here. >> and on the right, republican challengers also pounced. >> i think the governor without a doubt is responsible for that. >> but abbott's campaign says his opponents are playing politics and that the gove

campaigning and they don't even want to touch him. >> will: beto o'rourke is antigun. $8 million in donations. >> will: this time with givesendgo. the sister network joins us live in ottawa from inside the freedom convoy, jeff. >> that has been a real important thing for this convoy because the funding of it has been the key, very well organized to the point, i'm standing in what is a child care area where the kids aren't here yet but this is what they have set up peer they have everything for smoking meat over here. and we are right in front of paula deen. an exit/entrance for members of parliament. i watch people come out after debating and some of the parliament members who were in favor of the mandates, no one accosted them nobody chased them in the bathroom or anything, this has been a very peaceful, in my view, peaceful protests throughout. occasionally someone starts a little trouble, but generally this is a peaceful movement here but has gone well beyond the truckers. as you see and you often hear the tones of french because there are plenty of french canadians

. >> all right, beto we're o'rourke running for governor in el paso, texas. >> thanks chris. >> thatall in on this tuesday night. with the rachel maddow show starts now, good evening rachel. thanks to a home for joining us this hour. as you can see i'm still here and my home studio, that is because i was exposed to somebody with covid. i'm still testing negative. i am fine. i am vaccinated and boosted, but i was definitely exposed. because i cannot wear a mask while i'm doing the show in the studio, i have to broadcast from home so i don't risk exposing any of my coworkers by going into the studio. so that is the only reason i am home. other than me trying to do this myself while having absolutely no skills as an audio engineer, a lighting engineer, and makeup artist, or camera operator, other than that, everything art operator, other than that, everything should be fine. ahem. forgive me for everything that may go wrong. i'm happy to be here. thank you for being here. we've got a lot to get to tonight. so, he was a late hire in the trump administration. they didn't hire him until ye

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. >> all right, beto we're o'rourke running for governor in el paso, texas. >> thanks chris. >> thatstarts now, good evening rachel. >> good evening chris, thank you my friend, much appreciated. i'm thanks to you at home for joining us this hour, as you can see i'm still here in my home studio. that is because i was exposed to somebody with covid, i am still testing negative i am fine,. i'm vaccinated and boosted, but i was definitely exposed. and because i cannot wear a mask while i am a doing this show in the studio, i have to broadcast from home so i don't risk exposing any of my coworkers by going into the studio. so that's the only reason i'm home. other than me trying to do this myself while having absolutely no skills as an audio engineer, or a lighting engine here, a makeup artist, or a camera operator. other than that, a everything should be fine. so forgive me for everything that inevitably goes wrong and for how crazy i look and sound. but i'm happy to have you here, thank you for being, here we have a lot to get to tonight. so he was a late