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that leadoff sound by brian williams, here's what the msnbc anchor actually said while interviewing former congressman david jolly.>> we looked up a quote from you the day robert mueller was appointed were on the air with us and you said, donald trump's done but he is done. is no question about that. he is done. >>howard: so brian williams was also quoting someone else who's behind his twisted video and entertainment of it called super deluxe which was part of turner entertainment. part of cnn's parent company before the takeover by at&t. which shut down after posting that video. a video that was utterly intellectually dishonest. next on "mediabuzz", don lemon under fire by saying white men on the right are the greatest threat to public safety.and john stuart how donald trump is outmaneuvering the press. he kind of nails it. >> on election night, this only one place to >> cnn's don lemon is drawing flak for saying the primary danger is not from migrants moving toward the border. here's what he said. >> we have to stop demonizing people and realize the biggest terror threat in this country

"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. tonight's "last word."s" starts now. >>> tonight another senate race has been called. the democrats have picked up jeff flake's senate seat in minnesota. there is a recount under way in florida where the president is alleging voter fraud though there is zero evidence of voter fraud. and the republican governor there is trying to stop the count so he can be declared senator. >>> plus the new acting attorney general matt whitaker agrees to at least ask about the ethics of his new russia oversight duties as we learn mueller may have another indictment looming. >>> and rather than properly mark a great allied victory and a staggering american sacrifice it was a lonely president in france this weekend as our country has now been set apart from the rest. as "the 11th hour"

"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. tonight's "last word." "the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> tonight another senate race has been called. the democrats have picked up jeff flake's senate seat in minnesota. there is a recount under way in florida where the president is alleging voter fraud though there is zero evidence of voter fraud. and the republican governor there is trying to stop the count so he can be declared senator. >>> plus the new acting attorney general matt whitaker agrees to at least ask about the ethics of his new russia oversight duties as we learn mueller may have another indictment looming. >>> and rather than properly mark a great allied victory and a staggering american sacrifice it was a lonely president in france this weekend as our country has now been set apart from the rest. as "the 11th hour" gets under way on a monday night. >>> and as we start a new week, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 662 of the trump administration. it is already clear the pace of ne

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"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> the breaking news we're covering tonight brings the russia investigation roaring back into the news. he said paul manafort has lied to the feds and has voided his plea deal. we'll talk about the ramifications. >>> plus, after a clash at the border that ended with the u.s. firing tear gas, the president now threatens to shut down the southern border and shut down the u.s. government until he gets the money for his wall. >>> the government report that came out on black friday and paints a bleak picture of our future. tonight the president says he just doesn't believe it. he is in mississippi tonight because they vote for senate tomorrow. all of it as "the 11th hour" gets underway on this post-holiday monday night. >>> well, good evening once again from our nbc headquarters here in new york. day 626 of the trump administration, and as we said, we are covering a major development in the mueller investigation. this one is about former trump campaign chairman paul manafort. his plea agreement with the government has apparently collapsed. ton

"the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> tonight, as an angry president makes bizarre new about voter fraud and people wearing disguises to the polls and what's required to buy groceries in america, the first lady appears to have hit her target as a white house national security official is taken out. >>> plus, the increasingly isolated president prompts warnings the u.s. is surrendering its critical role of global broker as other world leaders step up. >>> and class photo day for incoming members of congress as the size of the blue wave becomes now more clear. the parties pick their leadership teams for the perilous two years ahead. as "the 11th hour" gets under way on a wednesday night. well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new yo.

"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> the breaking news tonight is from the "new york times." paul manafort's lawyers have been passing information on to trump's lawyers after manafort agreed to work for the feds. the reporter who broke the story standing by. >>> plus the "washington post" has landed an exclusive interview with president trump where he doesn't deny talking to his new acting a.g. matt whitaker about the russia investigation. one of the reporters in the oval office for that today also standing by for us tonight. >>> and the last senate race of 2018. results from election night in mississippi, steve kornacki at the big board as "the 11th hour" gets underway on a busy tuesday night. well, good evening once again from our nbc headquarters here in new york. this has been an eventful day, 627 of the trump administration. toept tonight we begin with breaking news, the first of which from the "new york times." michael schmidt is standing by with a story entitled "manafort's lawyer said to brief trump attorneys on what he told mueller. manafort's lawyer, quote, report

"the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> tonight president trump lands in paris after an angryng out at reporters, senators, local election officials, and the president of france just after touching down in france. he also said he doesn't know matt whitaker, his new acting attorney general. problem with that is a month ago he told fox news not only does he know him but he's a great guy. >>

"the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> tonight president trump lands in paris after an angry day lashing out at reporters, senators, local election officials, and the president of france just after touching down in france. he also said he doesn't know matt whitaker, his new acting attorney general. problem with that is a month ago he told fox news not only does he know him but he's a great guy. >>> "the wall street journal" story just out saying trump played a central role paying off two women from his past. one of the reporters on the story standing by to talk with us. >>> michelle obama speaking out candidly about this president in advance of her new book as "the 11th hour" gets under way on a friday night. >> good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 659 of this trump administration and the president tries to turn his attention to the world stage as his selection to run the justice department acting attorney general matt whitaker is coming under increasing fire. demands are growing for whitaker to recuse himself, pull himself out of the r

the 11th hour with brian williams is up next. >>> tonight nearing 700 days of the trump presidency shattering norms left and right, insulting revered patriots with impunity, unapologetic and all the while living under the cloud of the mueller investigation. covering it all night after night, we strive to get it right, but we don't often know right then in the moment how big a story is going to be. tonight we look back and wonder if we only knew what was to come as "tthe "11th hour" gets undery on this post-thanksgiving evening. and good evening from our nbc news hbeadquarters here in new york, we hope you had a happy thanksgiving, and we thought we would take advantage of this post-thanksgiving period during this holiday weekend and take a bit of a holiday ourselves from the drum beat, not the one in our theme song. more like the drubbing of news that we cover here each night. we are now midway through the president's term and nearing what could be a critical point in the russia investigation as this existenial crisis in the trump administration. robert mueller has spent the last 18 months tr

that is "all in" for this the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. >>> tonight, jeff sessions is out of a job, fired. the morning after voters put

"the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> tonight, as an angry president makes bizarre new voter fraud and people wearing disguises to the polls and what's required to buy groceries in america, the first lady appears to have hit her target as a white house national security official is taken out. >>> plus, the increasingly isolated president prompts warnings the u.s. is surrendering its critical role

ho "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> tonight, president trump says he's not agitated. he says he's answered robert mueller's questions all by himself. he just hasn't turned his work in yet. while everyone around him awaits mueller's next move. plus, the man with the steely but adoring gaze may seem like the most loyal sidekick, so why this report today that the president has been asking around about the loyalty of mike pence? >>> and news tonight from the georgia election. news on the recount in florida and another democratic pickup in the house. steve kornacki will have all of it at the big board "the 11th hour" gets under way on a friday night. >>> good evening from our nbc news headquarters in new york and you knew we would get here at some point. this was, in fact, day 666 of the trump administration and tonight as the president and his legal team await the next move of the mueller investigation, the president seemed to indicate today he knows it's coming to an end. >> the witch-hunt, as i call it, should never have taken place, it continues to go on. i imagine it

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"the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> tonight, president trump >>> tonight, president trump just hasn't turned his work in yet while everyone around him awaits mueller's next move. >> plus, the man with the steely but adoring gaze may seem like the most loyal sidekick. so why this report today the president has been asking around about the loyalty of mike pence. >>> news tonight from that georgia election, news t on recount in florida and another democratic pickup in the house. steve kornacki will have all of it at the big board as "the 11th hour" gets under way on a friday night. >>> good evening onceay again fm our nbc news headquarters here in new york. and you knew we would get here at some point. this was, in fact, day 666 of the trump administration. and thtonight, as the president and his

"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> tonight, the first lady's extraordinary call for a senior white house staff tore be fired saying she no longer deserves the honor of serving there. >>> and tonight, reports of an even bigger shakeup sparked by a president described as furious and brooding in a cocoon of bitterness. >>> on the russia investigation front, will written questions for this white house even matter in the end? >>> plus the president dismissing reports that he's getting played by north korea. an update on those troops at our southern border guarding against that caravan. >>> and trump on the defensive over his lonely weekend visit to france. as "the 11th hour" gets under way on a tuesday night. >>> well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 663 of this trump administration, and talk of a power struggle amid an imminent white house shakeup is getting louder and more frequent now. now we're hearing about a new force behind the push for personnel changes and that would be her. first lady melania trump. today her office p

"the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. /s >>> tonight after days with his lawyers this week, prepping answers for mueller, president trump unloads, slamming the investigation and the investigators. his state of mind described as the worst it's been since the 2016 campaign. >>> meanwhile, a late indication tonight from the feds that something may be coming. we will show you the late legal filing and go through what it might mean. >>> and a manual recount ordered tonight in the mess that is the florida senate race. it's a job big enough for steve kornacki at the big board as "the 11th hour" gets underway on a thursday night. >>> and good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 665 of the trump administration. the president has unloaded a new barrage of attacks on special counsel robert mueller, attacks on mueller from this president aren't new, but today's were a new breed of unhinged, examine there may be an explanation. our colleague nicolle wallace reports a source close to trump tells her,

"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> tonight, president trump says he's not agitated, questions all by himself. he just hasn't turned his work in yet. while everyone around him awaits mueller's next move. >>> plus, the man with the steely but adoring gaze may seem like the most loyal sidekick, so, why this report today that the president has been asking around about the loyalty of mike pence? >>> and news tonight from that georgia election. news on the recount in florida. and another democratic pickup in the house. steve kornacki will have all of it at the big board, as "the 11th hour" gets under way on a friday night. >>> well, good evening once again from our nbc news

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"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> tonight another senate race has been called.ate seat in minnesota. there is a recount where the president is saying it's voter fraud, though there's no voter fraud. >>> plus the new acting attorney general matt whitaker at least asked about the ethics of his new oversight duties, as we learn that robert mueller may have another indictment looming. >>> and a staggering american sacrifice. it was a lonely president in france this weekend as our country has now been set apart from the rest, as "the

"the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. /s >>> tonight after days with his lawyers this week, prepping answers for mueller, president trump unloads, slamming the investigation and the investigators. his state of mind described as the worst it's been since the 2016 campaign. >>> meanwhile, a late indication tonight from the feds that something may be coming. we will show you the late legal filing and go through what it might mean. >>> and a manual recount ordered tonight in the mess that is the florida senate race. it's a job big enough for steve kornacki at the big board as "the 11th hour" gets underway on a thursday night. >>> and good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 665 of the trump administration. the president has unloaded a new barrage of attacks on special counsel robert mueller, attacks on mueller from this president aren't new, but today's were a new breed of unhinged, examine

"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >> tonight the 11th hour of the 2018 midterm elections, donald trump insisting his rally audiences think of him when they're voting tomorrow. he's still going heavy on fear but told an interviewer today he wishes he had a softer tone. that was before he brought out his closer, rush limbaugh. a night of nervousness for so many democrats who stake so much on this election, hoping to turn red to blue. the final vote will be cast just hours from now. our experts will weigh in on where they see the vote, what they think might be the message of these midterms as "the 11th hour" gets underway on this election eve monday night. well, good evening once again from our msnbc news headquarters, our election headquarters here in new york. day 605 of the trump administration. the question hangs in the air, are things about to change again in this country? the last polls are done. that means the last wave of p l polling data is in. predictions are being made and with only hours to go with election day, the president tells voters tinged with regret which

. >>> "the 11th hour" is brian williams is next.new acting attorney general whitaker with no plans to recuse himself from the mueller investigation, having already voiced his opinion of it, having already argued there was no collusion with russia, and that's not all. meanwhile, some folks took to the streets tonight in support of robert mueller. the questions now are any members of the senate willing to protect mueller, and is anything about to emerge from the investigation following an election season of quiet time?

. >> martin short gets tonight's "last word." "11th hour with brian williams" starts right now. ow tonight i've been p ka trump is getting called out for arrogance and ignorance. a bizarre 48 hours in the world of president trump, including an attack on the admiral that oversaw the bin laden raid, converting the last name of a congressman to a dirty word, and his continued complaint that we're not sweeping and cleaning our forest floors near enough. we'll talk about all of it tonight with former cia director john brennan, as the 11th hour gets underway on a monday evening. >>> however much her father and boss savaged hillary clinton on the campaign trail, tonight the senior advisor to the president, a public servant who also happens to be the president's daughter, has an e-mail problem. specifically, the washington post reporting that ivanka trump "sent hundreds of emails last year to white house aides, cabinet officialsed, and her assistants using a personal account, many of them in violation of federal records rules, according to people familiar with a white house examination

"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> the breaking news we're covering tonight brings theroaring back into the news. he said paul manafort has lied to the feds and has voided his plea deal. we'll talk about the ramifications. >>> plus, after a clash at the border that ended with the u.s. firing tear gas, the president now threatens to shut down the southern border and shut down the u.s. government until he gets the money for his wall. >>> the government report that came out on black friday and paints a bleak picture of our future. tonight the president says he just doesn't believe it. he is in mississippi tonight because they vote for senate tomorrow. all of it as "the 11th hour" gets underway on this post-holiday monday night. >>>

"the 11th hour with brian williams" is up next. >>> tonight, nearing 700 days of the trump presidencytering norms left and right, insulting revered patriots with impunity, unapologetic, and all the while living under the cloud of the mueller investigation. covering it all night after night, we strive to get it right. but we don't often know right then in the moment how big a story is going to be. tonight we look back and wonder if we only knew what was to come, as "the 11th hour" gets under way on this post-thanksgiving evening. >>> and good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. we hope you had a happy

"the 11th hour" with brian williams starts right now. >>> the breaking news tonight, word from "the new york times" that the president wanted the justice department to prosecute james comey and hillary clinton earlier this year. one of the reporters on the story standing by to talk with us. >>> as our former colleagues of robert mueller who can tell us what he may be doing with this information and what to watch for next. >>> on top of all that, following the death and dismemberment of a journalist and u.s. resident, the president has taken the other side, throwing his weight behind saudi arabia over his own intel experts in the case of jamal khashoggi. all of it as "the 11th hour" gets under way on a tuesday night. >>> well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 670 of the trump administration. we lead our broadcast tonight with a stunner of a report in the "new york times" which says the president wanted to order the criminal prosecution of james comey and hillary clinton, according to two people familiar with the conversation. it broke while tru

helped enormously by brian williams' very generously adding his voice at the end of his program lasto supporting the k.i.n.d. fund. and so i was not completely surprised today after all of that tweet activity last night that we had a very good fund-raising yield from giving tuesday. but i was stunned to discover that it was more than double what you contributed last year on giving tuesday. since monday night at 11:00 p.m., when we first mentioned our giving tuesday drive, you have contributed $438,750 to the k.i.n.d. fund. and we still have a very long way to go to provide desks for every school in malawi that needs december sxkz scholarships for every kid there who needs help staying in high school. you can donate anytime at lastworddesks.msnbc.com. but for tonight we owe you a very big thank you for your record-breaking giving tuesday. ♪ >>> tonight, the president tells "the new york post" he won't take a pardon off the table for his convicted campaign chair paul manafort. trump also says rod rosenstein should have never picked a special counsel. that's after he posted this on twit

"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> tonight, the first lady's extraordinary call for senior white house staff tore be fired saying she no longer deserves the honor of serving there. >>> and tonight, reports of an even bigger shakeup sparked by a president described as furious and brooding in a cocoon of bitterness. >>> on the russia investigation front, will written questions for this white house even matter in the end? >>> plus the president dismissing reports that he's getting played by north korea. an update on those troops at our southern border guarding against that caravan. >>> and trump on the defensive over hisy

sully sullen berger has been a "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >> tonight, what did rogerw about the wikileaks e-mail attack on the clinton campaign in '16 and when did he know it? "the new york times" breaks news with e-mails between stone and steve bannon, an exchange that the mueller team is already well aware of. looking for the most provocative thing to say the president offered this. threatening to invoke a national emergency and ordering u.s. forces to shoot any migrants on approach to our southern border who may be throwing rocks. and did we mention the midterms are five days away? that's what brought oprah to georgia where she delivered a stem winder on voting rights

sully sullen berger has been a "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >> tonight, what did roger stone know about the wikileaks e-mail attack on the clinton campaign in '16 and when did he know it? "the new york times" breaks news with e-mails between stone and steve bannon, an exchange that the mueller team is already well aware of. looking for the most provocative thing to say the president offered this. threatening to invoke a national emergency and ordering u.s. forces to shoot any migrants on approach to our southern border who may be throwing rocks. and did we mention the midterms are five days away? that's what brought oprah to georgia where she delivered a stem winder on voting rights and where the democrats are hoping to win the governor's race. all of it as "the 11th hour" gets underway on a thursday night. >>> and good evening, once again, from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 651 of the trump administration, and five days ahead of election day, the president said tonight that although two maniacs had disrupted the momentum of the midterm campaigns, one

"the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now.id roger stone know about the wikileaks e-mail campaign in 2016 and when did he know it? "the new york times" breaks news with e-mails between stone and bannon an exchange the mueller team is already well aware of. looking for the most provocative thing to say the president offered this. threatening to invoke a national

. >> martin short gets tonight's "last word." "11th hour with brian williams" starts right now.ka trump is getting called out for arrogance and ignorance. a bizarre 48 hours in the world of president trump, including an attack on the admiral that oversaw the bin laden raid, converting the last name of a congressman to a dirty word, and his continued complaint that we're not sweeping and cleaning our forest floors near enough. we'll talk about all of it tonight with former cia director john brennan, as the 11th hour gets underway on a monday evening.

"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >>> the breaking news tonight is from the "new york timeslawyers have been passing information on to trump's lawyers after manafort agreed to work for the feds. the reporter who broke the story standing by. >>> plus the "washington post" has landed an exclusive interview with president trump where he doesn't deny talking to his new acting a.g. matt whitaker about the russia investigation. one of the reporters in the oval office for that today also standing by for us tonight. >>> and the last senate race of 2018. results from election night in mississippi, steve kornacki at the big board as "the 11th hour" gets underway on a busy tuesday night. this has been an eventful day. 677 of the trump administration and once again tonight we begin with breaking news, the first of which from the "new york times." michael schmidt, who's standing by to talk to us as part of a triple byline story that says paul manafort's lawyer apparently briefed trump's legal team on what he's been telling the special counsel mueller and what they've been asking manafort

the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. >>> tonight a split screen in the final days as the presidents a crime wave and a red wave equals jobs and security. while his predecessor barack obama warns voters of the attempts to terrify them before election day.

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"the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now. >> tonight the 11th hour of the 2018 midterm electionsisting his rally trump insisting his rally audiences think of him when they're voting tomorrow. he's still going heavy on fear but told an interviewer today he wishes he had a softer tone. that was before he brought out his closer, rush limbaugh. a long night of nervousness for democrats who have staked so much on this election, hoping to turn red to blue. the final vote will be cast just hours from now. our experts will weigh in on where they see the vote, what they think might be the message of these midterms as "the 11th hour" gets under way on this election eve monday night.

"the 11th hour" with brian williams starts right now. >>> tonight a rare and stunning statement from the chief justice of the united states supreme court contradicting the president. john roberts comes out in defense of federal judges in the wake of trump's criticism and the president answers back. tonight we're ask a man who appeared before the roberts court 37 times why he thinks the chief justice took this extraordinary step. and rudy giuliani is talking again, tonight sharing the tales about trump's written answers to mueller. as we await a big deadline with the special counsel and paul manafort. all of it as "the 11th hour" gets under way on this thanksgiving eve. >>> well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 671 of the trump administration. and on this thanksgiving eve in the new normal our president today gave thanks to saudi arabia and was publicly rebuked by the chief justice of the supreme court for his attack on the federal bench. today chief justice john roberts took the very rare step of speaking up publicly to discount the words

"the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> tonight some new numbers for you.e election. and now the number of potential u.s. troops being sent to our southern border is up to 15,000. that's more than the u.s. has in afghanistan. the president tonight says he's pretty good at estimating crowd size and the caravan is bigger than it looks. and because immigration is the current giant distraction for the base, today trump kept things fair by attacking his own republican speaker of the house. and congressman steve king of iowa just might have gone too far for his own party. republicans begin to distance themselves as we look at his future in congress tonight with the political editor for the "des moines register" as "the 11th hour" gets under way