david duke saying, this is why we elected him.ccompanied by white supremacists and a young woman was killed and the president was asked to comment. he said something no american president has ever said. he said, quote, there were very fine people on both sides. by the way, it's more than a boo, it's a reality. no president has said that. that's when i decided that i was going to run. that's why i got in this race. i wrote an article in atlantic magazine saying, we're in the battle for the soul of the country. and i meant it. by the way -- [applause] -- it's only gotten worse for him since then. the way he mocks people with disabilities. the way he talks down to people. the way he treats minorities like we're subhuman. the way he deals with us and separates us, the way he embraces dictators around the world an pokes his finger in the eye of our allies. look, his view of women is not even a view. no, i really mean it. it is -- i shouldn't get going. [laughter] but, folks, we're at a very perilous moment. because we can, god willing,

what i used to look like 30 years ago and moved into looking more like you know the politician david duke was really one of the 1st people to do that when he got rid of the klan robe and put on a 3 piece suit of a politician and i was elected if i want to spend saturday her nerves either way far right activists in the us cynthia here's a question to what boots to suit is partly to do with law enforcement infiltration but also how much of that is to do with the fact that the ideology if we can call it that has been mainstream in a way that for example you know the isis ideology just by definition can't be mainstream whereas right now in the u.s. for example you have members of the governing political party that sitting on panels with these people taking money from these people saying nice things about these people very fine people i seem to remember i reraise you absolutely have seen a mainstreaming into ways that i think are really important for how this has helped the public find these ideas more except about. or just less offensive they are less likely to raise the alarm about it one is

average american picked up on it but the whole idea we don't want to alienate the recruiting pool so david duke getting rid of the clan robe and elected to the house of representatives that really was the beginning of this normalization which people recognized as extreme to make people afraid. >> so the person that came up with the modern look of the polo and the khaki. >> vladimir putin. [laughter] i am not joking. looking back 2012 we see the exact same tiki torches in ukraine during the revolution. we see the exact same imagery and other parts of eastern europe. this was a transplanted plan in fact many of the people who were instrumental had actually trained in paramilitary camps in ukraine which started off as the neo-nazi militia that was folded into the national guard of ukraine a very important part of the fight of crimea and that is such an important part of the world because if anybody has seen the movie 300 those spartan held off because ukraine is like that for europe. russia really wants to destroy democracy. so that is the entrÉe in. it's interesting because these neo-nazis are fi

what i used to look like 30 years ago and moved into looking more like you know the politician david duke was really one of the 1st people to do that when he got rid of the klan robe and put on a 3 piece suit of a politician and i was elected if i want to spend saturday here and there it is out of the way far right activists in the u.s. since it here's a question to what boots to suit is partly to do with law enforcement infiltration but also how much of that is to do with the fact that the ideology if we can call it that has been mainstream in a way that for example you know the ice is ideology just by definition can't be mainstreamed whereas right now in the u.s. for example you have members of the governing political polity that sitting on panels with these people taking money from these people saying nice things about these people very fine people i seem to remember every leader is you absolutely have seen a mainstreaming in 2 ways that i think are really important for how this has helped the public find these ideas more except of all. or just less offensive they are less likely to ra

. >> i don't know anything about david duke or what you're talking about with white supremacy or white did it. i don't know anything about it. >> it's fascinating now little donald trump claims to know when it comes to things like retweeting anti-immigrant hate videos or his own administration's dismantling of the nsc's pandemic unit. >> every one of those "i don't know anything about" comments are all disproven by video, which shows that he does know about david duke. he does no about the klan. >> and he did dismantle the pandemic unit. "the washington post" is out with new reporting on the administration's struggle to mitigate the coronavirus outbreak. a response marred by infighting and blame shifting and missteps and a slow recognition of danger. the report describes warring factions which have wrestled for control internally and for approval from a president who has been preoccupied with the beating his image is taking. joining us now is one of the co-authors of that piece, white house reporter for "the washington post" and an msnbc contributor, ashley parker. she joins us by phon

david: i heard duke was pulling out of march madness yesterday.action was, what does that do to cbs? it is a big cash generator for their entire network. that is going to ripple through. in 1991, to say, back the first thing any company does immediatek, so company could cut. quick. -- could cut quick. sonali: but they are also ramping up their and streaming content. a large part of that is sports. david: that's the big battle between live sports and scripted, and live sports is going to be off great. that should help scripted people. but you are right, it's going to hurt. . alix: you have networks not getting ad money. how quickly does that filters are the organization? david: surprisingly quickly. a lot of these media companies have full-time equivalents. you start cutting back on your freelancers quick. david: two pair that altogether -- sonali: two pair that altogether, a lot of people selling services outside, people going to these concerts, all of the vendors, they are going to be heard immediately that all of these vents are shut down. alix:

. >> joining us now from duke university in north carolina, our good friend msnbc's david gur and political reporter from msnbc josh lederman, great to have you with us. how will the endorsements from these two newly dropped out presidential candidates, amy klobuchar, as well as pete buttigieg, and a former presidential candidate himself with beto o'rourke help propel joe biden's campaign forward? >> reporter: it feels like we had been going about 40 miles per hour in this campaign, and in the last 24 hours it ramped up to 80 miles per hour with the fast paced developments, two of the main candidates dropping out and endorsing joe biden. what that's really doing is putting a lot more pressure on michael bloomberg, elizabeth warren, to try to clear the path for joe biden as the democratic establishment seems to be coelessing very quickly around biden as the most viable alternative, the moderate alternative to bernie sanders. bloomberg campaign officials i have been speaking with have said, look, he's spent half a billion dollars on his own money on a strategy based largely around competing t

david, good morning. so, you spoke with some students there on the duke campus what did they tell you >> reporter: yes, sos is a battle ground state. donald trump narrowly won here back in 2016 it is also a super tuesday state for the first time so the democratic party here locally taking acute interest in how things are going to go today. the executive director telling me yesterday they are not leaving any votes on the table as you mentioned i'm here on the duke university campus i spoke to students here and at north carolina university central as well. i asked how they decided who to vote for and if they voted already. this is an early voting state. here's what they had to stay >> i went to the joe biden rally on saturday. got to shake his hand and hear what he had to say and thought he came across -- as well as butter field and david price how he would help in down ballot races. it was extra encouragement with biden and others dropping out. >> reporter: is there a candidate that stands out to you at this point? you don't have to answer, but if there's somebody >> there's two, bernie and elizabeth warre

duke/north carolina. fifth year grad student justin robinson son of hall of famer david robinson, wore his dad's number 502 games at duke and backs legend. 13 points, including that key three-pointer there, inspiring duke to an 89-76 win over their biggest rival. coach k. said his story is better than rudy. >> really? >> they were so proud. listen to this. >> it's hard to rattle him. he's so steady and confident and those are the kind of children you hope you raise, right, that they can take care of themselves in any situation and that's why i watch him and i'm just amazed every day. he's wonderful. >> so great. after the game, justin robinson giving the game ball to 16-year-old make-a-wish teen antonio sellers. he always wanted to see a duke/north carolina game in person. listen to this. there he is, six surgeries, antonio was diagnosed with a brain tumor his freshman year of high school. we always wanted to play for duke but in a way, we're thinking about you, antonio, just as duke was, and we're rooting for you as well. >> coy, thank you. >> welcome. >>> so a cruise ship off the coast of california is

cross-section of workers to talk about the local economy with us, doug joins us, duke energy executive vice president, and davidy our host, echo park automotive ceo. we're enjoying our time at echo park here in charlotte. thanks for that. david, i thought i would start there, david work back, we'll talk with doug as well. new vote remembers workers right? many people tell moo area is expanding before we all talked about something called coronavirus which we can talk about. tell me about the area where you have been expanding? >> absolutely. we're expanding here at our echo park location. we opened this store about a year-and-a-half ago. we have several dealerships here in the charlotte area. also we recently opened our guest experience center in lowell just down the road from here. we have 100 people working there. we'll expand that to 500 people. connell: strong economy. the outlook would have been, put the virus aside for a moment, it would come to that. what about your business in energy. how have things been looking? >> we've had a lot of strong opportunities to invest in infrastructure. connell: yeah. >> w

david has more. >> we are very much alive. progress democrats dukeut for the chance to face present from a november is pumping up his own base of the primary polls. >> now think i'm running against bernie. think it'll be hard for them to come back but according to numbers from the federal election commission and the "associated press" is far ahead of another incumbent president obama was in 2012. massachusetts new hampshire oklahoma and tennessee trump doubled, tripled in some cases quadruple the 2012 obama numbers. new gallup polling shows republicans are showing the most enthusiasm since gallup first measured the metrics in 2000. meanwhile some democrats with white house experience are worried about the democratic turnout in november. >> word barely surpassing 2016 so knots of flashing yellow light. both parties are courting the female vote now that elizabeth ward has dropped out of the race. >> all those little girls are going to have to wait four more years. the three possibilities to occupy the oval office next year, white men in their 70s. >> d

duking it out. it looks like joe biden doing well, winning that fight in michigan. wolf? >> all right. davidalready with the big win. it's a very important win for the former vice president of misch. he's going to get more delegates clearly and this is going to be a big disappointment for bernie sanders. >> yeah this is not the night that bernie sanders was hoping for at all if he was looking for a turn around, it's not happening yet. the biggest prize on the board tonight, wolf, as you know, we've already been able to assign 36 of those delegates, 20 to joe biden. as you're adding through all the states, missouri, mississippi, michigan, joe biden is adding to his delegates. >> take a look of the delegates to date with the three wins we projected for joe biden. >> plus the whole season thus far. joe biden is about to break into triple digit territory of a lead and perhaps have over 100 delegate lead. that is substantial. that is hard for bernie sanders to make up with the way these contests are going tonight. so 676 to 579, joe biden is adding to his delegate. >> does that mean biden is on t