i'm frances rivera.e begin with the blue cut wild fire that is continuing to burn out of control. it forced more than 82,000 people about 60 miles east of los angeles to evacuate. the fire ignited only tuesday morning and has ballooned in size to roughly 40 square miles. it's only about 4% contained. almost 1,600 fire personnel are on hand battling the blaze. veteran firefighters say they simply never seen anything like it. >> the fuels are extremely dry, very explosive this time of year. in my 40 years of fighting fire, i've never seen fire behavior so extreme as i did yesterday. >> authorities say it has destroyed numerous buildings, although an exact number is currently unknown. and about 35,000 homes are in the line of fire. and the san bernardino fire chief has a dire warning for those families when they return. >> in a word it was devastating. a lot of homes lost yesterday. there will be a lot of families that come home to nothing. >> unfortunately the end doesn't appear in sight with very strong w

i'm frances rivera alongside louis burgdorf. this morning we start with hillary clinton, who opened her speech in reno talking about jobs and small businesses. but she spent little time on the subject, quickly shifting to donald trump. she called his message to the black community in recent days insulting and said he doesn't have the solutions to take on systemic racism. but she went much further in her explanation of how she has exploited the so-called alt-right to fuel his campaign. >> from the start, donald trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia. he is taking hate groups mainstream. and helping a radical fringe take over the republican party. trump is reinforcing harmful stereotypes and offering a dog whistle to his most hateful supporters. it's a disturbing preview of what kind of president he'd be. now all of this adds up to something we have never seen before. there's always been a paranoid fringe in our politics. but it's never had the nominee of a major party stoking it, encouraging it, and giving it a na

i'm frances rivera alongside louis burgdorf. this morning 247 people are confirmed in italy. hundreds more are injured and unamount of people are trapped in the rebel. several aftershocks of various strengths have been recorded. they are so far unaware of any u.s. citizens among the dead and the wounded. president obama called the italian prime minister to offer any assistance needed and condolences. entire sections of the ancient city of amatrice. thousands of rescuers are on the scene using search dogs, heavy equipment and their bare hands. one uplifting moment. watch this as rescuers pulled that 10-year-old girl alive from the rubble. the onlookers cheered as she was whisked a. >>> an attack on american afghanistan left 13 people dead, says the local police chief. dozens more injured in kabul. comprised of mostly american faculty and afghan students. comes just two weeks after students were kidnapped. no militant group has yet taken responsibility for the attack. joining us now, msnbc foreign correspondent, amen. we understan

i'm frances rivera alongside louis burgdorf.y clinton's america the system stays rigged against sys. convicted of committing crimes get tastay and social security ben ftefits skipping the line. donald trump's america is secure. terrorists and dangerous criminals kept out. the border secure. our families safe. change that makes america safe, again. donald trump for president. >> i'm donald trump and i approve this message. >> in times of crisis, america depends on steady leadership. >> knock the crap out of them, would you? >> clear thinking. >> i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. >> and calm judgment. >> and you can tell them to go [ bleep ] --

i'm louis burgdorf alongside frances rivera. to the fires and floods in just a moment. >> we want to begin this morning with politics. early this morning we learned republican nominee donald trump shook up his campaign's leadership. "the wall street journal" was first to report that trump is installing two new figures at the top of his campaign. they are stephen bannon, the chairman of conservative breitbart news and also a former goldman sachs banker. and pollster kellyanne conway who joined the trump campaign early this summer after leading a super pac for ted cruz. nbc news confirms that bannon will serve as campaign chief executive while conway will serve as campaign manager. "washington post" reporter and nbc news contributor robert costa reports that while paul manafort will remain campaign chairman trump wanted to bring on someone like bannon who shares his populism and relishes combat. and trump seemed to confirm this approach yesterday when he told local wisconsin station wkbt that he won't be shifting from the strategy

i'm louis burgdorf alongside frances rivera.from the campaign trail in just a moment. >> first we want to get you caught up on the big story we're following out of it italy. a strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck overnight. several significant aftershocks have been reported. the mayor of amatrice says his town, quote, isn't there anymore. and red cross officials tell local outlets that a bridge in the town has collapsed. at least 13 people are dead and officials expect that number to rise. one says the quake is similar in scale to a 2009 quake just 30 miles away which 295 people were killed. rescuers now are frantically trying to get countless people trapped under the rubble rescued. want to bring in lucy kafanov. so many challenges from trying to get rescue and relief supplies to that area also not knowing how many people may be trapped. >> absolutely, frances. this is definitely a race against the clock, rescue workers and residents themselves have been desperately trying to save those trapped under the rubble. we're hearing

. >>> great to be with you, i'm frances rivera alongside lusz burgdorf. we begin with the clock certainly ticking. we're just twelve weeks out from election day 2016 and yesterday brought another donald trump campaign. for a speech on foreign policy trump likened the battle against radical islamic terror to the threat of communism during the cold war. according to "the new york times," trump policy adviser steven miller, quote, portrayed the terrorism address as a road map with more detailed speeches to follow. much as was the case with the republican nominee's speech last week on the economy. speaking in youngstown, ohio, trump addressed his immigration policy, revisiting the ban on muslims entering the united states that he introduced in the wake of terror attacks last year. while ad-libbing his later call for extreme vetting for visa applicants. >> the common thread linking the major islamic terrorist attacks that have recently occurred on our soil, 9/11, the fort hood shooting, the boston bombing, the san bernardino attack, the orlando attack, is that

i'm frances rivera alongside louis burgdorf. donald trump is continuing his call for minority communities to get behind his campaign rallying in akron, ohio, last night. the republican nominee made a plea for hispanic support. a group that has been wary of his rhetoric linking immigration and crime. >> poor hispanic and african-american citizens are the first to lose a job, or to see a pay cut, when we don't control our borders. hillary clinton's plan amounts to total and absolute total open borders. open borders. the democrats have failed completely in the inner cities. poverty, rejection, horrible education, no housing, no homes, no ownership. crime at levels that nobody's seen. you could go to war zones in countries that we're fighting, and it's safer than living in some of our inner cities. to the african-americans who i employ so many, so many people, to the hispanics, tremendous people, what the hell do you have to lose? give me a chance. look, it is a disaster the way african-americans are living in many cases, and in man

i'm frances rivera alongside louis burgdorf. we begin with a state of emergency in flood ravaged louisiana this morning. more than 20,000 people have been rescued after historic floodwaters swept across parts of the state over the weekend. and at least four people have died. president obama has signed a disaster declaration and has ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts. louisiana governor john bell edwards said in a news conference yesterday that as many as 10,000 people were in shelters as a result of the flooding. >> i woke up this morning and i started screaming, i was like oh, my god. and it -- i mean it was just a few inches and then all of a sudden it, yeah -- oh, my god. >> we can't use any more rain. we don't need any more rain. we just got to get these people out here. it's devastating. you have no idea. >> the coast guard says they have rescued more than 100 people from rooftops, vehicles and trailers in the baton rouge area. and throughout the state, good samaritans have also been going door to door offer

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i'm frances rivera. "morning joe" joe" starts right. >> i think it's fair to say that donald trump has shown us who he is. he can hire and fire anybody he wants from his campaign. they can make him read new words from a teleprompter. but he is still the same man who insalts goldwater families, mocks people with disabilities and thinks he knows more about isis than our generals. there is new donald trump. this is it. >> they may have a point. but "wall street journal" says. let's try the asterisk this morning. trump hits reset button. i think -- there you go, i think reset works. let's see if this one qualifies. trump shuffles team late in the game. okay. very good. all right. >> did you rehearse this? >> no. it's pretty good. here's something also. come on, this is not looking good. a few u.s. swimmers, is it herald ford jr. may need to hire you as their attorney. >> do you have a theory? >> i never had a gun pointed to my face. maybe you forget how it was pointed, how close it was. >> or the appallgist

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i'm frances rivera alongside luis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >> so no one should have any illusions about what is really going on here. the names may have changed. racists now call themselves racialests. white supremacists now call themselves white nationanationa. alt-right, and now trump is trying to rebrand himself, as well. don't be fooled. >>> good morning. it is friday, august 26th. we have a big show in store for you this morning. hillary clinton will be our guest this morning for an exclusive interview. she's going to join us live at 8:30 eastern. joe is actually off today, but he is going to join us on his day off for that big interview. before that, tons of news to bring you. with you on set we have legendary columnist and msnbc contributor, mike barnicle. former communication director for george w. bush -- >> it stuck. >> not old. >> nicolle wallace. we're doing vinegar hill music theater. >> you and joe are doing. you are sold out with a waiting list, i hear. breaking news from kennebunkp t kennebunkpo

i'm frances rivera alongside louis burgdorf. "morning joe" people of color os votes, not as human beings worthy of a better future. >> it reminds me of that great saying that maya angelou said when someone shows you who you are the first time, believe them. donald trump has shown us who he is and we ought to believe him. >>> it is thursday, august 25th, welcome to "morning joe." how is everyone doing? we have mike barnicle. >> legendary. >> legendary. >> now they say it. >> veteran does not replace legendary. >> co-host of "all due respect" john heilmann and political writer for "new york times." nick. >> what are you laughing about over there? >> there is a word i would like to say, legendary for you. there's a word i'd like to say for you that i shouldn't say. >> i bet we have the same word. >> i bet we do. how are you guys doing? >> never better. >> never saw this coming. boom, this is what i believe. and i will stand on this principle until the day i die. >> you always thought of him as a firm, ideological candidate. >> last

i'm frances rivera alongside louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >> hillary clinton's america the system stays rigged against sys. convicted of committing crimes get tastay and social security ben ftefits skipping the line. donald trump's america is secure. terrorists and dangerous criminals kept out. the border secure. our families safe. change that makes america safe, again. donald trump for president. >> i'm donald trump and i approve this message. >> in times of crisis, america depends on steady leadership. >> knock the crap out of them, would you? >> clear thinking. >> i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. >> and calm judgment. >> and you can tell them to go [ bleep ] -- >> because all it takes is one wrong move. >> i would bomb [ bleep ] out of them. >> just one. >>> okay. that was donald trump's national ad and then hillary clinton's national ad. welcome to "morning joe." with us we have veteran columnist. >> legendary. >> former communication director for president george w. bush nicole wal

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. >>> we have breaking news from france, where a court throughout beaches, the outfit have become tension over the state of islam. debora patta is on the french rivera with the highly charged debate with women not showing skin. debora, good morning. >> reporter: the ban has become a highly charged issue in france, very much on edge after a state of terror attacks over the past year. this summer, the fashion police along the french rivera have a new argument, muslim women wearing burkinis. this woman purchased one for her vacation, but is too scared to even go to the beach. instead, she was reduced to taking holiday snapshots of her family from the promenade. i can't go to the beach with my children, she told us. i am here by the sea, but can't go in it. nice banned it after last won for wearing them or forcing them to dis robe, as seen earlier this week, after police surrounded a woman here, and ordered her to remove her tunic. the deputy mayor said wearing a burkini is a provocation. >> how is banning the burkini going to make nice more secure and safe? >> the feeling of the people is very important. when you go to a place, if you see like that, it

france's top administrative court stepped in to overrule the ruling. >> reporter: the burqini is back on the page. the ban has been overturned in just one resort on the fenrench rivera but expected to lead to the ban in all 30 coastal towns that had it in place. france's highest court agreed seriously of people's rights. >> this impact is huge politically because it sends a clear messarf triggered a fierc debate about women's rights and france's stout defense of secularism. for some beach has more important things to worry about, she said. he fact they are not banned is fantastic. the town's mayor doesn't see it that way. lucas said the ruling would only heighten tensions. my hope, they are satisfied, ed. the rampant islamicization is progressing in our country. nice and regions around it put the burqini ban in place after last month's isis-inspired was a risk to public order. the burqini's inventor here said her design was never meant to symbolize any political or religious statement. >> this is a swimsuit that represents freedom and sun and surf and happiness and swimming and family happiness. >> reporter: in other words, pretty much just what everyone else wants

rivera with the highly charged debate over women not showing skin. good morning. >> reporter: on good morning. the burqini ban has become a highly charged political issue here in francery much on edge after a spate of terror attacks over the past year. this summer, the fashion police along the french rivera had a new target. muslim women wearing burqinis. this lady purchased a pricey one but too scared to go to the beach, instead reduced to taking holiday snapshots of her family from the promenade. i can't go to the beach with my children, she told us. i'm hear by the sea but can't go in it. police banned a burqini after last month's isis-inspired terror attack and police fine women for wearing them or forcing them to disrobe, as seen earlier this week when police order onned her to remove her tunic. deputy mayor rudy sal said wearing a burqini is a provocation. how is banning the burqini going to make nice more secure and safe? >> the feeling of the people is very important. when you go to a place, if you see like that, islam or something like like islamist on the beach, on the streets, everywhere, you don't feel safe. >> reporter: he claimed the ban has overwhelmin

france. a country still very much on edge after a spate of terror attacks over the past year. this summer, the fashion along the french rivera had a new target. muslim women wearing burqinis. this lady purchased a pricey one but too scared to go to the beach, instead reduced to taking holiday snapshots of her family from the promenade. i can't go to the beach with my children, she told us. i'm hear by the sea but can't go in it. police banned a burqini after women for wearing them orfo ingn earlier this week when police surrounded a woman here and ordernned her to remove her tunic. puty may rudy sal said praring aurqini is a ocation. how is banni the burqini going to make nice more secure and safe? >>he feeling of the people i very important. when you go to a place, i you see like that, islam or something like likeslamist on the beac evywhere, you don't feel safe. >> reporter: he claimed the ban has overwhelming suort. but many beachrsno understand what the fuss is all about. would you fl scared if someone sat next to you wearing a burqini? >> no. >> reporter: her muslim friend, who chooses not to cover up, said she feels ta