i will talk with congresswoman jasmine crockett about that. fellow democrat to look into jared kushner's billion dollar deal with saudi arabia. it's all ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. developing this hour -- a major week ahead in the georgia election case. former president donald trump and his 18 codefendants are due to be arraigned. trump and 11 codefendants have waived the need to appear in person, but we'll be watching for the six others who have yet to do so, including mark meadows, since they could be televised life. we could also see the release of the fulton county special grand jury report by the end of this week which has been at the center of d.a. fani willis'investigation. now, despite legal troubles, trump is dominating the gop primary, leading in a new poll by 46 points. earlier today, republican governor chris sununu said the former presidents rivals need to hit him harder. >> i think they have to be a little tougher on trump. chris c

the democratic representative, jasmine crockett, of texas. she knows what she speaks. to an end and the fun is over and the next two weeks are going to put kevin mccarthy's leadership to the test as he struggles to unite the house republicans and we are going to get into the threats, the closed-door meetings, and the f bombs. another hour of velshi begins right now. good morning. it is sunday, september the 17th. i'm ali velshi. we begin this morning with the crisis of le

. >> that was congresswoman jasmine crockett, and she joins me live on her viral rebuke.rrest over the murder of tupac shakur nearly three decades after his killing. >>> okay. this really may be a first. the word "shitter" has now been entered into the congressional record. >> when we start talking about things that look like evidence. they want to act like they're blind. they don't know what this is. these are our national secrets, looks like in the shitter to me. >> that was democratic congresswoman jasmine crockett putting her republican colleagues on blast during an impeachment hearing against president biden, accusing them of willfully ignoring donald trump's mishandling of classified documents. and that congresswoman is here with us now. that was quite a moment. i don't know if that went exactly as you planned. but why did you go there? >> okay. so let me break this down. to be clear, nancy mace continued to cuss in this hearing. and my attitude is i will match your energy or exceed it. and i felt like i was going to use a better, you know, way of using the word whe

congresswoman jasmine crockett is here. she's gonna discuss today's 11th hour scramble to avoid the shutdown. and speaker mccarthy surprise move, something he said he would not do. it's not over though, because keeping the government open is now in the hands of the united states senate. they've got eight hours. we are monitoring these developments. we will bring them to you as they are happening. i'm symone sanders-townsend, i have something to say. a lot, actually. ♪ ♪ ♪ crisis averted. we will see. it's been a whirlwind day on capitol hill. because just hours to spare before a devastating government shutdown, the house overwhelmingly passed a short term funding resolution to keep the government afloat. >> without objection, the re-motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> the vote was rendered 35 to 91. now, it is up to the senate to pass the house bill before it can go to president biden to sign. this resolution will keep the government funded, at current levels for the next 45, days. it will reauthorize the federal

joining me now is the democratic congresswoman, jasmine crockett from texas.nce, we northerners don't think texas is all one big thing. it is a size of the moon. you're from the dallas area, not the houston area. but you know of this topic very well. you are a texas state legislature litter. this is a big deal in texas. houston is a little different from some of the other parts of texas. it's a majority minority place. a lot of black and brown students. the houston independent school district does have some issues with its test scores and it's reading comprehension there's not a lot of people who don't think that it needed some sort of improvement in reform. this is close to home on the show. the reassigning of librarians in the using of a library as a discipline center. >> yeah, so, it's great to see you. i remember, when i saw a video of lauren, the parent that was featured in their, she went viral. i think everyone felt her when she talks. i remember sharing that, i would say, probably around abound right as we left on our recess. i went to houston. i was i

joining me now, jasmine crockett of the house oversight committee. thank you, as always, for coming to the saturday show. in an op ed yesterday, congressman ken buck, a freedom caucus member who's in the judiciary committee criticized the impeachment efforts saying what's missing despite years of investigation is the smoking gun that connects joe biden to his narrative well sons corruption. congresswoman, you know this, i know this, surely mccarthy knows this. so, why did he call for biden's impeachment despite it? >> he has no spine. oh, my goodness. i am here for it. mccarthy has no spine and no control. we saw this on day one. he could not actually become the speaker. in historic fashion, it took 15 votes. listen, we also know that mccarthy knows that he doesn't have the votes. he doesn't have the votes to do anything in this government. he decided specifically not to take this matter of an impeachment inquiry to the floor. he knew he couldn't get it passed. he knew people such as can buck would not vote for it. a former prosecutor who was being h

the democratic representative, jasmine crockett, of texas. she knows what she speaks. she's a member of congress, she was a member state house in texas. still to come on velshi. from a recess has come to an end and the fun is over and the next two weeks are going to put kevin mccarthy's leadership to the test as he struggles to unite the house republicans and we are going to get into the threats, the closed-door meetings, and the f bombs. another hour of velshi begins right now. good morning. it is sunday, september the 17th. i'm ali velshi. we begin this morning with the crisis of leadership inside the republican party that is poised to unleash painful consequences about the whole country. some recess. over the first to back for the house of representatives was in fact chaos. house speaker kevin mccarthy has been unable to move forward with crucial appropriations bills or government spending bills, and it's not because democrats and republicans are fighting with one another. the fighting is happening among republicans. there have been ultimatums,, insults thrown betwe

congresswoman cori bush, congresswoman jasmine crockett, ranking member jamie raskin . is that okay? is that better? >> just pulled all the way up. >> i am usually at a podium. thank you for having me here today. i'm a senior staff attorney at the center for reproductive rights. with my colleagues, it is my honor to represent some of the abortion providers in this country of patient seeking aborting in the u.s. sense roe v wade was overturned, the threats to abortion access, having achieved their decade- long pursuit, antiabortion extremists are pushing to destroy access in the states it remains. regardless of the protections and oversight in that state. today, i'll discuss the following of the dobbs decision and the knob all legal perversions are using to end abortion nationwide, including targeting the abortion pill through the case of hippocratic medicine versus fda, which is now reckoning towards the u.s. a year ago, the supreme court overruled roe v wade and unleashing an unpredictable health crisis that is used to cause ongoing harm. the court did this by without

impeachment inquiry, we spoke with house oversight committee member democratic representative jasmine crockett very good to have you on bbc news today. what did you think of what you saw presented at the impeachment enquiry today? scoffs. i'm not really sure what was presented. you know, there were no fact witnesses that were brought forward and i would anticipate in an impeachment enquiry where they are lacking any evidence that they would try to bring witnesses that could bring evidence. their witnesses admitted that they had no evidence to bring and, in fact, their witnesses admitted that, at this point in time, there was nothing that they had seen that would lead them to believe that there was enough to move forward with anything on the president. so, unfortunately, ifelt like this was yet another hearing in oversight in which the taxpayer dollars were wasted. so, the man leading this committee, of course, james comer, has said they are using this opportunity to look into more evidence and he also said that they have released a timeline ahead of today's hearing that shows influence—peddlin

.>> that was congresswoman jasmine crockett, she joins me on her by rule review. plus, an arrest three decades after the killing of tupac. is it possible my network could take my business to the next level? it is with comcast business. powering all your devices with gig-speed wifi. and you get fast downloads and uploads. pick it up! pick it up! oh we got this! because it's powered by the next generation 10g network. more speed for your business? it's not just possible. it's happening. get started for $59.99 a month for 12 months. plus, ask how to get an $800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet bundle. comcast business, powering possibilities. >>> look at all of this. we've seen some things, lauren obert and others, marjorie taylor greene, privately publicly using profanity, matching the energy is not always the right strategy.>> they don't understand what is going on in our country. right now historically, i applaud those that have come before me, democrats have always wanted to be the ones that say this is how we are supposed to conduct ourselves, they think

impeachment inquiry a little earlier with house oversight committee member, democratic representative jasmine crockett very good to have you on bbc news today. what do you think of what you saw presented at the impeachment enquiry today? i’m impeachment enquiry today? i'm not reall impeachment enquiry today? i“n not really sure what was presented. you know, there were no fact witnesses that were brought forward and i would anticipate in an impeachment enquiry where they are lacking any evidence that they would try to bring witnesses but could bring evidence. there witnesses admitted that they had no evidence to bring. and in fact, there witnesses admitted at this point in time, there was nothing that they had seen that would lead them to believe that there was enough to move forward with anything on the president. so unfortunately, ifelt on the president. so unfortunately, i felt like this was yet another hearing in oversight in which the taxpayer dollars were wasted. 50. oversight in which the taxpayer dollars were wasted.— dollars were wasted. so, the man leading _ dollars were wasted. so, the man l

with me is in the studio is representative jasmine crockett.ank you forjoining us. we spoke to each other a few days ago and you said, "i absolutely anticipate a shutdown." what changed today? you anticipate a shutdown." what changed toda ? ., ~ ., ~' anticipate a shutdown." what changed toda ? ., ~ ., ~ ., today? you know, i think that the seaker today? you know, i think that the speaker decided _ today? you know, i think that the speaker decided to _ today? you know, i think that the speaker decided to be _ today? you know, i think that the speaker decided to be an - today? you know, i think that the speaker decided to be an actual. speaker decided to be an actual historian and history has not treated republicans get when they have shut down the government. and i think that the democrats did a really good job of explaining to america that if there is a shut down, it will squarely be at the feet that the republicans. the speaker didn't want that. if he has any chance of trying to maintain control of the house in the midterm or in the next pres

we had jasmine crockett, congressman crockett, we had congresswoman aoc obviously, we had maxwell frostre every single one of them was so impressive, and they really ate the republicans lunch. >> next gen superstars, john. >> indeed, i agree. it was lovely to see. >> and yours? >> mine is not next-gen. >> not next-gen, but a superstar nonetheless. >> bob dylan from the stage said quite coherently, why do we do something like this or the farmers. farm aid have been bob dylan performer talented petty in the hybrid just as backup manned. now bob has been on tour in europe in, japan and form eight was the other night to young only today for some, said no wonder why it was so, briefed on the light came up. onstage was 82-year-old bob dylan with no announcements, with members of tom petty's heartbreakers playing behind him. he did three songs, he hasn't played live in over ten years. bob hasn't played guitar in concert mostly for the last 20 years. he's playing guitar, playing league, never spoke to the, audience they never announced to it was, onstage they played the three songs with the --

congress working to represent and lift voices in being silenced our good friend congresswoman jasmine crocketts and basil is still with us. dr. annie, first, let me just say, i watched this ad, it was sent to me by our mutual friend fred guttenberg and watched it on the street after drop-off the first day of school and gasped so audibly that people around me turned and asked if i was okay. it is tragic that it is necessary but i do agree that it is. take me through the strategy behind the message. >> like you, i'm a mom of three school-aged children and also a pediatrician and gun violence prevention researcher and helping to address this for a long time. something has to change and we knew as an organization at their future pac that we had to do something that would break through the noise and would get the attention of the people whose attention we need to get, lawmakers in washington, d.c. who are weak and lack the moral courage to address this problem and voters. i ran for congress in 2022 and i met so many moderate white suburban women who are fed up with thinking about their children bei

line defense of the democratic party, she drew another line, voiced it, such a congresswoman, jasmine crockettalking about high crimes or misdemeanors , and honestly, not a single crime, and no one who just testified said what kind of crime the president of the united states is talking about, but if we start talking about things that look like evidence, they behave like blind people, they don’t know what it is, these are our national secrets, it looks like something to me, this is also another proof of our national secrets, and i can continue, they have 91 such examples, but i’d better say, in what is he accused of? he is unfortunately guilty of loving his child unconditionally and that is the only proof they present. and honestly, i hope and pray that my parents love me at least half as much as he loves his son. well, look, here is a representative of that same community, who robs stores with impunity, well, if you steal goods from there for less than $100, what is the evidence? there is no evidence, yes, these are our secrets, to dad or son, the son stole, yes, but there is a secret , even i

we're back with congresswoman jasmine crockett.renders them unelectable. the republican positions, there are republicans supported and backed bans that exclude exceptions for life of the mother and rape and incest. those are opposed by 87 to 93% of all americans. full stop. and i wonder what you make of the fact that the republicans took to the debate stage and did nothing. nikki haley tried to shade a little gray around her position but it was only relative to the others, even in red places like kansas. they are way outside the main stream. >> yeah. so most people say why would you do this? and that's what you're asking. when we think about it, think about it this way. you have the extremists that are trying to make it through the primaries. that's all they care about. if i can make it through the primary. and people vote because they're emotional, they're angry, happy. but it's some emotion that makes them vote. what they're trying to do is get the nomination. unfortunately, what we will see is that when it comes down to the gene

. >> here is representative jasmine crockett, a house freshman from texas. >> as i prepared, i said what because, when you're talking about impeachment, you're talking about high crimes or misdemeanors. and, i can't seem to find the crime. and honestly, no one has testified of what crime they believe the president of the united states has committed. but when we start talking about things that look like evidence, they want to act like they blind, they don't know what this is. these are our national secrets, looks like -- >> this looks like more evidence of our national secrets, say on the stage at mar-a-lago. when we're talking about somebody that has committed high crimes, and at least indictments, let's say two counts related to unauthorized retention of national security doll documents, seven counts related to obstructing the investigations, three false statements, one kind of conspiracy to falsify the nine states, conspiracy to rip from a united states, two counts related to efforts to obstruct the vote proceedings, one count and conspiracy to violate civil rights, 23 counts related t

also, congresswoman jasmine crockett. i would like to thank you because today's panel is a brainchild of us an chief of staff. thank you for making this happen. congresswoman sidney kim leverett and then we have summer lee, who in addition to being a congresswoman and howard alum is representative of the -- district of pennsylvania. don't get me in trouble. i might be a little bit biased because she is my congresswoman, gender -- jennifer mcclellan, the first black woman to represent in congress on behalf of the commonwealth of virginia. she represents the fourth district and is also a member of delta sigma theta. [applause] now, the floor is yours ms. abrams. >> help me thank dr. moon for her leadership. [applause] dr. vinson, ms. walters, thank you all so much. i am going to start with a couple of round robin questions. and then go to each of you with specific questions. ok? i was joking. [laughter] so, i'm going to start with you. what was your very first job in politics? was it compensated, uncompensated? what was the

congresswoman jasmine crockett of the oversight committee joins me live to discuss the latest. federal election interference trial. new details on what's happening in fulton county. family affair. a closer look at how ivana trump and jared kushner profited from their work in the trump white house. congressman robert garcia will explain why democrats are demanding answers. and drop it. i have some words for those doubting democrats raising questions about president biden's age and his in

i will talk with congresswoman jasmine crockett about that.th saudi arabia. it's all ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> a very good day to all of you from msnbc world ad

also joined by con jasmine crockett, 30th district of texas. [applause] she is also a member of delta sorority incorporated and i like to think her because today's panel is really a brainchild so thank you for trusting our office to make this happen. [applause] we have congresswoman kamlager-dove who is a proud member of -- represents the service of this actss of california. [applause] andve we have summer lee who in addition to being the congresswoman and howard university alum is represented of the district of pennsylvania. [applause] also a delta member. don't get me in trouble. and last but not least i might be a little biased because she is my congresswoman, jennifer mcclellan who's a first black woman to serve to represent in congress on behalf of the commonwealth of virginia picture represents the fourth district and she is also a member of delta sigma theta. [applause]es >> so now the floor is yours, ms. abrams. thank you so much. >> please help me thank dr. moon for her leadership on this project. [applause] and doctor vincent, ms. wal