i said, i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two. >> reporter: but cnn alleges that in some of the online posts, robinson actually attacked the slain civil rights hero martin luther king jr., calling him a communist and using a racial slur. tonight, his democratic opponent in the governor's race state, state attorney general josh stein, releasing this statement, saying, "north carolinians already know mark robinson is completely unfit to be governor." trump's advisers are keenly aware of just how important north carolina is in this election. donald trump did endorse mark robinson back in march, but sources tell me the campaign was planning to put some more distance between robinson and the former president. tonight, in a statement, responding to this news, the trump campaign insists that north carolina is vital to their chances to winning the white house in november, but notably, the trump campaign did not mention mark robinson by name, and tonight, no word if he plans to appear with donal

trump has heaped praise on robinson. >> i think you're better than martin luther king. think you are martin luther king times two. >> reporter: tonight, trump is standing by the candidate, even as cnn reports robinson made a series of racist and inflammatory online posts, including one where he called himself a quote "black nazi." abc news has not independently confirmed the reporting. cnn says robinson made the comments between 2008 and 2012 on a pornographic website. the republican, who has railed against transgender americans, also allegedly posted about watching transgender pornography, calling himself quote "a perv." and according to cnn, robinson wrote that "slavery is not bad," adding he wished it would come back. robinson calls the report tabloid trash. >> those are not the words of mark robinson. >> reporter: after the story broke, the trump campaign releasing a statement calling north carolina a vital part of their plan to win back the white house. but no mention at all of mark robinson. and as of tonight, trump has not withdrawn his endorsement. the harris cam

martin luther king jr.'s name has come up in this whole scandal. in addition to everything else, cnn found that robinson made a series of posts denigrating dr. king calling him a commi oh and an offensive slur. you will actually stand today at the same pulpit that dr. martin luther king jr. preached. you have a long history in the state of georgia. i want to know what you make of all of this and how they're talking about his legacy. >> i can tell you as the pastor of ebenezer baptist church where martin luther king jr. served and mark robinson is no dr. martin luther king jr.. he is the antithesis of everything that dr. king represented. he -- he is white supremacy in black face. as he talks about his desire to bring slavery back and i mean this talk is way beyond the pale. calling himself a black nazi. these are his words. and i think that the people of north carolina need to take note of the fact that this is donald trump's candidate. this is who he keeps pushing and encouraging. this is who he thinks should represent them. but donald trump has a

i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times 21 of the great stars of the party. what are the great stars in politics? lieutenant governor mark robinson so what's your response to that well, first of all again, i don't even know exactly what that means, but it does not mean anything positive. the fact that these things have been attributed to what this person stood for. and it certainly has nothing to do with what my father and his team and others have stood for about decency, about justice, about creating the kind of nation that where all people are treated a tree are treated fairly and it's unfortunate. >> again. >> but maybe not surprising. we've seen this kind kind of behavior from the former president many times. and the fact that people still embrace that there's a frac, their fraction, i think far more people want to see us as a nation that works together. we can disagree doing my father's era and my mother's leadership. they taught us they were not the only ones, but they taught us

martin luther king, jr. the best picture nominees that year were genuinely controversial, and influential movies like "bonnie and clyde," "the graduate," "guess who's coming to dinner," and "in the heat of the night." both trying to address racism and race relations. - virgil, that's a funny name for a nigger boy that comes from philadelphia, what do they call you up there? - they call me mr. tibbs. - "in the heat of the night," sidney poitier was playing a black man who was strong, who was smart, who was decisive. the movie takes place in the deep south. - let me understand this, you two came here to question me? - we were just trying to clarify some of the evidence. was mr. colbert ever in this greenhouse? say, last night about midnight. - this is 1968, you don't have black men hitting white men in movies and getting away with it, and living to tell the tale, anyway. and he does. - there was a time, when i could have had you shot. - sydney poitier completely holds his own, not just as an actor, but as the

. >> i think you are better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two. >> reporter: robinson was given a national platform by speaking at the republican convention, where we caught up with him. lieutenant governor, ed o'keefe at cbs news, how are you, sir? >> we got to run. >> reporter: how is your race? >> it's going fantastic. it's going fantastic, yes, sir. >> reporter: recent polls show him trailing democratic candidate josh stein. who said what north carolinians already know, mark robinson is completely unfit to be governor. ballots are printed but state candidates have until midnight tonight to drop out of any race. if robinson does so, the state's g.o.p. executive committee would pick a replacement and voters would vote for the new contender by voting for robinson on the ballot. both parties believe the unpopularity could drag down trump and help vice president harris when battleground north carolina. jericka? >> jericka: ed o'keefe breaking down all the latest details. what a story, thank you. vice pre

i said, i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two. >> so talk to us about the impact for trump, and i understand, eugene, you have new reporting on how the harris campaign views this? >> yeah, i mean, this is the issue that a lot of republicans have had with trump for a while is that he picks these candidates who say these wild things, even, you know, this is the first time that mark robinson has said something similar to this in the same ilk of wild. i think the idea that this is going to change a lot of it is probably true, right, for donald trump choosing candidates that are in his ilk but can't sell it in the same way he does and that will double and triple down. mark robinson says you know my words and the words have not been great for a long time. a senior communications adviser for vice president harris for a podcast that came up this morning. i asked him straight up about mark robinson and how they feel like it impacts their ability to win. mark is right. they did seem to feel like

i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two e the great stars in politics. lieutenant governor mark robinson, i'm a great supporter of his. you're in credible lieutenant governor mark robinson is hot politician lieutenant governor mark robinson, real star, great guy friend of mine, mark robinson okay. >> i just didn't want to leave any ambiguity out there the harris campaign tonight is wasting no time highlighting that relationship posting these images with a thumbs up emoji now robinson is really crucial in the presidential race because he is running to be governor in north carolina. and trump's road to the white house runs through north carolina. that is why this is a major issue. it is why the campaign cannot be happy with what he is telling our andrew kaczynski of kfile this is not off. these are not our words and this is not anything is characteristic of me nor has it ever has it ever been the people here of north carolina? know i have been completely transparent about my history

this is martin luther king on steroids, okay. d that -- i told that -- i told that to mark. i said, "i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two." >> seth: he's really, truly amazing. everyone agrees martin luther king is a great person, but only trump would say, "i know someone twice as good. [ laughter ] every night, he has two dreams." [ laughter ] also, it's not 1995, we all agree steroids are bad now, right? i mean in this hypothetical, is this roided-out mlk like a strong, aggro-mlk who loses it when someone coughs during his speech? "hey, shut the [ bleep ] up! shut the [ bleep ] up! i'm martin luther king, i'm talking about my dreams!" [ light laughter ] trump praised robinson, even though robinson was already known as a deranged extremist with a documented history of bigoted and disgusting comments. but now that praise has come back to haunt trump amid robinson's latest scandal, in a state that will be crucial for the presidential election. >> tonight, the republican nominee

on steroids. >> i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two north carolina is a key battleground state as we all know, in the 2024 presidential race. >> so what do you think this report, the impact could be on trump in north carolina? >> well, listen, if you're a democrat, if you're the harris campaign, you want to tie mark robinson to trump every single day for the next 40 or so odd days and it won't be hard because you have pictures of donald trump next to mark robinson. you have him they're comparing him insanely enough to martin luther king. i don't know why he thinks either as any competitors harris and maybe because they're both black i really don't know and you see trump obviously not wanting to say anything about this report. he wants to focus on his campaign in north carolina. he is stiff arming mark robinson, who he essentially handpicked right mark robinson would not be in this position where it not for donald trump's praise of him and listen, this is where republicans have found themselve

on steroids. >> i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times 21 of the great stars of the party. what are the great sir? partisan politics, lieutenant governor mark robinson we've been listening to the pre-programming here were a bunch of republicans have been taking the stage to encourage people to vote for donald trump notably, they have not mentioned mark robinson. they said they've been saying they support, they suggest people supports republicans up and down the gop ticket alright, steve contorno borno, keep us posted as you are there in position. >> just when that rally gets underway. alright. brian stelter, let's bring you in. good to see you, bryan welcome back. on the weekends with me. so what how do you assess this? i mean, harris and her campaign have said yes to cnn's invitation and saying that as publicly and first, i'd say that's a big nudge challenge. i mean, kind of goading trump into you know, are you willing to do this too? >> yes. i absolutely right. cnn says in a statement that the net

. >>> i think you are better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two. >> new reporting on the trumpeters candidate in north carolina. >> robinson made dozens of disturbing comments on the pornography site, complaining he is a black nazi and said, quote, wishes they would bring slavery back. i would buy a few. >> the denial from the maga candidate at at the deadline for republicans to replace him. >>> the latest evidence donald trump cannot get away from project 2025. >> i haven't read it. i don't want to read it. >> all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. we have a big night tonight. big night for big stars and democratic and republican parties. any minute, vice president kamala harris will be appearing with the one and only oprah winfrey. a highly produced live campaign event in michigan. we will bring that as soon as we get it. >> we begin in north carolina. republicans are positively freaking the heck out. you see, the deadline to withdraw from the gubernatorial election is fo

plus -- >> i think you are better than martin luther king. i think your martin luther king times two. >> stunning new reporting on the trump endorsed candidate in north carolina. >> robinson made dozens of very disturbing comments on a porn site, claiming he is, quote, a black nazi and wishing they would bring slavery back. >> denials from the candidate ahead of tonight's deadline for republicans to replace them. and evidence donald trump can't get away from project 2025. >> i haven't read it and i don't want to read it, purposely. >> when "all in" starts now. good evening from new york, i am chris hayes. we have a big night tonight for big stars in both parties. any minute now vice president kamala harris will be appearing with the one and only oprah winfrey for an event in michigan. we will bring that to you as soon as we get it. we begin tonight in a different battleground state, the state of north carolina, where republicans are positively freaking out. you see the deadline to withdraw from the states gubernatorial election is four hours f

i would say the democratic party has captured martin luther king but don't share his values. they're not anti-war, they don't talk about poverty. it's a very whitewashed, commercialized, corporate martin luther king that is a part of the democratic party. host: bishop barber, let meifice you a chance to weigh in. guest: even a renowned economist talks about the price of inequality. yes, it was dr. king, but it was many others. black and white. it was welfare right, women, actually that started the poor people's campaign. it was women who started and invited dr. king and others into it. women of all different races, creeds and colors back in the 1960's. but the caller is right. we are united, over 1/3 of the country is united by this reality every day. they experience the death, they experience the lack, they experience the unnecessary abolishable lack and hurt. and it can be changed. that's the point. and what we're arguing also in the book is that what we have done in our political debate, we have 15 or so debates in the last presidential election and not one of those debates

i would say the democratic party has captured martin luther king but don't share his values. they're not anti-war, they don't talk about poverty. it's a very whitewashed, commercialized, corporate martin luther king that is a part of the democratic party. host: bishop barber, let meifice you a chance to weigh in. guest: even a renowned economist talks about the price of inequality. yes, it was dr. king, but it was many others. black and white. it was welfare right, women, actually that started the poor people's campaign. it was women who started and invited dr. king and others into it. women of all different races, creeds and colors back in the 1960's. but the caller is right. we are united, over 1/3 of the country is united by this reality every day. they experience the death, they experience the lack, they experience the unnecessary abolishable lack and hurt. and it can be changed. that's the point. and what we're arguing also in the book is that what we have done in our political debate, we have 15 or so debates in the last presidential election and not one of those debates

for example, he called michelle obama a male martin luther king, a fucking communist bastard. this is a quote. moreover, in october 2010, while discussing african-american republicans, robinson called himself a black nazi, wrote that he supported slavery. in march 2012, robinson wrote that he would prefer adolf hitler to barack obama. in his comments, he also used various insults in relation to homosexuals and transgender people. however, all this was a long time ago. robinson himself denies everything. another scandal of the pre-election races, allegedly hacking of donald

on steroids. >> i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two. >> mark robinson is out there. he's fighting fighting these are great one. i want to thank okay. very good man. and he is in there fighting is fighting and we know he's a fighter the next governor of north carolina, mark robinson and. >> joining us now. to talk about all that. kevin frey, washington correspondent for spectrum news new york one, kevin, good morning. wonderful to see you. so look, republicans already have a lot of concerns about mark robinson because of some of the things he said about women, about the lgbtq plus community and others. but this is next level. what's next for him? >> well, he's not going anywhere by all indications in the north carolina republican party basically sent out a statement last night backing him up, bashing kamala harris, bashing this is a political hit job, but look, i mean now republicans have to grapple with what exactly the path forward looks like. this is a state that trump won only by a little

i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two. >> mark robinson is out there. he's fighting these are great one, i want to thank a very good man and he's and they're fighting is fighting and we know he's a fighter. the next governor of north carolina mark robinson once republicans elected donald trump, the sort of pearl clutching over things like porn in fidelity, threats of violence. >> i mean, trump, republican party already said that was all fine for trump. and so the fact that he is just trafficking in the same thing, he feels like he has complete immunity and he does the republican party has let people, he's not the first, he is not the last get away with this stuff. the problem is not just for down-ballot, it's up ballot. so democrats haven't won north carolina since 2008, as you know, they want it so bad, they can taste it and what they are hoping is that this gubernatorial race has an appellate effect and with stuff like this, over and over and over again, i think they'll get th

. >> este es martin luther king con esteroides. supuestamente publicaciones en lÍnea robinson insultaba a martin luther king. >> esto crea una distancia entre ese tipo de candidatos si son reales estas acusaciones. reportera: la campaÑa de harris ya estÁ sacando partido. >> esto demuestra que la campaÑa de trump se estÁ acercando a personajes que no representan los valores de los estadounidenses. y las encuestas muestran trump y harris muy parejos en carolina del norte. reportera: otro estado potencialmente decisivo debe una noche de corpulencia polÍtica debido a que la justa electoral del estado controlado por los republicanos esta cambiando el proceso de elecciones cuando comenzaron a llegar los votos del extranjero. vilma tarazona nos trae el reportaje. [aplausos] vilma: la junta electoral de georgia voto a favor de aprobar una regla que requiere que los trabajadores electorales cuentan a mano el nÚmero de papeletas el dÍa de la elecciÓn. y estuvo presente en la votaciÓn de dice que el conteo manual puede crear caos, tomar un la

thurman and misses thurman asked martin luther king about coming to san francisco to be pastor of the fellowship church. my question is, what if? what if he had come to san francisco? because that is when she learned he had just decided to go to montgomery. what if he had come to san francisco again? with their have been a civil rights movement to the level that it was without his leadership? there are a lot of questions. and on the surface, san francisco looked like a better place to be. caretta was an opera singer and it did not have the amount of discrimination. >> he was offered so many positions. how many people were trying to read thurman, and let's talk about his role. let's not forget that. please come back in our last segment as we learn more about howard thurman. >>> we've been with reverend dr. dorsey blake and he has really shared with us howard thurman, a great deal. even in these few minutes. i asked about some of the books. >> i think the most critical book to read is jesus and the disinheritance. then he has quite a few books and meditations , for people really interes

i think you are martin luther king times two. >> seth: "martin luther king times two"? er ] i don't know, man. seems more like a bizarro martin luther king where everything is opposite. i mean, i could see him giving an "i have a nightmare" speech. "i have a nightmare! where an intrepid reporter digs into the comments section of nude africa and immediately figures out my identity, due to my sloppiness in sharing distinguishing information." so the trump campaign is now scrambling to distance itself from robinson while not fully denouncing him. a delicate task assigned to their most nimble communicator, j.d. vance, who tried to put the issue to rest in an interview on saturday. >> are you comfortable with mark robinson as the republican nominee for governor in north carolina? >> well, look, the allegations are pretty far out there, of course. but i know the allegations aren't necessarily reality, and what i'd say it's ultimately up to mark robinson and north carolina whether he's going to be their governor and whether he wants to stay in the race. >> do you believe him th

on steroids. >> i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two. >> mark robinson, he's out there. he's fighting fighting these are great one. i want to thank a very good man and he's in there et fighting is fading and we know he's a fighter. >> the next governor of north carolina, mark robinson all right. joining us now to talk about all of it. elliot williams, cnn legal analyst, former federal prosecutor, maya wiley, a civil rights attorney sarah longwell, executive director of republican voters against trump, and scott jennings, a cnn senior political well commentator. scott is your lucky day look. >> it's unlikely that mark robinson would be in this position if it weren't for donald trump who endorsed him, i'm tillis head back to a different candidate in the north carolina primary and now you have a situation where this stuff has come out. republicans were already basically writing off this race until us called it a tough day on twitter and he said it's time to focus on races. we can win right? this

. >> this is martin luther king on steroids, okay. >> reporter: north carolina a battleground state in the presidential race, but a tough one for democrats who haven't won it since 2008. >> and laura, the trump campaign weighing in here tonight? >> yes, lester, the trump campaign saying he is focused on winning north carolina. meanwhile, if robinson were to get out of this race, he only has

i think you are martin luther king times two. i mean do you think the stechb of this scandal wafts over to donald trump or no? >> first of all, the fact trump compared robinson to martin luther king, we know he took that as an insult based on his internet history posting insensitive things about martin luther king. so maybe that wasn't the best compliment to pay the guy. obviously it doesn't help. you want someone running for governor who can bring in people you are depending on. usually it's the top of the ticket that gives the benefits down ballot. in this case mark robinson would benefit from trump, but i talked to a couple of republicans from north carolina today for a piece we have on the bulwark, and they're like this is a huge distraction. he cannot go into the state and appear with mark robinson anymore. fee goes into the state he's going to be asked while he was so effusive of his praise of this guy. did they not vet him. of course if you're in north carolina with introspection you'll say is this the ticket, are these the

but when it comes to particularly black voters reaction, we did see martin luther king iii, the son ofer king jr., come out and call robinson's comments about his father a grotesque characterization. we know that the naacp is calling for robinson to withdraw from the race. you know, they put out a statement last night saying that they're not -- they're nonpartisan, but they know what is right and wrong. so we are seeing very powerful black organizations, very powerful black figures coming out and saying this is unacceptable. this individual cannot be running for governor, and it doesn't matter, frankly, they're saying that if he is black if these are the comments he is saying and if these are the beliefs that he has. >> looks like the deadline to remove him from the ballot were to do so, coming up right now. race and politics reporter for "the hill" cheyanne daniels. >>> next president biden takes something of a victory lap when it comes to the democratic party. with rates falling we'll take a look what he's saying about his administration's achievements, but he's clear more work still

martin luther king jr. it gives me reason to say, with exclamation points, what we used to say in the community, everybody who is my color is not my kind. >> certainly. all the criticism harris received for not doing sit-down interviews, donald trump, when is the last time he received questions that were hard? >> windmills. >> it's also the hypocrisy. the hateful rhetoric he espoused and then it carries over into private conduct. this is someone who is beyond toxic. it seems like republicans have tethered themselves to him. what impact do you see it having? >> i mean, it's not going to have any real impact because trump is going to stick around. within the race in north carolina, maybe it does help turn out democrats who actually want to vote against this guy. they're low turnout voters, and they show up and vote on election day. this is going to be a turnout election. it's to the point where tooth and nails and all that is going to matter is which side is better at getting their low turnout voters out. so

. >> donald trump, though, who prior to this calling, robinson martin luther king junior on steroids and said he was a candidate to be cherished, has not denounced robinson, j.d. vance also has not denounced rob vincent and kfile is back with me tonight with more breaking news on this story and the fallout that continues from kfile's reporting. so what are you finding out tonight? >> yeah, that's right. the fallout is continuing. following our story. we are now seeing candidates and gop organizations across the country running away from robinson investigation from our team found deleted tweets, deleted photos. these are from candidates who previously appeared and posted that they were with robinson. we are seeing canceled events. people who are withdrawing funds withdrawing endorsements as we just mentioned, we've seen some candidates erase endorsements from their page and halt some groups which have halted fundraising things or advertising on robinson's behalf. i want to run through some of the folks who have deleted some of their photos there all north carolina based one of them is

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. >> i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two. >> reporter: robinson was given a national platform by speaking at the republican convention where we caught up with him. lieutenant governor, ed o'keefe with cbs news. how are you, sir? >> we've got to run. >> reporter: how's your race? >> it's going fantastic, yes, sir. >> reporter: recent polls show him trailing democratic candidate josh stine who says they already know he is unfit to be governor. ballots are already printed in north carolina but state law says candidates have until midnight to drop out of any race. if robinson does so the gop executive committee would pick a replacement and voters would vote for the new contender by voting for robinson on their ballot. members of both parties believe his unpopularity could drinking -- drag down trump and help vice president kamala harris win battleground north carolina. ed o'keefe, cbs news, washington. >>> now there are now just 46 days to election day. vice president kamala harris hea

"i think you are martin luther king times two." hink the stench of the scandal walks over to donald trump or no? >> well, first off, the fact that he compared him to martin luther king, we now know that mark robinson probably took that as an insult, given his history of posting insulting things in the past about martin luther king. in terms of what you're saying, obviously it doesn't help. you want someone running for governor who can maybe bring in some people that you are depending on. usually, it is the top of the ticket. obviously that gives benefits down ballot. mark robinson would benefit from trump in this case, but i talked to a couple republicans in north carolina today for a piece, they said this is a huge trend -- distraction. he cannot go into the estate and appear with mark robinson anymore. he is going to be asked why he was so effusive in his praise of this guy, did they not that in? if you are a republican in with any sort of sanity and introspection, he will say is this really the ticket of republicans that i want?

trump called him martin luther king on steroids.cording to the cnn report, you know, messaging on pornographic message boards saying all sorts of incendiary things, calling himself a black nazi, and saying that some people should be enslaved and that he would buy some slaves if he could. so it's just a matter of whether the voters of north carolina split the ticket, vote for president, and then skip the gubernatorial race, but i think in terms of the voters of north carolina, i would be shocked, shocked after this report that governor robinson's campaign goes anywhere. >> so, sarah, the trump campaign responded this way. i'm going to read from their statement. president trump's campaign is focused on winning the white house and saving this country. north carolina is a vital part of the plan. it goes on promising the campaign will not take its eye off the ball. notably absent is any defense of robinson. could this be a problem, do you think, for the trump campaign? >> i certainly think it's going to be an issue, look, they're distanc

this is martin luther king on steroids. okay. i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two. >> i said to this man, when he endorsed me, he gave a speech. i said, you are dr. martin luther king on steroids. that's how good you are. you are unbelievable. as a speaker. he got up and he's doing fantastically well in north carolina, and i think he's going to be the next governor of north carolina. mark robinson. >> hi, again. it's 5:00 now in new york. i'm alicia menendez in for nicolle wallace. that sound you hear, it is just the low rumble of an entire political apparatus acting with new purpose. their mission, to get you to see the video we just watched over and over and over again. as we speak, democrats are mustering their messaging might to make a cession in voters' minds, to link donald trump and mark robinson, his choice for north carolina governor. now, we won't belabor the specifics of the salacious accusations against robinson this afternoon other to say a cnn report detailed a

on steroids. >> i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two noted, once distance between him in a robinson, but harris, as you noted, is already using that as part of her ads what goes into the calculus over how much trump is going to say, like how is that decision ultimately made? the problem with trying to come up with a calculus for what trump is going to say is that trump often does then goes out and says whatever he wants or said something different. we're post at 1:00 a.m. on truth, social, and so the plans can get up ended by the candidate. what his advisers would like him to do is to put, again, put more distance between himself and ron robinson. there are some people who thought that trump needs to publicly disavow robinson. and i think that's what we are watching for to see if he does anything like that tomorrow. saying something like i hardly know the guy we have heard him say that about dozens and dozens of people controversial endorsees, controversial supporters, controversial former adv

i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times 21 of the great stars of the party. what are the great stars in politics, lieutenant governor mark robinson, i'm a great supporter of his. you're in credible lieutenant governor mark robinson is a hot politician had fallen politician, lieutenant governor mark robinson, a real star, great guy, friend of mine, mark robinson junior times to uh-huh. okay. when you make sort of hyperbolic statements, there's obviously consequences yeah, accurate statements even more so. but can he control the damage here you're like i just please the monks itself. >> the topic is so here a couple of things that i will put on the table. let's also remember that donald j. trump has been found liable for sexual assault he of a woman that and we've heard other, you know, so there's a level of hypocrisy here in a republican party that is supposed to be about family values and valuing people that wear the top of the ticket in the gubernatorial race is someone who would say

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let's listen this is martin luther king on steroids. i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times 21 of the great stars of the party. one of the great stars in politics lieutenant governor mark robinson >> do you think or do you think we will hear anything from the former president distancing himself from mark robinson are condemning, you know, that actions that's a that's a really, really good point, jessica, i remember when you had doug mastriano on a couple of are there really friends candidates and the trump campaign or the adviser to the former president sort of distance him from those individuals, but he never really directly came out and said anything. and so based upon that history, i really doubt that trump will say something negatively about him. maybe he'll ceo, he's a weird guy, or he's an odd sort of guide. that's probably the the best we're going to get out of the former president in that regard. but look, i think if you're looking at north carolina and the data suggesting that this state is becoming more competitive to julia's

people to listen to what trump has said about mark robinson so previously luther king on steroids. >> i think you're better than martin luther king. >> i think you are martin luther king times 21 of the great stars of the party. what are the great stars in politics? lieutenant governor mark robinson. now my great supporter of his. you're in credible lieutenant governor mark robinson is a hot politician had fallen collocation lieutenant governor mark robinson, real star, great guy, friend of mine, mark robinson i mean, scott, obviously that's more than just an endorsement that's going above and beyond to praise him. so as, as a republican does he need to distance himself from mark robinson on saturday? >> i don't know what he will do. i wouldn't predict it. my advice to him would be do whatever is best for you because right now now the highest and most fervent view of most republicans in his country is hit donald trump be returned to the white house, and he has to run the campaign and he needs to run to get that done. i love all these other races and everything else downballot. but for donald trump and for his campaign

martin luther king times two the candidate himself, mark robinson, actually called martin luther king, martin luther racial term and, you know, all this stuff that's come out. so obviously you know, robinson's going to lose it's not a question of basically wasn't a question even before all this broke. but anytime particularly in a tight race like you're seeing in north carolina where it could come down to one point anytime you dampen enthusiasm and that may be even if it's 99 out of 100 people, were like i'm still with mark robinson and i'm excited if there's even one person out of the hundred that says that that feels a little bothered by this, where their enthusiasm is damping and they maybe don't vote maybe they do switch over to calm luck because they're just sick of it that can make the difference. so if this was a five or ten point race in north carolina, i'd be saying, look, this is bad, obviously from mark robinson but it's probably not going to affect donald trump. the fact that it's so close anything like this can make a difference when you have a race that's just this tight

our kron four's rob nesbitt spoke with the mayor along martin luther king junior way where a homeless encampment was removed. >> the sidewalk along martin luther king junior way an open looks very different than it did last week. last week there were tense all along this street. you can actually see they're still cleaning up some debris behind me. 40 tons of debris was cleared from the homeless encampment that existed in oakland since 2006. >> it went from this to this in a matter of days because of an executive order signed by mayor sheng thao requiring the removal of homeless encampments that infringe on critical and essential infrastructure. you cannot remain on sidewalks. you cannot remain in parks or near red centers. story near senior centers. you cannot be inside of the park. mayor thao has directed all city departments to enforce the encampment management policy approved by the city council in 2020 federal laws made that difficult until the u.s. supreme court ruled in june to allow cities the ability to clear homeless encampments, assistant city administrator in oakland, harol

i think you're better than martin luther king. i think you are martin luther king times two now, kamala harris is capitalizing on that close relationship i've been with them. >> i've gotten to know him and he's outstanding. >> donald trump and mark robinson they're both wrong for north carolina let's bring in the panel daniella let me ask you first of all, we should note it's not as if before yesterday, lieutenant governor robinson was uncontroversial. >> he was he was pretty controversial to begin with. >> but do you think that this actually will have an effect on the presidential race in north carolina absolutely. i think it could in that ad that the harris people put out is spot on trump has been hugging mark robinson for weeks and he's been saying outlandish and crazy things for years and as has been happening over the past couple of years, trump has always pushing for the most extreme, the most maga, the most loyal person to be the republican nominee. and i do think there's a chance that mark robinson that the top of that guma

this one was on martin luther king jr. way under interstate 980. this closure comes amid reports of elevated levels of crime in the area including a double homicide earlier this month. or amanda harry explains why everyone is not on board. >> reporter: feelings are mixed about the cleanup in this area. some people think it is more hygienic and safer, while others are concerned about the people who used to live here. there is even a sign above the overpass that says displacement is murder. >> it makes you feel a sense of doubt and helplessness. >> reporter: meant butler does not know how much longer he will be able to live in the place he calls home. he has an rv on brush street just a few bucks from west grand avenue and martin luther king jr. way in an area where the city of oakland has created the first phase of closing a long-standing homeless encampment. butler is worried he could be next. >> i could be in displacement somewhere and i don't want to stay around a bunch of people that are disruptive like this. >> reporter: butler is getting by an

rob nesbitt spoke with the mayor along martin luther king junior way where a homeless encampment was remote. >> the sidewalk along martin luther king junior way an open looks very different than it did last week. last week there were tense all along this street. you can actually see they're still cleaning up some debris behind me. 40 tons of debris was cleared from the homeless encampment that existed in oakland since 2006. >> it went from this to this in a matter of days because of an executive order signed by mayor sheng thao allowing people to live in tent is not dignified. it's not safe is actually very dangerous. you're open to the elements and not just but many of the criminal elements come to mayor thao has directed all city departments to enforce the encampment management policy approved by the city council in 2020 federal laws made that difficult until the u.s. supreme court ruled in june to allow cities the ability to clear homeless encampments, assistant city administrator in oakland, harold duffey says shelters always offered before and an house person is forced to move. t