north carolina. rep.udd: i been very clear to denounce violence in all its forms, whether it's just around the corner here in raleigh and rights or whether it's in washington, d.c.. i believe that we need justice everywhere. we need to protect the second amendment while keeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous individuals. one thing i did was support the national criminal background check service and i voted to fund more to upgrade the database so we know who the dangerous folks are, including those that are mentally adjudicated and we keep them out of their hands. judge beasley: i certainly agree with the bipartisan legislation that was passed on gun safety. it's a great start, and we do have to do more. centers and law enforcement supported this legislation and congressman budd voted against it. he also voted against funding them and did he think the heroes at the capitol who were injured and killed by the smile that he called patriots, were those law enforcement heroes and did they also deserve p

who's going to represent one north carolina? ve been so honored to serve north carolinians for the last nearly 30 years as public defender, judge and chief justice of the supreme court. my commitment to you is to serve you and serve you. well. thank you. >> it is a thank you, mister, about your 90 seconds to again. thank you for hosting the spirited conversation tonight. miss beasley, thank you for being here as well. it's been an honor look about 65 to 70% of north carolinians believe that our country, our state is on the wrong track and we talk a lot about tonight about joe biden. why not doing that? because joe biden is on the ballot on november 8 and he goes by the name this year of cheri beasley because she would be an absolute rubber stamp for everything that's led to this country being on the wrong track, whether that's inflation and having to choose this week between groceries or your power to make those tough decisions. but you are because of joe biden's policies, what they have been and what cheri beasley with support w

this is off the coast of north carolina. again, here is some other representations of our sanctuaries, but we are located about 16 miles off the coast of cape patterns, north carolina. we are 230 feet of water where the currents collide. not only is it a challenging environment to work in, we've got one of the most important and significant thanks to be interpreting. we're happy to tell this story. what was the u.s. monitor? it was a cheese box in a raft, that was the first of its kind prototype designed specifically for estuary harbor warfare to fight the css virginia during the civil war. it is a strange-looking vessel. if you think about, these are the days of cannonballs and cannoned virus, and it would purposely stay low to the water, and not giving much for the enemy to hit. and so you just had a little pilot, which is those strange, square boxes by the battle. and then the rotating unturned, it's the first working rotating gun turret in the history of the world. it's the first of its kind to be employed, and is the gr

north carolina is where we had the first victories against the germans. april 14th of 1942 the u 85 became the first u-boat sunk by the navy off the east coast. the second was the first u-boat sunk by the coast guard off the east coast. we have survivors taken for interrogation by the u.s. navy and coast guard in charleston, south carolina. the second an airplane sank the u 701 off north carolina becoming the first u-boat sunk by the air force off the american east coast. by may of we aren't born into greatness and we don't seek it out but we do rise when greatness is thrust upon us and this is our story. our mission is that we never forget the sacrifices made by her veterans and all those that came before us. we are open -- hoping to expand our site to include these other shipwrecks and these other histories so we invite you to come join our site at monitor. know >> c-span now available at the apple store and google play. download it for free

north carolina is where that road began. this is where we had the first victories against the germans and think of the coastal defense of these goes were all three prongs of the first successes against the u-boats off of our shares for the first of these was april 14 of 1942 when they u85 was sunk off of carolina becoming the first in u-boat signed by the u.s. navy off the coast for the second was on may may 91942 wind this 52 was sunk in by icarus becoming the first u-boat sunk and here we have some of the survivors being taken for interrogation by the u.s. navy coast guard in charleston south carolina through the third was on july july 71942 in his hudson airplane sank the u71 office sc becoming the first u-boat sunk off of the american coast and thankfully by may of 1943 the u-boats were no longer a threat and now convoys updated tactics by the u.s. navy and coastal blackouts going into effect the sheer volume of american shipping -- a truly believe these first successes we had off the coast of north carolina pushing the

for for cherokee communities in response to cherokee attacks on frontier settlements in 1776, north carolina, virginia, south, carolina, georgia. send militia invasions into the cherokee country really really focused on sort of southeastern, tennessee and western north carolina. and those those invasions those militia forces proceed to essentially destroy everything. they can find there there isn't much in the way of fighting. this is about the cherokee population large parts of the cherokee population being put to light and turned into essentially. trees and so this is a desperately horrible experience the revolution this in this part of the world and it's some of the language that you see around, you know coming out of like colonial leaders. coming out of patriot leaders and the people involved in these militia invasions. i mean, it's it's pretty much genocidal languish and we're talking about a need to drive cherokees from the frontier in order to as they see it eliminate a threat in the backcountry during this this crisis with great britain. so the revolution is is just a horrendously tr

and also in the north carolina case we are talking about now, especially so. in fact, the three justices said the emergency context that they would bring relief. it really that tell us anything at all as to how even those three judges ruled on the merits. >> we've got three minutes left. if you've got some words you would like to leave with a reporter on the significance of this case, the potential impact. i will start with judge luttig and i will give allison riggs the last word. >> i think all of you for taking the time to try to begin to understand this very important case. it is so complex. the reporting of its is critically important to the country. it's important to get it right. there's been some talk today about the hyperbole and the partisan hyperbole at that. in my view, that's the way it should be reported. the partisanship, included in the briefing. if you allow yourself to be distracted by the noise, you won't be able to cover the story appropriately. this is a pure question of constitutional law. it does have consequences for politics and for ame

early voting is under way in north carolina, as you know.l shows inflation is the number one issue for north carolina voters. you just heard senator rick scott's attacks on your party when it comes to inflation. democrats here in washington control the house, senate and white house. are you satisfied with how president biden and democrats in washington are handling inflation? >> you know, dana, i can certainly tell you having traveled to all 100 counties in north carolina, folks want to know that the senate is going to lower costs. people are feeling everything from pain at the pump to the cost of prescription drugs and everything in between. in the greatest country in the world folks should not have to make choices around buying groceries or school supplies or high-priced medication. congress really can fix this. we know the greatest factor really is the supply chain. we know that in this country we pay more for prescription drugs than any other country in the world. congress can fix that. we know corporations are seeing 70-year record prof

and north carolina, south carolina, florida and other states and we are certainly felt the impact of wind and flooding as you just saw. a lot of folks have lost electricity. we certainly want to make sure that these folks get back on their feet, and that they have the support that they need to be able to move forward. this is a tough time for north carolina. our hurricane season gets longer every year. and it is part of the climate crisis, our sea levels rise. we have flooding and it is tough. it is all a result of the climate crisis and we really have to be serious about it. >> our prayers are definitely with the people of north carolina, south carolina, florida and virginia right now. and puerto rico. i want to turn to talk about the midterm elections because they are only 38 days away. you are basically tied in the polls against a republican opponent for senate ted budd. from september 5th to september 26th, we check the numbers and republicans spent 4 million more dollars and north carolina and the democrats in your race. do you think that democrats need to spend more money to he

this is what people in north carolina want. >> you were a justice on the state supreme court in northng, judging electoral politics tend to be parallel pursuits. there's not a ton of cross pollination between the two. what did you learn as a judge and justice on the state supreme court that qualifies you to go serve in the u.s. senate? >> i've served as a judge, and chief justice of the supreme court of north carolina for over 20 years. i've had a really respect for the law. and for upholding the constitution. i know it's important to make sure that folks -- apply the rule of law. that we have congress people and senators who are working hard to make sure we passed legislation that works for folks in north carolina. the i. r. a. also allows medicare to negotiate drug prices down. and it does for seniors. a caps insulin. so many folks in north carolina need that kind of relief. -- as we well know has taken drug money and not voted in favor of making sure we lower drug cost for folks here in the state. >> final question, roy cooper is very popular in north carolina. he's a democrat, in

so as i say, the center of things tend to be more in the western part of north carolina. but, in terms of what cherokee's historically and today identify as their homeland, this is this. northern, georgia present day parts of western carolina, south carolina, southeastern tennessee. this is where creation happened as far as their oral traditions are concerned. this is from time immemorial if you want to use the western term. so, this is it. this is the center of. thanks >> so is it safe to assume, then not to romanticize any of, this but north georgia, western north carolina had been in ancestral homeland for the cherokee for centuries? >> millennial. >> melania? so it's safe to assume there are cherokee buried remained still in those areas. if you are walking on the appalachian trail, for instance, are you very likely in a place where the cherokee would've been for millennia? >> yes. cherokee settlements, like settlements of non natives, tend to be clustered in valleys and places where through agriculture. -- you're looking down upon places that have been inhabited for mi

we're working hard for every single vote across north carolina.alking with folks about the things they care about, and i'm fully committed to standing for what's right, calling out what's wrong, and leading courageously in the senate for north carolinians and i wl always put us first. >> north carolina is a beautiful state, a state that i feel is giving like a sane version of like a kinder gentler south, and it would be sad to see it become more like florida. so we'll see what happens. sherry beasley, thank you very much. best of luck. >> and another reminder that early voting did begin today. it began today in north carolina. please get out there and vote. make sure you're registered and vote. for more information on voting in your state, scan the qr code that you see on your screen right now or go to nbcnews.com/planyourvote. this programming note, the battle over women's reproductive rights is the focus of shouting down midnight, from executive producer trevor noah, the film shines a light on former texas state senator wendy davis who stood up

you have a different history of race in the context of north carolina. i can tell you that is true. and so, it may be the case that some schools, it would be unconstitutional for them to use any form of race conscious admissions, where as we should not think that is the case in other contexts. which is to say the 25 years rule was aspirational. and the problem is not that race conscious admissions have not worked. but that our society has not become as racist as the court had hoped. i will be quiet. i am interested in your question. >> thank you, amanda. let me ask a few questions. i want to start out with your last point. which, you said society is still racist. but isn't that something that would go to a remedial justification for preferences? and again, the lawyers for the schools disavowed any remedial argument here. >> so i think it goes to the question of whether or not the 25 years is like a rule of law or whether or not instead we should understand it to remark on the possibility of us getting rid of racial considerations in college admissions. >> i thought it was interestin

the negro infusion, policsn north carolina, descbeames young as being easily the most outstanding negro in the state. james young was born slave on october 26th, 1858n raleigh north carona his father and owner s pt in the young, and his life a a career soldier greatly influence young's desire to participate inilary service. young's fathema sure that his son s properly educated, and helps to get to sunday job once he graduad om charred university. young worked as an teal revenue correct collector became heavily involved with the republanarty in north carolina. by the 1890s, young became focus ecation and the plight of african amics. young strongly believed in racial upftand ran stories and wrote editorials il writing for the raleigh gazette. providing a polic voice for the black community in north carolina. young story and life or importance, not only because he played an important role in north carolina's politics, but because he was an organizer and driving force behind the third north carolina bellagio victory. in 1898, similar to what john mitchell junior, editor of the richmond plan

why did he go to north carolina? was there a big lebanese community there?ohn: there was a big lebanese community in south carolina, and he was going to go to marion, south carolina, when he got off ellis island, and he end up in marion, north carolina. he stayed the night in the train depot. no one came to pick him up, so finally, a conductor pulled him on the train and took him to charlotte, north carolina, and it was an arabic family around the coffee shop at the train station. they talked about the mixup. they gave him a job. he started washing dishes. then he went back and got the rest of his family. they made enough money to get a wagon and they went to the countryside selling cloth, sewing materials, shoes, stuff like that, and it evolved into a clothing department store. my father, who was an entrepreneur, decided he wanted to be totally on his own, and he started a wholesale grocery business. david: they wanted you to go in that business at some point? john: i don't think my father did. my mother is a very strong force. she only wanted me to be a do

. >> service members here in north carolina have risked their lives to acquire classified intelligence to protect our country. >> forget about what was in the emails, it's relevant. although many of them are classified, highly classified, you go to jail for that. >> lordy, there are tapes, the irony doesn't escape, you does it? that was donald trump during his 2016 presidential campaign stretching the importance of import protecting classified documents. but now nbc news is learning that at least some of the 100 plus classified documents the fed sees from his mar-a-lago state contain sensitive secrets about iran in china. the washington post reporting that at least one of the documents described iran's missile program and others describe highly sensitive intelligence work aimed at china. that's according to people familiar with the matter. these details have not been independently confirmed by nbc news. of course trump has denied any wrongdoing, but legal experts are saying that this just increased his odds have been criminally charge for keeping classified documents at his florida hom

is that the number one issue for you and north carolina?you know, the economy is very important. folks here in north carolina care a whole lot about rising costs. everything from paying at the pump, to prescription drugs and everything in between. in the greatest country in the world, folks should not have to be thinking about choosing to buy groceries or school supplies or high priced medicines. what we know is that congress really can fix that. we know that here, in this country, we pay more for prescription drugs than anywhere else in the world. congress can fix that. we also know that corporations are making 70-year record profits under the cover of inflation, they're raising prices that we need. congress can fix that. my opponent, congressman bud, has been in congress for six years and he is not fixing it, he is helping it. in fact, he is taking corporate money from big oil and from big pharma, and voting in favor of those companies, and voting against gas prices and prescription drugs. so whether it is you're protecting your wallet, o

is not on north carolina's form of any sort? every student who fills out the common application form has the ability? >> correct. >> have you seen one of these forms? i don't know if they are in the record in this case? it might be completed applications. >> we have this form that all can use.pplying to any college i understood the form was d to tell us about yourself. you put all sorts of things. it is not a separate piece of paper that says this is about rays. it is just who you and in the context of that students check and wri iall kinds of things. am i wrong about that? >> the form has evolved ov time. i cannot say for certain the rm on the record at the current form does allow for more self-description about the background. >> anyorm of race. it is not like we have to care so carefully about what are the categon their. caucasian.n student could check we are just telling who we are right? general matter. >> yes, your honor. >> does north carolina require anybody to fill out the box that has to do with race on this rm? >> no.

he has done not a thing for north carolina.congress for six years and he's voted in the interest of corporate interests, special interests, and his own, not the people in the state. he voted against lowering the cost of gas and took thousands of dollars from big oil companies. he voted against lowering the cost of medications and took thousands of dollars from big pharma. and the reality is, congressman bug has shown who he is, he does not speak for north carolina and for all the ways in which people need the next senator to be responsive, he has not done. so and when people show you who they are, you better believe them. i would ask your audience to please, for more information about my campaign, to please go to cheri beasley.com. democracy is on the line. we've got to fight back and make sure that not only we are successful for today, but this election is so important for our future. >> we are out of time. but let me ask you this briefly. today, there have been only 11 black u.s. senators elected in the nation's history. and

why did he go to north carolina? was there a big lebanese community? hn: there was a big lebanese community in south carolina. he was going to go to marion county, south carolina. he went to marion, north carolina. he spent all night at the train station. the train conductor took him to charlotte, north carolina. there was an arabic family around the coffee shop at the train station. they talked about the mixup and gave him a job. he went back and got the rest of his family. they made enough money to get a wagon and went into the countryside selling cloth, shoes, stuff like that. that evolved into john mack and sons. it was a clothing department store. my father decided he wanted to be totally on his own, and he started wholesale grocery business. david: they wanted you to go into that business at some point? john: i don't think my father did. my mother only wanted me to be a doctor, and i really didn't want to be a doctor. my father was laid back, and my mother was really aggressive. david: you are a high school football star. john: i don't know about

i want to focus on north carolina. because speaking of the attention, it's all go to places like georgia and pennsylvania and obviously other places. but north carolina presents an opportunity as well. you and i were talking earlier scott. why do you think so? they are neck and neck, you've got a former north carolina state supreme court justice, he got a congressman, but they're in a dead heat and not a lot of attention or money pouring. in >> the last couple of polls had north carolina had a republican pulling ahead. republicans are felt pretty good about this race because national winds appear to be blowing in the republicans direction. tim but has been super tim budd hasn't been super controversial in a state with a environment to favors republican, you have been deprived yourself as a generic republican that's gonna be just fine. i think democrats are putting their eggs in the north carolina's basket to save the senate that will be a stretch. >> but why not look at that state as well? is there too much attention g

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what about north carolina?d month, don't lose sight of north carolina. less than one point. it's the close of the race obviously we're going to talk more about the cartoon characters. the running back, the tv doctor, the tatted uptatted-up giant in hoodie. it's not getting the attention it deserves. >> so morgan, he says, it's not getting the attention. republicans, $21 million in spending, democrats, one-third of that. do democrats need to wake up and send in more money? can cheri beasley win if that's what happens by election day? >> listen, cheri beasley has been outspent for months. i think beasley can win this race but what she needs, individual contributions. donors contributing to the big senate races need to key in on the fact that north carolina is where they need to be sending the money directly to her campaign. this is a race, it's fascinating, john, as we look at the races up and down the board. north carolina has stayed stable. as doug said, plus 1, minus 1, in the past two months, while you see ti

ted budd from north carolina will be here. bill hemmer will be at the hannity hemmer big bore and we'll have the very latest details on the northern california felon that atalked paul pelosi with a hammer. we begin with the state of panic in the democratic party. they are now petrified by the very real possibility that democrats could lose the house and lose the senate, not to mention multiple major gubernatorial races across this great country of ours. this weekend, barack obama, bernie sanders, first lady jill biden are hitting the campaign trail hard in a desperate attempt to salvage some of these races. but not joe biden. the president is just not up to the task. it's more than he can handle at this point in his life, so he will spend the weekend in delaware with his granddaughter. so much for needed rest and relaxation. after all, it was a busy week for joe. public events almost every day. needless to say, the struggle was very real. yesterday, for example, biden seemed to think that he's inherited $5 a gallon gas prices

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we think of north carolina as a red state.the republican nominee there against -- does lead, but that margin is close. it's pretty close to what we were talking about in georgia. let's take a closer look here at north carolina here, by the way. the matchup again is beasley versus budd, but let's show you the 2020 presidential election in north carolina. yeah, it was a trump state, it was close. remember, we did not call this thing for a long time in 2020. donald trump's margin was about 75,000 votes here, 1. 3 points. i think notably, that was down from 2016. in 2016, trump won the state by 175,000 votes, green happens, so democrats did not win north carolina in 2020, but they made progress, got a very close, and they made republican sweat. i think the backdrop in a way for the senate race in 2022, from the republican standpoint, they expect to hold a seat. this has been stubbornly close so far, for more on what is playing out in north carolina, nbc's antonia hylton joins us now from raleigh. a little bit more than two weeks t

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clearly that's issue number one in north carolina. you are trying to make this a referendum on joe biden. >> it really is. people are talking about inflation, they have to choose between gas this week or whether it's groceries. back to school. will they buy their kid a new backpack? those are choices they used to not have to make. the second is crime. locally or having to look over your shoulder whether you come out of the grocery store or if your kids' candy is laced with fentanyl. law enforcement, sheriffs, police are coming up to me all over the state and saying every county in north carolina is now a border county because of joe biden's policies. >> dana: that's actually happening across the country. people feeling that way. this is interesting. the first time that we've seen that a super pac has targeted a democrat on student loan hand-outs by joe biden. i think this is very interesting. i want to play a bit of that four. listen here. >> you made good choices, paid your own bills, avoided going into debt. cheri beasley wants you

the plaintiffs in the north carolina case call the north carolina case called independent state legislators. in other words, courts, it's not of your business and the legislative body decides to enact a law affecting voting. we are the final word. this is a big deal. i conclude by giving you breaking news. republican operatives are determined to weaken and possibly eliminate, eliminate the voting rights act. the power to stop that is in our hands. thank you you today for coming. [applause] rep. butterfield: it is now my pleasure to bring up to the stage a man i ran into at sierra leone two or three months ago. i went to an environmental justice program in warren county , north carolina and he was there and is here with us today. please welcome roland martin. [applause] roland: i appreciated congressman butterfield. that was one hell of a two minute speech. sorry, i thought this was wireless. before we bring out the panel we will have a video from the former attorney general of the united states, eric holder. >> hello, everybody. there is no policy discussion today more important, in my opin

sean: this came up from a case out of north carolina where the north carolina legislature engaged in gerrymandering. they drew the lines in north carolina that clearly benefited the majority party, the republicans. both parties are guilty of doing this in many states around the country. the u.s. supreme court has basically washed their hands of this and said we will not do anything about it. when they did that a couple years ago, they said that states can do something about it. if states want to restrain partisan redistricting, if state courts think it violates state constitutions, they can do something about it. that's exactly what the north carolina supreme court did. they said this partisan gerrymandering violates the north carolina constitution, we are striking it down. the legislators responsible for that map appeled to the u.s. supreme court -- appealed to the u.s. supreme court and said the north carolina courts don't get to tell us if we violated the north carolina constitution. when we are regulating federal elections, they are no check on us. they are asking the supreme cou

like trump, i will focus on the issues in my state in north carolina.ame the four issues she is focused on and she named all four and i walked her down to show her how the president of the united states in the united states senate and the house has a direct relationship to the issues in her state. she was somehow thinking that what happens in d.c. was completely divorced from what is happening in north carolina, not known she was out of her mind. she was a so-called informed activists of the problem is, we have to stop operating these discussions in silos and start connecting the dots which is why we have to have schoolhouse rock three went zero because -- 3.0 because gavin newsom signed the law that you can no longer use rap lyrics and prosecution and that will be challenged in the court. they are using lyrics to prosecute rico cases. you better understand how the legal system impacts it. we have to start connecting the dots better and an everyday person realizes that supreme court thing does involve me and explain it. >> ok. >> yes, but some of that i

, georgia -- with impacts to north carolina, georgia and inland. just as the coast guard did to prepare for landfall in florida, we've worked the past couple of days leading up to storm landfall in those new areas to make sure that ports are secured and that coast guard aircraft, boats and cutters moved out of harm's way and that we stage ready to respond once the storm passed and it was safe to do so. so we're poised again to do search andres cue -- and rescue operations together with federal, state and local partners in those areas as necessary. once we can do rapid assessment. it goes without saying, but it bears remain peteing, that -- but it bears repeating, that we encourage everyone in these newly impacted areas to heed the advice of their emergency response authorities for evacuation, safe haven and for preparedness. so they can help manage their own safety and save their own lives in advance of this storm as it moves through. thank you very much and looking forward to your questions. dawn: thank you so much. i'm the assistant secretary for

senate seat in north carolina. it is a contest that has garnered national attention. meet the candidates for tonight's debate. former chief justice of the north carolina supreme court, cheri beasley is the nominee for the democrats. she has served on of: a court of appeals and served as a district judge in cumberland county. she is facing off against public nominee ted budd. he has represented 13th district since 2017. he has been a farmer and owns a gun store. thank you for being here tonight. let's go over the rules for tonight's debate. each candidate will have 90 seconds to answer the question. each will have 30 seconds for rebuttal. we will alternate who heads -- who answered each question first. at the end, each candidate will have 90 seconds for a closing statement. judge beasley won the toss which means the first question will go to her. in order to make sure no one gets the first and last, the final closing statement will go to representative budd. what are your solutions to help inflation, gas prices, grocery prices and other economic issues we are facing as

senate from north carolina. her race is super close. one of handful of contests that can determine senate control. democrats understand that. they're making a huge last minute investment in her candidacy. sherry beasley will join us later on in the show. first, we have breaking news tonight. donald trump's mar-a-lago document scandal. in august, when the fbi executed a search warrant at trump's beach club, they found over 100 classified documents and 11,000 other documents stashed all over the place. when justice department officials visited a couple months before. a trump lawyer told them all documents trump carted down from the white house were kept in a basement storm room. and that was bad enough given the storage room was beneath a public area of mar-a-lago and the sensitive documents were protected by nothing but a locked closet door. but when the fbi searched the club later, they found several batches of documents in trump's personal office, including three classified documents stuffed in trump's desk. now when that news broke, o

north carolina has had to it. florida has had to do it quite a few times.it time to put more strings, when it comes to rebuilding, so that every dollar that's spend is done for resiliency, so that it's better for the next time and who should pay for that? >> north carolina has a front-row seat when it comes to the effect of climate change, and we are making sure that we've become a clean energy safg haven, and that we are paying attention to resiliency. i've done a climate risk assessment and resiliency plan. you have to make tough decisions when you rebuild. we've had two 500-year flood within 23 months of each other. we know that that's not true anymore. we know these areas are vulnerable. so what we are doing is making sure that we are using strategies like elevation and even buyouts. we've got into local communities that have gotten hit several times. it has just become better to make sure that we create greenspace in a place where homes and businesses used to be, to soak up water that may come from a referred flood, and then to relocate people. those a