paul mitchell, politico , all data. thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >> just ahead, we'll talk with the author whose new book digs into tech billionaires as the world's biggest supervillains sound fam characters for sure in a new book written by bestselling author john scalzi. starter villain was released this week. entertainment weekly says if you're tired of the same old villain arc in comic books, thrillers and action movies, scalzi's unique, hilarious and oddly relatable story is the perfect fall. read his previous works, including old man's war redshirts a kju preservation society, have earnedim many accolades, including the hugo award, which is basically the oscars of science fiction. and he's here in san francisco tonight as part of his book tour. joining us live here in the studio is john scalzi. hey, john. hello. oh, my gosh. it's so good to see you. >> it's so good to see you. good to see you, too. okay. i should probably explain. >> we are old friends. yes like really old. >> yes. yes. >> 30 years

because she is not under indictment in any criminal court. >> thank you so much, paul butler, ken dilanian and tia mitchell there today, guys. >>> now to the federal courthouse in washington, d.c., where yet another january 6th rioter will learn his sentence today. edward vadalian was found guilty of conspiracy and obstruction charges earlier this year and charged alongside the defendant who drove a stun gun into a capitol police officer's neck. nbc's ryan reilly is outside the courthouse. he writes in his book "sedition hunters: how january 6th broke the justice system." he didn't stun the police officer himself, so what more do we know about him and his role and what kind of time is he facing? >> reporter: yes, so the federal prosecutors want to send him away for ten years. he's now after the last month his case is finally unsealed, even though he was charged much earlier. ed is interesting because he wanted to citizen's arrest nancy pelosi and testified about it and then after his trial, after his conviction in april, i spoke with him outside the courthouse and here is what he had to say. >> any person

paul appreciates it. >> thank you, elizabeth whelan, and that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." "chris jansing reports" starts right now. >>> good day, i'm chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. today new pressure from president biden calling on automakers and union workers to cut a deal and dispatching white house officials to try to make it happen. the first of its kind coordinated strike is now just 13 hours old, but the uaw has a plan should it continue for months. >>> and with the dow sinking today, is there a reason to worry a strike could take a bite out of the economy as a whole? >>> plus, the diametrically opposed approaches to the new hunter biden indictment, less than an hour ago, the president ignoring a question about whether his son could be pardoned while we get first reaction from donald trump who then tied it to his own legal peril. nbc's exclusive interview with the former president is coming up. >>> and a hearing coming up in our next hour for the ex-police officers who allegedly beat tyre nichols to death. the latest on when they may final

paul appreciates it. >> thank you, elizabeth whelan, and that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports."sing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. today new pressure from president biden calling on automakers and union workers to cut a deal and dispatching white house officials to try to make it happen. the first of its kind coordinated strike is now j