i'm richard lui. >> i'm marley hall. an easter suspected turned deadly afters detonated in sri lanka. a wave of explosions tore apart three churches and three luxury hotels. the coordinated attacks seemed to have targeted the christian communit which makes up less than 10% of the population. 290 people are dead with several americans among them. 500 have been seriously injured. those numbers are expected to rise. here with the latest is nbc's sarah harmon. >> the blast shook churches in the holiest day on the christian calendar. it started before 9:00 a.m. packed easter services shattered. when it was over, chaos and c f moment one blast ripped through st. anthony's shrine. this is what the inside looks like now. the near simultaneous blast targeting three churches across the country and in the capital, three luxury hotels popular with tourists. later two more explosions reported in the city. witnesses described the horror. >> i could see a lot of people with people and a lot of chefs with white apron

i'm richard lui. >> good to be with you. i'm frances rivera. an entire city and the world is waking up in shock after a devastating fire reduced parts of notre dame cathedral to ash. flames engulfed the spire, the catastrophic collapse crippling the gathering place that has been a symbol of freedom and fraternity in paris for over 800 years. 13 million visitors from all faiths come to marvel at the heart of the french capital. it's a devastating start to holy week for catholic church, but french president emmanuel macron is vowing to rebuild. joining us from london is sarah harmon with the very latest. sarah, good morning. >> reporter: frances rivera, good morning. what a loss for france and the world. we're talking about a just a fe large parts of it to be destroyed. the cause of this fire isn't clear yet. the paris prosecutor's office is investigating at the moment they are treating it as an accident, and a key focus of this investigation is likely to be the scaffolding that was outside the cathedral. notre dame was undergoing a nearly $7 mil

good afternoon to all of you, i'm richard lui live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. this hour for you, to impeach or not to impeach. following the release of the redacted mueller report, a deepening division within the democratic party whether or not to impeach president trump. house democrats are gearing up to get more information out of that report. and the doj is already pushing back. i'll speak to members of each of the minority caucuses to find out more about what's ahead on capitol hill. >>> then, 2020 vision. the candidates weigh in on impeaching president trump. we'll tell you who is for it, who is against it. >>> we'll start with new reporting from "the new york times." in a story out today, "the times" reporting one person who has not read the report, president trump. trump instead relying on briefings and television coverage to tell him what mueller concluded in that report. more on that ahead. >>> first, growing questions for democrats, whether or not to try to impeach president trump. senator elizabeth warren became the first 2020 partly sunny shall can

. >> i'm richard lui. get your latest updates on nbc's instagram. keept right here.h you. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. we have a lot of spring breakers out. >> very nice weather. yesterday was the first day of a warming trend that's already under way. right now as you head out the door, temperatures are in the 40s and low 50s. hayward, 49 degrees. san jose, 51. napa, 45

i'm richard lui. >> i'm marlie hall. president trump is back in d.c. this morning and on the offensive in the wake of the mueller report. he railed against the investigation on twitter tweeting about it five times on easter sunday calling it the worst and most corrupt political witch hunt in the history of the united states. meanwhile, a small group of lawmakers will get their first look today at a copy of the report with far fewer redactions. ranking members of the house as well as the gang of eight will be able to see everything outside grand jury information. tracie potts joins us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. democrats trying to figure out their next step. where do they go next? they're trying to get the full mueller report and the man who wrote it to come in and testify. worse than watergate that's what one key democrat is calling it. >> if proven, some of this would be impeachable, yes. >> reporter: will they go there? >> mitch mcconnell will not stand up to the president, it seems unlikely an impeachable is possible. today a small

the news continuing right now with my colleague, richard lui.r bottoms from atlanta. >> i'm looking forward to that. any questions you want me to ask her. >> everyone is asking about stacy abrams being the rising star, but there's a lot of black girl magic taking place throughout that state. >> the great state of georgia. i will ask that question for you. good afternoon to all of you. i'm richard lui live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. >>> democrats raggle to support freshman congresswoman ilhan omar after president trump's tweet along with graphic images from the 9/11 attacks. >>> sanctuary city threat. president trump coming under fire for thing to release illegal immigrants in sanctuary cities. the mayor of one of those cities, mayor keisha lance bottoms of atlanta will join us live. >>> and then, ticktock, the mueller report redacted. a version could be released to congress and the public as early as monday. we're going to dive into what it could reveal. we'll start with president trump doubling down on a story first reported by "th

good afternoon to all of you, i'm richard lui live at msnbc headquarters in new york city.wing the release of the redacted mueller report, a deepening division within the democratic party whether or not to impeach president trump. house democrats are gearing up to get more information out of that report. and the doj is already pushing

. >>> i'm richard lui. we have a lot more for you. new heart breaking stories of the victims and heroes in the synagogue shooting as a wounded rabbi vows terror will not win. >>> the barr fight escalates. democrats hit back as the attorney general threatens not to show up at a highly anticipated hearing. could democrats subpoena william barr in the end? >>> and election security or rather insecurity. a dire warning from the fbi director. the clock is ticking and russia ups the election interference game just in time for 2020. >>> we're going to start this hour new details on the deadly shooting on a house of worship in california. just over 24 hours old now, one person was killed, three others injured when a gunman opened fire. it happened as worshippers were marking the last day of passover and exactly six months after the tree of life shooting in pittsburgh. another synagogue that was the deadliest attack on the jewish community in u.s. history. poway mayor describes it as a hate crime. today we focus on the four victims. 60-year-ol

i'm richard lui. i turn it over to al sharpton and "politics nation." >>> good evening and welcome to "politics nation." this week, we talked about the race factor in american politics at the national action network convention. we had most of the democratic candidates for the nomination there talk very frankly and in detail about what they would do to close the race gap in the economy. blacks at a low level of

when i was on the msnbc a few weeks ago and richard lui, we talked about the mosque attack in new zealand. in the interview i remember saying, we're going to have an attack, we'll have a revenge by isis-style terrorist, al qaeda style terrorist somewhere? the world will avenge this. lo and behold, we had that. we had that in sri lanka last week where they attacked all the churches on easter. you can see how they work. their mind is not a mystery to law enforcement intelligence worldwide. we see how they work. this guy likewise was inspired by the pittsburgh synagogue and new zealand mosque attack because he hates everyone. the propaganda of the deed is an old anarchist strategy that the killing promotes more killing. right now, this is the sad part, right now there's people in america and the world who will get inspired and are planning to do other attacks on some innocent people somewhere. so, it has to come down to all the good citizens, really. that's the very bottom beginning. when you know people are going into this hate world, they're going in, they're going to destroy themselves. h

i'm richard lui live at msnbc shedquarters here in new york city.caps off a stop in vegas a short time ago. he accused democrats being anti-semitic and taking shots at democratic congress mapp ilhan omar who is muslim. >> a special thanks to representative omar of minnesota. oh. oh. oh, i forgot. she doesn't like israel. i forgot. i'm so sorry. >> oh, campaign kickoff. ohio congresswoman just a moment ago, tim ryan officially joining the already crowded field of democratic presidential contenders speaking to a big crowd of supporters in his home state of ohio. >> i'm tim ryan and i'm running for president of the united states of america. i want us to come together as a country. i want us to seize the future of this country. we are a great country.

>>> that does it for me this hour, i'm richard lui. you can follow me on twitter, instagram, and facebook. let me know what you think and i'll get back to you. i turn it now to reverend al sharpton and "politicsnation." >>> good evening, and welcome to "politicsnation." tonight's lede, 48 hours after the mueller report's release, the dust hasn't settled for either side. no, it's not a conviction, ins even an incrimination, but it's still not an exoneration. for the last month, president trump and his supporters have insisted that attorney general william barr's summary of the report was the absolution they sought for the last two years. definitively washed the president' hands of all alleged wrongdoing including obstruction. but on thursday, the redacted version of the report went live and for all that was blacked out, we did see this from the special counsel. quote, if we had the confidence after the thorough investigation of the facts that the president did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. the evidence we obtaine

i'm richard lui. now i turn it over to al sharpton and "politics nation." >>> good evening and welcome to "politics nation." this week, we talked about the race factor in american politics at the national action network convention. we had most of the democratic candidates for the nomination there talk very frankly and in detail about what they would do to close the race gap in the economy. blacks at a low level of unemployment, but still doubly unemployed the whites. the race gap in education, in health care, and in the criminal justice system. it is the idea to not leave the racial divide that has been a real part of this presidency by his not addressing it. and by his not dealing with it. and not dealing with racist and bigoted rise in crime bringing it into mainstream political discussion. no one should be president if they cannot be president for all americans and fight for equality at all levels, no matter the race, gender or sexual orientation of the citizen. joining me now is juanita tolliver,

i'm richard lui. i'll be back tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. eastern. let me know what you think.over to reverend al sharpton and "politicsnation." >>> good evening and welcome to "politicsnation." tonight's lead, monstrous. there's no other word to describe the trump administration's escalating response to the migrant crisis. as first reported by "the washington post" this week, that the white house has

i'm richard lui. you can follow me on twitter, instagram, and facebook. for now, i turn it over to referendum al sharpton and "politicsnation." >>> good evening and welcome to "politicsnation." tonight's lead, an old saying i grew up with in brooklyn is don't write checks your behind can't cash. for two weeks now, president trump has the press insisting that no one wants to see the now-completed mueller report made public more than him. but as congressional democrats ready subpoenas and members of special counsel robert mueller's team criticize attorney general william barr's trump-friendly summary of the report as not the exoneration republicans want it to be, president, bring it on, suddenly needs a minute. while barr readies his own heavily redacted version for release as early as next week and senate republicans do their part to keep us in the dark, this week even blocking a resolution to make the report public for the fifth time. but while the gop continued to protect their guy at the nation's expense, i hosted dozens of actual public servants and th

i'm richard lui. i'll be back tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. eastern. let me know what you think. for now, i turn it over to reverend al sharpton and "politicsnation." >>> good evening and welcome to "politicsnation." tonight's lead, monstrous. there's no other word to describe the trump administration's escalating response to the migrant crisis. as first reported by "the washington post" this week, that the white house has pressed immigration officials to dump thousands of detainees in sanctuary cities, all in the name of pettiness and punished mostly democratic districts and their lawmakers. the administration admitted to floating the plan, then dropping it, not because it was so mean or so authoritarian, but according to a homeland security official, because it was, quote, so illegal, which, in president trump's mind, means so what? >> we'll bring the illegal, whatever you call them, i call them the illegals. they came across the border illegally. we'll bring them to sanctuary city areas and let that particular area take care of it. they want more people in their sanctuary citi

i'm richard lui. you can follow me on twitter, instagram, and facebook., i turn it over to referendum al sharpton and "politicsnation." >>> good evening and welcome to "politicsnation." tonight's lead, an old saying i grew up with in brooklyn is don't write checks your behind can't cash. for two weeks now, president trump has the press insisting that no one wants to see the now-completed mueller report made public more than him. but as congressional democrats ready subpoenas

. >>> i'm richard lui.sident announced in a tweet tonight that she will be leaving her post, replaced by customs and border protection commissioner. nielsen later followed up with a tweet of her own saying she had submitted her resignation. >>> and acting white house chief of staff says democrats will never receive president trump's tax returns, calling efforts to retain them a political stunt. back to headliners, revealed "national enquirer." >>> the "national enquirer" has, for better or worse, redefined the landscape of professional journalism. under the leadership of david pecker, the tabloid possibly began having an impact on the country's politics. >> from the original monica and bill clinton affair. >> i believe the "national enquirer" is a journalistic enterprise. is it a credible one is the bigger question. >> pecker's vision of merging tab holoid and mainstream reporg was put to the test in october of 2007 when the series on former senator and one-time presidential front runner john edwards. >> wh

. >>> i'm richard lui with your hour's top stories.irman jerry nadler saying the evidence of obstruction of justice by president trump laid out in the mueller report is impeachable if proven. but nadler, whose committee would hold impeachment proceedings said he would still want more investigations before pursuing that path. >>> and thousands of notre dame's parishioners gathered at other churches on sunday to celebrate easter less than a week after fire consumed the iconic monument. for now, back to ""dateline"." >>> welcome back to dateline extra. i'm craig melvin. during christopher sutton's trial, his former fiancee told the court she repeatedly herd him threaten to kill. it was a betrayal the ex-girlfriend was eager to explain. we return once again to keith morrison. >> she tells them -- >> it takes a special sort of skill to face a man facing first-degree murder. and in miami, bruce fleisher has honed the skill as well as anyone. but what he could see right away knew it long before the trial was that the scene in that courtroom w

i'm richard lui in new york at msnbc world headquarters. here's what's happening. behind the lines, top democrats bracing for their first look at the redacted parts of the mueller report as lawmakers grapple with the big question -- where do they go from here? >>> and new reaction, fresh poll numbers show how voters feel about the impeachment question as donald trump's closest aides do damage control. >>> game plan, russia's spinning its own narrative about the contents of mueller's report and the kremlin's attempt to connect with the trump campaign. >>> first off for you, the attorney general promising that beginning tomorrow, top democrat -- top democratic leaders will have access to view some unredacted sections of the mueller report under secured conditions. also happening tomorrow, democrats are expected to hold a conference call to strategize how to move forward. this comes as the white house and trump allies are trying to control the public narrative. >> these people are actually disappointed that the president of the united states isn't a criminal. that's r

i'm richard lui in new york at msnbc world headquarters. here's what's happening.op democrats bracing for their first look at the redacted parts of the mueller report as lawmakers grapple with the big question -- where do they go from here? >>> and new reaction, fresh poll numbers show how voters feel about the impeachment question as donald trump's closest aides do damage control. >>> game plan, russia's spinning its own narrative about the contents of mueller's report and the kremlin's attempt to connect with the trump campaign. >>> first off for you, the

richard lui is up next. the mayor took up 45 minutes of my time.. thank you so much. enjoy your weekend up ahead. on this sunday, as early as tomorrow we could finally get the release of the mueller report. redactions might leave much of it dark black ink and lead to all-out battle in the courts for a full version and story released. president trump declares the absolute legal authority to move my grants into sanctuary cities. now we'll see if he carries through on that threat. fighting back, ilhan omar and democrats on the offense against president trump attack against the freshman congresswoman. a scene from what though thought they'd never see again, tiger woods wins the masters. a first in more than one decade. more on that magical moment straight ahead. >>> the next 24 to 48 hour

right now our breaking news continues right now with richard lui in new york. k you so much and we're going to continue the breaking coverage right now of what we understand is happening there in san diego in the southland of california. just outside, as ways mentioning there, poway is the name of the city. there police are reporting a shooting incident at a synagogue, the chabad synagogue. the sheriff's station tweeting moments ago, quote, a man has been detained for questioning in a shooting incident at the chabad of poway synagogue. deputies were called to chabad way, which is the road in front, just before 11:30 a.m. there are injuries. this is a developing situation. you see that it indicates that there are aware that there is yet information to come. update number two, update number three, that's why we start this hour with this story. as we watch this shooting under way and, again, a man being detained at the moment. right now joining me now shawn henry and by phone is atf agent in charge jim cavanaugh. we don't have a lot of information and unfortunately

and continues with richard lui. >> big-time math. well. >> absolutely. >> just saying. >> yep. >> all right. thank you, kendis. i'm richard liu in for ayman mohyeldin on this sunday. democrats demanding president trump's tax records and more. but so far the white house is saying huh-uh. no way. donald trump reveals his 2020 playbook and the speech of las vegas including dmemonizing aoc. might seem the american president is on the ballot in israel with voters days away from a historic decision there. prime minister netanyahu is using trump almost as an unofficial running mate. we'll show you how. >>> but first we start with the fevered fight over the mueller report. one week from today will be mid-april when the attorney general promise add redacted report to be released. democrats are mobilized on the offensive for the redacted vision and the full mueller and republicans are focused on defense on the report and more. >> we are demanding and we have a