people look at reverend sharpton one way and then they see me and it's like she's a woman. she's a feminist. she'll be telling the us what to do for girls. people don't necessarily want to hear it. so it certainly is a tall order for me, but just to tell you a little bit about myself, i have literally been an activist since i was a toddler. my parents helped to start national action network 21 years ago. i've been at every rally, every protest, every demonstration. i was the kid that used to be there and my parents would use me in the crowd of 20,000 to 30,000 people but they didn't worry because they knew somebody would bring me to the end of the march. really truly a young toddler activist. through all of those things, it was really instilled in me that equal rights is a civil right. equal rights is a civil right. [ applause ] to go even further than that, my mother was kept happy by everyone in this house. everybody in our whole family, as a matter of fact, knew not to mess with her. if she was upset, the whole family felt the wrath of her being upset. you just did whate

al sharpton took it. joseph downs, the young man here, will make arrangements, crystal will make arrangements for you to secure the book and my signature on it. matt and i are working on that very end. whether we win or lose the white house in this coming election, it will be necessary for us to spread our conservative message throughout all the land. listen, god bless you, god keep you. thank you so much. [ applause ] >>> this past week with congress on break we are featuring history programs on c-span. tonight we look at african-american resistance to slavery. the life and escape of former slave robert smalls who served south carolina in the u.s. house of representatives. at 10:00 p.m. eastern professor richard blackett how slaves planned and executed escapes to canada, mexico and the caribbean. american history tv in primetime tonight here on c-span3. on c-span 2 we have been featuring some of book tv's weekend programs in primetime. tonight our conversation with best selling novelist anna quinndlen. a

i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, running from the past. forget the talk you've heard about division in the romney campaign on whether he should come clean and release more details on his finances. today the candidate's wife herself told america what you get is what you get. >> you know, because there are so many things that will be open again for more attack and you just want to give more material for more attack. and that's really -- that's just the answer. and we've given all people need to know and understand about our financial situation and about how we live our life. >> the american people disagree. a new usa today poll shows the majority of americans, 54% think mitt romney should release more of his tax records. and it's no wonder he has the fewest financial disclosures of any recent candidate in history. in fact, the four last presidents and romney's father george all thought the american people deserved to see more. just look at that. but the romneys, one year's tax return is all we get. it's a potentially risky stand they're taki

i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> enough's enough."hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in san francisco. leading off tonight, dirt ball. i suppose if you want to get down in the mud, if you want to show how much dirt you'll get your hands into, you start calling people spies if you're desperate and sleazy enough to go after a quiet deputy of hillary clinton. someone who can't defend herself. better yet you sing out a chorus of sleaze. like john sununu with the republican candidate saying himself how foreign the president is. then to put the cherry on the top of this sundae from hell, you have michele bachmann with some help from glenn beck charge that the whole u.s. government including according to beck john mccain himself are all part of some crowd taking orders from the muslim brotherhood. tonight, we hear the first whistles being blown. guys who have served this country in uniform are standing up to this crazy, un-american talk. god save mccain and say i say and all those left right and center who say enough's enough.

al sharpton took it. joseph downs, the young man here, will make arrangements, crystal will make arrangements for you to secure the book and my signature on it. matt and i are working on that very end. whether we win or lose thete

i think that's true, reverend sharpton.uld expect that she would, you know, go off and, you know, do something truly strange. i mean, i think she wants romney to win. i think that she would give a pro-conservative, pro-republican message if she were asked to speak. i think that she would have some difficulty adhere strictly to script. and, you know, she has a history that suggests to her and i would say probably with some reason that listening to the establishment republican party is not necessarily a good thing for sarah palin. and i think that the romney folks, many of whom, are, in fact, most of whom are the establishment of the republican party just as soon not take the chance of whatever would come. >> all right. peter boyle, we are going to watch and see what happens. thanks for your time tonight. we will be right back. [ ryan ] maybe just a short run today. [ man ] "the odyssey," by homer. book one. tell me, o muse... famous town of troy... book three. book 12. poseidon... book 17. book 20. thunderbolts. book 24. the

it is sharpton's fault. it is trayvon's fault and now it is god's fault. it was god's plan that he shot and killed. no no, it was your fault! you're the one who chased him. you're the one who killed him! god, that was disgusting. you don't regret any of it? why don't you just say hey, i should have stayed at home. i should have stayed at home. i'm sorry. but no, he doesn't regret any of it because apparently he was god's executioner. now i know exactly how i feel about george zimmerman. linda kenney baden is an attorney that does civil and criminal defense. she's a former criminal prosecutor. linda has been on the program many times to talk about this case. linda, first thing i want to ask you about is why the defense did this right? and this morning during a production meeting here as we were talking about the show, i said look, these guys, this is terrible for their defense. but they're going to raise a lot of money. i wonder if it was financial interest. and if that's a conflict of interest. then mark o'mara came out later today and admitted it. we don'

as the 32-year-old female national executive director of the reverend al sharpton's organization, his baby, that he started 21 years ago. we're serious about the hostile environment that's upon women across this country and across the world. women all over are suffering with so many issues. we take it very seriously and work really hard at trying to make changes. as a woman myself, i'm in front of the issues. it's all men on the list. you'll see me being the one to say wait a minute, there's got to be a woman who is an expert on this issue as well. everybody goes, i'm so sorry. i'm so sorry. absolutely. i've really been the trail blazer there. what we realize is with all the issues ta we'hat we're facing, the things that we're going through, courage and activism are the only things we need to get by. it's not easy. we have to stand up and be willing to jump across the hurdles and use strength of our sisters and our brothers to get us through. that's sort of the model that our organization lives with. we can do anything with courage and activism. most of you know reverend al. he's the

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts now. >>> welcome to "politicsnation," i'm al sharpton. live from new orleans where i'm speaking on voting rights at the essence music festival. tonight's lead, building a stronger middle class. president obama wrapped up his week with a midwest bus tour and a new bill to create jobs. talking about the progress we've made in this recovery and the need to press ahead. >> we started to see manufacturing come back to our shores. more manufacturing jobs created than any time since the 1990s. over 4.4 million jobs created over the last two and a half years. over 500,000 manufacturing jobs. so we've been fighting back, but what we all understand is that we've got so much more to do. too many of our friends and family members and neighbors are still out of work. >> the president's been fighting to get americans back to work. and republicans have been fighting him every step of the way. last year he unveiled the american jobs act to save or create 400,000 education jobs. republicans blocked it. and today we can see the result. about 100,000 fewer

including al sharpton. mentioned spike lee. and is he right to want allege aupon?media means never having to say you're sorry. no. he's never going to get an apology. but this is risky. in these cases you go on to try to solidify your position in the minds of the phone shall jurors and public. he did this. and it's a dangerous thing, it's a high wire act. we'll only know after the trial. >> there are legal experts saying the case against him not real thing there. is a good possibility he's going to be acquitted. in that trial. what happens? what kind of a media treatment should he expect? >> i think you'll see that this is dweshed scholar says the prosecution is ridiculous if there is news there that will get more coverage. and i think zimmerman should -- i don't thinked immediatar helping at all to continue. >> if he is acquitted are we looking at violence on the streets of florida fla? because of the way he's been for trayed?. >> yes. i think there is a possibility. that is why i think people like al sharpton should be careful about what they say. there is an ayu

>>> welcome po "politicsnation," i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, 99 days until the election. it's exciting. election day is just around the corner. it's when we start to hear the fancy music. ♪ i love elections. i love voting. and no matter who you plan to vote for, the fact that millions of americans are voting is a victory for our democracy. except this year is a different year. there's a shadow over this election. since 2010, 19 states have been enacted laws designed to make it harder to vote. the vast majority of these were driven by republican governors and republican lawmakers. even as many of them admit there is little or no evidence of voter fraud at all. and some of their actions, some of their justifications are getting desperate and down right weird. in south carolina, attorney general allen wilson is defending his voter i.d. law by pointing out it would not stop voter fraud. >> if alan wilson goes in and uses a fraudulent voter i.d. card in the name john smith and then i leave the polling place. you cannot go back in time and prove the negative. it is impossible.

i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> rambler.ng, i'm chris matthews in new york. let me start with the latest from this ridiculous romney road show. this odd duck odyssey that marks each day with the mistake whether it's mocking the brits or saying arab culture isn't up to snuff. who is this lawn sprinkler of national insult? well, he's mitt romney. remember him? the guy who promised to restore and upgrade the special relationship with great britain and has instead barfed on the buckingham palace lawn? and he has managed to raise the level of strife still higher. also the level of fear when his spokesmen said just yesterday that romney would back netanyahu no matter what he did to iran before he had to walk back yet another global gaffe. let's hear from tonight's experts. we're going to hear from howard fineman, political director of "the huffington post" meeting group. and david corn with mother jones. i have to tell you, it is funny because it's so ridiculous. mitt romney caused a stir today speaking at a fund raiser in tel avi

he told al sharpton, in his view, republicans ms.reseis the plan to the american people. >> it's misleading in the worst way. they are simply not bothered by the truth. the numbers you have given are the absolute correct ones. they continue to say whatever they think will convince people to vote for them, and they give this blanket, we're not going to hurt anybody. nonsense. they are intending to shift the cost onto seniors and their families, and not make it a national issue, but make it your individual responsibility again, like it was before medicare in 1965. it is awful what they plan to do if they get re-elected. >> lean forward with the reverend al sharpton and "politics nation." >>> a first look at how wall street will kick off the day. dow kicks off 13,073. s & p down a fraction, nasdaq dipped 12. in tokyo, the nikkei gained 59 points, in hong kong, the hang seng shot up 211. and investors keep an eye on europe. treasury secretary tim thooetner met with mario draghi on monday, and they hope for a course of action to support t

. >>> last night on "politics nation," congressman told al sharpton he feels the comparison of president obama and mitt romney on the issues jobs will fall squarely in favor of the president. >> it's going to play out to the benefit of the american worker, who is going to know that the president's on their side and that governor romney has been on the side of big capital off shoring and all the rest for a very long time. mitt romney's got a lot of trouble, because he's over here saying, well, i haven't saved any money by off shoring. well, has he made any jobs in america by off shoring? decidedly, no, and so he's going to be in a defensive posture and he's going to be in trouble. >> the reverend al sharpton in "politics nation" weekdays at 6:00 eastern right here on msnbc, the place for politics. >>> in florida, significantly higher bail has been set for george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed 17-year-old trayvon martin, after his original $150,000 bond was revoked last month. now his attorneys are marking a plea for online donations. nbc's eric edwards has

he old al sharpton in his fevie the u.s. has stopped trying. >> we had a series of these that have gone on year after year. the point is we don't do anything to make it harder. we had legislation in the aftermath of events in the past that president kennedy's assassination. we had assault weapon ban. basically over the course of the last 20 years, we have given up. >> al sharpton and "politics nation" is week days at 6:00 p.m. >>> sally wry who blazed a trail as the first american woman to fly to space died in her home yesterday after a battle with cancer. she was a physicist and accepted into the space program in 1978 after answering an ad for astronauts. in 1983 at the age of 32, she became the youngest american to n. space during her first mission aboard the space shuttle "challenger." ride flew a second challenger mission the following year and later made it her mission to inspire young people, especially girls, to do well in math and science. sally ride was 61 years old. >>> and now here's your "first look" at the other

i'm al sharpton live from washington, d.c. tonight's lead, mitt romney spoke at the naacp convention. but who was he really speaking to? governor romney made a series of statements that seemed designed to win over the conservative base by antagonizing the audience inside the room. it started with his unnecessary use of the term "obama care." to the attacks on the president's health care law. >> so to do that i'm going to eliminate every non-essential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ booing ] >> now, here's how that insult played inside the room in the crowd. >> non-essential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care and i'm going to work to replace it. >> wrong service. >> not obama care. >> won't say that again. >> he said the wrong thing now. he know he did. >> romney also attacked the president on jobs. and claimed he's the candidate to help the african-american community. >> the president will say he's going to do those things but he has not.

. >> thank you, reverend sharpton.e're honored and excited to be here to talk about the great opportunities we have at wegmans. >> tell me, what are the positions you have available? >> sure. as you said, we have currently 1200 positions throughout our company. the majority are throughout our stores in the six states we do business. the positions we're looking for are customer service type positions throughout the stores. also great culinary talent. one of our missions as a company is to help our customers make great meals easy. and in order to do that we need culinary talent to help bring the vision to life. we're looking for customer service, cooks, executive chefs throughout some of our stores. and in some stores entry level management as well. >> you say there are several states. where are the jobs? >> sure, sure. right now we're actually focusing on our third opening this year in our stores in a town in gambles, maryland which is about ten miles out of annapolis. we have about 375 of those 1200 positions there hir

sharpton make sense-o-nator. this takes republican and translates what they're trying to say into plain english. let's put it into use for the first time with the jindal interview. >> okay. getting a readout from the marvelous make-sense-o-nator. looks like he's saying wait. okay. i hate this question. anything but willard's tax shelters. think, bobby think. i don't know. stop asking me these questions. let me think. where are my talking points? ronald reagan is great. so is mitt romney -- forget that. how long is this segment? i've got to eat up more time. i can't let him talk. if i keep talking, he won't ask the questions again. >> thank you, fantastic marvelous gop make-sense-o-nator. that makes way more sense. there's a reason his supporters have trouble defending the overseas money. this buried treasure might just be cursed. joining me now is ryan grim wsh washington bureau chief for "the "huffington post" i don't think i'll need that translater for you guys, but ryan, we're having a little fun. but this rea

i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> the army of the night. "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this tonight. i have this feeling about this presidential election between barack obama and mitt romney. it's not just about them, it's about the armies behind them. the people who share in their victory also in their defeat. look at the army of the night riding behind the presumptive republican nominee. it's a army of neocons for lack of a better word. they bring war with them in every election. an agenda of a country they want us to fight. people voted for w, they got iraq. why? because the army poised behind the uninformed ill-read w knew what he didn't. when 9/11 struck, they struck. this time it's iran. but don't think they're going to end it there. these old cold warrers haven't been happy since the berlin wall fell. listen to romney's words. he didn't write them himself. he'll say what it takes to get the right wing behind him. but the right wing will follow him right to the white house. they will

i'm al sharpton. welcome to all our viewers who were watching our special olympics coverage of women's soccer here on msnbc. here at "politicsnation" we're in the olympic spirit. even brought my soccer ball to prove it. there you go, guys. show you my moves later. we have a great show tonight. so thank you for staying with us. worrying for women. millions of women. may have a new reason to get mad at the same old politics being played in washington. senator barbara boxer is here live on that issue. >>> plus a judge takes michael jackson's children away from their grandmother. who is their new guardian? and what does this mean for those children? >>> and the muppets. yes the muppets are under attack. by some critics who apparently have a problem with treating people fairly. >>> what's up with the new celebration in korea? in north korea today. is it wedding bells we hear? all that coming up. >>> but we start with tonight's lead, the most anti-woman congress ever just eight days left until the summer br

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including al sharpton. mentioned spike lee. and is he right to want allege aupon?he anded media means never having to say you're sorry. no. he's never going to get an apology. but this is risky. in these cases you go on to try to solidify your position in the minds of the phone shall jurors and public. he did this. and it's a dangerous thing, it's a high wire act. we'll only know after the trial. >> there are legal experts saying the case against him not real thing there. is a good possibility he's going to be acquitted. in that trial. what happens? what kind of a media treatment should he expect? >> i think you'll see that this is dweshed scholar says the prosecution is ridiculous if there is news there that will get more coverage. and i think zimmerman should -- i don't thinked immediatar helping at all to continue. >> if he is acquitted are we looking at violence on the streets of florida fla? because of the way he's been for trayed?. >> yes. i think there is a possibility. that is why i think people like al sharpton should be careful about what they say. there

. >> today's event featured performers and speakers like the reverend al sharpton. >>> the news edge is far from over. gwen is coming up with an update on your forecast. >> some activity will hit us the early part of the week. we'll have the details after the break. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> we started out gray today but ended up with sunshine. early week will start on the unsettled side, so be prepared. we could see some strong storms as we move ahead into the next five days. lots of humidity, it's here now and it's not going anywhere and those temperatures, they'll head right back to the 90s again. so we had a very short lived break with temperatures only into the

i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, life imitating art in the romney campaign. it comes from a book. it's called "the great gatsby." it's about a party of rich people. just days after parking his jet skis, willard romney hit the hamptons fund raising circuit. and he was at the home of one of his 1% pals. his first event was a $25,000 a person affair at a billionaire's estate. but that wasn't even the big ticket event of the day. that's right. an event held on the property with places wasn't the big moneymaker. no, no. that was a $75,000 a couple fund raiser. another billionaire. held at the home of david koch. yes, that david koch. the billionaire whose corporation plans to funnel $400 million to defeat president obama. now, let me be clear. there's nothing wrong with making money. what's wrong is that romney's policies are aimed to benefit the 1%. th

i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, for millions of americans fighting for survival without health insurance, republicans have one message. you're in the the issue. this weekend senate minority leader mitch mcconnell exposed the plan. if you're not able to afford coverage. too bad. >> what are you going to do to provide universal kovrnl to the 30 million people who are uninsured? >>. >> that is not the issue. the question is how can you go step by step to improve the american health care system. it is already the finest health care system in the world. >> but you don't think -- >> what our president -- >> you don't think 30 million people uninsured is not an issue? >> we're not going to turn the health care system into a western european health care system. >> what country is mcconnell living in what planet even? over 30 million americans living without insurance is not the issue? in this country, the richest country in the world, a person dies every o 20 minutes from lack of health insurance. that's not

or to al sharpton and those who rush to judgment? >> i cannot guess their motives. i would just ask for an apology. >>heather: later today we will hear more from george zimmerman and he reveals if he has any regrets. and, also, he discusses the moment he and trayvon martin came face-to-face. >>heather: very interesting interview. >> brand new fox news polls are out this morning, about the presidential election and the state of the country. >> the results show that mood in america could be very bad for president obama. and peter doocy is covering the story, live for us from washington, dc. peter, what is this telling us? >>peter: i don't want to alarm anyone but the 2012 election is not be held today so do you not is to head to the polls but if it was, here is how it would breakdown. president obama would take 45 percent of the vote. mitt romney would take 41 percent of the vote. the president's number hasn't budged in a month but is down two months since this time last year and romney's chances are the same as last july, but higher than last month. as for the indepe

al sharpton was here. >>> we remember him the way he wanted to be remembered as a unifier >>> mckean died almost two weeks ago his fiancee than in at the bottom of the pool and rialto the coroner's report is not back get kaelin was not here today i was told family members would leave if she showed up i ask why. no comment. among those dr. drew penske and former star trek star michelle nichols. we came to know the man >>> the man was beaten by lapd officers in 1991 their acquittal led to the right that quinta and try to quell. >>> can we all get along? >>> she met keen a few months ago. i'm so glad to get a chance to tell him what a great person i thought he was. >>> one area ripped apart by storms others ravaged by fire. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> and people living under the threat of the colorado what fires can live easier some are allowed back home as the largest of the fires 45 percent contained, dru levenson is at site colorado springs. >>> linda burton came home after sleeping three nights at a friend's house she and her fiance evacuating his when the walled canyon fire crept with

i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> will the real outsourcer please stand up?i'm michael smerconish in for chris matthews. leading off tonight, consider the outsource. for about a monte now, mitt romney has been taking hits on bain capital and outsourcing. his team has released an ad saying president obama isn't telling the truth. romney says much of bain's outsourcing came after he left in 1999. today's boston globe may call this into question. this is complicated, but no matter who's right, this is a fight team obama is happy to have. also, when you think of veterans, you probably think older and conservative. but the obama team now thinks it's got a real shot at winning over veterans, especially younger vets from iraq and afghanistan. >>> plus, what did joe paterno know and when did he know it? now we know. louis freeh's investigation of the penn state abuse scandal is out. paterno chose to protect jerry sandusky over the children he victimized and richard engel is just back from syria with a chilling account of what he saw in that country torn by civil war.

i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, let the gaffes begin. mitt romney has stumbled out of the gate on what was to be his big debut on the world stage. it started in london when romney insulted his olympic host in an interview with nbc's brian williams. >> in the short time here in london, do they look ready to your experienced eye? >> you know, it's hard to know just how well it will turn out. there are a few things that were disconcerting. the stories about the private security firm not having enough people. the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials. that obviously is not something which is encouraging. >> not encouraging 37 disconcerting. the folks in london have been working on this for 15 years. they've spent $14 billion to make it happen. and romney says he's not encouraged? that was bad enough. but then he expressed doubt about whether the british people would rise to the occasion. >> the people of the country, do they come together and celebrate the olympic moment? and that's something which we only find out once th

i'm al sharpton.r survival without health insurance, republicans have one message. you're in the the issue. this weekend senate minority leader mitch mcconnell exposed the plan. if you're not able to afford coverage. too bad. >> what are you going to do to provide universal kovrnl to the 30 million people who are uninsured? >>. >> that is not the issue. the question is how can you go step by step to improve the american health care system. it is already the finest health care system in the world. >> but you don't think -- >> what our president -- >> you don't think 30 million people uninsured is not an issue? >> we're not going to turn the health care system into a western european health care system. >> what country is mcconnell living in what planet even? over 30 million americans living without insurance is not the issue? in this country, the richest country in the world, a person dies every o 20 minutes from lack of healt

i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, this election will come down to a clear choice. the choice between a man betting on the american worker and another who's all in overseas. today president obama kicked off a two day bus tour through the battle grounds ohio and pennsylvania. two crucial states where his bet on the auto industry saved the whole way of life there. against this backdrop, president obama delivered a blistering attack on willard mitt romney and his failed economics. an economics built on profit first and the people second. >> governor romney said we should let it go bankrupt. i refused to turn my back on communities like this one. i was betting on the american worker andç american industry. three years later the american auto industry has come roaring back. and i want goods shipped around the world stamped with made in america. unlike my opponent, i want to stop giving tax breaks for shipping overseas. romney's experience has been working in companies called pioneers of outsourcing. that's not my phrase. pioneers of outsourcing. my experience has been i

i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> mitt romney dreams the impossible dream.>>> good evening. i'm michael smerconish in for chris matthews. leading off tonight mission impossible. if someone played the mission impossible theme as mitt romney took the stage today at the naacp, it would not have been inappropriate. trying to persuade a black audience to vote out the first african-american president, no easy task. say this for romney, he didn't pander. he proved that by telling an unsympathetic audience he would repeal health care reform. check out the reaction. >> i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ booing ] >> why did he do it? we'll get into that at the top of the program. >>> among the issues of the great importance to the naacp audience are the new state laws restricting access to voting. and we now know what effect new laws in florida and iowa are having in making it harder for likely democrats to vote. >>> also, speaking of health care for the 33rd time. the house voted to repeal president obama's health care law. are republicans willing to admit tha

"politics nation with artic" wi sharpton starts now. >> i'm al sharpton. the fight over fairness in the country. president obama took his fight for fairness on the road. promoting his plan to extend tax cuts for middle class americans and earning less than $250,000 a year. >> i believe that we should make sure that the taxes on the 98% of americans don't go up and then we should let the tax cuts expire for folks like me. for the top 2% of americans. and to give me another tax break or warren buffett another tax break or to give mitt romney another tax break, that would cost -- that would cost about a trillion dollars and we can't afford it. >> he also called out republicans important holding the tax cuts for the middle class hostage to protect tax cuts for millionaires. >> i want to hold taxes steady for 98% of americans. republicans say they want to do the same thing. we disagree on the other 2%. what do you usually do if you agree on 98% and disagree on 2%? why don't you compromise to help the middle class? go ahead and do the 98 sxerz we can keep arguin

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. . >>> welcome to "politicsnation." i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, the questions continue for mitt romney. late today mr. romney gave interviews to five different networks including nbc in an effort to diffuse the controversy over bain capital. for years romney has been saying he left bain in 1999 and that he couldn't be blamed for the thousands of workers laid off by bain in the years after that. his 2011 financial report says quote, he retired from bain capital on february 11th, 1999. quote, since february 11, 1999, romney has not had an active role with any bain capital entity and has not been involved in the operations of any bain capital entity in any way. romney signed this document personally. but today new information is emerging that tells a very different story. building on what we learned earlier this week, documents given to a massachusetts commission in 2002 show romney still had full ownership in at least six bain entities while he was in utah managing the olympics. and the commission found romney was st

i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, an explosive new report is raising new questions about mitt romney's credibility. it all centers on his time at bain capital. romney claims he left the firm in early 1999 before some of the worst bankruptcies by bain-owned companies. yet a front page story in today's "boston globe" undermines that claim saying romney maintained a role at the company three years longer than he's been saying. if you follow the paper trail highlighted by "the globe," it raises serious doubts about romney's version of events. in 2000, a year he supposedly left the firm which he'd founded, mr. romney submitted paper work with the security exchange commission listing himself as the ceo and president of bain. in 2001, his s.e.c. filing said the same thing. and his disclosure forms for 2002 show he was paid over $100,000 as quote, executive at bain capital. he signed these forms himself. now, why does all this matter? first it's a question of character. we have to ask if romney is distorting t

i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, this election will come down to a clear choice.verseas. today president obama kicked off a two day bus tour through the battle grounds ohio and pennsylvania. two crucial states where his bet on the auto industry saved the whole way of life there. against this backdrop, president obama delivered a blistering attack on willard mitt romney and his failed economics. an economics built on profit first and the people second. >> governor romney said we should let it go bankrupt. i refused to turn my back on communities like this one. i was betting on the american worker andç american industry. three years later the american auto industry has come roaring back. and i want goods shipped around the world stamped with made in america. unlike my opponent, i want to stop giving tax breaks for shipping overseas. romney's experience has been working in companies called pioneers of outsourcing. that's not my

i'm al sharpton live in dallas. tonight's lead, portrait of an accused killer. tonight the suspected gunman in colorado's shooting has made his first courtroom appearance since the horrific tragedy that left 12 people dead and 58 others injured. james holmes had dyed orange/red hair and seemed dazed and glassy eyed. sometimes closing his eyes as the hearing proceeded. he didn't say anything in court and seemed disconnected. even when the judge talked about the victims. >> for protection order if you'd hand a copy. shall not possess or control a firearm or other weapon. shall not consume alcoholic beverages and controlled substances. and not to commit any new offenses. >> investigators are now looking at his computer and other items found in his apartment trying to piece together who he is and why he allegedly walked into a movie theater and started shooting innocent people. holmes reportedly began struggling at school this past semester doing poorly on exams. police say it was during this time he began buying a huge amount of ammunition online. around that time,

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> welcome to "politicsnation." i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, the gop divided over willard mitt romney's tax returns. today rush limbaugh launched a scathing attack on a growing list of republicans calling on governor romney to release his taxes. >> i saw practically the entire republican establishment thinks he should. what an asinine thing to suggest. i don't think romney ought to release his tax returns. i hope romney is keeping track of who on our side is caving to obama's demands. i hope he understands it's the tea party sticking by him and not the establishment republicans. >> but the whispers in the gop have turned into a deafening chorus. republicans are calling for romney to release his tax returns. "the washington post" says the debate is now causing some divisions inside his campaign. but romney is still shrugging it off. >> i think people in my party just say, look. this is a nonissue. release the returns and they'll go away. my experience is the democratic party has approached taxes in a different wa

i'm al sharpton. tonight, tragedy in colorado. at this hour here's what we do know. shortly after midnight last night 24-year-old suspected gunman james eagan holmes walked into a sold out movie screening of the new batman movie. he hurled a cannister of tear gas in and opened fire. there are 12 dead. 71 shot. holmes was arrested in a parking lot behind the theater shortly after the massacre. a law enforcement official confirms that holmes had red or orange hair when he was apprehended. and he told police that he was the villain the joker from batman. despite these details, countless questions remain. among them what caused this former ph.d. candidate to commit such a heinous act when there were signs he was unstable. and there are questions, too, about his apartment. police say he left it booby trapped with explosives. but why? we'll sort through all of this and even hear eyewitnesses who watched all of this unfold. joining me now is chris jansing. she's in aurora, colorado. chris, thanks for joining me this evening. >> thank you so much, reverend al. i want you to