sharpton: give it up for mayor bowser.look around i see board members and a lot of people passing me notes of who to acknowledge. would you turn to the right and shake the hand of the person to your right and say that you are reverend al's special guest. now, so don't send me any more notes. ever but he got the acknowledgment. and get outside and bundle up because i am not reading any more notes. this is about dr. king's day, this is not your day. [applause] rev. sharpton: talking about mayors, our next speaker was mayor of new york for many years . one of the things dr. king taught was how you can find common ground even if you may disagree on some issues. when this person became mayor of new york, his predecessor was one that prided himself in 90 the meeting with people -- in not even meeting with people in the civil rights movement. we had various issues, and he wouldn't talk, not only with me but those government agencies. the mike that michael bloomberg one for mayor -- the night that michael bloomberg won for mayor,

reverend al sharpton. [ applause ] >>> give a hand to our host hal harper. do better than that! certainly we are happy to honor you today as we honor doctor king and we are certainly honored that you would share with us. let me recognize first some of our board members. the ceo of essence magazine who you saw, not only black woman's magazine in the world but they have the largest festival of african- americans in the world. half 1 million people in new orleans. for some of you running for president just a hint you might want to, and we are happy for michelle to open up for us. kristin page 1 of our ward members from melvin myers and the reverend john ygritte is with us. one of our board members. many from this civil rights community i will be recognizing them throughout the breakfast but the chairman of the dc council film anderson, anita barnes, councilmember vincent gray, as well as some of our labor leaders. certainly the one that has given so much for so long, clara brown. bonita goofed off from the leadership conference formally with the justice departm

i turn it over now to reverend al sharpton and "politicsnation." >>> good evening, and welcome to "politicsnation." tonight's lead, federal workers are filing for unemployment, courts are going broke, and food stamps are threatened because the government is now in the third week of its postural shutdown, which is president trump said friday, it may go on for, quote, months or even years. despite back-to-back meetings over the last two days, the white house and congressional democrats ended the week still in stalemate over funding for president trump's border wall. he suggested he might declare a national emergency to get it. this as we learned this week the department of homeland security is already asking the pentagon for more u.s. troops on the southern border, possibly extending the controversial military mission nearly into next year. it's our first show of 2019. let's get it on. joining me now is republican strategist scher michael singleton, alexei mccammen, political reporter for axios, chris lew, former deputy secretary of labor under president obama, and caitlyn dickerson, immigration re

(pam) leaders like governor gavin newsom and reverend al sharpton spoke to the crowd at this morningsgislative black caucus breakfast...(grant) as reporter karma dickerson shows us it's an annual event in sacramento honoring doctor martin luther king junior... nats dancingit was part celebrationnats- drumspart history lessonsot-sharpton- 7:16:43- dr. king taught there are two types of leaders. change the temperature in the roomand part call to action.to preserve and embody the legacy of martin luther king junior and fight injustice, and inequality where it still exists.sot- newsom- 9:40:47- so the question is what the hell are we going to do to turn this around.big names spoke to the crowd at this morning's legislative black caucus breakfast an annual event honoring doctor martin luther king. caucus chair assemblymember shirley weber says black congressional leaders try to hold true to dr. king's vision as they make laws. she says education access is the civil rights issue of our generation. but a major lbc focus will also be police policy reform.sot-weber- 08:07:16- redefining when o

she had support from the black panther party any young al sharpton when he was a teenager was her youth organizer in brooklyn. hear him speak about shirley chisholm, it brings tears to your eyes. host: you are passionate about her. why? >> i think she's such an extraordinary woman. i also think that my passion for has to do with the fact that she of brooklyn college where i teach. when i talk about shirley chisholm in the brooklyn public schools, young people are furious that they never knew anything about her. the fact that they now know about this woman who looks like their grandmothers, ran for president, it is an extraordinary, it's an extraordinary experience. the shirley chisholm project at brooklyn women's activism is now run by this woman equally passionate about shirley chisholm named fraser. we're bringing her story alive, especially to young people so that they can realize that you may be a working-class daughter of immigrants, woman of color, but look at what you can do. host: when you put this book together, what surprised you the most? >> the story of barbados, to me, was

at some point -- thank you, lloyd, rev sharpton, incomparable experience.ck out "politics nation" on weekend. >>> donald trump says everyone wants to work for him. we have a special report. >>> aoc, and howard schultz. owa. millionth order. that's next. that's next. first big order. ♪ 44, 45, 46... how many of these did they order? ooh, that's hot. ♪ you know, we could sell these. nah. ♪ we don't bake. ♪ opportunity. what we deliver by delivering. (pirate girl) ahoy!!!!! gotcha! (girl) nooooooooooooo! (man) nooooo! (vo) quick, the quicker picker upper! bounty picks up messes quicker, and is two times more absorbent. bounty, the quicker picker upper. having one of the most impactful moments in congress. they are name checking her proposal to tax people over 10 million and similarities proposals. >> i don't think we want a 70% income tax in america. >> it's called venezuela. >> michael bloomberg says he's thinking about runs as a democrat, and howard schultz is considering it. and another democrat at her town hall last night. >> part of it people at the top 1

al sharpton has not renounced hiss friendship with farrakhan. has not renounced thest anti-semitic comments you just played. by the way, you mentioned steny hoyer, the house majority leader, he also said that walls sometimes even work. so not only has he broken away from nancy pelosi a little bit, here he is acknowledging that walls "sometimesho work." i thought they didn't work. i thought they were inefficient and waste of money? >> sean: i thought it was a manufactured crisis. why wouldn't nancy meet with angel moms and dads? she was in her office. they were outside her door. >> you know why she wouldn't meet. what's she going to say? >> sean: how about, i'm sorry for your loss? i'm so sorry? >> she said about a police officer who was killed, well,il we don't live in a perfect world. really? whenever there is a mass shooting, the same people that say we don't live in aiv perfect world want to draft more laws to restrict the second amendment. in response, we don't live in a perfect world.d. d satisfied when there is a mass shooting. when a pers

she'll be in new york with the reverend al sharpton for an event there. and cory bookers and bernie sanders in south carolina. they are trying to tout the reverend king's legacy. >> so for the former vice president joe biden, this is a big week for him. tell us what's going on. >> well, this is the first time we'll see the former vice president joe biden out in public in well over a month. he's been keeping a low profile as he's heading into those final stages of his 2020 decision-making process. and pretty soon, later this week down in texas, he'll be holding another event as well, down in florida. as of right now, he's still undecided. a friend of his said that it seemed to him he was more likely to announce a candidacy than not. we'll see if he offers us any clues today here in d.c. >> thanks very much. >>> to capitol hill where for the first time since the shutdown began a month ago, the senate will soon have something to vote on. just not the same thing the house is voting on. lauren fox is there. looks like you'll have competing votes in the republi

al sharpton don't speak for us. al sharpton don't speak for me. he is more like a pimp.is what he has been doing for so long and giving them nothing. steve: harsh words from diamond and silk. thank you very much. ainsley: thanks, ladies. steve: roger stone indicted. next. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. . . ♪ ♪ this simple banana peel represents a bold idea: a way to create energy from household trash. it not only saves about 80% in carbon emissions... it helps reduce landfill waste. that's why bp is partnering with a california company: fulcrum bioenergy. to turn garbage into jet fuel. because we can't let any good ideas go to waste. at bp, we see possibilities everywhere. to help the world keep advancing. ainsley: straight to a fox news alert. roger stone has been indicted by a grand jury. steve: the former trump campaign associate whose been arrested by the fbi in for the hawed dale, florida. he is due in court in a couple of hours. ed: a breaking story. catherine herridge with breaking details about the arrest. reporter: good morning. we have 24-page indictm

in addition to all members of the caucus being there, the reverend al sharpton will also take part. >>> lawyers at the center of oakland's warehouse will hold a conference today about a potential gag order. lawyers for derek almenna say prosecutors want a gag order against defendants and their lawyers. they say the gag orders will keep them from sharing their side of the case with the public. now, 36 people died when the fire erupted at the ghost ship warehouse in oakland in december 2016. derek alhenna has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. >>> admitting sexual misconduct, but will return to the stage in san jose today. ktvu's azenith smith reports, last night's performance by louis ck was greeted with protestors. >> reporter: despite the heavy  downpour, a small group of protestors held signs outside the improv where comedian louis ck took the stage. >> i made the sign today. i'm furious that the improv is having louis ck. there are other good comedians out there. there are things that are funny and there are things that are not. and harassing women is not. >> the 53-year-

york the national action network will be holding their mlk day celebration featuring reverend al sharpton>>> if you looked to the sky last night you may have gotten a rare treat. people from around the world are sharing images of a super blood wolf moon. to understand how this weekend's total lunar eclipse earned such a unique name, let's go to nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: it sounds kind of frightening. a super blood wolf moon. >> super blood wolf moon, say it three times fast. >> sounds like a horror movie. >> reporter: astronomer jackty feherty says it's the opposite. >> what you get to see is this beautiful thing which i would call the moon in totality in all of the sunrises and sunsets that are going on across the earth. >> reporter: the entire united states treated to this very special total lunar eclipse as the moon, sun, and earth line up. >> that excites me. >> reporter: why the strange name? well, it's super because this full moon's a bit closer to earth than usual. it's a blood moon because it turns red. and wolf? well, folklore has it, in winter, hungry wolfs howl their lo

that, to me, was the theme of al sharpton's march essentially. dissension.his it was his coronation as the single most powerful civil rights leader in the united states at the moments and you , andtially go through him it's disheartening to watch. live at new,east, of the dream defenders did get to speak of that commemoration, which he did not at the official one. he end's of campos -- he and s ofia campos were told they their time.t this was the first on washington, which malcolm x. called the original march on washington. this is the farce on washington. this is not the lived experiences of black and brown oppressed people in this community. this is about america patt we itself me back how far have come. if we look at the statistics, how far have we come? tell me please. i would like to quote a r apper real quick -- we start start changingou the temple. what are we supposed to do when at every turn, you introduce new forms of racism question mark you change the game completely. it does not look any more like signs, but it looks like being locke

york the national action network will be holding their mlk day celebration featuring reverend al sharpton. >>> tragedy in the line of duty. a three-year veteran police officer was shot and killed in mobile, alabama, sunday while working an investigation. the body of officer sean tooter was transported overnight in this ambulance driving through the streets escorted by fellow officers. this large procession marking a day of mourning for a fallen hero. >> he's made the ultimatesacrif life for others. people he did not even know. >> according to police, officer tooter was gunned down by a suspect with prior warrants. he was 30, and is the second mobile officer to be killed since february 2018. authorities say the suspect is in custody facing capital murder charges. >>> the death toll from friday's massive fuel pipeline explosion in mexico has climbed to 85. dozens have been hospitalized following the horror. officials say the fireball consumed an area the size of a soccer field. officials believe the blaze started when an unidentified man rammed into the pipeline, causing extensive damage. a

. >> i am joined by the reverend al sharpton, host of politics nation.just huddling with many leaders in the party at the martin luther king celebrations that your organization holds and the daily beast's eleanor clift. i waonder if we could start there. i know you had joe biden and others, and you see this as coming back to the congress. in the short term, trump, pelosi, personalities. in the long run, mitch mcconnell is a co equal branch. is he going to do anything to open the government? >> it doesn't appear that way. when you see the bill he's talking about bringing up, which is basically what president trump proposed in his speech saturday night, if you want to call it his speech, it is not a movement to really relieve government workers. i think people need to realize, we're not talking about democrats or republicans. we're talking about people that work for the government. some that do things that secure us, like tsa workers, like air traffic controllers. and to play them like they're pawns in a chess game between one side or the other rather than

the provincial administration is under the control of terrier al sharpton the chief administrator criticize the fact that western countries like germany discontinued their aid for that very reason. citizens have to suffer dealing with things like. the more they will flee abroad. people always look for safe places where they will have bread to eat and if they don't get it here they will look for it elsewhere. it is a struggle for power being fought on the backs of the vulnerable according to the united nations one point six million people in it labor dependent on aid for basic food supplies it is a question of survival for many of them survival in the last rebel bastion in syria . the weather forecast is in america's midwest say the deep freeze that script the region should ease in later at least eight people have died in temperatures lower than the arctic infrastructure has been crippled and life for tens of millions of people brought to a standstill. chicago the windy city no stranger to wicked winter weather but this week's lows haven't been this brutal in decades breathing can be painful

. >> we had two commemorations and the one led by the reverend al sharpton. i have interests backed but it was telling to me that young aisha and johnson from chicago who is the young education activist was taken off the stage it is telling because as much as we talk about youth and as much as we want our youth involved and they want to see youth movements, we are taking the mic away from them. we are taking them out of the fight and that to me was the theme of al sharpton's march essentially, that it was his ascension. it was his coronation as the single most powerful civil rights leader in the united states at the moment and you essentially go through him. it's disheartening to watch. at the very least, phil agnew of the dream defenders did get to speak at that commemoration, which he did not at the official one. he and sophia campos were told that they were not going to get there two minutes apiece because they ran out of time. this was the real farce on shut-in as malcolm x called the original march. this was not about a movement. this was not about the a

northern syria by an armed group formerly linked to al-qaeda will be reverse hired staff korea al sharpton has signed a cease fire with other rebel groups to take control of province. although we get it it's a fact that terrorist organizations are operating in italy and we did not bring these terrorist organizations to the region it was the regime it deliberately opened up the color doors for them to get to these radical groups have been attacking moderate groups we are certainly taking all the necessary measures to stop them our correspondent mohammed a day has more from gas in tap in turkey near the syrian border. talking foreign minister manouchehr was shocked to say style first served by hurting time in a sham. against other opposition groups including some supported by turkey is meant to give the group more territory and influence something turkey would not allow he called the group a terrorist organization and said on qatar will ensure that the gains that have made including taking complete control of the provinces will be rust the foreign minister said they were in talks with russia

i turn it over to reverend al sharpton. >>> good evening and welcome to politics nation. tonight's lead. less than one year into his presidency, the fbi was investigating whether donald trump was working quote, on beha behalf of russia against american interests. that's according to a bombshell new report by the new york times which claims that law enforcement officials were so alarmed after the president fired james comey in 2017 they decided to investigate his actions as a possible national security threat. the president tweeting repeatedly today has dismissed the report with the white house calling it absurd. the news comes as we finally have a date. february, 7th when michael cohen will testify publicly before the house oversight committee about actions taken as a president's former lawyer. expect some fire there. >>> more than 800,000 federal workers went without pay yesterday. capping off the first three weeks of now the longest government shutdown in our nation's history. multiple employee unions are suing the administration as the president mulls how to move even

. >> when i was at oxford we had this debate, i was supposed to debate al sharpton on the principle orhat americans a resume at it. i set our skin is an organ, it does not think or formulate ideas. it's the result of our parentage .es >> i'm sorry it happened to you but we cannot ignore the fact that white privilege exists in our country just as racism and prejudice of all the things, i' sorry it happened you, but i think you and i both have responsibility to call also strike when itd happen. we have to be careful those of us that want to use white privilege finish appointment to have a quick question. on the other side people will say is a race bait her or that is my default because i disagre with them because i see things at a different way. i think we have to be careful. >> i can debate that, but i asked for question after that. it was a simple question in a majority black country state of africa those with are exhibitin black privilege w applying the logic that is used by those who apply white privilege in this country. that is different. is the falsehood. >> it's a shorthand for t

>> and talking to you throughout the segment as this begins stick around start with reverend al sharptonsenator kamala harris what does they bring to the table? >> she has a background that shows she can bring people together but also has the ability to govern. i mean she was the district attorney in san francisco, was re-ele re-elected, went on to become the attorney general of the state, re-elected and all of those elections was able to build a coalition and at the same time stand by what she believes in. i think unlike what donald trump is used to, if she becomes the nominee, she knows how to be aggressive with grace. he's not going have somebody that he can push over, but at the same time, she's not one that will be rattled and lose composure. i think she's a formidable candidate. >> bringing up the question, do democrats need somebody with grace or need somebody like how joe biden positioned himself a bit of a street fighter saying he wants to take out president trump to the back alley? >> again i said aggression with grace. you need to be broeoth. you must have a candidate that's a

al sharpton invited joe biden to speak. biden said the racism that killed dr. king has beenbe detely reawaked in our country in the past two years. and formeryo new york michael bloomberg spoke at the breakfast. he said he's still deciding if he's going to run for esent. at the south carolina state ho e, new jersey senator corey booker recalling dr. king's words on the need to work for change rather than waitor it. and independent senator bernie sanders was quite blunt today, he told the crowd that president trump is, quote, a racist. >>> a day of rvice,eflection and honor, all in the name of the man who helped change the course of civil rights in this country. derrick ward shows us the tributes in d.c. today for l marther king jr. >> reporter: it's a holiday, but thisne for resting, and year for those viewing one of the big parades, not one for being warm.e >> i h it starts soon. it's cold out here. >> reporter: on martin luther king avenuen the anacostia section of the nation's capital the mlk parade has been a fixture for years and charles viewing spot ime f

reverend al sharpton and glen kirschner. >>> and president trump visited the u.s.exico border for a photo op. he actually called it that. >>> plus an estimated 800,000 federal employees will miss their paychecks tomorrow. and u.s. congressman steve king is getting hit i think appropriately for what he said about white supremacy. and donald trump's command of television is fading. trump's c television is fading i am a family man. i am a techie dad. i believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at comcast, it's my job to develop, apps and tools that simplify your experience. my name is mike, i'm in product development at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. >>> well, welcome back to "hardball." as the government shutdown stretch under to the 19th day, president trump refused to take responsibility, despite telling people he would be proud to take responsibility. harry truman said the buck stops here. the president bucking a decade 's long trend from his predecessors. >> the president, whoever he is has to decide, he can'

what did you face that say barack obama or even al sharpton that ran in 2004 did not face that may giveo see the next year and a half with senator harris? >> well, to start with the obvious, i'm a girl. >> what did you face as a result of that. >> the ability to raise money, conduct a national campaign. all those things were not there for me in 2004 and they will probably be here for senator harris and other women that are running. remember, we have a crowded field of democrats. high regards for all of them. i'm a great fan of joe biden's, having been friends with him, worked with him six years in the senate. there's a great, we've got a good bench as democrats in the next election. i wish them all well. i know it will be a vigorously hard fought campaign. >> you talk money. senator harris' campaign raised 1.5 million from all 50 states, average of $37 in the first 24 hours. let me ask you about politics. you were in the senate during the shutdown. now the second longest in u.s. history. what do you think of when you think of the last 35, 36 days of this shutdown? >> well, it's a traged

i'll hand it over now to reverend al sharpton and "politics nation." >>> good evening, and welcome to "politics nation." tonight's lead, as most americans prep for the workweek ahead, more than 800,000 federal workers are wondering how they'll pay rent, buy food and stay warm. but as the longest government shutdown in american history heads into its fourth week, with no end in sight, president trump is adamant that congressional democrats are to blame, because they won't fund his border barrier. the real injury to america, according to him. we'll get into that in a moment. >>> because allegations about the president's dealing with russia continue to mount on the heels of a "washington post" report that president trump concealed conversations he had with russian president vladimir putin. even from his own administration. speaking by phone with fox news judge janine pirro saturday, the president didn't exactly help his case. >> are you now or have you ever worked for russia, mr. president? >> i think it's the most insulting thing i've ever been asked. i think it's the most insulting art

the reverend al sharpton is among the attendees. that's a brief look at some of the top stories we are working on. >>> new this morning, president trump paid a visit to the pentagon, where a new strategy was unveiled for a space-based missile defense system. >> our goal is simple, to ensure that we can detect and destroy any missile launched against the united states anywhere and any time, any place. >> the pentagon is proposing to build a layer of sensors in space that could quickly detect, track and shoot down te isems being developed by other countries such as iran, russia and china. >>> france is preparing for the possibility of a chaotic brexit. the french government announced a $57 million plan today planning to hire an extra 1600 employees including customs agents to handle issues at the borders. the french national assembly passed a law this week that would allow the government to declare emergency measures in a no deal brexit situation. the vote comes after british prime minister theresa may survived a vote of no- confidenc

you can follow me on twitter, facebook, and gram i'll turn it over to reverend al sharpton and "politicsnation." >>> good evening and welcome to "politicsnation. tonight's lead, while i'm pleased that hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be repaid and returned to work, now that the nation's longest government shutdown has come to an end, i need to vent about the last month of economic terror, because nothing additive has happened since the president sat down with top the democratic leaders at the white house in early december he was told no to his border wall then, and he was told no to his border barrier friday. what has changed as the president now faces a divided government and an emboldened house speaker in nancy pelosi and as our nation's air travel faced a crippling disruption this week and democrats led by pelosi remained unmoved, president trump tried to cast his capitulation friday as martyrdom, of self-sacrifice to end the suffering he started of course by this morning he was back to playing the strong man for the hard-line critics dangling the next deadline for the next pos

and amistad a news advised if there are al sharpton clearly not them oh well some are a mob got all feet comes arsinoe you. it's impossible to begin to understand iraqi kurdish politics without first examining the differences between their main rival parties. the kurdistan democratic party the k d p is led by mr wood but sanny with the city of edible as its power base. the bersani family has been a dominant force in the kurdish cause for two generations and continues to occupy a prominent place in the minds of its people. many continue to regard mr wood's father most of far as the founder of the kurdish revolution and posters of him are everywhere across the region his son mesereau would stood down as the k r g president after the referendum but is still leader of the k d p. d p's main rival is the patriotic union of kurdistan the p u k founded by the legion i'll tell a body their base is in sanaa many to the southeast of it. in sublists city or in hold court so i thought up the multiple quid to the salami to his feet because with the court could start with the total a look of start up i

. >> laura: i love hearing al sharpton. then you had another case. then you have the fraternity at uva. then you had "hands up, don't shoot." that goes on and on. >> what's happened is when you have silicon valley and you have a great fortunes in america, bloomberg or apple or google, all of the great money and foundations in hollywood and the media and the universities, this story starts out and it's a false -- force multiplying effect and that permeates our entire society. when you look at the other side, we don't have those resources. when our conservative ranks are bifurcated, there were people in the never-trump side who joined in because they felt it was the magic key that would unlock the analysis of trump. i'm going to get on it and prove these kids had maga hats and therefore i was right. >> laura: it was a venn diagram. we are out of time. the venn diagram of the never-trumper and the accusers of these kids. there was an interesting intersection and you're absolutely right, people like robbie george at princeton whose work i respect but he

he was light-skinned and then bill clinton said he would have been serving us coffee and even al sharpton to contextualize that. because the idea, again, was these are good progressives, they're good people. they couldn't be guilty of racism.d it's not a window in their soul. it is with republicans but with the democrats, progressives and leftists it's inadvertent or allowed. it's dangerous to do that. >> tucker: tools to win power. we should remember that. professor, thank you verywe much. >> thank you, tucker. >> tucker: if they meant it, then the southern poverty law center wouldn't be on a lot of this. you heard of the splc, phony anti-hate group that exists tony crush people they don't like. to tar conservative organizations as fellow travel travelers with the kkk or whatever. we have a director of immigration studies and his group just sued s.p.l.c. for designating them for a hate group. someone finally fighting back against this. what is the basis of lawsuit, mark? >> our attorneys decided thehe way to go is to file rego lawsuit under the reck tier influencer -- racketeer influence

. >> we had the debate, i was supposed to debate al sharpton on the principle that, for the prepositionid, our skin is an organ, it does not think, does not formulate ideas. it is the result of our parentage. that is at. >> laura: antjuan? >> i'm sorry, but we cannot ignore the fact that, yes, white privilege exists, and our country, just as racism and prejudice and all the things -- i'm sorry that happened to you. i think you and i both have a responsibility to call balls and strikes when we see things happen. again, i'm sorry it happened to you. we have to be careful. those of us who want to use white privilege -- >> let me say -- >> i have a quick question. >> on the other side, there are a lot of people who will say, antjuan seawright is a race baiter, or that is my default because i disagree with them, because i see things that out of a different lens and i think we all have to be careful how we do that. >> i can debate that but i asked her a question after that. it was a really simple question, and a majority black country, say africa, those with privilege, , are they asserting bl

there is a generational split and we saw today an older generation of african-americans, and al sharptont have been more with his praise of him, and he might have been hearing boos and heckles in the room. he tried to tie himself to the obama legacy on this issue and talked about the ways in which he's partnered with president obama, the first black president, but he recognizes he has work to do on this issue. >> heidi heitkamp, is this the year of the woman for all of the reasons that brian and others here have talked about, the women's march, donald trump and what he represents, all things being equal, when people need to first of all, win the primary and also prove that they are the person that they can take on donald trump. is that a woman or is that a woman already in the race? >> i think after this year we're not going to be talking about the year of the woman. we will be talking about the years of ideas and the year that everybody has an equal opportunity to represent this country and to serve in leadership, and i think that this is actually that point because i've been through th

first were these comments from joe biden, appearing at, with al sharpton's organization when he talked the '80s and '90s. >> i have been in this fight for long time. it goes not just to voting rights. it goes to the criminal justice system. i haven't always been right. i know we haven't always gotten things right. but i have always tried. rev, it was your help back in 2010 that barack and i finally reduced the disparity in sentencing, which we had been fighting to eliminate, and crack cocaine versus powder cocaine. >> i'll admit, i sometimes make a living reading tea leaves. there was that, that felt like a bit of an apology. and then hunter biden gave a statement to vanity fair talking about hunter biden had his own personal life issues, professional life issues. he sort of alludes to it, and he doesn't say this, but let me put up part of what he says. i'm going to read part. you ask me whether my father might not run for president because of reports about me in the news. what you fail to realize in asking such a question is my father has always been proud of me, whether i was volunte

now i turn it over to reverend al sharpton and "politics nation." >>> good evening and welcome to "politicsng jr. was born 90 years ago this past week. and tomorrow the nation will mark the progress made both during his short life and in the half century since his tragic death. for that reason, i'm in washington here tomorrow. i'll be leading several events in washington and later in harlem to commemorate dr. king. joined by potential and confirmed 2020 presidential contenders. but before we celebrate the light of dr. king's life, a different and darker anniversary. exactly two years ago, donald trump was inaugurated as america's 45th president. and we in the civil rights community recognized the singular threat he

i'll hand it over now to reverend al sharpton and "politics nation." >>> good evening, and welcome tolead, as most americans prep for the workweek ahead, more than 800,000 federal workers are wondering how they'll pay rent, buy food and stay warm. but as the longest government shutdown in american history heads into its fourth week, with no end in sight, president trump is adamant that congressional democrats are to blame, because they won't fund his border barrier. the

i turn it over now to reverend al sharpton and "politicsnation." >>> good evening, and welcome to "politicsnationight's lead, federal workers are filing for unemployment, courts are going broke, and food stamps are threatened because the government is now in the third week of its postural shutdown, which is president trump said friday, it may go on for, quote, months or even years. despite back-to-back meetings over the last two days, the white house and congressional democrats ended the week still in stalemate over funding for president trump's border wall.

now hand it over to reverend al sharpton, "politics nation." >>> good evening and welcome to "politicsad. tomorrow will mark day 17 of the partial government shutdown and the full effects are starting to be felt. a second weekend meeting between vice president pence and congressional staffers ended just hours ago with no advances reported and the budget stalemate over president trump's border wall. this just after the president reaffirmed for the second time today that he is open to declaring a national emergency in going around congress to get it. >> we're looking at a national emergency, because we have a national emergency. just read the papers. we have a crisis at the border of drugs, of human beings being trafficked all over the world. they're coming through. it is national security. it's a national emergency. >> of course, what the president

i turn it over to reverend al sharpton. >>> good evening and welcome to politics nation. year into his presidency, the fbi was investigating whether donald trump was working quote, on beha behalf of russia against american interests. that's according to a bombshell new report by the new york times which claims that law enforcement officials were so alarmed after the president fired james comey in 2017 they decided to investigate his

that was speaking to al sharpton's group. you can't make it up.en gillibrand senator of new york was a moderate. she once supported the existence of borders. now she is atoning for that support. watch. >> well, i don't think it was driven from my heart. i was callus to the suffering of families who want to be with their loved ones. people who want to be reunited with their families. i really regretted that i didn't look beyond my district and talk about why this is an important part of the united states' story. >> tucker: dana perino the most beloved person at fox news obviously hosts the daily briefing with dana perino. if i were giving advice to the democratic party, i would say wait a second, revolutions and a certain point. awere is no reason disavowing something you ultimately embraced, support for law or borders. maybe slow down a little bit. is there any market for someone who says yeah i thought it i stillng think it? >> like if you are playing monopoly you cannot -- do not -- you go straight to jail basically. i mean, do not pass go. do n

michael jackson and never even been there before i ended up staying there for six months don king, al sharptonthey were all there it was pitiful. michael is a very nice guy he was tall and the decent men i really didn't feel that he did with a accused of doing with the kids or that it was ever true. >> would you rather write novels or songs. >> novels are too hard. but right now it looks like novels is what is happening. but with music when you write a song what are you writing for? i'm 61 i cannot write that bubblegum pop now i cannot write for little wayne or other people. [laughter] i don't even like that bull cra crap. [laughter] [applause] . >> i am trying to stay out of court again. [laughter] but i was listening to conway to eddie yesterday he was simple and wonderful that's my job. that's what i do everything i do is because of you that's my job a beautiful song about fatherhood. even great songwriters that feels like they are gone. sonny rollins so i don't know so i just keep typing away at the novels i guess. >> so what are you working on now quick. >> i just finished a novel. >> it'

you can follow me on twitter, facebook, and gram i'll turn it over to reverend al sharpton and "politicsnation to "politicsnation. tonight's lead, while i'm pleased that hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be repaid and returned to work, now that the nation's longest government shutdown has come to an end, i need to vent about the last month of economic

rev al sharpton is joining us at the table. president of the national action network. and jackie, author of the "washington post" power up newsletter. charlie and philip are still here. where are we? what is this moment? >> i mean, this moment essentially comes down to whether or not donald trump wants to give up on his assertion that he wants to see this wall built. this is a point that was just -- >> it's down to slats, right? >> right, exactly. the steel slats. the beautifully, artistically designed steel slats. >> he never said concrete. >> we're back to slats. >> to the point just made. the only person who can negotiate and have final sign-off and authorization of what trump wants to do is trump when he has something in front of him. we thought we had a deal prior to the holidays where there was going to be government funding. donald trump after apparently having heard conservative radio and watching fox news decided that's not what his base wanted. so everything changed. and so i think that this is -- senator minority leader schumer is correct in saying whatever

joining us at the table, the reverend al sharpton, host of "politics nation" here on msnbc and president of the action network and senior adviser to move on.org and my favorite part, brand new contributor. johnath jonathan and michael are still here. it looks like the part where they have to be super careful is over. whether this bears out or not, we know he committed campaign finance violations. the southern district put them in court documents. we know the fbi was suspicious enough to open a counterintelligence investigation. and impeached doesn't mean you get impeached, that means you have hearings. >> right, and that's the least congress should do is start an investigation. they need to get to the bottom of this. here's the thing, cohen did not just lie to fbi or mueller, he lied to congress. they should really look into it to see what happened. what we learned from barr this week is, he may not share the full report of mueller. so we have -- they have to figure out at least how to get to the bottom of this. and we've learned from barr and lindsey graham back during the clinton impea