stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi, i am stephanie ruhle, live on msnbc headquarters in new york city. it's tuesday october 5th, let's get smarter. we are focusing on facebook. the company reeling from a pair of major crisis. a senate hearing gets underway featuring a single witness, former facebook manager. she's the facebook whistleblower whose testimonies may be the culmination of weeks of bad press. >> facebook has realized that if they change the algorithm to be safer, people will spend less time on the site and they'll click on less ads and make less money. it's subsidizing and paying for its profit with our safety. >> and doing it legally. if you thought the answer is as simple as pulling the plug on facebook, the world just found out how hard it could be. the platform went down for more than five hours. that's 3.5 billion users losing access from facebook. if you had any doubt about how essential facebook had become to our daily life. we got a real life example. let's bring in our jake ward and garrett headache and cheryl frankel. inside facebook, battle for d

>> reporter: stephanie ruhle, nbc news new york. >>> up next, we'll tell you about one dad's coast to coast mission to push for justice. >>> it began in july one man running and biking from washington state to washington, d.c., all to call attention to some americans who often feel forgotten. here's antonia hilton. >> reporter: duane is on a mission in search for justice for missing and murdered indigenous women. >> the percentage of the women missing was unbelievable. >> reporter: biking and running across the country, finally making it to washington, d.c. last week to meet with some of the nation's lawmakers to discuss dedicating more resources to finding missing native women more than four out of five indigenous women experience violence in their lifetimes and are murdered at rates more than ten times the national average. >> reporter: this kind of journey is what it takes to get attention on your cases. >> if that's what it takes, then that's what we're doing. >> reporter: duane, the father of five, met with families that were missing along the way. paula's 14-year-old daughter we

stephanie ruhle now with how to get the best deals ♪ deck the halls. ♪ with balls of holly. >> reporterhe idea of starting your holiday shopping now is sending shivers down your spine, you may want to grab a blanket. >> don't wait until tomorrow buy whatever you need today. >> reporter: owner of this toy store in pittsburgh has been in business for 51 years. >> i can't get a lot of it. >> reporter: he's bracing for a holiday shopping season like no other. the reason, supply chain issues. >> it is all stuck at the harbor. >> reporter: he only receives about 50% of what he orders add in inflation. >> most of the stuff has gone up around 10% we tried to order early, you know, before the prices went up but what could we do we just have to pass it on. >> reporter: and that is exactly why she has already started christmas shopping for her nine-year-old son. >> reporter: what was christmas like for you growing up >> christmas was the best time of the year. just gathering around the tree, opening gifts. everybody had like piles and their own section. i told my son, this year kind of like you ge

stephanie ruhle now with the price you pay. >> reporter: for school districts across the country, serving lunch has become a tall order. >> it has never been like this, so this is really, truly a 100-year event. >> we are out of a few items today. >> reporter: supply chain issues are impacting everything from vegetables to utensils in the lunchroom, including jefferson county, kentucky. >> it is not just produce. it is not just supply. it is across all, and it's coming multiple times a day, multiple times a week sometimes. >> reporter: according to a recent survey, of 1,400 school nutrition directors, nearly all are concerned about supply chain issues. and 90% worry about staffing shortages schools are reliant on government funding to break even on meals. last year alone, 330 million lunches per month. lunchrooms face the additional challenge of facing usda nutritional guidelines while still staying on budget. >> our supply chains in many areas have been disrupted schools do have to plan their meals in advance. >> reporter: and experts hope there is an end in sight for logistics to end hu

especially in toys and electronics. >> reporter: one reason why retailers are ramping up now stephanie ruhle, nbc news new york. >>> and up next for us tonight, the newest member to the u.s. capitol police force providing much needed emotional support. >>> after a tough year, the u.s. capitol police are getting help from some new recruits, giving the officers a little time for paws. garrett haake's with tonight's inspiring america. >> reporter: on capitol hill in washington, there are new officers in town younger, furrier and more easily distracted by squirrels than your typical police meet three-year-old lila, the capitol police department's first ever full-time emotional support dog. four-year-old leo joins the force this year. >> dogs come up to you and they're all happy. police officers don't get a lot of people that come up to them that are happy to see them. >> good girl >> i think it makes a world of difference. it does for me. >> reporter: for caroline edwards and jeff, the sights and sounds of january 6th are still vivid today. >> the images, the smells, the yelling, the chaos, that

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stephanie ruhle tells us why and what you can do to make sure you get what you need this holiday. >>geance. >> i think it's great everybody can be up and running like normal. >> my favorite part of halloween is trick or treating. >> reporter: business is booming at halloween adventure where loyal shoppers and fans bought gift cards to keep the lights on during the pandemic. >> when things were shut down were you worried the store might not survive? >> to see it come back was amazing. we were all so psyched. >> oh, my god, man. look at you, man. >> reporter: some shoppers getting in the spirit early. home depot's 12-foot skeleton a social media sensation sold out almost immediately in july. in salem, massachusetts the halloween capital of the world, ghosts and goblins have already started creeping in. >> salem in october is craziness. >> this family home has been a local atrack. >> it brings us a lot of joy. decorating brings -- people can come. it doesn't matter who you are. if you love halloween just come look, take pictures, and it's just a lot of fun for the kids. >> reporter: nat

i'm stephanie ruhle. ten o'clock a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. a big boost in the fight against covid as the cdc director signs off on booster shots of the moderna and johnson & johnson vaccines. >>> in washington, president biden says he's confident that democrats will soon reach a deal on that massive social spending bill. as some members continue their uphill battle to get immigration reform into that legislation. this as we learn disturbing new details about how the u.s. has mistreated some of the many people who have sought asylum here. and as the leader of a haitian gang threatens to kill a group of abducted missionaries, a look at what life is like in the poorest nation in the western hemisphere. >>> and actor alec b

i'm stephanie ruhle. thank you for watching.s 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart and we begin with breaking news. the death of colin powell, one of the most respected military and diplomatic leaders in recent history. powell's family says the first black secretary of state and first black chairman of the joint chiefs of staff died this morning at walter reed national military medical center near washington. he died from complications of covid-19, even though he had been fully vaccinated. colin powell was 84 years old. former president george w. bush, who

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. ♪♪ >>> hi, there. stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. it's friday, october 29th, and there's so much news happening right now, and we've got the facts you need to know, so let's get smarter. as we speak, president biden in italy, vatican city, to be exact, where he met with the pope early this morning. he's also meeting with italy's president and prime minister. all of this is happening while more than 4,000 miles away here in the u.s., the president's agenda is hanging on by a thread. a house vote that was supposed to take place last night was delayed. that's the third time that has happened. progressive house members say they're still not satisfied that the two key senators, joe manchin and kyrsten sinema, are fully committed to the president's plan. in other words, we're right back where we were two days ago, two weeks ago, two months ago. no deal. the infrastructure bill, it's sitting on the shelf getting dusty. i want to bring in mike message memoli. the president wan

>> i don't know what the timetable is going to be. >> stephanie ruhle joins me now. climate change. she's also apparently among the leading advocates for a carbon tax. a carbon tax was off the table, we thought, but it appears to be back on the table as they, a, look for different ways to pay for things, like kyrsten sinema to sign off on, and they need different climate ideas now that manchin shut it down. is that where we're headed? >> secretary yellen is at the white house right now. i was surprised that she put climate front and center. i was expecting she'd be pushing for making the expanded child tax credit permanent and devoted to child care. i was surprised by climate being first, but she's still saying everything should be in this thing. if the answer is everything is going to be in this, is it going to be really short term? if that's the case, we could end up losing most of it if, in the next election, republicans win. look at the expanded child tax credit. it was in the american rescue plan. unless this reconciliation bill goes through and the child tax cre

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi there, i'm stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. it's wednesday, october 27, and we've got the facts you need to know this morning, so let's get smarter. as we come on air, all eyes on capitol hill. lawmakers signaling they are close to getting a deal done on the spending bill as democrats release a new plan to pay for it. a massive move taking place in the fight against covid as well. an fda panel giving the official green light to the pfizer vaccine for children. the first step in getting shots in arms for 28 million across the country. >>> plus, in new mexico, we'll hear from officials for the first time since that deadly movie set shooting amid a new report that criminal charges have not been ruled out. >>> and as facebook deals with a major fallout, other social media companies grilled on capitol hill about their plans to keep children safe. the senator who led that hearing will be here to discuss. >>> but we have got to start this morning in washington where today was supposed to be the day lawmakers wou

i'm stephanie ruhle. you, stephanie. >>> good morning. it's 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart and we begin this hour with breaking news. bill clinton is in the hospital this morning, being treated for an infection. his spokesman says he's in good spirits and physicians say that his prognosis is good. we're going to bring you the very latest, next. and in news overnight, the biden administration set to restart the trump-era policy that forces migrants seeking asylum to remain in mexico. it's a policy that president biden once called inhumane. >>> and happening brown, an fda advisory panel is meeting to consider the johnson & johnson booster shot. this after the fda already approved boosters from pfizer and moderna.

i am stephanie ruhle. gue, jose diaz-balart picks up breaking news coverage right now. >> thank you, stephanie. >>> good morning. it's 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. right now on capitol hill, the clock is ticking as lawmakers are at impasse on how to stop the u.s. government from defaulting on its debt. it's a scenario that could plunge the world's largest economy into chaos and send shock waves throughout the global market. this afternoon, president biden will meet with top business leaders to discuss the escalating standoff in hopes of adding pressure to republicans. all of this as democrats continue to negotiate the president's economic agenda. we'll talk to congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz about where things stand and her top priority. >>> meanwhile, in colombia, tens

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle, live in our nation's capital. it is tuesday, october 19th. here are all the facts you need to know this morning. here in d.c., the pressure is growing among democrats to get president biden's agenda passed. holdouts like senators joe manchin and kyrsten sinema are talking with the presiden and progressive democrats. the big question is, talk, talk, talk, are they closer to getting a deal done? >>> the fight over abortion rights in texas taking another major turn. the justice department asking the supreme court to block the restrictive law as the court signals it could hear arguments over the controversial ban faster than expected. >>> plus, the latest on the race to rescue 17 american missionaries kidnapped in haiti. a ransom demand. >>> pushback over vaccines. cops from coast to coast skipping vaccine requirements despite more police officers dying from covid over the course of the pandemic than any other cause combined. and one private school in the state of flo

i'm stephanie ruhle.ning. it's 10:00 a.m. eastern/7:00 a.m. pacific. new reporting on the record number of migrant detections at the southern border, the most of any year ever, this as president biden hits the road again to push for his build back better plan, while democrats continue to hammer out the details of that bill. and as senate takes another shot at moving forward on voting rights. we're going to talk about all of this with texas congresswoman shelia jackson lee. >>> over

stephanie ruhle, nbc news. >> great snapshot on the supply chain crisis by stephanie ruhle, who you'llwillie. >> yeah. and a labor shortage and labor shift, as well. also, jonathan lemire, as we've been talking this morning quite a bit about general powell, you're struck thinking about what a life he lived as the son of immigrants who grew up in the south bronx, rose to become a four-star general. one of the great leaders in this country. also, the moral authority and the moral clarity with which he spoke on issues that seemed to be in such short supply these days. >> certainly, he was haunted by what happened at the run-up to the iraq war, but his legacy is more than that. he is a american success story. a hero who lived his life with real dignity and a role model for so many. mika? >> that does it for us this morning. stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle, live in our nation's capital. it is tuesday, october 19th. here are all the facts you need to know this morning. here in d.c., the pressure is growing among democrats to get president bi

. >> our colleague stephanie ruhle had facebook's global head of safety antigone davis on. >> i thinkple ultimately would like to see some regulation. we have discomfort in owning the entire problem and would like to see regulation as well. >> and here's the thing. facebook says it wants to be regulated. last week the head of instagram told me they're open to regulation. i got the impression they just want to make sure they're not the only ones being regulated, that it's not just their platforms, that it's social media in general. what have you found over the years reporting on facebook? do you think they're legitimately open to the idea of regulation? >> yeah. i think facebook -- i know that facebook often says, but what about and points to youtube or tiktok. and they're not wrong. for the last year or so i think you've probably seen an ad where facebook says they support updated regulations and specifically ones that might set standards for content moderation or privacy. it's good pr. it's we want to be part of the solution. facebook can read the room and see the appetite for regula

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. ♪♪ >>> hi there. stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. it is thursday, october 21. we have got all the facts you need to know so let's get smarter. the five week manhunt for brian laundrie could be over. investigators working overnight after human remains were discovered in a florida reserve. we'll go live to the scene. >>> what one expert is calling the biggest threat to financial markets and society. rising prices, inflation hitting everything from groceries to gasoline. why inflation could be here to stay and what it means for you and me. >>> she is using talking gold medals but today legend simone biles will be here to talk about mental health, an important conversation you need to hear. but we'll start this morning on capitol hill where the house will vote today on whether to hold former trump ally steve bannon in contempt of congress. an hour from now we might get an idea of what could happen. and then attorney general garland will be asked about it when he testifies

i want to bring in nbc news senior business correspondent stephanie ruhle. great to have you all here. ali, speaker pelosi was hopeful about a vote on infrastructure today, if there was a spending bill deal. clearly we don't have that yet. i just ticked through some of the sticking points. not a short list. take us through where talks stand this hour and what we know about a possible vote. >> not a short list of sticking points, and also, you're talking about what makes up a framework at this point. there is debate over on the house side, as i was bouncing between gaggles yesterday with speaker pelosi and a congresswoman who leads the progressive caucus over what is enough to get them to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. there are members in the caucus who say they need more of a fleshed out plan from the senate before they want to move ahead on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. contrast that with the conversation i just had a few minutes ago with senator joe manchin a as he was walking away said he prays to god they vote on the bipartisan bill s

stephanie ruhle, thank you. monica alba at the white house, a big thanks to you as well. >>> a lot more to get to on this wednesday including thousands of migrants making that dangerous trip right now from colombia to our border. >>> also big tech under pressure. new calls for congress to crack down on social media platforms in the wake of that bomb shell testimony from the facebook whistleblower roughly at this time yesterday. mark zuckerberg's overnight response. >>> first up, folks with student loans listen up. pay attention. the biden administration moving to relax the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that could help more than a half million people. we're going to have details on that next. details on that next. is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes knocking you out of your zone? lowering your a1c with once-weekly ozempic® can help you get back in it. oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! my zone... lowering my a1c, cv risk, and losing some weight... now, back to the game! ozempic® is proven to lower a1c.

. >> and stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi there, i'm stephanie ruhle live from our nation's capital, washington, d.c., it is wednesday, october 13th. let's get smarter with all the facts you need to know right now. this morning we are literally in countdown mode, exactly one hour from now, the new shepherd rocket from jeff bezos's blue origin will blast off for its second manned flight. it comes just months after it launched bezos himself into space as part of its inaugural crew in july. today, science fiction is actually going to become reality when captain kirk himself, actor william shatner will become the oldest person to fly to space at the age of 90. that tops legendary astronaut wally funk who flew on blue origin's first mission at age 82. let's talk about what's about to happen in the next couple of hours. the crew of four will board the shepherd rocket for their 11-minute flight, and that's when they launch. after liftoff, the rocket will stay intact until about 45 miles high, and that's when the cab separates from the booster. it's eventually going to

. >> i want to bring in nbc news senior business correspondent stephanie ruhle. here's the thing.ot of folks are wondering about this part of the story. this is a space that you know well. people who have large sums of money, why would they invest in a company that, you know, it's nontraditional in a myriad of ways. why would they invest millions with someone in a company they probably fully don't understand? >> remember, on its face, we do need more diversity in media and a different company. guess what. he's a great salesman who tells a great story. and so if you're a massive investor and you're having all sorts of investments, you might say this is worth a flier. what's happened in the last week is humiliating to their investors. they're exposed having never done their homework. think about when you asked him about sharon osbourne. take a minute. the osbournes sued him for using the name ozy and in return he said i'm going to give you some shares in my business. he then went out and said oh, i consider them investors. they're not investors. craig, that is like if today stephani

i also want to bring in stephanie ruhle and david drucker as well. monica, let's start with you at the white house. the meeting between president biden and the caucus there in the house. what do we know about what came from that meeting? >> reporter: the meeting lasted about an hour, craig, and we're getting our first sense of what the president did say to his own party in there. he said he wanted to speak from the heart. he used a phrase that he often does, talking about the significance and the urgency saying his administration really is at an inflection point right now. and essentially, he laid it all out on the line and said i don't think it would be hyperbole, these are the president's words, to say that whatever happens with these two critical votes will define not just what happens in next year's midterms but perhaps the entirety of his presidency. the president speaking in the clearest, most personal, most intense terms here about what he would like to see accomplished today. and the fact that the white house is getting out in front of this,

st stephanie ruhl on the greatest divide. >> reporter: hey there president biden is hitting the roadmerican people what is in his multi-trillion dollar human infrastructure plan with his goal to explain to people how it will benefit their lives. they'll hopefully make a case to their congress person where they want to vote yes for jen fidickman in north carolina, it's a life changing $500 a month. >> child tax money has helped us with our medical expenses. i have two special needs kids. >> reporter: the expanded payments that began in july as a part of the american rescue plan involved tense of millions of families immediately. >> if my kids need school, i got it i need gas to take them to here and there, i got it. >> that went to an air conditioner which was so helpful, i was worried about my kids becoming dehydrated >> i small my son school supplies i bought pull-ups and wipes for my daughters. >> reporter: the payments expire at the end of this year. unless congress passes somerset version of the infrastructure bill essential to president biden's economic agenda. the left-leaning

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi there, i'm stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city, so let's get smarter. it is monday, october 4. a new week on capitol hill, but with the same problems and the same lack of trust threatening to derail president biden's agenda and possibly the u.s. economy at the same time. remember, we have got just two weeks until the united states hits our debt limit, two weeks when the house isn't even in session. and while it is extremely unlikely if the united states does default, we could have an economic catastrophe the likes of which we have never seen, all for playing politics. president biden will be addressing that very issue in just about two hours from now. of course, that is not all commerce has on its plate, not this week. over the weekend, house speaker nancy pelosi tried to reset expectations for that hard infrastructure bill after a vote was delayed multiple times last week. now she says it should be done by halloween. but if last week showed us anything, it is that democrats are still at somewhat of an impass

a new government report says heating costs are going way up stephanie ruhle tonight on how to save while staying warm. >> reporter: shannon phillips hunt is getting ready for the with third winter in her bloomsbury, new jersey home. your first winter, do you remember what the bills were like? >> they were very average. nothing surprising last year, it was cold, but we didn't change any of our behavior and our bill went up. it was $240, $260 and then it hit i think $320 or $340 it was outrageous. >> reporter: shannon and her husband john are doing what they can to cut costs on their electric bill like installing a new window to keep the cold air out, along with a more energy efficient hot water heater. >> in the wintertime we have plastic over or insulated all of our windows on the first floor. we have also had to buy a new refrigerator so we tried to go with the most energy efficient. and we also tried the weather stripping. >> reporter: according to the energy information administration, heating your home this winter is going to cost more. thanks to higher fuel prices, combined with a s

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hi, i am stephanie ruhle, live on msnbc headquarterste hearing gets underway featuring a single witness, former facebook manager. she's the

vicky nguyen is here we have courtney reagan from cnbc and the legendary stephanie ruhle.go. i want you to have a happy celebration, have the food and the presents and everything you need for your celebrations everyone is talking supply chain and shortages. i think it's more about the fact that everything is so unpredictable. we were just at trader joe's the other day. our cookies that we wanted are not there. it's not that they're never going to be there. it's that they're coming in on a truck that was two days late shop early and shop often. if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail. i want people to budget and make a list right now think about what kind of presents that you want to give and start saving you are going the want to prepare to pay a little bit more a friend of mine who knows people in the shipping industry says cargo containers that used to take $3,000 to get from a to b, now $21,000 those costs are coming down to us as consumers. when you're shopping, think about planning ahead, buy one get one free deals, things that are nonperishable, you like sparkling wa

i'll be back in the chair tomorrow morning for stephanie ruhle at 9:00 a.m., you can catch me back.ver to my friend reverend al sharpton and "politicsnation." >>> good evening and welcome to "politicsnation." tonight's lead, what happens in texas does not stay in texas. because right now, republican politics in the lone star state have galvanized the resistance among nationwide democrats. the resumption of

i'm stephanie ruhle. jose diaz-balart picks up coverage right now. >>> good morning, it's 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. beginning right now on capitol hill, top executives from social media acts will answer tough questions on how their platforms affect younger users. >>> also happening today, a potential game changer for parents. the fda is going to consider the emergency use authorization of the covid vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. we'll ask dr. vin gupta how soon kids could get the shot. >>> meanwhile, extreme weather on both ends of the country. a nor'eastern is drenching the northeast, bringing flash flooding across the region, while the west coast deals with the aftermath of the bob cyclone. >>> and if you can believe it, we're just one year out from the 2022 midterms. we'll take a deep dive into one of the seven counties we're keeping an eye on in our county-to-county reporting project. >>> and we turn now to capitol hill, where tiktok, snapchat, and youtube execs

i'll be back in the chair tomorrow morning for stephanie ruhle at 9:00 a.m., you can catch me back. i'll also be back next weekend, saturday, sunday, right here, 3:00 p.m. eastern. but now i'm going to turn it over to my friend reverend al sharpton and "politicsnation." >>> good evening and welcome to "politicsnation." tonight's lead, what happens in texas does not stay in texas. because right now, republican politics in the lone star state have galvanized the resistance among nationwide democrats. the resumption of texas' near-total abortion ban after a federal appeals court decision this weekend has underscored the reproductive jeopardy that women in the state face after last month's supreme court indecision. that has teed up another scotus case, from mississippi, where abortion rights are also under threat. and other red states are watching and hoping that they'll be able to follow suit. of course republican legislators in those states are also looking to gerrymander their congressional districts. and they can look again to texas as the template, where gop state lawmakers have un

lee ann caldwell is on capitol hill and we'll also hear from stephanie ruhle. president biden basically called out him and the senate republicans on this debt ceiling issue. >> that's right, hallie, and what we hear from senator mitch mcconnell will echo what we heard in a letter earlier today where he again says he wants no part in lifting the debt limit. he's not going to provide any ability for the democrats to do it, saying the democrats can do it on their own if they would like. but what he leaves out of that letter is that what republicans are doing is they are essentially filibustering the lifting of the debt limit. the reason is because, of course, there is a 60-vote threshold in the senate, but if there is consent from all 100 senators, including all 50 republicans, then the senate democrats can lift the debt limit on their own. that's not something that leader mcconnell is willing to give. now, democrats, on the other hand, are saying it's extremely hypocritical, that raising the debt limit in the past has been done on a bipartisan basis, and the new

i'm stephanie ruhle. jose diaz-balart picks up breaking news coverage right now. >> thank you, stephanie. >>> good morning. it's 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart and we begin this hour with breaking news. bill clinton is in the hospital this morning, being treated for an infection. his spokesman says he's in good spirits and physicians say that his prognosis is good. we're going to bring you the very latest, next. and in news overnight, the biden administration set to restart the trump-era policy that forces migrants seeking asylum to remain in mexico. it's a policy that president biden once called inhumane. >>> and happening brown, an fda advisory panel is meeting to consider the johnson & johnson booster shot. this after the fda already approved boosters from pfizer and moderna. >>> and we begin in washington, where the biden administration is set to resume a controversial trump-era immigration policy next month. after he took office, president biden ended a policy requiring mi

i'm stephanie ruhle. "live" at msnbc headquarters here in new york city, it is thursday, october 7th. we start with breaking news out of the state of texas. a federal judge there has temporarily blocked the state's newest abortion law, considered toughest and most restrictive in the nation. this is the law that prevent women from ending pregnancies after six weeks. let's private citizens sue anyone involved in any abortion in that state. but last night the judge declared it unconstitutional saying in part, "this court will not sanction one more day of this offensive deprivation of such an important right." in response the state of texas appealed the decision almost immediately. let's find out what's really going on and bring in msnbc's jewel ra engly who covers the justice department and barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney. julia, this is a big headline. for women in texas waking up today, what does it mean? >> well, it means for the time being, that that law, that practically banned all abortions in th

i'm stephanie ruhle. i want to welcome my colleague lindsey riser into our special coverage of this space launch. right now we are watching. they have made their way back down in west texas. just moments ago on our screen, you could see some suvs in the background. right now all four astronauts are still on board. they have given the thumbs up signal that they are okay. but in the next few minutes, those suvs are going to make their way. you can see them coming now. to see them all, and they are soon going to be surrounded by their closest friends and family. other members of the blue origin team, and, of course, they're all going to be checked out by doctors. i want to bring in nbc's morgan chesky. he's close to blue origin's launch site in texas, and let's bring back the former astronaut who became the first woman of color to be on space shuttle endeavor. and scott, i have to go to you first. what's the last ten minutes for you been like? you know, 40 seconds sort of before launch, when you heard those

caldwell, shannon pettypiece, and with us here in the studio in washington is msnbc correspondent stephanie ruhle. we'll explain why she's in washington in a moment. shannon, meetings don't equal deals, but it does seem in the last two days or so, president biden has stepped up the ability in the white house to meet with voters. are we making progress or is it too early to tell? >> reporter: i'm not the one to ask because i was told we would have an agreement around july. this is more than we've seen as far as meetings, calls and face-to-face meetings by president biden. i feel like there is a similar tone that we're seeing now as they try to hammer out a reconciliation bill. the white house, though, won't commit to trying to get this done before the president leaves later next week for europe, though they did indicate strongly last week that they want to see this wrapped up soon, quickly, that the talk has to come to an end and certainly the president making an effort to wrap that up. i want to say one other thing, the president is heading out to his hometown of scranton tomorrow to try again to

i'm yasmin vassoughian in for stephanie ruhle.ng. it's 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. the battle over vaccine requirements is heating up and republican-led states are fighting back, as the biden administration develops rules that could force millions of workers to get a shot in the arm or face weekly testing. on capitol hill, the house returns today to take up a short-term extension to the nation's debt limit, but the fight over the debt ceiling is far from over. >> meanwhile, in puerto rico, residents are angry and demanding answers as the u.s. island territories' power grid may be on the verge of collapsing. and we're less than 24 hours away from seeing captain kirk boldly go where no star fleet captain has ever been before, space. the rl

i'm stephanie ruhle. my friend and colleague, jose diaz-balart, picks up breaking news coverage right now. >>> good morning. it's ten o'clock a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. a big boost in the fight against covid as the cdc director signs off on booster shots of the moderna and johnson & johnson vaccines. >>> in washington, president biden says he's confident that democrats will soon reach a deal on that massive social spending bill. as some members continue their uphill battle to get immigration reform into that legislation. this as we learn disturbing new details about how the u.s. has mistreated some of the many people who have sought asylum here. and as the leader of a haitian gang threatens to kill a group of abducted missionaries, a look at what life is like in the poorest nation in the western hemisphere. >>> and actor alec baldwin in anguish after a prop gun accident on a movie set that killed one person and sent another to the hospital. >>> and we begin this hour with a big

now, we did hear from sec chair gary gentzler earlier on nbc when he spoke with stephanie ruhle.public companies mislead the public, they mislead the public in their financials or they mislead the public in a material way in terms of their products, that can be a violation of securities laws. >> now, part of what is so important there is not only does that constitute the basis for an actual legal complaint, but also, this is important to note, frances haugen is in fact eligible for a percentage of whatever sanctions are levied if the sec actually gets money out of facebook. it could be anywhere from 10 to 30%. you're talking about somebody here who has literally thrown away her career in order to bring these documents to light. well, the sec has always figured it needs to incentivize the best-paid people, the people who would know something sensitive about wrongdoing in order to get them to come forward. that seems to be the case here. >> what kinds of protections does she have, jake, where does her story go next? >> well, certainly because she laid it at the feet of the sec, she

nbc's senior business correspondent stephanie ruhle has our sunday focus. >> reporter: this week 10,000t deere and company made their voices heard. >> cheap labor bubble finally busted. >> reporter: john deere said they're committed to resolving the dispute with a favorable outcome for their employees. it's the latest in a string of labor actions across the country. more than 24,000 employees said health care provider have voted to authorize a strike. a food giant recently agreed to terms with employees as more than 1,000 workers at kellogg began their own strike with more disputes looming across other industries, some are calling this month strike-tober. demands across the board are similar. better wages. better and safer working conditions. >> we're seeing employers break out the same play book where they're trying to offer bonuses or new perks to try to attract workers. >> reporter: workers are emboldened. they have more leverage as companied continue to struggle to hire enough employees. there are 50% more job openings today than prepandemic. and this intersects with the great resig

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i'm in for stephanie ruhle. it's monday, october 11th. it may be a holiday but a busy one. we're following several major stories. up first travel chaos. southwest cancelling nearly 2,000 flights leaving thousands still stranded. sparking questions about exactly why. >>> also this morning, new challenges and deadlines in the investigation into the january 6th attack. a number of trump allies still not complying with subpoenas. the big question here will lawmakers actually do anything about it? one of those lawmakers on the january 6th committee, congressman jamie raskin will be here to talk about that. >>> and then the battle over a restrictive abortion law taking yet another turn. a federal appeals court reinstating the six week ban after it was paused for just two days. >>> but we do have to start with breaking news in the fight against coronavirus. drugmaker merck just asked the fda tore emergency use authorization of its new antiviral drug. the pill taking when symptoms the start cuts the risk of hospitalization and death in half. meantime the battle over vaccine mandate

i am stephanie ruhle. my dear friend and colleague, jose diaz-balart picks up breaking news coverage right now. >> thank you, stephanie. >>> good morning. it's 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. right now on capitol hill, the clock is ticking as lawmakers are at impasse on how to stop the u.s. government from defaulting on its debt. it's a scenario that could plunge the world's largest economy into chaos and send shock waves throughout the global market. this afternoon, president biden will meet with top business leaders to discuss the escalating standoff in hopes of adding pressure to republicans. all of this as democrats continue to negotiate the president's economic agenda. we'll talk to congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz about where things stand and her top priority. >>> meanwhile, in colombia, tens of thousands of migrants who fled their homes prepare to make the dangerous journey to the u.s. through the darien gap, a stretch of jungle filled with smugglers and thieves. we