another hour velshi begins, right now. handmaid tail another hour good morning, it is sunday may the. first i am ali velshi. mark meadows text messages are a preview of things to come. a lot of people are going to have a lot of explaining to do. the 2319 text messages that meadows has turned over to the january six committee or at least to cnn earlier this week. and offered a candid insight into the coordination between various right-wing figures in their desperate efforts to keep donald trump in power in the weeks after the 2020 election. it has revealed donald trump's chief of staff directly involved in working to overturn the election, as well as a sprawling web of other people who were directly in touch with the white house, as the insurrection was underway. there are text messages from republican congress members like ted cruz jim jordan, marjorie taylor greene's. that is explain exchanged at least 80 to text with sean hannity, many of which involved coordinating messages on election day. even jimmy thomas, the wife o

velshi start right now. >> good morning, it's sunday may 15th, i am maria teresa kumar in four ali velshi. we begin with the latest on the deadly mass shooting in upstate new york. at least ten people are dead three more wounded after a white 18 year old gunman, dressed in military style tactical gear, opened fire at a supermarket in a predominantly black neighborhood in buffalo new york, according to officials. the gunman has been arraigned on one count of first degree murder and is being held without bail. his next court appearance is scheduled for thursday. a senior law enforcement official told reporters that the parents of the suspect are distraught and are cooperating. and they say the suspect recently legally purchased the weapons used, which included a semiautomatic rifle, a hunting rifle and a shotgun. 11 of the victims are black and to our white, according to the officials. investigators say that the gunman livestream the massacre on the service twitch and that he was motivated by racial hate. >> that's what's pure evil. straight-up racially motivated hate crime, from somebody o

velshi starts. right now. t now. >> today on velshi, how speaker nancy pelosi becomes the highest ranking u.s. official to visit kyiv since the start of the war. we have got details on that trip. an exclusive reporting on the influx of weapons heading to ukraine, that could change the pace of this war. plus the latest escalation on the war on women's reproductive rights, who have health care workers talking about medical refugees in america, forced to flee between states to get the health care they need, right here, in 2022. this is what we can have nice things. my thoughts on marjorie taylor greene, -- hawthorne, and the death of a shame in donald trump's republican party. then, i will be joined by legendary author of a darkly dystopian and eerily oppression to book, that is as relevant today as it was when it was first published in 1985. the one and only, margaret atwood. two will join me for this week's meeting of the velshi banned book club, to discuss her frequently banned blockbuster book, the handmaids

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velshi starts now. ♪ ♪ ♪ good morning. i am ali velshi. saturday may 14th, day 80 of the invasion of ukraine and the war that is not going as putin planned or as anyone expected. the consequences of the war of choice on the neighbor, both intended and unintended, are now out in the open and on display for the world to see. there is a global economic toll and ramifications for the world food supply, ukraine being one of the largest producers of green in the world. we will dive into this later on in the show. other consequences are more direct and visual with ukraine being altered. entire cities, towns, villages, big and small, ruined and erased from the landscape. tens of thousands of people have been killed in the war. the top un rights official reported yesterday that the bodies of more than 1000 civilians have been so far recovered north of the capital of kyiv. it is a figure that is expected to rise. 700 were executed and others were shocked by snipers. another top un official reports says that almost 100 ukrainian children were killed

all right, it's velshi banned book club time. book club meeting a few weeks ago, i noted the various reasons that a book can make an impact. sometimes it's the words on the page. sometimes is the theme of the text. sometimes it's because of the author themselves. and sometimes it's all three. tony morrison and her cannon are all three. categorically, today on the velshi banned book club. we're studying the legendary tony morrison in her work. now let's start with the woman responsible for the words. the late tony morrison is the author of numerous fiction, nonfiction in children's books. she's received the highest honors for her work including a pulitzer prize for beloved, a nobel prize for her contribution to literature in the presidential memo of freedom from president barack obama. unsurprisingly, she was an avid reader as a child, later receiving an english degree from howard university. and an american literature masters degree from cornell university. tony morrison was the first black woman editor at random house, getting b

velshi starts now. ♪ ♪ ♪ good morning to you. it is saturday may the 7th. i'm ali velshi.se the weekend left you confuse, we want to come from some stuff. roe v. wade has not yet been overturned. abortion remains a legal right across the country, theoretically. the week on monday night, a draft supreme court opinion would overturn roe v. wade offered an opinion and the confusion that will come if it gets rid of an overwhelming right that has shaped and guided american life for 50 years. this is not the courts final opinion. we will have to wait several weeks to find out the courts actual ruling. it is a outcome that could be anticipated. if however, roe is overturned as expected, 26 states as you can see on your screen is poised to ban abortion. this is not mean that the 26 states will have the same set of laws governing how residents can or cannot access abortion, instead, there will be a confusing patchwork of different bans and restrictions that will change from state to state. each of these 26 states already have their own set of laws in the books. there are many, and

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another hour of velshi begins right now. ur of velshi begin right now. it's probably why certain lawyer is trying to block the january six committee to block a key piece of information that would tie the ex president directly to the efforts to overthrow the 2020 election. you may remember that john eastman was the attorney that orchestrated the failed former presidents last-ditch effort to overturn the legitimate election lost. he drafted memos that laid out a xiaojie for vice president mike pence to unlawfully strew swing the election results and donald trump's favor. with a late court filing, eastman urged a judge to maintain the confidentiality of his work for the ex president. he may have given us the clearest insight yet into the flurry of miscommunication, or the flurry of communication, between the former president, the top aides, and the campaign lawyers. political reports quote that the filing also describes the direct role of trump himself in developing strategy, detailing two-handed written notes from the former president about information tha

another hour of velshi begins right now. >> good, morning i'm ali velshi.ive supreme court, the majority of americans still support abortion rights and are overwhelmingly opposed to a return to the criminalization of abortion. this has been consistently true for many years and reinforced by the latest research polling released last week, which found that 61% of all americans believe abortion should remain legal in most or all cases. compared to 37% believe that it should be illegal. that same poll found that one group of americans are in extreme opposition to the country's views on abortion, white evangelical protestants. among that, group 74% believe that abortion should be illegal in all or most cases. 24% think it should be legal. but that wasn't the case five decades ago. in response to the supreme court's decision, in roe v. wade, in 1973, the leader of the southern baptist convention at the time remarked, quote, i've always felt that it was only after a child was born and had a life separate from its mother that it became an individual person. end quo

. >> when we come back, an update from ali velshi on the ground in texas. what we know about the investigation tonight and what led up to the massacre. that's when the 11th hour continues. when you need help it's great to be in sync with customer service. a team of reps who can anticipate the next step genesys technology is changing the way customer service teams anticipate what customers need. because happy customers are music to our ears. genesys, we're behind every customer smile. texas governor greg abbott was holding a news conference on a school shooting in texas this afternoon, when he was interrupted by his opponent. beto o'rourke was visibly frustrated, as he confronted the governor. it's fair to say, beto was done. no surprise, he used a little profanity. the next two shooting is right now, and you're doing nothing. you said this was unpredictable, this was totally predictable when you choose not to do anything. >> sir, you are out of line. please leave this auditorium. [inaudible] i can't believe you are a sick son of a bitch to do stuff like thi

another hour of velshi begins right now. good morning. it is saturday may 14th. according to the latest survey, americans view inflation as the top problem facing the country right now. this is no surprise as the price of everything is rising. there's a lot more going on behind the scenes. i want to get in to it with gas prices. it rose averaging $4.42 a gallon, according to the automobile association. a top $4 per gallon in every state, well above $5 a gallon in california and hawaii. this leads us to the discussion of crude oil prices. the biggest factor that affects how much you pay at the pump. over the past 20 years, it's important to look at it overtime. the price of crude has had peaks and values. you can see the rise starting in 2002, then the fall after the 2008 recession, then another sharp fall in 2014, and then another in 2020, the beginning of the corona pandemic. oil falls when people use less than the world produces. now let's go to socks. i prefer to focus on the s&p 500. it is a better representation of the market than the dow and a better reflec

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velshi starts now. ♪ ♪ ♪ morning to you, i am ali velshi. it is sunday may the 22nd.dent biden has pivoted to asia, at least for the time being. as we speak, he's in the middle of his first diplomatic trip to the region. since taking office. he landed in japan a few hours ago after a three-day visit to south korea. working more closely with asian allies in the face of a strengthening china has been a long sought foreign policy bill for the biden administration. which must of been stymied by other crises, like the war in ukraine, and the coronavirus pandemic. the administration's attention from the region. but asia maintains a big priority. one of his goals is to reassert america's commitment to its allies in the region. to make it clear that it is a priority. he is also delivering a message similar to the one that the u.s. has been predicting in a full fledged support of ukraine in its war against russia. that is, the u.s. remains a force that can unify nations to stand up against the worlds of socrates, whether in the west are in the east. one of the aggressors in am

velshi starts. right now.ng to ukraine, that could change the pace of this war. plus the latest escalation on the war on women's reproductive rights, who have health care workers talking about medical refugees in america, forced to flee between states to get the health care they need, right here, in 2022. this is what we can have nice things. my thoughts on marjorie taylor greene, -- hawthorne, and the death of a shame in donald

i will see you monday morning, for my show, velshi. ukraine that is going to pin this war. but with rebuilding ukraine, and what they look like. back on tuesday, for msnbc prime. don't forget, if you set to dvr msnbc prime, from tuesday, to friday. time now for the last word, and my friend, alicia menendez, filling in for lawrence tonight. if you are confused about time changes, you saw alicia, on tv, at 5 am this morning. so, don't be puzzled. it's the same day, and you are doing a second show, 15 hours, whatever it is? >> someone tweeted at me, who do you think you are velshi? i've it's or government to. >> you too, have a good one. >> a new poll, confirming, the extreme republican majority on the supreme court is way out of step with the nation. 66% of americans, supporting roe v. wade, and the constitutional right to have an abortion. red state republicans, pushing for more extreme anti choice legislation.

i hope you will join me this weekend for my show, velshi from eight to 10 am eastern, tomorrow, the velshiis graphic novel white bird as a award winning story of kindness and bravery and nazi occupied france. and yet, is the target of book banners. and if you have not got enough with my conversation with margaret atwood and her disturbing but the handmaids tail, you can now watch our full extended interview streaming exclusively on peacock. time now for the last word with jonathan capehart sitting in for lawrence. good evening, i already know that you are a member of the velshi banned book club, so i know you will be there. a member of>> absolutely i wil. thank you very much. in the years since donald trump came down the escalator and took over the republican party it is becoming clear that trump is a symptom of the anti democratic cancer that is infecting conservatism. not the disease. it did not recede after trum

ali velshi, stay safe. and get rest. thank you. can, we heard this earlier today from former fbi official frank -- >> the biggest thing that's contrary to training post columbine is that, clearly, the philosophy and policy is that you go in. and you go in with what you have. i remember that phrase, particularly being ingrained in our heads, post columbine. if that means that you, i local caught that showed up, and some sheriff's deputy who drove by, in the three of you are going in. >> now can, you just mentioned this, just a few moments ago. that protocol has changed. it is not, let's retreat and get back up, let's bring in a swat team. something happens and you charge. frank is obviously saying that they did not follow the latest protocol. how are other law enforcement veterans reacting to this? >> they are aghast. they have questions. because let's leave open the possibility that there was a good reason. one factor here is that they were hard indoors on the classrooms. ironically, they were designed to keep out mass shooters. bu

it's sunday, may 15th, i'm maria teresa kumar in four ali velshi. people are dead and three more wounded after a white 18 year old gunman, dressed in military style attack co-chair, opened fire at a supermarket in a predominantly

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for now, velshi starts. a good morning to you. it is saturday, may the 21st. i am a velshi. on some of the ex presidents cronies. the former attorney general, barr, is talking about testifying. -- you will talk about the twice impeached ex president who berated the attorney general barr for not getting the justice department to validate his lies about the 2020 presidential election results. axios reports that no from decisions have been made by the committee on whether to invite barr to appear for public hearing next month. the committee has already spoken with one of the most prominent pushes of the 2020 election lies. rudy giuliani, the former disgraced former attorney testified virtually vest in front of the committee yesterday. this was for nine hours, including breaks. -- not all of the ex presidents allies are cooperating with the january 6th investigation. john eastman on attorney in the architect and who fought to have pence overturning the election on this fateful day,

velshi starts now. ♪ ♪ ♪ morning to you, i am ali velshi. it is sunday may the 22nd.fice. he landed in japan a few hours ago after a three-day visit to south korea. working more closely with asian allies in the face of a strengthening china has been a long sought foreign policy bill for the biden administration. which must of been stymied by other crises, like the war in ukraine, and the coronavirus pandemic. the administration's attention from the region. but asia maintains a big priority. one of his goals is to reassert america's commitment to its allies in the region. to make it clear that it is a priority. he is al

from eight to 10 am eastern, tomorrow, the velshi banned book club will convene with rj palacios who is graphic novel white bird as a award winning story of kindness and bravery and nazi occupied france. and yet, is the target of book banners. and if you have not got enough with my conversation with margaret atwood and her disturbing but the handmaids tail, you can now watch our full extended interview streaming exclusively on peacock. time now for the last word with jonathan capehart sitting in for lawrence. good evening, i already know that you are a member of the velshi banned book club, so i know you will be there. a member of>> absolutely i wil. thank you very much. in the years since donald trump came down the escalator and took over the republican party it is becoming clear that trump is a symptom of the anti democratic cancer that is infecting conservatism. not the disease. it did not recede after trump lost. after the laughable landscaping company press conference. even after the attack on our nation's capital. no. instead it is escalating. that anti-democratic cancer is met

velshi starts right now. >> today on velshi we go live to ukraine where an infusion of ukrainian aidesmer ukrainian president, petro poroshenko. plus, the dramatic showdown with investigators that has a january six committee member wondering what's the inner circle member is so afraid of. and we have a preview of the post world dystopia that the supreme court is about to bring us one justice alito draft opinion overturning ro

. >> that is all in on this thursday night, msnbc prime sides with ali velshi live from revolted excessevening ali. >> chris, thank you, good evening, and thank you and home for joining us this hour. this picture is worth 1000 more, perhaps more. this is the you've all the leader news today. the date is may 24th 2022. this, of course, is the day, two days ago. it's been 48 hours killing 19 children, and two teachers. here, at the robb elementary school, in texas. today, another death. the grieving husband of one of the slain teacher says died. joe garcia, married to the teacher irma, collapsed, and i today, courting to his family. he was preparing for the funeral of his wife of 24 years. they were college sweethearts. they were high school sweethearts. his death leaves their four children paralyzed. it is a reminder, as if this town needed one, the tuesday's tragedy is not over. the shockwaves will reverberate across this community in, countless ways, for countless weeks, months, and years. the raw grief among the residents here, of course, is no less than it was on tuesday. increasingl

that's "all in" and now we have more from ali velshi. >> thanks for joining us. the supreme court draft decision to overturn roe v. wade is top of mind across the nation right now but i want to begin tonight with a different ruling. one from 1954. that was the year the supreme court ruled unanimously in brown v board that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. but lawyers who argued the case before the supreme court and won included the future supreme court justice, thurgood marshall, he and his co-counsel stood outside the court outside the ruling to celebrate the victory and expressed the hope and expectation that southern segregationist states would comply. >> it is my opinion that it will be law-abiding and will comply with the decision of the court and accept it. as members of the democratic society. >> i don't think there is any question, that this is law-abiding as anybody else and other decisions, which they said they looked like. >> a bit of ironic forshadowing here because there were of course several critics of the rulin

msnbc prime with ali velshi starts now. good evening chris, good to see you, thanks, and have a good night, thanks for you at rachel maddow show now airs here every monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. rachel's excellent team of journalists however is producing this hour all week every week, and as always, we are glad to have you with us. it is always a powerful image when a group of people gather together to champion something they believe in. to stand up for their rights. but when people do it on the steps of the most powerful court in the land, it gives you goose bumps. i'm thinking about when there were celebrations in front the supreme court in 2015 after the court affirmed the right for same-sex couples to get married. it happened in 2012 when people gathered in that same spot to champion the court's decision not to take health care away from millions of people in this country. and it doesn't take a big crowd to package an emotional punch. this is 1954, a mom and little girl sitting on the steps after the court rufled that it

msnbc prime starts now with ali velshi. good evening, ali. good evening, ali.rt of the year, it was a bit of an open question. with the select committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol take the unprecedented step of subpoenaing fellow republican members of congress, so they could testify before the committee. and, did the select committee even have the authority to do it? >> do you think you're going to have to subpoena a sitting member of congress? >> well, i think that there's some question of whether we have the authority to do it. we're looking at the authorities are there. we're looking on our part. >> the authorities there. they'll be no reluctance on our. part at that time, the chairman committee, the chairman the garage was reluctant to issue subpoenas. i doubted, thompson told the associated press. there's no precedent to force that compliance. but, in the months since, revelations have come to life. ce revelations have come to life. because after conducting nearly a thousand witness interviews and obtaining over 100,000 documents,

that's all in on thursday night, msnbc prime with ali velshi starts now.od to see you, thanks, and have a good night, thanks for you at rachel maddow show now airs here every monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. rachel's excellent team of journalists however is producing this hour all week every week, and as always, we are glad to have you with us. it is always a powerful image when a group of people gather together to champion something they believe in. to stand up for their rights. but when people do it on the steps of the most powerful court in the land, it gives you goose bumps. i'm thinking about when there were celebrations in front the supreme court in 2015 after the court affirmed the right for same-sex couples to get married. it happened in 2012 when people gathered in that same spot to champion the court's decision not to take health care away from millions of people in this country. and it doesn't take

that's "all in" and now we have more from ali velshi. >> thanks for joining us.e supreme court draft decision to overturn roe v. wade is top of mind across the nation right now but i want to begin tonight with a different ruling. one from 1954. that was the year the supreme court ruled unanimously in brown v board that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. but lawyers who argued

now it's time for the last word where ali velshi it's pulling in tonight. >> nice to see you, my friendchance to talk. so it's good to

now it's time for the last word where ali velshi it's pulling in tonight. >> nice to see you, my friend. we've been orbiting each other for a little while, but it's been a very long time since we've had a chance to talk. so it's good to see you, and i was listening to the great interesting conversation with kelly about it being difficult to prove -- but this stench think, you know, you remember there used to be a day when that kind of stuff just lead to shame in and of itself. and certainly kept you out of political life later. but that's not there anymore either. whether you can prove or not prove quid pro quo, that absence of revolving door that you described is compelling. >> well, the shame issue here, i, think is compelling, ali, because obviously, the republicans, particularly trump partisans, are aware that it is shameful to use government service or family connection to government service, to make private gain for yourself, and have private business game. because they use this as a way to try to attack president biden's family, for example, all the time. they know that this is s

the mother of one of garcia's former students spoke to ali velshi last night about what an extraordinary>> she was my son's teacher. my son had a hard time going to school, so she would buy him happy meals and take him happy meals and he would have lunch with her at school. she didn't do this for all the kids. she did it for my son. i don't doubt one bit that she stood right there in front of the gunman and said you're not going to hurt my kids because that's the type of person she was. >> joining me is former u.s. attorney and law professor barbara mcquade and gregory jackson gun violence survivor and director of community justice action fund. barbara, talk to me ability the -- excuse me. one of those days. talk to me about the upcoming supreme court decision. >> as you know, andrea, the supreme court is looking at a rule out of the state of new york that requires people to have a license before they can carry a concealed weapon and that they have to show a particularized need for that. one of the things that i think is disturbing to all of us is the court demonstrated great hostility t

guess what's, ali velshi did it last week. no worries.ck to diamond hands. >> -- diamond hands references how strong you are with your stock. if you have diamond hands, you hold on to that stop, up and down, as the waves crash around. if you have paper hands, you are selling too soon. but at the same time, diamond hands, it could be its own problem. you are holding on too long. a lot of people, they just kept holding, hoping the system would correct itself. and it totally backfired. >> why would many of them hold on? because they're not just holding on for a trade. they are holding on for dear life because they are hoping for a different life. that is why you need to see this film. zak and erica, thank you so much, it's an honor to be part of it. again, you can watch diamond hands, the legend of wallstreetbets, this sunday at 10 pm right here on msnbc. and scores of those wallstreetbets traders, the ones we were just talking about, they are not just big in meme stocks. they have often taken their gains and life savings to another outsider

. >> that is all in on this night nbc prime source right now with ali velshi good evening ali.hel's crack team and i will be hosting all this week what a week it's turning out t let me show you the scene outside the united states supreme court right now. this was new york city this evening. and ewphiladelphia, pennsylvani knoxville, tennessee, boston, massachusetts, wilmington, delaware, reno, nevada, st. paul, minnesota, kansas city, missouri, austin, texas.in americans turning out in city after city across the country, many of them kind of in shock. the country's digesting the bomb shell news that broke just over 24 hours ago that a majority on the supreme court

ali velshi will be here tomorrow with msnbc prime. now, time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >> good evening, rachel. let me see, rachel maddow and msnbc prime, by the way, no one has told me -- am i supposed to ask the viewers to dvr the last word with lawrence o'donnell? because i've never done that, i have never quite gotten around to doing that. >> if you are embarrassed to do it, i could do it for you. >> i don't want to do it. >> you want to busy or sell for a second, and i can talk to our viewers. >> we let the other direction. >> if you haven't set -- [laughs] you want me to do it? >> i'm just gonna read the opinion. >> if you haven't yet set your dvr to every night we scored the last word with lawrence o'donnell, now is a great time to do that, while you are thinking about it anyway. it's called the last word with lawrence o'donnell, and you can dvr it every single night here on your tv, smart tv or dvr. lawrence, come back. >> okay, now, we finally have a commercial for this show. [laughs]

. >> that is all in on this night nbc prime source right now with ali velshi good evening ali. chris, thanks very much, we'll see you tomorrow, and thanks for you joining us at home this hour. here it chris say, msnbc prime. as you know, rachel maddow's show now airs weekly on monday. so, i want to welcome you to msnbc prime. this show will air in this hour tuesday through friday. it will still be produced by rachel's cracked team, and i will be hosting all this week. what a week is turning up to be. let me show you the scene outside the united states supreme court right now. and this was new york city this evening. and philadelphia, pennsylvania, knoxville, tennessee, boston massachusetts, wilmington, delaware. reno, nevada. st. paul, minnesota. kansas city, missouri. austin, texas. americans turning out in city after city across the country, many of them kind of in shock. the country is digesting the bombshell news that broke just over 24 hours ago that a majority on the supreme court appears poised to revoke the constitutional right to abortion in the united states. today, t

good evening, i already know that you are a member of the velshi banned book club, so i know you will be there. >> absolutely i will be there. thank you very much. in the years since donald trump came down the escalator and took over the republican party it is becoming clear that trump is a symptom of the anti democratic cancer that is infecting conservatism. not the disease. it did not recede after trump lost. after the laughable landscaping company press conference. even after the attack on our nation's capital. no. instead it is escalating. that anti-democratic cancer is metastasizing. just look at pennsylvania today. the two high-profile races for the open large. as they do every year. the editorial board of the philadelphia inquirer, one of the nation's biggest newspapers, in a crucial swing state wanted to endorse a republican candidate for those races. but they couldn't. they write that they sent every republican candidate in the senate race a survey to see where they stood on a number of issues. but the candidates felt the questions were quote, biased and unfair. what hard-hit

now it's time for the last word where ali velshi is filling in for lawrence tonight. >> nice to see you since we've had a chance to talk. so it's good to see you, and i was listening to the great interesting conversation with kelly about it being difficult to prove -- but this stench think, you know, you remember there used to be a day when that kind of stuff just lead to shame in and of itself.

. >> that is all in on this night nbc prime source right now with ali velshi good evening ali. rachel maddow's show now airs weekly on monday. so, i want to welcome you to msnbc prime. this show will air in this hour tuesday through friday. it will still be produced by rachel's cracked team, and i will be hosting all this week. what a week is turning up to be. let me show you the scene outside the united states supreme court right now. and this was new york city this evening. and philadelphia,

msnbc prime starts now with ali velshi. good evening, ali. >> well said, chris. it is good to have you back. you have yourself a great evening, we will see you tomorrow. thank you all at home for joining us this hour. at the start of the year, it was a bit of an open question. when the select committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol take the unprecedented step of subpoenaing fellow republican members of congress so that they could testify before the committee. and, did the select committee even have the authority to do it. >> do you think you are going to have to subpoena a sitting member of congress? >> i think that there is some questions of whether we have authority to do it. we are looking at it. if the charges are there, there will be no reluctance on our part. >> with the authorities there, there will be no reelecting from our part. at the time, benny thompson was reluctant to issue subpoenas. i doubt it, he told the associated press, there is no precedent to force that compliance. with the months since, revelations have come to light,

. >> that is all in on this thursday night, msnbc prime sides with ali velshi live from revolted excess good evening ali. >> chris, thank you, good evening, and thank you and home for joining us this hour. this picture is worth 1000 more, perhaps more. this is the you've all the leader news today. the date is may 24th 2022. this, of course, is the day, two days ago. it's been 48 hours killing 19 children, and two teachers. here, at the robb elementary school, in texas. today, another death. the grieving husband of one of the slain teacher says died. joe garcia, married to the teacher irma, collapsed, and i today, courting to his family. he was preparing for the funeral of his wife of 24 years. they were college sweethearts. they were high school sweethearts. his death leaves their four children paralyzed. it is a reminder, as if this town needed one, the tuesday's tragedy is not over. the shockwaves will reverberate across this community in, countless ways, for countless weeks, months, and years. the raw grief among the residents here, of course, is no less than it was on tuesday. incre

>> someone tweeted at me, who do you think you are velshi? i've it's or government to. >> you too, have a good one. >> a new poll, confirming, the extreme republican majority on the supreme court is way out of step with the nation. 66% of americans, supporting roe v. wade, and the constitutional right to have an abortion. red state republicans, pushing for more extreme anti choice legislation. in louisiana not, the republican legislature advanced a bill, classifying abortion as a murder. allowing prosecutors to criminally charged patients with murder. the bill would grant constitutional rights to a person, quote, from the moment to fertilization. raising alarms with the bill, if signed into law, could restrict access to in vitro fertilization, and emergency contraception. so, will there be a murderers row for those who take the morning after pill? it sounds crazy, i know, because it is. this is why thousands of people, thousands of women, have turned out, across the country, to protest having a constitutional right taken away. a new political