log on this week and search velshi for the rest of our discussion another extended velshi banned bookr watching. stay right where you are, alex witt reports begins right now. and a very good day to all of you from the top -- on los angeles, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. right now, nearly one third of all americans are under extreme heat advisories and warnings as a historic heat wave scorches the west and south with no signs of ending anytime soon. in fact it's about 9 am in las vegas right now. it is already a blazing 98 degrees there with forecasters warning is that these 117 degree record could be broken this weekend. phoenix, arizona topping 110 degrees every day this month with the mercury later

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i'm ali velshi. all week, we expect to see donald trump indicted for his efforts to interfere with the 2020 election. but instead, he was hit with more criminal charges in the other federal case, for which he is already been indicted. on thursday, special counsel jack smith filed three additional counts against trump, and his co defendant, vault not to, in the classified document case. nearly 12 months after they were both initially invited. on top of, that a third defendant was added into the case. carlos de oliveira, who previously served as a valet at mar-a-lago, and is now the property manager of trump's palm beach residents and private resort. the new charges against trump include one additional counts of willful retention of national defense information, regarding a top secret document that trump allegedly showed it to a group of people without proper security clearances, and his golf club in bedminster, new jersey. and incident was captured in an audio recordings. the other two counts are obst

velshi starts now. >> good morning, it's saturday july the 15th, i'm ali velshi. the future does not look so bright for donald trump. at the moment, he's facing a total of 71 felony counts stemming from a number of criminal charges related to the two cases for which he has so far been indicted. the manhattan district attorney's hush money payments probe and the special counsel jack smith's federal case involving the mishandling of classified documents. trump and his team have noticeably been trying to find a defense in the latter case, in the times they've offered contradictory excuses to explain why it was the trump illegally retained government records, and seemingly obstructed federal authorities from retrieving this record for many months. if convicted in that case alone, it could produce a years-long prison sentence, and that is just one example of the legal peril the former president faces right now. and the classified documents investigation is in its early days. according to an abc news report this week, the special counsel's team recently informed a trump

today's meeting of the velshi banned book club's nearly upon.peak with jonathan, author of today's feature, lawn. boy you are watching velshi on msnbc. 20 something, mike munoz, wants to write the next great american model -- about landscaping. for now who lives with a single mom and a special needs brother moving from job to job. today's velshi banned book club, lawn, boy it is the telling of mike, story it is a semi autobiographical coming of age story, lawn boy grapples with heavy topics including sexual orientation, family dynamics, opportunities for immigrants, classism and capitalism. at its, core lawn boy is a story of identity. as both a mexican american and a gay, man he grapples with who is and who he loves. and yet, despite the serious subject matter, it manages to be funny and uplifting. relying on absurdist observations and sharp dialogue to lighten the load that, we as a reader, carry alongside mike. it ends a new beginning, mike has come to terms with his sexuality and identity. he is the hero of his own story. quote, whoever you,

>> good morning, it saturday, july, if i'm ali velshi. kevin mccarthy has been speaker of the house for six months. a position to which he was eventually elected, after a marathon first week of congress that involved 15 rounds of voting over four days. >> let's just listen in. it looks like we're done with the voting. [applause] >> mccarthy's got votes to win. >> smiling ear to ear, he got that bottom line he was looking for. >> it was a triumphant moment for mccarthy once he finally got enough votes in the early hours of january seven, but it was also a public embarrassment. the whole episode exposed the rift between the different factions of the republican conference, and the uneasy alliance among them. at one point, a fight almost broke out on the house floor, but perhaps the most telling moment came at the very end. on his way out of the capital, at around two a.m. after finally taking his oath of office as speaker, mccarthy stopped to talk to reporters to give special thanks to a special someone. >> i do especially think president tr

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>> good morning, this area life first, i'm still filling in for my friend velshi. good man, roughly one year after roe v. wade was overturned, supreme court issued another ruling that said two up and another aspect of american life. on thursday, the supreme court ruled that commissions programs at harvard and university of north carolina violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. it effectively puts an end to affirmative action, a decision that will back decades of progress and president and in fact colleges, universities, and younger generations of students around the country. the 237 -- includes a dissent written by justice ketanji joao brown jackson the first black woman to be appointed to the supreme court. she wrote quote, with let them eat cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the record and announces colin finest for all by legal fiat. but deeming race relevant law does not make it so in life. during his remarks on thursday, biden echoed those sentiments. >> today, the court once again walked away from decades of precedent and the di

tomorrow morning on velshi, a new addition of velshi banned book club, featuring my conversation with jonathan evason, the award-winning story lawn boy. when the most banned books today. that tomorrow on velshi. the rise of wagner starts right. russia may look like a state, but those who know it well say that, under president vladimir putin, it has become a mafia armed with nuclear weapons. >> he is a dictator, but more likely -- >> and on june 24th, putin faced the biggest challenge to his authority in his more than two decades in power. a member of his trusted inner circle dared to revolt and marched his army of mercenaries into russia. [speaking non-english] yevgeny prigozhin had reason to be angry. he had raised a private army called the wagner group and sent them to fight putin's war in ukraine. his men were being slaughtered and prigozhin blamed russians armchair generals running the war of sabotage. [speaking non-english] >> there was a mutiny against vladimir putin's armed forces. >> it is more like a fight between terrorist gangs, which is like a mafia state. >> vladimir puti

i'm ali velshi.tly, you probably never even heard a walt nauta or a carlos de oliveira bitumen criminally indicted and listed in trump's codefendants and the classified documents matter. they are little known low-level staffers who are not involved with trump's campaign operations. they worked directly for the former president, reportedly fetching him diet cokes throughout the day and making sure his palm beach residents mar-a-lago as well maintained. aside from the fact that they worked for one of the most powerful people in the world, they are otherwise regular guys who found themselves in tangled and the notoriety of the twice impeached, twice indicted former president. nauta comes from a modest background, he grew up in a u.s. territory of guam. in 2000 and, when he listed in the navy. he rose to the rank of senior chief culinary specialist. and in 2012, he began working at the white house during barack obama's second term. he stayed on for the trump administration when he was eventually promoted

i'm ali velshi.ruption of violence at the capitol on january the 6th as the darkest manifestation of donald trump's disregard for democracy. even long before, that there were plenty of signs that the now twice impeached, twice indicted, destroys former president had a disregard for democracy. back in 2016, he openly campaign and promoted imprisoning hillary clinton, his main political opponent. he created a bogeyman of the americans who work a civil students in the various agencies that make up the federal government. the swamp, and his parlance. or, the deep state. he often praising the dunes of autocratic leaders like vladimir putin, kim jong-un, while undermining america's relationship with some of its closest allies. trump's autocratic tendencies happened subsided and the year since he left office and disgrace in the wake of the insurrection. in fact, it's only gotten worse. especially now that he's facing multiple criminal prosecutions. for months now, he's been attacking the integrity of federa

velshi starts now. >> good morning, it's saturday july the 15th, i'm ali velshi.f 71 felony counts stemming from a number of criminal charges related to the two cases for which he has so far been indicted. the manhattan district attorney's hush money payments probe and the special counsel jack smith's federal case involving the mishandling of classified documents. trump and his team have

that's on another hour of velshi, starting right now.we begin this morning with a crucial turning point in this election cycle and an inflection point for our democracy. donald trump brought our system of governance and the rule of law to the brink when he tried to overturn the 2020 election. now, as he attempts to rise to power again, he is bringing us right back to that perilous edge. last night, onstage, and west palm beach florida, the trace impeached disgraced former president in the current republican front runner outlined in alarming detail his plans for dismantling democracy. as you know, we do not typically are donald trump's speeches live. on this show, we're judicious about playing clips from his rallies and always either with or for the proper context for discussion. donald trump's lies so much. we all learned on january six of those lives can feel very real violence. we also learned the sting from the poison of trump's lies gets dull or the more frequently are exposed to it. but this is a very very important but. as journali

tomorrow morning on velshi, a new addition of velshi banned book club, featuring my conversation with the most banned books today. that tomorrow on velshi. the rise of wagner starts right now. now. russia may look like a state, but those who know it well say that, under president vladimir putin, it has become a mafia armed with nuclear weapons. >> he is a dictator, but more likely -- >> and on june 24th, putin faced the biggest challenge to his authority in his more than two decades in

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you want velshi weekends at 10 am eastern right here on msnbc. velshi weekends at 10:00 a.m.rn. by some magic alex and i were in the same city a couple hours ago. >> they let us be in the same room at the same time, though. >> it was a nice afternoon. i'll see you back in new york in the afternoon tomorrow. >>> former president trump had today to appear before special counsel jack smith's grand jury to tell his side of the story. as far as we know that has not happened. mr. trump did not take jack smith up on that offer. but someone else did speak with the special counsel's grand jury today. he is not a household name. the house

i'm ali velshi in for chris hayes. as voting is underway from to determine the republican nominee for president in 2024, donald trump is going to be on trial. just today we learned the ex president must appear in court on may the 20th, 2024, in fort pierce, florida, for the start of his first federal criminal trial in the classified documents case. donald trump will be tried on 37 counts with charges ranging from conspiracy to obstruct justice to willful retention of government documents and making false statements. that ruling came from the trump appointed judge aileen cannon, the first has she has faced as to whether or not she will be impartial to the ex president. there were valid concerns that she would be lenient with him, given a past ruling related to this very case. while the special counsel's team wanted a speedy trial to start in december, trump wanted to postpone the entire trial until after the election, postponed indefinitely. imagine his willingness to be tried if he were to become president of the unite

i'm ali velshi.ard a walt nauta or a carlos de oliveira bitumen criminally indicted and listed in trump's codefendants and the classified documents matter. they are little known low-level staffers who are not involved with trump's campaign operations. they worked directly for the former president, reportedly fetching him diet cokes throughout the day and making sure his palm beach residents mar-a-lago as well maintained. aside from the fact that they worked for one of the most powerful people in the world, they are otherwise regular guys who found themselves in tangled and the notoriety of the twice impeached, twice indicted former president. nauta comes from a modest ba

emily velshi. the fate of the republican presidential candidates is growing.or the first republican primary and caucuses. yesterday, the republican party of iowa announced that it will hold its first in the nation caucus on january the 15th, 2024. momentum is really going to pick up next month in the republican party holds its first primary debates in milwaukee on august 23rd. that will be the first real opportunity for the country to see most, or at least some, of the candidates. together. at least a dozen republicans will be competing to be the gop nominee in 2024, but only five of those declared candidates have met the requirements to qualify for the first debate so far. ron desantis, nikki haley, vivek ramaswamy, tim scott, and the former president, donald trump. the undisputed front runner in the race right now. that's difficult to overstate just how unusual this race is turning out to be. the republican front runner has already been impeached twice for abusing his powers presidents, yet he is running for that position again, and he is leading the pack by

you want velshi weekends at 10 am eastern right here on msnbc. velshi weekends at 10:00 a.m. eastern. by some magic alex and i were in the same city a couple hours ago. >> they let us be in the same room at the same time, though. >> it was a nice afternoon. i'll see you back in new york in the afternoon tomorrow. >>> former president trump had today to appear before special counsel jack smith's grand jury to tell his side of the story. as far as we know that has not happened. mr. trump did not take jack smith up on that offer. but someone else did speak with the special counsel's grand jury today. he is not a household name. the house january 6th committee never even interviewed him. but clearly this individual was in a position to know some things. his name is william russell. the only photos we have of mr. william russell are ones where he's in the background of trump events, and that makes sense because mr. russell is what is known as the political world as an advance man. his job was to coordinate president trump's movements, his literal muflts from one location to anothe

i am ali velshi. the field of republican presidential candidates is growing. a date has when lockdown for the first republican primaries and caucuses. yesterday, the republican party of iowa announced that it will hold its first in the nation caucus on january 15th of 2024. momentum will pick up next month when the party holds its first primary debate in milwaukee, august 23rd. there is going to be a problem for the country to receive most or some of the candidates together. at least one dozen republicans should be competing in 2024 but only five of them declared candidates have met the requirements to qualify for the first debate. ron desantis, nikki haley, revak wamah swami, tim scott, and donald trump, the undisputed front runner in the race right now. it's difficult to overstate how unusual this race is turning out to be. the republican party has been impeached twice already. he's running for that position again. he is leading the pack. he has been criminally indicted twice. he could face multiple trials in primary season next year. on top of that, he appe

i'm michael steele filling in for my good friend ali velshi. another supreme court term's come through close this week, the supreme court issued its final rulings of the session. including a trio of things that could reshape murmur kansas city. in all three high profile games, they were split 63. for the highlighting the sharp ideological divide between the nine justices currently on the bench. yesterday, the court ruled in favor of lloyd smith, a wild designer from colorado who refused to work on projects related to same sex marriage, even though it is unclear if she was ever asked to do so in the first place. but, she sued on hypothetical grounds claiming that it would violate her first amendment right free speech rights and the courts six conservative members agreed. it is a major blow to members of the lgbtq community. and in her dissent, justice sonia sotomayor called the ruling quote, profoundly wrong, she explained further that quote, the act of discrimination has never constituted expression under the first amendment, also yesterday, th

it's easy to love a subaru. >> good morning, it saturday, july, if i'm ali velshi.has been speaker of the house for six months. a position to which he was eventually elected, after a marathon first week of congress that involved 15 rounds of voting over four days. >> let's just listen in. it looks like we're done with the voting. [applause] >> mccarthy's got votes to win. >> smiling ear to ear, he got that bottom line he was looking for. >> it was a triumphant moment for mccarthy once he finally got enough votes in the early hours of january seven, but it was also a public embarrassment. the whole episode exposed the rift between the different factions of the republican conference, and the

i'm michael steele filling in for my good friend ali velshi. through close this week, the supreme court issued its final rulings of the session. including a trio of

i am ali velshi in for cases. as we await a potential third indictment of donald trump, we got new information about what was contained in the target letter that the ex president received earlier this week. nbc's can now report that the letter to trump cites potential violations of three federal statutes, deprivation of rights and that the color of law, tempering a witness and conspiracy to defraud the united states. you might remember, that last charge was one that was recommended against trump and others by the january six committee following its year and a half long investigation. >> this statute makes it a crime to conspire to defraud the united states. in other words, to make an argument to impair, obstruct or defeat the lawful functions of the united states government by deceitful or dishonest means. >> now, according to a recent report in rolling stones, that has not been confirmed by nbc news, one source seemed to confirm what many were speculating. quote, the statutes listed in the target letter likely re

i am michael steele in for my good friend ali velshi.the summer of grievance for donald trump. he's already been indicted twice this year. and the former president is still facing the possibility of being indicted with even more criminal charges in multiple ongoing investigations over the coming months. but rather than focus his efforts on his legal defense and actually finding lawyers willing to represent him, he has chosen to litigate his case on the campaign trail instead. and as we have witnessed in recent months, trump's third presidential bid well, it is unlike anything we've seen before in american politics. this independence day weekend, trump took over to pickens, south korea caroline, a small sleepy town near the blue ridge mountains, population of about 3000 people. he was supposedly there to campaign, but mostly, he was there to complain. for most of his speech that is what he did. he complained about his legal situation and vowed to protect his supporters from the imaginary threats of the deep state. >> our enemies want to s

i'm ali velshi.donald trump is waiting to be indicted, one federal case like, this donald trump was instead hit with more criminal charges than the other federal case for which he is already been indicted. on thursday, special counsel, jack, smith filed three additional counts against trump and his co defended, walt nada, in the classified documents. case nearly two months after they were initially indicted. on top of, that a third defendant was added to the case. carlos de oliveira, who previously served as a valet at mar-a-lago. he's now the property manager of trump's palm beach residents and private resort. the new charges against trump include one additional count of willful retention of national de

i'm ali velshi.alt nauta are calling a lovera, the two men who had been criminally indicted and listed as donald trump's codefendants of the classified documents matter. they are a little known low-level staffers who weren't involved with trump's campaign operations. they work directly for the former president and reportedly fetched him die coax throughout the day and nature's palm beach residents mar-a-lago as well kept. aside from the fact that they work for the most powerful people in the world, there otherwise regular guys who financials entangled in the notoriety of the twice impeached twice indicted former president. holding other counts from a modest, background he grew up here in the naval base in the united states territory of guam. in 2001 he enlisted in u.s. navy. rose to the rank of senior chief culinary specialist. in 2000, 12 he began working and the white house during barack obama's second term. he soon for the trump, administration and where he was mentally promoted to valet. in stati

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you want velshi weekends at 10 am eastern right here on msnbc.io here, here in new york. >> leigh they let us be in the same room, that's something for the universe. >> it was a nice afternoon, i'll see you back in new york tomorrow. >> yes you well, buddy. have a great evening. thanks to you at home for joining me this hour. former president trump had until today to appear before the grand jury. to tell his side of the story. as far as we know that has not happened. mr. trump did not take jack smith up on that offer. but someone else did speak to the special counsel gran

log on this week and search velshi for the rest of our discussion another extended velshi banned book club interviews. that is for, me thank you for watching. stay right where you are, alex witt reports begins right now. and a very good day to all of you from the top -- on los angeles, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. right now, nearly one third of all americans are under extreme heat advisories and warnings as a historic heat wave scorches the west and south with no signs of ending anytime soon. in fact it's about 9 am in las vegas right now. it is already a blazing 98 degrees there with forecasters warning is that these 117 degree record could be broken this weekend. phoenix, arizona topping 110 degrees every day this month with the mercury later today soaring to nearly 120 degrees. the dangerous temperatures only expected to get worse over the next few days. and the record heat is fueling several new brush fires here in southern california. they are erupting in size and they are forcing evacuations. nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the numbers for us but w

before i go, i have a reading assignment for the velshi banned book club members.d bird sings by the incomparable on my angelo, part literature, part autobiography, she tells us her story, starting at three years old, some 12 with her grandmother in arkansas, having her first child at 16 years old. i know why the caged bird sings grapples with identity racism, bodily autonomy, family ties, and religion. once described by a critic as essential reading, i know i the caged bird sings is a classic in every sense of the word. part of the fabric of this country. they simply need to be red, studied, experienced. you may not have read this book some summer reading in high school. certainly worth revisiting. once you finish, please send us your thoughts and comments for our amazing my angelo expert panel, this is a powerful meeting of the velshi banned book club. that does it for me, thank you for watching, catch me back here next saturday and sunday morning from 10 am to noon eastern. don't forget, well she is available as a podcast, subscribe and listen for free wherever

now it's time for the last word with ali velshi, who is in for lawrence. good evening, ali. -- >> it's friday night at the lookout for a possible indictment in connection with jack smith's special investigation after donald trump posted this about a meeting between his lawyers ande meeting, so we don't know whether there was a meeting or not. you'd think we'd hear about any potential indictments from the justice department first, but that might not actually be the case. it was donald trump himself who first announced that he had been indicted in the mar-a-lago documents case last month. so there's a precedent for him being the person to break the news. all week long we've been watching for a federal grand jury investigating donald trump 's attempts to overturn the 2020 election leading up to and on january 6th. instead, we had a big surprise. donald trump was indicted again in the documents case. jack smith filed what is called a superseding indictment in the mar-a-lago case that adds a new codefendant, ups the number of charges donald trump faces 2:40, an

now it is time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell, with ali velshi in for lawrence o'donnell. good evening, ali. >> i'm going to use that as my motto. mistakes happen, accidents happen. -- >> it happens. >> alex, have a great weekend. >> you too. >> -- into the attack on the capitol and the efforts to -- keep donald trump in power. today, we learned that the secretaries of state in both new mexico and pennsylvania have been interviewed by federal prosecutors. we also know now that jared kushner and hope hicks testify to the grand jury. now, look, we cover developments in the federal probe every day, and we have our lawyers glenn kirschner and paul butler join us later in the hour to talk about these developments, plus donald trump says that legal filing in georgia today and the possibility of a new person being charged in the classified documents case. but i want to start by looking at the bigger picture and ask why we absolutely need to hold everyone involved in this gargantuan anti-democratic efforts to account. it's bad enough that it happened. and but for a few good people

you can watch velshi right here on msnbc. >> 20 seconds impressive. thank you, my friend, as always. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. today for the first time since this federal investigation began lawyers for donald trump and prosecutors from special counsel jack smith's office appeared together before judge aileen cannon in a nra courtroom. lawyers argued the trial over mishandling of classified documents at mar-a-lago, that trial should be pushed until after the 2024 election. federal prosecutors, on the other hand, want the trial to start this december. now, judge cannon did not make a decision on all that today, and we're going to have much more on that story coming up. but even if judge cannon decides to delay this trial for these federal charges -- for these federal charges, there's a good chance no matter what donald trump will be standing trial for at least some federal charges before the end of this year. and that is because today we learned special counsel jack smith has made one of the most important and consequential de

. >> good evening from new york, i am ali velshi in for cases.e got new information about what was contained in the target letter that the ex president received earlier this week. nbc's can now report that the letter to trump cites potential violations of three federal statutes, deprivation of rights and that the color of law, tempering a witness and conspiracy to defraud the united states.

i am michael steele filling in for my good friend ali velshi.d trump's third presidential campaign is unlike any other presidential campaign in american history. as that twice indicted, twice impeached former president waits to see what other legal troubles might be coming his way over the next few months, he's used his campaign rallies to air out his grievances, and rather than focus his efforts on his legal defense and actually trying to find a lawyer who is going to represent him, he's chosen to litigate his case on the campaign trail instead. yesterday, trump made a stop in pickens, south carolina, a small sleepy town near the blue ridge mountains that has a population of about 3000. he was supposedly there to campaign, but mainly, he was there to complain. a former president spent roughly 90 minutes on stage, spewing out disinformation about his legal predicament, and vowing to take revenge against those he considers his political enemies. >> when i get back in office, i will appoint a real special prosecutor to investigate every detail of

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i'm ali velshi in for chris hayes.rom to determine the republican nominee for president in 2024, donald trump is going to be on trial.

you can watch velshi here. alex wagner tonight starts right now. good evening, my friend. >> hi, ali. i'm down at washington, d.c., the seat of action as it were and we have a lot to report tonight. >> i i'll be there. i'll be follow you tomorrow. >> see you tomorrow. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. do you remember jacob chancely? you probably remember him better as the qanon shaman. he was the gentleman the ran around on january 6th with the fur and face paint. when he eventually struck a deal with the government he pleaded guilty to just one count. it is a count from a statute titled tampering with a witness, victim, or an inform want. and then there is this guy. remember him? he's stewart rhodes, the founder of the far right group, the oath keepers. the government tried nine oath keepers with seditious conspiracy and six of them were found guilty of it. but all nine were found guilty of at least one other charge, the same charge brought against the qanon shaman, and by the way hundreds of other january 6th defendants. it's ac

good morning, it is sunday july the 23rd, i'm ali velshi, at this point next year, the republican national convention will have just concluded, and the party will have officially chosen its nominee for the 2024 presidential election. if things continue to go the way they are going now, consider this possibility. the next republican nominee could be a twice impeached, at least twice convicted, felon, still awaiting, or in the midst of trial, for other crimes. before the rnc even begins on july 15th of next year, donald trump, the current front-runner for the nomination, by a country mile, will have stood before a judge and jury as a defendant in at least two criminal cases. one involving the hush money payments made to the adult film star stormy daniels, ostensibly to avoid the bad press of her allegation of an affair with donald trump, which he denies. and the other, regarding the federal case out of florida regarding the classified documents and government records that trump improperly hoarded at mar-a-lago. now, we all know that the disgraced former president appears likely to be crimina

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening, from washington d.c., i'm ali velshi in for chris hayes.death by 1000 cuts. the ex presidents plan to steal the election ahead so many components, from the lies about fraud and the pressure on state and federal officials, to the fake electors scheme and the final desperate sticking of the mob on the capital, and with all of that came so many characters. names we now know -- well, like rudy giuliani, sydney powell, john eastman, as well as plenty who are still at relative strangers to us. now, taken individually, none of these pieces or people seem at all of that important. on the roe, nof

my colleague ali velshi spoke with the teamsters president sean o'brien this morning, and asked him ifthe horizon. >> that's up to u.p.s., and i've been saying that for the last couple of weeks. because u.p.s. knows what our members want and need, he especially in light of, you know, they're -- the beginning stock options like 50% higher than -- it 0.4 billion to stockholders has been lucrative stock options for ceos and upper management. and all the while, those folks have never touched, loaded in, or delivered a package. >> we will of course continue to follow the story and bring you any updates as they come. well, now to the extreme heat. 44 million people remain in heat alerts this afternoon across the west. and parts of texas and florida. miami is experiencing its 43rd consecutive day with heat index values above 100 degrees. phoenix is also hitting its 24th consecutive day above 110 degrees. a streak that looks to keep going through friday. overseas, emergency measures have been activated in greece, spain, and italy, to protect residents and tourists from the extreme heat. temper

i'm ali velshi in for chris hayes. don trump's attack on democracy was death by 1000 cuts.n to steal the election had so many components, from the lies about fraud and the pressure on state and federal officials, to the fake electors scheme and the final desperate sticking of the mob on the capital and with all of that came so many characters. names we now know well like rudy giuliani, sydney powell, john eastman, as well as plenty who are still relative strangers to us. now take it individually none of these pieces or people seem at all that important. on their own none of them would have succeeded in toppling american cr

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