judy, we are so honored to have you in the velshi banned book club.eynolds , author of the newest books, including "twenty- four seconds from now" . judy blume, author of so many books, including "forever." >>> there is more velshi banned book club where that came fr

more "velshi" in arizona after this. this. >>> last sunday, in an interview with fox news, trump said this. >> i think the bigger problem is the enemy from within, not even the people that have come in and destroyed our country, totally destroying our country. the towns, the villages being in you dated. i don't have a problem in terms of election day. i think the bigger problem, the people from within. we have some very, very bad people, we have some sick people. radical lunatics. and it should be very easily handled, if necessary, by national guard, or if really necessary, by the military. >> a former president and current republican nominee for president, just weeks before the election, suggesting that he would seek the military on americans. this should be a five alarm fire movement. we have become so accustomed to donald trump's ongoing authoritarianism and fascism, that some of this just blends right in. wednesday, in a town hall that aired on fox news, trump did it again. >> it is the enemy from within, and they ar

velshi continues our coverage, so we want to hand it over to you, velshi. it is all yours. >> thank you, sir. i mentioned the fact i was getting ready for the show yesterday and i miss the fact is your birthday. >> thank you, sir. i appreciate that. >> tell us about the jacket, ali velshi. >> the jacket, this is -- we think it is my fourth time in arizona to cover elections and i like coming here. but one of the trips i wasn't in phoenix, went to the navajo nation. and they presented me with this badge. so i added that and everybody in arizona season and this is in case i get lost because you can see this from space. you can find out, i'm wearing a t-shirt but if i'm wandering alone, return me to msnbc. that is the jacket. you all have a great rest of your day. stick it in my mailbox. velshi starts now. >>> good morning from phoenix, arizona. it is sunday, october 20th, 16 days until election day. crunch time on the pain trail and candidates and surrogates are out in full force all over the country this weekend. coming up, vice president kamala harris is on

this week's episode of the "velshi" band book club podcast will explore two books. different worlds, they are both master classes in the age-old tradition of storytelling as a warning, a lesson, and a means to understand one's self. scan that qr code on your screen right now and download and listen. if you can believe it, we are already five episodes into season two of the "velshi" band book called club podcast. new episodes drop every thursday, but you can get early access by subscribing to msnbc premium on apple podcast . it does not matter what you look like, what you are wearing me or even if you are wearing the same thing you were yesterday. what matters is who you are on the inside. we like to say, read is resistance on the "velshi" band book club, but we also like to say, don't judge a book by its cover . cover . and the flavor you love. so, here's to now... now available: boost max! lakesha: childhood cancer is-- it's a long road. it's hard. but st. jude has gotten us through it. st. jude is hope that you have a chance at life. and it goes such a long way fo

my friend ali velshi will join me now from phoenix. i'm glad to see you.t into the cool hat and jacket, but we will talk when you are back in the studio. what i will ask you about, my friend, your takeaways from this conversation. what stands out most? >> reporter: i love coming to arizona, because people have these conversations here. i had a group of people from across the political spectrum, three of whom i had spoken to before, but what really stood out was talking to the republicans on the panel about what they are feeling and the coming election. listen to what they told me. is it your view that you will remain a republican for the time to come? >> yes in arizona. it is difficult to be an independent. i think in my heart of hearts that is what i would rather be, but to make any difference on ballots, like they were saying. you want to go and vote for the better republican. candidate. and i think that is where it makes the most difference in arizona, for me. >> i am heartbroken about it and i don't really know if i am going to remain a republican. i w

"velshi" continues our coverage, live from arizona., turned to the side so they can see the patches. what is going on? >> this is my working man's hat . i am in arizona, it is raining. as we speak, and about half an hour, the sun will be beating down on my bald head, this is what you got to do in arizona. >> the navajo police patch or the jacket, we watched you the entire commercial break.

"velshi" continues our coverage, live from arizona. ali, turned to the side so they can see the patches. what is going on? >> this is my working man's hat . i am in arizona, it is raining. as we speak, and about half an hour, the sun will be beating down on my bald head, this is what you got to do in arizona. >> the navajo police patch or the jacket, we watched you the entire commercial break. how do we get this jacket? >> well, thank you very much and i hope we live up to the cost a lot we do the show. have you guys yourselves a good afternoon, and "velshi" starts now. >>> good morning. it is saturday, october 19th. >>> there are 17 days remaining in this year's extremely close an important presidential race, a contest that will likely be decided in seven swing states and i am in one of those swing states this weekend. arizona, where joe biden won the race over donald trump by fewer than 11,000 votes in 2020. it was biden's narrowest margin of victory that you're in terms of votes, also the closest presidential race in arizona history

we've got another hour of velshi coming up. that underscores the reality of this presidential election and what it means to every american, including care versus control, family values and what masculinity looks like today. another hour of velshi begins right now. t now. nbc news has learned that a kamala harris media blitz is coming. she's going to be out with a slew of new interviews this week. a prerecorded interview on the podcast call her daddy will be out today. her 60 minutes interview is set to premiere tomorrow on tuesday. harris will have appearances on the view, the late show with stephen colbert, followed by univision town hall on wednesday. on friday, harris heads to io arizona for campaign events. yesterday, the vice president was in north carolina speaking with residents affected by hurricane helene. donald trump is holding a rally in juneau, wisconsin. last night, he returned to butler, pennsylvania, for the first time since his rally where he was the subject of an assassination attempt. trump spoke for nearly a

judy, we are so honored to have you in the velshi banned book club. jason reynolds , author of the newest books, including "twenty- four seconds from now" . judy blume, author of so many books, including "forever." >>> there is more velshi banned book club where that came from. you can scan the qr code on your screen and download the podcast whenever you get your podcasts. do not miss that. >>> that does it for me. the katie filling show starts right now. right now. >>> i'm katie phang, live from msnbc world headquarters in new york city. and here is the week that was. >> israel announced it had killed the mastermind of the october 7th hamas terror attacks. >> let me hear that music, please. >> everyone, let's think president trump. >> trump went on like that for more than 30 minutes. can you imagine if kamala harris just stopped taking questions in the middle of a rally and started doing whatever that is? >> i think there are serious problems in 2020. did donald trump lose the election? not by the words i would use. >> you can't be for the mob on jan

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another hour of velshi starts right now. >>> good morning. it is saturday october 12 with 24 days until election day the race has turned into a blitz. some of the biggest names in the democratic party are hitting the campaign trail to give kamala harris candidacy another boost of support. at an event on thursday former president barack obama gave a speech in pittsburgh imploring pennsylvanians not to sit out this year's election. afterwards he stopped at a nearby campaign office where he spoke with staffers about the challenges of getting men, especially black men, to vote. that's a challenge harrison's running mate tim walz will be confronting head on in the final weeks of the race in hopes of closing the wide gender gap that could be a decisive factor. first lady jill biden will stop for harris today. former president bill clinton will rally in georgia on sunday and monday. donald trump has other plans. while harris and her surrogates are targeting swing states in these final weeks the republican nominee has added some unorthodox tops to hi

velshi starts now. >>> good morning, to sunday october 27th. it is nine days until election day, the last full week of the 2024 election season. is going to be a busy one as the candidates make their final pitches to voters across the country. the democratic nominee, kamala harris will brainstorm all seven swing states over the next two days beginning today in pennsylvania. she's going to start out the morning by attending service and delivering remarks at a church in west philadelphia. you are looking at that now. here is a live shot of it, as part of a souls to the polls effort where people go to church and go directly to vote and mobilizes people to cast their vote early. as of this morning, more than 30 million people have already voted in this year's elections. some places are continuing to see record turnout including new york city where more than 140,000 people cast their ballots on the first day of early, in-person voting, yesterday and where i shall cast my ballot today. harris includes a notable stop that will not be in a swing state.

. >>> velshi will cover now. >> i want to read something that caught my attention as i was scrolling through social media. michael steele's point about his vote. this is very important for people to read. today we are asked once again to make a choice between a darker version of ourselves or a hopeful future for our children and grandchildren. i choose the love of my country over party. i choose the noble responsibility of my civic duty. i choose my conscience because it reminds me of what i value as a citizen. i stand with my neighbors. i choose a leader who despite political differences, values us more than herself. i have to say that it really stuck with me, michael. it's an important message. thank you for that. thank you for reminding us of all the reasons why we need to do our civic duty. citizenship is not the right it is a responsibility. >> that shouted at me. i'm about to take up a collection. >> you have a great rest of your day. i will see you tomorrow. velshi, starts now. >>> it is saturday, october 26. there are 10 days remaining until election day. more than 36 million

don't miss this meeting with the velshi banned book club. jonathan capehart is in for lawrence.king to someone in north carolina and michigan, working our way through, people

velshi continues our coverage, so we want to hand it over to you, velshi.ll yours. >> thank you, sir. i mentioned the fact i was getting ready for the show yesterday and i miss e

don't miss this meeting with the velshi banned book club. jonathan capehart is in for lawrence. i'm in arizona, talking to someone in north carolina and michigan, working our way through, people making decisions. >> left at another state, pennsylvania. senator bob casey on the show. america, we've got it covered. >> i love it, have a great show. i will be watching. >> thank you. >>> there are just 18 days ar until election day, and than 10 million votes have already been cast. and with early voting under way in arizona former president barack obama held a rally in tucson tonight in support of vice president harris and governor tim walz. he said this about donald trump. >> donald trump once us to think that this country is hopelessly divided between us and them, between the "real americans," which-- by which he means his supporters-- and, in the outsiders who don't support him, because having people divided and angry-- and angry and resentful, he figures that h boosts his chances to get elected. now-- so, so those are his intentions. i do have to point out that along with his int

another hour of velshi starts right now. >>> good morning.y october 12 with 24 days until election day the race has turned into a blitz. some of the biggest names in the democratic party are hitting the campaign trail to give kamala harris candidacy another boost of support.

that does it for this special edition of velshi. you for watching. inside with jen psaki begins right now. now. >>> well, i guess we can add a nice cold arnold palmer to the list of things that the former president has ruined for us. kamala harris and her top surrogates really start to take the gloves off. california governor newsom devon has some things to get off his chest, and he is

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you just ask, why is canadian consul general interviewing ali velshi on the stage just because ali andi go back, god. but 38 years, i think we might yeah population and and we are a kind of a specie of people who emerge on canadian shores and know the 1970s and 1980s and you know your you see sort of residents of in the united states of species of people as well which is the, you know, broader a particular generation of people who draw their lineage back to the indian subcontinent. and this story that ali tells this book and, you know, it's part memoir obviously sort of going through remarkable family history, but it also touches on sort of many of the thematics that most of us care about over the course of the last century, which have been, you know, how has democracy evolved? what have been the fights for individual rights and collective and group rights, pluralistic societies? and how can we keep those pluralistic societies together? and, you know, you ask. and so we were at university together and was somebody who, you know, is as you see him and wonder, how does a 20 year old, you

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"velshi" is available as a podcast for free wherever you get your podcasts.are. the katie thing show starts right now. katie thing show starts right now. >>> i'm katie phang live from telemundo studios in miami, florida. here's the week that was. >> let's get back to normalcy. let's get back to actually respect -- >> how big arnold palmer was. are you kidding

one of the things you touch on their is something that is very close to us with the velshi book club. we talk about banned books all the time. you illustrated in that one little piece where you say, family is a lot of things, and you want that teacher or that librarian who can curate and say, what is it you are looking for? and you demonstrate what the alternative is. books that are all the same. it has never worked out in any society to banned books. it never ends up well. >> know. i think there's an example right now control of books happening in oklahoma. ryan walters, who declared there's got to be a bible in every classroom, you see that it's not even really ideological thought. it's a graft. what they want are bibles endorsed by trump. bibles he gets paid to endorse. this is not even ideological battle. it's all a graft. the more we expose it that way, the better we are. >> the other thing with what donald trump did with the debate in patients in springfield, he wrapped all of the racism and xenophobia all into one. black people, immigrants, eating pet tropes. it does feel like

baltimore school of law professor, author of "pardon power" and we have still got another hour of "velshi" underway. >>> campaigning for kim harris in michigan right now after the event, shawn fain will join us to discuss the importance of union support in this election. >>> another hour of "velshi" begins right now. ns right now. >>> 31 days until election day with voting underway in several states and both campaigns ramping up their efforts as we enter the final high-stakes push to november 5th. vice president harris is expected to travel to north carolina to survey the damage caused by hurricane helene while donald trump alongside the tech billionaire elon musk will be in butler, pennsylvania, returning to the site for the first time since the assassination attempt against him in july. meanwhileag bernie sanders and sean fain are rallying union members in michigan. we will talk to sean fain later in the show. the month before the election day, mistakes could not be higher. republican plans and agenda 47 to drastically alter the structure of the federal government and reshape the power

that does it for this special edition of velshi. you for watching. inside with jen psaki begins right now. now. >>> well, i guess we can add a nice cold arnold palmer to the list of things that the former president has ruined for us. kamala harris and her top surrogates really start to take the gloves off. california governor newsom devon has some things to get off his chest, and he is coming up first. format plus, the vice president isn't the only one making waves on fox news. her senior adviser has been all over fox. it is driving trump insane. ian is going to join me live in just a few minutes. >>> a new segment for us with just three weeks to go. questions with former obama campaign manager jimmy sina. >>> okay. believe it or not, we are just eckstein days out from the election, and right now, it is pretty safe to say that these candidates are closing out their campaigns in slightly different ways. i mean, kamala harris is trying to fire up her base, any people off the couch to vote. she's holding big rallies with huge stars like usher, getting p

. >>> velshi will cover now. >> i want to read something that caught my attention as i was scrollingough social media. michael steele's point about his vote.

velshi starts now. good morning. it is sunday october 13th. coming in from florida right now. president biden has just landed on the gulf coast of florida where he will be

"velshi" is available as a podcast for free wherever you get your podcasts. stay right where you are. the katie thing show starts right now. katie thing show starts right now. >>> i'm katie phang live from telemundo studios in miami, florida. here's the week that was. >> let's get back to normalcy. let's get back to actually respect -- >> how big arnold palmer was. are you kidding me? >> i notice palms are sweaty, knees weak, vomit on my sweater already. mom's spaghetti. >> he calls it the weave. donald, come on. we know there's only one weave that you know anything about and it is not this. >> he commented more than once that, you know, that hitler did some good things too. >> is there any part of you that subscribes that a pardon could help unify the country and move on? >> let me tell you what's going to help us move on. i get elected president of the united states. >> it's time for america to sing a new song. are y'all ready to add your voice to the new american song? because i am. >>> with just ten days left until election day, it's full steam ahead on t

velshi continues our coverage leiva from washington, d.c. >> i am waving at you, right next to you. >box. >> i came into your studio about five minutes ago and i got some dirty looks. these guys are on tv, sir, do you mind leaving the studio? [ laughter ] i ran into your producer and i told them all how much we love the show and how much i love being in it for 45 seconds every week. >> we love you,

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now it is time for the last word with ali velshi. good evening. >> good evening. i'm glad you brought up tina peters in colorado because that story is bonkers. it's not on everybody's radar, but it is worth watching. as bonkers as it is and stuff in arizona and michigan and pennsylvania and georgia were last election, there are still people with plans like this and they are still pedaling, as the judge in that case says, the same snake oil, so it is useful to know about that. >> i think it is important that the judge is aware of it and thinking of the future, not just the past. >> that's exactly right. have a good evening. >> thank you. >>> this is the good news that fox and friends viewers woke up to. >> fox news alert. the september jobs report was released and shows the u.s. added 254,000 jobs last month. that is significantly higher than economists expected and the unemployment rate fell slightly, now at 4.1%. this comes with the election 32 days away and the economy remains the top issue. >> it is really amazing. those are really good numbers. >> they look so

you know, our men velshi continues our coverage. >> we are going to talk about a lot of stuff you wereout, particularly these political endorsements. it's a complicated issue because some people wonder why it is newspapers get involved in this thing but one also wonders why if you decided you didn't want to, why this moment, 10 days, 11 days before the most consequential election of our time, is the moment you decided to not do it. it feels a little off and i am glad you read what jonathan capehart said

piece of this, the reason why i am doing this, why is a canadian consul general interviewing ali velshi? we go back 38 years. we are kind of a species of people who emerged on canadian shores in the 1970s, 1980s, and you see residence in the united states of this species of people as well which is the broader, a particular generation of people who draw their lineage back to the indian subcontinent. this story that ali tells, it's part memoir obviously, going through his remarkable family history, but it also touches on sort of many of the schematics that most of us care about over the course of the last century. which have been, how has democracy evolved? what have been the fights for individual rights and collective and group rights? within pluralistic societies. and how can we keep those pluralistic societies together? you might ask, we were at university together and he was someone who is, as you see him, and you wonder, how does a 20- year-old come out this well- formed? how does the 20-year-old come up with a set of ideas and this set of desires for change? and the reason is his re

. >>> now, it is my particular pleasure to introduce my old friend ali velshi who is an award-winning journalist and msnbc host . he is an immersive on the ground reporter. he previously was an anchor and corresponding, and he is everywhere. and not just with msnbc, but prior with al jazeera and cnn. ali was born in miro be. he was raised in toronto. and he -- his new book, the small acts of courage, a legacy of endurance and the fight for democracy courageous journey to freedom starting in india. then to south africa where they escaped apartheid. and later emigrating to kenya and ultimately moving to canada and the united states. ali, welcome. >> thank you. >> so the longer piece of this and the reason why i am doing this -- ask why a canadian consul general is interviewing ali velshi on the stage? because ali and i go back , god, what? 38 years. >> yep. >> and we are a kind of species of people who emerged on canadian shores in, you know, the 1970s and 1980s. and you see sort of residence in the united states of this species of people as well, which is the broader -- a particular ge