yamiche: scary stuff. and we heard from republicans and republic caps are wishing him a speedy recovery and the virginia governor was out campaigning and said her husband has and no room for violence anywhere, but he said we are going to send him back. we covered all sorts of a tax and charged rhetoric. what is the governor saying in the political atmosphere that we are living through right now? >> it isn't the governor of virginia. because that was a through-line and a number of republican statements and violence is never acceptable, but, there was a local ohio representative who in a series of tweets. but mocked the calls of liberal lawmakers. and i hope san francisco sends their finest social worker and representive green accused nancy pelosi of treason and should be executed for treason and put out a tweet, no excuse for violence, but let's remember all the times. when you see violence on either side it feels like the normal traditional thing is just say, this is unacceptable, full-stop. this is not ac

yamiche: fascinating to hear. and laura, talk a little bit more about the white house's approach by thi i was struck by a question na president biden got. top domestic issue innation or abortion. he basically said we should walk and chew gum. what you hearing from white house officials. >> this question was posed early to his staff to corrien jean-pierre. she said the top is inflation make making that distinction economic not necessarily entirely domestic. i mean, we're seeing the final argument from biden happening this week which is, we had the speech from him about abortion. staying you election two or three democrats to the senate, then he would codify roev. wade. part of that is going to be the argument that he -- that his agenda is trying to keep this economy balanced, trying to make sure it doesn't fall into a full-scale recession and the argument from the white house is that look, the economy does have a lot of -- of factor that is in terms of unemployment like being low, the fact that jobs -- there's a lo

yamiche: good evening and welcome.his evening, millions of americans remain impacted by one of the worst disasters in florida's history. hurricane ianad 150 mile-per-hour wind and flooding. it continues its devastating path. a state of emergency has been declared in georgia, virginia, and the carolinas. leaders are putting party politics aside, at least for now. ron desantis and president biden are keeping in touch. >> he said all hands on deck. he wants to be helpful. he said asked whatever you need. >> this is about saving lives, homes, and businesses. i have talked to him. it is not a matter of my disagreement with him on other items. yamiche: with the midterm elections less than six weeks away, political television ads continue to air in florida. >> they allowed radical abortions, even at the moment of birth. >> you have one of the worst attendance records in the senate. >> he has been very strong on safety and law and order. >> maybe it is time you had a governor focused on you. ron desantis is dividing florida. y

yamiche: and hits the campaign trail. >> how long will you watch and do nothi? >> i'm 100% life.

yamiche: nancy pelosi's husband is attacked.lus -- >> social security and medicare and willing to take down the economy. yamiche: and democrats are giving warning that a g.o.p. congress could bring economic instability. >> they want to avoid talking about the inflation. yamiche: republicans hope inflation concerns deliver ar red wave, next. >> this

yamiche, you have covered on trump for years. now the story that may be living that trump was looking to hire a senior staffer for a potential run in 2024. do you buy this or is it just a classic trump flex, never look, we always punch. this is on a day when we hear hope is, one of his closest allies, she's talking to the committee. maybe doj wants to hear from his lawyers again. do you really buy? this he's writing to run? or is he putting on a show? that's all he can do? >> i think both things can be true. he's someone who always wants to put on a show, he's someone who understands the media. he wants to continue to be at the top of people's mind. he's also show someone who seems like he wants to run again for president. he has had the drip drip of information where he's onstage across the country saying, it's a matter of when that if. i've already made up my mind, in some interviews he said -- in some ways, he's been signaling for a while. he's very interested in running again. and the people around him have been saying he's i

yamiche alcindor is in georgia. also joining us, the daily beast reporter who broke the story and the host of simone on msnbc and former chief spokesperson for vice president harris. good morning to all of you and thanks for being with us. ahead of this scheduled walker campaign event, he did publicly speak out this morning. what can we expect to hear from him today? >> reporter: good morning. i'm here in georgia about three hours outside of atlanta. a deeply red part of the state. and it's here that hershel walker is expected to come to hold a campaign event. he's been denying these claims that he paid a woman who was carrying his child to have an abortion. he's also been denying that even after the daily beast reported that this woman is a mother of his children. he's saying this is an attack by democrats and he's going to go on and win this election. take a listen to what hershel walker was saying this morning. >> do you have any idea who this alleged former lover of yours is who says you paid for an abortion and

joining me now, yamiche alcindor and brandon buck.er has the national republican senate committee, rick scott, former president trump, mitch mcconnell behind him despite the allegations because he is their man. they can't replace him now and they're going to go with what they have gone. this could be the most important senate race in the country. >> certainly, andrea. good afternoon. i'm here in marietta, georgia, 30 minutes north of atlanta. this used to be a deeply red part of the state but it's turning blue. i've been talking to people about herschel walker in that race here in georgia. they have been telling me that this isn't going to sway their vote. you have people who are not going to vote for walker already. they tell me, voters tell me they believe he didn't have the character to be in the senate because of the domestic abuse allegations. you see the new allegation that he paid for an abortion, it's just more of the same. they don't see him as someone who is suited to serve in elected office. i have been talking to herschel

yamiche, you got a chance to holler questions at herschel walker. it is really sort of stunning to say, i didn't do it, but if i did it, it wouldn't be a problem, because it's me. i didn't do it. it's sort of like, when you're a star, they let you do it kind of defense. when you talk to voters who hear him mumbling these defenses, do any of them say to you when they're justifying voting for him anyway, he's a murderer in my view, because i'm opposed to abortion, but i'm okay with him murdering, because i like his politics? >> joy, an important and critical question, but, no, i don't hear that from voters. what i do hear here in watley, georgia, which is a deeply red part of the state, herschel walker held an event here. and i got a chance to question him and press him on some of those things. i want to start off by saying, i questioned him about that statement, that if i had done this, nothing would be wrong. when i questioned him about that and say, how do you square that with your opposition for abortion in all cases, including if it's rape or inc

next week, both men are scheduled to face off in a debate lester >> yamiche, thank you. >>> up to new reporting that hunter biden could potentially face federal criminal charges. ken dilanian explains. >> reporter: tonight, new signs hunter biden could face criminal charges. "the washington post" reporting federal agents believe they have a plausible case to charge the president's son with tax crimes, and also with lying on a gun application when he said he wasn't using illegal drugs citing people familiar with the case the final decision about whether to file charges rests with the top federal prosecutor in delaware, who is appointed by president trump. the justice department declined comment. nbc news has not confirmed the report biden's lawyer saying prosecutors in this case are diligently and thoroughly weighing not just evidence provided by agents, but also all the other witnesses. hunter biden's business dealings have repeatedly come under fire, including taking a lucrative position on a ukrainian energy company's board while his father was vice president an nbc news analysis of

. -- what are you hearing about it yamiche alcindor? >> what i'm hearing is democrats feel comfortable with the idea is if they were able to get jonathan herman on that stage, talking about the issues that they deem are important. but is clear he still has communication issues, even though his campaign has been very clear. he does have covid issues, but -- the doctor says he's fit to serve. the campaign is put out a statement saying they are going to turn that statement about doctor oz, seeing local politicians, along with women doctors should be making choices when it comes to reproductive health into a campaign ad. you already see fetterman's campaign saying this debate was good in some ways, and they're gonna put out an attack ad. it's making a lot of democrats i'm talking to very nervous. because john fetterman is clearly still recovering from a stroke. some people told me they are proud of him for getting on that stage, that is clearly not easy. some people set is gonna make some voters weary about him serving in office. he did see

. >> yamiche alcindor and brendan buck. to sunday, it's "meet the press." >> announcer: this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. i'm kristin welker in for chuck to do. election day is just 30 days away. ronald reagan worried jimmy carter would engineer a last-minute release of u.s. hostages. carter, of course, did not, but the term stuck. there's at least three stories unfolding. first the nuclear threat from russia. then there are rising gas prices, now averaging just under $4 a gallon, which democrats worry there will be a sign to voters that there is a true. >>> but the october surprise of the week, it could determine control of senate. herschel walker, who 's running an antiabortion candidate, spend the week denying allegations by a woman that he paid for her abortion in 2009. she now says he hedged her to end a pregnancy two years later. they ended the relationships when she refused. they have a copy of a check from walker reimbursing her as well as a get well card he allegedly signed. his exp

joining me now, yamiche, also anchor of washington week. hey, yamiche.ng from the oral argument. >> this is a very big day at the supreme court given the fact that the justices are hearing oral arguments for these two cases that center on affirmative action and really the question, can race be part of the factors that universities and colleges look into when they're thinking about admitting students. we've heard some fiery back and forths because there are two sort of arguments. the first is focused on unc. it's going to be the part where brown jackson is not going to recuse herself. later on in the day, she's going to recuse herself when they hear about harvard university because she was part of harvard university's leadership, but i want to play for you a little bit of brown jackson as she was questioning the lawyers today. >> there are 40 factors about all sorts of things that the admissions offices is looking at and you haven't demonstrated or shown one situation in which all they look at is race and take from that stereotypes and other things. they'

this is a troubling moment for 's campaign. >> to that point yamiche, about him being a vessel.hing that was said earlier on msnbc. >> herschel walker is only here because of his name and that is a black man running against raphael warnock. that's the only reason why he's here. they are playing on race, so that these people can vote for someone who will implement negative policy that will negatively impact poor people and vulnerable people but they don't have to feel like they're being racist as a voting for a black man. >> i just wonder how that tracks with what you're hearing from black voters? >> alicia, i heard something very similar especially from that african american woman that we played. she told me that part of this she sees is very discriminatory because herschel walker in her mind, her mind is saying that she does not believe that he really represents african americans, and he was really only put there because they wanted to run another african american against raphael warnock. so there is some sense there that he might be again, quoting of voter directly, someone ca

that's where we find yamiche alcindor in georgia. also joining us, vaughan hillyard and victoria de soto and former florida congressman david jolly. walker will hold this event where you are, yamiche. he will be there later this hour. are we expecting him to address any of the new allegations? >> good afternoon. i'm in a deeply red part of the state. it's here that senate candidate herschel walker is going to hold a campaign event. that's what we are being told. it's been pushed back today. we are expecting him to come. we are expecting him to talk about the allegations that he paid for a woman carrying his child to have an abortion. he said it's a lie. listen to what he said this morning. >> there you have it, herschel walker continuing to defend himself. he said he is a sinner who has been redeemed. we expect him to say it's an attack by democrats who don't want him to be the next u.s. senator from georgia. this is a tight senate race. georgia is a critical part of the republican plan to try to take back control of the senate. also

joining me now is correspondent and moderator of washington week on pbs yamiche alcindor.jolly. yamiche, let me start with you. you hit the ground in georgia just over the last 24 hours or so. trying to talk to voters there, seeing how their reacting to the fallout of all of this. the big question is how is this going to affect the midterm elections. what are they telling you? >> reporter: as you mentioned, i'm here in georgia 30 minutes north of atlanta. it used to be a deeply red part of the state that's been shifting blue. i've been talking to voters about this october surprise in this race and most of the voters that i've talked to said this is not -- this allegation of hershel walker paying for a woman who is carrying his child to have an abortion, it's not swaying their vote one way or the other. if you were not a fan of hershel walker, this the not changing your opinion. voters told me they didn't think he had the character to serve because of the domestic abuse allegations. if you're a fan of hershel walker, this is not swaying your vote. one, they don't feel there

yamiche, how big of an issue is abortion in the michigan race?ing to voters as well as interviews with them, i gather that abortion will be a clear and important issue in this governor's race. you have this referendum that's going to be put in voters in michigan. it's asking voters whether they want to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution like kansas and what the voters did there. there are a lot of people looking at michigan, voters looking at michigan not only for the governor race but for the future of abortion rights across the country and especially in this area. the other thing to note is that abortion was the very, very first question as part of the debate. it tells you even in the local media who were moderating this, that was top of mind. i expect inflation, another issue where they faced off and got into contentious back and forth, inflation will be top of mind. people across michigan are feeling it at the gas pumps and the grocery stores as well. >> it was a nasty debate overall, both candidates calling each other liars

don't stop. >> and joining me is the great yamiche alcindor. hero of the journalism game, my sister. let me ask you this, we're going to put it up on stage. on the screen. val demings, sherry beasley, natalie james and crystal matthews are all running for united states senate. florida, north carolina, arkansas, south carolina. in georgia, iowa, and alabama, stacey abrams, deirdre dejear, and flowers running for governor. democrats could not win without black women. black women turn out at 96% for democrats and vote at the highest percentage rate of any group of americans. >> yep. >> but i wonder if the presence of a black woman candidate for state-wide office is impacting black womens' enthusiasm and is that just marginal because it's already high? >> it's a great question. i think in some ways it's marginal because black women are already really hitting the top numbers when it comes to voter turnout, when it comes to enthusiasm, and also, black women when i talk to them, they're used to showing up for a party at times like the democrats at tim

i want to bring in washington correspondent yamiche alcindor. he's anchor and moderator of washington week on pbs. ali vitali is our capitol hill correspondent. eugene daniels, co-author of "the political playbook." and simone sanders, host here on msnbc who previously served as chief spokesperson for kamala harris. good to have you all here. yamiche, georgia was among the handful of races considered toss ups. with the latest allegations against herschel walker, is it going to stay that way? what are voters telling you? sdplr that's a key question. i'm here in georgia. this used to be a deeply red part of the state, but it's now turned more blue. i have been talking to voters about allegations that herschel walker paid a woman who was carrying his child to have an abortion. voters tell me they are not swayed by this news. if you didn't like him before, which a number of voters told me they thought this was more of the same. they thought his character was already in question because of domestic abuse allegations. but fans of herschel walker say t

also joining us nbc news washington correspondent yamiche alcindor, moderator of washington week on pbsat can we expect from the president's visit to pennsylvania this week? >> less than three weeks to go until the midterm elections and we'll see from president biden much of what we have seen throughout the year which is he'll hold an official event but one with an eye towards helping democrats up and down the ballot here in this key state. he's going to be returning to pittsburgh, actually to the same site he visited in january. it was then he was planning to go to pittsburgh to talk about the new bipartisan infrastructure law before air force one had even touched down that day. a bridge had collapsed in the city. president went to the site and then only seemed to underscore the need for that new infrastructure law. so today the president is going to be heading there joined by the lieutenant governor john fetterman, the senate nominee to announce the administration is going to with that new funding from the infrastructure law replace that bridge within a year. year the president will h

yamiche, thank you. donna edwards and rick wilson, thank you for starting us off. >>> a programming note. stacey abrams will be our guest in the next hour. she's running for governor in georgia. our first chance to talk to her about this scandal in her state on the republican side. when we come back, the trial against five members of the oath keepers accused of plotting to attack the capitol got very interesting today. the former member of the right wing militia group testifying about connects between the leader and the u.s. secret service. >>> the ex-president fighting tooth and nail to slow the investigation or stop into the documents he took and lied about keeping from the white house. those challenges now moving through multiple avenues of the judicial system. we will try to untangle where that stands as more deadlines loom. >>> later, we knew it was bad, but not like this. new analysis shows more than half of republicans in this year's midterm elections are election deniers. people who deny the resu

nbc news washington correspondent yamiche joins us live. what's at stake here? big day here at the supreme court. they are going to be oral arguments, which are underway ragt now, for a landmark case dealing with voting rights and gerrymandering. i talked to the plaintiffs, defendant and others on this case. take a listen. >> for generations, alabama has been home to seminal civil rights battles. activists say there's a new front line for equality. restricting. >> we would ask that federal courts would intervene and require them to look at the population, look at the voting history of our state and to produce maps that actually give black alabamians a chance to elect candidates of their choice in a way that actually represents their population in the state. >> reporter: evan mil began is talking about the marquee u.s. supreme court case baring his name. it centers on voting rights. currently only one of the states seven congressional districts is majority black, that's 14%. alabama's population is 2% black. he and other plaintiffs say the newly drawn congression

yamiche, is they herschel walker controversy resonating?it, but people are already in their camps. if you didn't like herschel walker, like one woman told me she never liked him, didn't have the character to serve, but i didn't meet one republican voter changing their mind. everyone i talked to said i don't like this, maybe it's made up, either way, it's not changing my vote. linda is an elderly white woman, she believers the allegations. she said, i'm still voting for him. people make mistakes, now an opponent of abortion rights, and as a result, i'm going to continue to stick with him. i think people see politics as more tribal, maybe a better economy, maybe a harsher policies on crime, mainly that's what republican voters are telling me. >> they also see it as a way to win the senate. brendan, i want to play of the sound i heard from top reps this week, and then get your reaction. >> do you stand by herschel walker? >> i think herschel walker will be the next senator. >> reporter: but you want -- >> hell yes, i want every republican to w

also with us is washington correspondent yamiche alcindor. he's the moderator of "washington week" and political reporter for "the philadelphia inquirer" and phillip baker. dasha, fetterman needed to convince voters that his health is not going to be an issue if elected. what's the consensus on that? >> well, look, jose, there's a lot to take in after last high-. before the debate, the fetterman campaign did put out a memo sort of managing expectations saying this isn't his format and reminding folks that he is still recovering from a stroke that he still has those lingering auditory processing and communications issues and right out of the gate, fetterman did address it calling it the elephant in the room. he said i've had a stroke and he might mush some words together, stumble a bit. and he did stumble throughout that 60-minute debate with his opponent, dr. mehmet oz. the campaign did come into the spin room after the debate, said they were thrilled with the candidate's performance, said that he won, quote, countless exchanges against oz. s

unc is one of the two that yamiche mentioned. we spoke to students on both sides to hear what they think. >> i think affirmative action is a terrible thing, runs against the ideals of equality. what affirmative action says is people who are advantaged or disadvantaged based on the color of their skin. that is antiquated thinking. we shouldn't advantage or disadvantage people based on the color of their skin. >> the university says it wants to at least consider race because it argues a diverse student population benefits everyone. what do you say to that? >> that is problematic thinking in itself. they are saying if they don't take race into account that you won't have black and brown people on campus. you have to have faith in black and brown people that they will still be on campus because they have the ability to produce the same outcomes as white and asian individuals. >> by a show of hands, how many believe race should be a consideration when it comes to college admissions? all of you. why do you think race is important? >> r

is that about how the arguments went on the right, yamiche?rence thomas saying, i didn't see any benefit to having diversity? >> that is basically how these arguments went. at one point, justice thomas asked, well, what exactly is diversity? explain it to me, and other justices asked questions like, why should race at all be something that even students who check their box even if they want to voluntarily give it to you, why should it matter at all? you also heard from liberal justices like justice ketanji brown jackson, because she recused herself saying she didn't want to be part of the harvard dispute because she used to be part of the structure of the university, the leadership there, which of course is notable given the fact so many people have not recused themselves in other aspects of this court, but i will digress on this. ketanji brown jackson brought up a really important point, why should legacy meaning your parents and grandparents who went to the schools like unc and harvard, why should that matter more than if someone says my gra

joining me now is kristin welker, yamiche alcindor and robin mcquad and sam stein.e senators, ten senators, you couldn't get it -- it was on the floor but you couldn't get it passed. >> that's right. that is the defense that you are hearing from democrats, that they didn't have the votes. and yet, what you are hearing from some quarters of the democratic party is, why not make this a central issue on day one of coming into the white house? because, of course, there was a conservative majority within the supreme court. i think there was a concern that, look, there was a sense that it was hard to see that roe v. wade would be overturned, certainly from the perspective of a number of people within the administration. i think that played into it as well. the bottom line and the argument as you heard the house speaker lay out to you in that fantastic interview you did, they didn't have the votes. the math did not add up. what is striking now is that you are seeing president biden -- he is to some extent led the messaging on this, double down on what he has said will be a

. >> joining me now from georgia is nbc news washington correspondent yamiche alcindor, she asked walker that question. all right, what is he saying? not just about this, but also about his son who has come out and called him a liar and said that he should not be running? >> i am here in georgia, a deep red part of the state, where herschel walker decided to come and have a campaign event at a saw mill. you heard it yourself. herschel walker is continuing to deny the allegations that he paid for an abortion for a woman who was carrying his child. he told me specifically that he believed his family is being used by the democrats specifically, and that he thinks that this is really all a plan to try to get him to stop running and to not win that u.s. senate seat, which is of course in a tight race here with rafael warnock. and we should remind people of course that herschel walker was talking and said if this had happened, there would be nothing to be ashamed of. well, i also questioned him about that statement, how do you swear that, since you're an opponent are of abortion and denied tha

. >> yamiche, you have done a deep dive on how critical this is.ealing with voting rights, race and gerrymandering. i sat down with the plaintiffs and the defendant in the case. listen to what they told me. for generations, alabama has been home to civil rights battles. activists say there's a new front line for equality. redistricting. >> we would ask federal courts would intervene and require them to look at the pop population, voting history of the state and produce maps that give black alabamians a chance to elect candidates of their choice in a way that actually represents their population in the state. >> evan is talking about the supreme court case bearing his name. the case centers on voting rights and gerrymandering. currently, one of the state's seven congressional districts is majority black. that's 14%. alabama's population is 27% black. other plaintiffs say the newly drawn congressional map dilutes the voting power of black residents. they are demanding the state create a second majority black district by breaking it up. >> we had to f

for more, let's bring in yamiche alcindor, a lay na beverly, and cody keenan is back with us.tell us what you're hearing from people on each side. >> reporter: it's a big day here at the supreme court because oral arguments are now complete in the landmark case. now on the plaintiff's side, they are saying that african-americans, their voting power is being diluted in alabama because they should have more than one majority black congressional district. they say they want to break it up. they should have two congressional members in congress. but of course, alabama is saying the opposite. no, the congressional districts are drawn fairly. they are constitutional. i spoke to both people on this side. i want to play for you some sound of the secretary of state as well as former attorney general eric holder who has been focused on redistricting since leaving the obama administration. take a listen. >> people in our state have the opportunity to choose where they live. they can locate or relocate wherever they want to. >> that's absurd. that's offensive. gerrymandering negatively im

. >> once agn from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. >> good evening and welcome to washington week. on thursday in what is expected to be its last hearing for the midterm elections, the january 6th committee voted to subpoena former president donald trump. moments before the decision, vice and republican liz cheney explained the reasoning of lawmakers. >> we must seek the testimony under oh of january 6th central player. this afternoon, i am offering the resolution that the committee direct the chairman to issue a subpoena for relevant documents and testimony under oh from donald john trump. >> after the vote, president trump wrote "why did they wait until the very end, the final moments of their last meeting? because the committee is a total bust, it has only served to further divide our country." meanwhile during the meeting, the committee revealed significant new evidence including trump aids testifying trump acknowledged he lost the 2020 election. the former white house aide, cassidy hutchinson, describing his angry reaction when the supreme court declined the legal challe

yamiche, thanks as well. >>> a viral campaign ad has a lot of people talking.r a house seat against the republican minority whip steve scalise and in the ad giving birth. darling is kind of a long shot in the republican strong hold district and launched her campaign while seven months pregnant not long after roe v. wade was overturned this summer and in the ad calls louisiana's abortion ban one of the most strict and most severe in the country. here's a piece of it. >> we should be putting pregnant women at ease, not putting their lives at risk. i'm running for congress because i want that better path, for you, for her, and for him. >> i want to bring in the congressional candidate behind this now viral ad, katie darling, thank you very much for being on the show this afternoon. >> thanks for having me. >> for so many women, you know, the act of giving birth is vulnerable and it is for many deeply private and here you are, making it public. talk about why and why now. >> well, i was seven months pregnant when roe v. wade was overturned, with a high risk pregnan

so yamiche, we have heard from herschel walker and i think i heard you asking him questions if i know your voice well enough, tell us what you're seeing and hearing, because it feels like he is remaining defiant and a page out of the donald trump playbook here. >> we are in a deeply red part of the state. this is where herschel walker came to hold a campaign event where he continued to deny the allegations that he paid a woman who was carrying his child to have have an abortion. i pressed herschel walker on the idea that his son christian walker and a whom who says he is the mother of one of his children and all say he is lying. take a listen to what he had to say. >> this here is, this abortion thing is false. it is a lie. you're here because the democrats are desperate to hold on to their seat here. and they're desperate to make this race about my family. >> so there you heard it. herschel walker continuing to say that this is really the democrats trying to push him out of this race, and as he said, a critical race, one that democrats do not want to lose, and one that republicans ar

. >> once again from washington, yamiche alcindor. >> good evening and welcome to washington week. this was a busy week. last night, president biden issued a stark warning. he said because of russia's recent military setbacks, and threats by president putin, global nuclear risk is higher at this point then in decades. the president told a small group of donors we have not faced the prospect of armageddon since the cuban missile crisis. joining me tonight is jonathan lamy or, the white house bureau chief for politico. and joining the in studio, body agree solace, congressional correspondent for npr. the whithouse reporter for the associated press, and area under bow, the supreme court reporter for cnn. think you for being here. take us inside president biden's thinking. what he's saying privately about the nuclear threats coming out of russia. >> certainly he surprised a lot of people last night with the very stark comments at a fundraiser in new york city. he is not wrong, i suppose. it is the closest we have been to such an unthinkable outcome. but they were quick to clarify what

that's a sermon from yamiche. i want to play a bit of time.ould republicans do more to reject conspiracy theories and dangerous rhetoric? >> on think what we have to do is we have to condemn the violence. we have to do everything we can to make sure people feel comfortable about these elections. we've got to do everything we can to get people coupled at the selection, 90s could break free. fair. the votes will be counted. fairly they are not gonna be diluted. that is one thing i try to do with the nrcc, get people to make sure we are ready. people go to the, polls vote. go to the polls and be poll watchers. you can see that the election is going to be fair. we have to work on this. and, recycle get better every cycle. >> sophia, that does not make me feel safe or comfortable at all. >> that was not the clip i was referring to. that was not the finest moment in that segment that i watch this morning. that was absolutely not so subtle dog whistle against the election deniers that were -- mainstream media when it comes to paul pelosi. having his

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. >> so yamiche, you've been following this story from the start. >> the bonged to him, it story connects to this abortion allegation and his former girlfriend. throughout the interview he was september and continues to say this allegation is not true. that comes as the woman is stand i by what happened, including the accusation that walker wanted to abort his 10-year-old son. based on my reporting voters are in that georgia, many say they are sticking with walker, many say he's unqualified but 1%, 2% of the vote can make all the difference in the race. >> the democratic senator raphael warn okay spoke --. he spoke to herschel walker. take a listen. >> her, on the other hand, claimed to be a police officer. he's not. each though he produced a badge on friday night. i guess he expects the people of georgia now to a lose nate and imagine that he's a united states senator. he's clearly not red. >> went on to show that quacker was shown a -- reverend rarn yok said what i've learned about redemption is that you have to represident not to get there. we'll seem -- you can see more of the intervi

here's yamiche's reporting. >> what do you say to critics who say that the office of election crimes and security, what some have called the election police force, that that was created to establish a false political narrative about a problem that doesn't really exist? >> i think that's just completely inaccurate and belies the truth that there are people that vote that aren't entitled to vote. and every single person that votes that shouldn't undermines someone -- the legal vote of someone else. >> charles, you know, this is the argument that republicans are making to justify suppressive rules. they're like, we're just trying to make it harder to cheat. but they actually don't show evidence that anyone other than these trump supporters that we know did cheat in the state of florida, they get to read a civics book and go about their business. i'll bet they'll be able to vote this cycle. >> absolutely. this is not a problem that is a real problem. there are only a handful of people who ever vote in these elections illegally. you can go after them with existing laws. you do not need a

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joining me now is nbc's yamiche alcindor. welcome. what have we heard from the justices on this?ustices are hearing oral arguments on two cases that are centered on affirmative action and the critical case whether race should be allowed to factor in when college and universities are looking at which to admit, and a group against affirmative action, suing harvard university and the university of north carolina and they're in court, they're in court all day. what we heard from justices are both pointed questions as well as contentious exchanges. take a listen to what justice alito had to say to one of the lawyers. >> why do you have these boxes? why do you give the student the opportunity to say, this one thing about me, i'm hispanic, i'm african american, i'm asian, what does that in itself tell you? >> we think that it can, in context, on an individualized basis, programs perhaps not in every case but some cases give important information about where that person is coming from, and what the experience has been. they say on page 53 of the brief race says nothing about who you are