I cannot believe it. We are now just 50 days out from the election. I do not know about you sitting at home or wherever you may watch, the ground is kind of never felt shakier beneath my feet, just 50 days out from an election that it does right now. There is a lot happening all of the time. The days do sometimes feel like weeks and weeks feel like years. And the stakes just feel impossibly high because they are. Tonight we will do our best to make sense of this moment. We are all living in together with two very smart and sensible people. Elizabeth warren and jon ossoff are both going to be here at this table and i cannot wait to talk with both of them. First, i want to get you up to speed about where we are right now. Starting with the fact that for the second time in two months, authorities are investigating what the fbi is calling an apparent assassination attempt. Here is what we have been able to piece together so far. Yesterday afternoon a secret service agent posted at trump s
Thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. Really happy to have you here. One quick note before we get started tonight. Right now, it is monday night, which is when you are used to seeing me here on the tv machine. Your eyes are not deceiving you, here it is. But this week, i will also be here on friday. We re doing a special edition of the rachel maddow show at the end of this week on friday at 8:00 p. M. Eastern. And then at 9:00 p. M. Eastern, on friday, right after, right after the rachel maddow show, we re going to be showing my new movie. My new documentary which is called from russia with lev. It s utthe first trump impeachment and what was both so terrible and equally so stupid about that entire scandal. So in case you want to pop it in your calendar or set it in the dvr, i m here tonight as normal but you get a second show at 8:00 p. M. Eastern on friday, and right after that special rachel maddow show, you can see my new movie, from russia with lev. But we start tonight
Ayman mohyeldin. And i am ali velshi. We are continuing our coverage of the reported gunfire and your president donald trump today in florida. We are learning details about what the fbi is now calling an apparent attempted assassination of the former president s golf course in west palm beach. Florida police can now identify the man who shot. The individual s name, ryan wesley routh, born february 18th, 1966, according to three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter. The suspect is in custody. A short while ago, the west palm beach sheriff s office describe the scene where they found him. No, in the bushes where this guy was is an ak47 style rifle with a scope, two backpacks, which were hung on the fence, that had ceramic tile in them, and a gopro, which he was going to take pictures with point it is shortly after the incident, the trump campaign issued a statement saying that donald trump is safe and unharmed. Abc is reporting that he departed maralago shortly after th
Good morning, it is Sunday September 8. 58 days until election day. Im Melissa Murray Filling in for my friend Ali Velshi whos up for the day. In two days, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will finally meet Each Other in person for the first time. The two candidates have never even spoken to Each Other before. But on tuesday night, they will go headtohead in a 90 Minute Debate in philadelphia. The debate will certainly highlight the two Contrasting Visions For The Future of the country. And as you imagine, they are preparing for the upcoming meeting in very different ways. Harris has been in pittsburgh since thursday where shes doing Debate Prep with a little campaigning on the side. Yesterday the democratic nominee visited a local spy store, where she briefly met with workers and patrons and bought seasonings. But most of her time in pittsburgh has been spent inside a hotel where shes been huddled with a team of advisers getting ready for tuesday. Harris hasnt participated in a debate s
I melissa Murray Filling in for my friend ali velshi, who has the day off. In just a couple of days, Harris And Donald trump will finally meet Each Other in person for the first time. The two candidates have never even spoken to Each Other before. But on Tuesday Night they will go headtohead in a 90 Minute Debate in philadelphia. The debate will certainly highlight the campaigns, Contrasting Visions For The Future of america. And as you imagine, they are preparing for the upcoming meeting in very different ways. Harris has been in pittsburgh since thursday where shes doing Debate Prep with a little campaigning on the side. Yesterday the democratic nominee visited a local spiced or where she met with workers and patrons and bought seasonings but most of her time in pittsburgh has been spent inside a hotel where shes been huddled with a team of advisers hitting ready for tuesday. Harris hasnt participated in a debate since facing Mike Patton during the Vice President ial debate four year