nominate a vermont socialist in his mid-70s? that s inconceivable. if he s just there, standing there, if and when, this would be a very long shot, but he would be in the position to whom everybody would turn. what about this timing? does he do it before the testimony to the benghazi select committee by hillary clinton? does he do it right after? or does he have to wait a week to let the politics settle from that? wouldn t he be asked nonstop, did you agree with what she said, where were you, or what happened? the timing is incomprehensib incomprehensible. it s only explained by saying it s biden. it would be the worst possible time. it would be stepping on the benghazi story, if there is one. it would be exposing him to questions about benghazi. he s had months to make an announcement. he s now here. at this point he might as well wait a few days until it blows
is the party really going to nominate a vermont socialist in his mid-70s? that s inconceivable. if he s just there, standing there, if and when, this would be a very long shot, but he would be in the position to whom everybody would turn. what about this timing? does he do it before the testimony to the benghazi select committee by hillary clinton? does he do it right after? or does he have to wait a week to let the politics settle from that? wouldn t he be asked nonstop, did you agree with what she said, where were you, or what happened? the timing is incomprehensib incomprehensible. it s only explained by saying it s biden. it would be the worst possible time. it would be stepping on the benghazi story, if there is one. it would be exposing him to questions about benghazi. he s had months to make an announcement. he s now here. at this point he might as well wait a few days until it blows
wherever life takes you, guns, we re here to stay. that was natalie morales for us. nbc news, by the way, reached out to the nra. they had no comment. and now to a story of an iconic singer coming to national television. celia cruz was the queen of salsa in a music genre many times dominated by men. [ speaking spanish ] the late celia cruz, was born in havana, cuba. in 1962, she fled the cuban regime for the united states. her career continued to flourish, bringing her worldwide fame. in total, celia recorded more than 75 records. 23 of them went gold. she won several grammys and latin grammys. and tomorrow night, a soap opera
set him free, you know? just the circle of life, right? ari, great seeing you. will i see you later again today on this show? you re excited about the theme. we have more on the benghazi story. we do. if you have questions for jarrett adams or ari, join them on their twitter chat today at 5:00 p.m. eastern time using #jarrettadams. saturday night live doesn t shy away from controversy, and this weekend was no exception, as host amy schumer took on the hot-button issue of gun control. here s nbc s natalie morales. reporter: in her saturday night live debut i m hosting saturday night live ! reporter: amy schumer s parody psa taking aim at gun control enthusiasts. guns are there. in little moments. reporter: the sketch immediately polarizing. piers morgan calling it brilliant, but others saying it s bad timing and not funny. they unique us. reporter: simply entitled
expect some fireworks in new york tonight. there s growing outrage in texas after a prairie view councilman was tased outside his home while he was with his friends and having a homecoming party. this dramatic video shot by an onlooker shows councilman jonathan miller as he s taken down. his friends say they are stunned. police are saying that they were justified in their actions. nbc s charles hadlock is in prairie view, texas, with the story. charles, good morning. reporter: good morning, jose. we re in prairie view, texas, about an hour west of houston. this is the town where sandra bland was arrested and charged with assault. she later died in jail. last thursday night, the city councilman here, jonathan miller, was arrested for resisting arrest and interfering with police. it all happened in his front yard. police stopped there because four men were standing in the yard. they wanted to check out what was going on. the police chief says he lives in a high crime neighborhood. th