tonight, the white house on defense. after special counsel is appointed to investigate president biden s handling of classified documents. but there are some major differences between this, and what was found the former president s florida home. then, the renewed bipartisan push to hold lawmakers will hire stand when it comes to stock trading. and from our hamlin s remarkable recovery. to diversity off the field at nfl. we will one-on-one with the one and only stephen smith. as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. attorney general, merrick garland, has now appointed a special counsel to review president biden s handling of classified records after leaving the obama white house back in 2017. garland has asked former federal prosecutor. and one time trump doj official, robert her, to handle this investigation. nbc s kristen walker has more. classified documents from the obama administration were found by biden
leadership. but boy, was this a test. and there s video from inside. it is real. it is authentic. it is striking. we should note as journalists, that it was not captured independently. it was captured by her daughter. you can factor that into the context because i always want you to know where we re getting what we show you. but no one is denying the authenticity, the vigor, the seriousness of these moments. house speaker pelosi and chuck schumer dealing with a physical security emergency. you have to remember, i m about to show you one of the new pieces of footage. no one in that room knew what was going to happen. no one knew whether these calls were going to bring in the help that was urgently needed. or whether more people would be attacked, hurt, like some of those police officers who were tragically wounded. or whether politicians would start to be assassinated by donald trump s mob. here s new video. well it s still not safe enough for us to go back. they re even sti
at the justice department to continue its review of documents. a step in the right direction, pushback from the doj. what are they trying to hide? chuck schumer reportedly has a big warning for nancy pelosi. 60% chance they would hold the senate, 40% to hold the house. we have a plan to restore america. black tap is channeling willy wonka, giving away golden tickets. they are picture-perfect burgers. what do you think? that s a big ol burger. that s a good burger. monday, you can follow part tuesday, wednesday, break my heart thursday doesn t even start it s friday, i m in love cl steve: you are looking at georgia right now. brian: who took the boats? steve: how pretty is that? ainsley: they removed them already. steve: 82 is the daytime high. it should eventually, the cloud cover will move away and it ll be sunday. september 16th, 2022. it s friday. brian: i worry about bands like this. they were so good and then they disappear.
unlike anything since world war ii. o donnell: and india s prime minister tells putin this is not the time for war. how putin responded. immigration fight: the latest on those migrants shipped to martha s vineyard, and why florida governor yukon denali isn t backing down. tracking the storm. tropical storm fiona barrels towards puerto rico, bringing high winds and heavy rain. and on the road. how a family opened their hearts to adoption and let in a lot more than just a child. o donnell: good evening. there are a number of developing stories tonight as we come on the air. tropical storm fiona is headed for puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands bringing heavy rain, and we ll sahave more on najust a moment. first, we want to begin in ukraine, because today was significant for so many reasons. the war has raged for nearly seven months with russia s aggression, devastating families and many parts of the global economy. and today, vladimir putin was confronted directly. in
16 days and counting. a brand-new nbc news poll just released this morning gives us new insight into the midterms as president biden tells me what s at stake in our exclusive interview. when you are an undergraduate school, they talk about every generation has to protect democracy. it really does and i think we re at one of those inflection points in history. and house speaker nancy pelosi joins me live to talk about how democrats can keep control of the house and what could happen if they don t. i m jonathan kaye part. and this is the sunday show. this sunday, the midterms are just 16 days away in a new nbc news poll shows that the economy, threats to democracy and immigration are among the top issues for voters. it also showed intense polarization. around 80% of both republicans and democrats think the opposing parties agenda poses a threat that will quote destroy america as we know it. and while republicans are still favored to take the house, the race for the senate i