I just wasted an hour of my life. Oh no. Yeah. Watching this show? oh, no, no, no. That s what i should have done. I should have done that, because i thought it was my job to watch the trump socalled town hall moderated by sean hannity i could have told you. On another channel. So it s the town hall, you know, in harrisburg, pennsylvania, filled with people ready to ask their questions. Not a single audience question in the entire hour because because, you know, the trumpian, outofcontrol, rambling, incoherpt answers went on forever. Because he had to talk about lek etro cushions and hannibal lecter and sharks. Hannity s promising the audience that the audience questions are coming up, and they never do. Unbelievable. And any, any one of the audience questions would have been better than any of the hannity questions in the entire hour. And there might have been something to report about it if just one audience question got asked. Well, you know, next time lawrence, just stick with thi
Right. The economy does do better under democrats. And as vice president kamala harris announces a major plan to boost small businesses, economists are saying that trump s proposals, like for instance, tariffs, would actually hurt americans. Also tonight, we are just days into the new school year for many students, but we ve already had our first school shooting, leaving four dead and several injured at a high school in georgia. Plus, breaking late today, republican liz cheney, who once said that donald trump is unfit for any office, announced that she will be voting for vice president kamala harris. But we begin tonight with it s the economy stupid. James carville s famoused a moe in addition from the 1992 election that remains true today. Polls show the economy continues to be the top issue for many voters, including inflation and affordability. And yet there is only one candidate who is proposing policies that would actually help americans. Vice president kamala harris. Here she is
Us into your homes. Were grateful. The beat with Ari Melber starts right now. Hi, ari. Thanks, nicolle. Welcome to The Beat. Let me tell you what we are tracking and multiple stories including this deadly horrific School Shooting in georgia. In have an update on that during tonights newscast. Theres also very serious revelations about the ongoing scandal surrounding the supreme Court And Clarence thomas and his wife. We have that. And in the middle of the program im going to share with you my report on the Maga Play Book and accountability in the age of trump. Why they want you to be retired, and you might want to resist. So all of that is coming up. I want you to know what were doing on a very serious news day. Well begin with our top story, the general election under way. Donald trump has a light schedule this week. Kamala harris has a busy one. Shes an Offense Campaigning in New Hampshire on abortion rights. You know how hard people fought for these freedoms and that they are founda
In hamas custody. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defiant as backlash mounts. And just in, the new u. S. Charges against top hamas leaders, all as the administration struggles to reach a deal to get the remaining hostages out. Plus, some of russias deadliest Missile Strikes on ukraine since the war began. Dozens at a Military Academy killed. And what President Zelenskyy is telling our Richard Engel in an exclusive interview about his bold operation inside russian territory and his plan for victory. The high level political aide charged of being a secret agent for china. What she and her husband are accused of doing in exchange for millions of dollars. Nfl standout Ricky Pearsall back in the Weight Room days after being shot in san francisco. His Teammates Reaction and why a Hero Police Officer told him, quote, its not your time as he held on. Plus, millions using medicaid over paperwork, Red Tape and bureaucratic mistakes, including children. Why is this happening . And what can be d
A crucial supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action could come tomorrow, as colleges and universities grapple with the possibility that race might no longer be a factor in admissions. The Central Question being decided this time is should Affirmative Action continue forever In The Name Of diversity, and are the gains achieved worth the harms allegedly inflicted on Asian American students . This is the most important civil Rights Case of our era. I dont think its an overstatement to say theyre freaking out right now. One admissions official told me, some colleges are so worried about being sued in the wake of this decision that theyre thinking about scrubbing racial and ethnic data from their websites. There has to be some discrimination here. There has to be something against Asian Americans specifically. This case is going to be something more than just about admissions. The notion that noticing race is per se unconstitutional could be devastating for a number of areas of the law. An