but nikki haley is not giving up without a fight, as president biden kicks off a key endorsement. then, the former president also looking for a showdown in court, where he could testify as early as tomorrow. and with business leaders thinking as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening, once again i m stephanie ruhle, live from msnbc headquarters here in new york city. today donald trump and joe biden are making a serious pivot towards a general election. nikki haley says thc ll in the race after trump s double digit win in new hampshire last night. haley is already looking ahead to south carolina s primary, that is one month away. it s halle s home turf she was born and raised there and served as governor for six years. tonight interest and she went after donald trump and challenged his to a good old fashioned debate. bring it donald, show me what you got. the political elites in the state, and around the country have said that we just need to le
outrage, anger and grief. tyre nichols repeatedly beaten, kicked, tased and pepper sprayed by the police. on video for the world to see. the family of the father, skateboarder and photographer calling for peace as people around the country take their emotions out onto the streets in protest. and there are new questions about how to break the political stalemate to achieve some kind of real police reform. five former memphis cops already charged with murder, two more have now been relieved of duty. and a doj investigation is underway. this morning, we have memphis community leaders, experts on policing and a member of congress joining this crucial conversation. thanks to you for joining us this morning, i m katie phang, this is special coverage of the leash of the tylee nichols video. right now, the world is washing and reacting to that footage showing five memphis police officers kicking, punching, just beating 29 year old nichols after what was supposed to be just a traffic
level the right to an abortion. it is about to happen here. you will see it live. with vice president kamala harris expected to preside. what can and what will democrats and president biden do next? and on wall street where the inflation report is top of mind for a lot of folks including the president who just spoke with farmers in illinois about the economy. also happening now, donald trump versus lettisha james. over whether the former president has to talk to the new york a.g. we have a pair of nbc news exclusives this hour including a one-on-one with the man running away with the senate primary in pennsylvania who says he s just a democrat. just a democrat, rejecting the progressive label. what else john fetterman is telling our team and who he says he ll disappoint if he makes it to washington. i m hallie jackson. let s start here at the capitol. allie is there. chief white house correspondent peter alexander is posted up on the north lawn for us. it is fair and safe t
recorded just three arrests, in los angeles, we saw a small group of protesters faced off with officers armed in riot gear. at one point, you can actually see smoke in the air, as people were banging on a police car. we begin our coverage this morning with correspondent antonio hilton, she s in memphis and congressional correspondent julie tsirkin who s in washington d.c.. antonia, i want to start with you. you ve been in memphis for several days now, how has the community reacted to the release of this very graphic video last night? good morning, katie. the community is devastated. people here are really heavy with sadness. i spent sometime last night on the bridge where people were protesting here in memphis. and what i saw, people really respecting the wishes of tyre nichols family. they were mourning together, they were often in small groups. choosing whether or not to watch this video in the first place. and it was really calm.
comments of a school administrator talking about books on the holocaust creating real outrage in south lake. nbc news correspondent antonio hilton joins me with more of the reporting. talk us through what was said in this. people may have already heard it. it s gone viral. and the reaction. reporter: exactly right. the story has gone further than i or my co-reporter could have imagined, but it s so telling of the pressures that educators are under across the country right now as we see laws restricting the way people can talk about race or controversial subjects in schools. as they are moving along coming in to place right now. what is happening in this community here in south lake which is right outside of dallas, is that there was a meeting where administrators were trying to teach teachers essentially how to work and do their jobs under these new laws that have passed in texas, restricting off of this. this administrator made a