And prodding for you to reach and be better than you thought you could. Those of us that stand up, those of us that prod america. Those of us that march and do what we do peacefully do it because we rae really believe in america. We love america. We want it to be all it can be. Thanks for watching. Im al sharpton. Hardball starts right now. Hard in the desert. Lets play hardball. Good evening. Im Chris Matthews in washington. We are headed to ferguson tonight but im compelled with start with the president s powerful reaction to the beheading of american james foley by the Islamist Group torturing and killing the way through syria and iraq. Lets be clear about isil. They have rampaged across cities
and villages, killing innocent unarmed civilians in cowardly acts of violence. They have abducted women and children and subject them to torture and rape and slavery. They have murdered muslims, sunni and shia, by the thousands. They target christians and religious minorities, driving them fr
On our broadcast here tonight from our nbc news election headquarters on democracy plaza, decision day. That means Election Night soon we get to learn the verdict of a nation. Either another term or another president after a long and Bitter Campaign and a grueling fight to the finish. Tonight, what well be looking for as the first returns start to come in. And after the storm in the cold, without power after losing so much, they came to cast their ballots. Tonight the extraordinary election effort to make sure everyone gets to vote while so much human suffering continues. Nightly news this Election Night, decision 2012 begins now. Good evening from our
spectacular location here tonight at rockefeller plaza, in the center of new york city, transformed for thevening into democracy plaza. Our nbc news Election Night headquarters. Across this country today from the first light of day in montana, americans voted. They voted in temporary tents and by flashlight in the rockaways here in new y
To use the military, but we must always be fast if we even think genocide is a possibility. We should be fast with prudence. Thanks for watching tonight. Im al sharpton. Hardball starts right now. Genocide. This is hardball. Good evening. Im Chris Matthews in washington. Genocide. If there is one word in the language that should cut off partisan dribble this should be it. Once you see a religious or other group of human beings is in the process of being exterminated we need the to stop it. Is there another view of this, a
moral opposition, a case for not acting when you hear an or pi of ze lots is marching in and crucifyinger or beheading people because they dont like their religion . Let me hear it loud and clear that you are willing to let people be exterminated for being who they are. This is how im looking at the decision to strike at the isis militants marauding through iraq, killing all in their way. What disappoints me now is the incapability of the speaker of the house and othe
Court block early voting inevu ohio. Next they may rule on the voter i. D. Law in wisconsin. And the court could also decide whether to restore antivoting measures in North Carolina. No matter how the court rules, we cant get discouraged. We have to fight for every vote. Thanks for watching. Im al sharpton. Hardball starts right now. Four tuesdays from now. Lets play hardball. Good evening, im Chris Matthews in washington. I promised you a big inside look at the 2014 election tonight. And the fight tonight, the fight, the fighters, the nastiest contest to come. Before were done this evening, youll know where the excitement lies. Who has the momentum and what the stakes are if the democrats lose this big one. Lets take a look. I may wander and i may rome, but ill never be far from home. Youre in my heart, youre arkansas, you run deep in me. Vote your heart. Senator, you seem to think that the president is on the bat lot this year. Hes not. This race is between me and you and the people
On this sunday night, terror attack. A suicide bomber strikes at a packed Train Station in russia, killing at least 16 people and raising security concerns with less than six weeks until the winter games in sochi. The benghazi attack, a New York Times report reignites a fierce debatever whether al qaeda was involved in the deadly september 11th assault on the american compound in libya. Calorie count, the new regulations coming to a Vending Machine near you, but will it really guide your snack choices . And year of the selfie. Memorable images from what became one of the 2013s hottest trends. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. The death toll is now 16 in the deadly bombing of a busy Train Station in russia today. An attack that tonight has security concerns reverberating across that country now just 39 days before russia hosts the 2014 Winter Olympics. Officials say a lone suicide bomber detonated inside the entrance o