stacey abrams will be my guest. and then new reports trump s top white house lawyers both subpoenaed by the department of justice over january six. plus he got the message is right there. you know a perjury is right? alex jones and is misinformation factory facing justice for his sandy hook lies. you must tell the truth while you testify. this is not your show. all in starts right now. good evening from washington d.c.. i m mehdi hasan and in for chris hayes. do you know the last time kansas went democratic in the presidential election? it was 1964 when lyndon b. johnson carried 44 out of 50 states plus the district of columbia. since then, republicans have won the state of kansas every four years for the last 54 years. in 2016, donald trump won kansas by 20 points. less than two years ago in 2020, he won by nearly 15 points. kansas is a red, red state, and yet last night we saw a huge win for liberals in kansas. voters resoundingly rejected and an amendment remov
rights protections for their stay constitution, voting it down 59 to 41%. now just to put that in a little bit more into context, to put the entire political earthquake into context, that ballot question was supposed to be an easy win for the antiabortion side. was not even supposed to be close. a recent poll said the 47% of kansans plan to vote yes on the amendment compared to no gland vote no. and republicans were supposed to cruise to victory with their demographic advantage. last night, most of the primary races were for republicans. there was not much incentive for democrats to even show up, aside for this one ballot question. and it was a strategic and very cynical question to put this question on the primary ballot, instead of the general election. proponents of the measure were hoping and planning for a low turnout. the question itself was intentionally garbled to confuse people. the text read in part quote, to the extent permitted by the constitution of the united s
Trading, writing have an encouraging Inflation Report that said all three major indexes to record closes on wednesday. 0ther Indexes to record closes on wednesday. Other good vibes on wall street making their way to main street . In a way, yes, many people are exposed to the stock market through their Retirement Fund so Stock Market Gains like the ones we have seen this week will get real money for real people. Consumers are not feeling so rosy. A survey last week so they are significantly more worried about the Economic Outlook than they were last month. Those feelings ari burnu for some retailers like walmart which reported Quarterly Earnings that Beat Estimates on those the morning. Shoppers have been flocking to the Discount Retailer as inflation has taken a bite out of household budgets. Four shares in a record close on thursday. Now much of their gains are coming from high income at shoppers who are making up a greater portion of the company business. They are still spending on b
Receiving treatment for the cancer thats now spread to his brain. Nightly news begins now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, erica hill. Quick thinking and gut instinct getting the credit tonight as the three americans who helped tackle a gunman on board a parispound train described in detail together for the first time how they were able to subdue the shooter. A man were learning was known to three European Countries the prompting at least one warning to french officials about possible extremist ties. Kelly cobiella has our details tonight. Kelly, good evening. Reporter good evening to you. These three americans all in their early 20s started their trip on a different part of the train because they couldnt find their ticketed seats. This all could have ended much differently had they nod moved before the attacker started shooting, and they say the gunman never said a word during the struggle. The man tied up and stripped of an a
Let them go alone. As for the suspects claim that he wasnt on board to kill it doesnt take eight magazines to rob a train. He seemed like he was ready to fight to the end, so so were we. Reporter today security was stepped up in trains across europe as the investigation expands into spain and belgium. Belgian officials opened their own investigation because the gunman boarded the train in brussels. The chief prosecutor told nbc news they are looking into whether the suspect was part of a broader network, and erica, tomorrow those three americans will be awarded frances highest medal, the legion of honor. Erica. Kelly cobiella for us tonight, kelly, thank you. As authorities continue that investigation overseas officials in this country are also closely monitoring the situation, including the president himself. Nbc White House Correspondent Kristen Welker has been traveling with president obama who just wrapped up his vacation in Marthas Vineyard. Kristen, good evening. Reporter erica,