We all exist in the context, michael. We do. Given that, that is all we have to do. Rape will continue our coverage right now. Take it away, ali. You have two speech, amazing and intentionally amazing, no matter what you do. Michael steele today is giving us labor day stuff. He has probably got a whiskey snifter there. I mean, somebody accused him of having bourbon in his cup, ali, i am going to investigate myself. All morning, michael is leaning it over, checking out, i m with you, michael. It is labor day. You guys deserve a break. I am just a woman, ali, at work trying to do my part. I love you both. We will see you tomorrow. I hope you have an amazing afternoon. Check velshi starts now. Good morning. It is saturday, august 31st. It is 66 days until election day. This morning, i ve got georgia on my mind, a state crucial to understanding how this election is playing out both in that state and nationally. For decades, georgia, a decidedly red state did not get much attention in presi
There, thanks for joining me. I m alex marquardt in this weekend for fredricka whitfield, and we begin with breaking news. We are learning that seven us troops were injured in a raid that killed 15 members of the islamic extremist group, i. S. I. S. That raid happening on thursday in iraq two of the seven were evacuated from the area for further medical treatment u. S. Central command says that the operation was targeting i. S. I. S. Leaders in order to disrupt the group s ability to plan for their attacks. Cnn s chief international security correspondent, nick paton walsh is joining me now. Live from london. So nick, what do we know about this operation? yeah alex, quite extraordinary development here. Essentially, because of the number of u. S troops injured in this instance, seven 75 of whom apparently during the operation to it seems from a fall separately related to that one of whom requiring followon care outside of theatre. Now we re getting a statement to iraqi military high co
11 00 a. M. Eastern. We begin way Major Development and former president Donald Trumps legal battles. Special counsel jack smith filing a superseing indictment over its efforts to overturn the 2020 election. This comes nearly two months after the original case was derailed over a Landmark Supreme Court decision president s have broad immunity for official acts. The updated indictment, contains the original four charges trump pleaded not guilty to but some charges revised. Special counsel saying, the Superseding Indictment reflects the governments efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Courts holdings and remand instructions. Joining us now katie phang, msnbc legal contributor and paul butler former Federal Proecutor and msnbc legal analyst and msnbcs garrett haake. Walk us try the new versus the old one . Yes. Jose, start with the stuff that hasnt changed. Its the same four charges that were in the original indictment from last year. Its the same defendant. Donald trump. Theres n
Rubble, 50 apartment buildings, condominiums collapsed to the ground, most of the people in that building were asleep, 99 people unaccounted for. A lot of Family Members desperate for information. Here is florida senator marco rubio and what they are going through. I cant imagine having someone i love, wanting to believe they are alive, hoping for a miracle and desperation folks are feeling at this moment. All we can do is help people who are in that situation and hope Something Like this never happens again. Search and Rescue Operations continue overnight, incredibly tough conditions, they are drilling in an underground parking lot trying to find the source of sound or banking, hoping to find people still alive, 36 people rescued on the first night, one of those Rescue Workers were rescued by civilian who was out walking his dog and noticed a 10yearold boy able to wave his fingers in the rubble. Heres that civilian. He knew we were there. I got a firefighter and Police Officer over th
Four confirmed dead at this hour. The cause of this is still unknown. That part of it just beginning. My niece and her husband and her son were on the seventh floor. Im asking everybody to pray for survivors. My nephew was here with his wife and three small children. 2, 6 and 9. You never lose hope. Martha never lose hope. Rachel is among those that are hopeful today as this process continues. Her mom, judy is unaccounted for. Rachel will join us in just a moment. Were watching the minneapolis courtroom team. Chauvin is on the left side of your screen. The former Police Officer convicted in the killing of george floyd is about to find out how many years he will spend behind bars. We may hear from Derek Chauvin for the first time during this process and well watch that live throughout the course of this hour. Thats where we find matt finn. Today is a big day, matt. Martha, Derek Chauvin is looking different. Three members of George Floyds family have given impact statements. The first,