show, trump versus desantis. fascism versus fascism. is this what the grand old party has been reduced to in 2024? really? but, congressman jamal bowman, one of the lone defenders of tiktok, will be with me to argue against congress trying to ban it. and filmmaker an activist michael also join me on the show tonight. 20 years off from his famous anti-iraq war oscar speech. good evening. i m mehdi hasan. as we read the tea leaves ahead of the next election, the 2024 presidential election, the week we ve just enjoyed have proven to be most clarifying. well the democratic presidential nominee is almost certainly gonna be joe biden, not a lot of internal party infighting for him incite the republican nominee will be certainly one of two men. donald john trump golf club slash wedding venue mar-a-lago, and ron desantis out of tallahassee. that s it. that s the choice. forget about nikki haley, mike pence, its former president trump versus ron desantis. this week has ser
i almost got my coffee. are you ready to go? fantastic. you re watching morning joe weekend. 20 hours have made during the week aren t enough. it s kind of suffocating for you? he has suffocating. let s take a look, our top stories from the week. the grand jury assembled by the manhattan district attorney s office, met yesterday, for the second time this week. after being told not to convene on wednesday. but for reasons unknown, sources tell nbc news that the group discussed matters separate from the hush money case involving trump. and former porn star stormy daniels. it s not unusual for a grand jury to hear multiple cases at the same time, the group is unlikely to meet again until monday at the earliest. we will keep you posted. meanwhile, the manhattan district attorney s office is slamming top house republicans for launching an investigation into the da s investigation of trump. in a letter obtained by nbc news yesterday, a general counsel for the da s office
trump s top aides, including then chief of staff, mark meadows. and mike pence could be staring down the same fate as his lawyer was seen entering a closed hearing about the subpoena he s been served. all this, as trump continues to post provocative, even dangerous messages about the manhattan district attorney, who s investigating him on another case. plus, congresswoman maxine waters joins the ranking member of the house financial services committee it s here to talk about another tumultuous week for the economy and what is next for every american worried about their mortgage rates, the cost of living, even the safety of their banks. and a very special meeting of the velshi banned book club will come to order. our guest this week is not an author, but a member of the club. she has 100 years old, a longtime defender of the freedom to read. her personal story is something we hold. velshi starts now. [interpreter] and good morning to you. it s saturday, march the 25th. i m a
mississippi. at least 23 people are dead and officials say more are likely trapped in the rubble. we will have the latest on the rescue mission, another hour of velshi begins right now. good morning to you, it is saturday march 25th, as 11 a.m. in the east atm in the west. i am ali velshi. for the past, week donald trump has been relentlessly attacking alvin bragg, the manhattan district attorney investigating the stormy daniels hush money payment for which the former president could possibly face a historic indictment. let s jump that aside for a moment because despite the attention and the vitriol, that trump percent alvin bragg s way since last saturday, there actually were not a lot of developments in that investigation in the past week. trump was not arrested, as he claimed he would be one week ago today. their grand jury only met once this week on that matter but in contrast, a pair of recent other court rulings in other cases found that trump may not be as privileged a
here we go! level up your speed. mario! yea! [ screaming ] introducing the xfinity 10g network. super fast internet today. with even faster speeds tomorrow. woo-hoo! from msnbc world headquarters in new york, welcome to alex witt reports, we begin with breaking news. moments ago the mississippi governor declaring a state of emergency after a deadly tornado outbreak. at least 22 people are, that and dozens injured. preliminary reports it again at least a dozen tornadoes touchdown, and right now certain rescue are combing through the description hoping to find survivors. will big two tornadoes together. actually, there was three of lump. one of them went that way. the other two came before, dropped in my trunk and came up. it a tech mom and the rest of the. and when i got up there, this is what i found. let s go right to nbc s priscilla thompson in suburban city, as disobey for us. i mean the devastation seems enormous. try to even describe, priscilla. alex, incredibly