The days biggest political and news stories, with interviews and reporting from around the nation. The United Nations taking on Donald Trumps attacks on the free press. The top story, The Closing Circle of pressure on trump from the manafort trial. Michael avenatti has popped back up with a dvd, doing some Breaking News of his own on who is in possession of it. Do you have anything else you can tell me about this dvd . As soon as we get it back from Law Enforcement, ill be happy to talk about it. That is new. The assertion that Law Enforcement are sufficiently interested in this dvd collected as evidence. We do not know, and this is important, if avenatti is alleging its in the possession of federal Law Enforcement, which could mean mueller or cohen prosecutors in new york, or whether it is some other local case which could be far less important. Meanwhile, the other news tonight is that mueller has completed interviews with another new roger stone associate, her name is kristin davis.
It is fun, isnt it . We havent done one of these in a while. No, we havent. Should we keep going . Im kefeeling good. I could give you five more minutes. You know what survey says is a reference to . Its a reference to the game show. Which one . Family feud. I asked if you knew. Survey says no. Always good to see you. Survey always says yes. Youre not being truthful. Always good to see you. Several big stories. Donald trump and Ted Cruz Making up in texas. Will it be enough to save cruz . And Jared Kushner speaking out on the record today. My breakdown later on the show. And a fact check on Donald Trumps big argument as the midterms hit the homestretch. But news in the russia probe. Despite the usual preelection secrecy, this is all because of Donald Trumps own staff bringing up Russian Election meddling and new talks with the russians. Plus, new heat on trump confidant roger stone. The news tonight, the Trump Administration sending National Security adviser john bolton to moscow. And
montana last weekend, and he spent the entire time talking about himself. swing voters are really iffy on this guy. he has a net disapproval with independent voters, and he s making this election about himself, which fires up our base and helps with swing independents. i think it s a mistake. almost out of time. donna, final word. i want to echo that. if you go from one district to the next, people are running on things that are important, and that s the way you win elections. now, 15 days to go, it s about turnout, turnout, and turnout. thank you boall for a lively confidence. up next, jared kushner speaking on the record. and first, activist rob reiner and joe mandy on some of the wildest campaign ads this cycle. today.
i promise, the voice will be rested and ready. the beat with ari melber starts right now. i don t want to make you talk too much with your voice, but we do enjoy seeing you on the road and back in the home court advantage. we ll be watching this sunday. i ll take it. that s it. voice gone. out. see you, chuck todd. we have a lot to get to in our friday night show. donald trump speaking out late today about his support for illegal violence against a journalist. an important story later in the show. also, tonight, president obama s point person on health care is here with facts about the gop ads backing health care. and later, a definitive breakdown on midterm ads with rob reiner and the comedian joe mandy. we begin with breaking news on election interference. news breaking today. federal prosecutors are indicting a russian national for interfering in this election. the one in 18 days.
indicted. yes, i do, and you re going to have some broad charge that he was part of a conspiracy to defraud america, then backed up with a bunch of financial charges. and this would not have happened but for this special counsel. i let s see what happens. with that said, i hope that andrew miller continues to fight the decision he got all the way up to the supreme court because it s a very important decision about whether or not the special counsel s office violates the appointments clause. i believe it does. sam nunberg and howard dean, a rare point of agreement. up ahead, a couple things, one, the u.n. condemning donald trump s approach to the free press. comedy legend eddie griffin is here with fallback friday along with joe mandy. tter, i go with anoro. go your own way copd tries to say, go this way. i say, i ll go my own way, with anoro. go your own way