I kneeneed a trophy. Thank you, i appreciate it and happy friday. We start with the final fare wells to a giant of the House Of Representatives, Elijah Cummings. Funeral services are starting as we speak in his beloved baltimore. The church is so packed theyre having to turn some people away. You will see speeches live from Hillary Clinton and nancy pelosi this hour and later today from former president S Barack Obama and bill clinton. They have halted congressional action on the Impeachment Inquiry today, but there are still two big developments this morning. A top source is telling nbc news that investigation into the russia investigation is now a criminal one. Were going to explain what that means legally, the extra power the doj now has, and why democrats are livid. And just in the last couple of minutes, nbc news Learning Lawyers for ousted National Security adviser john bolton are in talks for a possible private deposition in the impeachment
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a standing ovation for house speaker nancy pelosi with those emotional remembrances of congressman elijah cummings speaking right after former secretary of state, former first lady hillary clinton. i m back with joel pain, jonathan capehart, derrick johnson, mime memoli. you can feel the raw emotions in these speeches and the celebration of a life truly well lived. we saw speaker pelosi add her most raw, most emotional which telegraphed how close she was to elijah cummings. i would say elijah cummings, i know there was a 60 minutes interview where he talked about his father. i was struck by that because i understand that as a black man, the idea of him carrying that legacy into the house with him. so this was a very strong,
presidency. because there are so many people like that and people in business and people in congress who have said, well, i don t want to be responsible for his racist rhetoric, but i like the fact that he s naming judges and i like the fact that he s rolling back regulation or i like his tax policy. you can t have it both ways. people are going to talk with their pocketbooks and their wallets. that s what they re doing and i think it s fair game. so, to that point, is the reality here, joel, that we re in such a polarized state that going after businesses is going to be more about the political statements, and as rick mentioned, not taking into consideration the negative consequences on the people who work at these businesses? i understand the right to politically boycott. that s, you know, granted to every american citizen. but is this just such a backlash about a person who s a passive investor as these companies came out and said, that we re not thinking about the big picture her
the president is still a go for this weekend with tickets selling up to $250,000. ross is a,onnair real estate developer and is also the chairman of the related companies which owns equinox and soul cycle. and he personally owns an nfl team. you may have heard of them, the miami dolphins. ross gave a statement to nbc news reading in part, i have known donald trump for 40 years, and while we agree on some issues, we strongly disagree on many others. ross explanation, though, hasn t helped matters for him. in fact, as vox s matthew yglesias tweeted out the fact that the soul cycle billionaire guy, under pressure, wants to explain that he supports trump for the tax cuts and not for the racism is actually a clarifying and important moment about what s really happening in america. joining me now, republican strategist and msnbc political analyst rick tyler, democratic strategist and leadership aide joel pain. good to have you both. rick, when you kind of think about what s happened bot
after weeks of mass protests and violence along the gaza border. a live report from israel coming up in our next hour. anxiously? ainsley: thank you, pete. tennessee voters turning up in droves to the rally last night. president trump still had a strong warning. in november, we will reverse a trend. when you win the presidency, for some reason, you always end up losing the house. you get complacent. you win. and now you sit back and you relax. that s the worst thing that can happen. all of a sudden, you have another election. ainsley: who should be more worried headed into the mid terms in about six months? here to debate is g.o.p. polster justin wallen and joel pain. justin, i will start with you. democrats need to flip 23 seat. experts are saying they predict they will flip anywhere between 25 and 40