places lost in the past weeks. so this is about vengeance and spite. this prisoner, this claimed to be local but they think he s a russian soldier deserting or left behind. what else moscow left behind is far uglier. these tiny rooms in their detention center where as many as 400 prisoners were held at one time we were told. eight or nine prisoners per cell. booby traps now in their place, a warning written next to this room. so he s writing grenade there on the wall. as they move through these cells, they re finding booby traps left, it seems, by the occupying forces. that one in there, a grenade left under a tray of half-eaten food. and it just shows you the hazards that ordinary people are going to find coming back. a place like this, sure, used as a key detention center by the russians, but across this town, the damage is extraordinary but also too is the risk of unexploded o rcrdnance and boob traps. they re discovering two other scars from torture. he says he was impr
november the 5th, i m alex velshi, there are only three days left of 2020 midterms, said to be one of the most important consequential elections in modern history. not only is control of both chambers of congress up for grabs, but the integrity of future elections will be decided by a number of key races this year. that is because the majority of republicans running for congress in statewide office, 291 of them according to the washington post, about the question or flat out lied about the legitimacy of the results of the 2020 elections. and many of them are likely to win. those candidates are largely sycophants of the twice impeached insurrectionist ex president donald trump. who have either been diluted by his big lie about a stolen election that never happened, or simply repeat the big lie for their own political benefit. it is a dangerous lie, that is already led to an insurrection at the seat of our government, and i have this year s midterm elections, election officials
more. the next hour starts now. starts now good morning, it is saturday, november 5th. i am ali velshi. we are last and 72 hours this is the first federal election since the deadly attack on the capitol on january 6th. democracy itself is on risk. listen to tim michaels. this is wisconsin s republican candidate for governor. republicans will never lose a another election in wisconsin after i am elected governor. it seems like a good time to remember maya angelou s advice. when people show you who they are, believe them. he is using this to thwart democracy and ensure that only his party will govern. he has won a 200 republicans he is lying about the outcome of 2020 elections. that is according to a colleague by the washington post. many of them are expected to win the races. this comes as nbc reports from two sources. donald trump, the twice impeached former president who is currently under investigation by the department of justice, he will likely announce his next b
you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to, alex witt reports. the race to the 2022 midterms is nearing the finish line. and just three days, in a matter of hours, the results will begin coming in for what could be one of the most consequential elections in u.s. history. new today, a trio of u.s. presidents bringing their star power to the campaign trail in this final weekend. president biden, and former president obama, will be in philadelphia together later today. that because after biden makes a stop in illinois, and obama holds a rally in pittsburgh, this in the next few hours. then former president trump will be in western pennsylvania rallying for republican candidates. more than 38 million americans have already cast their vote ahead of tuesday s elections. earlier today on msnbc, some candidates and key contests stressed the importance of reaching those voters yet to cast their ballots. races in the state are always close. our last three
i understand why sometimes it may be tempting just tune out. just to watch football or hd tv or the great british baking show. whatever floats your boat. but i m here to tell you pittsburgh, the tuning out is not an option. moping is not an option. the only way to make this economy fair is if we, all of us, fight for. and the only way to save democracy if is if we together fight for it. and it starts with electing people who know you. who see you, who care about you, who stood in your shoes, you did that two years ago when you sent joe biden to the white house, he is fighting for you every day, he has your back. doing everything you can to put more money in your pockets, to make our streets safer, to bring more good paying jobs here to pennsylvania, and now you need to do it again. because while there may be a lot of issues at stake in this election, there is one basic question that you should be asking yourself right now. and that is who will fight for you? that is a choice