united states economy as we get close to inside of eight weeks from election day. obviously that is the dominant story back at home in the united states. also, a ukrainian blitz could be turning the tables on putin six months after he waged war on ukraine. it s a fascinating september move that is happening as the ground kind of shifts a bit in ukraine. we ll talk to a perfect guest for this today, richard sheriff, nato former deputy commander. he joins us with his take on what s going on. let s take this aerial shot for a moment in london. queen elizabeth s 500 mile journey to her final resting space through her beloved kingdom. first, a final night at buckingham palace where she was queen for 70 years. that will happen before tomorrow s procession to westminster hall, which will be by gun carriage. she s coming in to hyde park here. that s wellington house and the gate there on the left-hand side of your screen. she s getting very close to buckingham palace. people have bee
harass and look at this event that was mocked by right wing media. there are new headlines about rupert murdoch snubbing donald trump and there s new headlines about the story about elon musk. joining us to make sense of it all tara pal mary, the senior correspondent at puck, oliver garsy and elizabeth mayo, former online communications director at the rnc. protesters are gathering at the steps of the u.s. capitol to advocate for legislation that s stalled in the senate. you see pictures of the protest under way on the steps of the capitol. they re advocating for the passage of legislation to provide funding for veterans who have suffered from toxic burn pits in iraq and other previous wars. this exposure bill was stalled the other day by republicans. let s be honest about this, tara. this would not be as big a story were it not for jon stewart. he s used his celebrity status to force this to be a national news story. absolutely. the way he handles it, he s so direct. he
headquarters in new york city, a huge turnaround, the cook political report has new analysis showing it s a toss-up. that s a pretty stunning shift from months ago, where headline after headline predicted a republican wave. thanks to a string of legislative wins and galvanizing issues like abortion, democrats now have motivation and momentum on their side. on the other side, many far-right republicans are struggling, unable to connect with moderate i m at wegner s. my wife wants some vegetables for crudite. this is $20, and we have joe biden to thank for this. john fetterman has been fund-raising off that video all week. this is the kind of thing that mitch mcconnell to admit he has concerns. i think there s a greater likelihood that the house flips than the senate. senate races are different. they re statewide. candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome. looking at various numbers, you can see the shift happening in real time. politico shows democrats up fo
warrant of mar-a-lago will hear arguments over whether to release the affidavit behind it. it s arguably the most important part of that warrant. the doj is fighting its release, citing highly sensitive information tied to a national security investigation. the former president wants it unsealed. we ll explore the implications of today s decision by the judge. we re going to go ahead and start with today s hearing over the mar-a-lago search warrant affidavit. msnbc s cal perry is outside the courthouse, ken dilanian also with us, and also with us, phil rucker, and chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney and senior fbi official. both are msnbc contributors. thanks for joining me. ken, first to you. i want to talk about former trump organization ceo allen weisselberg, just officially pleading guilty to the charges against him. what happened in court and what happens for him next? reporter: well, he s going to serve five months at rikers island jail in new york city, lindsey,
have a written statement in due course . attorneys for trump compared the documents to an overdue library book, marveling at how the records dispute that has suddenly been transformed into a criminal investigation. trump and his team tried all kinds of defenses, frump falsely saying the top secret documents were his, to then saying that he declassified them. in court today, the doj lawyers were blunt, saying he is no long for president, and because he s no longer the president, he had no right to those documents and that ends the analysis. but we might be seeing a lot more from the search. the judge saying she will unseal the detailed inventory list that was prepared by the doj. and prior to the hearing, trump out on right-wing media attacking the doj once again. they took documents and they put them all over the floor. then they deceptively put out that picture. a lot of people think when you walk into my office i have confidential documents or whatever it may be, classif