Its really about seeing some light, even amidst darkness. That will keep us all inspired to keep striving for the light, smiles on kids faces like that. Thanks for watching. Im al sharpton. Hardball starts right now. Our worst enemy. Lets play hardball. Good evening. Im Chris Matthews in new york. Let me start tonight with the United States going after isis in syria. Can the president sell this war . Can we . If we get in this fight the obvious fact that we would help destroy the greatest danger facing the Syrian Government. Would a bold stroke against isis put us in bed with Bashir Al Assad the person barack obama swore he would get rid of . Tonight we look at the revolt
and development facing the american president. How to choose the greater evil . A terror group or a dictator who has shown hell do anything to save himself. Howard fineman is the editorial director of the Huffington Post and bobby gaush is from the digital publication kwarz. The u. S. Is sending missions over syria au
Looters ran free in chicago. Congressman rush will join me when all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. In the sixth month of the year 2020, america is finally moving towards a consensus on banning choke holds by Police Officers and toppling statues of racist traders. It is a remarkable moment both because it has taken so long to get here and because it does represent significant progress. On monday after House Democrats introduced a new, today Kevin Mccarthy says he agrees with that ban and his party conceptually agrees with much of what House Democrats proposed. Do you support banning choke holds . Yes, especially in the concept if you watch within a bill coming forward. The idea of someone that would have a choke hold when somebody is handcuffed and others, there should be severe consequences. There should be severe consequences. Thats been true for a listening time. That is not something republicans were saying before the protests sparked by the killing
Get here and because it does it represent significant progress. On monday after House Democrats unveiled a sweepling bill to reformed policing that included ban onth chokeholds, among othe items, today the Top Republican in the house, Kevin Mccarthy says that he agrees with that ban and that his party conceptually agrees with much of what the House Democrats proposed. Do you support banning choke holds . Yes, especially in the concept if you watch within a pe bill coming forward. If the idea of someone that would have a chokehold when somebody is handcuffed and others, there should be severe consequences. There should be severe consequences. Thats been true for a long time. That is not something republicans were saying before the protests sparked by the killing of george floyd. Public opinion has dramatically pushed in the direction of t anl Police Reform, at the minimum today we learned rand paul who has spoke out against no knock warrants before is filing legislation to ban them io n
You would think the soviets in 1960 would be wanting to display all of their biggest missiles, right, all of their finest weaponry as a show of force against the dreaded United States. It was an incredibly intense time for u. S. soviet relations. But there was this moment back in 1960 when the president of the United States at the time, dwight eisenhower, and the leader of the soviet union at the time, nikita khrushchev, they did in 1960, did for a while seem like they were trying to thaw relations between our two countries. And to that end, those two leaders had planned to meet in paris for a oneonone superpower summit in 1960. A meeting to talk face to face, man to man, about relations between our two countries. These two cold war enemies. That meeting was supposed to take place two weeks after that parade. That summit meeting in paris never happened. The reason it never happened is because on the same day as this peacethemed may day parade in moscow, on may 1st, 1960, an american u2
Save himself. Howard fineman is the editorial director of the Huffington Post and bobby gaush is from the digital publication kwarz. The u. S. Is sending missions over syria authorized by president obama this weekend to assess targets for potential air strikes against isis. They are using both manned and unmanned aircrafts for the purpose. U. S. Officials wont seek approval from the assad government. Meanwhile the pentagon is drafting plans for potential strikes against the terror group. The president hasnt okd strikes yet. Nbc news reports the decision could come as early as this week. The strikes would target isis forces, weapons and supply lines between syria and iraq. Today president obama, once again, talked about the need for rooting out the cancer that is isis. They warned it wont be easy or quick. Speaking in charlotte, north carolina, he said this about the killers of american journalist james foley. Watch. Our message to anyone who harms our people is simple. America doesnt f