For everyone and show we can be better and we can do better. Look how far weve already come. Thanks for watching. Im al sharpton. Hardball starts right now. A devastating verdict. Lets play hardball. Good evening. Im Chris Matthews in washington. In a devastating rebuke to politicians today, those that this abuse power, a jury in richmond, virginia, today found a former Virginia Governor and his wife guilty of a series of felonies that could keep the couple in prison for the rest of their lives. Both bob and Maureen Mcdonnell wept openly in court. The jury found him guilty on all 11 counts of conspiracy, she on nine counts leaving their stunned families in tears. This is what it means to face the American People in the year 2014, a time when the people look upon politicians as fails at best, abusers of their offices at worst. Guilty today means guilty before the people. Guilty at a time just one in 15 americans believes the United States Congress Deserves respect. In the program tonigh
Mcdonnell is expected to speak at any moment now in richmond, virginia about todays indictment by a federal grand jury against him and his wife. Mcdonnell once considered a rising star in the Republican Party and a potential president ial contender is now accused of accepting illegal gifts valued at a minimum of 140,000. Among the items listed on the 14count indictment are a rolex watch engraved with 71st governor of virginia, louis viton shoes and other designer clothes, two sets of golf clubs, two iphones and 30 boxes of an expensive antiinflammatory. In a statement earlier he admitted to poor judgment but was emphatic he did nothing illegal. Were going to keep an eye on the story for you and an eye to see when the governor comes up. Bob mcdonnell about to speak at any moment about the charges against him and his wife. Other breaking news tonight, snow slamming the northeast and the mid midwest. If you thought the last big storm was bad, whats about to hit is much, much worse. Up to
Something to chuckle about, perhaps even savor over the family camping trip. Thats certainly wait the hard right back ventures see this. This absurd, travesty for television. This, as i said, impeachment on the cheap. An all this as Speaker John Boehner can keep the dogs from the gate, throwing a haunch of red meat hoping this will satisfy them or at least give him the time it takes for him to swallow it. Good luck, mr. Speaker. I hope youre aware you are paying for the time of the dignity of government in this free society. How much of that are you willing to give away before facing the enable reckoning between lincoln which youre a member of and the pack of jack els that have gotten into the tent . Republican from alabama and congressman jim clyburn, democrat from South Carolina and assisted democratic leader. Back it breaking news tonight. United states house of representatives continue their assault on president obama taking an historic vote to sue the president of the United State
Citizens and military advisers. The potential air strikes coincide with a humanitarian push to help thousands of iraqi civilians hiding on a mountain top from the sunni gunmen below. They fled the approaching fighters who executed the men, forced the women into marriages and left the children dying of thirst in the desert heat. President obama said its a genocide waiting to happen. Therefore authorized targeted air strikes if necessary to help forces in iraq as they fight to break the siege and protect the civilians trapped there. Already american aircraft have begun conducting humanitarian drops to help these men and women survive. One iraqi cried to the world, theres no one coming to help. The terrorist group is now in control of iraqs largest dam and they could use it to finance their attacks or unleash a torrent of flood water as a weapon of destruction. It presents no easy options for the president who focused his early agenda on removing america from that war zone. Over the last
For us tonight from ferguson where we have more questions than answers at this hour. Hello again, mike. Reporter you can see behind me we have the demonstrators back out on the streets. A change of command with crowd control got ferguson got through night without any violence built things through the day have generated emotion. An announcement from police in ferguson, missouri, six days after the shooting death of Michael Brown an unarmed black 18yearold. The officer that was involved in the shooting of Michael Brown was Darren Wilson. Reporter Ferguson Police released the name of Darren Wilson calling him a quiet gentle man. No photo was provided. Brown was unarmed when officer wilson shot him spurring community outrage. Initially the chief said wilson stopped brown following the skrachgs robbery suspect. Later he gave a different reason for the deadly confrontation. Because they were walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic. Reporter he released video of the alleged rob