The days biggest political and news stories, with interviews and reporting from around the nation. Youve got Michael Cohen, of course, guilty. These are individuals who were incredibly close to the president of the United States of america, and weve got to get an answer to the question, what did the president know . When did he know it . When this crime spree was taking place all around him. Weve got to clean up corruption with this administration, and washington, d. C. , restore our democracy for the people. We played maya some sound bites of those that are coming out and defending the president , saying this is not a crime. Some to maybe some extent are saying, yeah, maybe its legally a crime, but its like a smaller crime, a 12k3450ermisdemeanor. What is your read of what Michael Cohen did . Is it significant or not, is it being blown out of the proportion for political reasons . Its extremely significant because it goes directly to whether or not a candidate, donald trump, directed
Easi easily. I completely agree on the delassification like that. The sources and that set a new precedent. It will be different for the investigation, turning over materials to congress. You turned over thousands of pages, in the middle of the investigation, now that it is closed you cant tell me you have any reason to hang on to that similar information. So good news and bad news for you. Were not going anywhere. Thats the bad news, the good news is it is your table now. Well, is that what happens . 30 seconds, now im supposed to throw mtp daily. All right, so this is what
they call weird vamping in this business. A better handover in person. We should be doing it more often. We were told that at 5 00 if something was going to happen that right now, and this is what it says in the relevant regulation that if if is happening right now it is happening right now. There is a report of a brief notification with a outline of the reasons for him turning in the actions. So right now supposed
Question. Im not sure. But they would be lucky if she did. She is phenomenal. She has an endless political opportunity in her career, shell go anywhere. I got to the studio early so i could plug in and listen to you, because youre not in the studio today. Ive got two words for you, maxine waters. Good day from right here, msnbc World Headquarters in new york, high noon in the east, 9 00 a. M. Out west. Two days until history. Washington gearing up for the third impeachment trial in american history. This hour, the key questions about whether there will be witnesses and how the president will defend himself. There is ample evidence, overwhelming evidence. Any jury would convict him in three minutes flat. I think its an illegitimate process in the house. They did not give the president due process. The vote was to impeach on abuse of power which is not within the constitutional capacity for impeachment. If theres evidence out there that exonerates the president , were still waiting to se
A citizen used the officers radio to call for help. Bolton was found at the scene. He died later at the hospital. The memphis mayor spoke about the challenges faced by his officers. This again evidence the fact that there are so many guns on our streets in the wrong hands. Thats the key thing. And the men and women in blue have certain rules of engagement that they have to follow. But at any given minute in a 24hour day, theyre dealing with folks who have no rules of engagement. It is unclear what could have led to the shooting. Lets talk about it with tom fuentes, former fbi assistant director also formerly a Police Officer himself. The first thing that comes to mind, a citizen saw what had happened in the aftermath, used the officers radio in his car to call in the shooting. Does this mean that this officer had no partner with him, no backup . I would assume he had no partner. As far as the backup usually when a traffic stop is made at night, the law officer radios in the license pla
Experts examining a plane piece washed ashore in the indian ocean as the search widens for debris that could be from mh370. We have Live Team Coverage breaking down the developments. California on fire. Dozens of homes destroyed. Thousands evacuated. This morning, the flames are spreading. We have an update just ahead. Dramatic situation. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im john berman. It is monday august 3rd. The political world buzzing over the 2016 race. The times reporting that Vice President joe biden has begun exploring a White House Run. The Vice President s late son beau lobbied his father to run in the months before he died. A biden spokeswoman says the family is still grieving and speculation about a White House Run is quote premature and inappropriate. The 72yearold Vice President would face a daunting prospect catching up with Hillary Clinton who raised millions. She has staffed a Field Operation in early primary states. The Clinton Campaign is not worrying abo