like so many other local election workers in 2020 he was harassed and threatened as he did his job faithfully. he did not bend. he did not bow. he did not yield to the political threats and pressure. he he s so trusted by both political parties that the new democratic governor of pennsylvania, josh shapiro appointed him as pennsylvania s secretary of state, a republican to ensure that the integrity of the election. that s a high compliment. [ applause ] his character and his commitments speak volumes. we the people. that s what we also see in mr. benson. twice elected secretary of state to save the right to vote and have that vote counted fairly. that s what she did in 2020, when she oversaw a record number of michiganders turn out in that election only to find an armed mob an armed mob outside of her home on christmas eve and she and her son were decorating their christmas tree inside, but she refused to back down. she had done her duty. she had kept her oath full of integ
for that baby. she wanted to be a mom. this wasn t somebody thinking about suicide. exactly. it made me wonder was he a murderer? you are trying to prove a murderer with pretty much no evidence. correct. is he kind of gloating he got away with it? he is thinking, well, catch me if you can. we are going to do her and her family justice. we are going to solve this murder. hello, and welcome to dateline . meg purk was a young mom to be, over the moon to be having her first child. then, just days before her due date, she died of an apparent suicide. her family struggled to understand why, but in a strange twist, a house fire set decades later would point to a possible answer and put investigators on a trail towards the truth. here is josh mankiewicz with secrets from the grave . wander through any graveyard, and you will find them, mysteries etched in stone. lives cut tragically short by war, disease, misfortune, and sometimes murder. many who arrested in
who had bad blood. somebody put behind bars. had it out for him. several doors were padlocked. it seemed like it was forever, but maybe a ten second silence in the courtroom. he was an fbi agent? he dealt with many criminals. he could take care of himself? at least he thought so. hello, and welcome to dateline. when special agent scott retired from the fbi, he had seemed like he had left the crime and violence behind him. then he was beaten to death outside of his own home. it was a puzzling mentally waiting for police to wonder had someone from the past resurfaced for revenge or was the killer much closer to home. here is josh mankiewicz with the house! a young man walks towards his house in the middle of the evening. he is wearing a gopro camera and to do that. now if it sounds strange for someone to start recording a video of their own actions, we ll stay tuned. this is actually one of the less weird things that you will hear about. what happens next
ali velshi and katie turner continue to pick up our special coverage right now. rounds and territories of the citizens morning it is ali velshi here at msnbc. joining me from london s you are watching the proclamation of king charles the their, or in, edinburgh scotland. this is one of four proclamations we will be watching this morning. there is one and, card of whales. there is one in belfast, northern ireland. , three actually. let s just listen to this for a moment. northern ireland now has all around us and territories, king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. to whom we do acknowledge all face in obedience with humble affection. but featuring god by whom kings and queens to rain, to bless his majesty with long and happy years to rain over us. given that st. james s palace, it s tentatives up timber in the year of our lord 2022. proclamation got! britain! hut! god save the king. god save the king! [inaudible] [noise] check fire! [noise]
jeffrey clark. he, you may remember, is the environmental lawyer that the ex-president allegedly wanted to install as attorney general because, of course, he seemed willing to help trump overturn then-president-elect biden s victory. the footage shows authorities arriving at clark s doorstep two weeks ago and executing a search warrant on his virginia home. as you can see here, he answered the door in boxers and a dress shirt and was asked to wait outside while officers searched the house. the raid was part of the justice department s probe in the effort to overturn the 2020 election. it is not clear whether clark himself is the subject of a criminal investigation. clark, though, did plead the fifth more than 100 times before the january 6th committee. so, there s that. speaking of the january 6th committee, that brings us back to someone else about to sit down with the panel. former white house counsel pat cipollone allegedly threatened to resign in an oval office meeting th