Good morning. It is saturday, july 18th. Im lindsey reiser. We begin with john lewis. He was probably best known for leading hundreds in the 1965 march across the Edmund Pettus bridge in selma, alabama, in what became known as bloody sunday. Nbc White House Correspondent john Geoff Bennett takes a look back. He was a moral leader who commanded respect seen as one of the last forces. Lewis was one of ten children born to sharecroppers in rural alabama in 1940. He grew up on his familys farm and attended segregated public schools. Lewis said he was inspired as a young boy by the activism surrounding the bus boycott and sermons of dr. Martin king luther jr. , which he heard on the radio. If the spirit moves to, we have a right to march at night any time we want to march. Reporter all of it spurring him to become part of the Civil Rights Movement. Organizing sitin movements at lunch counters in nashville, tennessee, in 1961, joining freedom rallies. I was not concerned about making history
Good thursday morning, everybody. Its july 16th, and im yasmin vossoughian. Weve got a lot to cover this morningful were going to start in florida where the situation is dire as hospitals struggle for icu beds. Coronavirus cases continue to pile up by the tens of thousands. Yesterday the state hit an abysmal benchmark with more than 300,000 cases. According to the health care administration, hospitals have zero beds available in their intensive care units. Another 40 hospitals have less than 10 available capacity in their icus. In miamidade, one of the hot spots, ten of the hospitals there reported no available icu beds. On tuesday the state recorded 133 deaths, marking its second deadliest day since the start of this pandemic. Meanwhile the Trump Administration saying its going to press forward with the Republican National Convention Set to take place in jackville, florida, next month with possible plans, possible, to move the event outdoors. We also have a newly revised model project
He doesnt trust the fact that its this white house, this administration, so we wont be delivering it to new york until we have authorization to do so, and that pains me to say that. Its not that people dont trust the vaccine companies, the pharmaceutical companies. An overwhelming percentage of americans are worried about political interference in the vaccination process, in the approval process by the president. Good morning. It is saturday, november 14th. Im lindsey reiser. And im kendis gibson, live at msnbc World Headquarters in new york. Thank you guys for being here on this saturday. We have full coverage of the growing crisis with Josh Letterman at the white house and cory kaufman in wisconsin, where things are so bad, Health Officials reportedly needed a whole new category just to track the cases. We begin with Josh Letterman in washington, d. C. Josh, what is the president saying about this nationwide spike in coronavirus cases . Reporter well, this is the first time we had he
Almost over. Plus, the coronavirus outbreak as bad as its ever been with cases, hospitalizations, and deaths hitting record levels. With the United States once again in a fullblown crisis, the question is, will we see more lockdowns . And progress in covid relief talks, as Mitch Mcconnell and nancy pelosi are finally negotiating again. The question is, are the sides too far apart to strike a deal by the end of the year . Its way too early for this. Good morning welcome to way too early, the show that has had plenty of time to Practice Online shopping ahead of the holidays. Were ready for it. Im kasie hunt on this friday, december 4th. We will start with the news. The president is disappointed in his attorney general for not looking hard enough into why he didnt win the election. Bill barr said this week there wasnt enough evidence of fraud to overturn the election, making him the Top Administration official to speak the truth. But will barr, whose job is not to be the president s perso
Officials try to ease concerns about a new strain in the uk. The question is whether the more infectious virus is already here in the United States. It is way too early for this. Good morning, everybody. Or is it good evening from out here in los angeles. Welcome to way too early, the show that will not let me rename it way too late even just for one day. Im jacob silveroff. President trump is wiping the slate clean for convicted murderers. The commutation just last night including the man who helped launch the mueller investigation, George Papadopoulos ealong with alex van der zwaan, along with Paul Manafort both, of course, lied to the fbi. Three republican members of Congress Also received a pardon, Duncan Hunter of california, Chris Collins of new york and steve scott of texas. Also on the list, four security guards from blackwater, the private military party founded with eric rinse. They received full pardons for their role in killing more than one dozen iraqis including two child