Harris is actually in the campaign trail. You see the preparation with president biden. Campaigning on this labor day holiday. We can also show you them arriving. This was moments ago. We are going to bring this event to you here in this 5:00 p. M. Eastern hour. There s come all over the president but i mentioned with my colleague, nicolle wallace, we are here in the 5:00 p. M. Hour. We are going to bring you these two. First time since the dnc, big deal. We are going to bring that you live this hour. We think it s about if you want a rough estimate. Now i can tell you that harris was in detroit. She delivered a big speech surrounded by union leaders and tried to contrast her and the biden administration record with donald trump. At the former president over his policies. Intends to pull us back, including back to a time before workers had the freedom to organize. He appointed union busters to the national labor relations board. And he supported socalled right to work laws. We fight fo
A special Labor Day edition. Enjoy the 5 00 p. M. Hour, ari. I was going to say, nicolle, it doesnt feel right being here 5 00 to 6 00. Doesnt feel right. But at least i got to see you. Yeah, have a great show. Its a great time. I was happy to come in early. Youre now here early. Its great to get to see more of you. Absolutely. And have a great rest of the Labor Day with you and yours. Welcome to the beat, everyone. Im ari melber. It is Labor Day but theres a lot going on in the world, on the campaign. The news doesnt stop. I can tell you Vice President harris is on the campaign trail. You see here the preparation with President Biden. Theyll be campaigning on this Labor Day holiday. We can also show you them arriving. This was moments ago. So were going to bring this event to you here in this 5 00 p. M. Eastern hour. As i mentioned, theres kamala i should say with the president. But i mentioned with my colleague Nicolle Wallace were here in the 5 00 p. M. Hour. Were going to bring you
first of all, we expect schools to prioritize what is in a student s head over what is on it. but a school district in texas has kept a student out of the classroom since august because it says his locks are too long. the superintendent now says that being an american requires conformity. now, this case is heading to court. today that student and his attorney are with us. plus, president biden likely needs michigan to win reelection. the city of dearborn has one of the largest arab american populations in the country, and its mayor says he turned down a meeting with the president s campaign manager. he s here to explain why. and dante wright s mother is with us. he was killed during a traffic stop in 2021 when an officer said she accidentally pulled her gun instead of her taser. well, that city just rejected a proposal to change rules for when police can pull someone over, and dante s mother says more people will die. i m victor blackwell. let s start the show. i
and it has been ten years since the yarnell hill fire claimed the lives of 19 firemen. we ll look back at their legacy, how that wildfire and climate change have crews changing their strategies. that s coming up. we re going to start, though, with extreme weather across the country, from heat waves to heavy winds and rain, cancelled outdoor celebrations and even ruined some travel plans over the holiday weekend. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman, with what we can expect. and first, here s blayne alexander. reporter: there s no question summer is in full swing, if you doubt it, just step outside. millions of americans are dealing with record-breaking temperatures, and it s not just inconvenient, it s dangerous. between the dangerous heat and severe storms, mother nature really is bringing a one-two punch. overnight, we saw severe weather hit places in alabama. we ve also seen the weather turned deadly, turns trees over, including crushing one woman in her car in missouri
tonight, we want to get some important context of the supreme court s latest ruling this term. because while we can go through the immediate ramifications of those decisions. and it s obviously important and necessary to do that. we also need to start looking to the future. in one sense to understand how ending our changing policies will affect the fabric of our society. but in another, to look at the unknown. and there s a lot we don t know because within the court s decision there is vague language that will be exploited by conservatives looking to further curtail rights. there are some urgings from republican appointed justices to legal activists pushing them to bring up cases that will also further curtail these rights. enough, fact in his term and in the last term the supreme court open pandora s box. the creative versus the court ruled that a christian web designer has the right to refuse her services of designing wedding websites to same-sex couples. the majo