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it s how they write their memoirs. those are some of the new excuses from republicans about why donald trump took classified documents home with him to mar-a-lago. there was, though, one of the old ones about hillary clinton. the former president now is previewing his legal plans as he pushes more dangerous rhetoric. also this morning, new polling from nbc news shows americans no longer believe the economy is the most pressing issue facing our country. steve kornacki joins us to break down the numbers and to tell us what is on the minds of americans. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is monday, august 22nd. with us this morning, u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, the great katty kay. katty, taking broadside shots a moment ago at your home country and the technology there. i was deeply concerned by that. i know. i was just hoping no one was listening back home. i think you re okay. we ll redeem ourselves here. okay. let s start with the new nbc news
People with guide dogs . We investigate and meet the wnba newest team right here at home, the golden state valkyries. Well explain what it means. Good evening. This is nbc bay area news tonight im raj mathai. A lot happening on this tuesday. We begin with developing news at Uc Berkeley School is out. Finals were last week, and now the protesters there demonstrating against the israelhamas war are packing up and leaving. Our sky ranger was above campus late this afternoon. Take a look down below. The group has been camped out there as weve been reporting there at sproul plaza for more than three weeks. Its part of that nationwide movement. Students are calling for a ceasefire and also demanding schools cut ties or divest from israel. Lets bring in nbcs tom jensen from the uc Berkeley Campus. Tom, i see some of the tents behind you. Still, why end this demonstration . Anne, do the students offer any answers to you . Yeah. Raj, they said right now theyve basically negotiated this movement
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