i can t remember the exact quote, but remember when churchill said britain needs an ass kicker. churchill said many wonderful things. those particular phrases i don t remember. you re the historian, not me. everybody attributes everything to churchill, and then like the greatest churchill quotes ever, he didn t say. all the things churchill said but didn t say, i m laying claim to them. take them. tim ryan took that one, though, and i think he owned it quite well. it is a close race that could determine the balance of power in washington. the democratic nominee, congressman ryan will join us in just a moment. but first, nbc steve kornacki is standing by at the big board to break down where things stand with the midterms less than a month away. we are at go time. the rage is here, and i m a little nervous. he s pissed off, look at him. he s trying to hide it. i know. we re following the latest from ukraine as russia escalates attacks on civilian areas. g7 leade
in 2013, benedict became the first pope in six centuries to resign. the united states is the latest country to consider entry restrictions for travellers from china due to soaring covid infection rates after beijing relaxed containment measures this month. here in the uk, the family of cody fisher, who was stabbed to death at a club in birmingham on monday, say their hearts are broken. and building model plane kits for a new generation of fans we report on the revival of a classic hobby. hello, and welcome. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where on tuesday, the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. b
much for joining our special live coverage of the funeral of pope americas benedict the 16th. thousands of people are gathered in st. peters square right now. to witness something we have not seen in hundreds of years. the current pope, presiding at the funeral mass of the man who proceeded him. the coffin carrying the body of benedict was taken from st. peters basilica a short time ago through its journey to the courtyard, allowing the faithful to say their prayers ahead of the funeral. matt joseph rat singer, the son of humble parents, a police officer and cook. entered the priesthood in what would appear to be his calling as a university professor, teaching philosophy and theology. also beginning what would be a prolific and deeply intellectual pursuit as a writer. that very skill as a theologian led to his appointment as the archbishop of munich by pope john paul the second. the man he would not just succeed but also the man he would serve for nearly a quarter century as
congregations just because they were not willing to take on this brawler mentality. you use the words earlier, pugilistic, that is in many ways how the evangelical mind has been conditioned to expect something more than just biblical doctrine. it is now, we need you to fight against our enemies who are out to get us. tim, it s an extraordinary book. the book is the kingdom, the power, and the glory. thank you for writing it. congratulations. that s our show for tonight. now it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. good evening, alex. we all remember where we were the night that the draft opinion of the supreme court s overturning of roe v. wade came out. samuel alito s draft opinion on it. i ll never forget running down the hallways here with it in my hands, not believing that we had such a document. tonight, in this hour, i have something almost as good. and it involves what will be the opinion of the supreme court in donald trump s a
ago democrats were preparing to impeach donald trump from withholding aid to ukraine in an attempt to get political dirt on joe biden. republicans were not surprisingly outraged. but there was one republican congressman in a particular with a very specific reason for opposing trump s impeachment, a reason that he repeated over and over and over. the founding fathers, the fathers of this country warned against single party impeachment. they said it would be piddly divisive, perhaps irreparably divisive for the country. the founders of this country understand single party impeachment, or because they feared it would bitterly and perhaps irreparably divide our nation. the founders of this country want against a single party impeachment, you know why, you guys know why. because the fear it would bitterly and perhaps irreparably divide our nation. the founding fathers warned us, the spirit single party impeachment, they knew it would bitterly divide the country, it might b