good morning, everybody. wow, what a crowd. what a crowd. whoa. we re in detroit. [ cheers and applause ] we re live in detroit this morning. really great to be here. 10,000 small business owners behind us, a few of them. just 14 months ago the story here in detroit and across
national headlines was the fall of a once great city but today we re celebrating a lot of thing here. we re happy to say that s no longer the case in many ways. after decades of rising debt, dwindling population and increasing racial tensions, the birth place of motown and the auto industry is mounting a come back and we re here to celebrate that through good old-fashioned hard work, american ingenuity, entrepreneurs seizing opportunity detroit success remade into a 21st century metropolis and over the next three hours we ll bring you the stories of how that s happening, the stories of the people behind us, we ll also be speaking to ceos warren buff jet and lloyd blankfein. marc morial and dan gilbert wi
attorney general in history in these areas. i didn t agree with everything, but he s head and shoulders above those that preceded him. whatever day he walks out of justice, he can walk out of that department with his head high and shoulders back, he lived up to the dreams his parents had when they came to this country. thanks for watching. i m al sharpton. hardball starts right now. the alliance grows. let s play hardball. good evening, i m chris matthews in philadelphia. talk about a game change, here are photos of the saudi arabian pilots, including the son of the crown prince of the saudi royal family who took part this week in air strikes against isis in syria. and here are the pictures of the
15 saudis who participated in the attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon back on 9/11. and yesterday s strikes on the isis controlled oil refineries, 16 fighter jets engaged in the attacks, six were united states, ten were united arab emirates and saudi arabia. one
money for house democrats. the 66th primetime emmy awards are this evening. you can catch the whole event beginning on nbc at 8:00 p.m. that s going to do it on the that does it for way too early. morning joe starts right now. good morning. welcome to morning joe. michael brown s funeral is held today and his father is praying for calm and it s important as we move forward today after a brutal months there is calm. here is what the father had to say. all i want is peace. i want my son to be laid to rest. will you please, please take a day of silence so i can so we can lay our son to rest? please! that s all i ask. and thank you. just let him be. i mean, this has been such a
long hot tragic summer for this country. and for ferguson. and especially august. it s been a brutal hot august. you got the protests, you ve had the riots, you ve had the police overreacting? a lot of cases. and you ve had race. you ve also had police brutality. the wounds to those things ripped op
off the field after staying focused, not being distracted, and doing his job, to the ultimate, and walking away with his head high, and walking away with his dignity intact. thanks for watching. i m al sharpton. hardball starts right now. voting with their feet. let s play hardball. good evening, i m chris matthews in washington. something s happened and all of a sudden we re hearing members of congress saying they want to take this war to an up or down vote. this as the united states continues the bombing campaign in syria and iraq. no more hiding in the bushes, no more playing footsy with the other side to protect both sides from taking a political hit from
those on the left and right who don t like going into yet another muslim killing war. but here s the kicker. the british just voted on the war in parliament. isn t that why we had the american revolution back in 1775? didn t we want to vote and they wouldn t let us? wasn t that push for democracy a big part of our rev
all day, israeli bombarded gaza. another u.n. school was hit. at least 15 of the 3,300 people sheltering inside were killed. hours later, another strike. this time at a popular shopping area. translator: it is enough, she cried out. have mercy. the ebola virus is considered out of control. two peace corps volumes are
in isolation before they can return to the united states. a victory for former minnesota governor jesse ventura. your pursue a lawsuit for the truth. if seeking the truth damages you, then we live in a pretty sorry world. day through of the corruption trial of the virginia governor bob mcdonald this morning. prosecutors say he gave mcdonald his children more than $150,000 in gifts, trips, and loans. house voted heavily along party lines to sue the president of the united states. are you willing to let anyone tear apart what our founders have built? this is about the road to impeachment and if it is not, the speaker hasn t said one sentence, im