through the streets because he is about to become assassinated. i think about all those different moments. you are right, not only was that the issue, abby, tonight is also the day that they re great marshall was also sworn in as a supreme court justice. and icon and role roe model the echoes of history, laura, have a great show. thank you. thank you so, much we re gonna talk more all about that later. good evening everyone, i am laura coates. look, there is frankly, there is one big headline after another tonight. you ve got the tale of two courtrooms. one is in fulton county, georgia. the other, in washington d.c.. and here we are on the 60th anniversary of the march on washington, learning new details about the latest racially motivated shootings. in jacksonville. we are going to step back tonight. we are going to examine all of the michael eric dyson, get his take on the context. plus we will give you the very latest and tropical forms threatening the florida coas
against him in 48 hours. another hour of velshi, begins right now. good morning, it s sunday, february teen. i m ali velshi, with the best of times it was the worst of times. that ipretty much sums up dona trump s 2024 so far. he began the year on a high note, with a huge important victory in the iowa caucuses and then the new hampshire primary. cementing his front runner status, offering further proof that he is untouchable within the ngrepublican party. in addition to that, recent polling trends have shown him pulling ahead of president biden in a hypothetical head to head matchups. for presidential candidate, it can t start an election year inr a better position than that. but trump is not a normal candidate. we are only 49 days into the new year, the twice impeached, multiple indicted ex president is already found liable for defamation and fraud in addition to be held liable for sexual abuse last year and as aa result of those cases he s been fined about half a billion
and lots of questions to answer, so let s get started. deal or no deal. congress leaves d.c. for the memorial day weekend without reaching a deal to avoid disastrous debt default for the first time in u.s. history, we are live on capitol hill with a new deadline, giving lawmakers a little bit more time to reach an agreement. plus, stumbling start, and unforgettable, maybe forgettable, launch for florida governor ron desantis s presidential campaign rollout on twitter. what we can expect from his campaign, plus the new exclusive nbc news reporting that desantis administration is actually hitting of lobbyists for campaign cash. later, travel at your own risk. the naacp issues a blistering formal travel advisory for the state of florida, saying it s, quote, hostile for black americans. president of the day naacp joins us live to weigh in on this rare rebuke. ahead. and a good saturday morning to you all, i am katie phang, we re going to start today s show with the nation teeteri
joe weekend! there was a lot to talk abou this way let s get right to some of the top stories. we re gonna begin with th new york times reported that the manhattan district attorney s office has signaled two attorneys for former president trump. he could face criminal charges the paper sites for people wit knowledge of the matter. it all stems from th investigation by manhattan da, alvin bragg s office and trump s role of the hush money to adult film actress, storm daniels ahead of the 201 election prosecutors now offered th former president the chance to testify next week before the grand jury, that has bee hearing evidence and the potential case the times reports it would b unusual for a da to notify a potential defendant withou ultimately seeking charges against them, but trump is likely to declined that offe according to the paper, former presidents lawyers also coul meet privately with prosecutor in an attempt to fend of criminal charges two of trump s defense attorney
tolerate recalls attempts to intimidate our office and he is acting in this fairly. this after the former president posted online what he calls from leaks from bragg s office suggested he will be arrested on tuesday. top republicans are rallying around the former president this weekend saying any persecution would be politically motivated under abuse of power. some democrats are saying let the process play out. others, even some trump critics are questioning the strength of bragg s case against him. if i would complete fox news coverage is reactive from new york state republican party chair ed cox. but first comment to nate foy he is live in new york city with the very latest on this comment eight. a arthel good after the trump campaign put out a statement said this is not a prosecution is a persecution. they claim the manhattan das office chose their target and has been hunting for a crime for the past five years. the president or former president made his first public ap