i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. attack and defend. while donald trump and his allies blast away at special counsel jack smith, one of trump s former attorneys tries to explain away those classified documents. so, if they weren t originals, just copies, does that mean there s no crime? plus, the air in this city today isn t just nasty, it s historically bad. forcing the closure of everything from broadway to the bronx zoo. the thickening blanket of smoke now settling over philly, wilmington and beyond as well. so when is it going to go away? and a truly surprising decision. a pair of conservatives on the supreme court helping deliver a big win for voting rights in the deep south. we ll explain that in just a minute. we begin with federal prosecutors putting to rest any doubt about whether or not donald trump is directly in the special counsel s sights. nbc news has learned that jack smith informed trump s team on monday that their client
terrorist attack in new york and the plane that crashed in pennsylvania and the so-called plane that crashed into the pentagon. it s odd. there is never any evidence for a plane shown in the pentagon. after one full alex jones as you just heard sh marjorie taylor green has been rewarded by kevin mccarthy with a seat on the house homeland security committee. because, of course. kevin is also playing with fire over america s debt ceiling. maxing out the national credit card when they were in charge. republicans are threatening to simply stop america s bills. plus, gun fanatics believe in starting them young. putting guns into the hands of children, even marketing assault style rifles for kids. and now in multiple instances, we re seeing the disastrous of a results of a sick, sick aspect of a uniquely american culture. we begin the reidout with republicans rewarding the far right contingent that they just can t seem to break free of. after kevin mccarthy literally sold his s
cities like charleston and pittsburgh and el paso and christchurch in new zealand that have been tragically been victimized by racist rampages and violent extremism fueled by racial hatred. the conversations across this country today do nothing for the families of the victims. they do not erase their pain or ease their horror of the loved ones violent deaths, but at least we have a quorum willing to acknowledge the problem. the ideology that fuels saturday s mass shooting no longer sits on the absolute fringes of our society. ten people were gunned down, three others injured at a supermarket by a shooter who traveled more than 200 miles to target a predominantly black neighborhood in buffalo, new york, a shooter who according to police this morning would have continued with his rampage if he had not been stopped and arrested by police. 11 of the 13 victims were black. the dead range in age from 32 years old to 86 years old. the shooter wrote a lengthy, in which he was inspir
anti-lbgtq laws and violence against the community. joining me now, new york times columnist and msnbc political analyst charles glow. always good to see you. your latest column sets the stage for why the white house and hrc are taking action. quote, politicians plated with segment of the population that sees diverge against from its primitive ideals as deviant. they build boxes. particularly young people those boxes can become caskets. how concerned are you right now in this environment for the present and future of lbgtq americans? well, first i would start by saying first thank you for having me on. i would start by saying, you know, even all of the leaders i spoke to for this piece, understood that all of these impulses are connected. everyone is under attack, black people are under attack, women,
where they declared total war on perceived enemies and trotting out of who s who of white nationalists. e nationalists joining me is a political analyst and former republican congressman francis rooney of florida. charles glow, this is the completion of the insurrection. this is as if jefferson davis, you know, was made chairman of, you know, of the senate oversight committee or placed in charge of the united states senate of the house. this is placing literally the con fed rats in charge of the union. your thoughts on these developments? you re right.