maddow and joy and myself. the whole gang will be back at 8:00 for special coverage, our whole primetime lineup of colleagues much more tonight starting at 8:00, but right now it s time to sit down with another bucket of popcorn or whatever you re having because it s time for the beat. hi, nicolle will see you at 8:00 p.m right now we re reporting on arraignment of former president donald trump stepped into court, took his seat to make his first appearance as a defendant in a criminal case. this is what that moment looked like this is here the photo right before the arraignment officially began and the news photographers then left the room a standard practice that trump s lawye lawyers asked to maintain today. meaning these are the photos donald trump did not want to world to see trump appeared at times somewhat sullen flanked by his expanded legal team he went on to plead not guilty today. he was watched over, as you can see here, by court officers, who are there not to p
her pay and saying it s not a salary increase. in the midst of crime rising to alarming rates. none of our political figures deserve raises. rachel campos-duffy down in del rio, texas. rachel: joe biden says our border is secure. raise your hand if you say our border is secure. all right. there s your answer on that. ainsley: capitol hill is going to continue to stay cloudy there today. 60 degrees is your high. so take a sweater. ainsley: i m going to washington after the show. we are celebrating mary s birthday. ainsley: we are so glad you were born ms. mary. happy birthday. steve: what would be interesting though because peter will be there, too. i wonder at what point peter will start to pick up the bill. he is a grown up and has a job. ainsley: never, not when your dad is there. steve: you are probably right. somebody who knows about parenting is rachel campos-duffy. she is live in del rio, texas. and today, because so many people are worried about
for too long marijuana possession has been used as a weapon against underserved community. whenever you look at the challenge that we face with crime in our society, it is the wrong signal, 30 days before the election. the pardons are about marijuana. expunging criminal records for people out of jail. no one is left serving time in federal prison solely for marijuana possession right now. but this is also about much more than marijuana. as some critics did seed on old tropes that stigmatize, sean hannitiy attacking as a hail mary jane. and you just heard that from a republican governor, mr. hutchinson, linking personal marijuana use to what he sees as general crime in society. that is actually the whole point, though. marijuana is no longer a crime at all in much of our society across 19 states here. some liberal. some less so. and the scare tactics about pot as a dangerous drug on par with heroin or crack have truly lost their punch in today s society. you know we re div
you have a recipe for disaster for disaster. mike: the delays and cancellations are already piling up. all signs pointing to a rough weekend. for travelers the frustration is palpable. senior correspondent casey stegall is following all of those from dallas-fort worth international airport. good morning, casey. good morning mike and dana. the folks at aaa tell us this fourth of july holiday us expected to be the second busiest since the year 2000. 20 plus years with over 48 million americans total traveling over the next couple of days where the majority by car, by air is about three and half million which is higher versus last year. only time will tell whether those holidays passengers will further bog down the airports and airlines already this morning i can tell you that more than 700 delays in more than 230 cancellations are being reported by flight aware within the united states. so cute with those long lines, weights, and frustrations. dana: like to get stressed s
i ll give you this preview, the president didn t do very much, but gleefully watch television during this timeframe. we will present a lot per than that. i can only imagine, i know what i felt as a u.s. congressman and if i was a president sworn to defend the constitution and that includes the legislative branch watching this on television i know i would have been going ballistic to try to save the capitol. he did quite the opposite. s we ve discussed many times on this program in the past, more than three hours, 187 minutes, to be exact, elapsed from the time donald trump leaves the rally on the ellipse to when he tweets out a video asking his supporters to leave the capitol. congressman elaine luria who will be leading thursday s hearing alongside congressman kinzinger said they ll be going through a period of time minute by minute. take a listen. not only was it a situation that he was not doing anything and at one point the infamous tweet at 2:24 he egged people on b