Welcome to The Beat, im ari melber. But we begin with Breaking News in politics. Former republican Vice President and Defense Secretary Dick cheney is backing Kamala Harris. That marks one of her most high Ranking Republican endorsements in this campaign probably the most iconic. Dick cheney is an Arch Conservative Hawk and a gop icon, a fixture running republican administrations as chief of Staff And War policy as Defense Sect and Vice President and during 9 11 and the wars in afghanistan and iraq. Those were stints that made him a Fire Brand Folk hero on the right and loathed by most prominent washington democrats. And indeed this news right now tonight would have been unheard ever 10 or 15 years ago and cheney is far from a never trumper. He endorsed Donald Trump in 2018. This also completes the Cheney Family unusual evolution and it did not come during the actual four years of trumps presidency, his governing priorities and his mistakes, it came over whether were a democracy or a C
see you. welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. i hope you stay with us. tonight we begin with developments that i think really offer a kind of a contrast in this period of legal reckoning and accountability we have been talking about together because we were thinking about this for tonight s show. if you look at all of the prosecutors and all the investigators and all of the probes that donald trump has faced, including squaring off against big-time experienced investigators like prosecutor and former fbi director mueller, there were crimes found. there were issues that ensnared donald trump s aides. but even as the now-two-year probe of a public insurrection and attempt the coup has grinded on and on and not reached donald trump or most of his top aides, there are more clear signs and steps that show one prosecutor on a different fact pattern, a different case, has proven able to legally get farthest against donald trump and make precedent. i m talking about the new yor
the most important item. i read it, i checked the sources, it s real ice cream is better for you. they don t know why but it s healthy. what is your favorite flavor as we approach a warmer season. this is long conversation i have like my pure flavors. i like mint chip sure. but then i can go for like the mash ups with cookie dough and swirls and brownies and things ben and jerry make in volume you know, manipulate chip and cookies and cream i m always partial to but if i had to go all-time sort of like combining they had a half that s half vanilla ice cream cookie dough and half chocolate brownie batter you don t have to tell me about ice cream. i love ice cream this is the best story of late that ice cream is healthych. as always, nicolle, i feel like we finish each others ice cream sandwiches i m going to get all excited for the hand-off every day like we have a great show for you i m always excited for a hand-off nice to see you as always. that s nicoll
the president making his trip to the southern border since taking office. working to address immigration in the influx of people coming to our southern border. the other big story tonight coming from brazil. or supporters of former president bolsonaro fueled by election denialism storm the governments congress. refusing to accept the truth that bolsonaro lost. bolsonaro, we should note, refusing himself to accept defeat. we ll have more on this throughout the night. but first, let s start in el paso, texas, where the president s tonight. we re told that he has been briefed on the situation in brazil. he s in texas making a symbolic step toward addressing immigration. and the influx of migrants at our border. he met with local officials a short time ago, assessing border patrol operations at the bridge of america s port of entry. on arrival in tax, and biden was greeted by republican governor greg abbott. one of his chief critics who gave him a letter laying out what republi