reckoning. you can see some of the protests beginning on the left side of why you are screen. george floyd s brother hopeful there will be justice. the world has seen the video. he had a smirk on his face while he was torturing my brother to death. outside the courthouse a city on edge, up to 2,000 national guard troops on stand by in minneapolis, extra fencing, barbed wire, the city bracing for what might come next. i m hallie jackson in washington with gabe gutierrez in minneapolis along with chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney and senior fbi official, and brittany cunningham an msnbc contributor, black lives matter activist and former member of president obama s 21st century policing task force. gabe, let me start with you. what is happening inside and outside the courthouse right now as this thing gets started? reporter: hey there, hallie. we are here right outside the courthouse, as you can see there is already a protest that has started here, these are supporter
good evening, everyone, and welcome back to msnbc special coverage of the south carolina republican presidential primary. i am symone sanders-townsend, with my friends and co-host alicia menendez and michael steele. in a blow to nikki haley, donald trump, the twice impeached four times indicted ex president overwhelmingly when the primary in her home state. the state she used to be the governor of. here is what he had to say moments after the race was called. there have been a spirit like this. i just want to say that i have never seen the republican party so unified as it is right now. we cannot verify the veracity of the truth of those statements, but only a quarter of republican primary voters in the state say nikki haley has the mental and physical health to serve effectively when compared with 38% who say donald trump does. kelly s campaign manager told nbc news tonight that, while they know the ads, they also know what is at stake, confirming they are staffed an
good morning, it is saturday, february 24th. i militiamen this, with symone sandra townsend and michael steele. it is up difficult moment in the republican primary. polls are officially open in south carolina. congressman james clyburn is going to join us. plus, the former head of the nra found liable for corruption, another victory for the new york a.g.. and it is official. donald trump now owes more than 400 and $54 million in fraud judgment. the clock is ticking for him to pay up, and that juice is running. grab your coffee, settle in, welcome to the weekend. since today is an election day and they love nothing more than an election date, let s get right to the man of the hour, msnbc national political correspondent, steve kornacki, for us, live at the big board. good morning, and for those of you in south carolina who are out there voting, happy primary day! so, here it is. donald trump, nikki haley, it s basically been eight months now since the new hampshire primary
when trump attacked our lgbtq and asian neighbors, i strengthened our hate crime laws. i fought for all of us struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living. i m evan low, and i approve this message for all of our shared values. good evening, everyone, and welcome back to msnbc special coverage of the south carolina republican presidential primary. i am symone sanders-townsend, with my friends and co-host alicia menendez and michael steele. in a blow to nikki haley, donald trump, the twice impeached four times indicted ex president overwhelmingly when the primary in her home state. the state she used to be the governor of. here is what he had to say moments after the race was called. there have been a spirit like this. i just want to say that i have never seen the republican party so unified as it is right now. we cannot verify the veracity of the truth of those statements, but only a quarter of republican primary voters in the state say nikki haley has the ment
welcome back to the weekend, everyone. time is running out on capitol hill for congress to prevent the first wave of a government shutdown that will be coming this friday march 1st if the house does not pass bills. to be clear, the house won t even till wednesday. two sources tell nbc news that mike johnson told republicans on a conference call that the house would vote for separate appropriation bills in the coming days. they may need a stopgap funding bill to allow lawmakers more time to actually pass the funding. no republican announcement could come as soon as tonight. joining us to unpack it all, axios politics reporter, eugene scott. welcome, eugene. at one point, mike johnson and republican leadership of the house had said that they might not bring members back, just have them on call until they have a deal. hearing that, lots of consternation a rose. now we know members are coming back. will they be able to pass appropriation bills? this is been a struggle to pass