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newsroom. great to have you with us this weekend, i m ana cabrera in new york. president trump making good on his promise to hit the road full throttle for republicans this summer. in just a few hours, he ll be pumping up gop voters in ohio in a deep red district that he won easily on election day. but now, a republican win there is by no means a given. these two are fighting for a congressional seat in tuesday s special election. on the left is the democrat, can danny o connor, suddenly surging, making it a toss-up against republican troy balderson. the president s visit is last minute push to keep that seat republican. boris sanchez is on site. if this district flips, what does this mean for midterms? reporter: hey there, ana. well, it could be a signal of that blue wave that commentators have long been prognosticating for the 2018 midterm elections. this could be a referendum on where president trump stands with midwestern voters as well. the fact is, we wouldn t be talk ....
Get a jump on the day s news with Christine Romans and Dave Briggs. washington in the russia probe of special counsel robert mueller. it is not clear what prosecutors want to ask her. she volunteered with members of mueller s team for an interview. one possible line is the connection to roger stone. the veteran political consultant and trump adviser who is a subject in the russia investigation. the prosecution is expected to rest in the trial of paul manafort. over the last week, the jury heard about his wardrobe and offshore bank accounts and lifestyle and doctored loan documents. his long time deputy rick gates flipping in the case. as the defense prepares to offer its case, a court filing from robert mueller is sending a signal gates is a key in the russia probe. we have more from kara scannell. reporter: a new detail in the special counsel s investigation was not revealed in court, but in a filing. kansas secretary of state chris kobach says he will recuse himself ....
Get a jump on the day s news with Christine Romans and Dave Briggs. office concerning his time on the trump campaign. gates worked as the deputy on the campaign and continued to work with the inauguration. the judge agreed to seal it after it had evidence of the ongoing investigation. inside court, the jury heard a lot of details about bank fraud, specifical specifically $3.4 million loan. he said it was a second home. prosecutors say that was a lie and provided the bank false information when it was rental property. they indicated that manafort rented the property and one of the mortgage bankers testified. if it was a rental, he would not get as much money. he exceeded the bank policy by $2.4 million. prosecutors have two more witnesses to call and prosecutors say they intend to wrap the case today. christine, phil. thank you. the federal judge threatened to hold jeff sessions and others in contempt if they did not return to asylum seekers to u.s. soil. the woman and he ....
The day s top stories from around the world, from politics and money, to sports and pop culture. charlottesville where heather heyer was killed. rather than condemn the bigots or beliefs today, the president took aim at a protest, a small group of nfl players calling attention to racial injustice and inequality last night. he tweeted the nfl players at it again taking a knee when they should be standing proudly for the national anthem. a football game fans pay so much money to enjoy is no place to protest. find another way to protest. stand proudly for the national anthem or be suspended without pay. this is an issue that president trump has said he believes to be a winning one for him and while it may, in fact, rally many in his base it s another example of this president seeking to divide a country that in some places, frankly, seems to be fraying at the seams. few acts can prompt a presidential tweet as predictably as a nfl player protesting in the national anthem. afte ....
field, where players are protesting racial injustice. the president tweeting about that. all happening as a former white house insider makes explosive, new claims about donald trump and the n word. we ll share details in a moment. all going down one day before the anniversary of the deadly white supremacist rally in charlottesville. a state of emergency already declared in virginia. racists planning to take their protests here to d.c. we re talking with two women personally impacted by this violence. if mother of heather hire, the woman killed in charlottesville, will join me, as well as charlotsha charlottesvil charlottesville s mayor. also, the manhattan madame testifying today. why the special counsel wants her and what she is telling our team this morning. you ll only see it and hear it here on msnbc. our team is set up and ready to go on this friday. we re going to start with president trump up add bedminster, putting himself in the middle of the culture wars again. C ....