letting substance abuse your homes during these extraordinary times. we are grateful. the beat with ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. hi, nicolle. thanks so much. welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. today, may 4th, marks one legal conclusion in a quest for justice began on january 26th, 2021. today federal prosecutors won their big case against a key militia that first breaches the capitol, the proud boys, who donald trump specifically shouted out. now convict of sedition, the most series possible charge for an insurrection, and a rare charge in american life and law. it is proven against these four sedition conspiracy including top gun. you may remember the nation was watching in realtime, and from casual observers to security experts, many were aghast and astounded that a group would so quickly overrun the security apparatus, the police during one of the most significant national security gatherings of the year, during a time when we know all of congress and the
thank you so much for letting us into your homes for another week of shows. we re grateful. the beat with ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. hi, nicole. thank you. welcome to the beat. i am ari melber. right now this is a busy friday for news after a week that began with the abrupt firing of tucker carlson and the sedition case against the proud boys for january 6th reaching a jury and then just last night we reported that mike pence went under oath for the first time about the coup to the doj. each of those are distinct developments. each stem from the ongoing if tardy accountability for the insurrection. fox news reeling from a record payout for insurrection and election lies which tucker carlson doubled down on which compounded his problems and the transfer of power we should note that this week the current president formally announced he is running for re-election in a video that discusses and shows what he says are the stakes. usually when the incumbent president an
social media megaphones are back, with metal letting him back on facebook and instagram. and a new era of american extremism. the shocking details revealed in the proud boys seditious conspiracy trial. who they are, and the dangers behind their extreme beliefs, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. the u.s. and its allies made a major commitment to support boosting ukraine s firepower and the war against russia today. the white house promised to send 31 abrams tanks to help ukrainian forces, while germany now said it would send 14 of their leopard two tanks. germany had been resisting sending the tanks unless the united states did the same. president biden spoke about the decision earlier today. approaching ukrainian forces, working to the fund the territory they hold, and prepared for additional counter offenses. today s announcement bills on the hardware and commitment from countries around the world. that
i think we are however, on the world scene, and therefore, i felt that there would be some use in informing countries around the world of our general view on the question which has faced the world and divided the world. president john f. kennedy gets tonight s last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight, countering russian aggression. the u.s. something crucial tanks and aid to ukraine and the global fight for democracy. then, former president trump s social media megaphones are back, with metal letting him back on facebook and instagram. and a new era of american extremism. the shocking details revealed in the proud boys seditious conspiracy trial. who they are, and the dangers behind their extreme beliefs, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. the u.s. and its allies made a major commitment to support boosting ukraine s firepower and the war against russia today. the white house prom
important. a 72-year-old suspect who was found dead at the scene about 12 hours later from what officials believe at this point was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. but there s more to the story. nbc news now on staining this new and exclusive surveillance video that actually shows the moment when an apparent hero helped disarm what is believed to be that suspected gunman, and then this person speaking at it with lester headlight. i had to believe that i was going to die. like, my life was ending here at that very moment. but something something amazing happened, and a miracle actually, he started to tray to prep his weapon so he could shoot everybody, but then it came it dawns on me this was the moment to disarm him. i could do something that could protect everybody and potentially save myself. we begin our coverage. jim, welcom we have an eye on when we ll get our update and we ll go to that when they come out. the horror, the carnage, the lost lives. we could talk abo