welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. it s halloween. there s a ton of news. i was in for nicolle last hour. this is a new hour as we re awaiting announcement of state charges against the suspected attacker of speaker pelosi s san francisco home. we ll bring you that live when we get it. charges are hitting after a separate action from the justice department which has already charged david depape with assault and attempted kidnapping. there s new information on what may be the politics of this. i say may be because we have to follow the evidence and what the authorities say and the information is slowly coming into view. the suspect did say that the goal was to, quote, hold nance hostage, viewing her as the leader of the pack of lies told by the democratic party, and said that if nancy were to tell the truth, he would let her go, but if she lied, he was going to break her kneecaps. he said he would show other members of congress there are consequences to actions. the suspect
trump wants an independent legal expert to review the stash of classified records seized from his resort. the judges letter is not a guarantee but they start the process of appointing a special master. after demands from congress, the director of national intelligence is making it official. her office is taking a look at the mar-a-lago documents, as well. in a letter obtained today by nbc, the director of national intelligence agreed to review the security risk from trump s mar-a-lago files. top democrats requested that the dni involvement and urging the authorities to act quickly. they say, quote, the doj affidavit confirms our grave concern that among the documents stored at mar-a-lago, where those that could endanger human sources. according to the affidavit we got friday, trump was holding on to highly sensitive information that could put americans and american assets in danger. donald trump four years as president was the first president in modern history who chose not
For the marijuana offense you heard about. truly a living embodiment of how unjust this is be. after finally getting out, he s working to rebuild the rest of his life. he s also speaking out on these issues which is certainly difficult. this is our first ever conversation. it reflects just a little bit of his own lived reality, of his pain, and so tonight, we did want to share from the new interview this excerpt with you. did you think this day would come? and you would be out? did i think this day was coming? no. no, because i wasn t supposed to get out until 2038. right, it took moving mountains to make you an exception. but you probably know people who are also still in for drugs. i know a lot of people that s in for drugs. and that s really why it s an honor for me to be here, because i want people to hear me and see there are people who need help.
Law. there was a time where marijuana arrest or the single leading arrest in their state. the consequences for those arrests are far-reaching. i could not go to a bank and get irregular bank loan because there were restrictions. business insurance rejected me. and many states, having a criminal record is a barrier to him or on a business license, but new york is changing that, expunging does marijuana convictions, now introducing the new conditional adult used retail dispensary or card program, prioritizing the first 100 to 200 licenses to sell cannabis to those with prior marijuana convictions, ahead of large corporations. turning that barrier into a business opportunity. eligibility straightforward. having a new york state conviction for marijuana offense, the additional requirement is that folks have experience owning and operating a business.