supported we will do that. we ll look at the sourcing inside the department, as to what is most appropriate. local officials in washington d.c. are also on high alert for this coming weekend. all city police officers will be on duty, all leaves canceled. assistance had been requested from police officers in surrounding areas. there is an nbc news report tonight that only 700 people are expected to attend the rally but nobody knows, really. the insurrection enthusiasts have been whipped up into thinking that the one six riders who have been rounded up in, joe are somehow freedom fighters now. the rallies organizers is a former trump campaign operative, and pressure of the big lie, who says, this will not be a repeat of january six. we ve got a large people of crowd. nobody is going to be bringing a weapon, that is going to be a part of our crab, we can assure the police. that about a mile or so from the capital, the president today focused on convincing some skeptical de
we ll have details in a live report. good to have you with us. minneapolis and other american cities are bracing for the possibility of massive protests ahead of closing arguments today in the closely-watched murder trial of the former police officer charged in the death of george floyd. floyd s death sparked global demonstrations last year. derek chauvin has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges. court resumes just a few hours from now. national guard troops are deployed in minneapolis. barriers have been placed around some government buildings and other cities have taken similar steps. sara sidner shows us how some minneapolis racial justice activist spent the day. at george floyd s square the day before the closing arguments in the trial against the tpoeformer officer accused of murdering him, this place has turned into a place of solidarity and it s also a place to mourn. i want to give you a look at what this place looks like. this has been h
joy, i know that s something you ve spent time talking a lot about as well. you re right, nicolle, that was one of the things that struck me as well. i wasn t sure if they were afraid of donald trump hearing them say he lost, even though they re calling him the former president, they keep saying i think they go back and forth between 45th president and former president, but they can t say it out loud. republicans are still unable to say out loud that donald trump lost the election. that level of terror, i guess. i don t know if i ve ever seen it in politics, but i sure haven t. it s weird. that s why it s all yours. over to you, my friend. my turn to deal with the weird now. appreciate all you guys. thank you all for being here. good evening. yes, we do begin the reidout tonight with donald trump s impeachment defense. it wasn t a defense, okay? i don t know if you watched it, but in case you missed it, just let me sum it up for you. it was really a right-wing t
monday. we should be able to get oral arguments of that court case, here the arguments before the court, when that happens on monday. we re going to talk about how you can listen in on it and what the stakes are there. we ve got a lot to get to tonight. it s been a really big week in the news. a big day in the news. but it s also friday. so, are you ready for a story? [laughs] i want to start with something that promise you haven t heard anywhere else. for which i have no competition elsewhere in the news media tonight. this is absolutely fascinating to me. it s a friday night story, if ever there was one. all right. here we go. do you know what the streisand effect is? or barbara streisand s, really, nothing against her at all. but barbara streisand s name will be associated with this phenomenon until the end of time. and i m sure it makes her crazy but it s unavoidable at this point. it was almost 20 years ago now when she brought a lawsuit there was a collection of photo
perjurer wish republicans would stand up to congress continues. plus, the facts rhonda sanchez ignores on another covid victory lap. there are a heck of a lot of students and a heck of a lot of families across the state of florida that are better off today. and can mark circle bergh escape whistleblowers, regulars, and accountability inside the meta verse. yeah, just gotta find something to wear. all this starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes, the most powerful person in conservative america s is 90 year old reprimand her, doc himself not an american, he s a founder and executive of a news corporation, which controls fox news the overwhelmingly monopolistic right-wing cable channel, where the vast majority of conservatives get their news. your premier doc has done incalculable damage to this country in the world over the course of his career, and he s ultimately responsible for what moves fox news says and does. he is the person responsib