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
Different way than how it began. because as some people get rich by selling pot, which you might say, that s fine, that s going to be business nowadays. others are still stuck in prison right now for doing the same thing. it s a cycle of discrimination i have talked to you right here on the beat. it s also one msnbc is spotlighted in a new documentary about one of the people still paying for all this, michael thompson. as the state of michigan takes on recreational sales of marijuana, munn man is sitting in the muskegon jail. he sold three pounds of marijuana in the 90s. thompson is considered the longest incarcerated nonviolent offender in michigan s history. last night, msnbc aired what you just saw a clip of, the sentence of michael thompson, as well as a brand-new interview where just did with mr. thompson, who spent the bulk of his adult life incarcerated