all over the place if that happened to a democrat. we did win the election as far as i m concerned. it was disgraceful what happened, totally disgraceful. howie: and that not surprisingly touched off a media storm. joining us to analyze the coverage, in new york, will cain, co-host of fox & friends weekend, here in washington, susan ferrechio, chief congressional correspondent for the washington examiner and leslie marshall, radio talk show host and fox news contributor. will, media are acting shocked. in response to those call-in interviews on fox, news max aoan, some liberal comment trays are saying he shouldn t be allowed on the air to say those things. your take. we ll have to move beyond this idea that anybody who says something that you disa agree with, you must shut down and silence. this is a sickness in our society. regardless of whether or not you agree with or think it s healthy what donald trump has to say, we have to move beyond this movement of silence. you
moment we are in with two experts. alyssa milano is saying sorry not sorry in her new book. i spoke to her about abortion rights, her arrest while protesting over voting rights and also asked if she plans to run for congress. you ll hear her answer tonight. the house is poised for a vote on the bipartisan and infrastructure bill again. maybe. will that bill and the crucial build back better bill finally make it across the finish line this week? joe biden s agenda depends on it. good evening. ever since i joined msnbc i have been talking about the f word. facism. every time i do someone somewhere has accused me of exaggeration, hyperbole, tried to tell me that is not really where america is or even close to. well, tonight i m here to report that we are at the book banning stage of american authoritarianism. are you still not worried? republican lawmakers in texas led by this guy matt krauss have launched an investigation into school libraries to see if they are carrying bo
where america is or even close to. well, tonight i m here to report that we are at the book banning stage of american authoritarianism. are you still not worried? republican lawmakers in texas led by this guy matt krauss have launched an investigation into school libraries to see if they are carrying books on certain subjects. a list that includes more than 850 books and critics say targets books about women, people of color, and lgbtq people specifically. it is shameful. it s shocking. and what else is shocking is representative krauss is refusing to provide any specifics about his probe claiming it would compromise the integrity of the potential investigation. what might he investigate? thoroughly educating the children of texas? i d call this a witch hunt but donald trump has rendered that term completely void. before anyone dares tell me this isn t really america it s just texas, there is also the sunshine state under the less than sunny rule of florida gop governor ron d
starts right now hi, ari. hi, nicole. so nice to see you welcome to the beat everyone i m ari melber we are running and gunning i have a lot for you tonight i have the secret tapes of ted cruz about how he tried to steal the election and we have ted cruz s response. he responded directly to that beat report from last night and we have something else a a new excerpt from the cruz tapes and tucker carlson s firings and new details and new implications that go well beyond media. we begin in washington, and we have jen psaki with me on set in person so she s going to be the person explaining everything that i m about to update you on and it appears speaker mccarthy is buckling to the right flank on the republican budget bill, mccarthy had put concessions to the so-called right-liners whatever you want to call them including congressman gaetz. he said he would not be, quote, re-opening the bill. will you re-open the bill no. are you guys not listening to my answers? did
the epa chief in ohio again today as officials battle over where to send the waste from that toxic train derailment. why the epa s plan to transport contaminated water to texas is back on after local leaders objected. the new drone strike deep inside russia, and our rare look inside crimea. will it become the new flash point in the conflict? the white house giving a deadline to remove tiktok from all government devices. could the popular app be banned altogether in the u.s.? and the american skier who just made history on the world stage. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone, in a pair of cases that will impact tens of millions of student loan borrowers, the supreme court heard arguments today on whether the biden administration had the authority to forgive some of those loans. the president s loan debt relief plan calls for erasing up to $20,000 in student loans for certain borrowers at an estimated cost of $400