brand-new reporting regarding financial payments made out not to clarence, but to ginni thomas, the wife of the supreme court justice, who is already under fire today. we are going to get to all of it tonight. but first, before all that, there is this. do you remember, during the peak of the pandemic, when people would banged pots and pans outside their windows and clap and cheer for essential workers every night at 7 pm? well, this is kind of like that, but only for mogadore hards. since august, almost nightly, trump supporters have met outside the d.c. jail, and at about 9 pm, the january six defendants, inside the jail they flicker their lights on and off. and that s because they are signaling it s time for everyone, inside and outside, to seeing the star-spangled banner. the washington post reports that they do that on most nights. former president trump even recorded and released a rendition of the national anthem using these guys as, like, a backup cho
financial payments made out not to clarence, but to ginni thomas, the wife of the supreme court justice, who is already under fire today. we are going to get to all of it tonight. but first, before all that, there is this. do you remember, during the peak of the pandemic, when people would banged pots and pans outside their windows and clap and cheer for essential workers every night at 7 pm? well, this is kind of like that, but only for mogadore hards. since august, almost nightly, trump supporters have met outside the d. c. jail, and at about 9 pm, the january six defendants, inside the jail they flicker their lights on and off. and that s because they are signaling it s time for everyone, inside and outside, to seeing the star-spangled banner. the washington post reports that they do that on most nights. former president trump even recorded and released a rendition of the national anthem using these guys as, like, a backup choir. he then proceeded to play
the beat with ari melber starts now. happy friday. happy friday, nicole. hope you enjoy your weekend. it s been quite a week. welcome to the the beat. i m ari melber here on the beet both beet. up top, there are a lot more developments in the unprecedented story that broke last night. if you have been busy, you maybe didn t hear it. the new york times dropping this bombshell news that donald trump is likely to be indicted in new york. tonight trump s lawyers acknowledge a key point in that account. the d.a. has indeed invited donald trump to testify to the grand jury. this isn t hypothetical. this isn t some day. this is next week. an invite to testify next week according to trump lawyers. they are in florida over the weekend discussing strategy, taking this as a real thing. seriously, they tell nbc news they have no plans to meet with the manhattan d.a. mr. bragg. so, let s get some clarity up top. there are many stories we cover we say here is this thing and here ar
an indictment soon against former president donald trump. cnn has now learned the manhattan district attorney s office has invited trump to testify before a grand jury, all of this connected to the alleged hush money payment to adult film actress stormy daniels in 2016 right before the election. ahead, what it means as prosecutors weigh potential criminal charges. plus, good economic news, the u.s. economy added some 311,000 new jobs last month, that beat analysts expectations by a long shot. wages, unemployment up slightly. what does this all mean for the fed as it continues its fight to cool down inflation. we will break down the numbers. evacuation orders are in effect for parts of california. people along the central coast could see dangerous amounts of rain. we will take you there as residents prepare for yet another massive storm. but we do begin this hour with news in the manhattan district attorney s office signaling it could file criminal charges against former
are more than what many analysts expected and a sign that still strong hiring continues despite the ongoing efforts of the federal reserve to cool it off to tame inflation. wall street is reacting to report, and you can see right now the stocks are down, and well, it is mixed and stable at the moment. matt egan and m.j. lee are standing by to have a look at what this means while we wait for the president. what stands out for you, matt? it is amaze, kate, that the economy is still adding this many jobs despite the federal reserve s warnings, and despite the jobs gains, and people are still being hired at a rapid pace. and so, 311,000 jobs added in february, and this is how strong the job market is, and hiring slowed significantly in february, and yet, i still came in at a strong levelsh and a level well above expectations, and so no sign of a recession here at all. the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.6%, but remember, that is coming off of the 53-year low in january, and a