Good afternoon, i am Alex Whitney we will go to the B Weekend with Ari Melber first, we want to get update on the developing news in the Middle East upon the death of Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah and a second senior position in hezbollah. This happened in israeli strike on an Apartment Complex in a beirut. Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu releasing a new statement just this afternoon taking credit for ordering the assassination sang, quote, nasrallah was not a terrorist. He was the terrorist. According to lebanese Health Ministry at least 11 people were killed and 108 injured in the attack protesters took to the streets of tehran as the Supreme Leader declared five days of mourning, urging his people to stand with hezbollah. Officials claim a general was also killed on friday adding they expect to soon deployed troops to lebanon. President biden calling to enhance the u. S. Military Defense Posture in the area to deter aggression and reduce the risk of a broader regional
Moment. Tonight, there are just 38 days and tell the election and the president ial candidates have been confronted by this stark new development in the stories that will decide at this campaign. We will have the latest from the mid east in a moment, where is forces have killed a Terror Leader in the strike in lebanon. For we will hear from a spokesperson for the Kamala Harris Campaign after the Vice President gave speeches this week. They have her vision on two issues, voters say they care about most. Immigration and the economy. Plus, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus joins us to discuss his personal confrontation with one of his republican colleagues who made racist comments about haitian migrants. All this as Vice President nominees tim Walz And J. D. Vance are preparing to square off in just three days, and what could be the final did eight of the 2024 cycle. We will start with the rising tensions in the middle east, following the killing of the leader of hezbollah in an
This week as the president ial campaign continues to flail, Donald Trump has jumped back on the horse he rode to the White House eight years ago. Maintaining his lies about haitian migrants in Ohio Eating household pets, telling jewish voters that it will be their fault if he loses in November And Promising Women that the Prosperity Of A Second Trump White House will mean they will never have to worry about the Abortion Rights they lost, thanks to him. Its a familiar playbook that has served him well with his maga base, but its done no favors for his president ial bid. Just minutes ago he got off the Campaign Rally Stage in North Carolina where the states republican gubernatorial Candidate Mark Thompson who he has endorsed but was nowhere to be found a few days after his salacious comments on a pornographic website resurfaced. And that is where we begin tonight. Joining me now is Sheila Mccormick of florida. She is the chair of the house haiti caucus. We appreciate you being with us to
Right now i am in washington for the Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference while the Harris And Trump campaigns are fanned out over the Battleground States as the president ial campaign enters into its next phase after this weeks debate. Vice president harris running mate, governor Tim Walz is making the stop in Superior Wisconsin as we speak. Trumps vp pick, j. D. Vance, was in North Carolina earlier today. In the meantime in springfield, ohio, members of the haitian community are scheduled to hold an Emergency Meeting at this hour after their small town was thrust into the national spotlight. It was at the debate on Tuesday Night. While more than 67 Million americans tuned into the night, trump claimed without evidence that migrants were eating the towns cats and dogs, repeating races rumors amplified by his rightwing followers, including right Wing Influencer lower Laura Loomer who has been traveling the trump for days. As a result haitian parents are fearing their child
And deal . Or no deal . After seemingly coming to a bipartisan agreement earlier this week, the president s Infrastructure Agenda is in jeopardy after angering republicans. If only one comes to me, im not this if this is the only thing that comes to me, im not signing. Its in tandem. We are going to break down what comes next. Plus, the Derek Chauvin sentencing. Former minneapolis cop gets 22 1 2 years in prison, but is likely to serve less than that. George floyds cousin, tara brown, will join me later in the hour to talk about how the family is feeling following the sentencing. We are also going to look ahead to the charges chauvin is now facing. But first, i want to get to those breaking new developments in the Trump Organization probe. The New York Times reporting that the former president s company could be hit with criminal charges by the manhattan das office, as early as next week. The case is believed to be focused on gifts and fringe benefits, distributed to trumporganization