gunman opened fire at a grocery store in arkansas. the alleged shooter was shot by police before being taken into custody. conditions from those injured range from non-life-threatening to extremely critical. in south carolina, a small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on the interstate. they were in the air for 40 minutes before a quick descent on the interstate s median. wow! in moments the watching and the waiting, and the waiting, and the waiting. what s behind at the supreme court, ahead. good day to all of you from msnbc headquarters in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. with just five days until the presidential debates, president biden is campaigning today while one of his surrogates is outlining how the campaign is boosting outreach to african american voters. the idea black folks should just show up is wrong and i believe joe biden understands that. kamala harris certainly understands it, which is why as we move forward into this
welcome to the beat weekend, i m ari melber, let s get right into the headlines. tonight, political junkies are eyeing these key places of the presidential election will be decided, and states where either biden or trump could win with close margins. that s what is going to come down to pick if there is one thing, that both of these campaigns agree on is this a race will turn out what you see on those screens. those key states, even holding some rallies as you see there on the left in a state they lost by over 20 points last time. the race is going to be decided in texas where biden visited this year pick the state to highlight border security. for all the focus on what the candidates are doing on what is happening, out there as they campaign and make their arguments and talk about policy, what s actually going on in these states could matter more right now. and i will tell you what people are talking about their. basically anything except the campaign. check the front pages