After the rachel maddow show, were going to be showing my new movie. My new documentary which is called from russia with lev. Its about the first trump impeachment and what was both s terrible and equally so stupid about that entire scandal. E so in case you want to pop it in your calendar or set it in the dvr, im here tonight as normal but you get a second show at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on friday, and right after that special rachel maddow show, you can see my new movie, from russia with lev. But we start tonight in this fraught and unnerving place that we are in american news and politics and frankly, in American Life right now. The last time there were multiple Assassination Plots against a President Or President ial candidate in such quick succession, it was nearly 50 years ago. It was 49 years ago this month, in fact, in september 1975. President Gerald Ford was in a park in sacramento, california, when a fanatical follower of Charles Manson pulled out a. 45 and pointed it at him. The
Thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. Really happy to have you here. One quick note before we get started tonight. Right now, it is monday night, which is when you are used to seeing me here on the tv machine. Your eyes are not deceiving you, here it is. But this week, i will also be here on friday. We re doing a special edition of the rachel maddow show at the end of this week on friday at 8:00 p. M. Eastern. And then at 9:00 p. M. Eastern, on friday, right after, right after the rachel maddow show, we re going to be showing my new movie. My new documentary which is called from russia with lev. It s utthe first trump impeachment and what was both so terrible and equally so stupid about that entire scandal. So in case you want to pop it in your calendar or set it in the dvr, i m here tonight as normal but you get a second show at 8:00 p. M. Eastern on friday, and right after that special rachel maddow show, you can see my new movie, from russia with lev. But we start tonight
Welcome back to the weekend. Were just 51 days from Election Day. 51 days. And in person early voting officially kicks off tomorrow in pennsylvania. That states 19 electoral votes are seen as must win by both campaigns and thats why Vice President harris will be in pennsylvania on tuesday. Shell Visit Michigan on thursday and wisconsin on friday. Now part of Harris Focus reaching voters outside of the democratic base as politico puts it. Harris team sees room to grow many of the types of voters located in the smaller cities. Exurban locals and rural areas shes visiting. Older mostly noncollege educated white voters. Joining us now, former Homeland Security Advisor and former Counterterrorism Advisor to Vice President mike pence. Olivia troye. You were on stages and in rooms. If i told you ten years ago you were going to be in some of these places you never would have believed me. When you were out on the trail talking to some of these are the republican voters what are you hearing espe
Jesse: the stage is set and we re less than an hour away from trump and harris taking the stage for their first, and probably only presidential debate. And you can watch it here on fox. The two candidates will duke it out for 90 minutes, no opening statements, no cheat sheets, no audience, two commercial breaks, and the mics will be muted when the other one is talking. The podiums will be different sizes. Kamala will be standing behind a shorter podium. A trump official says if looks like the kid s table at thanksgiving. This is the president s 47th debate, and for harris, her first. Under tremendous pressure, for the first time since biden dropped out, kamala will be all alone, no runningmate, no teleprompters, against an unpredictable former president and veteran tv star who she s never been in the same room with, with two months before the election, this is kamala s one shot to make it happen and we re hearing she s nervous. She spent the last week cramming at debate camp, counsello
What would we give hamas in return . There are five hamas members from an organization called the holy Land Foundation in texas who are in jail. Some substantial Jail Terms for support to terrorism. The idea of us making a direct trade, really since some of these, its something the administration has to be really careful about. Understanding the hostages, family, frustrations. I would be surprised of this happened in perhaps this is something designed to pressure the israelis to take another crack at negotiations. Hears the fact, nothing about this is easy. Mark, thank you, my friend. Good to see you. A onetime Biden Insider with her take on what to expect from tuesdays debate. Can we expect Donald Trump highlighted by this headline 49 unfocused minutes to show up at the debate . Is this the only version of the former president . The next hour starts right now. A day to all of you from Msnbc Headquarters here New York. We are beginning this hour with decision 2024 as we marked 59 days