there is new word that the da will announce charges on monday. the suspect will be in court on tuesday. the motive remains under investigation. the reaction is pouring in from both sides the political aisle. that includes from democratic congressman jamal bowman. that is right here on msnbc. i worry about my safety constantly. i worry about the safety of my office constantly. i worry about the safety of my colleagues constantly. this was an assassination attempt on the speaker of the house of representatives. that is what it was. also developing, this is a live look at a rally in detroit, michigan. that is where president obama will take the stage. he is campaigning for democratic candidates. he will be heading to milwaukee for another event later today. we have the president speaking. president biden will still be voting. he is alongside first and voter, his granddaughter, natalie. 20 million americans have voted early with the midterms ten days away. here s a breakdown
law in those regions he annexed illegally. my interview with an iranian human rights activist, a star of popular shows, spotlighting the heroic women fighting for freedom in iran. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. president biden is taking steps to try to help democrats in close races, trying to hold on to congressional majorities. today s focus, bringing down gas prices. he will explain his plan to release another 15 million barrels of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve in december, with more potentially coming later this winter. it s a relatively small release, but what does it mean for the long-term? joining me now, gene spurling. we have seen the polls. voters say their focus is on the economy and inflation. this release will not happen until december. maybe the price comes down because markets are anticipating it. what s being done to anticipate hurting americans right now as we head into the midterms? let s remember that this 15 million
myself, alyssa mendes, it myself 7 pm tuesday msnbc for live coverage and analysis of analysis the midterm. that starts live on tv also streaming on tiktok. so you are, this sunday show with jonathan capehart begins right now. now. the final count down in two days before the midterm elections a new poll asks which party voters want to control congress and why do wisconsin lieutenant governor mandela barnes joins me live to talk about his race against senator ron johnson who says that he can t commit to accepting election results. the dynamic duo, for the first time president biden and phone president obama hit the ham pain trail together. the right to choose it on the ballot, the right to vote is on the ballot, this nothing else on the ballot. character. characters on the ballot! democracy itself is on the ballot the stakes are high. a gladiator joined the fight, carrie washington tells me how olivia liu pope would handle the midterm. i am jonathan capehart, this is a s
hey, everybody, i m yasmin vossoughian in for hallie jackson, with me now is nbc white house correspondent mike memoli, the washington post and msnbc political analyst, ashley parker, also with us new york times politics reporter, lisa lerer. mike, let me start with you on this one and talk about what we heard from the president around the 1:00 hour. essentially the message is get out there and vote, especially if you are for abortion rights because we can help codify it come january. talk us through that, three weeks out now from the midterms. yeah, that s right, yasmin. i think the political strategy here on the part of the white house is very clear. democrats saw a real boost in the polls in the late summer months after that june decision by supreme court came down, striking down the protections for abortion rights under roe versus wade. as one democratic strategist put it, maybe if that decision came down in august we d be feel better about where things stand now. w
we re getting new reaction to his message and whether it ll make a difference with the all important mid-term elections just 12 days away. also this hour a secret hearing involving the trump team and the mar-a-lago document dispute. it ended just a short while ago. we re learning also that the january 6th select committee is now moving forward with interviews of top secret service agents and officials. standby for the details, reported first right here on cnn. and we ll have an exclusive report from inside the bunker of a ukrainian powerplant targeted by the russians. i ll discuss the war and the new taunts from vladimir putin and iran going on right now with key white house official john kirby. he s standing by live. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with issue number one for so many american voters, the u.s. economy. president biden is seizing at a new report showing a re