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starts right now hi, ari. >> hi, nicole. so nice to see you welcome to "the beat" everyone im ari melber we are running and gunning i have a lot for you tonight i have the secret tapes of ted cruz about how he tried to steal the election and we have ted cruzs response. he responded directly to that beat report from last night and we have something else a a new excerpt from the cruz tapes and tucker carlsons firings and new details and new implications that go well beyond media. we begi...

Kyiv, around kharkiv, that in this self should raise some questions if that was the case among the russian military and russian military leaders. then you look at the current situation, anderson, if the russians are saying that they are essential just going after the donbas, they are still surrounding the town of chernihiv and shelling that town, a town slobuche near the nuclear reactor surrounded and shelled, you obviously have kharkiv where civilians are being attacked and mariupol as well, wh...

So obviously, volodomyr zelenskyy paying tribute to that and telling the russians you are failing here and your military is falling apart. the russians, of course, not acknowledging very much of that, the russian defense ministry came forward today, only the second time that theyve actually acknowledged casualty figures saying around 1,300 killed is what theyre acknowledging so far, obviously, the ukrainians and u.s. and allies saying it is a lot more than that, anderson. >> ben, what are you le...

Votes because of the kavanaugh issue than gained throughout the country. >> lets talk about the florida recount going on right now. broward county, florida has been plagued with election problems not just this year but in the past. he has been accused of destroying ballots. the county already missed a reporting deadline. a judge needed to step in. isnt it reasonable for people to have concerns about whats going on in broward county? >> look, every vote should be counted. president trump and rick...

Say you want want your tax dollars going to the nra. >> let per sfwleek imim not done. i think this ridiculous this segment is about the nra. this segment is about them taking foreign donations. this seeing segment is about the second amendment and somehow, ben you have spun yourself into talking about planned parenthood. its ridiculous. >> its of an example of funds being being operated. >> i know about. >> and you started the segment with ripping and donald trump and the russians. >> im talkin...

>> reporter: he is now in europe. the next stop, migrant camp in northern italy. each step inspired by the hope for a better life. ben >> you heard ben mention there the warmer weather. here in the spring means calmer seas off the coast of north africa. part of whats playing into this. >> yeah, we have our meteorologist here to talk to us, now more about those weather conditions, and what people are dealing with. >> as you said, tranquil conditions. encouraging people to got out there. whats int...

Julianne made this point and ben you, too, about this gap between your aspiration and situation is what your level of frustration is. that gap is high across the racial divide because we remain mired in this frustrating economic situation. what is your feeling about how that has resonated through politics, particularly black politics in the obama era? >> well, i think, chris, that part of what were seeing and it goes back to your earlier question, is that a lot of the vote for obama is a vote fo...

>> no. >> lyndon johnson used to call in a senator and twist his arms and say if you dont vote. >> thats a senator. >> larry: you are going to lose your bridge. >> that is not a foreign company. >> thats a senator. thats within the government. this is a private company. >> this is a private foreign company. >> ben you, have been around washington a long time. are you honestly surprised or feigning indignation that a president might involve himself in matters with the private sector. >> not at al...

Thats within the government. this is a private company. >> this is a private foreign company. >> ben you, have been around washington a long time. are you honestly surprised or feigning indignation that a president might involve himself in matters with the private sector. >> not at all, professor. i think presidents jawbone all the time. it is standard politics. mr. nixon. mr. ford, did that. but a specific, gigantic, legislation piece. >> larry: all right, guys. all right. >> that was never don...