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michigan state university, naming several others, most of whom remain in critical condition. today, funeral services were held for two of the slain msu students, and in just a minute, i will talk to a michigan congresswoman with her reaction to this tragedy, which was on my mind even as i was marching in florida on wednesday, joining a peoples protest against the states governor, ron desantis, and his escalating war on black history. it was while i was on the ground in florida that i g...

country. velshi starts now. good morning to you. it is sunday, january the 28. im ali velshi. demonstrators in major cities around the country took to the streets again yesterday after the memphis police department released footage of the brutal beating of tyre nichols by five members of its own police force. in the continuing aftermath, memphis pd announced yesterday that it has permanently deactivated its scorpion unit. scorpion what the departments anti violence group which has been...

to deliver a speech at the foot of the bridge in selma, alabama. he will then make that historic walk over the bridge around 5 pm, eastern standard time. this, of course, is the 58th anniversary, 58 years since bloody sunday. that march on that day led by john louis, we all know it incredibly well. at the time, reverend jose williams, there was over 600 marchers on that bridge. and the aim on that day, of those marchers, was to go directly to the alabama governor, georgia wallace, on a...

underway to gather debris of the balloon. and that debris is estimated to roughly the size of two school buses. heres what president biden told reporters about the operation last hour. >> on wednesday, when i was briefed on the balloon, i ordered the pentagon to shoot it down. on wednesday, as soon as possible. they decided it might do damage on the ground. they decided that the best time was when it was over water. so that has been our limit. they successfully took it down. and i want...

after the u.s. military shot down that chinese spy balloon off the south carolina coast after it flew across the united states. we have more breaking, news now, the fbi has discovered an additional classified document with former vice president indianas home. the search comes as former vice president mike pence was subpoenaed by the special counsel, investigating donald trumps efforts to stay in office after the 20. 20 election, as well as his role in the january 6th attack on the capi...

>> george, you not fooling anyone >> yeah, except i did. now im in congress. >> i am jonathan capehart, thi is the sunday show president biden unveiled his new budget proposal this week, a seven trillion dollar plan that in vested billions into affordable childcare, whol care for older or disabled americans, and lowering housin costs. the plan proposes to pay for i by the corporate tax rate to 28% and imposing in 25% tax on billionaires a proposal snl had a little fu with last night. >...

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let me be the first to tell you that there is finally a new speaker of the house, and the 118 congress has officially been convened. it took four days, and 15 tries, but in the early hours of this morning, the california congressman, kevin mccarthy, was finally elected the new speaker, putting him third in line for the presidency of the united states. it was a tough road getting there, especially last night, when tensions between republican members themselves, almost reached a breaking...

holiday. ahead of the 40th anniversary. the presidents powerful call for action, what he calls an inflection point for the nation. plus, dr. kings granddaughter will join me here in person. i will ask about carrying forward the legacy of dr. king, and the important work shes doing for her generation. i am symone sanders-townsend, i have something to say. history has thrust something upon me from which i cannot turn away. that is what the reverend dr. martin luther king junior told jet ...

plus the police shooting of a black teen exploded the notion that one american town was a model of racial harmony. more than 30 years later, the town is still grappling with the legacy of that shooting and its aftermath. the killing of 16-year-old philip funnel is in new jersey is the subject of a new msnbc docuseries. ill be joined by their mother and sister. we talk a lot about the fragile moment in american democracy, now with this years crucial midterm elections fast protesting, we...