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thank you for being with us. we begin in ecuador, where police have detained a group of armed men who interrupted a live television programme — a day after the president declared a nationwide state of emergency. the men, wearing balaclavas, burst into the studio of a public television station in the port city of guayaquil, taking hostage several journalists and staff members. this footage shows the attackers carrying rifles and grenades, forcing the crew onto the ground. the presiden...

of a public television station in the port city of guayaquil, taking hostage several journalists and staff members. this footage shows the attackers, carrying rifles and grenades forcing the crew onto the ground. the president has said that ecuador is in a state of �*internal armed conflict�*. ione wells reports from sao paulo. a moment of utter horror broadcast live on television. armed men with balaclavas over their face armed men with balaclavas over theirface broke into the arm...

And hearings, are they actually affecting his popularity, though, ahead of the elections? so far, they have not. as a matter of fact, they have become fundraising opportunities. before todays hearing, he touted on social media and in mailings that he would be in court. he did not have to appear in court, but he was there to drum home that message that your viewers heard just a moment ago — that this is just politics, this is a way to take his campaign down, in his view, byjudicial means. and t...

Was there to drum home that message that viewers heard just a moment ago, that this isjust politics, this is a way to take his campaign down, in his view, byjudicial means, and thats the message that he tries to hammer, every time that he speaks about the criminal and even civil cases. to the uk, and the former head of the post office, paula vennells, is handing back her cbe after more than a million people called for her to be stripped of the honour for her role in the horizon scandal. vicki yo...

4th of july. ainsley: thats one of piewm maps brands. if you buy the volition gear. put kids through school who have lost their parents who died fighting for our country. steve: the president will kick off his 2020 campaign down in orlando. people already lingsd up outside the amway center in orlando. watch. [chanting four more years] ainsley: his campaign has received 100,000 ticket requests the center holds 20,000. dan: people have been camped out for days. is that right? >> good morning. let ...

In alabama. chuck todd, thanks for that, appreciate it. im joined by "hardball" host, the one and only chris matthews. chris, what do you make of this? >> well, i think -- i just want to add to that. its about morale. the people working in doug jones campaign down in alabama, people working hopefully against kelley ward in arizona, in the nevada, anywhere where its conceivable that a democrat can win, theyre going to be thinking victory tonight. theyre going to think, this is a switch, as norman...

Are going to continue. this is an effort, this bipartisan bill is an effort to provide stability right now and not hurt millions of americans, and i hope everyone can come together on that. >> all right. i want you it put your campaign hat on here. you have a senate special election in this year, calendar year down in alabama. how committed is the dsec and rhetorically youll say very committed but what does that mean financially to doug jones campaign down in alabama? >> well, we are committed, ...

The primary i was running a campaign down in illinois, was a bernie supporter, did switch over to hillary in the general election and its because for me, for the communities that im a part of, or the community i want to be a part of, trump posed a real threat to our existence in this country. and i say this as someone whos born and raised in milwaukee, wisconsin. im a wisconsinite, im a midwesterner, ian american, so, yeah. >> when you say "pose a real threat to the communities youre part of," w...

Campaign was a campaign of hate. im a community organizer and i was running a campaign down in illinois. i was a bernie supporter, did switch over to hillary in the general election and its because for me, for the communities that im a part of, the community that i want to be a part of, trump posed a real threat to our existence in this country and i say this as someone born and raised in milwaukee, wisconsin, im a midwesterner, im an american. so, yeah. >> when you say posed a real threat to th...

Talk about public education, were not just talking about first grade through 12th grade. were talking about college as well. >> i want to ask -- talk to you for a second. my producer talked to you. stand up. your name is rema, right? >> yes. >> tell me your full name. >> rema akmed. >> we talk about manufacturing, the middle class, people who feel that really the driving force of donald trump was bigotry or was all kinds of sort of ways that he was able to scapegoat folks. tell me what you think...