Set, the end of the encore. And, that was maybe a month or so after she died, and i felt like it was janis coming to say goodbye. Janis came down the ramp, and there was this little girl needing approval and comfort and she said, was it okay, was i okay . And i said, you were great [ theme ] bill hello friends and neighbors good thursday morning. Great to see you this morning. Early in the morning here on current tv. Welcome to the full court press. For the next three hours well be telling you all about the big stories of the day. Whether it is happening here in our Nations Capital around the country or around the globe were on top of it. Well give you a chance to tell us what you think about it at 186655press. Theres lot going on this morning here in washington, yesterday, congressman Jesse Jackson jr. Pleaded guilty to misuse of Campaign Funds. It looks like he and his wife will be spending some time in prison. Very sad to see his career ruined like that. Florida governor rick scott
Star, young, good looking, articulate. Reporter over the last year, the democratic congressman all but stopped working, disappearing from public view for weeks over the summer and checking into the mayo clinic for what doctors there said was bipolar disorder. Jackson says he also has a shopping addiction, and in court he admitted buying everything from toilet paper at costco to a 43,000 goldplated rolex watch, two elk heads from a nevada taxidermist, memorabilia from Martin Luther king and jimi hendrix, fur coats, Home Renovations and more. All of it paid with money for his campaign. He was reelected by 40 points in november but then quit Congress Later that month. Month. Now, sentencing is set for june, scott, and jackson could get four to five years in prison. Pelley dean, thank you very much. Well, a different kind of corruption is being investigated tonight by the securities and exchange commission. The agency is looking into possible Insider Trading before the 23 billion purchase
Apologized. Im sorry i let everybody down. Reporter jacksons lawyer Reed Weingarten said it was a difficult morning. It was a morning that had to come. Jesse needed to come to terms with his misconduct and those who were in court saw that he did precisely that. Reporter david miller is a jackson friend and former state legislator. Did you see that coming . No, not really. I think it was a surprise to all of us. Reporter is there an acute sense of disappointment in that district . Oh absolutely. At one point he was a shining star, young, good looking, articulate. Reporter over the last year the democratic congressman all but stopped working, disappearing for from public view for weeks over the summer and checking into the mayo clinic for what doctors there said was bipolar disorder. Jackson says he also has a shopping addiction and in court he admitted buying everything from toilet paper at costco to a 43,000 goldplated rolex watch, two elk heads from a nevada taxi determinist, memorabi
With this form of evil. There is no way we sit back and try to contain this type of evil. Expect theresa may, our nato allies and donald trump to say there is either victory over this sort of evil or there is defeat. This really is depravity at its absolute worst, and it does show the very nature of who is trying to tear down our civilization. We are waiting for word from theresa may moments from now. Well bring that to you live with us on this tuesday, may 23rd. We have washington anchor for bbc world news america katty kay, senior political analyst for nbc news and msnbc mark halperin, msnbc contributor mike bark curveball, former aide to the george w. Bush white house and state departments, elise jordan and former treasury official Steve Rattner. With us law professor at George Washington university, Jonathan Turley. Jonathan, well get to you in a moment regarding the russia investigation, but first we begin with the breaking news out of manchester, england, where a terror attack at
Administration, and while there is no joy in it, one way of summing up today is this. Our governments broken, our politics are broken, washington is no longer functional, and the cracks in our society are deepening. Much of this day was taken up by the discussion of racist statements by the president. Then tonight came the news that had so many people thinking back to when we were different, the death just tonight of retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul stevens at the age of 99. Well have more on his extraordinary life and legacy later on in this broadcast. But first, to the news of this day. And tonight that includes a rebuke of the president of the United States, a vote of congress to condemn him for telling four members of congress, all u. S. Citizens, to go back to their home countries. The Washington Post described the scene on the house floor earlier this evening. Quote, the imagery of the 240 to 187 vote was stark. A diverse Democratic Caucus cast the president s words as an