scheme. these things happen, at all levels of government. but, that wasn t what this was. this was something stranger. michigan township, part of a statewide investigation. sources tell news a, michigan state police raided irving township home, and berry county, this past friday. this, after someone was allegedly given improper access to voting machines. the investigation, starting here in roscommon county. michigan state police say, there, a third party, allegedly, was given unauthorized access to voter tabulation machines, and data drives. state police confirmed, the investigation has since spread to several other counties in the state, but would not, explicitly, confirm if irving township was on that list. they say this township in the hall, is part of the investigation. state police, rating the town hall, investigating whether someone was given unauthorized access to voting machines. the township supervisor, later confirming, a state police seized voting tabulator
lost. after the laughable landscaping company press conference. even after the attack on our nation s capital. no. instead it is escalating. that anti-democratic cancer is metastasizing. just look at pennsylvania today. the two high-profile races for the open and the governor s mansion and have huge implications for both the commonwealth and the nation at large. as they do every year. the editorial board of the philadelphia inquirer, one of the nation s biggest newspapers, in a crucial swing state wanted to endorse a republican candidate for those races. but they couldn t. they write that they sent every republican candidate in the senate race a survey to see where they stood on a number of issues. but the candidates felt the questions were quote, biased and unfair. what hard-hitting questions did the paper ask these candidates who want to represent the keystone state in congress? in their view, among the most problematic queries that we asked was: who won the 2020 presid
so, my call to action today is simple. tear off a small piece from your commencement program, and write life is for service on it. yes, we gave you the pens to really do it. up and on that no, i wish you a good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with, us i will see you next week. thanks for staying up late doctor anthony fauci, joining us later on. we ll be asking, him how do we understand this rise in covid cases, across the country? how worried should we be that new funding, to fight covid, is still, bottled up in congress? let me start tonight with the story picked up last week in western michigan. sources tell the nbc affiliate at the town hall, more of the communities they covered, were like raided by law enforcement. if your reporter, and here the town hall is rated, your mind goes to corruption, graft, or some small town embezzlement scheme. these things happen, at all levels of government. but, that wasn t w
good morning. it is saturday may 14th. according to the latest survey, americans view inflation as the top problem facing the country right now. this is no surprise as the price of everything is rising. there s a lot more going on behind the scenes. i want to get in to it with gas prices. it rose averaging $4.42 a gallon, according to the automobile association. a top $4 per gallon in every state, well above $5 a gallon in california and hawaii. this leads us to the discussion of crude oil prices. the biggest factor that affects how much you pay at the pump. over the past 20 years, it s important to look at it overtime. the price of crude has had peaks and values. you can see the rise starting in 2002, then the fall after the 2008 recession, then another sharp fall in 2014, and then another in 2020, the beginning of the corona pandemic. oil falls when people use less than the world produces. now let s go to socks. i prefer to focus on the s&p 500. it is a better representatio
from eight to 10 am eastern, tomorrow, the velshi banned book club will convene with rj palacios who is graphic novel white bird as a award winning story of kindness and bravery and nazi occupied france. and yet, is the target of book banners. and if you have not got enough with my conversation with margaret atwood and her disturbing but the handmaids tail, you can now watch our full extended interview streaming exclusively on peacock. time now for the last word with jonathan capehart sitting in for lawrence. good evening, i already know that you are a member of the velshi banned book club, so i know you will be there. a member of absolutely i wil. thank you very much. in the years since donald trump came down the escalator and took over the republican party it is becoming clear that trump is a symptom of the anti democratic cancer that is infecting conservatism. not the disease. it did not recede after trump