field, where players are protesting racial injustice. the president tweeting about that. all happening as a former white house insider makes explosive, new claims about donald trump and the "n" word. we'll share details in a moment. all going down one day before the anniversary of the deadly white supremacist rally in charlottesville. a state of emergency already declared in virginia. racists planning to take their protests here to d.c. we're talking with two women personally impacted by this violence. if mother of heather hire, the woman killed in charlottesville, will join me, as well as charlotsha charlottesvil charlottesville's mayor. also, the manhattan madame testifying today. why the special counsel wants her and what she is telling our team this morning. you'll only see it and hear it here on msnbc. our team is set up and ready to go on this friday. we're going to start with president trump up add bedminster, putting himself in the middle of the culture wars again.