A special Labor Day edition. Enjoy the 5 00 p. M. Hour, ari. I was going to say, nicolle, it doesnt feel right being here 5 00 to 6 00. Doesnt feel right. But at least i got to see you. Yeah, have a great show. Its a great time. I was happy to come in early. Youre now here early. Its great to get to see more of you. Absolutely. And have a great rest of the Labor Day with you and yours. Welcome to the beat, everyone. Im ari melber. It is Labor Day but theres a lot going on in the world, on the campaign. The news doesnt stop. I can tell you Vice President harris is on the campaign trail. You see here the preparation with President Biden. Theyll be campaigning on this Labor Day holiday. We can also show you them arriving. This was moments ago. So were going to bring this event to you here in this 5 00 p. M. Eastern hour. As i mentioned, theres kamala i should say with the president. But i mentioned with my colleague Nicolle Wallace were here in the 5 00 p. M. Hour. Were going to bring you
rights. prosecuting trump, equal rights, abortion rights. for republicans, impeaching biden, protecting our freedom and protecting the second amendment. but will the engagement translate to turnout? the poll also shows that for a nonpresidential year, people are paying an awful lot of attention when asked how interested they are in the november elections, on a scale of one to ten, 76% rated an 8, 9 or 10. and if that is sustained, it could mean a lot of folks heading to the polls. now, as for the critically important who they will vote for, no strong majority, but there is a fascinating shift we re seeing. joining me now to talk about all of this, nbc s shaquille brewster in florida ahead of tomorrow s primary. cornell belcher is a pollster at brilliant corners research and an msnbc political analyst. and steve kornacki is at the big board for us. and nbc correspondent sahil kapur is with me here on set in new york. steve, let s start with where i left off. who they will vote
The United States will deploy a newly mobile Marine unit in Japan s southern island of Okinawa in a bid to respond better to rising threats led by China, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday.
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diplomatic engagements with russia. the u.s. is ready for a diplomatic path forward but is also, quote, prepared to respond if moscow moves ahead with an invasion. there will be security talk that will include moscow s demand that ukraine not join nato. russia has mirrored nearly 100,000 troops near the ukraine border sparking fears of an invasion. joining us to talk about this, white house correspondent for politico and contributor to msnbc. it s so good to see you, my friend. there s a sense on both sides that any deal will be made at the principal level.