once again at arlington national cemetery. we are, again, just a few minutes away from president biden's remarks there on this veteran's day. and on this 100th anniversary of the tomb of the unknown soldier when the president starts speaking, we will take you back to arlington national cemetery live. >>> meanwhile, time could be running out for former president donald trump to block investigators from getting records from his time in the white house. we'll have the latest on the former president's court fight and how soon those documents could be turned over. next. d be turned over next hearing is important to living life to the fullest. that's why inside every miracle-ear store, you'll find a better life. it all starts with the most innovative technology. like the new miracle-earmini, available exclusively at miracle-ear. so small that no one will see it, but you'll notice the difference. and now, miracle-ear is offering a thirty-day risk-free trial. you can experience better hearing with no obligation. call 1-800-miracle rig

any minute now a ceremony will begin at arlington national cemetery on the first veterans day in more than two decades that we as a nation are not at war. president biden set to speak there later this morning. we've been keeping an eye on kenosha, wisconsin. plus, the first batch of documents that former president trump has been trying to shield after a federal judge again rejecteded his request. but we have got to start with the kyle rittenhouse trial set to resume, as i said, just a few moments from now after a dramatic day of testimony from the defendant himself. the 18-year-old saying he akact in self-defense when he fatally shot two people and injured a third during social protests in kenosha in august of 2020. as an extremely heated exchange between the prosecutor and the judge over the prosecution's line of questioning, the judge even yelling at one point with the possibility now looming of a possible mistrial. gabe gutierrez is live at the courthouse. and, gabe, bring us up to speed where everything is. >> reporter: hi, stephanie, good morning from a very windy and rainy kenos

we're keeping an eye on arlington national cemetery where president bide listen speak shortly on this veterans day. jose diaz-balart picks up news coverage right now. >> good morning. it's 10:00 a.m. eastern/7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart on this day at arlington national cemetery procession and fly-over to mark the 100th anniversary of the tomb of the unknown soldier. president biden will be speaking next now. >>> kyle rittenhouse got emotional testifying in his own defense. in washington the sharpest crisis in decades is complicated biden's efforts to sell his agenda. >>> nearly 20 million people in california find themselves under a drought emergency, this as california and other western states are seeing a spike in covid cases. >>> any moment now, kyle rittenhouse homicide trial gets back under way and the defense plans to call several more witnesses today and follows a dramatic day in the courtroom with rittenhouse taking the stand himself and becoming emotional. all eyes are on the judge who was considering a mistrial request from rittenhouse's attorneys over the prosec

ury before we will ever se it again this this is the scene at arlington is the scene in arlington cemetery, are awaiting one of the most moving and impressive in dramatic places in our country. high on the hill, solemn, protected 24/7 by the u.s. army's old guard. the tomb of the unknown's. those lost in battle and unknown but to god. for the first time in a century, the protective robeson stanchions designed to keep the public at a safe distance, are pulled back to allow people, ordinary citizens, all kinds of people, the chance to pay their respects. and leave flowers and mementos, up close. it's all meant to mark the centennial of the tomb. 100 years ago in 1921. the first remains of three unknown u.s. servicemen, since world war i, were laid to rest their. arlington got us to thinking about my friend max cleveland. back when he was a young captain outside of k son in 68, he picked up a live grenade. which cost him three of his limbs. he came home to the states, with a purple, heart bronze star, silver star in one arm. and with the help of the magicians at walter reed, he put himself ba

i was so profoundly moved by that and i never forget it. >> cindy comes to arlington often. her son michael is here. >> he always wanted to be a soldier. >> michael died in iraq in 2007 and is buried in section 60 along with his comrades killed in iraq or afghanistan. nowcindy is among the more than 12,000 people who have signed up to lay flowers at the tomb today or tomorrow. >> it seems like it helps you? >> it does. i've taken mike's service and made it my service. coming to the tomb, coming to this place, it helps me because i'm doing that service. >> near the tomb, you'll find a tree dedicated to the mothers of the unknowns. a century ago it was the anguish of mothers that helped inspire the need for a tomb dedicated to america's unidentified war dead. more than 100,000 americans were killed in world war i. in 1921 the remains of a single unidentified soldier selected to represent his comrades in the war. in 1958 unknowns from world war ii and the korean war were interred. in 1984, an unknown from the vietnam war was interred. those remains

the two food banks i encourage in arlington, it is the arlington food bank, and in pensacola we support manna. those are the two i would encourage if you're in those two areas. >>> thanks for being here at this hour. we're back tomorrow with "meet the press daily." msnbc continues right now with katy tur. >>> there is new evidence despite trying to slow the omicron variant, it is likely too late. dutch authorities show that samples of the variant were in the netherlands even before authorities sounded the alarm on november 24. it was already in europe as early as november 19th, and it's now been found in at least 20 countries. that much we do know. as for what we don't know, namely whether vaccines will still protect us from this variant, there are head-snapping predictions from the ceos behind the pfizer and moderna vaccines. the head of biontech, a partner in the pfizer vaccine, tells reuters that current vaccines will still likely protect us from severe cases, even though there may be some diminished protection against mild or moderate cases. meantime, the head of moderna says that e

the two food banks i encourage in arlington, it is the arlington food bank, and in pensacola we support manna. those are the two i would encourage if you're in those two areas. >>> thanks for being here at this hour. we're back tomorrow with "meet the press daily." msnbc continues right now with katy tur. >>> there is new evidence despite trying to slow the omicron variant, it is likely too late. dutch authorities show that samples of the variant were in the

arlington got us to thinking about my friend max cleland. back when he was a young captain, he was outside of cason in '68 he picked up a live grenade which cost him three of his limbs. max cleland came home to the states with a purple heart, bronze star, sill vr star and one arm. with the help of the magicians at walter reed he put himself back together. a u.s. senator from georgia, later defeated by a disgusting gop smear campaign that he was somehow not tough enough on terrorism. the attack ads showed him next to imagery of osama bin laden. after his defeat, which laid him low, cleland was named va secretary. as an enlisted man grievously injured he had this way of talking to fellow veterans that fancier washington types never quite mastered. max cleland has died at the age of 79 and we have lost an actual patriot, one tough guy who leaves behind his own chapter of our american history. we're back with a final word right after this. lower carbon. and to get there, the world needs to reduce global emissions. at chevron, we're taking action

biden's late son beau served in iraq after laying the wreath in arlington, president biden delivered some remarks. >> our veterans represent the best of america. you are the very spine of america, not just the backbone, you're the spine of this country. and all of us, all of us owe you. we have many obligations. one truly sacred obligation to properly prepare those and equip those who we send into harm's way and care for them and their families while they're both deployed and when they return home. >> and on this veterans day, the latest episode of the chuck podcast features one on one with the head of the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america paul. spend time remembering max cleveland we lost earlier this week. who in many ways was the first face of the v.a. get it wherever you get your podcast. >>> up next, amid heightening tensions between the united states and china on the world stage, xi jinping cements his power at home just days before a virtual meeting with president biden. what to expect. you're watching "meet the press daily." ♪♪ and, getting screened for colon cance

this is arlington county. it's geographically small, but this produces -- joe biden got 80.6% of the vote here last year. and since this isn't quite functional yet, adam, do you know what type of vote we're looking at in arlington county here? this is key. this looks like we're getting the early vote reported out in arlington county. and i do have a point of comparison here for 2020. the absentee early vote -- okay. it was 85% for joe biden. the early absentee vote in 2020 was 85% and it looks like mcauliffe is running a couple points behind that. again, there was a ten-point cushion in the state for democrats. biden beat trump by ten points. mcauliffe can afford some slippage tonight from where trump ran in this state. so in arlington county, he ends up two to three points behind where biden ran, that one good news for terry mcauliffe. this is just one of those core vote-producing areas for democrats. this is the city of fairfax county. inside fairfax county is fairfax city. fairfax city is much smaller than

again, my question tonight is not when you look at a fairfax county or arlington county or something like that. it's not can loudoun win it but can youngkin cut 10 or 15 points off of trump's lost. that will be key for republicans. >> well, and that's really of course and that's when the question comes if he does that, willie, democrats have to start asking themselves whether they have to retool their message, whether they have to retool their strategies proving forward because they are not going to be running against donald trump and they'll not be able to run against donald trump in 2024 as much as the democratic party fears donald trump politically. trump actually is a guy that lost to hillary clinton by 3 million votes in 2016, only won of the day because of anthony weiner's laptop and comey and a number of other things and the comey letter coming out of that laptop. they got a guy who obviously they loathe in office but you look at race like this and when trump removes from the equation, youngkin has removed trump from the equation and suddenly, people look at republicans and de

. >>> you're watching live pictures from arlington national cemetery where the tomb of the unknown soldier is open to the public for the first time in nearly a century as they get ready to mark veteran's day this thursday. commemorating 100 years since the dedication of the memorial as well. joining me is rubin gallego of arizona, who served in combat in iraq as a marine. his biography is out "they called us lucky." thank you for your service and congratulations on this. i tell you, i stayed up all night reading this book. it is so gripping. >> thank you. >> it is a heartbreaking account and it really does say so much about what we owe to our veterans and what we don't understand about ptsd and about the suicide scourge among our veterans. the delays in getting health care to veterans, continuing to deal with it. you had to deal with ptsd without even realizing you're suffering. others are experiencing it. 17 veterans committing suicide every day, according to the pentagon. >> to give credit since 2005-2006 when i was experiencing it with the va until now, the va has done incredibly better

benefits it conveys in earning a purple heart, among other things, earns you the right to be buried at arlington cemetery. it is a big deal. 29 soldiers got those purple heart awards despite the fact that the commander in chief at the time was literally telling the country over and over again that he didn't think their injuries should count. the problem with this story now, for months now, has been this. it appears that it wasn't just those 29 soldiers who were seriously wounded that day. dozens more american soldiers were also wounded that day. "usa today" has spoken to both survivors of the attack and a u.s. official who reviewed the damage to the base immediately after the attack was over, and they now have multiple sources corroborating that, quote, commanders discouraged wounded troops from filing paperwork for the purple heart. if that "usa today" reporting is true and nbc news has not independently verified it, but if that is true it is vile, right? wounded soldiers hurt in an enemy attack told that they shouldn't apply for the purple heart as the president at the time gave these repeated

in the annual ceremony at the tomb of the unknown, on the 100 anniversary of the monument, there in arlington. he then praised our nations veterans. >> it's the badge of courage, that unites across all ages, regardless of background, because, to be a veteran is to endure and survive challenges that most americans will never know. our veteran representatives represent the best of america. you are the very spined of americans. not just the backbone, the spine of this country. >> earlier today the white house announced efforts to provide more support for veterans who have been exposed to the carcinogenic smoke from the burning of latrine waste on overseas military bases, so-called bone pit, also tonight, there is a new development in the aftermath of last week's election. new york times reporting that tomorrow, jack ciattarelli, the republican who tried to unseat governor phil murphy in new jersey will concede defeat at long last. ciattarelli went too far on election night, talking about his stoic achievement and his transition team going to work that week. the problem for him is, murphy is now

hampton road, to the cornfield in southwest virginia, to the banks of the james river, to the memorial in arlington national cemetery. [applause] this is our virginia to build together, and we are going to go to work on day one. there are always those, those that say that hill is too steep to climb, but we are empowered, we are empowered by conviction, a righteous conviction, and our children's future, strengthen, by our collective belief in virginia promise. so let's climb the hill together. let's reinvigorate our future. let's reinvigorate this amazing commonwealth of virginia. possible [applause], to gather, to gather, to, together we can build a new day. a new day for virginians where we storm and we never saddle. a new day where all virginians, all of us, can deserve to look forward to climbing, to aspiring, to dreaming, ironed than achieving that gray virginia and promise, god bless you all, god bless. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ [noise] the man projected to have won the governorship of the commonwealth of virginia, glenn youngkin the republican. and we see news also projects that winston zeroes w

he then accompanied them to arlington national cemetery. he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier, which is actually in its centennial year this year. since 1948, the tomb of the unknowns has been guarded night and day by 24-hour military guard, and while the public can witness that from afar, none of us are allowed to get anywhere near it as a sacred site and a literally well guarded one, but this week sort of especially for its centennial, for its 100th year, americas have been -- just regular folks have been allowed to line up and approach the tomb of the unknowns for first time in decades so people have been able to leave flowers or say a prayer there. it's a very unusual thing. it's the first time in decades. >>> today on veterans day, the biden administration announced new research, any resources, new support for iraq and afghanistan veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits during their service thanks to the inexplicable but apparently systemic practice of handling waste of all kinds at military facilities in those wars

to the banks of the james river, to the memorials in arlington national cemetery. [applause]. this is our virginia to build together and we are going to go to work on day one. there are always those, those that say that that hill is too steep to climb. but we are empowered. we are empowered by a conviction a righteous conviction. in our children's future, where strengthened by our collective belief. in the virginia promise. let's climb that hill together, let's reinvigorate our future, let's reinvigorate this amazing commonwealth of virginia. [applause] together, together. together. together. we can build a new day. a new day for virginians where yes we soar, and we never subtle. a new day where all virginians, all of us, can deserve to look forward to grabbing to aspiring to dreaming, and then achieving, that great virginia promise. god bless you, oh god bless the commonwealth of virginia. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ and the rate of your screen, the man projected to have won the governorship of the commonwealth of virginia, glenn youngkin, the republican, nbc news also projecting

>> speaking of that, i want to go to two suburban quality counties, fairfax, arlington and virginia, the outer suburbs of prince william and loudon, and you've been especially obsessed with both of these because of those middle class voters of color. let me just remind people, 2017 in loudon. north i've got almost 60%. in 2020, biden got over 60%. what's interesting is i've heard youngkin people tell me they believe they can get to 48% in loudon. that would tell me there actually are biden youngkin voters. >> that's right. if youngkin were even able to get 45% in loudon, i think it would be over in his favor. democratic turnout inside the beltway looks pretty good among the professional, high-propensity vote, right? the question for democrats today is are they able to get out the younger, less politically wired and non-white voters who powered biden to that 10% margin in 2020, and were engaged in 2017 when northam won. it's probably not going to hit those types of levels. >> i did my best to draw you a picture of the beltway here. there are lots of voters outside the beltway here. le

morning for the first time in nearly a century the tomb of the unknown soldier is open to the public in arlington national cemetery, where visitors are laying flowers. this thursday, veterans day marks the 100th anniversary of the tomb. marcus mcdonough sat down for an exclusive interview. courtney kube, what did the secretary have to say about some of the issues facing the va and veterans? >> one thing veterans continue to face is difficulty with mental health issues. we spoke with secretary mcdonough about how the mental health of veterans was impacted by the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. they saw an uptick in the number of veterans reaching out to the veteran crisis line. that was specific to the with withdrawal from afghanistan and it coincided with the anniversary of 9/11, a time they often see more reach out. secretary mcdonough spoke to those veterans who may be looking for help. >> make sure that people get timely access to care when they need it. we're here. let me communicate through you directly to veterans real quick. if you are in an emergency -- and it's natural, as we approa

commemorating the 100th anniversary of the tomb of the unknown soldier, the guarded platform at the heart of arlington national cemetery, open this week for the first time to the public. president biden took part in a formal wreath-laying ceremony this afternoon. >> our veterans represent the best of america. you are the very spine of america, not just the backbone. you're the spine of this country. and all of us, all of us, owe you. >> and here in new york city, what you're looking at, the largest veterans day parade in the country, just about to get under way. you can see them lining up. this is the 102nd year. and fifth avenue is packed to honor our veterans. it also marks a return to normalcy because last year's parade was held without spectators. >>> up next, the new front in the fight over masks in schools. and the latest on that concert tragedy in texas. what a survivor is telling us about the horror as it unfolded quickly that night. ♪ i'm a ganiac, ganiac, check my drawers ♪ [sfx: sniffs / long exhale] ♪ and my clothes smell so much fresher than before ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ i'm a g

. ♪ ♪ >>> we are looking at arlington cemetery, 2021. welcome to "morning joe," as we honor our veterans and sacrifices made by not just themselves but their families. let's turn back to jacob. i think you can speak best for your colleagues and comrades and their families and help teach our viewers about the importance of what everything that needs to be remembered on veterans day. >> yeah, it's interesting, everybody and every household made the contribution to defense the republic. i had friends and fathers who are missing arms and legs and eyes during the war. now we rely on a small number of young men and women who are willing to serve this country and i was asked not long ago of what i think of on veterans day and it's the same thing i think of everyday, 2 million or so young people who are out there defending 130 million of us. we forget we owe our freedom to those not only who have served but those who are serving right now, most americans don't know anybody in uniform, it's important on a day like today we stop for a second and t

president biden laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier today and delivering remarks at arlington national cemetery on this veteran's day, a day the president said is personal for him and his family acknowledging his son, beau, who served in the army and that thousands of other service members and all their families. this year with the removal of forces from afghanistan, veteran's day has taken on a new meaning for many looking to honor the veterans who played a part, and their families, in america's 20 years of war there. just last month, congressman jason crow and mike gallagher passed bipartisan to build a memorial on the national mall honoring those service members who fought in the war on terror. the bill sits waiting this the senate. crow a former army ranger said this upon the bill's passage in the house, quote, those of us who have served now the transformative power of a sacred place where the american people can come to reflect, to remember, and to heal, a permanent tribute in our nation's capitol will go a long way in honoring those who served this country over the past

>> i was driving back in from the mcauliffe event last night coming across the bridge there from arlington ceremony to the lincoln memorial and thinking about joe biden, looking at the lincoln memorial, always a beautiful drive. you're thinking about biden was about to land and our later and you've been on trips with the president where you come home on a late night flight and when you land, it's not great news. i give them a credit today. the president did not look panicked. the white house has not seemed panicked today. their attitude is they're taking this seriously and there's no doubt in a democratic party that is always replete with bedwetters, they had a lot of incoming over the course of this day. people were concerned and scared. a lot of electives who were freaked about this. to hold your composure in a situation like that is a big task and to your point, i think the by they look at this is the president hasn't had a lot of wins since october. now we're in november. the president hasn't really chalked up any really big political wins and i think they see those wins are just out o

we have numerous scenes in our book of giuliani going over to arlington where the campaign is headquartered and taking command of the entire legal strategy to the chagrin of trump's actual campaign lawyers and so there was a blending of the outside and the inside during this transition period. they weren't sequestered. >> let me read, because you also broke the eastman memo, which adam kinzinger described as a blueprint for a coup. let me read from your reporting. you and bob woodward reported this in "peril" about the conversation on january 4th. "i've been getting guidance that says i can't, pence said, glancing at his counsel. well, you can, east man said. his january 2nd memo to leave has expanded. its gist, have pence pause the process in congress so republicans and state legislatures could try to hold special sessions and consider sending another slate of electors. it also still asserted there were duelling slates and offered a scenario where vp pence opens the ballots and determines on his own which is valid but eastman acknowledged those alternative slates remain goals. you really n