The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi

In Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig’s new book, "I Alone Can Fix It," they reveal that the White House counsel feared potential charges for Trump as the Jan. 6 riot unfolded. Mask mandates return in some areas as Covid cases are on the rise. And the surgeon general warns of health misinformation. Jonathan Lemire, Paul Butler, Clint Watts, Tim Miller, Susan Del Percio, and Dr. Nahid Bhadelia all join.

Excerpts from a new book about the final year of the Trump Administration outline the frustration and dismay former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Mark Milley, experienced during his time in the White House. A summer spike in coronavirus cases among the unvaccinated causes concern among public health experts. In the hopes of curbing the spread, Pres. Biden met with pop star Olivia Rodrigo to motivate younger Americans to get their shots. The president also returned to the Senate in an effort to shore up Democratic support for a key part of his agenda -- a $3.5 trillion dollar reconciliation bill. Shannon Pettypiece, Claire McCaskill, Barry McCaffrey, Eugene Robinson, Mike Murphy and Gary Ginsburg all join.

President Biden threw his weight behind voting rights today in Philadelphia. And Texas state Democrats are in Washington D.C. pressuring the Senate to pass federal voting rights bills. Meanwhile, two books are out with new insights into the final years of the Trump Administration. Yamiche Alcindor, Sam Stein, Michael Bender, Michael Wolff, Juanita Tolliver and Michael Steele join.

Dozens of Texas Democrats left their state denying Republicans in the capitol a quorum needed to vote on that state's restrictive voting legislation supported by Trump ally Gov. Greg Abbott. Plus, in a new FOX News interview, Trump painted a completely false narrative of the Capitol insurrection playing down the violence that is clearly caught on the bodycams of Capitol police officers. Joining the program is Peter Baker, Julie Pace, Victoria DeFranceso Soto, Dr. Kavita Patel, Don Calloway, and Matt K. Lewis.

As officials in Washington face growing pressure to deal with the attacks on ballot box access, the Feds are releasing new shocking video of Capitol riot mobs attacking police. Plus, we make sense of the CDC's new guidance on kids going back to the classroom. Joining the program for that and more are Susan Page, Eugene Daniels, Jeremy Bash, Dr. Vin Gupta, Robert Gibbs, and Bill Kristol.

Civil Rights leaders met with Pres. Biden and Vice Pres. Harris pushing the White House to react as Republicans continue to push laws aimed at voter suppression. Plus some ultra conservative Republicans are likening the Biden administration's push to get Americans vaccinated to Nazi Germany tactics. Joining the program are Ashley Parker, Jonathan Lemire, Melissa Murray, Adm. James Stavridis (Ret.), Eugene Robinson, and Matthew Dowd.

As Pres. Biden takes his push to get support for his infrastructure bill to a county Trump won in Illinois, Trump himself announced he would be suing Twitter, Facebook, and Google who all banned him after the Capitol insurrection. Joining to discuss that and much more is Peter Baker, Barbara McQuade, Ron Insana, Frank Figliuizzi, Cornell Belcher, and Stuart Stevens.

New shocking video has been released exactly six months after the Trump incited Capitol Hill insurrection as a select committee gets ready to fully investigate the violent incident. Plus, Hurricane Elsa is taking aim at Florida's Gulf Coast. Joining the program are Janessa Webb, Philip Rucker, A.B. Stoddard, Joyce Vance, Dr. Irwin Redlener, Juanita Tolliver, and Tim Miller.

While the liability to Trump himself remains to be seen, our legal experts say that the indictment against the Trump Org. and its CFO Allen Weisselberg are quite damning. We discuss that plus a Supreme Court decision's implication on ballot box access and Liz Cheney accepting Speaker Pelosi's invitation to join the Jan. 6 Select Committee. Joining the program are Peter Baker, Daniel Goldman, Joyce Vance, Neal Katyal, Michael Steele, and Mark McKinnon.

NBC News confirms the Trump Organization and its longtime CFO, Trump ally Allen Weisselberg, have been indicted. The charges will be revealed in a New York court on Thursday. But will the loyal Weisselberg cooperate with prosecutors? MSNBC's Brian Williams discusses that and more with Philip Rucker, Paul Butler, A.B. Stoddard, Chuck Rosenberg, Eugene Robinson, and Matthew Dowd.