Today on Velshi, new reporting shows Republican governors are not just using migrants as political pawns.

They're taking active measures that sow chaos in American cities and do real harm to human beings.

And as Charlie Crist revealed in an old school opposition research dump this weekend,

in at least some cases they're using taxpayer money, a lot of it, to do it.

Chris, who's running to unseat Governor Ron DeSantis in Florida, posted proof of his latest

allegation yesterday and signed off with a promise of more to come.

He joins me live this morning.

Plus, the police shooting of a black teen exploded the notion that one American town was a model

of racial harmony. More than 30 years later, the town is still grappling was a model of racial harmony.

More than 30 years later, the town is still grappling with the legacy of that shooting and its aftermath.

The killing of 16-year-old Philip Pinell in Teaneck, New Jersey, is the subject of a new MSNBC docu-series.

I'll be joined by Pinell's mother and sister.

And we talk a lot on this show about the

fragile moment in American democracy. And now, with this year's crucial midterm elections fast

approaching, we're launching a new feature to get down to the specifics and show you where,

from whom and how the most potent threats to democracy in America are manifesting. Our first stop is Arizona, birthplace of the infamous fraudulent, fueled by election lies,

a critical state in this high-stakes political season.

The Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs joins us in the next hour.

Velshi starts now.

Good morning to you. It is Sunday, September 18th. I'm Ali Valshi live at MSNBC headquarters in New York City, a city which this week is hosting President Biden and scores

of other world leaders for the United Nations General Assembly. Biden is set to have a busy

few days, including a bilateral meeting with the new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. No doubt the death

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