MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Friday, October 16, and reports on the rising number of Republicans distancing themselves from Trump just before Election Day, the latest political controversy Rudy Giuliani has found himself caught up in, and the Trump administration’s efforts to downplay Covid-19 publicly while privately informing investors of the virus’s danger. Michael Steele, Brittney Cooper, Michael Cohen and Jeff Garlin all join.