news from ukraine, where a series of explosions rocked the capital city of kyiv this morning. ukraine says, the russian missile attack is targeting critical infrastructure. we will go live to ukraine for the latest. plus, the house under republican rule. we will look at the chaos the gop has brought in congress in its first week in charge of the house, and the latest on the investigation into president biden s handling of classified documents, and what s behind the double standard in how the biden case is being treated compared to the case of a certain twice impeached ex president. then, the featured author for today s edition of the velshi banned book club is a story to herself, and author, yes, but also a filmmaker. folklorist and voodoo expert among many other things. we will dive into zora neal hearst in, their eyes were watching god, next hour. velshi starts now. and good morning. it s saturday, january the 14th. we are one week into hundreds 18th congress. in four
the financial community. it s actually not true it s gonna go insolvent it s not true it s the facts my good friend joy reid is right. that line about the social security that congressman byron donalds tried to get past her is simply not true, as she would say. social security will not be insolvent by 2035. according to investopedia, social security as a pay as you go system where or assist recipients under any accumulated surplus fund everyone s benefits. payroll tax or not for particular pet taxpayers. let me break this down further. if you are currently connecting social security your monthly check is paid for by peril of current taxes of the labor force. so as long as americans are working in paying taxes, social security will continue to pay benefits. it is true that the amount of the benefits paid out could be reduced, if this problem is not addressed by 2023. hopefully soon.