Against the variants right now. The more contagious variant first found in south africa is here. It almost certainly means theres other cases out there. This is new day, with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. It is friday, january 29th, its 6 00 here in new york. So why is this man smiling . No, not the guy on the left who lost an election by 7 million votes and presided over the deaths of 400,000 americans from coronavirus. The guy on the right, the republican leader on the right. Why is he smiling . Because hes been working on some bipartisan deal to get vaccines to millions of people . Is he smiling because hes been fighting for Economic Relief for millions of people out of work . Is he smiling because hes taken a new public stand against lies, hate, and bigotry . No, no, and no. Hes smiling because he got a political pat on the head, the tender embrace of the man who told a mob to march on the cap
Inner circle. The memo which was obtained by the New York Times and has not been verified by nbc news, was allegedly sent in early December 2020 by trump lawyer kenneth chesebro, who is one of the coconspirators identified but not charged in the Justice Departments latest indictment, of the former president. In the note, chesebro details the fake elector scheme which falsely claims former Vice President mike pence had the power to block the certification of the states votes on january 6th. All just to buy time. Chesebro admitted that the Supreme Court would likely reject the plan, in a statement to nbc news, the lawyer writes that he was simply providing legal advice to trumps campaign. But that quote whether the campaign relied on that device, upon that advice as he intended would have to remain a question to be resolved in court. Those efforts by donald trump and his lawyers to subvert democracy has, in a small part, led the american varshini to create a task force for American Democ
Midst at all. Standing the test just State Capitol in atlanta. This is cnn tonight be sure to tune in for special coverage of President Bidens state of the Union Address. Ill be back here along with my esteemed colleagues, dana bash and erin burnett. Abby philip, and a cast of thousands, 08 00 p. M. Eastern on cnn. Our coverage continues right now happening now, we are learning some of what President Biden will say tonight about the state of the union. Details on that and why theres so much focus on how he delivers his message to congress and to the country. Also tonight theres Breaking News on Donald Trumps 83 million Defamation Judgment and what a judge just ruled on trumps request for a temporary delay and in uvalde, texas, parents of murdered children erupted grief and anger at a new report on the massacre at robb elementary, where 19 children and two teachers were shot and killed welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the S
But the recent protests have blocked Distribution Efforts leaving some food despoil. Its frustrating for the wfp officials as they know. You dont have to look far to find hunger here. These farmers pointing to their stomachs lifting their shirts to us. Hungry a lot of folks will look at haiti and theyll say, its heading issues the question that no doubt people in the us will ask is, well, why should we while there are two reasons why you need to l, first of all, theyre on humanitarian grounds but then theres also her only selfinterest in the us. So the longer you wait to act on haiti the more migrants there will be on our southern border. Its that simple many here, search for normal seat where they can, even with the threat of violence, missing mass for some, is not an option. They wear their sunday best and unite in prayer places of worship are not immune from gang tear. They at least off for a moment of training and hope for now. David culver, cnn, portauprince, haiti im john berman
Pressing, one of the most pressing issues in not just the American Court system but American Society given the role of the courts. Im going to get into something later in the hour and im very specifically avoiding and that is commenting on Robert Kennedy junior. I have reasons for my reluctance, including my experience with him in my college class, which im gonna talk about a little bit. But today was the day with his testimony that i can no longer avoid it, and im going to have to, itll be more than a few years words, and it will be later in the hour. There is much to say about him. I have a bit to say about him, and this is the night for that. I am eager for a deep cut on you and robert f. Kennedy junior in college. So i will be tuning in for that. For many reasons. Have a good show. The attorney for the dammed, thats how the newest member of Donald Trumps Criminal Defense Team was described in a New York Times profile written about him over 15 years ago. John laurel served as a fede