president trump s pressure campaign on to local election officials and michigan to not certify the 2020 presidential election results. is here to talk about this bombshell and about the colorado supreme court s ruling to boot trump from the ballot there. unfinished business, congress left town without a deal on immigration and aid for ukraine and israel, not to mention a overall budget to avoid a government shutdown. we dissect washington s long and incomplete to do list with max cohen of punchbowl news. and reverse migration, charles stops by to discuss his new documentary calling for black americans to change the nation s political calculus by moving to the south. i m jonathan capehart, and this is the saturday show. it s just one page, one sentence. quote, the petition for writ before judgment is denied. that should have been my bad, i m not a lawyer, but with that one sentence, the supreme court rejected special counsel jack smith s proposal to accelerate a decisi
good evening, we begin tonight, keeping them honest the biden administration s 1500 troops to the border of mexico. the move is aimed at freeing up resources so customs and border protection officers can cope the expected surge of migrants when a trump era policy expires next week. the policy was called title 42 and it allowed authorities to quickly expel certain migrants using the covid pandemic has a reason. the new troops will join 2500 others who were sent to the border last fall because, clearly, there is a problem. but there isn t, not now and not for decades is a comprehensive solution at least not one that enough people in both parties can get behind. the administration tried sending a comprehensive immigration reform bill to congress on day one, january 20th, 2021. that went nowhere, so, instead like so many others before him president biden is taking a series of far smaller steps while trying to paint those-limited measures in the best possible light. which raises a
hey, alison. hello, good. evening i m alison camerota. a manhunt is underway for the mass shooting in texas, including 44-year-old. boy shaw stop shooting his rifle next to their house. the noise was keeping their baby awake. but instead of simply arguing with them, he shot and killed five of his neighbors. there s also the 79-year-old illinois man who fatally shot his neighbor for using a leaf blower in his own driveway. and the 29-year-old in texas who shot and killed a guy for opposing as a ballet parking attendant. what used to be screaming matches are fistfights have become fatal shootings. tonight, our panel offers their explanations for why. plus, the suicide of a 17 year old students at an elite boarding school is forcing the school to admit the horrible mistakes they made when it came to bullying. and how they felt, quote, tragically shorten protecting this promising young man. but this case tells us about today s version of bullying. and how many of you out ther
not. my focus is to get justice for halyna hutchins and let everyone know just because you re an a-list actor, you re not going to be above the law. that is the special prosecutor in the rust shooting case speaking with nbc news after announcing alec baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins. we ll have much more on this case and this surprising decision in just a moment. president biden s new comments about the investigation into the classified documents found at his home and personal office. we ll play for you that new information, that sound from him. also ahead, we ll explain why his administration is optimistic about the incendiary conservatives who are now serving on the house oversight committee. plus a live report from ukraine as dozens of allies are meeting to determine what military aid is needed to fend off russian forces. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, january
destruction. putin appearing today at a meeting with military industry leaders as his lower house of parliament with absolutely no warning approved a new bill cracking down on soldier who s refused to fight. this bill says soldiers who refused to serve or resist orders could face up to 15 years in prison. and this move is causing a widespread expectation that putin may even in the next few hours announce a form of a draft. in fact, there was an expectation he could appear today for national address just as he did right before his mass invasion of ukraine. and our matthew chance reports tonight that this widely expected national address from putin is now expected to happen tomorrow morning russia time, which means overnight here in the u.s. it is an address that could up the ante and change the stakes in this horrific war. the fears of escalation already sending russia s stock market plunging today in its worst drop since the start of the invasion. and if putin is going to sta