cinematographer. president biden dodging questions as the white house says it will not change his announcement about running for another term, now expected after the february 7th state of the union. pat toomey on his decision to leave the senate after more than a decade and the rising power of republican extremists in congress. the stunning stories about george santos past are multiplying. did he lie about his mother surviving the 9/11 attack and scam a homeless man out of thousands of dollars to treat his ailing service dog? the political shock. the new zealand prime minister, a young, prominent world leader and working mother, resigning. i know what this job takes. and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. it s that simple. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. following the stunning breaking news from new mexico. the state district attorney announcing criminal charges against actor alec baldwin and the armorer hannah
justice department personnel were dispatched to the house, even though many of them were not cleared to view top secret materials the biden team is refusing to go into detail about almost any aspect of this scandal but it s justification for that silence is being challenged every day. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich tried to get clarification on that this afternoon. she starts us off live tonight from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. good evening to you, bret. there are new reports that the justice department considered having fbi agents oversee the search at the president s home but decided against it. it is unclear who made that call or why. but we were told today by the administration that prides itself on transparency effectively not to expect answers on much from them is. the white house will not be taking questions on the investigation into president biden s apparent mishandling of classified documents anymore citing doj protocols. anything that is
today is not an indictment of the past. today is a celebration of our collective future. frederick douglas was a slave on the plantation in maryland. maryland made more history swearing in their lieutenant governor, the first asian-american elected statewide. that does it for us for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. chris jansing takes over after this. ris jansing takes over aftr this but shingrix protects. proven over 90% effective, shingrix is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults 50 years and older. shingrix does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients or to a previous dose. an increased risk of guillain-barré syndrome was observed after getting shingrix. fainting can also happen. the most common side effects are pain, redness and swelling at the injection site, muscle pain, tiredness, headache, shivering, fever, and upset stomach. ask your doctor or pharmacist about shingrix today.
strike hopes to put pressure on the company following the december hollywood travel meltdown. the proposed strike would begin in may. southwest pilots have been locked in talks over a knew contract with the company for nearly three years. fox 45 in baltimore as wes moore is sworn in as maryland s first black governor. he is just the third black state leader in u.s. history. his running mate aruna miller is the first immigrant and asian-american elected statewide in maryland. and this is a live look at orlando from our affiliate fox 35. one of the big stories there tonight spacex successfully launches a satellite to add to the space force s global positioning system. it s the 25th military code device in the constellation. the satellite will provided a advanced technology to space force operators. cool to see. that s tonight s live look outside the beltway from special report. we ll be right back. i want to get away i want to fly away yeah, yeah