How long you expecting the trial to go . Not giving interviews, sorry. Nothing there. Well, this comes hours after this moving tribute to pay a ceremony to pay tribute to u. S. Capitol Police Officer brian sicknick. He, of course, died from injuries he suffered defending the capitol during the riot four weeks ago today. Were going to be speaking with a staff member who feared for her life, barricaded with lawmakers as the mob took over the capitol. And on the other side of pennsylvania avenue, President Biden began his third week in office by meeting with a group of democratic senators. Theyre talking about how to get a pandemic relief deal passed by march 14th. That is the day that extended Unemployment Benefits will run out for millions of americans. The president was asked if a bipartisan deal can happen. What were you saying, youll get republican support . I think well get some republicans. Joining us now to startoff our coverage for this hour, nbc correspondent Carol Lee Covering
felt during the georgia republican party convention on saturday. listen to this as governor brian kemp takes the stage in front of a trump-friendly crowd. [ boos and cheers ] as you can hear, lots of boos for governor kemp there. that s just a snippet of what went on there. he angered many trump supporters last year when he refused to help overturn the election results. republicans at the convention reportedly passed a resolution calling on kemp and other officials to quote repair the damage that has been done. while kemp dodged any formal vote of disapproval, the atlanta journal and constitution reports the secretary of state, brian raffensperger, was censured by the party. still ahead, a massacre in west africa. a live report on burkina faso s worst militant attack in years.
Henrietta Spearman the first African-American woman photojournalist at the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. Currently she is the Chief Operations Officer of Savvy Sentences, Inc., a small woman-owned creative writing firm.
This month on The Local Take, we are highlighting women who have made history and women who are making history. This week we speak with Henrietta Spearman, the first African American woman to work as a photojournalist at the Atlanta Journal and Constitution.
After graduating from Georgia State with a degree in broadcast journalism, Spearman took a job as a copy carrier at the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. She began writing stories and was eventually assigned to cover the In-Town beat.
of supporting u.s. aims in afghanistan. and the u.s. military, i think, has already come to the conclusion that whatever they have valiantly tried to achieve on the ground is not going to have lasting political support inside afghanistan. the gop candidates have been pretty blunt about this and are very critical of the president for apologizing on the koran burning. newt gingrich told the atlanta journal and constitution, i m quoting him, there are some problems when you have to say, you know, you re going to have to figure out how to live your own miserable life. do they pay attention to what s being said here over there? let me get your reaction to that, ambassador. clearly, the afghani government is hedginging its bets based on what they perceive happening here because after all, we are their mare joy lifeline. we are karzai s lifeline at this point in time, but the fact of the matter is that the good speaker is way off base. he is inappropriately unfair to
richmond, virginia. we will have that live when it happens. but true to recent and presidential campaign form, earlier today, he met with a family in des moines before holding another backyard gathering with their neighbors. and he went after the republicans as well as their pledge to america. you can t say you want to balance the budget, deal with our deficit, invest in our kids, and have a $700 billion tax cut that affects only 2% of the population. these events may be having an impact leading up to the november midterms. look at this. asked which party should control congress, 46% said republican. 43% said democrats. that s a six-point gain for democrats since august. cynthia tucker is with the atlanta journal and constitution. it s good to see you. good afternoon, chris. were the rumors of a gop