that. one dead in texas and another in arkansas as powerful winter storm cripples the mid south. 360,000 residents are still without power. voters say the country is more divided than ever. dysfunctional family is what 81% say describing america today. when it comes to the economy. 66% disapprove of how president biden has been handling the inflation crisis. where is everybody going? to gobbler s knob. it s groundhog day. it is groundhog day. janice: punxsutawney, pennsylvania, the crowd have been here since 3:00 a.m. we will find out if there are going to be six more weeks of weather anything can happen. brian: you are looking somewhere in pennsylvania. punxsutawney, easy to say, tough to spell, where a bunch of people. steve: good scrabble word. brian: they want to have fun. brian: seeing grown men in groundhog hats. brian: it s acceptable. tomorrow it won t be. so don t try it. but right there, a bunch of people. some strangers, all willing to
setting up barricades, security cameras newly installed after trump called for protest on social media and rallied his base, to quote, take our nation back. he believes this is a very big political plus for him which is why he is fanning the flames. if they want to go after donald trump and have solid evidence, so be it. michael cohen is far from solid evidence. i have facts. i have the truth. i have the documentation. xi jinping and vladimir putin will meet for a second day of talks at the kremlin. this is a critical time in russia s ip investigation of ukraine. and xi is framing himself as a possible peacemaker. is there going to be a substantial chinese contribution to the russian war effort or is this just a bunch of talk. that remains to be seen. the federal reserve begins meeting today to decide whether to raise interest rates again. it s about who is going to be vulnerable as interest rates rise. that could be companies. it could be consumers and
at the united nations headquarters here in new york city. hello, welcome. sandra smith in new york. and as you can expect, the traffic is thick with the u.n. happening. john: never my favorite time of year, no question about this. this is america reports, the president making his annual address to the u.n. general assembly just hours after vladimir putin made a startling speech to the russian people calling up hundreds of thousands of reservists to fight in ukraine, claiming he is not bluffing when it comes to his nuclear threats. the president putting putin on notice. just today president putin has made overt nuclear threats against europe, and a reckless disregard for the responsibilities of a nonproliferation regime. we will stand in solidarity of ukraine, solidarity against russia s aggression, period. sandra: the war in ukraine is not the only international crisis being discussed by the president. he reaffirmed america s one china policy just days after saying th
welcome to the programme. the bank of england has warned the uk is facing its longest recession since records began, as it raised interest rates, by the biggest rise in 30 years. the 0.75 percentage point rise the eighth consecutive hike takes uk rates to from 2.25 per cent to 3 percent, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. the bank of england s move matches the us central bank s rate hike on wednesday, taking us rates to 3.75 to 4.0%. here s the bank of england governor. these are big changes. they have a real impact on people s lives. so, why are we doing it, and why are we doing it now when so many people are struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? we are increasing bank rate because inflation is too high. it is the bank s job to bring it down. a rise in interest rates can have an influence on things like credit card repayments and mortgages but also the interest paid on your savings. but the governor says this is the only way to r
playing field that even with the quote, even after squandering all those even afte squandering all thos elon musk is still the second richest human being on the planet. and on that note, that does it for us tonight. rachel will be back on monday. alex will be back on tuesday, and my own show, here on msnbc, we ll be back on sunday night on 8 pm, but now it s time for the last word with ali velshi and lawrence o donnell. that was a segment after my own heart. what a world, right? a guy can lose 182 billion dollars, 182 billion dollars and just man in the world. i mean, that says it all. one doesn t need any more. with which tells you he had too much in the first place. no human being should have that much money even on paper. i am glad know about your segment about how folks are getting worried about the gas stoves in the culture wars and dr. seuss. and i remember donald knew trump talking about not enough water coming into the shower and asked to flush several times t