Spending. How will the PreSident Agend hit the wallet . We will talk to Kaylee And CongreSSman of florida, thatS all ahead. A very buSy day. It iS. We begin firSt with HouSe LawmakerS now introducing two bipartiSan billS that aim to hold china accountable for itS role in the pandemic for the legiSlation would Example Shoul CommiSSion to inveStigate how thiS pandemic Started and how familieS of victimS to Sue beijing. Hello, and welcome to im Sandr Smith here in New York. And thiS iS america reportS. I am in for John RobertS fro loS angeleS, the bill haS come iS HouSe RepublicanS on the Judiciary And OverSight committee wantS her own inveStigation into an Nih Grant that reportedly uSed Taxpayer Money to fund the InStitute Of Neurology StudieS on that coronaviruS iS. There are concernS over how tha chineSe lab could be the Source of that and eventually Spread around the globe. CongreSSman Dan CrenShaw Callin out ChinaS Lack of Cooperation And TranSparency earlier on americaS newSroom. I
But i believe in the what we need to do, in the future, is we are a democratic republic. We need to have integrity in our election system. Im not going to Go On the past. You know, were in a posttrump era and they still keep talking about it. Are we, though . Were in a posttrump era. We we have moved forward. I dont think he believes that. A lot to unpack, tonight. Lets start with the Breaking News and the drama unfolding with the houserepublican leadership vote. Our Jamie Gangel joins us with some new breaking details. Also with us, gloria borger. Jamie, you are learning more about how this vote is expected to Go On on wednesday, including how congresswoman Liz Cheney feels about all of this. What can you tell us . First of all, i think what not a lot of people realize is what does the Conference Chair do . Liz cheney is the Conference Chair. That means she is running the conference, on wednesday morning. Which means, it is very likely, that she could be the one to call the vote to ou
pandemic. those are the words of chicago mayor lori lightfoot after the teachers union voted to return the third largest school district to remote learning amid a surge of covid cases. sandra, good day to you. sandra: and good day to you, john. we have a parent here to respond later in the show and i m sandra smith in new york. classes in chicago are canceled after 73% of the union members voted to go virtual until at least january 18th. why? the union says they want to see the safety standards met and case numbers to fall before they head back to the classroom. the mayor is firing back saying the decision is not based in science and the union is giving into fear mongering. jen psaki was asked about this a moment ago and what she said about keeping the schools open. we are more than equipped to ensure schools are open and will keep our children and educators who selflessly serve their community safe and ensure children are not enduring the mental health impact of not be
now time for the last word. good evening, jonathan. what a wonderful tribute to bishop tutu. your fabulous podcast, all of the episodes are out, you walked on it for a year and i am wondering since it dovetails with what we are going to talk about at the start of the show, has the radicalization that you have been reporting on for the last year, do you think that things have gotten more radical? first of all, thank you. that is a great question. radicalization is trending upward in this country and everyone should be concerned about what is happening in various corners of not just the dark web but happening in plain sight when you see politicians and others perpetuating the big lie, using that to stop division and violence. that is something we should be concerned about. this is echoed by officials in law-enforcement when you have the fbi and others warning congress about online radicalization. thank you very much. we begin with the reason why the january 6 select commi
that chases excitement, sometimes at the expense of education. there is a political lesson of the gladiator circle as well, populism gives people what they want, good leaders persuade people to move towards what they need. in 15 months we pick a president the world is fraught with peril, our country is divided, institutions once relied upon have let us down, some are wondering if our best days are behind us, if we are simply managing the decline, managing the dissent or if america can rally again. on wednesday night we begin the process to pick the nominee for president, the first presidential primary debate on the gop side, what would you ask? what do you want to hear, what are your expectations, do we merely want to be entertained as the crowd in the roman coliseum or do we know are well of sorts, there s much more at stake than a fun night of television. are we open to something or someone new, are we open to persuasion, what are we looking for any candidate, a thinker who