nashville tennessee, six innocence lost their lives. three of them nine-year-olds. the faces of these beautiful children are imprinted on my heart. like many parents in this country, i wake up in the middle of the night thinking about these families and praying for them. i cannot conceive of the depths of their pain. as americans, we need to have an open and honest discussion about how to protect our children, tomorrow. not decades from now, tomorrow. what is the real practical solution? what would actually save lives? republic in talk of health has merit but how do you fix this legislatively? it is hard to think about. it seems nearly impossible to fix the human heart or the human mind from the halls of congress. and as for the drumbeat for gun control, let s say just in theory, that you abolish the second amendment and ban guns entirely. that would fix precisely nothing. there are currently more than 390 million guns in this country. and even if you did try to confiscate th
have been on it may have affected a presidential election. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. it was weeks before the 2020 presidential election. 51 intelligence officials signed that letter. the letter called the laptop by hunter biden russian disinformation. in an exclusive interview, the then campaign advisor says he had nothing to do with it. with regard to that letter, i didn t wasn t my idea, didn t ask for it or solicit it and i think the testimony that the former deputy director of the c.i.a. mike morrell put forward confirms that? do you except it is not russian disinformation? i am not engaging in politics. i have a lot of my agenda. things we just talked about. harris: mike morrell testified blinken was the impetus for the statement. house republicans demanding information on the original letter. who crafted it in total? the deadline for blinken and others thursday for that information. blinken s denial says more ties between him and
First, new year, new congress and new problems for Kevin Mccarthy as he struggles to secure the speakers gavel. The pushback hes getting from his caucus with time right nowing out to secure the votes he needs before republicans take control of the house. Its one of the busiest travel days for what has been one of the craziest travel seasons in recent memory. Ahead, were on the ground at one of americas busiest airports. And youll want to turn up the volume for this one. Who stands to benefit from new big changes for Retirement Plans and Student Loan Payments this year . How it could affect your bottom line. Plus, the new restrictions for women in afghanistan that groups say will cost lives. About 25 hours from now, the 118th Congress will convene with republicans in charge of the house of representatives. But its still far from certain who their next speaker will be. Nbc news has obtained a letter Written On Sunday by a group of nine current and incoming House Republicans expressing sk
for homes and small businesses? senator, we ve already committed $21 million, and that s a down payment. that is a down payment. will you commit to these innocent families do not lose their life savings and their homes and small businesses? the right thing to do is to say yes, we will. senator, i m committed to doing what s right for the community. and we re going to be there no. what s right for the community will then be balanced shaw also refusing to commit to pausing stock buybacks or offering paid sick leave for all norfolk southern employees. i will commit to continuing to discuss with them important quality of life issues with our local craft colleagues. with all due respect, you sound like a politician here, mr. shaw. paid sick days is not suba radi concept in the year 2023. reporter: in the wake of the derailment on capitol hill there is a bipartisan push to hold companies like norfolk southern accountable. the company followed the wall street b
bring to big cities. cb cotton is live in new york city with more, cb? hi jon good evening nice to see you. newly released data from the nypd certainly shows an increase in one type of criminal offense, retail theft. the staffs are belike nearly one third of those committing retail theft or repeat offenders. this comes as house judiciary committee prepares for to field hearing tomorrow. focusing more violent crime. six confirmed witnesses for the harried members of the gop led committee said their testimony will highlight how the policies of manhattan d.a. alvin bragg have contributed to rampant violent crime. the das office though says the hearing is not a real effort to address public safety. but rather a political stunt. the hearing comes as another round of criticism against bragg from republicans who feel bragg s priority prosecuting content being tough on crime. less than two weeks ago trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related