so brazenly torched to admire his or her work. what is uncommon, though, is the arsonist not just being applauded, by the victims, upon his return to the scene of the crime, but being celebrated. today donald trump played the arsonist in the trump-run republican party showcased a version of this phenomenon. meeting separately with house and senate republicans this afternoon, three blocks from where trump was arraigned last year in connection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 election he lost, trump s trip to washington, d.c. today amounted to equal parts chest thumping, america bashing, and more bizarre incoherent ramblings about dating nancy pelosi and the gop convention host city. the press spin for today was that trump would engage in forward looking discussions of policy, but hannibal lecter kept coming up and his animosity to the department of justice. the immediate aftermath of his 34 felony count in new york and that period trump sought to harness the powers of con
headquarters in new york city. 2:56. that s the length of the deliberation by hunter biden s jury to convict him on all three felony counts, tied to lying on a federal form about his drug use in order to get a gun. any moment now, special counsel david weiss will speak about the verdict and we will have that for you live. now, the question facing the president s son, the same one facing joe biden s political opponent, donald trump. will he be sentenced to time behind bars? and the other big question what will president biden say about all of this? although he released a written statement saying he accepts the outcome of the case, the president will have his first chance to respond on camera later this hour, when he talks about gun safety in washington, d.c. big picture, this has been a trial defined not just by the law but by what it says about the criminal justice system and what it says about the biden family and close friends. as many as 15 supporters showing up on any g
Lot of news to get to. As we wait for the president right now, were going to keep the live pictures up. I want to bring in connell mcshane, live for us in brentwood new york, hes going to tell us how the president is going to defeat ms13 once and for all. Reporter as we wait for the president to arrive, he should be here momentarily at Suffolk Community college. Does give him a chance to speak about issues near and dear when he was a candidate and even in the early days of the administration, his illegal immigration, combining that with Violent Crime, and ms13 and speaking to the local officials, and even to congressman peter king, who accompanied the president on the trip is the most violent of violent street gangs. Linked to 17 murders in this area. Brentwood is where we are, Central Islip thats been hit so hard. So thats the Violent Crime part of it. When you think illegal immigration, the gang has roots in el salvador. The attorney general Jeff Sessions was there yesterday working
Good thursday morning. Welcome to squawk alley. Carl quintanilla with Kayla Tausche at post 9. Our jon fortt live at the Consumer Electronics show in las vegas. A lot to come from jon later on this hour. Joining us at post 9 this morning, elevation partner cofounder Roger Mcnamee and jonathan, barclays head of u. S. Equity strategy research. Good morning to you both. Big story is the Senate Hearing under way this hour on capitol hill, top intelligence officials facing questions primarily centered on russias purported hacking of the u. S. President ial election. Senators john mccain, elizabeth warren, tim kaine among the committee members. Eamon javers has been watching this all morning long. Fascinating headlines. Good morning, eamon. Reporter good morning, carl. There is an enormous elephant in the room here, and that is this classified Intelligence Community report on alleged russian hacking of the u. S. Election. We know that that report has been delivered to president barack obama
Economy . I would transition from the oil industry, yes. Oh, thats a big statement. I would transition. That is a big statement. And covid. Were learning to live with it. We have no choice. He says that were learning to live with it. People are living to die with it. Giving both candidates some late ammunition. How safe is bidens polling lead . Can mr. Trump repeat his 2016 Election Night shocker . And who will control the senate . My guest this morning, Kate Bedingfield from the biden campaign, corey lewandowski, democratic senator Sherrod Brown of ohio and congressman denver wriggleman of virginia, plus, several members of Vice President pences staff test positive for covid as daily u. S. Cases hit an alltime high. Its real. Its very real. Theres probably not a day i dont cry. Joining me for insight and analysis are amy walter, National Editor for the Cook Political Report, Yamiche Alcindor with pbs news hour, nbc news senior Political Editor mark murray and anna palmer, senior washi