Begin todays Cross Connection with a new order. Majority leader Chuck Schumer has announced the second impeachment trial of donald trump will begin the week of february 8th. The house managers and the defense will have a period of time to draft their legal breathes just as they did in previous trials. During that period the senate will continue to do other business for the American People such as cabinet nominations and the covid relief bill, which would provide relief for millions of americans who are suffering during this pandemic. Its our first show with trump out of office, but there is a developing story from overnight. Another trump scheme revealed. The New York Times and the Washington Post report while in office trump allegedly plotted to fire acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen and replace him with an ally who would take up trumps baseless claims, emphasis on baseless, that the election was rigged against him and pressure georgia lawmakers into somehow overturning the States
Thats right. Were still going to wait and wait for a while. Probably days before we get those final tallies in the biggest prize of super tuesday, california, which, obviously, has the most delegates. So were waiting to see how that plays out. But if you zoom out, this was an unprecedented comeback for former Vice President joe biden. His team said they had hoped to use South Carolina as a springboard into super tuesday. That was their plan. They had hoped that they could rely on key endorsements and congressional districts that they knew were delegate rich and really focus on those areas in these super tuesday states. And then, of course, the big endorsements from amy klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg and beto orourke. They hoped all that was going to move the needle, and it did. Joe biden won across the southern United States, winning in massachusetts, Elizabeth Warrens home state and next door, senator Bernie Sanders. You saw him winning in texas. And really pulling africanamerican voters,
Americans of w. H. Who have lost lives by the he couldnt. President trump, who is golfing at his Virginia Club Holiday Weekend tweeted this morning cases, numbers, and deaths are going down all over the country n. Stark contrast, trumps own fda commissioner tweeted hours earlier, i remind everyone that the coronavirus is not yet contained and adds social distancing, hand washing and Wearing Masks protect us all. Id like to bring in nbcs monica alba at the white house. Has there been response from the white house regarding the fda seeming contrasting tweet. Reporter the white house would say the president s tweets as they so often do speak for themselves. Optimism is not the case across the country. We are seeing deaths tick up, reaching almost that grim milestone of 100,000 deaths. There are certainly hot spots still that are seeing emerging cases that have even concerned Coronavirus Task force response coordinator dr. Deborah birx who on friday said the d. C. Metro area is one of the
We want to fight. Heather the historic meltdown that has both sides of the aisle circling their wagons. Dont you say goodbye. Not yet. Do you understand me . Im so cold. Heather it is the question everyone still wants answered, could jack have fit on the door too . Leonardo dicaprio just weighed in, sparking a debate on social media. Fox friends first starts right now. My dreams, never quite as it seems. Never quite as it seems. Heather live shot from new york city for you this morning where they said the heat wave was coming and it is here. While other portions of the country, louisiana, mississippi, still cleaning up from a Tropical Storm and a lot of rain. Good morning, youre watching Fox Friends First on this wednesday morning. Im heather childress. Thank you once again, as always, for starting your day with us. We go straight to a fox news alert. At this hour, a kentucky sheriffs deputy is fighting for his life after getting shot in the line of duty overnight. The deputy was respo
Investigations of the president of the campaign of the administration, of the president s family, done with methods that were really meant to investigate people not crimes, things seem to me to go way over the bounds of the constitution and i decided to speak out. So one day im actually at my kids basketball game and i say, do i do this piece, is somebody going to read it and millions of people read this piece, you know what, i can be a voice to stop this kind of thing, this kind of abuse which weve got to remove from the presidency, no one can be an effective president or as effective as they could be if theyre under constant threats and investigations. What kind of response have you gotten in the democratic world . Well, you know, i get a lot of people who respond to me that they admire what im doing, they appreciate it, they know that its about the country, its not about the party and i tell them its not about a party, i worked for parties for 40 years, president ial campaigns, sena