President break the law in public view . That bombshell amid the backdrop of a Brandnew Congress sworn in today on capitol hill amid a growing effort by trump loyalists in congress to help him stay in office. And then, there is the vital runoffs in georgia thats going to determine who controls the senate. It is a critical night in american politics and governance. Thank you for spending it with us on american voices. A major question as we come on the air tonight. Have we just witnessed a sitting president of the United States commit a crime in plain sight . So, look, all i want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state. So, so tell me, brad, what are we going to do . We won the election and its not fair to take it away from us like this. And its going to be very costly, in many ways. And i think you have to say that youre going to reexamine it. And you can reexamine it, but reexamine it with people that want to find answe
Want to wish you a very good morning on this sunday, january 3rd. It is 2021. Im christi paul. And im john avalon in today for victor blackwell. Good to see you. Good to have you back with us, john. The u. S. Is under an awful lot of pressure both from partisan politics and the pandemic. We have more than 350,000 people that have died as of today in this country because of the coronavirus. For the 32nd day in a row, more than 100,000 people are battling covid19 in a hospital. Now vaccines are on the way. Getting people vaccinated, its taking much longer than had been anticipated. There are 13 million doses that have been distributed thus far, but only 4. 2 Million People have received their first shot. And president elect joe biden will inherit this crisis in just 17 days. Before the inauguration on january 20th, a series of consequential steps begins today. In just hours, nancy pelosi faces reelection as speaker of the house. With 117th u. S. Congress set to be sworn in. On tuesday, c
Patch which would require socalled Dark Money Group to disclose donors who give 10,000 or more during an election cycle and live now to the floor of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. Senate will come to order. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our heavenly father, you are our mighty fortress. Continue to be for us, a bulwark that never fails. Lord, inspire our lawmakers to do your will. Direct them in their work, empower them to meet each challenge and shield them from discouragement. May they not depart from your purposes for their lives, in their thoughts, words, or deeds. Lord, give our senators the discipline to relinquish the sprifort of self the spirit of selfimportance for the spirit of selfsacrifice. Give them also the certainty that you are guiding their lives. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the Unit
The daily rundown. Were looking ahead to the 50th anniversary of that famous 1963 march on washington. For Many Americans, 50 years ago feels like yesterday. But of course for millions of others, including myself who werent even born yet, in an ironic way, the grand memorial of granite and marble that now stands might make that history feel more distant. Particularly for many young people today. We remember dr. Kings march as an historical event. Through grainy film and archive photos. But for each of us, those four words, i have a dream, have a different and special renaissanreno sans. Since then, every political protest in this country has borrowed from what the leaders of the march on washington for jobs and freedom were able to achieve. Tomorrow, thousands will retrace their steps. Next week, president obama will mark the 50th anniversary of the march with a speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. It was not just the tumult of the 60s. In may of 1963, bolt conner had ordered p
Which was present. Gillian turner leads us off tonight. Good evening, julian. Good evening, so President Trumps former National Security advisor general Michael Flynn has asked an Appeals Court to force a district judge of handling his case to drop criminal charges against him in a brandnew emergency filing, they ask that judge Emmet Sullivan handling the case dropped the charges. They say he is not objective and is creating a political spectacle. In the midst of a National Collection season, drag them into the political hurricane. Now his legal team also insists he would be removed from the case and the court immediately called his unusual move to allow a friend of the court, a. K. A. A specially appointed judge to argue against a Justice Departments request to drop the case. Flynn is not the only former National Security advisor making headlines tonight. Fox news has learned the acting director has declassified a topsecret Inauguration Day email written by susan wise. President obama