On capitol hill and the human toll across the country. Then the fire is still burning in West Virginia as we learn more about the quote safety of crude trains. And then the hundreds of finalists vying for a oneway trip to mars. And the republican 2016 front runner is a college dropout. Tonight, why i say a College Degree should not be a prerequisite to becoming president. I dont think we need another harvard professor or graduate at the white house. All instarts rights now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. One of president obamas signature accomplishments of late has been thrown into limbo today. Blocked his executive action on immigration which the president announced in november and which would offer work permits and protection from dporgs deportation to millions of undocumented immigrants. The judge does not rule on whether the president exceeded his constitutional or statutory power. Instead it finds that the 26 mostly republican led states that filed a lawsuit against t
Thanks so much for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. We begin with breaking news in the paris terrorist attacks investigation and growing concerns across europe. One suspect has been arrested in belgium with suspected ties to isis and right now theres a serious and possible imminent threat for attacks in multiple locations in brussels. Belgium is raising the terror alert there to the highest level. And belgiums Prime Minister is closing the capital citys metro for the weekend and is warning people to avoid large crowds. Translator we are talking about a threat of several individuals with arms and explosives to launch actions, perhaps even in several places at the same time. Theres no question of us giving any comment on the investigations that are ongoing on the operations that are underway for obvious reasons. The manhunt is still underway there for leading terror suspect Salah Abdeslam, who was last seen driving towards the belgium border. Meanwhile, officials have arrested three n
Michael flynn, Jared Kushner and others improper access to top secrets. Even john kelly when he was chief of staff acknowledged there were problems with the security process. Now House Democrats want to air that dirty laundry, they want the documents and are prepared to issue a subpoena to get them. And good day, everyone, im Andrea Mitchell in washington. Day 33 of the Government Shutdown. Today both houses are gearing up for votes tomorrow that will likely fail but possibly clear the way for a short term bill to end the shutdown and launch real negotiations for a compromise that President Trump would sign. President trump, though, Standing Firm so far, confident republicans will not waver, even as federal workers brace for two more weeks without pay. Among the hardest hit, thousands of Government Contractors including Security Officers and cleaning staff who will never get their back pay to recover from the shutdown crisis. Joining me now, nbc White House Correspondent Kristen Welker
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To be able to win in those states. And no democrat has ever won the presidency without winning pennsylvania. I think that i can do well. Jesse joe biden backing on voters, holding their noses and voting for him. But it will backfire. Check out what one pollster is saying about iowa. I did not need one joe biden voter who was in any way, shape, or form excited about voting for joe biden. They feel that they have to vote for joe biden to keep somebody from the left who they feel is unelectable from getting the nomination. Katie, what do you think about that . Katie when you look at the enthusiasm of President Trump and the number of people that are still going to the rallies that by the economy, this will be a problem for joe biden. The thing that has happened in the last couple of weeks is when he asks questions about his policies positions when he is running against elizabeth warre, he has change them. When you look at his momentum going into the early states, he is saying i have done