what was going on, what the response was going to be. and, look, china s one of our biggest adversaries, so to see this, you know, when people look up in the sky and i was driving around earlier, people were pulled over on the side of the road, they were pulling out their camera phones. a lot of intrigue about this. you know, this is an interesting, you know, interesting time, but a lot of people have questions about this. and for me, i m incredibly concerned about where, you know, where this was headed and why it took so long to address. mike: a sense of relief as a south carolina congressman that this has been successfully shot down, apparently over the atlantic ocean? i think so, and i m super proud of the men and women at south carolina s shaw air force base for doing so. i think that shows our resolve and that we re able to take any task. it was really interesting to the watch this spy balloon go over my house and to see fighter planes really circling this balloon as i
powerful tornadoes ripping through mississippi overnight killing morethan 20 people and leaning behind of devastating destruction. to see what might be coming in front of you last night, this massive tornado was only able to be viewed by intermittent flashes of lightning and transformers blowing out in the distance. is that i can hear it. hi, aishah. iowa good to see you. i m aishah hosni in washington. officials there say that town is essentially gone with entire neighborhoods leveled as you can see here in this video and thousands without power or anywhere to go. we are being told by officials on the ground that there are 23 people dead in that area. griff: it has hit them hard, in fact. powerful interview with rolling folks mayor, neil cavuto earlier. he literally looked to left and right and nothing was left, rolling fork is down in delta area. i went to school in mississippi, grew up there. damaged not only homes but areas but also hospital nearby as well. nearest town
establishment wing. balking over finalizing the very rules mccarthy conceded last week to hard liners to become the house speaker. is this normal? plus, president biden s upcoming meeting with the president of mexico after visiting the border. where critics say the true scope of the humanitarian crisis was hidden from his view. and prince harry dropping bombs, accusing his stepmother of leaking stories to help her image. what does the royal family have to say about all of this? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start in our politics lead with the first test of newly elected speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy. in just a few hours, the house is going to vote on its new rules package. this will include one of the biggest concessions mccarthy made to the hard line rebels to get the gavel. that one-person motion to vacate rule. this means just one member of congress can now force to remove mccarthy as speaker. he also made other concessions including allowing more fre
and we also have some new reactions today to the january six committee hearings. as questions arise whether there should be a criminal investigation. when congresswoman as describes as the hearing serves as a scary reminder of what was happening as the riot unfolded. it was incredibly terrifying that day. we all in the gallery thought that we were going to die. there are hundreds of members of congress, we were five hours stuck in a room. we were frantic. there were bullet holes, there was glass all over everywhere. some new word today on president biden s condition three days after testing positive for covid. a new letter just out moments ago from the president s doctor. we ll take you to the white house in just minutes for what s new. and vice president harris in richmond, virginia, meeting with state legislators to discuss reproductive rights. she will travel to indianapolis on monday to meet the legislators there. well the doctor who performed an abortion on a ten yea
to the committee s probe and it s the first conviction of anyone for the defying the committee. they guilty verdicts are now putting the spotlight on others who have to find the committee subpoenas, including secret service agents who have lawyered up with private counsel. as the probe into the text messages. which are potential evidence turned into a criminal inquiry. all of that is making a blockbuster week for the january six committee. it used a second primetime hearing to show it excruciating detail that trump consistently and repeatedly resisted pleas to condemn that maga mob that was the filing the capitol. the mob was accomplishing president trump s purpose, so of course he did not intervene. here is what will be clear by the end of the hearing, president trump did not fail to act during the 187 minutes between leaving the ellipse and telling the mob to go home. he chose not to act. joining me, now charles clemente union at msnbc legal analyst and civil rights att