Its a false choice to make, sayinge1 that you either open t economy or everythingt goes to hell. But then, mr. Trump floats declaring a kwaunt. E quarantine because its such a hot area ofe1 new york, new jersey, and connecticut. Good before backing down. My guest this morning, dr. Deborah birx of the White House Coronavirus task force. Governor John Bell Edwards of louisiana, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer of michigan. Also, first time unemployment i rn we may be in a recession. And Congress Passes the biggest rescue package ever. How many more bailouts will we need . Ill have an interview with joe biden. Joining me for insight ande1 analysis are andrea e1mitchell. Eugene robinson, carollpe1 lee, hugh hewitt. Welcome to sunday and a special edition of meet the press. Announcer from nbc news in washington, thew3 longest runni show in telephone history, this is a special edition of meet the press with chuck z]todd. Good sunday morning. As you can see, once again, wee look a little differe
Ringleader of that group that tried to topple an Andrew Jackson statue near the white house. Now acting dhs secretary Ken Cuccinelli warning potential vandals ahead of more protests plan nationwide this weekend. Watch. We protect and defend many of these locations and many of these iconic statues around the country, and we are going to continue to do that. We are going to lean forward to do it. You are going to see that throughout this weekend, we are going to continue not only to protect the history of this country but, as President Trump has declared, we are going to prosecute violators of the law who vandalize property. Julie mark merited his life at the white house with more on this. Hi, mark. Good afternoon, julie. The president and the first lady are making their way up to south dakota. The president has been promoting this event saying its a chance to celebrate American History even during these uncertain times. We are going to have a tremendous evening. Its going to be a firewo
States. Were expecting a strong response from biden on the woodward revelations. And bill bar makes another highly unusual move to have the United States Justice Department take over trumps personal defense in a Defamation Case tied to rape allegations from decades ago. Welcome to wednesday. Its meet the press daily. We begin the hour with breaking news that is going to linger, folks. Moments ago excerpts from a thoroughly researched book by bob woodward were released as a book derived from 18 interviews with President Trump as the country was being pummelled by the virus and racial unrest. Audio has been released. They paint a report. The president admitted he intentionally down laid the virus even though he knew how deadly it was. Back in february as the president was telling the public it was no worse than the financial flu. Heres what he told bob woodward. It goes through air. Thats tougher than the touch. The touch you dont have to touch thing. The air, you breathe the air and tha
Thanks for getting up way too early with us on this thursday morning. Dont go anywhere. Morning joe starts right now. I think the three of us talking about a peaceful transfer of power speaks to the constitutional integrity of our country. In this is an unusual thing. We are both trying to come back to normalcy, deal with totally abnormal challenge and make a more Perfect Union. It is an exciting time. Approximate. We have to listen to folks that we agree with and folks that we dont. One of my fondest memories of the inauguration was the grace and generosity that president bush showed me and laura bush showed michelle. And it was a reminder that we can have fierce disagreements and yet recognize each others common humanity. And that as americans we have more in common than what separates us. Thats really moving. Really moving. Former president s bush, clinton and obama. A primetime inaugural special. Willie, this went on throughout the day. I mean, look at this. These families, they re
To fight the virus . How will they save the u. S. Economy . And will the white house and congress be able to unify to get it all done . Its way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that doesnt have to factcheck any president ial tweets this morning, as it turns out. I am kasie hunt on this thursday, january 21st. Well start with the news. President biden is using his first full day in office to announce the countrys First National strategy for fighting covid. It comes through a series of executive orders and directives as the u. S. Sets another record for daily deaths. Topping the list, expanding emergency relief to states and exercising the defense production act to make up for shortfalls in equipment. The white house also says it plans to launch a comprehensive Vaccination Program that will involve fema and other Public Health agencies, like the cdc. A panel will also be established to help expand testing, treatment, and the health care workforce. T