families, come have a glass of wine. we took a look inside. a piece of that wharf we just showed you is now sitting in the dining room inside this restaurant, and look over here. some of the debris. this is indicative of the debris washing ashore. this huge log here seeing this up and down, littered across capetola beach. this trash can here, this dumpster is filled with debris and another one feet away. you can see, this entire area has been roped off, because it s just too dangerous for people to come here. it s unclear exactly how long these businesses will be shuttered, but the thing people are really hoping for is for the rain to stop so that california can dry out, and that s the good news. the remainder of january, for the most part, is expected to be dry, and that s going to help these businesses try to rebuild. chris? oh, dana griffin. thank you for that. president biden puts voting rights back in the spotlight, but any hope of delivering on one of his biggest campaign pro
degrees, involvement in the firm involved in a ponzi scheme, malt pot convictions suspension of driver s licence all knowing he was openly gay had been married to a woman. bringing in msnbc s reporter and a former prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst and david jolly, former republican congressman from florida and msnbc political analyst. we pointed out repeatedly highway the biden and trump documents, actual facts of the cases are very different, but i want to play what jim comer, head of the oversight committee said just yesterday. well, my concern is that special counsel was called for, but yet hours after that we sill had the president s personal attorneys who have no security clearance still rummaging around the president s residence looking for things. i mean that would essentially be
back in the 90s and all that training has certainly paid off in the way they ve performed. again, thank you. thanks so much, general. that does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports follow us online and on twitter. chris jansing will be here right after these messages. good day i m chris jansing live in msnbc head equarters in new york city. political and ethical problems facing democrats and republicans growing deeper by the day. more pages of classified material found at the president s home, more head-scratching reports about republican congressman george santos questionable behavior as his party looks the other way. where does all of it lead? plus, president biden honoring the legacy of martin luther king jr., touting
economic advances for underserved communities, expanded voting rights and a robust defense of democracy, but how much can he really get done? then finally, we ll look how the massive infrastructure legislation passed last year may help restore one historic black and brown neighborhood in new orleans to its former glory. not by adding anything but taking something away. that story later in the hour. but we start with the ethical dilemma staring republicans and democrats in the face. and the growing frustration with both parties over what some see as self-inflicted wound. for democrats, yet another call for information on the biden documents controversy. this one, from the republican head of the house oversight committee. he wants the visitors log from biden s home in wilmington after biden s attorney said five more pages of classified documents were found there earlier in the week. a spokesman for the secret service said, those logs don t
we choose democracy over atock crazy or community over chaos, love over hate? the questions of our time that i ran for president to try to help answer and that dr. king s life and legacy, in my view, show us the way forward. that was just moments ago. the president joins reverend al sharpton at the national action network s mlk breakfast. after becoming the first president to speak at ebenezer baptist church in atlanta yesterday. with a gop-controlled house, is there any chance of fulfilling his campaign promise to protect, to expand voting rights? let s bring in nbc s kara lee and chairman of african american studies and an msnbc contributor. good to have you both. carol, president biden did call for congress to pass the john lewis voting rights act, in his speech today, but we all know what the political realities are. talk about the white house strategy and, frankly, their