The National Constitution center as you know is the only institution in the country chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. Those of you that have been to the townhall should be able to recite that Mission Statement with me in unison, and im so proud of the superb programs weve been having over the past couple weeks to fulfill that mission. Just last night an introduction with the university of pennsylvania we had a future panel about the nsa surveillance with peter from the Intelligence Commission and Charlie Savage and anita allen from the university of pennsylvania. March 5 we are going to have our First Partnership with the intelligence squared, a great series where alan hirsch of its of Harvard Law School full of the date whether the president has the Constitutional Authority to target and kill american citizens abroad which is a topic we will be talking about today into Zeke Emmanuel vice provost and my crewmates in ph
We cannot forget the scope and scale of this. Despite this overwhelming scale of this virus and despite fears that a second wave is on the way, floridas republican governor just made a big announcement that hes lifting covid restrictions in a big way in his state. Lets get straight to randi kaye in florida with all of the details. Randi, what did the governor announce and why does he think it is safe now . Reporter he said that the threat has eased. He put it that simply. He thinks it is time to reopen. All of the businesses around the state, so hes lifting all restrictions on bars and restaurants and businesses statewide immediately. That means that restaurants are now in phase three, the state is in phase three so they could open to 100 capacity. This outside table is empty and people dont have to sit outside and right away they could sit inside up to 100 capacity. There might be a different approach here in south florida in doral and miamidade and broward county, the three hardest h
Relenting after outrage over his threats in a video last week suddenly opposing the bill his own treasury secretary negotiated on his behalf. The bill they are now planning to send back to my desk is much different than anticipated. It really is a disgrace. That was then, this is now. His sudden week of threats did have a real impact. At least one week delay in enhanced Unemployment Benefits to millions of americans out of work. And a delay in those stimulus checks as well. The president s reversal on the bill comes with other largely unenforceable demands on congress, to remove critical foreign aid from bipartisan spending bills, and an investigation by both houses into his false claims of election fraud. Both going nowhere on capitol hill. While law makers deal with president trumps latest tirade delivered from his vacation retreat, president elect joe biden is meeting with National Security advisers and focusing on the remaining four unfilled cabinet slots. Hell be speaking publicly
Free speech, the claim of free speech here, does not apply. The disturbing new details about some of the capitol hill rioters who had been arrested. A Republican House minority leader Kevin Mccarthy says every american is to blame for that, the insurrection. The brutal truth is that things are going to get worse the next several months before they get better. Not out of the woods yet. What can we expect of the pandemic in the next couple of months as the u. S. Surpasses 25 million covid cases. About a quarter of the worlds total. And we do say good morning, everybody, it is sunday, january 24th. Im kendis gibson. Im lindsey riser. Were live from msnbc headquarters in new york. We have a team of reporters and analysts following all of this for you right now. We will begin in washington with nbc White House Correspondent monica alba and nbcs Heidi Przybyla covering capitol hill. Good morning. Monica, start us off with the new reporting from the wall street journal. Not only did trump pla
Dana that from dr. Fauci who testified remotely to a Senate Committee today. Im the head of the cdc also warned during that hearing, we are not out of the woods yet. One day after President Trump said america has prevailed over the pandemic, but first, fox news has confirmed the acting director of National Intelligence has decided to declassify information about Obama Administration officials who requested the unmasking of Michael Flynn and their name could soon be released publicly. Lots of news today. Lets begin with chief White House Correspondent live on the north lawn. Spoke with white house officials earlier today who expect that the names of former Obama Administration officials who requested the unmasking of general Michael Flynn in intelligence intercepts could be released as soonest today. The acting director of National Intelligence dropped by the department of justice last week. Part what he brought over was a treasure trove of declassified documents revealing who in the Ob