This one is blocked and returned for the touchdown. [cheers] brian all right. We will discuss all these stories but, first this. A fox news alert. The urgent manhunt underway right now after an Arkansas Police officer is shot and killed. Steve its just a terrible story. Letarius howard is suspected of opening fire outside a motel in west helena near the mississippi border. Police were looking for him in a separate shooting. Is he considered at this hour armed and dangerous ainsley. Ainsley yes. And then also, overnight, two North Carolina Police Officers were shot while they were trying to break up a fight at a nightclub. Four other people were also shot. All are expected to be okay. Two suspects are now in custody. Brian its unbelievable. The lack of sanctity when it comes to our officers is just out of control. And there seems to be a wild west attitude in this country right now. I dont know whats going to reverse it. I will tell you the whole defund the cops thing i couldnt think of
For the double standard. Their total silence about the physical violence against conservatives is shameful and dangerous. Imagine the outrage and indignation if this went the other way. Violence is never the answer and instigators must be condemned and prosecuted. Dana Griff Jenkins is live in washington what triggered the violence . The short answer really is the sun went down. As you guys mentioned it was largely peaceful during the Daylight Hours. Nice day, thousands of proTrump Supporters descended on washington from a cross the country to protest the results in a stop the steal maga march. When night fell as you see from the video it took a violent turn. Counter protestors who police tried to keep separated mixed in and fighting erupted in the streets and sucker punches thrown at a man in his 60s and fireworks thrown at diners at a restaurant. A trump supporter at that march has this to say, watch. It got very violent very quickly. We were out having dinner with the walkaway crew
Double down on some of the Public Health measures. Hes also raising concerns over the standoff in his post election transition of power. A Biden Covid Task force member joins us later in the show to talk about that. Plus new reporting from our nbc news team on how the delay in handing over power is affecting each agency and which ones are hurt the most as the president retreats into his transition trench, refusing to accept reality again this morning after a fleeting half concession on twitter acknowledging biden won. He did, and the president elect is speaking this afternoon in delaware. Weve got a preview for you coming up in the show. Good morning, im Hallie Jackson in washington along with our team covering it from all angles. John torez with us, cal perry in chicago. Dr. Torez, lets start with the vaccine update. Seems significant. What does it mean for the timeline for trying to get bas this pandemic here . Hallie, it means a couple things. The timeline, were getting closer. Both
Eventually become an illegal attempt at election interference by the president s most subservient ally in the senate. Watching the news that prominent republicans leaned on the georgia secretary of state, also a republican, exclude legitimate ballots from being counted from the blockbuster report. Secretary Brad Raffensperger said he is under increasing pressure recent days from fellow republicans, including senator Lindsey Graham who he said questioned the validity of legally cast absentee ballots in effort to reverse President Trumps narrow loss in the state. Raffensperger said he was stunned graham appeared to suggest that he find a way to toss legally cast ballots. Today a witness to that call has come forward. He works in the secretarys offense, confirming graham did pursue the line of inquiry raffensperger describes, adding he couldnt speak to grahams state of mind or his intentions. But secretary raffensperger says he believes it was perfectly clear what graham was trying to ach
Gillian so in that first post election interview President Trump spoke to our own Maria Bartiromo yesterday. He doubled down on the election being rigged and stolen but understands it will be difficult to change the outcome. Still insisting he is not going to accept defeat. Listen. President trump my mind will not change in six months. There was tremendous cheating here. The mailin vote is a disaster. If republicans allow it to happen, you will never have another republican elected in the history of this country. At a senate level or president ial level. Trace john roberts is live from the north lawn. Good morning. Another week, no end in sight for the president s legal battles apparently. It is going on and on and on with no end in sight. Good morning trace and gillian. The president prolific about the topic on twitter yesterday. No way did we lose this election and also questioning why republicans did so well in down ballot races particularly in the house yet he lost the president ia