Good day to all of you from msnbc World Headquarters here in new york. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. We begin with President Biden saying donald trump should not receive Intelligence Briefings. In a new interview with cbs, biden breaking with tradition, saying trump has no need for those intel briefings now that hes out of office. Should former President Trump still receive Intelligence Briefings . I think not. Why not . Because of his erratic behavior unrelated to the insurrection. I just think that theres no need for him to have that Intelligence Briefing. What value is giving him an Intelligence Briefing . What impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and Say Something . Also in that interview, the president says he will not budge on the 1,400 stimulus checks but maybe taking a more targeted approach on exactly who will receive those checks. I will talk with Congressman Ro about covid relief in just a moment. Today marks one month since the attack of capit
all right, we re just 16 days out from the midterm elections and in several competitive states early voting is under way right now in georgia, in fact, more than 740,000 people have already cast their ballots. a new nbc poll finds sky high interest and polarization ahead of the midterms. it shows about 80% of democrats and republicans believe their political opposition will destroy the country if they are not stopped. as campaign 22 is hitting the homes homestretch, democrats are facing economic head winds with poll after poll showing swing voters shifted toward republicans. today senator bernie sanders is sounding the alarm. he says democrats need to focus less on abortion rights and start touting their economic vision before it s too late. i am worried about the level of voter turnout among young people and working people who will be voting democratic. and i think, again, what democrats have got to do is contrast their economic plan with the republicans. joining me rig
Cabinet have discussed invoking the 25th amendment, removing him from power. Vice president pence, however, has stated he has no intention of doing so. Lets turn first to cnns evan perez with breaking details on this new arrest. We have another arrest. Ba basically its become a National Roundup of some of these people that have been seen on some of the social media pictures who invaded the capitol. The latest arrest, his name is adam johnson. He was picked up in his home state of florida in Pinellas County, booked in Pinellas County jail. According to the officials there he was booked at the request of the Justice Department. We anticipate hes going to face charges. The pictures, i think you already have, are of him holding the speakers podium. One of the many people who mobbed, who ransacked the capitol and posted pictures of themselves or were captured on social media, images showing what they were doing at the capitol. We know so far the Justice Department has announced charges agai
First up here on msnbc, in the thick of it. Doctors, nurses, first responders. This hour, Health Care Workers on the front lines give us their take on where this pandemic stands right now. Survival story. A priest who overcame covid19 shares his message of hope this Easter Sunday. Plus, without them, we would have nothing. American heroes, a Grocery Store worker weighs in on how his life has changed since the outbreak began. A very good morning to all of you. Its sunday, april 12th, happy easter, everyone, if youre celebrating. Im alex witt. Before the latest coronavirus numbers, a note about what youre going to see the next hour. Were going to take you around the hardest hit areas to hear the stories of an emergency room doctor in maryland who is seven months pregnant, a Staten Island firefighter who has moved into an rv in his driveway to keep from contaminating his family, a grand rapids priest who survives the virus. A Grocery Store worker from oyster bay, new york, who says he doe
We should point out, too, there are still questions about the numbers out of china. In the nations Largest School district, new york city, there is now a fight over the fate of 1. 1 Million Students. Mayor de blasio this morning announcing city schools would be closed for the rest of the Academic Year. Then hours later Governor Cuomo said no decision has been made and called the mayors announcement his opinion. Meantime in Kentucky State Police will be at the ready to record license plate information for church goers or those attending Mass Gatherings this weekend. The governor warning anyone who is found to have attended a service in person could face a misdemeanor violation. Their information will be given to the Health Department and theyll be required to submit to a 14day quarantine. Beginning today in michigan, youre no longer allowed to travel between homes. You cant risk or if you do youll risk a thousand dollar fine or even jail time. That ban as you can imagine sparking some p