More bloodshed. That is a low bar. But it is where we are. What matters is where we go next. Biden must do better and we will watch those efforts bust we also have to hold those who did their worst to account and thats. Starts with trump. Heres the latest. His trial will be delayed several weeks. Both sides seem to want this for very different reasons. Heres the part that matters for us. I think that increases the trouble for trump. Heres why. Time creates opportunity. And the more we learn, the worse it looks. Okay . New information. Trump was reportedly going to replace his acting a. G. , according to the new york times, with a loyalist who would pressure georgia to change its vote. He reportedly considered firing jeffrey rosen, the acting a. G. , after he allegedly wouldnt comply with the request to back the Election Fraud conspiracy theory. So why didnt trump do it . Once again, the threat of mass resignations at the doj. Weve heard that before. Trump doesnt like that optic. He was
The rest of the week is racial equality, climate control, health care and immigration. The beginning is beating the coronavirus. Senators wanted more details on the package and evidence the money will go where its needed most. We ask for more data. There were a lot of nerds on this call and we want the backup. We wanted to know if the white house is saying we need to do 130 billion of school aid, whats the backup for that . Where did that number come from . Thats on the white house. Were expecting to hear from them in the next 24, 48 hours. The white house faces a tricky dynamic. Republicans are still trying to run the agenda even though the democrats are in control. Theyre trying to reach a power sharing roll. 9 Minority Party can push the covid bill through. Cnns arlitt saenz has more from the white house. Reporter christine and laura, the white house is trying to drum up bipartisan support for the 1. 9 trillion covid relief plan and over the weekend the president dispatched his top
Against covid19. Experts say that Wearing Masks until april will save 50,000 lives who otherwise would pass away if we dont wear these masks. Thats why we are asking American People to mask up for the first hundred days. Ive issued an executive order ordering mask on federal property, planes, trains, buses. He used a very colorful term to say wearing a mask, i tell him to kiss my rear, im not going to wear a mask. Guess what . Not very american. The fact is, you want to be patriotic, youll want to protect people. New covid19 variance, we variants, we are dealing with the individuals flying from other countries. You hold a second, yall heard the strain, the british strain, brazilian strain, south african strain. Seem to be more transmittable more easily. In addition to Wearing Masks, everybody Wearing Masks in United States and other countries, we need to test before they get on the plane and some quarantine when they arrived in america. Im going to close with this. We now have a Nation
With foreign leaders today, and they were notable for being uncharacteristically opposite of what weve seen over the past four years. They were friendly to americas traditional friends and confrontational with our traditional adversaries. Go figure. During his final foreign leader call of the day with Vladimir Putin, biden placed his predecessors dictator envy to task, and questioned him over the hack of our election systems, russian interference and our troops. The administration has already agreed to the paris climate agreement, strengthening daca while reversing the policy issues of the foreign administration, even as his maga oasis, otherwise known as florida, is sinking. President bidens victory is a story about change. Its also a story about what hes inherited. A country nearing collapse under the strains of the coronavirus and racial ininequinequities. A party that would rather look away at an intended insurrection that even threatened their own lives. President biden inherited
Crossing a total of 420,000. On capitol hill right now, the senate is gaveling into session and is expected to confirm more members of the president s cabinet by the end of the day while republicans though, continue to block democrats from taking full control of their committees. And less than four hours from now, the house impeachment managers will walk across the capitol to the Senate Chamber to deliver the article against former President Trump. One of those managers is standing by to talk to us live in just a minute. Joining us now to start things off, Kelly Odonnell live at the white house. And nbc news correspondent Leanne Caldwell on capitol hill. Senator mcconnell taking the floor as i understand it. What are democrats going to take full control of the senate and the committees . Reporter lets start with impeachment. The house impeachment manage letters walk the articles of impeachment to the senate tonight. That begins the process for this impeachment trial. The senators will