Ramps up today. This morning, well see legal briefs from the house Impeachment Managers and trumps legal team. But we already have a preview from mr. Trumps newest lawyer who says the trial is completely unconstitutional. And there are new warnings from one Prominent Senate republican who claims next weeks trial could lead to delays in President Bidens agenda and cabinet confirmations. Were going to begin with new reporting on the pandemic relief talks. Joining us, john harwood and aisha roscoe, a White House Correspondent for npr. John, i want to put on the screen this picture, this remarkable picture of people actually having a conversation, a civil conversation about substantive issues. President biden with nine inperson republicans, one on zoom, and when i saw this, john, i realized what you had been trying to tell me patiently about your reporting and your analysis. That sometimes bipartisan is the way you go about doing things, even if what you ultimately agree on isnt 100 unanim
To that and how they will defend him. Weve got a lot to get to. Lets go to our colleague lauren fox on capitol hill. Good morning to you, lauren. So at least the optics were of progress in the oval office yesterday. Susan collins leading that meeting with the president. But was there substantive progress . Well, sure. I think republicans felt it was a good meeting, a Good Opportunity to speak directly with the president about what their hopes are for their own covid relief package. But, look, democrats are charging forward with their plan to use that budgetary tactic to go ahead and pass that 1. 9 trillion bill with just democratic votes. They are arguing essentially that republicans are willing, if they are willing, they are allowed to come forward and vote for this process. They are welcome to be a part of it, but they are saying they need to be bold, they need to go bold and you saw that yesterday reflected in the statement from the White House Press secretary after that meeting had
Suspended from the view after the comments that the holocaust is not about race. Shes now apologized multiple times but with incidents of antisemitism on the rise some are asking should whoopi be cancelled . And the latest on the russian crisis as Vladimir Putin accusing the u. S. Of trying to push him into war. The question this morning, is a diplomatic solution still possible . Its Way Too Early for this. Good morning. And welcome to Way Too Early, the show that is completely fine with it if tom brady wants to take another day to rethink his decision. Im Jonathan Lemire on this wednesday, february 2nd, Groundhog Day. Well start with the news. Russian president Vladimir Putin is accusing the u. S. And its allies of ignoring moscows top security demands and deliberately trying to pull russia into an Armed Conflict over ukraine. Breaking his silence for the first time in several weeks, putin said fundamental russian concerns were ignored including that ukraine and other soviet nations n
Willie, when he saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark, yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life. And watching these people, the great people of this town, i couldnt imagine a better fate than a long and lustrous winter. Willie, i know you feel the same. Powerful words to open the program this morning. Yeah. Lifted straight from bill murray. Looks like an intense concert for 6 00 a. M. Is that smashmouth getting after it . What is that . Is this the movie . No. This is a live picture from punxsuitawney, mika. I dont know if it sees the shadow if it is more spring or less spring. I did research this morning, and it only made it worse. I dont understand. If its clear, he sees the shadow and goes back to the den for six more why would you go to the den . Its a beautiful day. Start spring early. Its the opposite. Im more confused than ever. Its a great movie. Lets listen for a second at the punxsutawney trio. Gobblers knob. The gobblers knob trio. That
Winter olympics are under way following the opening ceremony, the birds nest stadium, they will be in action with team gb hoping to improve on the five metals one last time out and also coming up, can scott put up another famous victory over england in the six nations first round of the fa cup Manchester United against middlesborough and will go to the africa cup and that is all in sports day. It is now time to the film review. Hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks Cinema Releases is mark kermode. So mark, what do we have this week . This week we have the eyes of tammy faye. Im dying to know what you think of it. Jack has forever, 20 years on and still doing it. And moonfall in which the moon. Falls. This is the story of tammy faye baker. There byjessica and andrew garfield. The film follows their rights to Money Spinning televangelists and, preaching the Prosperity Doctrine that god wants you to be successful. God wants his followers to be ric