Good day from msnbc World Headquarters in new york. Welcome, everyone, to weekends with alex witt. Developing this hour, President Bidens 1. 9 trillion plan is one step closer to becoming a reality. In a new excerpt from cbs news, the president giving a new insight into where key provisions like Minimum Wage Hike Stand as lawmakers work to get the bill to his desk. Its somewhere between an individual making up to 75 and phasing out and a couple making up to 150 and phasing out. But im wide open on what that is. You also want to raise the minimum wage to 15. Is that something you would be willing to negotiate on to get republican support . Apparently thats not going to occur because of the roles in the senate. Youre saying it will not be in it . My guess is it will not be in it. Today marks one month since the attack on the u. S. Capitol left five people dead. The Impeachment Trial will start just days from now. Trumps defense team confirming he will not testify under oath. Congressman
A move welcomed by moscow we are keeping across this story and well bring you more as it develops this is our international stage. Hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered im Peter Lavelle biden claims victory but what about those who voted for trump well they say now not my president and is europe facing another wave of terrorism is neo liberal ideology showing signs of exhaustion. To discuss these issues and more im joined by my guest landis and in oslo hes an associate professor at the university of south eastern norway as well as author of the upcoming book russian conservatism and here in moscow we have except he wrote hes the founder of the center of political strategic analysis straddle all right gentlemen crossed of rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok lets go to glenn in oslo again whats your major takeaway from this election here joe biden has been declared president elect though he shouldnt be techni
I think the perceptionce that many people in the United States and also around the worldhi that this is an extraordinary unusual time in a sense where we are out of time will be a curiosity in the future. People will look back and wonder about that wonderment. And he gets kind of an interesting phenomenon. When you think about today do you compare it to any other time in history . As a historian. Im interested in that. We have a cognitive tendency. In the same way im the kind of person that seems like this and family members. Our need for familiarity. For most of my career as a historian. What time is this like. It is an easy story to write. I think theres a whole crop of president ial biographers who go out on talk shows. I generally find them to be not i in this era. Its actually a way to kind of contain the chaos. It is a way to avoid what is truly strange about this. What do we mean when we talk about American History. How are we to reckon with the fact that our present day is so p
So little perspective on this moment, its quite impossible to say. I think the perception that many people in the United States and of course also around the world have that this is an extraordinary unusual time something we are the time out of time, will be curiosity in the future people will look back and wonder about that very wonderment i think its an interesting phenomenon. When you think about today do you compare it to any period in history . Jill lepore as a historian im interested in analogies we have a cognitive tendency to enjoy analogies to find d one thing to be like another all the time. Just in the same way and the kind of person that sees likenesses and family members, and look at a new baby and say, that looks just like great grandma someone so. Have the same time, even as they say i recognize a lot of that is minded perception, my need for familiarity. I think there has been for most of my career as a historian the question to ask historians is what time is this like.
These days. Well switch to blue still to come, outrage after 2011. Nfl go from here . A cyclist was caught on camera it is 6 29. Coming up this morning, a bit of going after a young woman return to normalcy in the south putting up protest posters. vo make the backyard, bay restaurants will be back could it pave the way for a plus, our look back at a your new backcountry. Open for outdoor dining. Return by collin kaepernick. Week that saw protests and Nature Valley sweet salty peanut bars. Well explain all of that. People coming together al we will have all your top acrolss crunchy, creamy and delicious. Wherever you are. Stories, plus the forecast a bicyclist going after a coming up at 7 00. We hope you join you us. In the meantime, well send you young woman putting up posters. Back to the today show. For years, i thought i was lactose intolerant. All that plus taking aim, turns out i was just sensitive Tropical Storm cristobal setting to a protein commonly found in milk. His sites on