standards of excellence are out the window. from the way we speak. i think of this moment as a moment that is about great momentum. i think we all should take note of the momentum. sitting in these chairs in this moment to continue with this moment and lead and not waste a minute. we don t have a minute to spare. zero standards about the way we dress. let style a futuristic look. it just feels right. here is the whole bit. hopefully we are getting time traveler. what is up guys? sagging and how to good it. i like to wear baggy shorts try try it out. and don t even talk to me about the way we write. get get the point. it s not just laziness or sloppiness at play. in our schools and corporate board rooms and in politics, what s best about america is slowly being erased. replaced by a slavish devotion to equity and diversity . these concepts are we met lesli promoted and woke curricula kindergarten on up. in high school, we see how evil it really is. considered o
so let s go. a very good day to all of the digital age is waiting. you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with breaking news. the country s largest infant formula manufacturer is under investigation by the department of justice. nbc news has not confirmed the focus of the probe taking place at the laboratory. but a company spokesperson says, quote, doj has informed us of its investigation and we are cooperating fully. a voluntary shutdown of the michigan plant last year led to a nationwide formula shortage. we are going to have more on that in just a moment for you. meanwhile, as speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden both say look forward to meeting the white house is shutting down any hope republicans might have to negotiate the country s debt. the white house spokesperson reiterated the firm stance, no negotiations on the debt ceiling. and new action to the department of justice imposing republi
great to see you, my friend. much appreciated. thanks for joining us at home. lots of news at all times going on right now. in california, the monsoon styled brains there have literally 10% of the entire u.s. population living under a flood watch right now. the population of california is so big, that when 90% of californians are under a flood watch, as they are tonight, that is 20% of the whole u.s. population. in this accession of extremely wet storms, the north central coast of california has been particularly hard hit already. now, with additional storms still coming, there are all kinds of california rivers that don t usually flood that are looking out like they are going to flood. these are places where there aren t a lot of flood mitigation systems, because they are rivers that don t usually flood. there is not a lot of local experience with inland flooding with people surviving it, and again, mitigating it. it is bad tonight. a lot of california with more rain and s
for senate, and that would certainly be something, this show gives enough about, and on that note, i wish you all a very good night. u all very good night. from all our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late yet again, i ll see you again tomorrow. tomorrow thank you at-home for joining us this hour, happy to have you here, lots of news have all kinds gone out right now in california the monsoon style rains there, have literally 10% of the entire u.s. population living under a flood watch right now. the population of california so, big the win 90% of californians, or under a flood watch, tonight that s 10% of the whole u.s. population in this succession of extremely wet storms the north central coast of california has been particularly hard hit already, and now with additional storms, still coming, there are all kinds of northern california rivers that don t usually flood, that are looking now like they are going to flood. there s the places
money payments to stormy daniels. remember that? now, that could come back to haunt him. his former attorney and fixer, michael cohen, says trump can t hide from the paper trail. calling the new grand jury convened by the manhattan d.a. his biggest legal threat yet. and there are many. meanwhile, the former president is suing journalist bob woodward for $50 million. we ll explain what that is all about. plus, more fallout and firings in the aftermath of tyre nichols death. we ll go live to memphis for the latest in that case. for the second time in three years, lawmakers on capitol hill are talking about police reform following a high-profile murder case involving officers. we ll look at whether these discussions have a real chance at being successful. and president joe biden announces a major policy shift on covid in response to strong opposition from house republicans. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, january 31st. joe will be back tomorrow.