the election. mitch mcconnell is threatening to scorch the earth if democrats get rid of the filibuster. later i ll be joined by the perfect guest to discuss the intimidation tactics, harry reid. he has a lot to say about mitch. we begin with ron johnson continues to dig a hole for himself. he s doubling down on his experiment in making the quiet part really loud. last week when he said he would be more afraid if the violent insurrection on january 6th was led by black lives matter protesters. on january 6th, i never get threatened. i knew those were people that loved this country and truly respect law enforcement, would never do anything to break a law, and so i wasn t concerned. now, had the tables been turned, this could mean trouble. had the tables been turned and president trump won the election and those were tens of thousands of black lives matter and antifa protesters, i might have been concerned. it s no surprise that the remarks provoked justified accusations of
Im glad to be joined by my comrade in arms, leader pelosi. This may come as you know, the report gives are trying to pass their bill on the house for and get it passed and approved in the Senate Finance committee, as well. The closer this bill gets to become a law, the greater the threat it poses to republican majorities in the house and senate. I will say it again. The closer the bill gets to be coming off the greater the threat it poses to the republican majorities in both house and the senate. Why . Because while they are showering the wealthy and biggest corporations with tax giveaways they are hiking taxes on the middle class and upper middle class families in the suburban swing districts in state all across the country. They are swapping around the republican heartland, the Republican Base and they think they can get away with it but they cant. You dont have to take it from us, just listen to the republican leaders. Both senator mcconnell and speaker ryan have backed off their re
Putin. Isil is claiming responsibility for yet another attack on civilians outside of the middle east. Today, the group said that it took aim for the city of jakarta. Two were killed, along with five attackers in a series of coordinated attacks in the indonesian capital. And we have the story. Reporter he approaches the downtown area, at least six separate explosions and then gunfire. A multipronged attack close to the office of the united nations, and a popular sarinah shopping mall. The Indonesian Television has released these pictures of a suspect who was carrying a bomb. One bomb was known to have gone off near a starbucks cafe and a police post was destroyed in the blast. Overseeing the operations. We cannot be afraid, and we cannot be defeated by these terror attacks. I urge people to stay calm, because everything is under control. Reporter isil has now claimed responsibility for this attack, and the police chief said that according it him, theres a competition going on among isi
Challenge Bernie Sanders to rein in some of his aggressive supporters for their online attacks against rivals. To say i disassociate is one thing. Find out who they are, if any of them work for me. Fire them. Find out. See whats going on. And airlift. Fourteen passengers from a quarantined cruise ship test positively for coronavirus as they and other americans on board are flown home. After a long ordeal on this cruise ship and the threat of the coronavirus still looming, they will be tested when they arrive and spend another 14 days in quarantine at a military base. And good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. On this president s day a federal holiday, as President Trump and attorney general facing a barrage of criticism from former Justice Department leaders with experience, some stretching back to the eisenhower administration. More than 1100 doj alumni calling on william barr to resign after he overruled prosecutors proposed sentence for convicted trump associate roger
Ahead of this story from the very beginning and has the latest developments for us from the pentagon. Good morning, barbara. Good morning, john. A u. S. Official does confirm to cnn that president obama has authorized those reconnaissance flights to collect intelligence about isis positions inside of syria, but the question, of course, now is what exactly will trigger a decision for air strikes . U. S. Reconnaissance flights could begin over syria at any time, according to u. S. Officials using possibly drones, u2 supply planes or f18s. The pentagon is drafting options to strike inside syria, but the u. S. Wont warn the Syrian Government who says carrying out air strikes without their consent would be a breach of its sovereignty and an act of aggression. Its unclear, however, how much the president s top military adviser, general Martin Dempsey, supports immediate u. S. Military action. A spokesman confirmed dempsey is preparing options to address isis, both in iraq and syria, with a v