pandemic. it s the most significant change for middle class people, for poor people, people trying to get into the middle class, in decades, in a very long time. and it has amazing things in it. this is a critical moment. this is a moment where we have to make sure that the american people know what s in this plan. they understand what s in this plan. and by the way, this bill is 90 some percent coronavirus centric. this is similar to the bill that we wrote in may, the heroes act, some of which was implemented in december, much of it now. so in a moment i m going to talk to democratic congresswoman jackie speier about covid and what is next for her party. while democrats are focusing on covid relief, the republican party has hoped to find the issue they hope will blunt that, immigration. kevin mccarthy about to lead a fact finding mission to the border as republicans step up the rhetoric on the issue. is the biden open border policies that are inviting even more ill
it now. along with their spouses, biden and harris will not just tout their achievements and lay out the details, they ll also seize the moment to tout their party. that by voting democrats, you re voting for a party that gets things done. that messaging campaign will kick off tomorrow in las vegas, with vice president harris, famous for the strip, is one of the struggling most in america because the lock downmeans no lifeline for a city fueled by tourism. joining me to help kick make it, you know? we want to get back out there and really embrace our guests, embrace our clientele, and bring back all that energy that we are missing because this city was built on service. joining me to help kick off the hour, associated press white house reporter jonathan lemire, also an msnbc political analyst. juanita tolliver is a democratic strategist and former republican congressman from florida, carlos curbelo. talk to me about the difference that joe biden played in 2009 and t
account at the moment as covid relief checks are rolling out with president biden s relief plan now law. the stimulus is a huge help in getting america back to normal after a year of anything but normal. as the president made clear this week in his first prime time address to the american people, while this progress is huge, it does not mean we can lower our guards. if we do this together, by july 4 there is a good chance you, your families, and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your understand neighborhood and have a cookout, a barbecue, and celebrate independence day, where we not only mark our independence as a nation but we begin to mark our independence from this virus. as mentioned a moment ago, those $1,400 relief checks are officially rolling out. 85% of eligible households can expect to see a direct deposit by monday. and with public polling in their favor, president biden and vice president harris embark next week on a tour to tout thei
politicians. i was elected by the people. historic probe. the department of justice dubbing the investigation into the attacks on the u.s. capitol as one of the largest in american history. the stunning number of arrests coming down the line and why republican senator ron johnson now catching heat for the latest comments. 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 a little concerned. one year later, the city of louisville gearing up for a rally marking one year since the fatal police shooting of breonna taylor. we ll talk to her mother, ahead. good morning, everybody. it is saturday, march 13th. i m lindsey reiser. and i m kendis gibson live at msnbc world headquarters in new york. turning out to be a busy saturday, busy weekend, indeed. we have a team of correspondents and analysts following the latest for us. we ll start with nbc white house correspon
msnbc s amanda golden is there with the latest on the investigation into the attack on the capitol. amanda, good morning. the doj says it expects more arrests, linked to the riot. what can you tell us about the scope here? yeah, that s right, lindsey. department of justice actually just asked a federal judge for more time as they continue to investigate the scope of the attacks that we saw at the capitol, on january 6th. and said that they want to be able to proceed in order to process the the great number that they have of both tips and evidence that s coming in, as well as the defendants that they are starting to move forward and prosecute. so, we got a real snapshot of where this investigation stands, yesterday, with a new filing. and it showed that 320 people have, now, been charged with the events that have taken place at the capitol. and they do expect an additional, 100 people to be coming forward with additional charges moving forward from law enforcement. and we