Republicans fear he could do more harm than good. Plus, new setbacks for the president and his campaign. And republican allies are dealt additional blows in their election lawsuits. Good morning. It is saturday, december 5th. Good to be with you. Im lindsey reiser. And im Kendis Gibson, live at msnbc World Headquarters in new york. A busy saturday morning. Trees all lit. Were ready to go. The trees all lit, the weave is in. Im telling you. The glowup. The glowup. She must have gotten that lacefront tree, because we need her secrets. Exactly. That looks really good. We have a team of correspondents across the country right now following the latest making News Headlines right now. Lets go first, though, to the white house and to President Trump, who is getting ready to leave for georgia a little bit later on this morning. Both parties are zoning in on the Senate Runoffs there, hoping to rally their supporters, but republicans are reportedly nervous that President Trump could do more harm
The hell hes doing, and you have to make sure your governor gets a lot tougher than hes been. For whatever reason, your secretary of state and your governor are afraid of stacy abrams. Plus, possible relief on the way. The u. S. Likely days away from approving a covid19 vaccine. It comes amid a frightening surge in cases forcing shutdowns in many parts of the country. As we do say good morning, everybody, it is sunday, december 6th. Im kendis gibson. And im lindsey reiser. So good to have you with us early on sunday. We have a team of correspondents and analysts following the very latest. First up to washington, d. C. Josh, the president was supposed to rally for Senate Republicans but much of the focus was on himself. Reporter thats right, kendis. Its like when you were a kid and your parents told you you couldnt eat your dessert until youd gone through your vegetables. That was the dynamic yesterday where President Trump did what he had to do to praise the two republican senators, Ke
Ahead with a new Congress Sworn in tomorrow under unprecedented circumstances, while the race to flip control of the senate gets a final boost from party big guns. Meantime, the u. S. Closing out 2020 with the deadliest and most infectious month since the start of the pandemic, this as a new mutant strain spreads in the u. S. Amid problems getting people vaccinated. Good morning. It is saturday, january 2nd. Lets all take a collective sigh. We have made it to 2021. Ooh, sigh, everyone. Im cori coffin in for lindsey reiser. So far, so good. Off to a good start, right . Yes. Im joe fryer in for kendis gibson, live from msnbc headquarters in new york. We have a team of reporters across the country following the top stories and latest developments for you right now. We begin in washington, where the balance of power is at stake. Nbcs Shannon Pettypiece is there. So, shannon, the president is railing against the integrity of the upcoming georgia elections three days before voters there will
What the congress decides to do is for them to decide. Right now, the pressure building on trump to resign, even from members of his own party. Alaskas Lisa Murkowski now the first republican senator calling on him to step down, telling the Anchorage Daily Newspaper, i want him out. No word from the president , still, who has been silence ede some of his favorite lines of communication. Twitter now permanently suspending his account over concerns that he could further incite violence. Hes still blocked from facebook and instagram, too, at least until his term is over. And the white house, you can bet, is reacting. And there is growing concern about more violence in the days ahead, as extremist groups vow to return to washington, d. C. , ahead of joe bidens inauguration. Good morning, everybody. It is saturday, january 9th. Many of you might be waking up for the first time in, what, more than four years, without wondering, hmm, i wonder what the president tweeted overnight. Yeah, that q
Special counsel. Is he hoping for a pardon from President Trump . Not only is he not hoping for, he would not accept a pardon. We all knew that this was going to be used as a hush money kind of payment from Campaign Finances. You knew at the time . We knew. The conviction of Paul Manafort is another blow to President Trump and a boost for Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Mr. Manafort is disappointed of not getting acquittals all the way through or a complete hung jury on all counts. He is evaluating all of his options at this point. Its a bad day for the president and im sure he understands that. It looks like manafort and cohen only have more to say, only may cooperate more. This could get worse. I dont think he can be indicted while sitting in office, but well just have to see where this all works out. The heart and soul of this is about collusion with the russians and obstruction of justice. First of all, the House Of Representatives draws up articles of impeachment. Think of the hou