Thats not who we are. Good morning. First on the rundown this morning, fallout from the torture report. I sat down with the president here in nashville just hours after the Senate Intelligence committee released 500 pages of excruciating detail about the cia interrogation tactics in the months and years after 9 11. More of that interview in a minute. But the release was just the beginning of the debate. Detainees were held in dark dung dungeons, deprived of sleep and threatened with death. The cia is aus couped of withholding key details from members of the administration. Even the president himself. Attorney general eric holder told msnbcs joy reid it wasnt illegal but it was close. I cant say crimes were committed. They might have been legal in the strictest sense of the word but i think in many ways they were immoral. The cia is firing back saying the reports conclusion that the program did not work is flat wrong. A spokesperson tells nbc it helped the u. S. Disrupt plots, capture t
Veto, but may be heading to his desk anyway. What happens next . Major signs the economy is bouncing back in a big way. Who gets the credit for that . What happens if it still doesnt feel like its bouncing back to many americans. Again, we start this hour in paris where, we just mentioned, final preparations are under way for this mornings truly massive unity rally. 40 leaders mostly from europe as well as hundreds of thousands of others all expected to take part this morning. Just in from paris, prosecutors are assaysaying the alleged gunman has now been linked to a third shooting. Ballistics show the same gun was used in the shooting of a jogger on wednesday. The same day as the Charlie Hebdo attacks. That jogger was seriously wounded. Also a new propaganda video that appears to show the suspects in all three of those incidents incidentsplegic his support to isis. It has emerged and making the rounds online. Meanwhile, the search continues on the ground for his girlfriend. They belie
According to a french lawmaker they told police they want to die as martyrs. One final point, the incident in which a policewoman was shot on thursday and the attack on Charlie Hebdo offices on wednesday have now been linked by the french prosecutors office. That means both these standoffs as well as the people involved appear to be somehow connected. The question is how will it end. Joining me now is nbc producer chapman bell who just arrived at the scene of this Kosher Grocery standoff. Chapman, good morning, what can you tell us . Good morning, jose. When i arrived, police shifts getting ready, putting on full riot gear helmets and as well as bulletproof vests, armed with rifles, as well as sidearms. They then loaded into vans and moved closer to the scene. Theyve cordoned off the area. In addition to the heavy Police Presence there are helicopters as well earlier. Theres also a heavy ambulance presence. There are several ambulances. They set up a medical tent as well as it looks li
Youd be hardpressed to find a republican in washington today. Theyve all gotten out of town but what theyre up to is driving talk in d. C. Gop lawmakers making their way to hershey, pennsylvania for a twoday type of soul searching retreat in parts of deep blue california turning red as the rnc convenes its winter meeting in san diego. Well hear from mitt romney there tomorrow. Ahead of the rnc meeting kickoff, a potential game changer. Ellering up the convention now in midjuly instead of late august. Joining me now nbc Congressional Correspondent luke rumplt russert at the retreat in hershey and joining us from the rnc winter meeting, luke start with you. Everybody wants to talk about 2016. Republican lawmakers have to get 2015 figured out. Yeah. That little thing calm called governing. Right, jose . This retreat is extremely important because they have to mesh out difference on one big issue, immigration. Yesterday House Republicans passed a bill that went to the right of where a lot
And why some companies that dont pay a dime for super bowl ads could be the big winners in another big game tonight. Hey there, everyone. Its high noon here in the east 9 00 a. M. Out west. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. Another developing story of winter at this hour. A winter storm bringing heavy snow to the midwest right now. The National Weather service has issued a blizzard warning for chicago this afternoon. Chicago airports are operating on a reduced schedule right now. More than 1,000 flights, though have been canceled. The city of madison, wisconsin, declared a snow emergency that will remain in effect until tuesday. And that storm is making its way toward the east coast. Lets bring in our msnbc meteorologist domenica davis. Lets talk about whats in store for folks who are in the storms path. Yeah, alex this is for 23 states right now under winter alerts. This is a lot of real estate being covered with Winter Weather over the next 24 hours. Right now the most active weath