good morning christi, boris. it s as you said, christi, the committee that is investigating the january 6 capitol attack is going to hold, they say, this trump ally, steve bannon, a former white house aide n criminal contempt for his refusal to comply with their subpoena. banon was schedule to meet with the committee on thursday, but he didn t show and his lawyer says that the wrote to the panel and said his client would not provide testimony or documents until the committee reached an agreement with former president donald trump over executive privilege or a court weighed in on the matter. of course, all of this despite the fact that bannon was not in the white house or working at the white house the day that capitol attack happened on january 6th. what happens next? well the committee is going to hold a meeting on tuesday, looking forward to next week, where they will vote on holding bannon in criminal contempt. once that happens it goes to a full house vote. now remember, democr
all have pled not guilty. embattled attorney alex murdaugh is back in south carolina as we re learning of a new twist in the bizarre legal scandal swirling around him. murdaugh was arrested in orlando, now charged with fraud, according to an affidavit murdaugh coordinated with the family of his long-time housekeeper to, quote, sue himself to get an insurance settlement with the intention of giving the money to the family for funeral expenses and compensation. ultimately more than $4 million were paid out to the family of gloria satterfield but the family says they never saw a penny. here s cnn s nadya ramiro. reporter: christi and boris, mort we learn about alex murdaugh the more questions we seem to have. we know that he was arrested in orlando, florida, on thursday, charges stemming to the settlement mun that was supposed to go to the family of his late maid, gloria satterfield worked for the family for some 20 years
this, then it goes to the justice department where they will make their determinations for prosecuting. now, any individual who is found liable for contempt of congress is then guilty of a crime that may result in a fine or up to 12 months of imprisonment. i really want to stress, guys, that the likelihood of this process being invoked is low. this rarely leads to jail time. in fact, this is an incredibly unique process. the last time this happened was during the reagan administration. this is unique, but bottom line, it s a message that committee is trying to send to all the witnesses, all the people they subpoenaed, to comply with this investigation that if they don t comply, they re going to move forward with criminal contempt and take the steps needed to make sure that they comply with this investigation, that the congress, the biden administration, is taking incredibly seriously. boris, christi? let s talk about house lawmakers returning this week with other major items on their
the scheme didn t work when murdaugh survived. well, now he s still facing charges connected to the settlement money, the satterfields, his former maid, and now insurance fraud charges because of that botched attempt to have himself killed, and his law firm is looking into allegations that he might have stolen be money from them or misappropriated funds. all of these claims and allegations surrounding alex murdaugh, suspicion and mystery as well. boris and christi. thank you, nadya. coming up, some, but not all health experts are urging those who got a johnson & johnson covid vaccine to get a booster shot as soon as it s available. we ll explain the discrepancy next. ready for subway s eat fresh refresh™? that s the new and improved italian b.m.t.®, with new artisan italian bread,
they have spoken out on this. acc said manchin is too cozy with the fossil fuels industry. let s talk a little bit about what s in this bill. the $3.5 trillion package is a bill that is passing budget reconciliation in the senate. it would expand the social safety net of the country. it would have funding to combat climate change. it would expand the child tax credit and paid family medical leave. the biden administration wants this bill passed. bottom line here is if manchin does not get behind this budget reconciliation bill, this $3.5 trillion package, it could be possible that neither of these infrastructure bills pass. huge warning signs for democratic leaders ahead on inflation. christi? yeah, central to the debate among democrats, the debate over climate change. later this morning we ll have an