Cooperating with Robert Mueller. What is the next domino to fall in the russia probe. And the interim president in venezuela in talks to oust Nicolas Maduro who is blaming the u. S. For the upheaval. And why the highly anticipated live tv production of rent was mostly on tape, hence the trending hashtag at 4 01 a. M. Eastern time rent not live. Good morning and welcome to early start. It was never going to be live for me because id be asleep. Im christine romans. It is monday, january 28. Lets start with the shutdown. 800,000 federal workers back on the job today, but even with a deal to end the record length 35 day shutdown, huge issues remain. Lengthy backlogs, looming deadlines and a gigantic bureaucratic reboot. The u. S. Economy recovering from an estimated 6 billion hit, slightly more than the amount the president wanted to build that wall. And the clock ticking down toward a new deadline, now just 18 days away. Even the president himself less than optimistic, telling the wall st
Youre in the cnn newsroom. Were glad to have you with us. Lets start with charges against r. Kelly. He is 51 years old, accused of sexual acts. The abuse dated back as far as 1998, spanned more than a decade. If convicted, he faces up to 70 years in prison, ten years for each count of sexual abuse. Nick watt joins me. Nick, a bond hearing is scheduled for this afternoon for kelly. What are we expecting . What do cook county prosecutors want for him . I think that they would like to keep him in custody but we will find out lunchtime whether he is released on bond or whether he stays in their custody. We heard from the sheriffs department, they say he is now in their custody and is being held apart from other detainees, they say it is Standard Practice for a high profile person such as r. Kelly. Now, we heard last night from his lawyer, gave us something of a clue what their defense will be. Take a listen. Do you think these women are lying . Yes. All of them . I think all the women are
What is the next domino to fall in the russia probe. And the interim president in venezuela in talks to oust Nicolas Maduro who is blaming the u. S. For the upheaval. And why the highly anticipated live tv production of rent was mostly on tape, but ill watch any way. Good morning and welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im dave bringing a briggs. Monday, january 28. We start with the shutdown that is over short of. 800,000 federal workers back on the job today, but they have not been paid. A deal to end the record length 35 day shutdown came friday. Huge issues remain. Lengthy backlogs, looming deadlines and a gigantic bureaucratic reboot. Those workers again havent been paid. They could see checks this week. The u. S. Economy recovering from an estimated 6 billion hit, slightly more than the amount the president wanted to build the wall. And the clock ticking down toward a new deadline, now just 18 days away. Even the president himself less than optimistic, telling the wall st
At the border. Would you have advised the doj to implement the policy of zero policy . We never would have supported such a policy proposal. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington where President Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are facing off, battle lines being drawn between an increasingly embattled president and House Democrats investigating his policies and his finances. President trump punching back this morning on twitter, in all caps, slamming the congressional oversight as president ial harassment, and again slamming house intelligence chair adam schiff before calling Congressional Democrats nuts. Joining me now, nbc White House Correspondent kristen walker, nbcs kasie hunt, Paul Charlton in phoenix, and security analyst matt miller, former chief spokesman to attorney general eric holder. Welcome, all. Now you have career hhs officials, the people in charge of refugees and migration, saying they never would have recommended zero tolerance. Well get to this in a lat
Shortrange missiles off the east coast 9 a. M. Local time today. According to the latest to the south korean government they originated from a coastal town east of pyongyang. The japanese government confirms they went 72 kilometers before landing in the sea between north korea and japan. And President Trump by twitter, anything this this very interesting world is possible, but i believe that kim jongun fully realizes the great economic potential of north korea and will do nothing to interfere or end it. He also knows im with him and does not want to break his promise to me. Deal will happen. These tests come as denuclearization talks with the United States remain stalled. After President Trumps summit with kim jongun in vietnam fell apart in february. Over the past year, President Trump has often touted no missile tests and no Nuclear Tests as prove that his north korea strategy is working. So now its unclear whether the white house will take a tougher stance after these tests. South k