State Department Spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus and in the center seat, entrepreneur and author of woke inc. , the vic ramaswamy. Now a gunman burst and during Shabbat Services and took a rabbi and other parishioners hostage all while demanding the release of a convicted terrorist with a history of antisemitism. All the hostages made it out unharmed. Heres how the fbi described in incident. We believe that he was single he focused on one issue and it was not specifically related to the Jewish Community but we will continue to work and find motive. Emily at the fbi was on roundly criticized for downplaying antisemitism is the motive. Then hours later it reversed course saying this is a terrorism related matter in which the Jewish Community was targeted and its being investigated by the joint Terrorism Task force. But the president still only highlighted the terror angle of the attack. President biden this is an act of terror. The attorney generals focused on making sure that we deal with th
Good to be with you. Im katy tur. New numbers today confirming, no, its not just you, everything is more expensive than it was a year ago. Across the board prices rose by 7 in 2021, the fastest increase weve seen since reagan was in office. It costs more to eat. Bread, meat, fish and eggs are all up a whopping 12. 5 . A pound of bacon just over 5 last year. 6. 50 today. It costs more to sleep. Rent and mortgage is up 4 . That means if you were paying 2,000 in rent every month, you might be looking at an 80 increase going forward. Almost 1,000 more for the entire year. It costs more to get around as well. Used cars are up 37 , a 20,000 car is now more than 27,000. And it costs a lot more to drive it as well. Gas prices are up 50 , despite a dip in those costs at the end of last year. All of this, as you well know, adds up, especially when salaries are not keeping up. Take all of this inflation into account, and the average earnings by the hour, hourly earnings, actually fell. Youve been
John but first, President Bidens sweeping vaccine and mask mandates and the mounting legal challenges against them. Im john roberts in washington. Sandra, good to be spending a friday afternoon with you. Sandra we made it, happy friday to you, john. Sandra smith in new york. Supreme Court Hearing a twofold argument. At issue, whether the federal government can force Large Private Companies to either fully vaccinate their workers or subject their staff to weekly tests and mask wearing on the job. Justices will look at whether Healthcare Workers at federally funded facilities must be vaccinated. A decision could come in days and could effect nearly 100 million americans. John more on that. Owner of a louisiana Grocery Store chain part of the coalition challenging the private business mandate, sandra. Sandra first to david is outside the Supreme Court to begin the hour. How are the justices leaning . At this point it appears to be a mixed bag. A little bit too early to tell, though, there
Our head, the White House Covid Response Team to set to give an update on how theyre supporting overwhelmed hospitals as the Surging Omicron Variant marches across the country. A disturbing up tick in children hospitalized with the virus. Well take you to the Covid Briefing when it starts. Were on verdict watch in Elizabeth Holmes trial, and the closely watched Sex Trafficking Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell. Well bring you the latest as we wait for any signs of a verdict from both juries. Plus the political world saying farewell to a giant of the senate. Harry reid of nevada died. How people are paying their respects including the touching letter from former president obama who worked closely with reid in sheparding the Affordable Care act through congress. We will start this hour with the latest on the omicron variant. Nbc White House Correspondent mike memoli, shaquille brewster, dr. Ebony hilton are with us. Mike, were going to hear from the White House Covid Response Team any second. R
Bill criteria. The risk of covid to those that are in custody and forced zero bail system but as we evolve through it, theres criminal elements that are recognizing that condition and are capitalizing on it. Jesse in New York City a suspected gang member with a long rap sheet going on a stabbing spray. Knifing a columbia student who bled to death and then wounding a tourist. The Bank Of America telling its employees to dress down to avoid getting targeted on the street. The city is rocked by a crime wave. What does the white house plan to do about all of this . Jen psaki trying to clean up her boneheaded comments yesterday, blaming the crime on covid. A root causing a lot of communities is the pandemic. What i should have added yesterday but learned afterwards is that the Justice Department Justice Department, fbi and federal Law Enforcement have been in contact with jurisdictions weve seen this high level of retail theft. On top of that the Department Of Justice announced that San Fra