George floyds murder, america still has a race problem, promises of meaningful Police Reform have not been met on Capitol Hill and in the year since floyds killing, reignited demands for racial justice and accountability, more Black Americans sadly have died at the hands of police. But this morning there is new light at the end of the tunnel in the words of one of the key lawmakers leading the negotiations. Theyre indicating a bipartisan deal may happen and it may happen soon. Members of Floyds Family will will meet privately today with the president and lawmakers. Among them will be floyds young Daughter Giana who said that her daddy changed the world. And he did. So will actual change happen in the form of a new law on policing . We have live Team Coverage from washington to minneapolis. We begin at the white house. John harwood is there for us. John, this is the first time president biden will meet with the family in person since floyd was buried. Do we know what will happen, what h
Capitol riot saying he was just doing his job as president. Welcome to the lead. Im Pamela Brown in for jake tapper, and we begin with the national lead and the murder of a black man one year ago today that ignited a movement. This afternoon in Minneapolis A Moment Of Silence for George Floyd killed by a Police Officer who kept floyd pinned to the ground with his knee on floyds neck. The act amplified by a Teenagers Cell Phone video and seen around the world. His death sparked protests, conversations about race and debates over patterns and practices in policing. One year later, a more solemn tone with memorials, not just in the u. S. But also overseas. We saw demonstrations in britain. A crowd took a knee to remember Floyd In Scotland and in washington, d. C. The Floyd Family discussed the need for Police Reform with members of congress, and just moments ago the Floyd Family also came out to talk to reporters at the White House after meeting with. His daughter gianna led whats become
averaging more than 265,000 cases a day over the past week. now, that s according to data compiled by johns hopkins university. the centers for disease control and prevention, meantime, is now reporting close to 450,000 cases on monday alone in a 24-hour period. now, that tops their previous one-day high of almost 300,000 back in january. we should point out, of course, that these latest figures are most likely the result of a lag in reporting over christmas weekend. now, the number of children meantime admitted to hospitals with covid is nearing a new record. the cdc reports almost a 50% jump in just the past week. access to testing, of course, remains a problem right around the country. we ve seen the lines. home test kits are hard to find online and in stores. and as people line up for hours just to try and get a test, many of them at drive-through testing sites. we get more now from cnn s tom foreman reporting for us from washington. reporter: nationwide, hospitalizatio
a look at who stood out in a record-setting win over europe. good to have you you with us. well, u.s. president joe biden is starting a critical week with the future of his domestic agenda unclear. at stake are his $1 trillion infrastructure bill as well as his $3.5 trillion social welfare and climate control package. despite division in his own party, mr. biden remains optimistic about this week s negotiations. house speaker nancy pelosi had said she would call for a vote on the infrastructure bill later today. well now, she s acknowledging that might not happen. we will bring the bill for tomorrow for consideration. but, you know, i m never bringing a bill to the floor that doesn t have the votes. the infrastructure bill includes spending for roads and bridges, high-speed internet, and public transit. it has bipartisan support. but progressive democrats want it tied to the much larger spending bill. moderate democrats join republicans in opposing the massive price tag
i m mehdi hasan. welcome to the show. you could be thinking that republican leader kevin mccarthy adores donald trump. i mean he once said an aide to remove starbucks that he did not like. and these guards mortifying lengths to appease trump s most spoken out supporters today. but but what does the top house republican really think about donald j trump? after news broke of a russian hack on the dnc, mccarthy remark to fellow gop leaders that he believes that vladimir putin pays donald trump. when they laughed he said swear to god. the washington post contain audi of that meeting. he said at the time it was a joke. that s when cars the approaches donald trump. fawning in donald trump s presence. or on the news. as the right went on, mccarthy was furious with trump. telling him to call supportive off in a phone call. but hours later, once it was safe urged congress to return to work, some republicans backed away from trump s election lies. even the spinal caucus lindsey g