as a downgraded tropical cyclone. the historically destructive storm made landfall for the second time yesterday. this time in south carolina. more than 180,000 residents lost power almost immediately. that number, reported to have grown to nearly half 1 million as the storm has carved its way through the carolinas. of course, nowhere has been more devastated than florida, where ian s wrath after touching down was deadly, as 77 people confirmed dead. homes literally washed away. entire communities, recovering from being nearly submerged. the president, planning to visit the state to thank its first responders. said yesterday that eons destruction in florida is almost unmatched for our nation. the situation in florida is far more devastating. we will just be beginning to see the scale of that destruction. it s likely to rank among the worst in the nation s, and the worst in the nation s history. you have all seen the scene on television. homes and property wiped out. it s go
of covid-19. yet, as i mentioned earlier, there has not been a single hearing in the oversight committee to deal with potential waste, fraud, or abuse of the covid funds. not a single hearing. and we all know, despite what dr. fauci said, american tax dollars were sent through ecohealth alliance to the wuhan lab in china for gain of function research. but yet dr. fauci hasn t come before congress in the house of representatives. the american people deserve answers on covid-19 and speaker kevin mccarthy has given the republican majority the tools necessary to make that possible. the democrats have spent the past six years investigating a president for potential wrongdoing in ukraine and russia. now let me say this loud and clear. the republicans will also investigate a president for potential wrongdoing in ukraine and russia as well as china. the american people have a lot of questions for dr. fauci, christopher wray, merrick garland, secretary mayorkas. we can t have those qu
life as well when he held on to documents contain something of the nation s most sensitive national security secrets and then stonewalled efforts by the government to retrieve those documents. we ll start with the trump organization going on trial. jury selection began in the case brought by the manhattan d.a. against the trump family business alleging a 15-year scheme in which top executives were compensated off the books in order to avoid paying taxes. as the new york times reports the trial marks a reversal of fortune for the ex-president s business. the business that was the basis for the image trump peddled to voters as a businessman and deal maker, even if that image was smoke and mirrors. from the reporting the dawn of donald trump s presidency his family business appeared poised for a windfall. it unveiled new hotel lines, held ribbon cuttings around the world and attracted major tournaments to his golf clubs enough for eric trump who ran the company while his fathe
pressure to turn on the former guy. mitch mcconnell s moment of truth. he admits the republicans may not win the senate, do you too can do this quality. in other words, folks like this. i ve never really felt a wise societies responsibility to take care of other people s children. one time science of the man came from apes. if that s true, why are there still layups? yes, and it, you should be worried. i am michael steele in for my friend jonathan capehart. and this is a sunday show. the sunday. donald trump is still trying to play the victim after the fbi searched his home in mar-a-lago. he is threatening to file a major motion pertaining to the fourth amendment, which prohibits unusual search and seizure. meanwhile, a federal judge has given the doj until thursday to submit proposed redactions for the affidavit used to authorize the fbi search. the trump team is also considering releasing surveillance video of the search. but the doj is concerned about the safety of a
transition from recovery to stable steady growth and bring down inflation. the president laying out a three-part plan of giving the fed the space to act, finding ways to lower prices, boost production, and address supply chain problems. and reducing the deficit. but the biden administration under intense scrutiny on whether it did too little too late to proactively tackle inflation. last summer, the president predicted that inflation would be a temporary problem. by late november, fed chairman powell acknowledging that inflation is not transitory. it s probably a good time to retire that word and try to explain more clorely what we mean. trying to reassure the public the central bank is sympathetic to u.s. consumers concerns. we understand completely what they re going through. now the biden administration signaling there is light at the end of the tunnel. russia s war on ukraine disabled not only gas prices and food prices but also disrupted supply chains. we didn