Were in the middle of a once in several generations economic crisis with a once in several generations Public Health crisis. The crisis of deep human suffering is in plain sight, and theres no time to waste. We have to act and we have to act now. The president elect laying out an emergency package which includes 1,400 stimulus checks, extending and expanding unemployment benefits, 400 supplemental payments. Also additional food aid and assistance to restaurants and Small Businesses and a 15 an hour minimum wage. The price tag, 1. 9 trillion. Mr. Biden saying the spending will yield greater returns to the economy and society in the long term. Clearly hes choosing to try to go big tonight. At the white house, meantime, a few signs of normality for a transition such as moving vans and staffers departing but also a president with just six days left still determined to go small and angry and petty. Certainly not doing what his predecessors in both parties have. Instead of thanking staffers,
Continue to flag. Will the new plan joe biden announced be enough to make a difference . All in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris haste. Six days from now, joe biden will be sworn in as president in a capital that right now looks like an occupied city. 20,000. 20,000 National Guard troops are expected to be deployed to washington, d. C. Ahead of the inauguration. Thousands are already there patrolling the streets, sleeping in the halls of congress, which remains on high alert in the wake of the violent attack a week ago incited by the current twiceimpeached president. The incoming president , joe biden, spoke to the nation just a short while ago as he prepares to inherit a nation in the midst of three distinct but intertwined crises. First, of course, the pandemic. Which is arguably the worst it has ever been. We have lost more than 40,000 americans so far this year, in 2021, just in the last 14 days. We hit a Record Number of deaths this week. We are cruising at 2
Weeks insurrection was so successful. The president is holed up in the white house as the walls continue to cave in. The outgoing commander in chief is in, quote, selfpity mode, lashing out at those not defending him more. And renewing the prospects of a selfpardon. Jim acosta, can you just speak to the split screen here between the Vice President attending these security briefings and the president having a pity party . Yeah. Thats basically whats been going on for several days now, brooke. I will tell you, you talk to sources close to the white house, people inside the white house. They describe a situation where the president is basically isolated, behind closed doors. Hes whining about this impeachment. Hes whining about being held responsible for what happened on january 6th. Hes also sort of casting off advisers and aides who arent telling him what he wants to hear. And there is a split screen because Vice President mike pence is almost acting like a de facto president right now.
Investments, to pay for their bills and their meals and their childrens needs. And its not hard to see that were in the middle of a once in several generations economic crisis with a once in several generations Public Health crisis. The crisis of deep human suffering is in plain sight, and theres no time to waste. We have to act and we have to act now. The president elect laying out an emergency package which includes 1,400 stimulus checks, extending and expanding unemployment benefits, 400 supplemental payments. Also additional food aid and assistance to restaurants and Small Businesses and a 15 an hour minimum wage. The price tag, 1. 9 trillion. Mr. Biden saying the spending will yield greater returns to the economy and society in the long term. Clearly hes choosing to try to go big tonight. At the white house, meantime, a few signs of normality for a transition, such as moving vans and staffers departing but also a president with just six days left still determined to go small and a
Split screen between bidens inauguration and Donald Trumps senate trial . And a stark, new projection, as the nation continues to struggle with the covid crisis. The question is, could the u. S. Suffer close to 100,000 new deaths in just a few weeks . Its way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, january 15th. I dont know about you, i am very grateful it is friday. I am kasie hunt. Well start with the news. An extensive effort is under way to secure washington, d. C. , ahead of Inauguration Day with at least 20,000 members of the National Guard set to be deployed here in the nations capital. Fbi director chris wray says the agencys already seeing, quote, an extensive amount of concerning online chatter about potential threats to the inauguration. Wray also mentioned that the fbi had identified over 200 suspects from last weeks attack on capitol hill, warning, quote, we know youre out there, and fbi agents are coming to find you. Law enforcement a