a huge campaign issue for 2024. but we re going to start with an even bigger one. is donald trump eligible to be president of the united states again? colorado says no. maine says no. oregon and new hampshire and others might also chime in and say no. of course donald trump says yes, he is. so who ultimately decides this? the supreme court obviously is the ultimate decision maker here, and they might get involved. colorado has already asked them to. now with maine and perhaps others moving to take trump off the ballot, it only gets harder for the supremes to stay out of it. but here s the issue. getting into it is pretty complicated. both colorado and maine cite section 3 of the 14th amendment which bars officials who have taken an oath to support the constitution from holding office if they engage in an insurrection. the states say it is clear trump did just that on january 6th. what does the supreme court do about that? you might start to think about the make-up of the cour
the federal government is now stepping in to calm financial panic over the failure of two u.s. banks. the biden administration announcing it will extend a federal backstop to all the banks deposits. treasury officials push back on the idea this was a bailout saying the burden is not borne by the taxpayers. we ll hear from president biden moments from now. water everywhere, causing chaos across central california. warnings of intense sustained flooding in the days ahead. it s unimaginable. folks, we are not done yet. former vice president mike pence telling a crowd in washington that history will judge donald trump for his actions on january 6. probably not a message that will be terribly popular with republican-based voters. three women who live in texas are believed to be missing in mexico. we really haven t had any other incidents that i can recall. and the oscar goes to everything, where every, all at once. this year at the academy awards, the
it s 10:00 a.m i m lindsey reiser at msnbc headquarters in new york we re following a lot of breaking news on this busy monday morning, including president biden assuring the country our financial system is safe amid heightened fears of a banking crisis after the collapse of both silicon valley bank and new york-based signature bank americans can rest assured that our banking system is safe. your deposits are safe let me also assure you we will not stop at this we ll do whatever is needed. the government is taking extraordinary new steps to ensure customers will have full access to their money, a major move by the treasury and the federal reserve to shore up the banking system and prevent the panic from spreading to other banks. plus, a promise no losses will be shouldered by taxpayers and officials will hold the people responsible fully accountable. more on this in moments and what you need to know about your money. plus, no-show. donald trump s lawyers say he wi
John and sandra. Good afternoon. Its a wet friday. Im martha maccallum. Thanks for joining us. We have a big lineup for you this hour. We begin here in the northeast where sandra was just saying millions of new york City Residents are being urged to shelter in place at this hour as torrential and lifethreating rain causes huge highway tieups and subways are flooding in new york city. Theres hundreds of flights that have been cancelled or delayed at this point. Katie byrne reporting live from hoboken, new jersey just across the river. High, katie. Hi, martha. A lot of people that were able to make it in to the city or to hoboken for work this morning are now wondering how theyll get home. We have roads submerged in water here in hoboken. If i step out in the street, the water gets deeper. Weve been here all day. The water has not receded much at all. Its one of those days that you cant get around hoboken by car. Ive talked to a lot of commuters. Were by the Train Station here. Some told
united states under the 14th amendment or not. these are novel questions that the supreme court has never confronted and that basically no court had confronted before last year. i think it poses a conundrum for the justices, especially those on the conservative side. it seems each and every day, scholars are finding more and more historical evidence from the record to support the idea that when congress enacted the 14th amendment in 1868, that it really did want to prevent the presidency from falling into the hands of someone who engaged in insurrection, whether or not they were convicted of that exact crime in criminal court. there were congressmen and members of the public who fretted that jefferson davis could be elected president unless the amendment was ratified. this evidence seems to be snow balling as more states consider do we have an obligation under the 14th amendment to take this guy off the ballot. i don t think the united states supreme court wants anything to