Morning for all of these lawmakers. Bring us up to speed on whats going on now and what it means for americans who need help in the pandemic. Reporter i thought when i woke up this morning i thought it would be over and its still going on. Voterama is still going on. Marathon session to try to pass amendments for budget reconciliation. First step that needs to happen so that they can pascoe individual 19 relief without any support. Now the senate doesnt do this very often. It shows how important it is. There was one amendment that all senators agreed on except for rand paul. Targeted stimulus checks for the next round of covid19 relief. This comes as 10 senators were clear with biden they want to continue this dialogue. They want to continue talking about covid19 relief. They have concerns about his 1. 9 trillion package. They want something smaller. They want something more targeted. They sent a letter to him hoping to continue that conversation, but janet yellen has been clear, she s
Mccarthy and the rest of the Republican Leadership knew what they were getting into with Marjorie Taylor greene in the beginning. She had a primary. There was, i think, a Brain Surgeon she was running against but they didnt want to interfere. That was the time to say, you know what . We will leave it up to the voters of georgia, but should she come to washington, she is not going to be given much opportunity because we do have standards, and once you stalk the children who lived through a mass shooting, thats where we can draw the line. Lets start there, you know. Amanda carpenter. Amanda, thank you so much. I appreciate it. Thanks, don. This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. Thank you so much for joining us. So the scene at the capitol today or tonight i should say, beautiful, stately, mournful, honoring a fallen hero, officer Brian Sicknick who lost his life defending our democracy on january 6th. Just think about the desecration there just a month ago when a mob of insurrectionists trie
Essentially further restrict Abortion Rights. Now it has so many talk being how the fallout could reach all the way from this summer to november 2024. Emergency evacuations, people jumping into the ocean to stay alive. Hurricanecharged winds fueling a raging wildfire that is burning out of control. Im john berman with kate bolduan. Cnn news central starts now. New this morning, a memo that could be central to the January 6th Case against donald trump. What prosecutors call a plot to create a, quote, fake controversy that would derail the proper certification of biden as president elect. Now, the phrase Fake Electors has been tossed around for some time, but now the New York Times has obtained this key piece of evidence describing the alleged conspiracy. It was written by protrump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, this december memo explains in great detail how Fake Electors might swing the election or at a minimum and this is important muck up or slow down the process to, quote, buy the Trump C
Trial on the trail. Donald trump lashes out after a third indictment. Those indictments arent worth the paper theyre written on. How will he defend himself and will he go to trial before the election . Trumps attorney john lauro joins me in moments. Too honest. A central figure in the new case, the former Vice President ramps up his criticism of his old boss. The president ultimately continued to demand they choose him over the constitution. What does he make of the case . Gop president ial candidate mike pence is next. Plus, on message. With just over two weeks until the gop debate, other candidates struggle to break through. Mr. President on. Is there a new opportunity to edge out the frontrunner . Gop president ial candidate Chris Christie joins me ahead. Hello, im dana bash in washington where the state of our union is watching Court Filings pile up. Donald trump is kicking off a new week juggling an ever more crowded legal calendar after his third indictment over alleged attempts
Republican party. President biden delivers his state of the Union Address this thursday. Also ahead, congressman Eric Swalwell on the danger of donald trump escaping accountability in our nations courts. Illinois governor j. B. Pritzker joins us at the table days after his fate became the latest to kick donald trump off the president ial ballot. Grab your coffee and settle in. Welcome to the week again. As we come on the air, Criminal Defendant donald trump heads into the week with a dominant hold on the Republican Party in the president ial primary. Last night, trump won caucuses in idaho and missouri. He also swept the Republican Convention caucuses in michigan. Today, voters in our Nations Capital are voting in the d. C. Republican president ial primary. It might be nikki haleys first shot to pick up a win even as trump gets closer to clinching the nomination. In two days, voters in 16 states and one territory will cast their ballots on super tuesday. On thursday, President Biden wi