Took since july to get the deal. It culminated with weekend wrangling before christmas to finalize the agreement. And then a last minute computer glitch. Lawmakers are heading home soon with Stocking Stuffers with americans way late by a striken economy. This is an emergency survival package. The American People have waited long enough. Negotiations on the fifth coronavirus package started, broke down and began again for months. Some americans thought lawmakers may leave them a lump of coal at the holidays. There was concern about congress not renewing expiring Unemployment Benefits just after christmas. Republicans directed their ire at House Speaker nancy pelosi. Very disappointing to me that nancy pelosi blocked this aid for struggling businesses and families for four months. Republicans believe she could have cut a deal months ago. She changed after president elect biden won. The democrats came around to our position where we should make a law where we agree and get help out the do
Washington today, following the president and his activities. Will be live throughout washington today, following the president and his activities. Later, we will take you to the inaugural ball. Throughout the day, we will take your calls, emails, tweets, and facebook comments. Also on or web page, you can post pictures and you can view at the inaugural photos of many others. By the way, the Weather Forecast is cloudy with a high of 47 degrees in washington, possible snow showers in the afternoon. As you can see in these live pictures, the crowds have already begun a dissenting on the Capitol Grounds where they will go through heavy security before being allowed in through the barricades. The washington metro system has been on a rushhour schedule since 4 00 a. M. This morning, and that will continue through the late evening to accommodate the crowds. Much of the city is locked down. Here is a brief look at the schedule of events today. At 8 45, the president will be attending a Church
Trust our government. Public trust in government is at historic lows and President Trump isnt helping. He has made, according to fact checkers, more than 14,000 false or misleading claims since his inauguration. We told you his lies would matter even as his supporters shrug them off as trump being trump. Nowhere are the lies more consequential than during a Major Health Crisis to wit, the president claimed he had a hunch that the World Health Organization is wrong about the death rate from coronavirus. He has undermined the severity of the outbreak by claiming democrats are just trying to hurt him politically. He has used the Health Crisis to advocate for his antiimmigration policy. He has contradicted his own scientists and experts in real time. During a serious visit to the cdc he cracked a joke about his ukraine phone call being more perfect than coronavirus tefrts. He ripped on tv ratings and the epicenter of the u. S. Outbreak and there was this and we now shipped out, i think, en
Now its time for tthe last word with Lawrence Odonnell . Recession isnt the word that describes the numbers well see tomorrow. This is something else. If the worst that i remember when they finally gave us the ad justed numbers for the way the gdp fell and kept getting readjusted until we got the final numbers and it was this kasim and the worst it got was 700,000, well be order of magnitude beyond that tomorrow. Rachel, i heard you talk about elm hurst hospital, the reporting and New York Times tonight what is going on and the hospital crisis in new york city, one of the reporters of the four reporter whose wrote that just really dramatic and gut wrenching story are going to join us in this hour. Well have a lot more to say about what is going on at elm hurst hospital tonight. Wonderful. Thanks, lawrence. Thank you, rachel. Thank you. Well, no senator or other federal elected official knows more about the Airline Business than sara nelson. That the why sara nelson has been working clo
We got final numbers. It was chasm. Worst was 700,000. Were an order of magnitude beyond that tomorrow. And i heard you talking about elmhurst hospital, the crisis in new york city. One of the reporters of the four who wrote that just really dramatic and gut wrenching story are going to join us this hour and well have a lot more to say about that tonight. Excellent. Get to it. Thank you. No senator or elected official knows more about the Airline Business than sarah nelson, thats why shes been working closely with the democrats on the provisions in senate. President of the association of flight attendants and now one of the most Effective Labor leaders washington has ever seen. Shell join us end of this hour. And governor Gretchen Whitmore of michigan will join us as the numbers are going up in michigan on reported coronavirus cases. Governor whitmore has closed all nonessential businesses and only the governor can reopen them, not donald trump. Senator blumenthal will join us about th