normalcy by july 4th weekend. there is light literally now that the lights have sprung forward. we ll have an extra hour of daylight. after the year we had it s hard not to feel a little good about what is on the horizon. however it could be a vastly different reality right now if the insurrection on january 6th had not failed. it has been two months and eight days since that day. the fbi is still working to make sure everyone that stormed the capital is fully prosecuted for their crimes. they are dotting their is and crossing their ts going through mown tapes of evidence but it all started at the top. cleaning up that january 6th mess is a top priority for merick garland. we re learning more about some of the rye jotters that were arrested. sivic is accused of stealing the badge and radio from a dc police officer after a crowd beat him unconscious. he buried it in his backyard in buffalo. he will appear in front of a federal judge on tuesday. also we re learning about a memb
and the $15 minimum wage that the house voted to include in the covid relief bill. but even with democrats in control, the possibility of any of this becoming law is nowhere near guaranteed. and without a change to the filibuster, much of this progressive to-do list will die. joining me now is senate majority leader chuck schumer of the great state of new york. leader schumer, thank you very much for coming to the sunday show. good to be with you, jonathan. the old days back in gotham. so, listen, you were able to get the senate to pass the covid relief package, and as a result it became law. how do you hold your razor-thin majority? how did you hold it in order for all of these progressive to-do list items to get through passage? well, first, it s such a major piece of legislation. it s the most significant change for middle-class people, for poor people, people trying to get into the middle class in decades in a very long time. and it has amazing things in it. the c
pandemic. it s the most significant change for middle class people, for poor people, people trying to get into the middle class, in decades, in a very long time. and it has amazing things in it. this is a critical moment. this is a moment where we have to make sure that the american people know what s in this plan. they understand what s in this plan. and by the way, this bill is 90 some percent coronavirus centric. this is similar to the bill that we wrote in may, the heroes act, some of which was implemented in december, much of it now. so in a moment i m going to talk to democratic congresswoman jackie speier about covid and what is next for her party. while democrats are focusing on covid relief, the republican party has hoped to find the issue they hope will blunt that, immigration. kevin mccarthy about to lead a fact finding mission to the border as republicans step up the rhetoric on the issue. is the biden open border policies that are inviting even more ill
account at the moment as covid relief checks are rolling out with president biden s relief plan now law. the stimulus is a huge help in getting america back to normal after a year of anything but normal. as the president made clear this week in his first prime time address to the american people, while this progress is huge, it does not mean we can lower our guards. if we do this together, by july 4 there is a good chance you, your families, and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your understand neighborhood and have a cookout, a barbecue, and celebrate independence day, where we not only mark our independence as a nation but we begin to mark our independence from this virus. as mentioned a moment ago, those $1,400 relief checks are officially rolling out. 85% of eligible households can expect to see a direct deposit by monday. and with public polling in their favor, president biden and vice president harris embark next week on a tour to tout thei
politicians. i was elected by the people. historic probe. the department of justice dubbing the investigation into the attacks on the u.s. capitol as one of the largest in american history. the stunning number of arrests coming down the line and why republican senator ron johnson now catching heat for the latest comments. had the tables been turned and president trump won the election and those were tens of thousands of black lives matter and antifa protesters, i might have been a little concerned. one year later, the city of louisville gearing up for a rally marking one year since the fatal police shooting of breonna taylor. we ll talk to her mother, ahead. good morning, everybody. it is saturday, march 13th. i m lindsey reiser. and i m kendis gibson live at msnbc world headquarters in new york. turning out to be a busy saturday, busy weekend, indeed. we have a team of correspondents and analysts following the latest for us. we ll start with nbc white house correspon