come. each inflection point in this nation s history represents a fundamental choice. i believe that america at this moment is facing such a choice, and the choice is this. we are going to continue with a economy with the overwhelming share of the benefits going to the corporations and the very wealthy or are we going to take this moment right now to set this country on a new path. one that invests in this nation, creates real sustained economic growth and that benefits everyone, including the working and middle-class folks that is something that we have not realized in the country for decades. the data, excuse me, the data is absolutely clear. over the past 40 years, the wealthy have gotten wealthier, and too many corporations have lost their sense of responsibility to the workers, their communities and the country. just look at the facts. the ceos used to make 20 times average worker in the company that they ran. today they make more 350 times what the average worker in the
brass to refuse orders from anyone including the president unless milley himself was involved. this reporting is from the new book peril by legendary journalist bob woodward and washington post reporter robert acosta. an early copy of the book was obtained and jamie joins us now. incredible to have you. let s start with the secret meeting that happened on january 8th. what have you learned about that? first of all, the book contains just chilling details of trump s final days in office, but what we know is that chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mark milley was he took secret action to limit trump s ability to order a dangerous military strike or use nuclear weapons. let me just set the stage from the book. it is january 8th, two days after the assault on the capitol, and woodward and costa reveal milley is so deeply shaken by the attack that he believes that trump has become increasingly unstable and unpredictable. they also write that milley believed trump wa
it is the culmination of a four-day march that comes 19 days after democratic members of the texas legislature broke quorum, traveling to washington, d.c. in an effort to block new restrictive voting legislation. former texas congressman beto o rourke joined us earlier to discuss the importance of the rally. there s a lot of good energy and a lot of good power and that s what it s going to take to get the for the people act through. we ve got to get the president and members of the senate the power they need to get this done. that s why we re rallying at the capitol. also breaking, millions of americans are facing eviction as a federal moratorium is hours away from expiring. missouri congresswoman corey bush slept outside on the capitol hill steps in protest after house democrats failed to push through a last-minute extension. msnbc caught up with her earlier on her efforts. the night was it was necessary to continue this awareness because we need the powers that be t
today we face a threat america has never seen before. a former president who provoked a violent attack on this capitol in an effort to steal the election has resumed his aggressive effort to convince americans that the election was stolen from him. he risks inciting further violence. house republicans are expected to replace cheney with new york congresswoman elise stefanik. she has emerged as one of former president trump s top defenders. despite the fact that her voting record is less conservative than cheney s and less in line with trump s. now this all comes as former top trump administration officials are set to deliver critical testimony next hour to congress in defense of their handling of the capitol insurrection. of course, led by pro-trump extremists. what s notable, this is the first hearing with then-high ranking government officials who were directly involved in that response to the insurrection outside of fbi director christopher wray who has previously test
powerful nation on the planet and left all of us searching for answers. how can i protect my children? how do we get food? do we go to the supermarket? as a doctor, journalist and a father of three, i have been combing for those answers with you. examining the science. there s evidence of asymptomatic spread. pressing the leaders. does that worry you? why would you now for the first time what was i thinking? free from the watchful eyes of the trump white house, the top doctors behind the covid response are ready to talk. about what went right. the decision to develop a vaccine may have been the best decision that i ve ever made. and what really went so very wrong. [ crowd chanting ] there were about 100,000 deaths that came from that original surge. all of the rest of them could have been mitigated. i finally had a moment in life where i said enough is enough. they had about a 30-day head start. i could use the word cover-up. i knew i was b