creation of an independent commission to investigate the january 6th attack on the capitol. democratic congressman mike quigley stressing the urgency of moving forward with the probe as democrats float the possibility of forming now a select committee. we simply can t let this lie. the risk is still out there, and i think without this work we won t know exactly what took place. what were the failures that allowed this to happen? how do we hold people accountable and most importantly, how do we prevent it from happening again? so there s just too much at stake for us not to try to go it alone. meanwhile, president biden unveiling a $6 trillion budget proposal. the white house says the ambitious number is needed for a speed economic recovery. the money would boost infrastructure and the proposal is facing opposition from republicans who say it will drive the national debt to new highs. one senator calling it, quote, dead on arrival. some major testimony is coming this week.
earlier this afternoon, biden spoke about how businesses can ramp covid vaccinations and said that getting the vaccine is, quote, not a partisan act. this, as the white house faces yet another cyber attack launched from inside russia. white house press secretary jen psaki says vladimir putin has the power to stop these attacks and intends to directly address them when he sits down with putin exactly two weeks from today. after his covid remarks, biden took questions from reporters. mr. president, will you retaliate against russia from this latest ransomware attack? we re getting closely at that issue. do you think putin is testing you? no. former senator ted kaufman who joined biden s senate staff in 1976 and ran the transition team in 2020. we are also watching for breaking news out of israel where opposition leaders have two hours to finalize an agreement on a new government, which would end benjamin netanyahu s 12 years as that country s prime minister. we begin
business dealings of donald trump, i m going to ask jennifer weisselberg, the ex-daughter-in-law to allen weisselberg, to elaborate on that very comment and whether she s been contacted by a newly established grand jury. also this hour, we re going to take you to tulsa, oklahoma. nbc s trymaine lee is there talking with descendants and current residents about the massacre that happened 100 years ago and how to this day, it is still reshaping not just lives but the way politics operates across this country. plus, my friend and colleague, richard lui, introducing us to the next greatest generation as a half million kids at home are taking care of a veteran with disabilities in their families. it is a story that you do not want to miss. we want to start with the budget. president biden was has a fight on his hands today unveiling the administration s $6 trillion budget. kelly o donnell is on it in wilmington, delaware. good to see you once again. lot of republicans alrea
we ll keep an eye on whatever comes of his speech in greenville, for a crowd of 1,500 people. one thing we ll be looking out for is not his outrage over losing a legitimate election, but if he may give it another go in 2024 as republicans use his big lie to pass voter restrictions across this country. is donald trump really the answer republicans? liz cheney says no, and we have new comments obtained by nbc where you ll hear the congresswoman addressing her thoughts on trump and the direction he s taking her party in. trump is also suggesting he might be interested in nancy pelosi s job. in a new interview with a far-right-wing radio host, trump seemed to the suggestion he could run for congress to become house speaker. he calls the idea very interesting. his effort to remain in office, new reporting from the new york times uncovered emails from trump s former chief of staff, mark meadows. the sometimes reports back in december meadows reportedly pushed the justice departme
outfront tonight, self pe preservations and the truth. this vote has made it official. donald trump s big lie has now fully enveloped on the republican party. shame on the republican party because they are afraid of donald trump. only six republicans sided with democrats. many of the same people voting no today are the same republicans who were calling for a bipartisan investigation in the days after the deadly riot. now, they turned their back on it. one republican, lisa murkowski is calling them out. to be making a decision for the short term political gain at the expense of understanding and acknowledging what was in front of us on january 6th. i think we need to look at that critically. is that really what this us about that everything is one election cycle after another? apparently, yes. lisa murkowski and five other republicans voted on the commission, pushed there by a bring. people like matt gaetz and marjorie taylor greene swore their allegiance to one man,