the u.s. government traced back to russia. just weeks ahead of a high stakes summit between president biden and russian president vladimir putin. a new poll suggesting qanon is as popular in the u.s. as some major religions. and marjorie taylor greene tripling down on her holocaust narrative, this time comparing democrats to nazis. america on the move. aaa says nearly 40 million americans will hit the road and skies this weekend. we re live at msnbc world headquarters here in new york. let s put up a shot that has all those millions of people moving, and we got the schuylkill here in philadelphia. it s a little quiet. maybe people got a head start out of it. it s 6:00 a.m. on a rainy saturday, let the people sleep. and we do have reporters and analysts following the very latest for you right now from capitol hill to austin. we are going to begin with a live look outside capitol hill where senate republicans armed with filibuster power blocked the creation of an in
right now on this holliday weekend get away day you have senators stuck in a traffic jum of sorts. they come back into session as we speak. they re trying to get to a vote on that january 6th commission. first they have to finish up this whole other debate on a totally separate and unrelated bill. throwing up overnight and early morning roadblocks. we have the latest on timing as republicans get the first part of the phil buster. and we have new reaction on the breaking news from overnight. breaking news at it again. just weeks before president biden s face to face meeting with vladimir putin. you have microsoft sounding the alarm warning of a new wave of attacks. just ahead what the produce and the prem lin are saying and perhaps more importantly not saying. i m hallie jackson in washington. with you here on this friday morning. along with leann caldwell. also joined by barbara comstock. senator mark warner expressed confidence or optimism that they would have it by yesterda
something closer to normal. aaa expecting travel numbers closer to pre-pandemic levels than ever. our team live in miami beach, our team live at the busiest airport where travellers are eager to reach their holiday destinations. they got a ringing endorsement from the head of the cdc. if you are vaccinated, enjoy your memorial day weekend. we have been longing for time away, time to do the things we love with the people we love. yes, we are. live look at capitol hill where we could finally see the senate vote on a january 6th commission to investigate the capitol insurrection. not before republicans kept their colleagues up until the wee ho hours of the morning to w walk the process. we will find out where things stand. a special conversation with black police officers. they share what drew them to the job, their personal experiences with discrimination and what it was like to be black and in uniform after george floyd s murder. let s start in washington. shannon pett
is the bill dead on arrival? we ll talk to one of the bill s co-sponsors. disturbing, new video from the january-6th insurrection. and the fbi s stunning line of questioning to one suspect about potential ties with members of congress. and a massachusetts factory in the spotlight, after president biden presented vladimir putin with a pair of their sunglasses. the big surprise to the owner who joins us ahead. on this saturday, it is juneteenth. june 19th. i m kendis gibson. and i m cori coffin, in for lindsey reiser, this morning. we are live from msnbc headquarters in new york. and, yeah. and it s a big day. it is a big day. big holiday. but we have a lot, that we re covering right now. including this. the breaking news out of the national weather service. just within the last couple hours, declaring this tropical storm claudette. you see the live radar right there. live picture in the meantime of new orleans. we will have a live report from there to discuss the
our time. and the mission falls to each of us, each and every day? democracy itself is in pearl. here at home and around the world. what we do now, what we do now, how we honor of the fallen, will determine whether or not democracy will long endure. democracy thrives when the infrastructure of democracy is strong. when people have the right to vote. freely and fairly and conveniently. the president s decision to frame the address around the threats to democracy and specifically to call out threats to voting feels pointed after what happened last night. democrats in the texas state house walked out and scuttle a republican bill to severe restrict voting in that state. with the democrats absent the house lacked a quorum and the majority was forced to adjourn without voting on the bill. the texas bill was more stringent and far reaching than the voting laws enacting in several other states as republicans across the country follow donald trump s lead in perpetuating the big lie