Insurrectionists charged in the deadly January 6 capitol riot. And an increased Police Presence not the only detesrrent for chaos. They began installing fencing At The capitol square. Ramping up security at local airports. Its unclear how many people will actually attend this saturday. Amazing to see the need for all this eight months after January 6. Fortunately, both chambers of congress will actually be on recess this weekend, meaning this rally poses a smaller threat, at least to lawmakers and their staffs. The man behind this rally says, we wont see, he says, the violent spectacle thAt Took place on January 6th. Weve got a largely peaceful crowd. Weve had two events in washington, d. C. So far, At The Department Of Justice and At The prison. There have been no incidences so far. No one is bringing a weapon that will be a part of our crowd. We can assure you of that. Theyre coming out to support people who committed crimes. More than 500 participants in that rally. Authorities coun
Price tag. This would be a historic expansion of the social safety yet that could touch almost every american. And i want to bring in u. S. Commerce secretary. Madame secretary, the president s build back better plan is critical to his economic agenda. What will be different about his Remarks Today . Well, i think youll hear the president really make the case with the sense of urgency, and he is insistent and right this this is a moment now we have to meet the moment and make these bold investments. I can tell you from my discussions with businesses, the build back better agenda is very good for business. They want investments in infrastructure, broad band, job training, Child Care, so their workers can be productive. And thats exactly what the president s Package Calls for. But we are seeing sharp divisions even within the Democratic Party on how to pay for it. What do you think about that . Does that concern you . It doesnt concern me. Look, the reality is these are investments that
Process that all requests for assistance of the department. Were analyzing it and if it can be validated and supported, well do that and, you know, well look at the sourcing inside the department as to whats most appropriate. Local officials in washington, d. C. , are also on high alert for this coming weekend. All City Police officers will be on duty. All leaves canceled. Assistance has been requested from Police Officers in surrounding areas. Theres an nbc News Report Tonight that only 700 people are expected to attend the rally, but nobody knows really. The Insurrection Enthusiasts have been whipped up into thinking that the 16 rioters who have been rounded up and jailed are somehow Freedom Fighters now. The Rallys Organizer a former Trump Campaign Operative and pusher of the Big Lie who says this will not be a repeat of January 6th. Weve got a largely peaceful crowd. No ones going to be bringing a weapon whos going to be part of our crowd. I can assure the police that. About a mile
President has cast over the election. Both he and the leading republican candidate in the race have already without evidence begun talking about a rigged election in that state. Theres new excerpts in a forthcoming book coauthored by Bob Woodward and his colleague, robert costa. Jamie gangel has breaking new information on the book and has new details right now. Lets start about The Call between House Speaker Nancy pelosi and General Milley. Let me just say the book has new details about what trump was doing on January 6th during the insurrection, how Mike Pence kept asking if there was a way to help trump, and what trump says behind Kevin Mccarthys back. But lets start with milley and pelosi. What we know is that general mark milley, chairman of the joint chiefs, took secret action to limit president Donald Trumps ability to order a dangerous military strike or to use nuclear weapons, according to Woodward And Costa. Just to set the stage, its january 8th, two days after the assault o
Coverage of californias Recall Election. Cnn projects that Gavin Newsom easily defeats the recall, remaining in office to finish out his term. Newsom thanking california for voting down the recall saying they rejected negativity, but also saying that voters gave a thumbs up to science, to vaccines and to ending the covid pandemic. Why dont we see how this all shook out, where it is on the map. Cnns Phil Mattingly is over here. Hes joining us from the magic wall. This isnt even close. It is not even close at all. At this point in time 65 reporting. Obviously we have already called it for the noes. That means Gavin Newsom stays in office. 2. 7 million votes ahead. 66 to 33 . But here is the reality when you look at this state. Joe biden won this state by 30 points. Go back to Gavin Newsom in 2018, he won this state by 23 points. This is a democratic state. 2 1 democratics in the state. A surge in the very few Republican Voters they had and independents to break their way. At this point i