behavior, he was not one of us. this distancing is very compelling for jurors to be able to get over the psychological hurdle of having the thought that all police are on the stand right now. it s no, it s this one person, but it s also very important here as well, to think about why it is why you have the continuum here. the continuum of the testimony, last week, so emotional, john, such compelling testimony from a 9-year-old, up to somebody more than a half a century older, you ve got the more reserved, sort of conthemplative, unaffected by what s going on. that has the credibility of these witnesses going through the roof. it s not somebody with an agenda, not somebody who has a vested interest in, per se, working for the prosecution or the defense. these are neutral people who have testified and trained a universal application of information. they have universally trained cadets and veterans year after year on the same information. this distancing, this sort of disint
what s that? what s that i can t hear i m having yeah. mm-hm. maybe not, maybe not. no. might not have to. no. so, rachel, we have adam schiff, andrew weissman this hour and blumenthal who got to ask one of those questions today in that trial today. so, we re going to have the full coverage here of what went on with some really great legal minds. get to it. get to it. thank you, lawrence. thank you, rachel. we have new reporting tonight on what donald trump angrily said to kevin mccarthy while the invasion of the capitol was going on, while it was actually happening. but two days after the attack on the capitol, it was reported that house minority leader kevin mccarthy got into a screaming match on the phone with donald trump while the capitol was being invaded. mccarthy, quote, demanded that trump release a statement denouncing the mob. initially trump would not agree to do it. trump, also under pressure from top aides to act, finally relented and sai
patriotism. unite them in their effort to do what is best for america. as they depend on your providence and power, may they make choices that will be for your greater glory. we pray in your sovereign name, amen. infuse them with a spirit of nonpartisan patriotism. unite them, lord. lord, unite them in their efforts to do what is best for america. senate chaplain barry black with that beautiful, beautiful voice starting that day with that moment of grace. the day also ended with a moment of grace. and, in fact, as the chaplain said to start things off, the way today ended actually was a moment of nonpartisan patriotism. and all united states senators united at least for this one moment at the end of the day. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that it be in order for myself and senator mcconnell to speak for up to one minute each and then it be in order for me to make a unanimous consent to request as if in legislative session. the objection is ordered. thank you,
online. hundreds of thousands of people still in the dark, millions are under boil water advisories with another blast expected to engulf texas with more freezing rain, snow and dire temperatures. keeping warm right now, equal survivors. gas grills, even bonfires, essential. the texas power grid is now at a center of a debate for oversight, and this life or death moment includes a very sharp political edge as many texas democrats blake blackouts on poor planning and years of neglect by republicans who for four years have controlled most of that state. also a new trouble sign this morning for the american economy. first-time unemployment claims jumping again to 860,000-plus. continued claims stood at 4.5 million. the biden team says this new data underlines the urgency for the covid relief plan the president wants to speed through congress. we look at the situation and recognize this is a very precarious moment for the economy. covid relief is a big agenda item number 1. b
would be in the same hands. he continued during a pandemic such as this one, it is even more important to safeguard the separation of powers set forth in our constitution to avoid erosion of our liberties. we will have full coverage and a full analysis of this injunction throughout the show. also tonight, big news from silicon valley, twitter has a new ceo and surprise, the new ceo is not a big fan of freedom of speech. we have a full report coming up and later, my thoughts on the scandal now surrounding cnn host chris cuomo who has now been suspended indefinitely. plus, dr. oz will join us. he has a huge announcement not about his tv future, but about his political future. he will join a straight ahead but first, our count continues. americans held hostage behind enemy lines, day 108. sean: day 108, 180 days since joe biden abandoned our fellow americans, our friends, our fellow citizens, our allies, their families, that s when he broke his promise 13 days prior to that