1. 9 trillion. Thats what the democrats want in the covid Stimulus Measure. Its more than double being planned on the party of republicans that want to leave out some things like the hike in the minimum wage and help to cities and states that now have a lot of people wondering, all right, how is this going to eventually get done . We know as well that talks have been going on behind the scenes to get a couple of republicans on board. The president of the United States says he has that does explain why theyre sticking to that 1. 9 trillion number. Were going to explore that. Separately republicans are meeting to discuss what will happen to liz cheney as far as her future leadership in congress and Marjorie Taylor green and the Conspiracy Theorys that couldnt land her out of some Committee Assignments that shes had. So lets get to this right now with the Stimulus Measure and where things stand at this point. The 1. 9 trillion figure you heard about. David spunt with more. Good afternoon.
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of nikki haley. haley s biggest rival, former president trump, wasn t on the ballot. this contest doesn t really count because the delegates will be awarded based on caucus results. that contest will not be held until thursday. haley won t be on the ballot then, but gop frontrunner trump is. if he wins, he stands to collect up to 26 delegates. nevada gop rules prevented candidates from participating in both contests, but eligible voters can vote in both. nikki haley s campaign isn t happy about the situation, saying that s why they didn t devote resources is in the silver state. but we have not spent a dime nor an ounce of energy on nevada. we made the decision early on that we were not going to pay $55,000 to a trump entity that, you know, two participated in a process that was rigged for trump. not unexpectedly, president biden won the democratic. he was on the ballot along with marianne williamson. and then none of these candidates option. the south carolina primary is
it s friday it s friday! that s all? you know what that means? let s welcome tonight s gasburg like his books people would love to see him leather bound. literary critic walter kerr. and win life gives you lemons, please squeeze it into his eyes. cohost of fox & friends , todd pyro. she defies conventions and wears extensions. best-selling author kat timpf. he has nightmares about chandeliers. new york times best-selling author comedian and former nwa wrestler titus. i need a break. before we get to some new stories let s do this. greg s leftovers. its leftovers where i read the jokes we didn t use this week. it s my first time reading them. if they suck, we will tied joe mackie s to the back of a truck and drive away. too bad he enjoys it. the first one. a diverse for in new hampshire is catering to adults where they role-play as babies in diapers. to show customers how it s done they brought in a professional. speaking of joe, he is finally headed to ohio and plans to
the dignified transfer on friday. to the families of the fallen, we are so so sorry [crying] for your loss, and we are forever grateful, for your sacrifice. and on that very sad note, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i ll see with the end of tomorrow. tomorrow the matchup of the year is set, and it s a rematch of 2020, the same thing even, the red team versus the other red team. that s right. the kansas city chiefs are set to face off yet again against the san francisco 49ers in super bowl 58. okay. all right. if you thought that was a wind up to the likely battle between president biden donald trump in 2024, it is also that as well. and that is because, bear with me here, a segment of right-wing media is convinced of the kansas city chiefs qualifying for the super bowl this year is actually a vast left wing conspiracy. this plot all centers around the relationship between kansas city tight