If you can time the shot right. Welcome to meet the press daily, im Chuck Todd on a very busy september tuesday. This is going to be a september to remember politically, thats for sure. President biden wrapped up his first address to the u. N. General assembly this morning, questions about Americas Credibility and leadership on the World Stage, at least trying to answer some of those questions. We will bring you more on his address, the reaction to it in just a moment. We want to start here in washington. The president and his democratic allies are facing a tangled web of legislation, urgent deadlines and theres Inter Party divisions to navigate. Its not hyperbole, its just a fact that the Biden Agenda, the progressive vision, infrastructure, future of the democratic party, health of the economy, fate of a Government Shutdown they have all been intertwined. If youre Joe Pesci from My Cousin Vinnie what do you do you want to put on this truck. Seems like leadership is betting they can u
Not because there was no evidence. And so he resigned without explanation in lieu of being fired. We also know that the replacement that Donald Trump put in the job, somebody shifted over from the u. S. Attorney position in savannah, also found there was no evidence. The picture thats emerging from some of these interviews, including those of jeffrey rosen, former acting u. S. Attorney, is that Donald Trump was pushing across the body politic, looking for soft places where he could work his will. And it is fortunate for american democracy that where he tried and where it was most sensitive, he encountered resistance, from rosen, from people like Brad Raffensperger in georgia. The challenge of course is what happens next time and are republican officials facing similar pressure willing to do the same thing again that was done with Donald Trump. We dont know the answer to that, and the Senate Judiciary Committee led by dick durbin, the chairman, is trying to get some answers. Jon avlon,
Including those of jeffrey rosen, former acting u. S. Attorney, is that Donald Trump was pushing across the body politic, looking for soft places where he could work his will. And it is fortunate for american democracy that where he tried and where it was most sensitive, he encountered resistance, from rosen, from people like Brad Raffensperger in georgia. The challenge of course is what happens next time and are republican officials facing similar pressure willing to do the same thing again that was done with Donald Trump. We dont know the answer to that, and the Senate Judiciary Committee led by dick durbin, the chairman, is trying to get some answers. John avlon, we know trump was pressuring other georgia officials like the secretary of state Brad Raffensperger to push his bogus Election Fraud claims. But luckily the system worked and state officials did their jobs. What happens if there is a next time and those officials arent there or, you know, if these new Voter Laws go into eff
Severe weather damage in the northeast. At least three confirmed tornadoes in pennsylvania, including an ef3 with winds up to 140 miles per hour. People scrambling to find shelter. Homes and buildings damaged. Cars tossed. Overseas tonight, olympic drama in tokyo. The american swimmer losing to russia, then saying he s competing in a race that s probably not clean. Simone biles posting this practice video, landing hard on her back as she weighs a possible return to competition. And megan rapinoe and the u. S. Women s soccer team saving the day with a huge win. James longman there in tokyo. Back here at home, a house committee releasing handwritten notes appearing to show former president trump pressuring the justice department to declare the 2020 election corrupt and to, quote, leave the rest to me. Now the irs cleared to turn over his tax returns to congress. And this frightening scene in arizona. One person killed and five injured by a swarm of bees coming from a 100pound hive. Good
pursuing the npd mission, treated mr. george floyd without respect. and denied him the dignity owed to all human beings, which he certainly would ve extended to a friend or neighbor. in the courts view, 270 months is the appropriate sentence. today, former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin was sentenced to 270 months, 22 and a half years, in prison. for the murder that are last may of george floyd. mr. chauvin has been in prison since april, since a jury found him guilty of second degree murder, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter. all for him holding his knee on george floyd s neck until mr. floyd was rendered unconscious and then he died on a minneapolis street corner. mr. chauvin was eligible to receive a theoretical maximum sentence of 40 years in prison for second degree murder. but the theoretical maximum associated with any particular crime is put up against state base sentencing guidelines, and considering the fact that mr. chauvin had no crimina