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disinformation campaign against vaccines. so, maybe it doesn t work and they are simply not telling you that. and how the signature policy achievement for democrats is yielding unbelievably good results. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. after 27 years on the supreme court, today we learned that justice stephen breyer was 83 years old, is retiring. justice breyer is one of the three remaining liberal justices in the sits jury court. it is a huge announcement. this morning, when nbc news broke the story, it was that rare push alert on my phone that actually gave me kind of a sense of relief. because usually when something pops up, these days, it s like, oh god, what now? the broader announcement is still not official, in fact, the white house is expected to make a formal announcement about his retirement tomorrow. we expect the president and prior to appear together. for his part, today, biden declined to appear today until ....
puppet of his own choosing. revelation ramping up tensions in a region on the brink of war. in washington, d.c., what s described as a who s who of the anti-vax movement hitting the streets to spread misinformation. we re live on the scene. plus, the biden administration taking stock after some tough new nbc poll numbers out today. they suggest what s gone wrong for the president but also offer a possible road map for a comeback. good to have you with us. we begin with breaking news in the january 6th investigation. committee chairman bennie thompson confirms the panel has been having conversations with former attorney general bill barr. that development on the heels of the committee getting its hands on a trove of trump white house documents that the former president had been fighting to block for months. joining me now, nbc s julie tsirkin on capitol hill, and barbara mcquade, msnbc legal analyst and former u.s. attorney general in michigan. julie, bring us up t ....
for historic gains. hi hopefully this election year. but first, all eyes are on the white houseoe tonight where joe biden just b wrapped up another week from .p biden sloppy bizarre public comments about russia, ukraine could very well lead to war. we have over 100,000 russian troops now amassed o on ukraines border and biden proudly suggesting that he might be willing to look the other way. if i say minor incursion in the past 48 hours, multiple white house officials have all tried to clean up those commentss ha and joey s mess. it s so bad that apparently joe is no longer allowed to even answer questions about the looming conflict in ukraine that he seemed to greenlight. take a look. the reason we re not going to have any time for questions now is these guys are going to get quickly on a plane and go out and do a major announcement in ohio and you guys will in ask about russia and not about anything having to do with chips. okay, let s forget about the looming gl ....
ceaseless wanderings, we would ve had a lot less material . that is true, very true. our first clip tonight is the perfect tribute to his unintended comedic prowess. take a look. i know you were closely watching biden s public events they so what did you see? i always say it is not what he says. it is what we see that tells the tale. today the president was demanding that everybody get vaccinated and boosted to avoid this new covid variant but apparently routinely hatching orifices is not a covid risk at the white house. just watch. today thursday three misses about the new variant. we of the best vaccine of the world and now we are seeing deaths come down. we will fight and beat this new variant as well. a fully vaccinated boost third person is most protected against covid. a boost a person. that vaccine does not enough. you need to be a booster person. nightly multiple if you go near the press of them. however preschoolers don t touch their noses and eyes and ....
this is the good news in this, despite the virus resurgence, the president said vaccinated americans can celebrate christmas and the holidays safely. while, however, sending a dire message to those who still have not had their shots. if unvaccinated, you re at a higher risk of getting severely ill from covid-19, getting hospitalized and even dying. the surge in cases has led to a scarcity of hospital beds in some pockets of the country. in houston, doctors say that infections have tripled there in just days. to help the white house is mobilizing 1,000 more troops to deploy to hospitals who may need help. and 500 million tests, they promised, they cannot come soon enough. we re seeing long lines in many cities, some people even turned away as wait lists for testing grow. walgreens and cvs announcing a limit to how many tests can be purchased at once. jeremy diamond is at the white house, shimon prokupecz is at a pop-up testing site in new york. first, to the white ....