Aftermath as the maga dead enders rampage in d. C. Egged on by the president in defiling a black church. Then the massive and sophisticated russian hack of multiple u. S. Government agencies. How deep does it go . Plus done happy birthday [ applause ] day two of the big rollout as the fda gets ready to okay a second vaccine. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. You know, the constitution doesnt care about the speeches Mitch Mcconnell gives or what title the Opposition Party uses to talk about the duly elected incoming president of the United States. In a fundamental democratic sense, elections end because of the voters, not anyone else. They are determined by an impartial counting of votes cast freely and fairly with the winner claiming the title of winner free whatever antics or conspiracy theories or whining there is by the losers. And, so, in that sense, it has been very clear for weeks that joe biden will be the 46th president of the United Stat
Mitch mcconnell gives or what title the Opposition Party uses to talk about the duly elected incoming president of the United States. In a fundamental democratic sense, elections end because of the voters, not anyone else. They are determined by an impartial counting of votes cast freely and fairly with the winner claiming the title of winner free whatever antics or conspiracy theories or whining there is by the losers. And, so, in that sense, it has been very clear for weeks that joe biden will be the 46th president of the United States. Donald trump will join the category of oneterm president s, historically notable and famous group of political losers. But what has been so very fun to watch over the last six weeks is that in a deeper sense, right, democracies do defend on the loser conceding and the peaceful transfer of power as a baseline principal that all parties and participants buy into. The acknowledgment of that democratic legitimacy by the loser and his or her party is kind
when it s not on camera to tell the exact brilliant political truth. i m asking you to do it on camera. and to tell us how s this race look actually. how does this race actually look for tomorrow night. and if mcdaniel wins, the tea party guy beats the incumbent. the cochrane people, they will turn out. i think cochran is going to be okay, but to get to your second question, if mcdaniel pulled this off, he s got real baggage that i think makes it a 50-50 proposition for a general. but hate to let you down, thad is going to win this thing, chris. how does a white mississippian vote democrat after all these years.
debate the science of climate change. but i m astute to understand that every proposal involves hurting our economy and killing american jobs. he s not alone in there. as politico reports, leading conservatives have a new talking point on climate science. they re not qualified to talk about it. that s what they re saying. u.s. congressman chris van hollins, a democrat from maryland. all i want to do is get one thing straight. is the democratic party committed to doing something about climate change? absolutely. is the republican committed not to doing anything? yes. is it fair to say this is a sheerly partisan issue? unfortunately, yes. republicans still have their head in the sand, even on the most basic fact of the existence of climate change. you re a politician, fast rising.
after all these years in gitmo is there any doubt who they will be ruling with? the only question is what role will they play? and yes, all that being said, all the danger to our country in the future, do we leave a soldier in enemy hands if we have a chance to free him? do we? tonight, the brutal choice president obama made? a choice he will now have to stand up to long after he left office. our msnbc contributor, jeb kim dozier covered the war in afghanistan and was critically injured herself covering that war in iraq. after five years in afghanistan, bowe bergdahl was flown into germany. at their home in idaho, the parents spoke to their son through the media. let s watch. five years is a seemingly endless long time. but you ve made it. i imagine you re more patient and compassionate than ever. you are free. freedom is yours. i will see you soon, my beloved son. i love you, bowe. i want you to know that i love you. i m proud of you. i m so proud of your character. i m