moments. if you are feeling a sense of pandemic deja vu, you re not alone. in the words of dr. fauci, covid cases are raging around the world. massive lines for testing are back. more and more pro sports and entertainment events are getting cancelled. but we did get a glimmer of hope this morning. moderna just announcing that its booster shot appears to provide protection against omicron. we ll have more on that in a few moments. also this morning, where do they go from here? democrats and the white house plotting next steps after senator joe manchin dealt a massive blow to the build back better plan. we ll break down the different paths being floated to try to salvage at least parts of it. also, what the west virginia senator just said about his decision and the last few minutes to a radio station in west virginia. we ll go there as well in a few moments. we re going to start in minneapolis. the closing arguments now underway in kim potter s trial. nbc s shaquille brewst
the highest construction of new homes in the nation. coming up, governor ron desantis is here on covid, freedom and opportunity. then we take a visit to president trump s stomping ground in palm beach, the mar-a-lago club. my exclusive interview with 45 on covid, china and the potential rematch with hillary clinton in 2024 as president trump reacts to the crime spree plaguing our country. they have to be met with force. we have to give the police back their dignity and their respect. maria: then, confusion and in-fighting. more questions about who is running the country. even joe biden cannot seem to get straight who is the president, and he refers to the vp once again as president. now, when president harris and i took a virtual tour of the center in arizona not long ago maria: plus, the democrats massive tax and spend boondoggle is pushed into the new year, but questions about joe manchin s pushback forced kamala to explain away once again who s running the country.
coming up, governor ron desantis is here on covid, freedom and opportunity. then we take a visit to president trump s stomping ground in palm beach, the mar-a-lago club. my exclusive interview with 45 on covid, china and the potential rematch with hillary clinton in 2024 as president trump reacts to the crime spree plaguing our country. they have to be met with force. we have to give the police back their dignity and their respect. maria: then, confusion and in-fighting. more questions about who is running the country. even joe biden cannot seem to get straight who is the president, and he refers to the vp once again as president. now, when president harris and i took a virtual tour of the center in arizona not long ago maria: plus, the democrats massive tax and spend boondoggle is pushed into the new year, but questions about joe manchin s pushback forced kamala to explain away once again who s running the country. the real prime minister of this country, is it joe
militias on the insurrection including the proud boys and oath keepers and their respective leaders enrique and elmer stewart rose. a third organization called the first amendment was also subpoenaed. together the groups represent a toxic mix of bigotry and vigilantes. they detail how members of the proud boys called for blanking war over false claims of a stolen election referring to government officials has evil scum who should die a traitor s death. 34 have been indicted in connection with the siege. i should note the chairman of the proud boys also led the national grass roots organization called latinos for trump similarly for today s subpoena, the oath keepers plan to move together in coordination and with regular communication to storm the capitol, which is why 16 of them have been charged with conspiracy. the group leader stewart rods called for trump to invoke the insurrection act warning the oath keepers would mount a much more desperate and bloody war if he did not
it is the final chance to address what was a dramatic and controversial presentation from defense lawyers that some say evoked racist images. this is what happened in closings. first, the lead prosecutor argued the defendants initiated the encould nter with arbery an were not, as they claim, alkting in self-defense. all three of these defendants made assumptions. assumptions about what was going on that day. they made their decision to attack ahmaud arbery in their driveways because he was a black man running down the street. now, lawyers for travis mcmichael, his father greg, and william roddie bryan painted them as concerned neighbors, worried about reports of burglaries in the area, and they blamed arbery for his death. told you of the thefts, the totality of the facts, why he believed what he did. he wanted to follow him, talk to him, stop him, for the police to detain him. don t be fooled by this word arrest. you don t have to announce, you re under arrest. w