ramps up today. this morning, we ll see legal briefs from the house impeachment managers and trump s legal team. but we already have a preview from mr. trump s newest lawyer who says the trial is completely unconstitutional. and there are new warnings from one prominent senate republican who claims next week s trial could lead to delays in president biden s agenda and cabinet confirmations. we re going to begin with new reporting on the pandemic relief talks. joining us, john harwood and aisha roscoe, a white house correspondent for npr. john, i want to put on the screen this picture, this remarkable picture of people actually having a conversation, a civil conversation about substantive issues. president biden with nine in-person republicans, one on zoom, and when i saw this, john, i realized what you had been trying to tell me patiently about your reporting and your analysis. that sometimes bipartisan is the way you go about doing things, even if what you ultimately agree
shots in american arms, this is new polling reveals the majority of americans think the country is on the wrong track and just this morning, chuck schumer said the senate will vote on a major voting rights bill next week but needs ten republican votes to pass. we talk to congressman jim clyburn about what s next for democrats agenda. in hollywood, film and television production come to a halt as crews are set to go on strike as soon as this coming monday. jake ward will join us with the latest. beyond our borders the latest doefrlmentes after fire ripped through a high-rise building in taiwan, leaving 46 people dead and dozens of others injured. we begin this hour with the latest on the pandemic, a new study from the national institutes of health reveals that mixing and matching covid booster shots is safe and effective. for more on this and other covid news i m joined by cal perry, nbc news correspondent and meagan fitzgerald also an nbc news correspondent in chicago. m
least. first with our fight against this pandemic. next hour the president is going to discuss the race to vaccinate more americans. right now, though, the future of our covid vaccines is at the center of a critical fda meeting. a panel is talking about moderna s booster shot for folks 18 and up as we speak. and then a new study. looking at whether you can mix vaccine brands for a booster shot. it is especially interesting for those who got a dose from johnson & johnson. we have the latest on all that in a couple moments. our health own bodies have been at the center of some intense debates as of late. one of the most urgent around a woman s right and access to have an abortion. i was just on the ground in shreveport. i spoke to women who drove for hours from texas to get an abortion because of its new restrictive law. ahead, my conversation with some of those women, and what happens next in this abortion rights fight. also this morning, democracy in the balance. two trump al
arraignment. trump lawyers jena ellis and sidney powell have already done so. so have ray smith. the man whose name is at the top of the indictment. we re talking about donald trump. with the formal arraignment set for wednesday of next week, we will be monitoring for any additional pleas who have not yet filed one. this comes as we re learning more about what appears to be a crucial mistake, or mistakes during testimony by another trump co-defendant, mark meadows, trump s final white house chief of staff. he took the stand monday in a hearing regarding his request to have the case against him moved out of fulton county and into federal court. yesterday evening, meadows and district attorney fani willis filed responses to a request from federal judge steve jones on the issue of removal. in her brief, d.a. fani willis nails mark meadows for falsely claiming he didn t have any role in the fake elector s scheme. after insisting that he did not play any role in the coordination o
good morning to you all. here is the week that was. my fear is that it will give officers or deputies the ability to have more authority than what they actually do. trumps attorneys have been unable to secure the $464 million bond that is due next week. we have a lot of cash and we have a lot of great companies. the council voted against a u..s-led resolution calling for a cease-fire. los angeles fired the interpreter who is accused of massive theft. his name was tied into a federal investigation in california. what we have been doing convince the american people that joe biden created committed a misdemeanor. they would ve called the vote by now. i have $500 million in cash which i intend to use in my campaign for president. that is donald trump on his social media platform saying the exact opposite of what his lawyers have been representing to multiple judges in multiple courts. they are claiming that the bond is impossibilities. will trump be able to keep