on this thursday night. good evening, once again, i met chris jansen in for stephanie ruhle. we begin tonight with that explosive new audio of house republican leader, kevin mccarthy recorded in the days after january 6th. and the promise of even more audio to come. this all has to do with how the two top republicans in congress privately pushed to punish trump for the capital insurrection. but then, eventually backed off. the revelations are in a new book called this will not pass. trump, biden and the battle for america s future. by the new york times reporters alexander burns and jonathan martin. nbc news has obtained a copy of that book which says that after the right on january 10th, 2021, house republican leader kevin mccarthy head held a phone call with other republican members, including liz cheney, and discuss asking trump to step down. quote, he envisioned telling trump of an impeachment resolution. i think this will pass, and it would be my recommendation you shoul
the right on january 10th, 2021, house republican leader kevin mccarthy head held a phone call with other republican members, including liz cheney, and discuss asking trump to step down. quote, he envisioned telling trump of an impeachment resolution. i think this will pass, and it would be my recommendation you should resign. i ve had it with this guy, mccarthy said it near the end of the call. today, mccarthy was quick to deny it all. posting on twitter quote, the new york times reporting on me is totally false and wrong. nbc news asked mccarthy s office if leader mccarthy said he would push trump to resign. a spokesman said quote no, he did not. but tonight, there are tapes. the bucks authors have just sheared this recording of that january 10th phone call with kevin mccarthy, with directly contradicts that denial. less, you on the phone? yes, i m here. thanks, kevin. i guess there s a question. when we re talking about the 25th amendment resolution yeah. and you
director to broker a cease fire in gaza as the president s frustration builds over netanyahu s tactics. can a breakthrough be reached? also ahead, stocks tumble on a hotter than expected inflation report. what the numbers may mean for anyone trying to buy a home or pay off their credit card bills. plus, house republicans on the hunt. their new push to get materials documenting president biden s poor memory. and check those valentine s days. thousands of ride share drivers set to strike. our reporters are following the latest developments, but i want to begin with the latest push for a cease fire deal inside gaza. raf, what s the latest at this hour as all these leaders get together for another round of high stakes negotiations? reporter: as we speak, cia director bill burns is in cairo: he is huddling with officials from qatar and egypt and importantly, in israel. i say that because this time last night local time, it was not clear whether or not israel was going to s
alert. it never is. that s why we ve had freedom to learn this part of our campaigns, we have critical race theory summer schools, starting away from today. if folks want to learn more and learn how to fight, this is where you have to come and do it. thank you so much for everything that you ve done for us, for me, and for the amount i ve learned from you and from our viewers. it s been a pleasure. kimberly crenshaw s executive director of the african american policy farm. she is the author of the new an important book, say her name. black women stories of police violence and public silence. still ahead, hints of donald trump s next plan to further dismantle democracy. we have another jam-packed velshi and starts right now. good morning. it is sunday, july the 23rd. i m ali velshi. the eruption of violence at the capitol on january the 6th as the darkest manifestation of donald trump s disregard for democracy. even long before, that there were plenty of signs th
hitting texas that s gonna be a big test for the states elector electric grid updates. d updates. as i got you all very good day from nbc headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. it is three pm eastern, two pm in iowa, which is when they left before the first round of iowa caucuses. we begin with a live looks at the frosty iowa city, where the temperature is hovering near minus ten degrees right now. those temps are forecast to warm up, though, sort of buy caucus time tomorrow night. they will still remain below zero. candidates are bundled up. they are out and about making campaign stops across the state, even as trump is projected to run away with a contest, that is according to the latest nbc news des moines register poll. and trump s die hard supporters are seizing their moment, trudging through the snow today just to catch a glimpse of their candidate. nothing bothers me. as long as i have some heat somewhere, i ll be fine. we have