bit more of that in this town and so i appreciate that. and i was glad when you mentioned that president biden nominated, you ed levy who taught a class at university of chicago that i took and like edward levi, who took office after watergate, you will take on the department of justice at a critical time and will have the great task of restoring its ideals of independence and fidelity to the constitution and to the law. what is the number one thing that you want to do to boost moral in the department of justice on day one? well, on day one, i m hopefully, if i m confirmed, will take an only in which i say all of the things that you just said. i want to make clear to the career prosecutors, the career lawyers and agents of the department, that my job is to protect them from bipartisan or other improper motives. i then hope to have an opportunity over the next few months to visit with as many members of the justice department as possible. in a pandemic, unfortunately, this w
as a writer, she taught me to defy genere boundaries and surrender to my obsessive passions. we remember both vicente fernandez and anne rice for their countless contributions. a brand-new hour of american voices begins right now. tonight, 48 hours since deadly tornadoes ripped across half a dozen states and the damage remains unimaginable, as the death toll continues to rise. at this hour, a total of 48 are confirmed dead. that number expected to rise, especially in kentucky, where the governor believes his state s death toll alone could exceed 100. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas was there today assessing damage. we ve lost fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, and others. but as the governor so poignantly and powerfully stated, we will get through this. we will grieve together. but we will also recover together. we take you to kentucky in a few minutes for an update there. and breaking news from capitol hill. the committee investiga
the former president s chief of staff a no-show at the january 6th committee, showing up on trump tv instead. i m not aware of anybody in the west wing that had any advance knowledge that the security was going to be breached at the capitol. tonight, the push to hold mark meadows in contempt. and new details about the white house plans for january 6th. then senator, could you please just allow her an opportunity to respond? could you please stop your pattern of interrupting me repeatedly? how biden nominees were held hostage because tom cotton wanted an apology. the right-wing plan to turn clean energy into the new critical race theory. good news about boosters and the latest variant. when you get a booster, you dramatically increase the level of projected protection. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. today the january 6th committee announced it is moving forward with criminal contempt proceedings against mark mead
rob marciano is standing by, timing it all out. the growing gop divide over january 6th. the republican national committee trying to clarify 24 hours after accusing investigators in congress of persecuting citizens engaged in quote, legitimate public discourse. tonight, the disturbing new images from that fateful day. and former president trump responding to recent bombshell comments from mike pence. tonight, the nfl under fire, accused of a lack of diversity among head coaches. commissioner roger goodell s reported memo to all teams. what he says about the league s efforts so far, as a former coach pursues legal action. the cdc expanding its covid-19 surveillance, tracking the virus in wastewater. how it could help battle a future outbreak. also breaking as we come on the air, the major new announcement from queen elizabeth on the eve of her platinum jubilee. and america strong tonight. the teen with autism getting his big break and inspiring others. good evening
trial will begin. special counsel smith wants january 2nd. less than six weeks before the iowa caucuses. trump questioned april 20, 2026. in georgia willis is focusing on mark meadows and his push to have the charges moved to federal court so he can assert immunity. but first. victor shokin says you accepted bribes. is that true? are you okay with your son accepting millions of dollars from russia, china and ukraine? dana: president biden ignored the questions. a new series of explosive allegations could be harder to deflect. i m dana perino. bill is off today and i have a fun partner today. good morning to you. great to kick off the week with you. i m sandra smith and this is america s newsroom. victor shokin is putting president biden and his son on blast. he says they accepted bribes and he was fired for investigating burisma, the ukrainian gas company where hunter was a board member. i do not want to deal in unproven facts. but my own personal conviction is that