Dont go anywhere. But we begin tonight with the appalling Rightwing Reaction to the gutwrenching testimony we heard yesterday. That hearing was a reminder that without the heroic efforts by the d. C. And Capitol Police that day, the insurrection of January 6th could have been far worse. At the very least, the sworn testimony of those brave officers conveyed the Lifethreatening Struggle they endured on the Front Lines as they tried to repeal a determined and violent mob Of Trump supporters. And thats what makes the reaction from rightwing Cable Hosts and republican members of congress so incredibly shameful. Last night numerous Tv Personalities on Fox News mocked the investigation. They downplayed the insurrection and ridiculed the officers who risked their lives that day. Heres just a fraction of what they said. The whole thing turned into in the eyes of many nothing more than performance art. Lets see if we can impeach and Smear And Slander Donald Trump one more time. The theatrics we
Assault israel. Its unrelenting. And we are going to challenge it vigorously. Are you on the side of truth or lies . Fact or fiction, Justice Or Injustice connect Democracy Or Autocracy . Thats what its coming down to. Stand up, for god sake, and help prevent this concerted effort to undermine our election. Have you know shame . We are facing the most significant test of our democracy since the civil war. Jesse Joe Biden is also calling for a federal takeover of elections and is promising to use his Department Of Justice to go after the states. Now, keep in mind, while the president spewed that kind of rhetoric, liberal factcheckers have found these republican bills actually expand voting hours. But those facts dont matter to liberals in texas. A group of showboating democrats just skipping town in order to block republicans there from passing these new voting bills. They are fashioning themselves as political martyrs, who of course fled the the down next washington, d. C. , without fa
dollars so that they could stay open, be prepared, open safely, all of that. no many of them are saying we ll have to go virtual again. so the president criticized specifically some of the states and he s asking where did the money go? we also back then included an $10 billion for testing for schools. that money went out to the states. states and the school districts have spent the money well. many of them. unfortunately some haven t. martha: unfortunately some haven t. there s the podium. we re waiting for jen psaki that will probably get questions about this in terms of the accountability. where does the money go? if the money is supposed to be for testing and safe open schools, we don t we have that in some cases? we ll dig into that. that money was allocated for those specific things. why are we still seeing challenges? $72.8 billion allocated to testing and detecting the virus in an ample fashion over the course of 2020 and 2021. edward lawrence digging into this. he
the united states explode. members of the january 6th selection committee reveal actions. just days before the u.s. marks a full year since the insurrection. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage this evening with the latest on the omicron surge now seriously disrupting everyday life across the united states. cnn s alexandra field is joining us from new york right now. alexandra, americans are trying to keep some sense of normalcy, but the virus is causing all sorts of problems for schools and businesses. reporter: really we re facing cascading problems that should continue for weeks to come, wolf. that includes for travel. nearly 18,000 flights canceled since christmas eve. part of that is weather, a lot of it is covid, none of it will help up soon. as the governor of new york put it bluntly, we are not in a good place. if you look at the up tick, it s almos
good afternoon, garrett. gillian, good afternoon. after more than 27 hours of deliberation, this jury of six men and six women reached a verdict founding kim potter guilty of first degree and second degree manslaughter. we got notes from the pool reporter. they noted one of the jurors as the verdict was read was visibly emotional, crying and shaking as this process played out. clearly emotional. that stood in contrast to kim potter herself who showed very little emotion as that verdict was read, especially compared to friday as she gave the emotional testimony. after the judge dismissed the court, kim potter s husband and her two sons were there in the courtroom. her husband could be heard yelling to her i love you. she yelled back i love you. sentencing in february. the maximum sentence is 15 years for first degree manslaughter, ten years nor second degree manslaughter. we re told it s most likely it s up to the discretion of the judge but most likely that she would