republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. there s something dangerous happening in america now. there s an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs in our democracy. the maga movement. president biden is set to deliver a dire new warning about donald trump as trump, late today, asked the u.s. supreme court to keep him on the ballot in colorado. also tonight, the outrage following the resignation of dr. claudine gay at harvard. result of dei, women, people of color, academia, all of it. plus, yet another biden administration official just announced his resignation over the administration s, quote, blind eye to the atrocities in gaza. that official joins me tonight in his first tv interview. but we begin tonight with the three-year anniversary of the greatest assault on american democracy in modern times. the january 6th insurrection. we re just about three days away, again, from that that anniversary. and th
what comes next for israel? we re going to discuss with a former member of the knesset. the true story behind the ousting apartments first black president. spoiler alert, it wasn t about plagiarism. we will discuss the conservative effort to get claudine gay removed. another hour of velshi begins right now. good morning it is sunday, january the 7th. it is orthodox christmas. i m ali velshi. if you paid any attention at all to the u.s. jobs report at any point over the next three years, there s a good chance you heard the phrase, better than expected. you probably heard it again over the past few days, following the latest report for december. 216,000 net new jobs were created. much better than expected, per cnbc. in the old days, we d say than 150,000 or more jobs created in one month was good. there are now one point 42 open positions for every job seeker in america. while every available job is not matched to every available job seeker, mathematically, america has more j
academic past. harvard s first black female president out after just six months on the job. an israeli air strike kills three hamas leaders in lebanon, including one of the founders of the group s military wing. what it could mean as the conflict widens purely deadly collision in japan involving a passenger plane and a coast guard on its way to victims of the massive earthquakes there. our new series, guns in america. we spend a night in one of the nation s top medical trauma centers with a firsthand look at the impact of gun violence. you see people on their worst day and they are on death s door. takes a few seconds from here to there, and that shift can have a big impact. google maps and ai may mean less red lights in your future. when i see a red light, i hear opportunity, an opportunity to help drivers. major: good evening everyone. thank you for joining us. i am major garrett in for norah. we begin with a shake up at the top of one of the nation s mo
Good afternoon. I am richard lui in for yasmin. The christmas dozens of Flights Canceled due to weather in the mid let leaving airline scrambling to get Travelers Home for the holidays. A live report on the situation just a moment. And, a brandnew falling by Donald Trumps legal team on the issue of president ial immunity, essentially their clients commute completely immune from prosecution. This sets up a showdown of what the Special Counsel and the hearing set for early january. Breaking news for you as well, the Israeli Military revealing the fate of five hostages whose bodies were found in the tunnels of gaza. We will get the details with that just into. Us with record breaking numbers of migrant the board of this week, some negotiators working the phone lines through the congressional recess to find a deal on immigration. Well also look back at the Culture War Bottles of 2023 when america appeared to be a war with itself. That is coming up, later this hour. We are going to start th
actions he took as president to challenge the 2020 election results. how this impacts not just the federal election interference case, but also what it could mean for his prosecution and fulton county. and rudy giuliani, too little, too late. the former new york mayor filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy a day after he was ordered to immediately pay 100 and $48 million to ruby freeman and shaye moss, the election workers he vilified. see will they ever see a dime of that money? you are watching symone. we have a lot to get to. we begin this afternoon with more revelations on former president donald trump s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and crucial new developments on the efforts to hold him acuntable. the detroit news says it reviewed recordings of then president donald trump pressuring two republican members of the wayne county board of canvassers not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election. the outlet says that the recordings