Harris faulkner, host of kennedy kennedy, and in the Center Virtual seat, host of ben ferguson podcast, ben ferguson. Lori lightfoot is blasting that chicagos Teachers Union that voted overwhelmingly to stop in Person Learning because of the covid surge. Even though 90 of teachers are vaccinated. Lori lightfoot saying it happens within the legal Work Stoppage that has ramifications for her city. Nobody signs up for being a homeschooler at the last minute. You cant forget about how disruptive that remote process is to individual parents who have to work, who cant afford the luxury of staying home and being with their kids. Kayleigh harris, so 50 of americas schools are closed or an remote learning, they are in chicago the state of illinois had 5 billion from the federal government for schools, and to get at 28 00 p. M. Nearly midnight this goes out to parents that there wont be in class instruction. Harris two things stand out. They did not have enough about plan to make sure they learn
student loan forgiveness plan, but the president won t get the last word. their senior national correspondent s life in the nation s capital with more on this. a mixed bag for the presiden of the united states today heading into the weekend with a pair of bills on his desk. one of them a victory for the administration and a nation teetering on the brink of default. this takes could not have been higher. if we had failed there were extreme voices threatening to take america for the first time in our to hundred 47 year history into default on our national debt 50 gate the default bill goes as a victory lap happens at the white house in the meantime a rejection of the biden student loan forgiveness program in both houses of congress congress would be to feed for the president if not for his pen. to give the president is going to veto this bill 90 percent of the relief will go to americans who make $75,000 or less. this is part of the president s economic policy and economic
ballot, and we ll place judges on the bench who will do it justly. we do not seek to judge people by the color of their skin but rather the content of their character. everybody s quoting dr. king. for what purpose? for those on the right, it s usually to lie about the meaning of his words. such as that anything that helps non-white people or gives them a fighting chance against systemic racism is itself racist. also tonight, george santos claimed that not only was he a collegiate volleyball star, he said he had to get both knees replaced as a result. those are the silly lies. but there are also serious new questions about alleged links to a sanctioned russian oligarch, and a company accused of fraud. plus, the obama and trump administrations ended very differently, which goes a long way to explain why the trump and biden classified document investigations are so very different. first, happy martin luther king jr. day from new orleans, one of my all-time favorite citi
thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these extraordinary times. we are grateful. happy monday. happy monday and thank you. welcome to the beat. on this monday many are marking today s holiday which honors doctor martin luther king. you can see the replay at the king monument at the national mall. also present biden making it clear that he does not see today i work about commemorating some past history but a test for right now, for all of us about how america faces the rising hate with today s problem and not just yesterday s. also how we deal with what we know is the original sin of racism and racial strife, supersized in some way for this maggot era. we face another inflection point and one that will determine what this country will look like several decades from now. will we choose democracy and community over chaos? love over hate? these are the questions of our time and in the life and legacy of doctor king and remind us to show us the way forward
thank you so much. tonight, we have a report on some of the key evidence that can inform whether there are charges in the trump probe by special counsel smith. that s amidst new reports crossing the wire late today in the new york times about his aggressive approach to all probes, including this one. that s coming up. by the end of the hour, we turn to the director behind a movie obama says he lived. cameron crowe makes his beat debut tonight. show me the money, et cetera. but we begin right now with the top story in america. the new order in washington. this is the first formal week of speaker mccarthy s tenure after his late start. while there was talk about inflation and pocketbook issues, the gop s new house majority is using its power to highlight abortion and its stances against abortion rights, with votes on two separate bills. one appears to be a kind of while it does not apply to over 99% of procedures. the other using the force of federal law to basically take