Morning for all of these lawmakers. Bring us up to speed on whats going on now and what it means for americans who need help in the pandemic. Reporter i thought when i woke up this morning i thought it would be over and its still going on. Voterama is still going on. Marathon session to try to pass amendments for budget reconciliation. First step that needs to happen so that they can pascoe individual 19 relief without any support. Now the senate doesnt do this very often. It shows how important it is. There was one amendment that all senators agreed on except for rand paul. Targeted stimulus checks for the next round of covid19 relief. This comes as 10 senators were clear with biden they want to continue this dialogue. They want to continue talking about covid19 relief. They have concerns about his 1. 9 trillion package. They want something smaller. They want something more targeted. They sent a letter to him hoping to continue that conversation, but janet yellen has been clear, she s
Constituents. Her detractors argue the leadership should speak with one voice, but they were outnumbered 14561. Republicans emerging from the vote tonight saying theyre more united than ever. Mccarthy also went on offense over tomorrows vote to sit freshman Marjorie Taylorgreene, strip her of her committee assignments. Mccarthy said it was aimed at taking the temperature down. Tonight, greene talked. Weve got the inside scoop. Tonight mccarthy asked why democrats seem to be just fine with Eric Swalwell continuing to hit on the Intelligence Committee despite his relationship with an alleged chinese spy. Are we going to leave swalwell on Homeland Security and intel . The speaker has that appointment. She and i were both down in the skip and we heard what the fbi report was. No way would i ever leave him on intel or home land. I question whether he should still be a member of congress. Shannon hello. Im Shannon Bream in washington. Very busy day. Its been a busy one. Hey, kevin. Reporter
Him running in 2024. That right, that fear is palpable. So come in the middle of a pandemic, lawmakers will be focused on yet another unfounded impeachment Charade Schiff shall commit ultimately we know the outcome. President trump will be acquitted for three main reasons. Lets start with reason one. The trial is, they are right. The 45 republicans, its totally unconstitutional. The u. S. Senate has no jurisdiction over a private citizen. Thats clearcut. Thats simple. You dont need to be a harvard law grad to figure it out. And there is a reason why john roberts is not presiding. With democratic senator, Patrick Leahy, imagine this, presiding. Its officially a Kangaroo Court because hes already said he wants a conviction. Wow, thats real equal justice and due process, isnt it . So, number two. The reason this will fail. The Incitement Claims are bogus. Look at this. You even have the fake news media, the Washington Post, cnn, we also have the fbi and court documents, and now, even cong
Im rahel solomon. And i am amara walker. Thank you for spending a part of your morning us with. Hopefully, you are able to wake up slowly and get that coffee brewing, or that tea. Heres what we are watching for you. This is the largest Natural Disaster we ever experienced. Its going to also be the Natural Disaster thats going to take an incredible amount of time to recover from. The death toll from the maui wildfires just to 93, making it the deadliest wildfire in the past century. We are live in maui as federal help pours in. We are also hearing from respiratory frustrated with the governments response. Fulton county, georgia, District Attorney investigating former President Donald Trump and his attempts to interfere in georgias linebackers, expect today present her case to a grand jury this week. Republican president ial candidates swarmed the Iowa State Fair to convince voters they are the best choice for president. How they are trying to stand out in a crowded field that is dominat
A new indictment against donald trump could come in the next two days. A grand jury has just arrived at a georgia courthouse, cnn has an exclusive look at texts and emails that could be crucial evidence. The grim Reality Setting in on the island the maui, 96 people have been killed in the fires so far and it still could rise even more as crews are painstakingly making their way through the burn areas. Today six white former Mississippi Police officers are due in court facing several State Charges after being accused of torturing two black men in a racist assault. Im sara sidner with kate bolduan and john berman. This is cnn news central. So this morning the beginning of what could be a twoday stretch that could bring a new indictment against donald trump for trying to overturn the election. This is the case in georgia that appears this case could ensnare the greatest number of people yet and create some of the most complicated problems for trump if convicted. He would not be able to pa