we are expecting the plan to be really ambitious. we are keeping our eye on the covid news. the biden administration announced as of today we crossed an important threshold. a majority of u.s. seniors have been vaccinated. we hit 50% of americans 55 and up. cdc director asking to slow down or stop reopening plans in the states for the next few weeks because the vaccination roll out only needs a few more weeks. we are also still watching and waiting for whether osha and the biden administration may issue a rule that requires masks in workplaces nationwide, regardless of what states have what rules. osha rule like that for mask use in workplaces, an enforceable rule. that would certainly help with what the cdc director is asking for from the states but this is turning into a mystery. osha was told the first week of the biden administration they needed to study this better and report back by march 15th. we are two weeks past the deadline. we think it would be a very big deal as
first of all, he is prone. and he has his arms handcuffed behind his back. so that s already a bit of a difficult position to be in. in the prone and handcuffed. and then with, at times at least three officers on top of him, whether it s his neck or back or his lower back or legs, it prevents him from moving his body into a position where he can adequately use the bellows function. and his chest is sort of compressed in this position in such a way that he can t adequately expand and get enough oxygen in. over what period of time was this? nine minutes. so what did you see in those nine minutes that led you to conclude the mechanism of death was low oxygen or asphyxia? well, initially, he, mr. floyd, is able to struggle pretty vigorously in this position that he recognizes as it s going to be hard for him to breathe in this position. [ inaudible ] sustained. the last part of the answer about mr. floyd s state of mind is stricken as speculative. sorry. so initia
good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, january 12th. good to have you all with us. we have the host of msnbc s poitics nation and president of the national action network, reverend al sharpton. he s the author of the new book, righteous troublemakers. that s a great one right there, willie geist. it is. that s a great one. i travel with my copy. me, too. if you have the electronic books, you can carry it in your ipod. you can do that. good advertising if they have the book. talking about traveling with it. you want me to hold this up or that up? oh, my. okay, the book is out now. you can get a copy. also with us, nbc news national affairs analyst and executive editor of the recount and the host of the hell and high water podcast, john heilemann. also with us, msnbc contributor, best-selling author of the confidence code series, katty kay. we need confidence today. we re going to be dealing with double tired joe and triple tired
white house and key members of congress. reports the energy department now joins the federal bureau of investigation in saying the virus likely spread via a mishap at a chinese laboratory the energy department conclusion is the result of eight new intelligence is significant because the agency has considerable scientific expertise in overseas network of laboratories but some of which conduct advanced biological research. that s a big 180 from the insistence of democrats and the media the lab leak theory was a conspiracy. cooks very, very strongly leaning towards this could not have been artificially or deliberately manipulated. just weeks ago doctor anthony fauci rejected the conspiracy was man-made in a lab in wuhan china. i get this with donald trump is still pushing the debunked. i m really sorry the lab leak has become such a distraction for so many people. because frankly we still don t know. there is no evidence of. escape from the lab it sounds like something from
of secret service communication. the agency admitted to the leading crucial tax from the day the capitol attack. the text messages themselves and many cases are gone. interesting. there are other forms of communication like teams messages, emails. i think if you look at what happened that day, you will see that there were secret service agents who were playing a hugely important very courageous role. i think that there are some who have not been forthcoming with the committee. we will learn more about that. joining me now is the congressional for the guardian and former u.s. attorney harry lippman. he is the host of talking feds podcast and legal affairs columnist for the l.a. times. your sense of how these new secret service materials might factor into wednesday s hearing? yeah, it s really interesting. we ve known for a couple of weeks know that the select committee got some microsoft teams group chats, they got more emails than they previously obtained earlier