Hello, i m ben brown, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. The british government has condemned tech billionaire elon musk for suggesting that continuing riots in the uk show civil war is inevitable. Justice minister heidi alexander said mr musk s remarks are deeply irresponsible and that social media companies should be helping to clamp down on misinformation. I think elon musk s comments are totally unjustifiable. I think at the moment, as i have said, everyone should be calling for calm. He does have a responsibility given this huge platform that he has. And so to be honest i think his comments are pretty deplorable. There s now been a week of unrest in parts of the uk and growing tension between the government and social media companies. On monday the prime minister keir starmer said the criminal law must apply online as well as offline. Technology secretary peter kyle has met representatives from x formerly twitter along with tikto
Good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. A circular firing squad. That s how one house democrat described a parting meeting today meant to hash out who wants the president to stay in the race and who wants him to go. Now as senate democrats meet behind closed doors, will they have better luck at reaching a consensus on whether to support the president s candidacy? all this as we wait for today s white house press briefing to get started any minute now. Will we see more of the fireworks like we saw on monday? plus, president biden hosting international leaders for the nato summit today where he s already the topic of conversation. Here s canada s prime minister who s meeting with senators before the summit gets under way. Mr. Prime minister, do you have any concerns about biden s age or mental acuiti? good to see everyone here this morning. Justin trudeau not willing to engage, but can other leaders help the president shift the focus off himself and onto
Splintering. And a member of the capitol riot committee tells us where this investigation goes next. Up first for us this hour, a seismic shift in the american workplace toward requiring covid vaccines. Facebook, google, netflix, all announcing that all employees returning to the office must be fax vaccinated. Morgan stanley and black rock doing the same. The growing change reaches into every sector of the economy. The washington post, essential and history saying you want to come back to work, you have to get a vaccine. Later today the president will put all federal workers and contractor or thes on notice, get a vaccine or face strict protocols, including regular testing and masking. We are starting off from the white house. A big shift from the president. There s no doubt. A dramatic shift in tone from president biden later today when we do hear him addressing vaccinations and covid19. We re told by administration officials he feels like he s up against a brick wall. Has been unable
Chuck schumer is taking steps to bring the bill to the floor next week. And if it fails, house speaker nancy pelosi is warning democrats may go it alone, strongly signaling that she will approve a democraticled house select committee if the bipartisan bill fails in the upper chamber. With no commission, many of the biggest questions about the day may go unanswered. At least by this forum. Like what did former president trump say to kevin mccarthy during their phone call that day? and what exactly was the president doing as the violence unfolded at the capitol? also this morning, a u. S. Capitol police officer on the front lines that horrific day is slamming republican leadership for not supporting the bipartisan commission. This officer anonymously sent a letter saying it represents the views of 40 to 50 of their fellow officers and writing in part, it is inconceivable that some of the members we protect would downplay the events of january the 6th. Let s begin on capitol hill with lau