Personnel at the border. It was clear we want to fix the border. Its also clear the speaker didnt give a reason why you had to do one before you did the other. Thank you. Reporter congress, Pope Francis On Sunday called for sir so you see the two Democratic Leaders, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries coming out of what sounds like an extraordinary and incredibly intense meeting that they had with President Biden, Vice President harris and Republican Leadership. You heard Hakeem Jeffries saying its an existential moment for the free world, talking about whats going to happen with aid to ukraine and Chuck Schumer saying, its one of the most intense meetings hes ever had. The stakes for these meetings are high. Based on what we just heard from those two Democratic Leaders they escalated the intensity. I want to bring New York Times correspondent peter baker and sarah sutt mayer. Peter, tell me what you thought about what you heard there. The messaging was very intense right now. It was int
hi, everyone, it is 4:00 in new york, i m alicia menendez, in for nicolle wallace. it is a tried and true tactic of the donald trump playbook, turn anything into political score settling. today, lawyers for the ex-president filed a motion for a mistrial in the civil fraud case against him in new york that threatens to bring down the trump organization and tarnish his brand as a business mogul. in the motion, trump s team accused the judge and his staff of bias. the motion is filled to the brim with dramatic language, saying quote, only the grant of a mistrial can salvage what is left of the rule of law. trump s lawyers also took aim at the judge s law clerk, included photos of the clerk, as well as her campaign donation history in their public filing. that is even after the judge placed a limited gag order on donald trump that barred him from commenting on court staff. trump s lawyers were then prohibited from discussing the judge s communications with his staff. the length o
Because of a cough related to her diagnosis. More than 40 states and washington, d. C. , are experiencing an increase in coronavirus cases over the last 14 days, alone. There are over 500 deaths in just the last 24 hours. And on the economic front, the deadline is nearing for House Speaker nancy pelosi and treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin to hash out terms of a possible covid relief deal. The markets, though, are currently up and we could know something as soon as their 3 00 p. M. Call is over. Well bring that to you once we get word on it. A new national poll, though, says 72 of voters actually support a new 2 trillion stimulus bill. Congressional republicans including Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell, though, oppose a large package, but the president hopes to forge ahead, anyway. Would you pass it with mostly democratic votes . Id take all the votes you could get. Whether its democrat or republican. But we want to begin in pennsylvania, joining us now is nbc news political repo
Six states, the same six we left you with last night still not able to call those states. Early this morning the president came out and declared that in his the way he viewed it, he had won enough states to win while joe biden came out and said also he believed that he was on the track to a victory but called for patience. He said this is not over until the votes all have been counted. And that is happening right now. Well dig into all these states and take a look where it stands with bill hemmer at the billboard. He is back, too. But first Fox Team Coverage were live in pennsylvania. Jonathan serrie live in atlanta. Peter doocy live in wilmington, delaware. We start with White House Correspondent john rob frerts the north lawn. Did you leave and come back or did you just have another change of clothes . I dont live that far away. Didnt take me long to get a couple hours sleep and get back. Good morning. Was on a Conference Call in the last hour with the Trump Campaign which they tempe
Hospitalizations topped 125,000 for the very first time. Los angeles county, california is one of the hardest hit regions in the country and there they are struggling to keep up with waves of incoming patients. The last fours weeks, especially since thanksgiving, ive never seen a Health Care System pushed to the level that were at. It like treading water from a hundred feet below the surface. Youre already drowning but you just have to keep trying because thats what you can do. You just have to keep trying because thats what you can do. As of this morning, the number of people infected by covid19 has risen to 20,211,444. The death toll in the United States has climbed to 348,563. Its expected to reach 400,000 within a couple of weeks. Make it your new years reer aa resolution, wear a mask, limit indoor gatherings. Doing those things are still the best way to stop the spread of this deadly disease. As for the outgoing president , hes back from his florida vacation, beginning with just 1