correspondent garrett haake, nbc s blayne alexander in georgia, and inside senior editor, katia tubman. tell us about the events today at ebenezer baptist church with senator warnock, what we heard from vice president harris here in washington. and blayne, it is great to see you back. we re so happy for you and your wonderful new family, expanded family. andrea, thank you so much. so glad to be back with you. you know, certainly a lot happening here in georgia, and this location, ebenezer baptist church, of course this was the place where dr. king himself held a pulpit for a long time in the old sanctuary across the street. this is also the place where we are hearing a very loud repeated cry for the passage of voting rights in washington. you know, i ve attended this event. i ve covered this event for years, and it s very clear here that the tone here today that they are pushing for voting rights. we ve heard dr. king s daughter, the reverend bernice king, senator raphael w
an international investigation is now underway into the deceased attacker and members of his family. and later, what s next in the fight against covid as the u.s. finally gets ready to begin distribution of those free at-home rapid tests later this week as the surgeon general warns the country is likely still weeks away from the omicron peak. welcome to meet the press daily . as the nation honors the life and legacy today of dr. martin luther king junior with the events across the country, the president and leaders in his party are ramping up their calls for action on voting rights. we heard from nancy pelosi at a press conference in washington ha features martin luther king iii and other activists. vice president harris delivered remarks today virtually. and president biden delivered some remarks in a prerecorded said owe released by the white house this morning. all of them using the moment to cast a spotlight on the urgent need for voting rights protections. today o
where they re safest after being out of school for four days in a row, i m sure many students will be excited to get back into their classroom with teachers and peers and parents and guardians with breathe a much deserved sigh of relief. i know that there are hardships that people endured through this process. we ve got to make sure that we are understanding that and doing everything we can to support you to get over these difficult days. this most recent fight if you want to call it that that we ve been in is a fight for access to in person learning, learning far superior to the remote programming our students had to endure for far too long last year and let me remind you, when we were remote before we lost contact with 100,000 children. that s nearly one-third of our cps school population. a third. when we were remote before, parents and guardians lost their jobs because they had to monitor their child at home. no parent should be forced to make a choice to earn an income t
daily . the white house certainly has a lot on its plate. talks with russia today. a big push on voting rights tomorrow, and build back better still just sitting in the u.s. senate. but right now the most urgent matter facing the administration for a political and policy standpoint is probably still covid. as the associated press notes the explosion in omicron cases has led to something of a breakdown in essential services at schools, hospitals and workplaces. the number of covid hospitalizations nationwide are about to eclipse the pandemic record. the number of daily infections nationwide just the ones we know about are obliterating previous records, and the surge has completely overwhelmed this nation s testing capacity. more schools are preparing for the possibility of remote learning as pediatric hospitalizations have spiked in the last month to new pandemic highs. but as the new york times notes, the number of incidental patients, people who test positive for covid-19
mother nature to make the closing arguments. i have an all-star panel to break down which candidates could be moving forward, who could be going home, and whether the frigid weather will make or break their candidacy. crisis delayed. congressional leaders reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown, at least until march. but some hard right republicans are poised to stand in the way. house minority leader kathleen clark joins me to talk about what the heck is going on. and on this mlk holiday weekend, my emotional conversation with former attorney and speech writer for dr. king jr.. misses most about his dear friend. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. we are in the home stretch. in 26 hours, republican caucus goers and iowa will begin choosing their nominee for the white house in the first major contest of the 2024 presidential election. right now, the candidates are spread across the state, making their closing pitch to voters. gop front runner donald