Hours. Lets begin our coverage with our jeremy diamond. He joins us at the white house. Good morning, jeremy. Do you have a sense of i mean, they cant control what the reporters ask, but do you have a sense of what the administration wants to convey in this Press Conference . Well, and thats the critical decision there, poppy. What the administration wants to convey here, what the president wants to focus on during this News Conference, and then there are the topics that the president is going to face questions on during this first News Conference of his presidency. Look, President Biden is going to come out today and wants to talk about what hes accomplished in his first 64 days in office. Getting vaccinations to a pace of about 2 1 2 million vaccines per day. Crossing that 100 million vaccines goal within 60 days in office, rather than the 100 days that he had first laid out. The 1. 9 trillion Coronavirus Relief bill, which he signed into law in recent weeks and the checks that have
Can waive that right if he does so in writing. Were not aware if he has done so. This is set to begin in 15 minutes. The hearings are quick and routine. Suspects are adviseded of the charges and informed of their rights. But, you know, given the enormity of this case, this will be anything but routine. As we await for this to take place, poppy, i want you to listen to the sister of officer eric talley who spoke out about her feelings towards the shooter. Take a look. I dont hate that person. He doesnt get to have that power. Shootings and death and darkness, they happen. They cannot put out they cant put out. They dont win. They cant put out the light that was my brother. They cant put out the beauty that is his children and his family and this is not okay. It is not okay that im burying my brother. Thats not okay. But everything is going to be okay. And he would say that. He would say it with that look, that bemused look like dont be too upset. Like, there is still light. So much grie
Welcome to way too early. Im kasie hunt on this wednesday, january 27. We will start with the news. The senate has signaled that the effort to convict President Trump is likely to come up short. Yesterday only five Senate Republicans voted to move forward with the impeachment trial. Joining democrats in voting down senator rand pauls measure to dismiss the case because trump is no longer in office. If trump is to be convicted for inciting an insurrection, 17 republicans would need to join all 50 democrats. And yesterday the only republicans to come so were senators susan collin, lisa murder cowky, mitt romney, ben sasse and pat toomey. Mitch mcconnell who is reportedly undecided on whether to convict voted that the trial is unconstitutional even though he refused to the trial before trump actually left office. Senator rob portman later said that his vote declaring the trial unconstitutional was in favor of debatings issue and not a signal of whether he would vote to acquit. Here are th
the foreign secretary lord cameron has been injerusalem as the world waits to see how israel will respond to iran s drone and missile attacks last weekend. lord cameron has had talks with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. from jerusalem, our diplomatic correspondent, james landale reports. more than 300 drones and missiles were launched at israel from iran, an unprecedented attack that thrust an unprecedented attack that thrust an old war out of the shadows and into the open. the men and women around this table have decided to retaliate but it is not clear when or how. their allies are urging restraint. the message of lord cameron reinforced when he met his counterpart injerusalem, asking israel to think about the future of the region. germany s foreign minister also in town, urging israel to act wisely. minister also in town, urging israel to act wisely- to act wisely. israel is an independent to act wisely. israel is an independent sovereign i to act wisely.