sunday, january 28th. in the washing, velshi on msnbc. i m charles coleman junior, filling in for my friend and colleague, ali velshi. and we ve got a lot to talk about. we start this morning with the trials of donald trump. now he s had his day in court, and just like that, he s been ordered by a jury of his peers to pay 83 point $3 million to e. jean carroll for repeatedly defaming her. and how does he respond to this? of course, he went to vegas. the campaign valley, and we can have before that was replete with a typical vitriol, hatred, and lies, that we ve come to expect in the twice impeached, multiplied republican front runner. however, instead of focusing on his primary part in nikki haley, trump largely directed as verbal assault president joe biden. now this is understandable, and it actually makes more sense for his political economy. primary season may have just begun, but let s be real. this primary race is pretty much all but over. president joe biden is going t
deals with that caucus after the small but effective group of republicans showed impact. yanked away mid tirade against congressman gaetz. now, that process was used to take new powers away from leadership and em power mccarthy foes. in a new piece reporting that whatever everyone think of gaetz his critics across the spectrum acknowledge he must be dealt with after the speaker clash, and mccarthy allies don t like it, saying it s not the outcome they preferred but gaetz s stature has been elevated. true on house rules and visibility as well. mccarthy setbacks in this early period, they often played as gaetz s gains. there are a handful of far right holdouts and they warn they will not support him. the more conservative freedom caucus members pledged not to vote for kevin mccarthy. kevin mccarthy celebrating a victory that almost didn t happen. this looks like a bit of a heated conversation. this is incredible. this is an incredible moment. mccarthy is directly enga
a legal case, and it s important to remember the context of all the cliches we hear, donald trump fought this and lost this, the video you see on your television screen is something he spent a long time trying to avoid, but he lost and cooperated with this new york attorney general probe, and here s what he said at the start. anyone in my position not taking the fifth amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool. i respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the united states constitution. this will be my answer to any further questions. as. as to the second part he said, fact check, true. we ll get into. that a.g. james drew these answers into what is a civil probe into his taxes. he infamously attacked others who availed themselves of this same right of pleading the fifth. he went from that to himself pleading the fifth over 400 times across apparently four frustrating hours. i decline to answer the quest
hello, i m sara sidner in for victor blackwell. welcome to cnn newsroom. the southwest airline meltdown is now in its seventh day of derailing people s travel plans. since last thursday, the company has cancelled more than 15,000 flights, including 2300 set for tomorrow. flight aware finds 89% of the nation s cancellations just today belong to southwest airlines. transportation secretary pete buttigieg promises to hold the nation s largest domestic carrier accountable. but for some passengers, southwest may never be able to make up for days of delay. misplaced luggage and ruined holidays. i hate southwest. southwest, i hate them. i hate them. how did you make out? i was there from 12:00 12:00, still stranded. i need to drive nine more hours. i m upset, i m stressed, i m tired and i hate them. okay. she did not pull any punches there. cnn correspondent nick valencia is outside of hartsfield-jackson airport, the busiest in the world. nick, what are you hearing
And what will the long awaited Special Grand Jury report reveal, a very big week, coming up. And just what the doctor ordered, the Biden Administration moves to lower Prescription Drug costs for millions of older americans. Big pharma is promising a big fight. Domestic Policy Adviser to President Biden joins me live to discuss. All of that and more is coming up. And a good Sunday Morning to you all. I am katie phang. We begin with a look at the week ahead on capitol hill. The senate is back in session on tuesday and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is making his First Priority crystal clear, funding the government. In a letter to his colleagues, he says that the country, quote, cannot afford the brinkmanship or hostage taking we saw from House Republicans earlier this year. But that could prove to be difficult, with some republicans of the house already tightening or threatening with a shutdown, while also pushing for an Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden. And once again, Congress N