Accomplished more than in two years you will be a laughing stock in the United Nation and Around The World. That was back in 2018. Today Joe Biden is going to be addressing the u. N. General assembly for the first time since taking office. Mika, lets just say it right here. He does not do it in a particularly good time coming off of whats happening in afghanistan and also whats happening in france over the past week. It comes amid of whats happening. With Ambassador Etienne who was recalled from Washington And Hell be on the show this morning. Donald trump is calling on Georgias Secretary of state to decertify the election. Brad Ralph Raffensperger is joining us and we got Bob Woodward and Robert Costa is joining us on the former President S democracy. Thats going to be interesting willie, i am going to enjoy talking to our friends Woodward And Robert costa. A couple parts of that book i would have to ask him about. I would love to know the forcing for William Barr saying to Donald Tru
Like a federal holiday we have many of those. Exchange of gifts this time between the fbi and the media in the form of a very juicy story. The fbi said one of the alleged Capitol Hill Master minds had a, quote fully constructed u. S. Cap Toll Lego set at his home. Ears perked up right now. Not in the demo but i will take it thank goodness he didnt have a Barbie Doll in his basement. Otherwise they would most certainly could have charged with him with kidnapping or worse. Now the fbi, they didnt say whether the Childs Toy was used to plan the development on Capitol Hill and January 6th. But they left plenty of room for fair and balanced journalists who Ramp Bidly speculate. Headlines will every socalled News Outlet informing americans just how planned quote the insurrection was. Networks News Outlet steps behind to tell their viewers about the breaking story. Put together 1,000 pieces, you can own a detailed model of the building and, quote discover its Arc Tech Turley secrets. Lego mod
And a leading democracy. At every point along the way, were going to make it clear that the united states is back and democracies of the world are standing together to tackle the toughest challenges and the issues that matter most to our future. The focus for biden, a big focus is zeroing in on reestablishing the international communitys respect. Particularly in the wake of former President Trumps go it alone america first approach. But the President S biggest meeting will not come until next week. Thats when he sits down facetoface with russian president Vladimir Putin. President biden already sending a clear message that his relationship with the russian leader will be very different from his predecessors. This as putin delivers a message of his own. Theres clearly a lot to get to. Our team is following all of the developments, unfolding overseas. Lets begin with chief national Affairs Correspondent Jeff Zeleny in falmouth, england. President biden meets with prime Minister Johnson l
Failures here. Such as as the New York Times noted, the Fbi Memo the day before, january 5th, warning of people traveling to washington for war, never made its way to top Law Enforcement officials, such as as the Washington Post noted, a series of omissions and miscommunications by the Capitol Police that kept vital information from reaching frontline officers. Omissions . Im so tired of hearing that this agency or that Police Department had the Intel Ant didnt notify other agencies about the tHreats. This is sheer incompetence. The assault on our democracy could have been prevented. Im not saying the former president s Role Shouldnt be part of the scrutiny. If National Guard troops were called out before the attack, not afterward, the violent that seared into our collective memory could have been avoided. Im Howard Kurtz and this is Media Buzz. Howie ahead, the Media Coverage of the Trump Team directing Park Police to clear protesters outside the White House one year ago, turns out to
About opening lines of communication with hopes of working in harmony with russia on some issues but also delivering stern messages on the many issues of disagreement, continuing russian cyberattacks on the u. S. Its continuing occupation of ukraine. They have much thAt They disagree on. They will be looking for the few areas they might find agreement. Our team is covering every aspect of this critical moment in u. S. russia diplomacy. Lets begin with chief national Affairs Correspondent Jeff Zeleny. Also with me in geneva this morning At The site of this summit. Jeff, theyve been inside that room there speaking for a couple of hours now. Walk us through how the day will unfold going forward. These historic talks have been under way for 90 minutes or so. This is just the first piece of what is scheduled to be two meetings between the u. S. Delegation and the russian delegation. But this first meeting which we got a glimpse of just a little while ago when it started is between President