The greatest and the goodness of our nation, monuments of light and liberty. Theres a towering memorial to george washington, the general who led our revolution and the president who set our nation on its course. Theres a memorial to thomas jefferson, whose words about Liberty And Equality literally changed the world. And across the tidal basin from the Jefferson Memorial there stands dr. Martin luther king, jr. , his arms crossed, his eyes fixed ahead toward the promised land where equality is not only an aspiration but a reality. They help define who we are, guide what we do, remind us of the work that history has given us in our own time. This year the fourth of july is a day of special celebration, for we are emerging from the darkness of years a year of pandemic and isolation, a year of pain, fear and heartbreaking loss. Just think back to where this nation was a year ago. Think back to where you were a year ago. And think about how far weve come from silent streets [ cheers and a
explosive new allegations against male coaches of women s professional soccer. all players boycotting their games this weekend the hall of fame inductee who refused her award today and the outrage that nothing was done sooner the league commissioner forced to resign. plus, historic hot streak the jeopardy! champ who just surpassed one of the game s greatest is ken jennings record next? good evening the high drama over the president s massive infrastructure bill is not taking the weekend off. the president is going all in in an effort to get his own party to agree on his top legislative priority after hi vs raisreit to capitol hill yesterday, mr. biden is now vowing to work the phones this weekend, host lawmakers at the white house in the coming days, and even tour the country to sell the deal to the american people how far apart are the various factions monica alvarez is at the white house with more reporter: despite a deadlocked democratic party, president biden con
you on this second hour of chris jansing reports. at this hour, is another gag order in store for donald trump? he s made claims about the fbi and a plot to assassinate him with absolutely nothing to back it up. why the special counsel says that has put agents lives in danger. also ahead, the biden campaign s all hands on deck approach to debate week. hundreds of events, watch parties and new advertising. we ve got all the details. plus the violent clashes outside a synagogue in los angeles. punches thrown, people wrestled to the ground and kicked as duel war protests get out of control. how that all unfolded. the dangerous unrelenting heat, nearly 50 million americans baking as temperature records are shattered across the u.s. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with msnbc legal correspondent lisa ruben ahead of that critical hearing in trump s classified documents case. prosecutors cite threats to the fbi for their reason for
members of congress and child tax credits. and call it a presidential booster shot. all four living presidents, except for drunk, just out with a new psa encouraging vaccinations. this vaccine means hope. i am getting vaccinates because we want this pandemic to end as soon as possible. we are all doing our part. this is our shot. our reporters are spread out for our special coverage of covid one year later. i am hallie jackson. monica alba is outside the white house. gabe gutierrez is in new york and dr. john torres. we have many reporters we want to get to for our special coverage. monica, let me start with you and what we expect to hear from president biden tonight, a day before he signs the coronavirus bill into law. reporter: the president is going to acknowledge everything that this country has been through over the last year, while also trying to talk about and hint at the hope that on the horizon, more vaccine become available, we will talk about his americ
two maine breaks two water main breaks and officials say the repair could go right through the holiday. reporter: your business is on an island now. we are on an island. reporter: losing money water is on the street in hoboken, new jersey. chris back is frustrated. reporter: what do you want to say to city officials? let s clean it up. reporter: more than 24 hours after the 24-inch main broke in the city, streets still flooded and residents dealing with low water pressure. officials say it is because it is a second 36-inch valve also failed. in an effort to isolate that, basically to stop the water from running out of that break, we operated some valves in jersey city. in doing so, one valve broke. reporter: city officials say the bad news? repairs are complicated and could go through the thanksgiving holiday. unfortunately, if you are in a experiencing low water pressure, it is possible that is what you will experience through thanksgiving and you may want