States. Former president trump has been off the campaign trail in maralago but is expected to talk to reporters this afternoon. His running mate, j. D. Vance, shadowing air force 2, trying to stalk harris on the tarmac in wisconsin. I just wanted to check out my future plane. I wanted to say hello to the vice president and ask her why does she refuse to answer questions from the media? taylor swift cancelling her vienna tour after intelligence confirm a possible terror plot with alleged ties to i. S. I. S. The east coast still hammered by debby, spawning tornadoes overnight in north carolina. Good day, everyone. I m andrea mitchell in washington. Major movement in the battleground map. Cook political report moved arizona, nevada and georgia back to tossup after having labeled them republican before kamala harris took over the campaign from joe biden. Another indicator of the shifting momentum is the recordsetting crowds that continue to follow the new democratic ticket on its tour of t
With us tonight. I m zerlina maxwell. Tonight in austin, texas, a unified stand against state republicans and their efforts to push through legislation to restrict voting access. Texas is ground zero in the fight but far from the only state where american rights are at risk. What about a federal fix? is senator joe manchin s compromise bill the best? with new attacks on schools teaching the history of racism the reality check for our own own roles. And she means well. The star of a black lady s sketch show weighed in the new title on her resume, author. Welcome to the new hour of american voices. The week ahead is critical for protecting voting rights in america. A showdown expected shortly on capitol hill and senate majority leader chuck shuker plans to hold a key vote to advance the for the people act to modern access of ballots across the country, restores the right to vote for americans with prior convictions, strengthenings mailin voting and institutes nationwide early voting. Rep
You can start doing the things that you have stopped doing because of the pandemic. We have all longed for this moment, where we can get back to some sense of normalcy. Based on the continuing downward trajectory of cases, the scientific data on the performance of our vaccines, and our understanding of how the virus spreads, that moment has come for those who are fully vaccinated. That moment has come, for those who are fully vaccinated. That s the cdc michelle wilenski. She said he could stop wearing masks indoor and oh except in very specific situations. In health care facilities, and care facilities like nursing homes, homeless shelters, and congregant living facilities like jails or prisons. Or, interestingly, on transportation. Buses, planes, airports, bus depots. Those are the exceptions. Other than those things, if you are vaccinated, it s okay to take off your mask now. Indoors and out. Really? are you sure? how sure are you? this is a big change. The previous cdc guidance on w
our elections. it s wrong. it s undemocratic. and, frankly, it s un-american. a significant and forceful speech from president biden marking the one-year anniversary on the attack of the u.s. capitol, assailing donald trump for what happened that day and for his ongoing claims that the election was stolen. with the midterms now kicking into gear, the is did president biden just throw down the gauntlet? plus, as covid cases hit an all-time high, top experts are calling for a new national strategy. the question, instead of trying to eradicate the virus, should we learn to live with it? and a key indicator of the strength of the economy when the jobs report comes out later this morning. with hiring expected to have accelerated, the question is what about the demand for workers? it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show whose key indicator is coffee. i m jonathan lemire on this friday, january 7th. we ll start with the news.
police chief testifies about conducting the seat of the democracy. welcome to meet the press daily i m chuck todd on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the insurrection at the capitol incited by then president trump. even if there is disagreement on how it got that way and how to fix it. over the last 24 hours, we ve seen plenty of alarm bells sounding from the halls of congress to the white house briefing room. and so the defining question this week and this year is, are we willing to face the challenge in front of us? yes, there is covid. yes, there is climate. but democracy itself is at risk in a way that we haven t seen in centuries. the biggest threat to our capitol, our capitol police and our democracy is the insidious motives stemming from the big lie. propagated by the former president and many of his republican allies across the country. on thursday the president is going to speak to the truth of what happened. not the lies that some have spread since a