of the united states. it s kind of our way, or the highway. mississippi senator roger wicker on all of that very shortly, in the meantime, to mark meredith on how this is all going down, fueled by not only the president stating that this is the only way to do it, republicans, at a jobs report which might have helped his argument. mark? reporter: neil, good morning to you right that jobs report is having an impact on the discussions. president biden counting on house and senate democrats to pass his $1.9 trillion stimulus package. republicans want the president to reign in spending but the president made it clear yesterday that he s willing to do this on a party line vote if necessary to fund a few priorit ies like the $1,400 round of stimulus checks that he wants to see go out, more money for food assistance programs, as well as extending those enhanced federal unemployment benefits. the president making it directly in a speech on friday. others think that things are gettin
hey, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. i m in for nicole wallace. special counsel jack smith is a prosecutor that stays out of the spotlight. he prefers to speak through his fiings. that s why his laltest brief in the federal election case merits our attention. over the weekend, the justice department responded to trump s claims that he is immune from prosecution. what he did was within the scope of his duties as president of the united states. it s an argument that trump was taking to the courts in order to get the whole election case dismissed. the special counsel is speaking to the court. let s be honest. he s also speaking to any of us who care about the health of our democracy. prosecutors acknowledge the fact we re dealing with an unprecedented situation. for the first time in our nation s history, a grand jury charged a former president of committing crimes while in office to overturn an election he lost. in response the defendant claims to protect the institution of th
[the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] rachel: we go straight to a fox weather alert, four dead and dozens injured as we head into another weekend of severe weather. pete: tornadoes flattening homes, scattering tons of debris. will: 90 million americans are under severe storm warning with the possibility of more twisters. max gordon is live in little rock, arkansas, with the latest. max:scenes of destruction in little rock, arkansas after tornadoes struck yesterday afternoon. three people are dead. the governor has declared a state of emergency. the tornado in little rock struck at 2:30 in the afternoon as the twister tore through the city. the national weather service in little rock had to trade duties in the memphis office as the meteorologist took shelter. homes and businesses were ripped apart by the tornado. in the wake of the destruction emergency crews went into search and rescue mode. residents were told to stay away from the area damaged by the tor
Considered following the civil abc writing, my favorite part, but originalists might take note of what senator peteran winkle said as he sought to have the threshold for congressional amnesty lowered to aple majority than two-irds. and there was thisine at the top, van winklsaid, this is to go into our constitution and to stand to govern future insurrection as well as the present. i should like to have that point definitely understood. talk about the significance of the amnesty as well as the senators at the time having what i would argue was the clairvoyance to look ahead, to think ahead to future insurrections. i think it is really important, it is a really important piece to give us some historical context. there is the piece of legislation that was passed or the amendment that was passed in the house and then what the senate did and i think it is important to contextualize it
With balloons everywhere. will: have to shuffle walking around like this. got to lift up. falling around from balloons. will: the lights were on. pete: it is 4:30 in the morning. rachel: nothing happened to my office. pete: i knew will wouldn t know about it. is marked on my calendar, april 1st. will: my favorite part, when you were reading the setup, it said first up, will kane. rachel: i didn t think about that. will: if you are home and you re up early, you ve got the time to plan. how you will full your fellow fools. rachel: i will take will: a shooting victim helps pin down a suspect after gunfire interrupts his morning commute, the situation that led to a dramatic takedown. rachel: despite claiming the