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those documents that the failed former president wants to keep hidden from investigators. and thanksgiving means something different for many native americans. to some, it can feel like a symbol of broken promises and the legacy of bad faith that followed from the u.s. government. my conversation with the president and first lady of the navajo nation is essential viewing, as we close out native american heritage month. velshi starts now. of. good morning. it s sunday, november the 28th. i m ali velshi. a new rapidly spreading variant of covid-19 is reminding the nation that this pandemic isn t over. 13 new cases of the omnicron variant now being confirmed in the netherlands this morning. that spike is connected to two flights that came in from south africa on friday, and that s in addition to detections in italy, austria, belgium, germany, australia, israel, hong kong, the united kidnapping come, and of course, south africa, where the variant was first identified ....
the democratic side whose votes remain critical in the evenly split senate. meanwhile, the debt ceiling fight will be reviewed again. if you feel like it s deja vu, it s because we just went through this in october. democrats opted for a short-term extension which would avoid a shutdown of the government. a short-term extension that was passed by democrats expires on december 3rd. that s friday. joining me now is betsy woodruff swann, a national correspondent for politico. let s start with where i started. donald trump s appeals to the court to prevent the january 6th panel from obtaining certain documents. where does that stand? we re expecting developments on this at some point this week. the judge who is supervisoring the case, judge carl nichols, has opted not to expedite that process or not to slow down that process. he could have taken some procedural stems that would have made that case move more slowly, but it s actually not happening. that s something that we ....
know. and velshi across america, i travel to window rock. the stunning navajo nation to mark native american month. i ll have a vital discussion on this thanksgiving weekend. velshi starts now. good morning. it is saturday, november 27th. i m ali velshi. new covid variant is causing global alarm as countries enact travel restrictions in the attempt to contain the latest coronavirus threat. the w.h.o. classified the omicron as a highly transmissible virus of concern. that includes the delta that it includes to drive up the hospitalizations and deaths in europe and u.s. many mutations found within the omicron variant are linked to increased antibody resistance which affects how the virus behaves. scientists in south africa first discovered it was driving a spike in cases there on thursday. so far, omicron has been detected in belgium, botswana, hong kong and israel. the u.s. is moving to restrict travel from south africa and several other countries in the region, incl ....
else we could see and hear today. also nbc s exclusive interview with rittenhouse s mother. when you saw your son on the witness stand, what went through your head? fear. we are also going to hear her response to people who say her son had no business carrying a gun at those protests at all. also this morning, former trump adviser steve bannon turned himself in at this fbi office in washington. bannon faces two charges of contempt of congress over its investigation to the january 6th deadly insurrection at the capitol. what we expect to happen when bannon appears in court this afternoon. and in just a few hours president biden is set to put his signature on that bipartisan infrastructure bill. his signature legislative achievement so far in just a few moments. we re going to go live to a kentucky bridge that s a traffic nightmare to show you how this bill is going to effect folks all over the country. we are going to start in kenosha, wisconsin with the kyle rit ....
we saw sparks flying, we ran into the converse store, they locked the door, we hunkered down in the back. sandra: a community in mourning after that horrific mass shooting at a crowded mall left eight people dead and seven injured. police still looking for answers at this hour. hello, welcome, everyone, begin a brand-new week. i m sandra smith in new york. hello, john. john: glad to start a new week with you, but not in this way. 33-year-old mauricio garcia acted alone saturday at an outlet mall, and trying to put the pieces together where the former security guard launched the attack on innocent civilians. sandra: they have found hundreds of social media post of his that include racist rhetoric. john: casey stegall is live in allen, texas. what else are officials learning about this suspect? john, publicly they are not saying much but some officials familiar with the investigation have talked to the president and they have said they are looking into this th ....