By the end of today if President Trump doesnt sign the new covid relief bill. Plus, 843 days, thats how long one couple hid in two philadelphia churches to avoid deportation. The couple celebrate their freedom after i. C. E. Dropped its removal order and they are joining us live to share their story. Welcome to a new hour of american voices. We start with the one thing standing between millions of americans and desperately needed federal financial relief, President Trumps signature. The recently passed package which includes Coronavirus Relief and funds to keep the government running is sitting on President Trumps desk as he plays golf this weekend at his private club in florida. This comes as a number of c. A. R. E. S. Act benefits are set to run out, putting many vulnerable and struggling americans at risk. Expiring tonight, two unemployment assistance programs. Expiring next week is a moratorium preventing people from being evicted. At issue is the size of the direct stimulus checks
Thank you for being a part of our morning here. Breaking news and show you the video we are getting in. The aftermath of an air strike in gaza. Among the dead a Palestinian Woman who was pregnant and her 3yearold daughter, this as violence escalates in the middle east. But, again, we are grateful to have you with us. Im christi paul. Im victor blackwell. Thank you for being with us this morning. The images overnight we have been getting from gaza and jerusalem as you saw there just striking. When you see people rushed from the scene of an air strike and it demonstrates how severe the violence there is escalating. This was the scene after the air strike. We told awe pregnant woman, a 3yearold child. Nine other palestinians were killed during border clashes with israeli soldiers. In israeli, officials israel rather, official report a Police Officer was injured after a Palestinian Woman set off a car explosion near a checkpoint. The officer is expected to survive. The fighting and killing
No. Reporter the president ask speaker ryan to delay the vote while no. Steve . Reporter i was giving you the opportunity to respond to what leader pelosi said. She said its a rookie mistake to set a date for a bill before theres consensus in the republican caucus. Thank you. I appreciate that. I think we have a strong record on the republican side of getting bills passed, getting things done. So, i i know that they have a pretty strong record of passing things and telling people they can read the bill afterwards. I think weve done this the right way. And i think we know that weave do weve done it with the support members told the president they wanted. Reporter there are some former white house lawyers who served in the Prior Administration who say that by tweeting from his official potus account this morning a video that was put out on official social Media Channels the president in the white house violated the antilobbying law because theyre using mope appropriated by congress. Is t
We will start with the Bush Administration for which you worked, whether you agree with the policies or not, ty seem to turn to experienced hand. Thats the hallmark. George w came in with less experienced people from texas, about but had to bring in more experienced folks. What do you make of what the Washington Post had the inexperienced teams. Im not sure they are all that inexperienced. We will take betsy devos and the experience with education unions and as a qualification, they can give a voice to vouchers, et cetera, she dedicated her adult life to that cause. Not just in michigan where she is from, but and maybe not the traditional type that many looked to. And not the type that hardens democrats who see her as someone who is really, really a posed to Public Schools. She has been for vouchers that jeb bush tried to push. What do you make the betsy devos pick . She is an incredibly dangerous pick and does a lot of damage to our Public School system and there will be a lot of fire
The last week of time the people we talked to, i dont think there was an actual tap of trump tower. I see no evidence that supports the claim that President Trump made that his predecessor had his wires tapped, thus, we see no basis for that whatsoever. Also today the president heads to nashville to shore up support for the house Gop Health Care plan as more republicans warn the measure is in a death spiral. Who leaked trumps 2005 tax returns and why . Are those tantalizing two pages revealed by Rachel Maddow just the tip of the iceberg . We have reporters and analysts here to break it down. While we await the president , lets begin with the big decision on Interest Rates. Its a hike that will affect everything from your credit cards to mortgages and home equity lines of credit. Msnbc chief Business Correspondent and anchor, ali velshi is here. We have learned the worst kept secret has just come true. The Federal Reserve has raised Interest Rates by a quarter of a percent. The fed fund