The big lie is just that, a big lie. [ applause ] the 2020 election, it s not hyperbole. In america if you lose, you accept the results. You follow the constitution. You try again. You don t call facts fake and then try to bring down the ame americans just because you re unhappy. That s not statesmanship. [ applause ] that s not statesmanship. That s selfishness. That s not democracy. And vice president harris, well, meeting with democratic state lawmakers from texas who fled the state in a move to stop a gop bill aimed at restricting voting rights, saying they re showing courage and patriotism. I m going to speak with one of the lawmakers in just a few moments. The u. S. Heading in the wrong direction on covid. The virus surging in 35 states as the vaccinations plummet. Gentlemen, good evening to both of you. David, let s begin with you and let s talk about president biden calling this attack on voting rights the most significant test to our democracy since the civil war. So great spe
The door to the oval office is always open. He ll be deeply engaged in the negotiations over the coming days. Meantime, vice president kamala harris and labor secretary marty walsh went to pittsburgh to promote the extended child tax credit included in the covid19 relief package passed earlier this year. The vice president talking about the importance of the monthly payments set to begin on july 15th. We want to make sure that we are actually helping families, right? and that means taking some of the pressure off of those monthly if not daily responsibilities. We re also following another big decision from the supreme court. The justices ruled that ncaa broke antitrust laws when it blocked some education related aid for student athletes. Such as, you know, money for post graduate scholarships tutoring and paid internships. We ll have more later in the hour. Of but we re going to begin this hour with the very latest from if washington, d. C. Joining us now, nbc news white house correspo
legislative priority of his presidency. also happening now, an fda board is reviewing johnson & johnson s vaccine, the first single dose option to fight the coronavirus that not only prevents most sickness but may also stop transmission of the virus. we re also watching syria after the president launched the first airstrikes of his administration. the pentagon says the attack was targeted against militias there backed by iran in response to recent rocket attacks on american forces in the region. we begin, though, in houston where the president will play a role that we haven t seen in a while, comforter in chief. in his first trip to a disaster zone since taking office, he will meet with local leaders and survey the damage caused by a deadly winter storm. last week millions experienced extended power outages with freezing temperatures that resulted in the deaths of 29 people. arlette saenz is covering this in houston. what are we expecting from this trip, arlette? reporter:
many drivers. now the virginia department of transportation says some vehicles have been stuck since monday morning after a major snowstorm hit the area. and virginia senator tim kaine is among those trapped on the interstate. just moments ago, he tweeted this photo behind a tractor trailer saying he started his normally two-hour drive to d.c. yesterday at 1:00 p.m. and 19 hours later, he is still not near the capitol. pete muntean has more on this, and, pete, as we hear from the senator and countless others who are calling in, and just maddening that they have been there for so many hours, do these drivers know how much longer they re going to be stuck there? the situation is getting pretty desperate. 48 mile shutdown. we know people have been there in some cases for 15 hours. this stretches throughout three counties in northern virginia, stafford, prince william and caroline county. some drivers have been there so long, they have run out of gas. now, virginia s department
republican members of congress privately testing the chief of staff, seeking help in stopping the siege, but so, too, were some of the president s favorite mouthpieces who, since january 6, are the least willing to talk about the reality of that day. in fact, i couldn t help but notice that their network didn t even carry live the events that i m now showing you. this witness must testify like 300 other witnesses before him have done, either voluntarily and proudly as a patriotic citizen, or at least under compulsion of subpoena by the congress of the united states. but he has no right anywhere in our constitutional system to defy a subpoena from the house of representatives. what we saw tonight was a committee making clear that even some of the biggest names in trump world knew what we all were watching unfold on january 6 was not just a protest. and many of the president s most public supporters were privately urging the white house to get the president to call off the