will either make decisions and take votes that put you on the side of history, of king, or bull connor. protectors of our civil rights or of george wallace. he got several questions if that made it impossible to work with these creatures called republicans. these republicans can t acknowledge he s the president of the united states. there s a double standard held to this president, because he still believes in an old world where you can get things done, he should live by rules where republicans would never entertain living by. it s a fascining duality. it s a double standard that republicans seek to impose on the opposing party. they can go to any rhetorical or practical lengths to deny even the legitimacy of their opponents, but democrats better not fight back hard, that s mean, and that s not democratic, that would be tough or disunifying. it s an effort to try to unilaterally disarm one side of the debate and say democrats can t push back hard, even when fighting against
require a weakening of senate filibuster rules to pass. the president will say, quote, the next few days when these bills come to a vote will mark a turning point in this nation. will we choose democracy over autocracy, light over shadow, justice over injustice? i know where i stand, the president will say, i will not yield. i will not flinch. i will defend your right to vote in our democracy against all enemies foreign and domestic. the president s speech will be notable for who will not be attending as well. stacey abrams, who has been at the forefront of voting rights fight, says she has a scheduling conflict. and that s something that a lot of people have raised an eyebrow at. and a coalition of voting rights groups plans to boycott the event. here s what the founder of black voters matter told us here on new day just moments ago. we would have loved that the president used the presidency as a bully pulpit for the last seven, eight months while we have been fighting
frustration all over this country. case in point, the situation in chicago where a fight over what constitutes a safe working environment led to a walk out and four days without in-person school. the city and union came to an agreement overnight and chicago kids will be back in class tomorrow, and that is where we begin. i want to welcome nbc s meagan fitzgerald, she has been moving the situation in chicago since it began. ellison barber joins us from new york state and dr. a dal gentleman a senior scholar at johns hopkins center. doctor, let s talk about this hearing today. do these doctors and this white house need to reset the messaging and clear things up in order to regain credibility with the public? i mean, we re confused. i definitely think they need to reset the communication and really lay out the goals of where we re going in this pandemic. what metrics we re going to be using and how the country transitions from a state of emergency to one of endimicity. that ne
to fire on protesters without warning, while calling on moscow to restore order. in a historic first, a u.s. navy aircraft carrier deploys under the command of a female captain. there is no greater honor than taking over the responsibility for this incredible crew. sargent: and later, two communities far apart look for common ground in a divided nation. this is one opportunity to actually bring people together. this is the cbs weekend news. sargent: good evening. i m irika sargent in chicago. adriana diaz is off. the highly contagious omicron variant is smashing covid records and overwhelming hospitals and healthcare staff from coast to coast. the number of americans currently hospitalized with the virus has reached its highest level in a year with providers reporting record surges and cases. new cases are averaging a staggering 648,000 each day. that s a 228% increase from two weeks ago. cbs lilia luciano in los angeles leads us off tonight with the latest. lili
on omicron. what it found about the risk of hospitalization. the holiday travel rush two days before christmas. over 100 million on the roads. air travel now topping pre-pandemic levels. and the hero tsa agent leaping into action to save a baby s life. the deadly winter storm on the move. flooding and up to nine feet of snow. we re tracking it. former president trump taking his fight with the january 6th committee all the way to the supreme court. vladimir putin taking new aim at the u.s. and what he said about the possibility of war with ukraine. and celebrating one of america s all-time greatest authors. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. a former minnesota police officer is back in custody and likely facing prison time. whether kim potter meant to fatally shoot daunte wright, a jury in effect today said she should have known better. they found the officer guilty on two counts of manslaughter, rejecting her defense that she mistakenly f