start of what s expected to be an unprecedented proceeding. majority leader chuck schumer has just announced that he will present arguments, arguments that will restrict what is going to happen in this historic trial. the second impeachment trial against the former president of the united states. trump, of course, is the only u.s. president to have been impeached twice, the only one to be prosecuted after leaving office. but the white house says the trial won t be president biden s primary focus. instead, he will be watching key developments as lawmakers work on his $1.9 trillion covid relief package, which the white house expects to, quote, track closely with what the president has proposed. also this hour, the new secretary of state, anthony plinken, will join us here in the situation room for his first cnn interview. we ll get much more on all of that come ing up. this is clearly an historical and critical week here in washington for the president and certainly for his m
insurrection. a day on which two democratic senators decided to throw voting rights under the bus, and the hand control of the senate to the minority party. will be discussing all of those huge, huge stories on the show tonight. including with senator chris murphy, in a moment. let s start with voting rights. the president was on capitol hill, meeting with senate democrats after calling for a filibuster changes, in a forceful speech on voting rights, this past tuesday, in georgia. so, i ask every elected official in america, how do you want to be remembered? a consequential moments in history, they present a choice. do you want to be on the side of dr. king, or george wallace? do you want to be on this side of john lewis, or bull connor? do you want to be on the side of abraham lincoln, or jefferson davis? this is the moment to decide, to defend our electors, to defend our democracy. strong words from the president. necessary words. words that democrats and voting right a
theories and matt statements on the media and outside your grocery store, you look at the other direction and drive away as quickly as you could. but in america, and the year 2022, every one of these outlandish and alarming beliefs belong to the official republican candidate looking to oversee elections in the crucial swing state of michigan. meet christina karamo, the trump backed election denier who was nominated last week at the michigan gop s choice for secretary of state. and at a convention that was steamrolled by the maga movement. earlier this month, at a trump rally in michigan, karamo, that would be secretary of state for michigan, refused to tell nbc that joe biden won in michigan in 2020. you don t disagree with a statement that joe biden won michigan? i m not going to comment on that. i personally witnessed illegal ballots being cast. you re not willing to say that joe biden won the michigan election? i will say this, i personally witnessed illegal ballot
i ll be joined by award winning narrator gurinder chadha. good evening. i am mehdi hasan. in america, in 2022, there are people who believe that yoga is a satanic ritual. people who like an abortion to human sacrifice. people who claim that beyoncé, yes the queen herself, this quote, working overtime to pull more black americans into patriotism. let s face it, if you saw anyone holding up signs, sharing these conspiracy theories and matt statements on the media and outside your grocery store, you look at the other direction and drive away as quickly as you could. but in america, and the year 2022, every one of these outlandish and alarming beliefs belong to the official republican candidate looking to oversee elections in the crucial swing state of michigan. meet christina karamo, the trump backed election denier who was nominated last week at the michigan gop s choice for secretary of state. and at a convention that was steamrolled by the maga movement. earlier this
good sunday morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. yes, it is sunday, february 4th, i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. thank you for joining us. here s what we re watching for you, a u.s.-led coalition struck more than two dozen houthi targets. the targets of those strikes and what we re now hearing from the militant group in response to the strikes. president biden notches his first victory in the primary in south carolina. the signs democrats point to as good news for biden heading into the general election. we re trashing a dangerous weather situation in california. evacuation orders are in place. schools are closed tomorrow, it s all in preparation for what forecasters are calling an intense atmosphere river. the forecast and warnings from emergency officials, we ll have those just ahead. we re starting in the middle east where the u.s. carried out more strikes against iran-backed houthi rebels in yemen. the u.s. said it conducted the strikes in se