Good day to all of you from Msnbc World headquarters in New York. Welcome to Alex Witt reports. Here is what is happening. New this hour, the Death Toll from Hurricane Ida is now at 65 with one additional death recorded in just the last few hours in louisiana. Most of those who lost their lives were in New Jersey and New York when the remnants of that storm hit this week. New today, President Biden announcing plans to survey damage in New York and New Jersey on tuesday. The president traveled to Louisiana Yesterday and got a firsthand look at the areas that remain uninhabitable. He promised Flood Victims that no community will be left behind. Meanwhile, a new investigation has begun into the death of four Nursing Home patients. They were among 800 patients packed inside a warehouse, taken there before ida struck louisiana. Health officials say they have significant concerns about conditions at that facility. Covering the very latest on idas aftermath, in New Jersey, in New Orleans and
What is difference about this law is who can enforce it. The governor cannot be the enforcer. It deputizes private citizens to bring a civil suit against providers or anyone knowingly aiding and abetting a pregnant person seeking an apportion in violation of this ban. Of course the concern with that part of the law is its vague. What does that exactly mean . Is it a Ride Share Driver who drives somebody to a clinic . Is it a Family Member . Is It Clergy or someone who donates to a legal fund that pays for abortions. The law puts an Bounty Guaranteeing 10,000 per violation proven that has to be paid by the provider or the individual that was sued. Texas right to life has already set up this anonymous Tip Line for people to talk and report abortions that may violate the law. With me is jeffrey toobin. Lets start where diane left off, which is there isnt criminal liability associated with this. This law allows strangers even to sue in civil Court Anyone who helps a woman get an abortion.
That cost her Leadership Position and addressing trumpisms impact on her party. Also ahead, new reporting showing a trend we rarely hear about. Brutality by police against latinos. And with cyberattacks on the rise against american companies, President Obamas former advisor Ben Rhodes joins us with how Team Biden should fight back. This this is American Voices. Thanks for joining us this here. Breaking news from North Carolina where Donald Trump is late to his own party. A speech before the states Republican Party bound to fuel fire to the states using his Big Lie to roll back your Voting Rights. Trump was set to be speaking now, but the venue says he is late. We will keep an eye on whatever comes of his speech in greenville to a crowd of 1,500 people. A smaller venue for a president obsessed with crowd size. Not his outrage over losing a legitimate election, but if he may give it another go in 2024 as republicans use his Big Lie to pass Voter Restrictions across this country. Republic
Well keep an eye on whatever comes of his speech in greenville, for a crowd of 1,500 people. One thing well be looking out for is not his outrage over losing a legitimate election, but if he may give it another go in 2024 as republicans use his Big Lie to pass Voter Restrictions across this country. Is Donald Trump really the answer republicans . Liz cheney says no, and we have new comments obtained by nbc where youll hear the congresswoman addressing her thoughts on trump and the direction hes taking her party in. Trump is also suggesting he might be interested in nancy pelosis job. In a new interview with a farrightwing radio host, trump seemed to the suggestion he could run for congress to become house speaker. He calls the idea very interesting. His effort to remain in office, new reporting from The New York Times uncovered emails from trumps former chief of staff, mark meadows. The sometimes reports back in December Meadows reportedly pushed the Justice Department to investigate u
Are the democrats now at a Tipping Point . Is it time to blow up the ability of the minority in the senate to filibuster . Parliamentary procedures, its not just one rule. This basket of what enables a minority to forestall votes has been around for a long time, almost as long as the senate. But for a long time the senate acted very differently than today. It acted as a group of independent people who often put progress before party. Filibusters were rare, until the ugliness of Racist Resolve that led us up to the 1964 civil Rights Act. And thereafter they were again rare. Sometimes weaponized, but often foregone in the interest of progress. Then came the last 20 years, during which we have seen the senate corrode as a culture. It has become more partisan and more about opposition than progress. The senate is now subject to the same Mob Mentality as the house. So maybe the time has come to remove the Minority Protections. The shortterm upside is obvious for the democrats. They cant get