I thought it was oh, okay. Rachel, we are going to be joined we are going to be joined by Eric Holder, tonight. Because oh, good. It was it was get out of afghanistan day at the white House Today but it was also vote Rights Day at the at the White House, today. Hes involved in a project with President Obama on Voter Fairness in this country which has been a battle going on for so long, that you would think you would think, that at some point, it would be settled. But that meeting in the white House Today was very similar to the kind of meeting that the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King jr. Used to have in the White House with the president. And here we are, still, at it. I just spoke with Wade Henderson, who was at that Meeting Today. And i was interested to hear. He is a very measured person. And he speaks, um he is one of these people, who is completely in control, at all times, and speaks in very measured terms. But i was very interested to hear him say that he was encouraged, coming
Organization. The probe is focused on whether the organization misled lenders and Insurance Companies possible financial crimes. The manhattan d. A. Has had a separate investigation going into trumps finances, this including the former president s tax returns. Lets get to the very latest. Cnns Kara Scannell is joining me now. Can you break this down for us . Sure, kate. As you know, the new York Attorney general has had this on going civil investigation into the Trump Organization where theyre Looking into whether they inflated the value of certain assets, whether they misled lenders and other related activities. This investigation has up until this point been purely civil. The new York Attorney Generals Office had informed the Trump Organization theres a criminal component to this, theyre working with the Manhattan District Attorneys Office on that investigation. The manhattan d. A. s investigation is also criminal. Theyre Looking at a lot of the same materials which is why theres a s
Times square a year ago and what it looks like today. There is hope relaxing the rules will help jump start the economy and revitalize the city. Were the capitalist center of america and this town needs to get going. Dana everybody loves to come here and we want people to come back eventually. It is not all perfect. We have a ways to go. Things we need to do. I was telling bill before the show, when we first had to go work from home, i thought it would be 2 to 4 weeks and i would tell people see you on the other side. Here we are may 19th, a day we should celebrate, mark the occasion and recognize there was a lot of loss along the way. Bill officially 432 days. The day youre talking about was march 13, 2020. I was at a restaurant around the corner and the woman said were closing tonight. They told us not to come back until april 1st. Dana of 2020. Bill of 2020. Here we are today. Positivity rate is 1. 2 . We have worked hard to get down there. We can debate whether or not the Mask Mand
But we begin with other breaking news. We begin with the demolished Infrastructure Talks. Negotiations on President Bidens massive Infrastructure Spending and Tax Legislation with a group of republican senators have now broken off. Lawmakers described a, quote significant Speed Bump Today and Hitting A bring wall. Now those talks are dead. But senior White House officials say they have already begun new talks with a bipartisan group of lawmakers. We will talk live with West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito in just a moment. Senator capito has been leading the republican effort. Has been meeting with President Biden. We will talk with her live. White House Correspondent Peter doocy is live on the North Lawn with the very latest. Good evening, peter. Peter good evening, bret. President bidens trillion dollarS PluS Plan create good paying Union Jobs has fallen apart because talks with the top republican negotiator for infrastructure Senator Shelley Moore Capito are done fo
We have said nothing when we should have lifted a voice of concern. Create within our lawmakers clean hearts, renew a right spirit within them may they permit humility to precede honor. Give us the conviction that with your help, all things are possible. And lord, comfort all who mourn the death of united States Capitol Police officer William Evans. Also, continue to keep your Healing Hand on kenneth shaver. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with Liberty And Justice for all. The president pro tempore under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. And Morning Business is closed. Under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. The clerk nomination, departm