hey, everybody. good to see you. i m yasmin vossoughian in for my friend chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. right now defense secretary lloyd austin doubling down on u.s. support for israel, insisting the united states will not dictate a timeline or terms for how it goes after hamas. this message, despite the growing fears at the white house and austin s own concerns that israel s bombing campaign will ultimately backfire, creating more terrorists than it kills. what happens now? what are the chances senate negotiators can break a decades-old impasse on immigration in just a couple weeks? the unbelievable amount of political pressure on lawmakers as they try to navigate what one senator calls, quote, the most complicated area of the law in the entire country. some horrific holiday weather making things miserable for millions of americans right now. the storm that soaked the carolinas now slamming new york, boston, even bangor, maine. torrential rai
this is an embarrassment to the senate, to the country, to the founders, and all that they profess to hold dear. comedian and veterans advocate jon stewart is here, standing up for veterans and explaining why this could be a matter of life and death. plus, right now the january 6th committee is interviewing high profile names from donald trump s white house, and they re in talks to speak with even more. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. heightened fears that the u.s. economy is on the verge of a recession or is already in one. the numbers released this morning show the u.s. economy shrank for the second quarter in a row. that is the common definition of a recession. this comes just hours after the federal reserve raised interest rates once again, forcing americans to pay more for loans or credit card bills. the official rules of whether we re in a recession will come from the national bureau of economic research. but joe biden is dismissing these concerns. he says
relentlessly carved out of the american wilderness. the book is out now. i hope you enjoy it. the news continues. the source with kaitlan collins starts now. tonight, straight from the source, bob menendez defiant, now trying to explain the hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash stashed around his house, as a third democratic senator calls for him to resign. plus former president trump threatening the highest military ranking officer in the nation, who also happens to be a witness in the special counsel s case against him. we ll get reaction from trump s former defense secretary in moments. and the trump campaign first said that he bought a gun today in south carolina, but after an immediate uproar, they walked it back. what s the law for someone who s been indicted four times? i m kaitlan collins, and this is the source. tonight, new jersey senator bob menendez is refusing to resign, despite the growing calls from within his own party. now three democratic senato
he was sent to prison for his crimes. brook aster died in 2007, at the age of 105. with her passing from the end of an american fortune. on the one hand, the aster family leaves a legacy of civic involvement, and philanthropy. on the other hand it has a shocking legacy of capitalist, advantage taking of people who are really in dire straits. so like most great fortunes if you scratch the surface a little bit there are a lot of unfortunate lessons about human nature you can come to. the aster money may be gone in america, but you can still see the aster name all over new york city. especially in aster place in greenwich village, but on the walls of the subway stop, especially in the stock around greenwich village. on the walls you will find ceramic tiles depicting beavers. the source of the fortune john aster had ruthlessly and relentlessly card of the american wellness. the book asked for the rise and fall of the american fortune is out, now i hope you enjoy it. news
Weekend storms tore through parts of eastern Kansas.former state Attorney General Derek Schmidt Friday announced a run for the second congressional district in Kansas.and Baldwin City Prosecutor Dakota Loomis has announced plans to run for Douglas County district attorney. Those stories and more inside..